Eighth Generation (Continued)

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Family of James Buckalew (712) & Rebecca Champion

1575. Rhoda Buckalew. Born about 1809 in Lancaster Co, SC. Rhoda died in Autauga Co., AL, after February 1841; she was 32.

Entered Lancaster Co. about 1809.

1830, Pike Co., AL, Census.
1839, Montgomery Co., AL, Deed: Rhoda's husband, Elijah M. Wyatt of Autauga Co., seels Mont. Co. land to Wm Athey. Rhoda releases her dower rights in 1841 in Autauga, Co.

Living in Feb 1841 in Autauga Co, AL.

From Mary's People, by Gerry Green: Their son, Jacob, the one who wrote the letter from Union Parish, LA, in 1853, was last seen there in Oct. 1862. He sold land, and where he and his family moved remains a mystery. Some hints have come that may suggest a Wyatt/Buckelew connection in Bandera Co., TX.

About 1826 when Rhoda was 17, she married Elijah M. Wyatt. Born about 1809 in Autauga Co., AL.

1839 Deed, Autauga Co., AL: Sells Montgomery Co., AL, land to Wm Athey. Elijah's wife, Rhoda, released her dower rights in 1841.

Living in 1840 in Pike Co, AL.

1853, 9 Sep; Letter, Union Parish, LA: From Jacob M. Wyatt, Shilo, Union Parish, LA., to Henry B. Athey, Oak Grove, P.O., Montgomery Co., AL. Included was the news that Bery Buckelew had moved to union Co., Ark. (Jacob Wyatt is thought to be the son of Elijah & Rhoda Buckelew Wyatt.)

They had the following children:

	2856	i.	Male (1825-)
	2857	ii.	Female (1825-)
	2858	iii.	Male (1830-)
	2859	iv.	Female (1830-)
	2860	v.	Male (1830-)
	2861	vi.	Jacob M. (~1836-)
	2862	vii.	Male (1830-)
	2863	viii.	Female (1835-)

1576. Robert M. Buckalew. Born on 13 May 1811 in Lancaster Co., SC. Robert M. died in Shook's Bluff; Cherokee Co, TX, on 4 September 1861; he was 50.

Alternate spelling: BuckElew.
1836, 12 Dec, Pike Co., AL, Deed: Receives land grant.
1839, 29 June, Pike Co., AL, Deed: To James Cowart of GA.
1840 Montgomery Co., AL, Census. , p. 196.

[There was a Robert and Berry "Buckala" in Union Parish, LA, in the 1840 census, p. 397. This would mean that they came from AL earlier than thought if this is them. ]

Supposed to have moved from Alabama to Louisiana in 1840 with brothers Berry and James.

1850, 10 Sep; Union Parish, LA; Census. Listed children's names correlate but not their ages.

Left Louisiana in 1854 for TX.

1855 , 1857 & 1958 Cherokee Co., TX, Tax Roll.

[...in 1856 when his first wife died. He remarried, but the children at home--Mary (a widow), Martha and Frank--didn't get along with the second wife. Robert died not long after the (second) marriage and the children went to live with their uncle, Little Berry Champion Buckelew.... Robert Buckelew belonged to the Methodist Episcopas Church. Before fhe died, he requested that a Methodist preacher named Box do his funeral service and he did.]

1858 Cherokee Co., Tx Tax Roll: Robert Buckelew and James Buckelew were listed, poll tax only. Microfilm notes., p. 259.

1859, 7 Dec, Cherokee Co., TX Deed: HR Runnels, Gov of Tex, to Robert Buckelew, a letter Patent for 160 acres of land on the waters of the Neches River, about 24 miles S, 26 miles E from the town of Rusk....Recorded 5 Nov 1861. Book Q, p. 414, 415. Copy of orig., p. 259.

1860 Cherokee Co., TX Tax Roll: Robt Buckelew was listed, assessed for 3 horses ($150), misc propt ($210) & poll tax. Microfilm notes., p. 259.

1860, 29 Aug; Cherokee Co., TX, Census: A.J. Graham, 27, farming, AL, living in household.

1861 Cherokee Co., TX Tax ”oll: Robt Buckelew was listed and assessed for 145 ac of which he was the orig grantee ($435), 3 horses ($150), 35 cattle ($175), misc ($160). JM Buckelew [son] was poll tax only., p. 259.

Robert died in Civil War, 1861.

Frank, Robert M. Buckalew's son, is quoted in Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Dennis' book, "Life of F. M. Buckelew, The Indian Captive,": "...my father decided to move to Texas, as many of the old settlers of the eastern states had done, in hopes of getting more land, better locations and as he often expressed, 'more elbow room'."

Mary, her sister, Martha, and brother, Frank--orphans all--had no place to go when their father, Robert, died in Cherokee County, TX, except to their Uncle Berry Buckelew's home in Bandera County. Soon after, Berry was killed by Indians, and a few short months later, Frank was captured by Indians. He was fortunate enough to escape 11 months later.

[Robert's children "then went to live with James Booker Davenport on Anglin Creek, above Utopia (then Waresville) in western Bandera Co. ]

From Mary's People by Gerry Green: Robert's daughter, Mary Finley, who was widowed and pregnant in 1869, had a little girl, Laura, born in early 1870. I know it was difficult for Mary, but I'm glad it worked out the way it did, because Laura was my great grandmother! The handed down stories about Mary's fourth husband being a ne're-eo-gooder and gambling away what little property Mary had seem to be true. She never bothered to have her deeds recorded, but in 1872 was on the Bandera Co. tax rolls for $200 worth of land, and $300 in personal property. That was the year she married Bluford Rose, a cooper by trade.

Things were okay for a couple of years, and then the tax rolls began to reflect bad times. By 1879 the only item on the tax rolls was $125 money on hand. Mary's sons, James and Wesley Hill, and John Campbell, grown men by then, urged her to separate from Bluford, before everything was gone. So separate they did, but it was a "friendly" parting. Everybody -- including Mary -- felt sorry for ol' Blu. Laura remembered taking food to him in his tent near their home, and he also lived for a time with Frank Buckelew's family. Mary, of course, died in 1884 when she was 50. She didn't leave a diary behind for me to find --- but I've certainly learned a lot about her people.
Robert's daughter, Martha, was the one who had to live through the unpleasant times with her step-mother when Robert died. After Thomas Buckner died, whe remarried. She and James Pogmore and her two young sons, Emmett and Thomas, went to live on Wynans Creek.

Frank, after his escape from the Indians, married Nancy Witter in 1870. They were going to the Washington Territory in 1872 with Nancy's father, but changed their minds on the way and ended up in Arkansas. They returned to Bandera in 1873, and Frank spent his years either working on ranches or making shingles, until he became a Methodist preacher in 1895.

Robert Buckelew's Bible records show his son, John W., having a birthdat+e of Sep. 15, 1848. He's the boy who did not go to Bandera with his brother and sisters. As mentioned earlier, it had been assumed that he died in Cherokee Co. In 1880, though, a John Buckelew turned up on the limestone Co., TX, census, and his Bible record said he was born Sep. 19, 1848 and that his full name was John Wesley. That has to be the same person. As far as I know, John never saw his family again. They would not have known how to get in touch with each other. That's sad. But John's descendants made contact, so they have a family now.

As far as is known, all of the rest of Robert and Sarah Bucklew's children died in childhood except, maybe, for a A. Buckelew in Union Parish, LA, in 1860. Again, I hope he turns out to be Lee A.R. Buckelew found in Robert's Bible.

In 1833 when Robert M. was 21, he first married Sarah A., in Pike Co., AL. Born on 1 January 1813 in SC. Sarah A. died in Shook's Bluff; Cherokee Co., TX, in August 1856; she was 43.

They had the following children:

	2864	i.	Mary Mahala (1833-1884)
	2865	ii.	Lee A. R. (1835-<1850)
	2866	iii.	SJ ?Jane (1837-1850)
	2867	iv.	James M. (1838-<1862)
	2868	v.	Martha Melissa (1843-1914)
	2869	vi.	SC ?Sousanna (1845-1856)
	2870	vii.	John Wesley (1848-1923)
	2871	viii.	Francis Monroe (1852-1930)

On 24 November 1857 when Robert M. was 46, he second married Martha J. Chapman, in Cherokee Co, TX. Born about 1820 in TN.

Living Sep 1864 in Cherokee Co, TX

1870, Cherokee Co., TX, Census: Martha Buckaloo, 57, keep house, b. TN; Mary Cooper, 24, b. TN; Thomas M. Cooper, 5, b. TX; Emily J. Cooper, 2, b. TX. Page 179B, Beat #1, dwel/fam 227, Alto P.O., no enumeration date listed. Even though a discrepancy on age exists between this census and the 1860 one, Martha Buckaloo is almost certainly the widow of Robert Buckelew. This is further supported because Madison Chapman [in the Robert Buckelew house in 1860] lived next door to her in 1870. From copy of microfilm.

Another source gives name of Robert's second wife as "Eliza J. Portman." 24 Nov 1857. Ref. Cherokee Co., TX, marriage records found in Texas Archives in Austin, TX.

Martha's maiden name or name in previous marriage was probably Little or Chapman.

Robert M. Buckelew may also have been married to Eliza J. Portman.

They had one child:

2872

i.

Thomas M. (~1865-)

1577. Jane McCorkle Buckalew. Born on 26 July 1813 in Lancaster Co., SC. Jane McCorkle died in Ramer, Montgomery Co, AL, on 25 March 1886; she was 72. Buried in Sentel Cem., Nr Ramer, Montgomery Co., AL.

Mary's People by Gerry Green: Jane and William Athey apparently found their Utopia in Montgomery Co., AL, and their children must have shared their contentment. Twelve of their fourteen children are buried in Montgomery Co., and poor George wanted to be.
John Milligan, who had married Carrie Athey over the objections of William, kept his vow to become successful. When he died in 1909 his estate had assets of $10,749. Good for you, John!
During the Civil War, William Champ Athey had told his little brother, "Johney," to go to school and learn to "wright good." Well, John Wright Athey did just that, and -- in fact -- was a surveyor for Crenshaw County for 40 years. Once he was testifying in court during a land dispute case. An opposing witness kept saying John's survey was not correct. Finally, John got angry enough to forget where he was because he told the man, "Your're a damn liar!" He almost got cited for contempt of court for that outburst but did apologize to the court for using such language in court with ladies present. Then--with slightly stubborn streek--added, "Judge, you know he's lying!"
John had married Mary Jane Thrower on Jan. 25, 1880, and--many years later--on the day before their 57th wedding anniversary, told a newspaper reporter about it. "The flowers were in full bloom and so were all the fruit trees," said Mr. Athey. "After the ceremony," he added, "Mr. Thrower called the attention of the guests to the plum trees in full bloom and made a wager that a freeze would come and there would be no fruit crop."

Going next day to the home of his own parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Athey, for the "enfair," Mr. Athey reported the wager of Mr. Thrower, and his father bet--in return--that there would be no more heavy cold and that there would be a good fruit crop.

"Sure enough," Mr. Athey said, "there were only a few frosts in March and there was not only an unusually good fruit crop, but it came three weeks earlier than usual."

There's another story about John Athey that tells a great deal about the kind of a person he was. John and another man in the community had had, apparently, a bad misunderstanding because they didn't even speak to each other. However, when John learned one day that every single person in that man's family had small pox and that everybody else was afraid to help, John decided to go if the man would have him. Mary Jane didn't want him to because of the danger of infection to himself as well as their children after he got home. John persisted and said he would get word to her when he was ready to come home and she could send a hired hand to the creek with clean clothes. He'd take a bath and burn the old ones. That's just what he did. John did not get small pox, and the two men became close friends.

Mary Athey, who had married John Gardner, never had children. She died in 1871, most likely in childbirth. There must be some tales to tell about the rest of the Athey kids, and I would if I could, but I don't iknow what they are.

On 19 May 1829 when Jane McCorkle was 15, she married William Athey, son of Henry Athey, in Pike Co, AL. Born on 28 July 1805 in SC. William died in Montgomery Co, AL, on 8 January 1887; he was 81. Buried in Sentel Cem., Nr Ramer, AL.

1830, Pike Co., AL, Census.

1839 Deed, Autauga Co., AL: Elijah M. Wyatt, of Autauga Co., sells Montgomery Co., AL, land to Wm Athey.

1840 Montgomery Co., AL, Census. , p. 196.
1850, 16 Sep, Montgomery Co., AL, Census.
1860, 4 June, Mont. Co., AL, Census.
1870, 18 Aug, Mont. Co., AL, Census.
1880, Mont. Co., AL, Census.

Much of the personal data of this file came from a photocopy of the original family record of the Bible of William and Jane, in possession of Mary Joe Evans of Montgomery, AL. The Bible was published in 1874 by the American Bible Society in New York.

They had the following children:

	2873	i.	Rhoda (1830-1903)
	2874	ii.	Carrie Rebecca A. (1832-1886)
	2875	iii.	George W. (1834-1864)
	2876	iv.	Henry Bennett (1835-1857)
	2877	v.	Louisa J. (1838-1916)
	2878	vi.	Emily MP (1840-1867)
	2879	vii.	Sarah C. (1842-1847)
	2880	viii.	William Champion (1844-1923)
	2881	ix.	Samuel J. (1846-1863)
	2882	x.	Susannah Matilda (1848-1867)
	2883	xi.	Mary Elizabeth (1850-1871)
	2884	xii.	John Wright (1853-1937)
	2885	xiii.	Lillie (1855-1855)
	2886	xiv.	Lenora Lucinda (1856-1931)
	2887	xv.	Laura L. (~1857-)
	2888	xvi.	Louisa (~1857-)

1578. Richard C. Buckalew. Born about 1818 in Lancaster Co., SC. Occupation: Farmer.

Alternate Spelling: BuckElew

Portions of the following were submitted by Joseph L. Buckelew; 40 Toadvine Rd.; Bessemer, AL 35023. (205)436-9921

Entered SC about 1818.

May have been born in AL rather than SC.

Married by Thomas Duberry, Justice of The Peace.

Moved to North Alabama.

1850, 9 Dec, Pike Co., AL, Census: Says he was born in AL. Has dates of children as 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2--Josephus, Catharine, Abner, Sarah, Matilda, and Cindarilla, respectively.

1860 Coffee Co., AL, Census.

1862, Jan 15, Deed: ...of Coffee Co., AL, to James Sweat of Montgomery Co., AL.

1870, Montgomery Co., AL, Census: Listed as "Camp R. Buckalew."

1880, 7 June Census, Jefferson Co., AL.

1891, 25 July, Confederate Pension Application: ...stating he was a private in Co. B of the 33 Reg't of the Ala. Calvary, and contracted a disease which caused him to lose his sight.

1896 (May) Pension Application, Blount Co., AL: RC BuckAlew appears, stating he had served as a Pvt. in Co. B of the 33 Reg't, Calvary (Confederate). In 1867, by exposure, lost his eyesight, and now is totally blind. His P.O. is Warrior, AL, Blount Co.(now Jefferson Co.). He is not engaged in any business, and has no taxable property. Board of examiners recommended the application be received on 1 June 1896.

1898 (31 May) Blind Application (for Relief of Blind Soldiers), Blount Co., AL: R.C. BuckElew appears stating that because of physical disability, he couldn't appear before the Probate Judge to make application for relief of needy Confederate soldiers. Information in this application duplicated that of the 1896 record.

I (Les Buckalew) viewed microfilm of these applications 21 June 1996 at City Library, Birmingham, AL. My notes: Co. B, 33rd AL Cavalry; contracted disease of the eyes in TN that led to total blindness; post office 2 June 1898, Warrior AL, Blount Co. (now Jefferson Co.), AL.

Mary's People by Gerry Green: Restlessness seems to have been a trait all of James and Rebecca Buckelew's sons shared. They moved until they died or were not in good enough physical condition to make a new beginning. Richard C. Buckelew was no exception. After his return from the Civil War, he and Rebecca and their kids left Coffee Co., AL, and returned to Montgomery Co., but they weren't settled yet. Eighteen seventy-five, apparently, finds them in Jefferson Co., still trying to fulfill their "Impossible Dream," and still daring to hope it really could happen.

Lots of their children were around in Jefferson Co. in 1880. That census report is the last record found for Rebecca, and it's not known what happened to her.

The Civil War came back to haunt Richard. In Jefferson Co. in 1891, he applied for a Confederate pension, stating he had contracted a disease which caused him to lose his sight. At that time, he didn't have more than $400 worth of taxable property and his gross income was less than $400. He reapplied in 1896 from Blount Co. That time he said exposure during the war had caused his blindness. The last record for Richard is when he made one more attempt to qualify for the pension in 1898 when he was 80. It is not known when he died, but it appears to have been the last living child of James and Rebecca Buckelew.

On 13 April 1837 when Richard C. was 19, he married Rebecca Eiland, in Montgomery Co., AL. Born about 1822 in AL. Buried in Georgia.

Living June 1880 in Jefferson Co., AL.

They had the following children:

	2889	i.	Catherine (1837-)
	2890	ii.	Sarah J. (~1842-1871)
	2891	iii.	Josephus B. (~1843-)
	2892	iv.	Abner Jackson (1844-1914)
	2893	v.	Caroline (~1845-)
	2894	vi.	Margaret Matilda (~1847-)
	2895	vii.	Cinderilla D. J. (~1849-)
	2896	viii.	Zebedee (1851-1929)
	2897	ix.	Louisa L. J. (~1851-)
	2898	x.	Mary Ann (~1853-)
	2899	xi.	Albany/Albina (?) Arzenus (1857-)
	2900	xii.	Ann V. (~1857-)
	2901	xiii.	Zackariah (~1858-1870)
	2902	xiv.	Martha L. (~1867-)

1579. George D. Buckalew. Born on 25 August 1820 in Pike Co., AL. George D. died in Crenshaw Co., AL, on 28 September 1878; he was 58. Buried in Beasley Cem., Crenshaw Co., AL.

Spell: BuckElew

1850, 18 Sep, Montgomery Co., AL, Census.

1852, 31 Mar, Mont. Co., AL, Deed: From father, James.

1856 Real Estate Tax Roll, Butler Co., AL: John Buckellew and Geo. D. Buckloo were listed.

1867 (11 June) Deed, Butler Co., AL: Geo. D. Buckello of Butler Co., buys Crenshaw Co. land.

1867 Commissioners Court Minutes, Covington Co., AL: ...applied for relief from the Revenue Law on License Tax. It was ordered that he be exempt from the county tax for peddling in a wagon in the county.

1870, 21 Feb, Deed: ...to Thompson W. Thompson .

1870, 2 July, Crenshaw Co., AL, Census.

1880, 7 June, Crenshaw Co., AL, Census: George had died two years before in 1878.

From Gerry Green's "Mary's People," p. 96: "George's and Polly's move to Crenshaw County in 1867 had been their last one. He may have still had some of that restless Buckelew blood in him, but he didn't have much choice other than to stay put and peddle his wares. Unfortunately, I don't have any personal information on George and Polly or their children to relate. Maybe someday! "George did die in 1878, and by 1880 all of the boys were working on the farm. Polly applied for Confederate Widow's Pensions in 1893, 1896, and again two months prior to her death in July 1897. She was prominent enough to have it reported in the Crenshaw County Newspaper--which did not have obituaries as we are familiar with them today. The column she was listed in was (are you ready for all of this?) entitled, 'Personal Paragraphs--Particularly Pertaining to The People of Crenshaw County--The Going and Coming of Citizens and Strangers --Happenings of a Sad and Social Kind.' Under that headline was, 'Died, last Saturday night, near Old Providence, Mrs. Polly Buckellew. She was buried Sunday evening in the Bediford graveyard. The deceased leaves five daughters, Msdames Richburg, Summerlin, Lansdon, Courtney and Berry, and two sons, W. H. and J. T. Buckellew.'"

Mil. Svc.:: 1867, 26 July, Summary Application for Artificial Limb: ...applied, stating he had been a Private, 23 Regt, AL Vols, Co. F., and was wounded at Marietta, GA, on 22 June 1864. His left leg was amputated below the knee.

I (Les Buckalew) viewed the microfilm of the above pension applications 21 June 1996 at the City Library, Birmingham, AL. My notes: Pvt, Co. F, 23 AL Inf.; widow living in Live Oak, Crenshaw Co., AL, 16 July 1897. She lived previously in Nunelly.

1887, 15 Aug, Santa Rosa Co., FL, Declaration of Widow for Mexican War Pension: Mary Buckelew, of Crenshaw Co., AL, widow of George D. Buckelew, applied for the pension. She stated that he enlisted in Pensaco, FL, on 11 Apr 1847. She also mentioned having lived in Florida for two years, but did not say when.

1887, 22 Aug: Mexican War pension application index: Geo. D. & Mary Buckelew, living in Florida and Alabama. Assumption: they were living in one state when he applied and the second state was where the widow lived when she applied.
Stated George enlisted at Pensacola (Santa Rosa Co.), FL, on 11 April 1847 for 12 months. Served with regular U. S. Army at various places until his honorable discharge at New Orleans about 8 April 1848. (? I don't understand this, because George D. of this record died in 1878. Must be another George D.)

BUCKELEW, George D.; widow Mary, filed for widow's pension 22 Aug 1887 in Alabama, for his service in Kelly's Independent Co., Florida Infantry.

1893, 20 Feb, Widow's Pension Application: Mary applied, stating her husband was in the Confederate service. Judge felt she was entitled.

1897, 7 Feb, Widow's Pension Application (as amended 18 Feb 1895): Mary, of Nunelly, reapplied, stating she had no taxable property. Approved.

1897, 8 May, Widow's Pension Application (as amended): Mary, of Live Oak, reapplied. Approved.

On 14 February 1849 when George D. was 28, he married Mary Taylor, daughter of Richard Taylor & Nancy Hollingshead, in Lowndes Co., AL. Born on 27 January 1831 in AL. Mary died in Crenshaw Co., AL, on 3 July 1897; she was 66. Buried in Beasley Cem., Crenshaw Co., AL. Nickname: Polly.

From: fekchitti@juno.com
To: buckles@mindspring.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:29:59 -0400

Hi Mr. Buckelew, this is Marcus the 16 year old. I have found my Bucklew Indian connection! It comes from Geroge D. Bucklew's wife Mary "Polly" Taylor. Mary Polly Taylor is the daughter of Richard Taylor and Nancy Hollingshead.

It took much digging, but I checked with the BIA and Mary Taylor was a fedrally recognized
full-blood American Indian. At least this is what they have record of.

The strange thing is, is George D. Buckelew was also a recognized Indian by the BIA, but
it does not list his blood degree of Indian in him.

There is a tribe here in Florida that has said that if anyone can prove back to one of these people, they can register as an American Indian. The amount of Indian does not matter.

If anyone can use this please let me know.
Thank you, Marcus

They had the following children:

	2903	i.	Sarah H. (1850-1923)
	2904	ii.	Priscilla Ann (1851-1931)
	2905	iii.	Susannah (1854-)
	2906	iv.	Mary Ann (1856-1908)
	2907	v.	Martha J. (~1861-)
	2908	vi.	William Henry (1864-1933)
	2909	vii.	Thomas J. (1874-)
	2910	viii.	George Millard (1870-1890)

1580. Mary Ann Buckalew. Born on 22 August 1821 in AL. Mary Ann died in Limestone Co., AL, on 10 March 1894; she was 72.

1880, 9 & 10 June, Limestone Co., AL, Census: Living with son, William H. Lewis, and family.
From Mary's People by Gerry Green: Mary Ann and Stephen had lived in Montgomery Co. ever since they had married in 1844, but they decided --sometime during the 1870s--to pull up their stakes and move way up to Limestone Co., AL, on the TN border. Maybe they felt like they needed a change after losing their two daughters in Sep. 1869, or maybe they simply heard there was some good land available up there. I really don't know why they went, nor do I know what they did when they got there.

Stephen died in 1878, and Mary Ann was living with her son, William Lewis, when the 1880 census was taken. Also there were the three little Winfield children. Caroline Lewis had married William Winfield in 1871 before the family moved from Montgomery Co. There must have been some problems when their last child, Jasper, was born, though. Caroline died on Nov. 27, 1879, and Jasper followed in Dec. Mary Ann Lewis kept William Winfield as a son-in-law, because he later married Elgiva Catherine Lewis. By then she had dropped the Elgiva and was going by Catherine. Mary Ann probably continued living with her children until her death near Athens, in Limestone Co., in 1894.

On 5 November 1837 when Mary Ann was 16, she first married William J. Rabb, in Montgomery Co., AL. William J. died before 27 November 1839 in Montgomery Co., AL.

1839, 27 Nov, Montgomery Co., AL, Probate Record: Personal property of the estate of William J. Robb (sic) sold on a credit of 12 months. Sale acknowledged by James Buckelew--Father-in-Law, Administrator of the estate, on 27 ?Jan 1840.

"1846 (5 Jan) Petition to the Orphans' Court: Stephen Lewis, the now husband of the widow of William J. Rabb, deceased, petitions Thos Lettage, Judge, stating that when Rabb died, he possessed the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 and the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 12, T 12, R 18. Lewis asks the court to assign dower rights to them out of the lands left to the heir, Hesekiah Rabb, a minor. Signed by Stephen and Mary Ann Lewis. James Buckelew, Adm of Rabb's estate, retains the right to legal notice in the case."

"Mary Ann and William Rabb did not have a long marriage... William died before the latter part of November 1839, when his personal estate was sold for $303.77... Their home seems to have been a no-frills place: a few dishes, a few pots, assorted crockery, a coffee mill, 3 chairs,... a spinning wheel and a bed & furniture. ... (Mary Ann) a young fwidow, left with a child to raise on her own--she and her son, Hezekiah, were more fortunate than many. They lived near the rest of the family when William died, and it must have been a close family. James (Buckelew) was named Administrator of his deceased son-in-law's estate, and it appears he and Rebecca (James' wife) told Mary Ann, 'Come back home.'

"Mary Ann (Buckelew)(Rabb) Lewis' son, Hezekiah Rabb, was killed during the 'late' war. I don't know if he and his wife, Charley, had had any children or not. I hope they did, since his widow did not remarry. Nor do I know where Hezekiah's final resting place was. Maybe he and his cousin, George Athey, were buried near each other up in the hills of Tennessee.

They had one child:

2911

i.

Hezekiah (~1839-)

On 18 January 1844 when Mary Ann was 22, she second married Stephen H. Lewis. Born on 30 March 1816 in GA. Stephen H. died in Poplar Creek, AL, on 1 March 1878; he was 61.

1846, 5 Jan, "Petiiton to the Orphans' Court: Stephen Lewis, the now husband of the widow of William J. Rabb, deceased, petitions Thos Lettage, Judge, stating that when Rabb died, he possessed ... Lewis asks the court to assign dower rights to them out of the lands left to the heir, Hesakiah Rabb, a minor. Signed by Stephen and Mary Ann Lewis. James Buckelew, Adm of lRabb's estate, retains the right to legal notice in the case. From 2nd copy." , p. 197.

1870, 14 Aug, Montgomery Co., AL, Census.

They had the following children:

	2912	i.	Elizabeth Jane (1845-1914)
	2913	ii.	Laura Caroline (1847-1879)
	2914	iii.	William Henry Clay (1849-1928)
	2915	iv.	Elgiva Catherine (1851-1929)
	2916	v.	Lelia Ann (~1853-)
	2917	vi.	Julia California (1856-1869)
	2918	vii.	Frances Missouri (1859-1943)
	2919	viii.	Martha Susanah (1861-1946)
	2920	ix.	Kitty (1865-1869)

1581. Benjamin Buckalew. Born about 1821 in Pike Co., AL.


Not sure that Benjamin was son of James and Rebecca (Champion) Buckelew.

1850 Union Parish, LA, Census: Listed him next door to James Buckelew.

The 1853 letter from his nephew, Jacob Wyatt--son of Rhoda, to relatives back in AL, says that "Uncle Benjamin Buckelew thinking of moving to Union Co., AR." Benjamin, however, was not found in the 1860 census in Union Co., AR.

About 1844 when Benjamin was 23, he married Mary.

1582. Little Berry Champion Buckalew , Sr. Born on 15 February 1824 in Pike Co., AL. Little Berry Champion died in Utopia, Bandera Co., TX, on 26 January 1866; he was 41. Buried in Waresville Cem.

1850, 10 Sep; Union Parish, LA; Census: House number 694.

1853, 9 Sep; Letter, Union Parish, LA: From Jacob M. Wyatt, Shilo, Union Parish, LA., to Henry B. Athey, Oak Grove, P.O., Montgomery Co., AL. Included was the news that Bery Buckelew had moved to union Co., Ark. (Jacob Wyatt is thought to be the son of Elijah & Rhoda Buckelew Wyatt.)

1856: Moved to Bandera Co, TX, from AR. Settled at Laxon's Creek and later Sabinal Canyon at Blue Water. This is from Pioneer History of Bandera County.

1860, Bandera Co., TX, Census: Household included several children from Mary's previous marriage to a North.

1861, 6 Feb, Bandera Co., TX, Bill of Sale: John W. Hardbarger, of Bandera Co. to LBC Buckelew, for $245 - one large ox wagon, three yoke of work oxen, yokes & chains, a shingle camp and tools.

1861 (Spring) Bandera Co., TX District Court Minutes: LBC Buckelew was 16th on a list of Grand Jurors. Book A. My notes from microfilm reel., p. 255.

1863: He was Bandera Co. Treasurer.

1866: Berry was killed by indians.

From Mary's People by Gerry Green: Of the eight children of Berry and Mary, only four lived to become adults. Berry, Jr., who remembered his father's death at the hands of the Indians, married Susan Maria Jackson over in Wilson Co., TX, in 1886. They spent most of their married life in Bandera, and raised a huge family of twelve children. Bandera Co. marriage records show a Berry Buckelew marrying Amanda Bybee in 1882, but-- apparently--this particular Berry was the son of James and Sarah Buckelew. At least it seems that way. None of Berry, Jr.'s and Susan's descendants knew about the 1882 marriage, and none of James' and Sarah's descendants know anything about the Berry in that family.

Berry, Jr.'s sister, Mary, married Joe Holt, and they didn't do badly in the kid-department either. Their home on Indian Creek, near Bandera, must have been a lively place with ten children living there. Berry, Sr.'s son, James, died in 1891, shortly after his marriage to Almira Cosgrove, and I don't know if they had any children or not. He must have been the Jim Buckelew who was killed when he fell in a Bandera Co. silver mine shaft. The youngest child, born a year before the Indians got Berry, was Robert Hall Buckelew. If he has descendants, I'm not aware of them.

On 17 July 1849 when Little Berry Champion was 25, he married Mary Anne Clarkson, daughter of William Clarkson, in Union Co., AR. Born on 13 August 1825 in Montgomery Co., AL. Mary Anne died in Bandera Co, TX, on 15 February 1903; she was 77.

Pearl Reed has Mary Annes birth place as S.C.

1866, Bandera Co., TX Tax Rools: Mary Ann Buckelew was listed. Book A. My notes from microfilm reel., p. 255.

1899, 31 Jan; Bandera Co., TX, Mexican War Claim of Widow for Service Pension: Mrs Mary Ann Sier stated she was 73, and widow of James W. Seir, who had served as a Private in B Co., 4th Regt. of US Artillery, and who had been granted a pension, cert. #2287. She said after leaving the service, he lived in Bandera Co. for about 40 years. She was married under the name of Mary A. Buckelew 10 Aug 1868 at Bandera. She had previously been married to L.B.C. Buckelew who was killed by Indians on 6 Jan 1866. James W. Seir died in Bandera Co. on 12 Nov 1898, and Mary Ann did not remarry. She was born 13 Aug 1825 in Montgomery Co., AL. She had been disabled since 1 Jan 1885 because of old age and physical weakness.

They had the following children:

	2921	i.	Pinckney (1851-1851)
	2922	ii.	Sarah A. Rebecca (1854-1864)
	2923	iii.	Melissa (1855-1961)
	2924	iv.	Elizah C. (1857-1864)
	2925	v.	Little Berry Champion (1859-1923)
	2926	vi.	Mary Ann Elizabeth (1861-1925)
	2927	vii.	James Matteson (1863-1891)
	2928	viii.	Robert Hall / Henry (?) (1865-1938)

1583. Mary Caroline Buckalew. Born on 28 February 1826 in AL. Mary Caroline died on 10 July 1900; she was 74.

The following is a portion of a letter written in the mid-1950's by Vera "Sissie" Burnes to her niece, Lillian Juanita Burns (now Chaput). Juanita notes the apartment of Vera "Sissie" Burnes burned around 1968, and that the family Bible is assumed to have been lost at that time. The letter from Sissie said:

"Here is the data I promised you. Martha C. (same as Mary Caroline on page 159 & 160 of M.P.) Bucklew - your great great grandmother was borned Feb 28th 1828 & (crossed out was: died July 10 1900) died in Oct 1900. She married a Mr. Cowart. They had two daughters Mary A Cowart borned Dec. 24 1844 she married Sam Ellison six children were borned to them Geo., Tom & Mack 3 daughters Mrs. Ludie, W.G. Hudgens who died recently the only one we had contact with, Mrs John Smith & Mis Kate Ellison.

"2nd daughter (crossed out was: Mary A. Cowart) Esther C. Cowart borned July 25 - 1846 in Crenshaw Co. Ala (she was my Mothers Mother she married a Mr. Gardner they had 3 children, your Grandean (grandmother, Mary Ella Gardner Burns), a son Buddy, and a baby girl. Mrs. Gardner died Sep 14th 1871 of childbed fever. Pupriel infection. Martha ?C___ Maggie as the Baby was called died about a yr later on Sep 7 - 1872.

"Father Cowart died when Mary & Esther were very young so Mrs. Martha Cowart became Mrs. C.A.J. Cook Moms adored grandfather. she was reared by them. Her father married again took Buddy M.J. was his initals & moved to Tex. He married a very young girl 16 They had twin boys who died ___ girls followed who lived Ada & Ida I saw them whin I was about 3?yurs. ?Jettie was the third daughter the father died of pneumonia when they were very small. They lived Madison Co. Texas. Mecca was the post office I had 2 children a son Henry. I can't remember the babys name.

"Grandady Cook died Oct. 8 1876 left his widow & granddaughter Mary Ella *(your Grandean) well fixed but women hadn't been taught any business sense so Mrs. Cook married a slick talking gink by the name of Tobias. M.C. I think. He moved in Bag & baggage which included a sassy son. llThey drank up & squandered everything. Mom married young to get out of the mess & her grandmother came to live with us and died of cancer a few days after my father died (our father was William Marion Frances Burnes Borned May 6, 1847 in Ky. I think of Irish-Indian extraction. His mother was a full blooded Indian.

"Your Grandeans great grandady James Buckelew died July 26, 1873. he was 90 odd yrs. old. Hope this will be of some help to you but don't see how it can. Think Mamas fathers name was Wm he had a Bro Frank & a sister Mary. It is hard enough to live in the present why devil in the past. Love, Sissie"

1856, 18 Jan., Montgomery Co., AL: Divorce: From Wiley G. (sic) Cowart.
Living May 1881 in Montgomery Co., AL.
A fascinating tale that has survived the generations in Mary Caroline's branch is that Caroline was one-quarter Cherokee Indian. This would mean that one of her grandparents was an Indian.
1866 Census, Alabama: C.A.J. Cook, head; 1 male 20+; 2 female 20+
From Mary's People by Gerry Green: James and Rebecca Buckelew had taken Caroline and her children in when her marriage to James Cowart was on the skids, so I suppose it's only fitting that James Buckelew spent his last years with her. Although she and Calvin Cook never had children of their own, there seems to have been a very good relationship between Calvin and his step-daughters, Mary and Easter. Otherwise, he would not have been likely to name "their" children in his will. There's a very good reason why Mary Cowart Ellison was not an heir. She died before Calvin ever wrote his will. So what about Easter Cowart Gardner? Well, it's assumed she and two of her children had met the same fate. When the final estate settlement took place in 1881, Ellen Gardner was in Montgomery Co., AL; Millie Gardner in Texas; and Caroline and Louisa Ellison lived in Crenshaw Co., AL.

Caroline's descendants haven't been found so far. I wish they could be located for several reasons. First, just plain curiosity makes me want to know more about the family. Secondly, greed crops up. If James and Rebecca Buckelew recorded information in their Bible (which most people did in those days), and if that Bible still exists today, the most likely people to have it would be some member of this family. I want to see it. Who knows! maybe James Buckelew had recorded family records going back a number of generations. I wish!

1881, May: Living in Montgomery Co., AL.

On 5 June 1852 when Mary Caroline was 26, she first married Wiley James Cowart, son of Hardy Cowart (1801-22 December 1886) & Rhoda Baggett, in Montgomery Co., AL. Born on 13 December 1836. Wiley James died on 22 June 1901; he was 64. Buried in Liberty Hill Cem. near Rockford, AL. They were divorced on 18 January 1856.

Mary and Wiley had two daughters but the marriage failed.

Witness words from Cowart family history, written 1883: "James seems to have been 'all sorts of a fellow,' sometimes carousing and horse jockeying and sometimes preaching and praying. He married Caroline Buckelew, but separated from her after having two daughters born. I do not know what his ultimate fate was."

1856, 18 Jan., Montgomery Co., AL: Divorce: From Martha C. (Buckalew) Cowart.

Mil. Svc.:: 2nd Corporal in Co. F, 2nd AL Inf., CSA, from Coosa Co., AL.

They had the following children:

	2929	i.	Mary A. (1844-1875)
	2930	ii.	Easter C. (1846-1871)

Montgomery Co., AL, Marriage Bk. E, p. 142.

On 7 May 1857 when Mary Caroline was 31, she second married Jackson C. Cook, in Montgomery Co., AL. Born abt 1817/1820 in SC. Jackson C. died in Montgomery Co., AL, on 8 October 1876; he was 59.

1866 Montgomery Co., AL, Alabama State Census: C.A.J. Cook, head; 1 m 20+; 2 f 20+.

1870, 15 Aug, Montgomery Co., AL, Census. James Buckalew (86), RIN#472, living with them.

1876, 4 Aug, Mont. Co., AL, Will: Leaves 120 acres to Mary Caroline (Buckalew).

1881, 6 May, Mont. Co., AL, Estate Settlement.

Montgomery Co., AL, Marriage Bk. 2, p. 347

On 1 August 1880 when Mary Caroline was 54, she third married William E. Tobias, in Montgomery Co., AL. Born about 1824 in SC.

Living 1880 in Montgomery Co., AL.

1584. James Madison Buckalew. Born on 28 June 1828 in Pike Co., AL. James Madison died in Mesquite Praire, TX, about 1865; he was 36.

Married one day after his 20th birthday.

1850, 10 Sep; Union Parish, LA; Census: House # 693. Next door to brother Benjamin.

Settled in Fayette Co., TX, some time between 1855 and 1859.

1860, 7 Jul; Fayette Co., TX; Census.

1861, 8 July; Fayette Co., TX; Confederate Service Card: J.M. Buckalew, Pvt., enlisted with the Plum Grove Rifles, Beat # 8, Fayette Co. Active Infantry Company under Capt Thomas C. Moore, headquarters at Plum Grove.

1862, 29 Mar; Confederate Service Card: J.M. Buckalew, 24, of Cherokee Co., enlisted 29 Mar at Alto for 3 yrs or the war. Buckelew, either a Pvt or 3rd Corporal was with 1st Regt TX Lancers (Cav.), Col. Horace Randall comdg. Stationed at Marshall 30 June 1862.

1862, 13 May; Confederate Service Card: J.M. Buckaliew, Pvt, 34 years, (re)enlisted in Fayette Co. for 3 yrs or war. He was with Co. I, Flournoy's Regt, TVI under Capt L.W. Moore. The company was stationed at Camp Grace in Austin Co. on 28 July 1862. [Hisstory of Fayette Co., pp 275-6, listed men who served in the Plum Grove Rifles & included L.M. Buckalew & Thomas M. Hill. The book states L.N. (sic) Buckalew was killed at Mesquit Prairie and that nothing else was known about Thomas Hill. I think that the references to L.M. and L.N. Buckalews should have been J(ames) M(adison) Buckalew.

1862, Oct; Cherokee Co., TX; Petition for Letters of Administration, James M. Buckelew Estate: J. Shook, of Cherokee Co., asked to be named Adm. of the estate of James M. Buckelew, of Cherokee Co., who died the ____ day of ____ 1862, leaving effects valued at ?one hundred dollars.
James Died in Civil War.

Possible Reference: 1864 (Jul-Aug) CSA Record: Pvt J. Bucklew was absent without leave in July & Aug from Co. B., 66th Regt., Army of Tenn. (from 4 volume set on Ga. CSA soldiers in Alexandria, La. Lib.

From Mary's People by Gerry Green: After James died during the Civil War, Sarah and their children went to Bandera Co., TX, to be with the rest of the Buckelews. Her Bible says she married S.A. Davenport the day Frank got captured by Indians. Why in the world, then, was she shown on the 1870 Uvalde Co. census as Sarah Buckalew? She and Davenport had had a little girl, Sarah, so why did she begin using Buckelew again? Her husband is gone, but all the Buckelew kids were there. Thomas was a stock raiser, and James Alexander "Sandy" was a cattle hunter.

The next year, Thomas bought land in Uvalde Co. from the Director of the European & American Emigration Society in Texas. It may have been perfectly legitimate, but it sounds shady. Whether it was or not, Thomas only kept the tract for a year. He and his wife, Margaret Eaton, had six children. The history of one of Thomas' and Margaret's sons, John William "Will," has been delightfully and beautifully written by Ruby Frostrom.

I can understand how the census-taker for the 1870 census could have written Sarah's name down as Buckelew because of all the Buckelew kids at home, but why did the name get switched twice? She used Buckelew, not Davenport, in 1874 when she was qualified as having settled on her pre-emption homestead in Uvalde Co. And Sarah used Buckelew when she married for the third time in 1875 in Uvalde Co. His name was W.A. Coleman, and that's the first and last time he ever appears in the records. It would be easy to think it was some other Sarah Buckelew, except that SArah Coleman is found back in Bandera Co. in 1880 with Buckelew children and a Sarah Davneport. For her sake, I sincerely hope her life was more settled than the records would indicate. Bless her heart! her photograph makes fher look so sweet and so calm and collected you'd never suspect she ever led such a hectic life out on the frontier of TX.

"Sandy" Buckelew, the cattle hunter, married Amanda Smart, and they gradually moved west to Zavala Co., TX, and finally into Mexido. I don't know where they ended up.

Breaks of the Balcones tells about a big cattle drive that took place between the dietert Ranch on the head of the Frio River and the lower country (wherever that is!). The year they drove the thousand head of cattle wasn't stated, either, but one of the "boys" who helped was a John Buckelew. In all probability this was James and Sarah McAdams Buckelew's son, John Henry. John married Arminta Smart, and they moved to Arizona, then Colorado, and finally "back east" to New Mexico.

Of almost 100 children or grandchildren of James and Rebecca Champion Buckelew, John Henry is the only person found so far who had a record of his grandparents birthdates. A single page from the old James M. and Sara Buckelew Bible was found folded and tucked inside John's old "tally" or account book. Who would ever think a man who died in Dona Ana County, NM, in 1920 would ever have an inkling of knowledge about his grandparents" births in the 1780s in SC?

On 29 June 1848 when James Madison was 20, he married Sarah A. McAdams. Born on 27 February 1832 in AL. Sarah A. died after 1880; she was 47.

A McAdams family was close neighbor to the Buckelews in 1830 in Pike Co., AL.

1870, 7 Nov; Uvalde Co., TX, Census.

1880, 26 June; Bandera Co., TX; Census: Sarah Coleman listed as widow with children Bery Buckelew, Mary Buckelew and Sarah Davenport. Mary may have been able to read and write.

Sarah was living Dec 1880 in Uvalde Co., TX.

They had the following children:

	2931	i.	William C. (1849-)
	2932	ii.	Thomas Jefferson (1851-1931)
	2933	iii.	James Alexander (1853-)
	2934	iv.	M. C. (1855-<1860)
	2935	v.	John Henry (1858-1920)
	2936	vi.	Berry Champion (1861-)
	2937	vii.	Mary Ann (1864-)

1585. Mallacy Elisian Buckalew. Born about 1829 in Pike Co., AL. Mallacy Elisian died in Bandera Co., TX, after 1880; she was 51.

Living Jul 1880 in Bandera Co., TX

From Mary's People by Gerry Green: This Hough (pronounced "Huff") family has driven me crazy. Every record found so far indicates Elisian was a child of James and Rebecca Buckelew, but not a thing has been found to prove it. The interview notes I took make sense. Those are the ones that said Robert Buckelew had a sister, Elisian, who married Len Hough. Elisian and Len had two children; John, born 1849 in AL, and Mary Hannah, born about 1854 in Louisiana. And they ended up in Bandera Co., TX.

Coincidence? I don't know, but I don't think so. In Life of F.M. Buckelew, Frank was relating incidents that happened after his escape from the Lipans. He said, "Jack [Sheppard] and I wnet out to see the place where Uncle Len Hough had a fight with the Indians. Uncle Len was camped on the Medina river, making shingles in the spring of 1868. One rainy day he decided to go hunting. He took a muzzle-loading rifle but left his pistol with his wife for protection. After hunting for some time, he decided to go home. He was nearing his camp and, to his surprise, he saw an Indian standing on a hill just above him. The Indian's back was toward him and, not seeing any more near, he took a shot at the redskin. When the savage jumped in the air and began yelling with all his might, four other savages appeared on the scene. Uncle Len had no time to reload his gun, so ran with all his might toward his camp. His wife, hearing the report of the rifle and the wild yells of the savage, siezed the pistol and ran out to see what was the matter. Seeing her husband and the four Indians after him, she ran toward him. When they saw she was armed, they retreated. Uncle Len and his brother, Pleas, followed their trail some distance and found blood stains along the trail but were unable to find them any more or learn whether the Indian was killed or not.

After reading that, two questions came to mind. Does the word "uncle" mean anything. Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't. The second question is that, if Len Hough really was Frank's uncle, was he not just as likely to have been a brother or brother-in-law of Frank's mother?
Well, Berry Buckelew, Jr., also wrote about an "uncle," when he said, "Father [Berry, Sr.,] would go from our home at the Blue Water Hole on the Sabinal River to my Uncle's on Laxton Cree..." Berry, Jr.'s, uncle could also have been a brother or brother-in-law of his mother, Mary. If not, though, his uncle had to be Len Hough, because there weren't any other "uncles" around. It would give me great pleasure to be able to either welcome Elisian and Len Hough to the Buckelew family or write them off?

In 1848 when Mallacy Elisian was 19, she married Leonard Brantley Hough. Born about 1827 in AL. Leonard Brantley died after 1889; he was 62.

Elisian and her marriage to Len Hough are conjectural based on fact that records for her and the marriage were recorded in the vicinity of many of James' family.

1870, 30 Aug; Bandera Co., TX; Census: Listed as "retired farmer" (at 42?)

1880. 4 July; Bandera Co., TX; Census: Listed as "Stock raiser, min. crippled" ..."MHA Chamberlain, 10, g-dau."

Hough living Jul 1889 in Bandera Co., TX.

They had the following children:

	2938	i.	John (~1849-)
	2939	ii.	Mary Hannah (~1854-1870)

1586. Martha Rebecca Buckalew. Born about 1830 in Pike Co., AL. Martha Rebecca died in Montgomery Co., AL, in 1889; she was 59.

Another source has Martha's marriage to James A. Sweat as 9 Oct 1844.

From Mary's People by Gerry Green: Martha and James Sweatt appear to have been as contented as the Atheys to live their lives out in Montgomery Co., AL. But James A. was not content to be a farmer, and by 1870 he was a rather prosperous "store clerk," with $2000 worth of real and personal property.
In the Sweat household that year was a person who arouses curiosity. It was a little 3 year-old black boy by the name of Edward Coffee. Even though relatives came and went, it was extremely unusual to find a Negro, especially a child, in a caucasian home in AL in 1870. To the best of my knowledge, even though they had fought and died for the Confederacy, none of the James and Rebecca Buckelew branch had ever owned any slaves. I don't know if they had a personal moral objection to owning another prson, or if they simply had not been able to afford to buy one. Nothing in any of the Buckelew family records gives any indication one war or another.
When Martha had died in 1889, life had changed considerably for James. In may ways, it had to be lonely for him without his wife and friend and companion of 45 years, and he, too, would have felt as Richard C. Buckelew did about being one of the last of their generation still living. One day in 1895, James opened a letter from his grandson, Kirby Lee Sweatt. It made him feel good to see the dollar bill tucked inside, and to read that Kirby wanted a Bible. Itwould have given him a warm, special feeling, too, to be informed of the progress of his eleven month-old namesake and great-grandson.
James sat down, picked up a pen and a sheet of his stationary. The letterhead read "Office of Alabama Bible House, J.A. Sweatt, Superintendent. Montgomery, AL."
"Dear (illegible), --- (Illegible) paper come to hand (illegible). I heard from you through your Sister, Dear Birdie. Heard that I have a nuther grate grand Son, and that he ?has his grate grand papa name. And now my grand ?child, Train him in the way that you would like for him go & when (paper creased) from the wright way. Lett good ecsamples before him never using no bad ?curse word nor Strong Drink. but always give god all the ?praise. I will?close by Asking gods blessing on us All. --- J.A. Sweatt."
Kirby Lee received the letter, a Bible and the dollar back. Almost all alone and in the twilight of his years, James Sweatt would have the satisfaction of knowing what continuity was all about, and it would give him hope for the future, understanding of continuity, and he would have known there was hope for the future.
James A. Sweatt may not have approved of "bad curse words," but he and Martha had had one son, James Madison, who had a parrot that could cuss like a drunken sailor. Surely neither James M. nor his wife, Sarah, corrupted that poor parrot. It sounds like they were a couple of "characters," and it would have been fun to have known them. Sarah smoked a corn cob pipe for years but quit smoking in the early 1900s when her youngest son burned himself on it. Sarah's nickname was "Dr. Nutall," because she had a cure for everything and concocted her own home remedy medicines. Although she was 81 when she died, there wasn't a speck of gray in her long auburn hair. Maybe she had a secret, special formula that only she knew about. James was bald but had a good sense of humor about the matter. His grandchildren would remember hearing him tell that when he was small, he ate so much beef and got so much tallow in his mouth that they had to pour hot water over his head to melt the tallow and all his hair came out.
Many a child in Kolb City, AL, would remember James M. lSweatt as the old Confederate veteran who rode in the Memorial Day Parade in his Model-A Ford. In later years, even after he had lost his sight, he still participated. After all, he was the only one around those parts who could remember what it was like to fight in that awful war. James Sweatt spent the twilight of his years sitting in a straight-backed chair on the front porch of home listening to the world go by. Sometimes his granddaughter would visit, bringing her daughter, Margaret, with her. Old James couldn't see, but he would pat the toddler on the head so he could tell how much she'd grown.

On 30 October 1844 when Martha Rebecca was 14, she married James A. Sweatt, in Montgomery Co., AL. Born about 1824 in AL. James A. died in Montgomery Co., AL, on 12 January 1896; he was 72. Buried in Oakwood Cem., Montgomery, AL.

1850, 15 Sep, Montgomery Co., AL, Census.
1860 Montgomery Co., AL, Census.
1860, 15 Nov, Mont. Co., AL, Deed: to W. C. Hufham.
1870, 1 July, Mont. Co., AL, Census: Noted and Edward Coffey, 3 years old, black, born in AL, in household.

They had the following children:

	2940	i.	Lydia (~1845-1929)
	2941	ii.	James Madison (1847-1933)
	2942	iii.	Albert Jefferson (1850-1923)
	2943	iv.	Allen W. (~1853->1873)
	2944	v.	William J. (1855-)
	2945	vi.	Millard Ollie (1856-1959)
	2946	vii.	Morgan D. (1859-1931)
	2947	viii.	Clara Anna (1861-1942)
	2948	ix.	Robert E. Lee (1864-1927)
	2949	x.	Leonidas P. (1869-1933)

Montgomery Co., AL, Marriage Bk C, p. 246

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