Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

Clarence Ray Bryan enlisted in the United States Army on July 19, 1941. His enlistment record indicates that he had four years of college and had worked in civilian life as a recording engineer and as an electrician. He was stationed in London, England, during World War II, where he worked in radar. He was later the Assistant for Research and Technology in the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Flight Control Division, and also served as Assistant Director of the Flight Dynamics Laboratory.

Clarence married Almo Gay Sanford on 18 Oct 1945 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. Almo (daughter of Ralph Lonon Sanford and Alta Willhoit) was born on 30 Sep 1921 in Branson, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA; died on 26 Aug 1997 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 30 Aug 1997 in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gay Sanford attended East Central State Teachers College in Ada, Oklahoma. After graduation, she took the Civil Service Spanish Translator Test and worked as a Spanish translator in the Office of Censorship in San Antonio, Texas, for 2½ years during World War II. She then studied at the University of Texas to become an Engineer's Aide and went to work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Chief of Police in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Clarence married Lucy Vida Lanham on 21 Nov 1916 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. Lucy (daughter of William Madison Lanham and Sallie Mae Campbell) was born on 15 Sep 1894 in Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; died on 30 Jan 1973 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1917, Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas, USA
• Census: 1930, Wolf Township, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
• Residence: 1937, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA

Notes:

Ralph Lonon Sanford served in the United States Army as a medic in France and Germany during World War I in Ambulance Company 153, VII Corps Sanitary Train. The VII corps was formed toward the end of World War I on August 19, 1918, at Remiremont, France, and was inactivated on 11 July 1919. The VII Corps operated in the Vosges region of eastern France near the border with Germany. Follow this link to view an archive of the mementoes and souvenirs he brought back with him.

Buried:
Interment Number 61992
Surname Sanford
Given Name Ralph L
Lot Number 91
Lot Letter
Section Number 200
Tier Number
Tier Letter
Grave
Burial Date 18 Jan 1950
Death Date 16 Jan 1950
Age 59
Birth Date
Birth Place AR
Undertaker Whitmer
Miscellaneous
CombinedName Sanford, Ralph L

Ralph married Alta Willhoit on 10 Jan 1921 in Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. Alta (daughter of John Robertson Willhoit and Austa Jane Wallace) was born on 7 Dec 1891 in Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA; died on 29 May 1962 in Fairborn, Greene County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 1 Jun 1962 in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Interment Number 70952
Surname Sanford
Given Name Alta W
Lot Number 91
Lot Letter
Section Number 200
Tier Number
Tier Letter
Grave
Burial Date 1 Jun 1962
Death Date 29 May 1962
Age 70
Birth Date 7 Dec 1891
Birth Place MO
Undertaker Whitmer
Miscellaneous
CombinedName Sanford, Alta W

Notes:

Notes from C. Ray Bryan, Jr: "When the war came in 1861, A.G. Bryan was too young to go; but Asa L. Bryan and Cicero C. Bryan, his older half-brothers, served the cause. After Union raiders plundered the farm and drove off the stock, "Gus," as he was called, was the man who raised a garden using one crippled ox, the only stock that was left. His mother was in LaFayette buying supplies when the Union army threw a picket around the town. She was allowed to return to the farm only on the condition that she execute an oath of allegiance to the Federal Union and swear not to give aid to the Confederate Cause. In later years, Gus remembered that sad day as the day his mother "became an old woman." In 1870 A.G. Bryan married Hettie Ann Williams, the daughter of Jeremiah J. Williams and Phoebe Ann Lowery Williams. In 1881, A.G. Bryan married Margaret Ella Talley, the daughter of Henry Webb Talley and Elizabeth Jane Meredith. Henry Webb Talley, a pioneer settler of Walker County, like his father Henry Hubbard Talley was a shoemaker. During the battle of LaFayette the Talley house, which was near the center of town, came under musket fire; the children were sheltered by their mother in a large fireplace and later took refuge in a windowless brick smoke house. In 1881, the Talley shoe shop did a good business with A.G. Bryan during the period Gus was courting Ella, it was reported. A family story states that Ella, while a girl, had been a student in a school taught by her future husband. In his second family, the children were Pearl Lucille born in 1884 and died in 1886, Clarence Ray born Nov 21, 1887, and Mildred, born June 16, 1894. The first children were born in Trion, Georgia, where A.G. was employed by the Allgoods as a cotton buyer. There followed several years as a truck farmer in Florida, where Mildred was born, growing winter vegetables for shipment. Then the family moved to Harriman and he ran a lumber mill. He then served for several years as the representative of International Harvest covering an area in three states. He and a partner founded the Hamilton County Buggy and Implement Company on Main Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which was his business for a number of years. During this period he was active in his church, Free Masonry, Democratic politics and civic affairs. He had many personal friends and innumerable stories with which to regale them. Any was welcomed to his home and table. A mild paralytic stroke forced him to reduce his physical activity. He sold his business interest in farm implements and bought an interest in the Hamilton County Herald where he served as editor, which gave him an outlet for his political opinions and his Irish wit. A later stroke forced retirement. He died on July 21, 1926."

Augustus married Margaret Ella Talley on 25 Aug 1881 in Cedar Grove, Laurens County, Georgia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Henry Webb Talley and Elizabeth Jane Meredith) was born on 7 Jan 1860 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Jul 1926 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Sarah

Notes:

William Lanham left South Carolina for Floyd County, Georgia, in 1856. According to family tradition, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, but was sent home because he couldn't keep up. A slave reportedly had thrown a pitchfork and hit him in the knee cap. He did serve in Company I, Floyd Legion, Georgia State Guards, as a private, and may be the William Lanham who served in the 17th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, as a private. He is recorded in the 1900 census as living on E. Central Ave., Calera, Alabama, with his wife, Sarah, step-daughters Artie M. and Nellie Jones, daughter Lucy, son Robert, and mother-in-law Mary A. Campbell. After William's death, Sallie lived in Shades Mountain, Alabama, until 1908, then Birmingham for a year, then to Weaver, Alabama, until 1912, then to Armiston, Alabama, until 1916, and finally to Chattanooga, Tennessee. His Civil War service is noted on his tombstone, as "C.S.A."

Buried:
Plot: E~103

William married Sallie Mae Campbell on 13 Nov 1892 in Shelby County, Alabama, USA. Sallie (daughter of Peyton LaFayette Campbell and Mary Ann Elizabeth Bethea) was born on 12 Mar 1866 in Dallas County, Alabama, USA; died in 1949 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to his obituary, George Washington Sanford moved to Baxter County, Arkansas, from Hardin County, Tennessee, in 1871. His obituary also states that he held a patent on a gate and several other inventions.

George married Sallie Loretta Lonon on 18 Dec 1884 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. Sallie (daughter of John Butler Lonon and Margaret Rebecca Mason) was born on 26 Nov 1866 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 28 Nov 1958 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home City Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Sarah
• Residence: 1938, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1910, Barren Fork, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1920, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

John R. Willhoit was an early settler and storekeeper in Ozark County, Missouri. He received 160 acres in Ozark County on 9 July 1901 through the 1862 Homestead Act.. The town of Willhoit, Missouri, was named for him. He was the postmaster from 1910 until 1916. He later moved to Gainesville, Missouri, where he served as Ozark County Probate Court judge for a number of years. He and his family were living in Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, at the the time of the 1900 federal census.

John married Austa Jane Wallace in Jan 1891. Austa (daughter of James Cosby Wallace and Saloma Elizabeth St. Clair) was born on 20 Dec 1869 in Webster County, Missouri, USA; died on 14 Mar 1942 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; was buried on 17 Mar 1942 in South Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Height: 6'1"
• Census: 25 Sep 1850, Chatooga Valley, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 13 Jun 1860, Wilson's District, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Thomas Bryan served as a private in Captain Jack Waters' company, Colonel Booth's regiment (4th), General McIntosh's brigade, of the Georgia militia during the War of 1812. His service was mostly at Mobile, Alabama, and at Fort Hawkins, Georgia. He served from 21 Nov 1814 until 6 May 1815. He later served in Captain Samuel Faris' company of Georgia Mounted Volunteers and was "in the removal of the Creek Indians beyond the Mississippi River." This service was for three months, beginning in August of 1836. Thomas Bryan lived in Habersham County until 1832, when he moved to Walker County. In her application for a pension, Thomasine Grogan Bryan describes Thomas Bryan as being 6'1", with dark hair, blue eyes, and a dark complexion. An unidentified source states that Thomas's middle name was Richard.

Buried:
Directions to Bryan Cemetery from the town of Lafayette:
1. Starting in front of the Cherokee Regional Library on Duke Street North 912 feet
2. to Right on E Villanow Street 1.09 Miles
3. to Right on Corinth Road 2.57 Miles
4. to Left on Corinth Road 1.82 Miles
5. to Right on Hwy GA 151 992 feet
6. to Arrive at Bryan Cemetery

Thomas married Thomasine Grogan on 8 Aug 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. Thomasine (daughter of Thomas Grogan and Elizabeth Blackwell) was born on 23 Mar 1824 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1910 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Thomasine Grogan Bryan was living at Cain Creek, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker

Notes:

The Henry Webb Talley family was living at LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1860 census. They were living at Cedar Grove, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census.

Henry + Elizabeth Jane Meredith. Elizabeth (daughter of Noah Meredith and Margaret M. Shaw) was born on 29 Oct 1835 in probably Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1926 in Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carpenter and wagon-maker

Joseph + Frances Gentry. Frances was born on 12 Nov 1810 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 22 Aug 1875 in Floyd County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Blue Pond Baptist Church, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Bogue Chitto, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
• Occupation: 1850; gin maker
• Census: 1860, Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
• Census: 1870, Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, USA
• Occupation: 1870; cotton gin repairer
• Census: 1880, Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Notes:

Peyton Campbell may have been born in North Carolina, according to the 1850 Dallas County, Alabama, census. Listed on the same page is A.F.G. Campbell, presumed to be his brother. A letter of transfer from his church at Catfish, Marion District, South Carolina, to Fulton, Dallas County, Alabama, was dated 13 November 1852. His name was given as LaFayette Campbell. At the time of the 1860 census, the family was living in Orrville District, Dallas County, Alabama. Peyton's occupation was listed as gin maker, and his age was given as 36, born in North Carolina. In 1870, Peyton Campbell was living in Cahaba, Alabama. He was a cotton gin maker. According to family tradition, the Campbells may have been from Hoboken, New Jersey. Also mentioned are Hudson or Bergen County, New Jersey, and the maiden name of Peyton's mother is given as Peyton (Paton, Patton, etc.). His name may have been Peter rather than Peyton, and the 1932 soldier's headstone application filed by a supposed descendant uses the name Patrick Lafayette Campbell. He was listed as Peyton in 1880 census of Calera, Shelby County, Alabama. On 5 April 1881, Peyton L. Campbell made an application for relief for maimed Confederate soldiers in Shelby County, Alabama. The application states that he was shot in both legs at the Battle of Gettysburg while a member of Company F, 5th Alabama Infantry. In the book, "Company F, 5th Alabama Regiment, Dallas County, Alabama, 'Cahaba Rifles,' " P.L. Campbell's Civil War record is given as follows: P.L. Campbell, Pvt., enlisted 10 March 1862. Cahaba, AL, wounded and captured 1 Jul 1863 Gettysburg PA." There are no dates on his tombstone, which gives his name as P.L. Campbell and mentions his Civil War service. His grandson, Robert Clifton Campbell, is buried in the same cemetery. There is also a monument for P.L. Campbell at Summer Hill Baptist Church Cemetery on Highway 25 in Shelby County, Alabama. In January 1864, Mary Campbell petitioned the Supreme Court of Alabama on an appeal of a lower court order in Dallas County, in which she attempted to have her husband, Peter, declared a "lunatic." A letter in possession of the Bryan family from Edward M. Jackson, Catfish, Marion District, South Carolina, to W L. Barton and LaFayette Campbell, Fulton, Dallas County, Alabama, restores Campbell to the church. It also serves as a letter of dismissal and transfer to another church from the Baptist Church of Christ at Catfish. The 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, on May 5, 1861, and fought through the war until it was surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April of 1865. It mustered a total of 1,719 men during the Civil War, of whom 300 were killed in action and 240 died of disease. At Gettysburg, where P.L. Campbell was wounded and taken prisoner, the regiment was at Oak Ridge on July 1 and at Culp’s Hill on July 2 and 3. On July 4, the regiment moved to Seminary Ridge.

Litha Kilgore, in a letter to Lucy Lanham Bryan dated May 28, 1970, stated that Peyton Campbell's mother was a Patton.

Died:
On her application for a government-provided headstone for P.L. Campbell, Mrs. D.L. Fulton stated that he died in February 1881.

Buried:
Leach Cemetery, sometimes called Bristow Cemetery, is located 3.5 miles east of Calera off Highway 25 (Columbiana Road). Turn right at Leach Cemetery Road, cross the railroad tracks, proceed .5 mile, turn right into cemetery at top of the hill.

Peyton married Mary Ann Elizabeth Bethea on 25 May 1846 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of Phillip Bethea and unknown) was born on 10 Jun 1826 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jun 1908 in Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Shelby Springs, Shelby County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Martha C. Freeman on 28 Jan 1856. Martha died on 16 Oct 1862 in Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Lonons settled about three miles west of Mountain Home, Arkansas, in what was later known as the Wesley Chapel Community. They were influential in founding the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church and donated land for the building. His obituary states that he settled in Arkansas in 1867. John Butler Lonon served as a private in Company E, North Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel Shaler's regiment, as a cook, during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Baxter County, Arkansas. In 1900, he was living in Independence Township, Baxter County, Arkansas.

John married Margaret Rebecca Mason on 8 Nov 1855 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Jefferson Mason and Emily Connelly Gibbs) was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home City Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James W. Willhoit served as a private in Company H, 15th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War. At the time of the 1860 census, he was living in Bradley County, Tennessee (District 12, page 270). He left Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Ozark County, Missouri around 1866. At the time of the 1870 census, he was living in the home of James H. Sallee in Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri , and was listed as a farm hand (Roll M593_796, page 219). In 1880, he was living in Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri (Roll T9_707, Film 1254707, page 515B, Enumeration Dstrict 108, family 140). In 1920, he was living at Big Creek, Ozark County, Missouri. He and his wife homesteaded 160 acres (20 June 1885, document #04710) located between Longrun and Lutie, now known as Theodosia. He also owned forty acres which he received by patent (No. 32565, Serial No. MO5780-081) on 14 April 1888, in Section 34, Township 23N, Range 16W, and forty additional acres which he received on 11 February 1891 (document #32799). Both these tracts were in Ozark County. In addition to farming, James was a lawyer and a Justice of the Peace.

James married Elizabeth Griffith on 8 Aug 1871. Elizabeth (daughter of Robertson Griffith and Catherine Lewis) was born on 6 Oct 1854 in Arkansas, USA; died on 17 Sep 1924 in Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Lutie Cemetery, Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Washington and Elizabeth Griffith Willhoit may be buried in Lutie Cemetery, Theodosia, Missouri, rather than in Griffith/Truvine.

Notes:

James Cosby Wallace enlisted in the Union Army in Richmond, Missouri, in January 1863. He served as a private in Company K, 6th Regimental Cavalry. He was discharged in July 1865. His service records describe him as 5'8 1/2" tall, with a light complexion, sandy hair, and grey eyes. After his marriage, he lived in Webster County, Missouri, for three years, and then moved to Arkansas for one year. At the time of the 1870 census, the family was living in Fishing River Township, Ray County, Missouri. He supposedly returned to Webster County, and later moved to Ozark County, Missouri. At the time of the 1900 census, he was living in Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri. James Cosby Wallace and Saloma St. Clair met in northern Arkansas while he was serving in the army.

James married Saloma Elizabeth St. Clair on 2 Jul 1865 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA. Saloma (daughter of Martin St. Clair and Mary Elizabeth Davis) was born on 29 Jan 1849 in probably near Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA; died on 31 Jan 1911; was buried in Wallace Cemetery, Hammond, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas Bryan was apparently a Revolutionary War soldier. He participated in the Georgia land lotteries in the early 1800s. According to the book "Information on Some Georgia Pensioners," his wife may have been a Bennett. Thomas Bryan appears in the following records:
1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, tax digest
1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, census, Captain William Black's district
9 February 1791 - Name on a petition to the Governor from residents of Elbert County seeking a stay of execution for James Meredith who has a wife and four children who are in distress
1792 - Franklin County, Georgia, grantee
1792 - Elbert County, Georgia, land court sessions - mentions "self and four in family"
1797 - Elbert County, Georgia, land grant
1797 - John Baker Bennett of Richmond County, Georgia, sold land to "Thomas Bryan, father and first friend of Bennett Bryan"
1811 - witness in estate record of James Chandler of Franklin County, Georgia
1820 - Elbert County, Georgia, census (also in the county were Moses and John Bryan)
1822 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
1825 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
1835 - received land in lottery
1835 - purchased land from James Mann in Walker County, Georgia - Lot 256, District 12, Section 3

Thomas + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas and Elizabeth Blackwell Grogan were members of the Wolf's Creek Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Being a minister, Thomas was often called to be the pastor of the church. Thomas and Elizabeth applied for letters of dismissal on 17 December 1836, probably in anticipation of their move to Georgia. They were in Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1850 census. In 1866, Thomas Grogan was living in Clay County, Alabama. According to the 1880 census record of Thomasine Grogan Bryan, Thomas Grogan was born in Virginia and Elizabeth Blackwell was born in North Carolina. This is probably the Thomas Grogan, Esquire, listed in the 1830 Spartanburg District, South Carolina, census. In the household were two males under age 5, two females age 5-10, one female age 10-15, two males age 10-15, one male age 15-20, one male age 20-30, one male age 40-50, and one female age 40-50.

Thomas + Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth (daughter of John Blackwell and Susannah Glenn) was born in cir 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker

Notes:

Henry Talley participated in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, at which time he was living in Troup County. At the time of the 1850 census, he was living in Murray County, Georgia. He was living in DeKalb County, Alabama, in 1856, and in Jackson County, Alabama, by the time of the 1860 census. The cemetery where he is buried is about 10 miles southeast of Scottsboro, Alabama.

Henry married Mary Lacy Webb on 14 Dec 1820 in York County, South Carolina, USA. Mary was born on 15 Sep 1801 in South Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jan 1855 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: tanner

Notes:

Noah Meredith participated in the Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery. He received land in Cherokee, now Walker, County, the 3rd section of the 27th district, previous to 1838, probably moving there in 1837. At the time of the lottery, he was living in Walton County, Georgia, but according to his obituary, he moved to Walker County in 1837. Noah was the Walker County Tax Collector in 1844, and he was the first mail carrier from Cedar Grove to Chattanooga. The family was living in Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1850 census, and at Cedar Grove, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census. In 1893, he was living at McLemore Cove, Walker County, Georgia. He was a Mason of the A.I. Leet Lodge No. 266, F. & A.M.

Buried:
High Point Cemetery is opposite Lookout Baptist Church on Georgia Route 193 (Chattanooga Valley Road). Also known as Lookout Cemetery.

Noah married Margaret M. Shaw on 11 Jan 1835 in Walton County, Georgia, USA. Margaret (daughter of George Washington Shaw and Jane G. Patterson) was born on 7 Sep 1817 in Morgan County, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Jan 1897; was buried in High Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to her obituary, "old Mrs. Noah Meredith" died at the home of her son-in-law, Webb Talley, in High Point.

Buried:
Her place of burial is reported in her obituary. This may be another name for High Point Cemetery.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: wagon maker

Notes:

Family tradition holds that three Lanham brothers moved from Maryland to Edgefield District, South Carolina. There names are remembered as Walter, Josiah, and Rezen. Joseph Lanham is listed in a number of land transactions in Spartanburg County, South carolina. On 29 September 1828, Hutson (probably Hudson) Lanham was named administrator of the estate of Joseph Lanham in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Joseph + Sarah Elder. Sarah was born before 1775 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; died after Nov 1828 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

? + Mary Peyton. Mary was born in cir 1795. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The descendants of Peyton LaFayette Campbell have a letter from an A.S. Campbell to A.F.G. Campbell, dated 1855. In the letter, A.S. mentions "mother, Eliza, and Charlotte." The 1850 Census of Chesterfield County, South Carolina, contains an entry for a Mary Campbell (age 55, born New Jersey) and the following people, presumed to be her children: Eliza A. (age 37, born New York), Mary C. (age 20, born South Carolina), Charlotte H. (age 16, born South Carolina), and Adrian S. (age 12, born South Carolina). Also living there was a Rebecca L. Henshaw (?), age 5. In the 1880 Alabama census, the place of birth of both of Peyton Lafayette Campbell's parents is given as New York. According to family tradition, Mary Campbell was of Dutch descent. Mary's last name is in question. According to Litha Kilgore, her last name was Patton.

Phillip + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jesse Sanford is probably the Jesse Sanford who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for Habersham County in 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1842, 1849, and 1850.

Jesse married Jane Bryson on 6 Jan 1824 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA. Jane (daughter of Daniel H. Bryson and Jenny ?) was born on 4 Mar 1801 in South Carolina, USA; died on 28 Apr 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is no evidence that Daniel Sr. is the father of Jane. Daniel's family records are incomplete. Sources report, however, that Jane was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina, in 1801, and only Daniel and his brother John were listed in the 1800 census for that district. By 1810, Daniel shows two females under 10 in his household, and John has none. One of Daniel's sons, Daniel Jr., moved to Habersham County, Georgia, about 1820. Jane was married in Habersham County, Georgia, in 1824 to Jesse Sanford.

Notes:

One source states that John Lonon was from Murphy, North Carolina, which is Cherokee County.

John married Martha Wise on 12 Feb 1818 in North Carolina, USA. Martha (daughter of Benjamin Wesley Wise and Sarah Martha Cuthbertson) was born on 11 Feb 1799; died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John J. Mason and his brother William went from North Carolina to Arkansas with their families in 1858. They settled in what is now known as Mason Valley in Benton County, Arkansas. They were very prosperous farmers and built large, two-story houses, one of which, about 1/4 mile south of the Mason Valley Baptist Church, was still standing in the 1970s. All of the older members of the family are buried in the Coffelt Cemetery, about 1 1/2 miles north of Mason Valley Baptist Church.

John + Emily Connelly Gibbs. Emily (daughter of Joshua Gibbs and Rebecca Mira Connelly) was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alfred H. Willhoit was living in Bradley County, Tennessee, at the time of the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses. His occupation was given as farmer. Alfred's will was dated 1 May 1900, in Bradley County, Tennessee.

Alfred married Lydia H. Lamb on 7 Jun 1845 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA. Lydia was born in cir 1828 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Roberson Griffith
• Occupation: farmer and blacksmith

Notes:

At the time of the 1860 census, the Robertson Griffith family was living in Osage Township, Carroll County, Arkansas (Roll M653_38, page 879, family #1288). The next family listed in the census is that of a Martin Griffith, age 27, born in Tennessee, who was also a farmer and blacksmith. Martin was probably a younger brother of Robertson. Living with Martin was his wife, Mary Ann, age 26, born Tennessee; Samuel Griffith, age 4, born in Arkansas, and; Benjamin F. Griffith, age 7 months, also born in Arkansas.

Robertson + Catherine Lewis. Catherine (daughter of George Lewis and Elizabeth Gildeon) was born in cir 1825; died in Jul 1895 in Ozark County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Griffith/Truvine Cemetery, Longrun, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1850, David Wallace was living in Ray County, Missouri. David Oliver Wallace enlisted in the Union Army at Richmond, Missouri, in 1863. He served as a 1st Sergeant in Company K, 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry. He was captured in battle at Neosho, Missouri, in October 1863, and was forced to spend three nights without clothing or blankets. He contracted a severe cold, and this later caused almost total deafness, complete blindness in his left eye, and partial blindness in his right eye. He was discharged in 1865, after which the family moved to Caldwell County, Missouri, to a farm south of Cameron. Ellender died on the family farm that today is a portion of Wallace State Park. After Ellender's death, David moved to Ozark County, Missouri, to a farm near Hammond, where he died. In 1880, David was living in Mirabile, Caldwell County, Missouri. His birth place was given as Indiana.

David married Ellender Turner on 16 Dec 1837 in Ray County, Missouri, USA. Ellender (daughter of John Turner and Jane West) was born on 22 Sep 1819 in Elkhorn, Ray County, Missouri, USA; died on 20 Feb 1894 in Caldwell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Mirabile Cemetery, Mirabile, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ellender Turner Wallace was blind for the last five years of her life, and was cared for by her daughter-in-law Laura, wife of Joseph.

Notes:

Martin St. Clair's name may have been David Martin, Martin David, or Daniel St. Clair. Martin and Elizabeth (or Mary) St. Clair were living in Washington County, Ohio, at the time of the 1840 census. In 1843, they moved to Arkansas, and settled near Fayetteville. In 1848, Martin was involved in the Tutt-Everett fued, also called the Marion County War. He was killed during the feud. In 1850, his children were living with the Alfred Burns family in Marion County, Arkansas.

Martin + Mary Elizabeth Davis. Mary was born in cir 1812 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]