Roland Cooper and Corp. Jim Richards of the Wilcox County Company. I come through the line of his son named Seneca Bloxom. And welcome to new members Jaimie and Kelly Jordan of Rome, Georgia and Larry Lynam of Tucson, Arizona! Kelli was born in 1981 in Michigan. Mrs. E.L. Williamson, Mrs. H.R. Mr. Speir is a native of Furman and attended school in this building. Graduation exercise of Moore Academy were held in the school gymnasium Thursday, May 23, at 8:00 p.m. Churches and other buildings on tour include Friendship Baptist Church, founded 1825 current building, 1948, Pine Apple Methodist Church, founded 1872 current building c. 1890, Moore Academy, founded 1882, current building 1923, Old Barn Museum, c. 1854, Roberts Log Cabin, c. 1860, moved to Pine Apple Town Park in 2008 and Matheson Library, c. 1927. Its a wonderful time for sure! Mattie Mathews Chambliss portrait as a young lady, hangs in Sturdivant Hall in Selma today. Dr. Jones served on local, state and national medical societies and boards, and was on the Medical Advisory Board of the Selective Service Committee, for which he was issued a commendation from President Eisenhower in 1957. He had been told the little girl was taken to her family. These cabins are located within the camping loop. Mother would take me to Furman when I was sick to see Dr. Burson. The group met again at Moore Academy May 19, 1921. One of several contiguous Vaughan family plantations. Entdecke Pettway Plantation, Wilcox County, Gees Bend, Alabama, AL, Arthur Rothstein, FSA, 16 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Hon. We have three children: Elizabeth, 28, Andrew, 26 and Caitlin, 24. Directly across the river from Camden, and southeast of Selma, Gee's Bend has one road into the community. Spencer, and others. Miss Rubye is honored by Wilcox Historical Society. I am so excited to visit and see exactly where my relatives lived. He believed in God, the invincibility of the Royal Navy, the essential rightness of whatever was British, the unquestioning subordination of thine to duty and a boundless capacity for hard work. Many were wealthy slaveholders and planters. So, I have been doing long distance research all these years with a few trips to Alabama when I can. She told me to hold on. We met in January, 1974. Mrs. Pie Malone provided wonderful holiday food that included homemade gingerbread cookies. Thank you to Ms. Billie Gibbs for being the first to volunteer to help this cause. A County scholarship by the Federated Clubs of Wilcox County was established in 1937. On the internet I found old church minutes from the Bellville Baptist Church in Conecuh County listing my 3x great-grandparents, Kedar and Martha (Baggett) Hawthorne transcribed by historian Margaret Jane Gaston. Her parents and younger brother were going west but only got to Claiborne where there was a yellow fever outbreak. I am happy to announce that we currently have 346 members in the Wilcox Historical Society! We would also love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram! , I am researching the Lee family. Member, Camille Armstrong Selsor Jones, age 89, a resident of Camden, Alabama, died at her home on September 1, 2021. Camden The Tiger Rag, a school paper published by students of Wilcox County High School, is in full swing with Alan Rogers as editor in chief. Nearly 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Plans were completed for entertainment and supper Friday night, March 13th. There is a store at this intersection named Possum Bend. In the last few years, he worked on one of his most enjoyable rehabilitations the former St. Marys Church in Camden, Alabama. Historic American Buildings Survey, C. & Matthews, P. (1933) Rosemary House & Plantation Store, State Route 28 vicinity, Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, AL. They were returning to their families in Wilcox County, but only got as far as McWilliams where the parents and brother died.In the 1930s my grandfather met an old-timer at a store in McWilliams who remembered the story and said he could show my grandfather where they were buried beside the road outside of McWilliams. The Sadie, Kaleb, Brett, & Avery are 1-bedroom (2 full), 1 bath cabins. Being a descendant of Capt. I am in the very beginnings of researching my family history in Pine Hill, Alabama. Are there any places I should visit while Im here? These are some of the debts, instinctive and cultivated that Queen Elizabeth II owes to her grandfather and they have helped make her a descendant and successor of whom he could feel thoroughly proud. There was a baby show, an amateur hour, an advertising sale and oyster dinners. Besides being a ready source of food, the streams were both highways and communication systems for the Indians. Prizes were also given to the Negroes who had the cleanest homes. Owl Creek Plantation Let me take you on a journey. Harvest Arts musicians, Madeline and Hannah, return for the debut of their Christmas Album. His great, great grandmother Mary Fielding Vaughan Cobb was a sister of Virginia Vaughan Mathews. We will be happy to review it for a future issue. We married right after high school, 1976. I apologize in advance if any of this ends up being incorrectly attributed to the wrong person, but I am going off of the notes on the back of the photos. Lunch locations Saturday, March 26th 11:00 am 2:00 pm will be in Furman at KayBri located at 8654 Freedom Farm Road aka County Road 59 in Furman (across from Bethsaida Baptist Church) and at the Furman Community Center located at 8191 County Road 59 in Furman. If you still have questions, please email us wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The property was owned by William W. Manning, a native. Fleet Lane, Bud Selsor, Ed Wetherbee, Charlies Wetherbee and Harry Ratcliff spent Tuesday night on the river so that they might be ready to shove off early Wednesday morning on the trip which should prove to be interesting and scenic. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. N.O. Those present were: Mrs. J.S. And welcome to new Life Members Linn and Trisha Pritchett of Minter, Alabama! Thank you! They want to help us restore the Female Institute to allow us to expand our arts offerings to the county and region. I stumbled on it recently driving around and shooting photos in the area. Kedar and his wife Martha (Baggett) Hawthorne continued to prosper in the 1830s and 1840s near Camden raising their children and farming. His grandfather was Dr. John Paul Jones, who moved to Camden with his family in the 1840s and would eventually marry Camilla Boykin of Tilden (Dallas County) in the 1860s; the first wedding to be performed in the now defunct St. Marys Episcopal Church here in Camden (now a lovely residence, you can drive past it on Clifton St. in town). Breakfast will be offered from 8:30 am to 10:00 am. Kedar moved to Mobile in 1856 where he built a house which is still standing and a registered landmark. Next my grandfather Harold Watts Grimes lived there bringing his bride, his childhood sweetheart, my grandmother, Frances Donald Dudley Grimes and her son, Hugh Dudley to live there when they married in 1927. Hawthorne moved to Conecuh County, Alabama in the 1830s . Neita is a native of Camden, and is the granddaughter of Mrs. W.H. I met you at the tour of homes last month, and I so enjoyed myself. We sincerely hope that it can be placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its preservation.. Our next meeting will be Sunday afternoon, September 18th at 2pm at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden. Hall recently worked to merge TCNB with United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. W.J. Our home, named Laura Ann, is pictured at the beginning of this article. Front - Rosemary House Plantation - March 24, 1937, Photographer Alex Bush South End of Hall- March 24, 1937, Photographer Alex Bush * All ticket packages include a Tour of Homes Ticket, Saturday, March 25, and a complimentary Southern Breakfast Served at The Brittany House Antiques in Oak Hill, Alabama from 8:30 am 10:00 am Saturday Morning, 3/25. Help us grow our membership and take pride in the history of Wilcox County. Old Matthew's Place - State Route 28, located 1 mile south of Miller's Ferry near Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama. Frank Cade Jr. moved back into Rosemary in 1968 until his own death in 1987. Had his son, a boy about my age, along with him and also a man from Evergreen, a Mr. Rushton who manages the Ford agency there. If you are interested in gifting a membership to a friend or family member for a birthday or other special occasion let us know. Ray, and one visitor Mrs. Paul Shanks. I am finding precious little on this individual. Tags: alabama, antebellum, black belt, furman, house, plantation, wilcox county. The county is part of the Coastal Plain physiographic section and consists of rolling prairies and coastal plains. The old Female Institute building was constructed in 1848 when a board of citizens confronted with the problem of education made up subscriptions for the construction of the building. Will Philpot, who is director of music at Camden Baptist Church, gave a timely devotional message on Thanksgiving using as scripture Psalms 100. She divided them into five committees and asked each committee to raise $100.00. We had not one, but two families contribute $10,000 each last month to start our first matching fund campaign for the Female Institutes Restoration. [2], National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilcox County, Alabama, Roughly along Old Snow Hill Rd., County Road 59, Burson Rd., and. M.F. In addition, we have been able to have plans and renderings prepared for the restoration and expansion of the Female Institute. The WHS hosted a reception at the Wilcox Female Institute following the concert. Furnishings and other items that are still in use from the original church are the ladder back choir chairs and the communion set, with glasses. They are Jimmie Cook, Johnny Webb, Johnny Ross, and Andy Johnson. Mr. James (Jim) McCall was the first postmaster. 4, By Thomas McAdory Owens, 1904, History of Alabama, Vol. Up until two years ago I rented Garland Cook Smiths house across from their home on Clifton Street (the Sterrett-McWilliams Home, c. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. The heart pine floors were repaired (there had been some termite damage). It seems about 6 hours from me here in Georgia, so that would be a nice trip! Gen. Alexander Travis Hawthorne (1825-1899), Martha Ann Hawthorne (1829-1913), Mary Ann Hawthorne (1833-1926), Maj. Adoniram Judson Hawthorne (1834-1877) my line, Rev. Also known as Oden-Sanford Farm. Shortly after moving in around 1900, his mother Mary named it Rosemary, not after her roses or her own name, but for the fragrant herb, since Rosemary means remembrance. Mary also undertook to enlarge the one-story house, adding a second story and large staircase around 1900-1905. Prohibitionists declared themselves entirely satisfied with the morning showing, and predictions as to the prohibition victory ranged from two to one to five to one. He told us a story of going into the bank in Camden, the previous Monday, telling Betty Kennedys grandson that visitors were coming from Texas at the end of the March. R. Grear, Arkansas. As a result, we have already raised close to $3000 in additional contributions since our September meeting. Henry Andrews, one of the sons, wrote Ripples of the Alabama, a piano solo much loved by a former generation. Sessions was our US State Senator from Alabama from 1997 2017 and the 84th US Attorney General from 2017 2018. She was the one to ask if you had a question about local history or Hank Williams. The historic homes will all be illuminated and a beautiful sight! Your membership in the WHS gives you the first opportunity to purchase tickets (at a reduced rate) to the 2023 Tour of Homes in Pine Apple with our Guest Speaker, the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon of Highclere Castle. Mrs. Nettie Booth, nee McBryde, of Glendon, Ala. visited her mother and relatives, at Oak Hill, and on returning, was accompanied by her mother Mrs. L.A. McBryde. The town was divided into districts and a prize was given to the members whose districts showed the most improvement. Before his fathers death, tho the Prince of Wales closest friends were talking about the possibility of him renouncing his right of succession in favor of his younger brother, the Duke of York. The Hawthorne House, also known as the Col. J. R. Hawthorne House, is a historic plantation house in Pine Apple, Alabama, USA.The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1854 for Joseph Richard Hawthorne by Ezra Plumb. Mr. Hearst did not go to Birmingham hospital as was reported. Hunters and experts were puzzled over the identity of an animal killed by William Atkins, Alberta, last week during a deer drive on the B. F. Hickss place about three miles from Alberta. The concert featured performers on Violin, Viola and Cello in addition to Wilcox County favorites Madeline Cawley, Flute and Hannah Cope Johnson, Harp. The historic 115-year-old Wilcox Female Institute building in Camden will not be destroyed. The structure was built by slaves and the bricks used throughout came from the clay in the space now used as the athletic field of the Wilcox County High School. Considered by architectural scholars to be a clear example of, This plantation was established in 1825 by Reuben Saffold II, a native of, Although the exact builder is unclear, the house was built circa 1845. You did not seem able to take in any point of view but your own. These photos are now available for purchase with the proceeds going to the Furman Historical Society for the work the group is doing to preserve its historic structures. She can be reached at 334.324.9353 or m2kyser54@aol.com. Kirven bought the McCall house. Our speakers will be Mason McGowin, a descendant of the Mathews family; Carter Fowlkes, a descendant of the Cade and Mathews families, along with Rosemary owner, Brock Jones. (To be continued in the WHS Winter newsletter.). However, we can only accommodate a limited number of guests at certain events. He was appointed to the board of directors and served as the president of the new Town-Country United Bank, a position he held until his death. Waren, Miss Dean, Belma Melton, Arthur (Office Boy), Douglas Pettie, Mr. Green, Newton Smith, Mary Ann, Ruby Moore, Perkins, (butler), Edd Mac Philpot, Mrs. Pondexter Swan, Annie Lou Garrett, Mrs. Waldo Harris Jones, Willie Higdon, Annie Bell Jones, Maggie Wade Parker, Lecretia Jones, Elise Manderson, Mabel Swan, Alva Mims, Helena Swan, Edna Earl Hamilton, Florentia Swan, Alice McCants. Settlers began coming into the County in 1816, most coming from Virginia via of the Carolinas and Georgia. The exhibition was organized by the staff and fellows of the Decorative Arts of the Gulf South Project housed at the Historic New Orleans Collection, which researches and maintains records of decorative arts found in the early 19th-century Gulf South. Everyone has been so welcoming to us. Various colorings, defined, The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the, United Presbyterian Church of North America, National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Alabama, List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama, National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", "Office of University Outreach Scholarship Grant Black Belt Environmental Science and Arts Program: 2005 Progress Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wilcox_County,_Alabama&oldid=1083030613. The programs always consisted of both papers and music. He returned home to Furman and later served in the Alabama House of Representatives. (1 of 99) Jake Peavy's Southern Falls Plantation in Wilcox, AL (2 of 99) . The three teachers offered the school for next year. My third great grandfather was John Jared Roach who lived in Camden, Alabama. He was head of the Washington, D.C. law office of Jones Walker, and as a partner in the firms Governmental Relations Practice Group split his time between there and Mobile. A special THANK YOU to WHS member, Jean Till Styles, for the correction and supporting documentation. Marengo County, Alabama . The last daughter, Martha, known as Mattie, survived childhood and married Nathaniel Rives Chambliss in 1865, only to die two months after her wedding. Representing 10,300 acres with 73 buildings, and 14 structures, the Furman Historic District, encompassing Old Snow Hill Road, Wilcox County Road 59, Burson Road, and AL 21, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1999. Those in attendance were able to view some of the artifacts the team has found in Marengo County. What a great time to be a part of the Wilcox Historical Society. In 1890 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives from Wilcox County; and in June, 1892, he was appointed by Gov. The day was voted a huge success by both teachers and pupils. Questions? Tickets will be available on Eventbrite.com starting September 1. With a membership as large as ours, we can achieve any goal. , THE LEGACY OF DR. J. PAUL JONES CONTINUES INTO THE FUTURE, Submitted by WHS member, Mary Christian Hodo. However, the doors to the fellowship hall, the banister that divides the choir stand, and some of the lumber is from the original building. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Lady Carnarvons visit and the 2023 WHS Tour of Homes in lovely Pine Apple please contact us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. These grants, along with private contributions, will help make this dream a reality! We made an offer on the home and it was accepted. Outstanding programs included a years study on music, on art, on the Bible and on Shakespeare. According to this scrapbook a copy of the deed for the Institute shows that the indenture was made and entered into June 29, 1850, transferring the property from John P. Fairley and his wife Martha Fairley and James A. Tait to L.W. REGISTRATION HOURS: Friday, March 26th - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Saturday, March 27th - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Their director, Sarah Duggan, has spoken at two of our meetings in recent years. We have been overwhelmed by the response to our announcement that the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon, of Downton Abbeys Highclere Castle will be our Keynote Speaker at the Tour of Homes. The racial makeup of the county was 71.90% Black or African American, 27.51% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. Hannah and Madeline amazed us all with the premier of their first Christmas album. Sessions, D.J. It is beautiful! Prince Arnold, Chairman, Dec. James Suggs, Co-Chairman, Dec. Moses Arnold and Dec. Henry Blackmon. We know You will make the 1964 Wil-Co-Hi Annual more attractive. Hastings in pastor. This valuable place will be sold for $6,500 cash, worth $10,000. RIVERDALE PLANTATION Dallas County, Alabama . Fontaine was my husbands grandfather. As stated last month, the interior has been completely restored and painted, the documents and photographs have been framed with acid free papers and the porches/steps/columns have been restored or replaced following the guidelines of the National Register. Honors and awards were presented by W.J. Bonner, our efficient circuit clerk, was visiting relatives on Oak Hill last week. Mrs. Dumas was born at the Kimbrough plantation at Arlington in 1848 the daughter of Wash and Martha Kimbrough. From a WHS Facebook post highlighting the photos taken by Laura Agee at the 2021 Tour of Homes: Hello. It was razed during the 21st century. In her early childhood there was little suspicion a betrayal of this sacred trust by her uncle David. Pictured is Dr. Ashley Dumas with WHS members Andy and Kathy Coats examining a fragment of a 16th century horseshoe which is one of the documented artifacts that is leading to the discover of the battle site. The Female Institute was once again host to the Harvest Arts Duo on December 17th and 18th. They plan to return in 2022 to not only perform evening concerts, but also do events for our schools as well. Thomasville Public Library, AL Latitude: 31.9295967 Longitude: -87.7380595 County: Clarke Area: Thomasville Elevation: 122 meters - 400 feet It is an exciting time to live in Wilcox County. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km2). I am hopefully going to visit Wilcox County between Nov 13-18, 2021. Children born to Kedar and Martha Hawthorne: Brig. Master Jodie Hall Jones left after the holidays to enter the Marion Military Institute. Mrs. Jones was a lifelong member of the Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Wilcox County should try to keep up with the best. It was reprinted in the Alabama Genealogical Societys Volume 20 Nos 3 & 4, 1988 magazine, pages 109-110. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map.[1]. Not only will we raise money for the WHS, but we will also generate positive public exposure for Pine Apple and Wilcox County. Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. They will be performing their Christmas Concert at the Wilcox Female Institute Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th at 7:00 pm. See below to listen to one of his recent YouTube videos. Pieces of History tell the story of early 19th century Southerners and what they moved with them, purchased, made, and used while they made homes and lives and includes pieces of furniture and stories from Wilcox County. To contribute to the cause, send a check made payable to: Wilcox Historical Society, P.O. The exhibition will recreate spaces that were found in homes of the 19th-century Gulf South with furnishings that would have been used there. We would like to make a correction to the article in our last newsletter regarding the history of Furman and the wording on the Furman National Historic District historical marker that was erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the Community of Furman in April 2010. A fence is maintained around the cemetery. So glad Pine Hill saved the one there. Negroes, descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. Carter Fowlkes was born in Selma in 1944 and lives in Atlanta. It was deeded to the State of Alabama in 1908 and became Wilcox County High School. The two-story wood-frame house was built between 1832 and 1834 in a vernacular interpretation of Federal style architecture. Miss Rubye held several business positions in Selma and Pine Hill before her marriage and was highly regarded for her business acumen, her insights into human nature, her love, concern, and generosity for all persons, especially children. Set on the Eastern Side of Wilcox County, Historic Furman, Alabama, is the site of the Wilcox Historical Societys Tour of Homes, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Mr. Fowlkes also shared with us portraits of Peter Early Mathews and wife Virginia Vaughan Mathews. [6], A Tale of Two Plantations, Richard S. Dunn, Harvard University Press, Nov 4, 2014, Alabama Historical Quarterly (Summer, 1930), p. 109; Dubose, "Chronicles of the Canebrake,", Alabama Historical Quarterly (Winter, 1947), p. 492; Dubose, "Chronicles of the Canebrake,", COLONEL THOMAS T. MUNFORD AND THE LAST CAVALRY OPERATIONS We are very excited they are returning to Wilcox County and are pleased to be their concert partner. At that time, Mr. Dudley accepted a consulting job to restore the Huntsville Depot. The second wife is Elizabeth V Wilson born 1848. A third group to be given dinner was the crowd of Negros from nearby plantations who had gathered at the scene of the barbecue, probably drawn there by the smell of meats and stew as it was cooked in the open. In 1925 trees were planted on the side of the highway between the Pine Apple Depot and the town itself. After various reports and misunderstandings, the guests depart, all save Alice. When he died, he left 47 . Following marriage and the rearing of three children, she earned a degree in nursing and served as a nurse in Camden and Pensacola, Florida. The meeting was held at the Wilcox Female Institute with a reception afterwards. She served two short terms in Pakistan before going there in 1994 to serve on the mission field in a variety of ministries, including teacher at the Nancy Fulwood Hospital School of Nursing, manager and hostess of the Pakistan guest house and part-time homeschool teacher for the children of missionaries.