Not only will we raise money for the WHS, but we will also generate positive public exposure for Pine Apple and Wilcox County. Only in the past few years has the great black oil giant risen from his millions of years of sleep under the skin of our earth and is shaking the southern portion of our state into a reservoir of industrial might. 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. Mason, who has given, so far, entire satisfaction. Welcome Reception at Wakefield begins at 6:00 pm. Get involved and help us restore the Wilcox Female Institute! B. Barrett, From a WHS Facebook post shared from Lee Peacock News Highlights from 100-year-old editions of the Wilcox Progressive Era newspaper in Camden, Alabama from January 1922 featuring a current photo of Coast to Coast in Camden (formerly Matthews Hardware), Always enjoy stopping in the former Matthews Hardware. Pisgah, at Bethel, about three miles away, was Baptist. They have been very generous with us in the past and we hope now that we have floor plans, renderings, and cost projections, they will continue to help us restore the Institute. After Mrs. Mathesons death in 1928 the library was named for her in appreciate of their work. What I know so far is that my great-great-great-grandfather Horace Carmichael was living in Pine Hill (source 1880 Census); he was originally born in Dillon, South Carolina and I surmised that he was brought to Pine Hill by the Carmichaels of Dillon; William Carmichael (1817-1888) buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery. Cabin 21-1 is one bedroom with one queen bed, a full bath, kitchen, and living room. to new members: from Alabama David and Eleanor Cheatham of Orrville, John Crenshaw, Michael Respess and Betty Cooper Mathews of Montgomery, Lynne Givhan of Safford, Kathy McCoy of Atmore, Shirley McClurklin of Thomasville, John Deupree and Monica B. Dr. John Godbolds mother and sister Lily and infant are among the graves in the old cemetery. E.R. This month we are also submitting a $75,000 grant application to the Alabama Historic Commission to help us Raise the Bell. Lunch at the Community Center will be catered by The Pecan on Broad. Alice went to Coy. Laura and I were baptized in 2020 at Bethsaida Church in the newly discovered baptismal; the first baptisms to take place there in over a hundred years. Directors: W.H. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research task, but it is beyond the scope of this transcription. Cemetery is located on the Old Ervin Plantation. I was a guest of Miss Kitty Lamkin. Parliamentary laws were stressed. Here are a few inquiries and comments received since our last newsletter: Hello, I have been working on genealogy. Jerry. Congratulations to our members Chris Bailey and Ryan Dunagan, Laura and Schley Rutherford, and the Hamilton family whose Camden area homes were featured in Mobile Bay Magazine this month. Donations can be mailed to: WHS, P O Box 464, Camden, AL 36726 or contact our Treasurer, Mary Margaret Kyser for more details. The invocation was given by the Reverend Robert Glass, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church. McMurphy and Bonnie Dean, news editors; Bob Vick, sports editor; Wanda Woo and Eustace McGoon, snoops editors; Eugenia Webb and Amy Smith, typists; Alice Ann Barlow, Billy Watson, Jewel Lampkin, Johnny Hybart, Dickey Curry and Sonny Smith, as circulation managers. In later years the Adams family donated another acre for room to grow. Refreshments were served at the Furman School; now used as a community center. After enlisting in the Confederate Army, he was commissioned as Assistant Surgeon and assigned to field hospital duty; captured at Gettysburg; imprisoned two months in Fort McHenry; escaped; two-month furlough; transferred to Fort Gaines; prisoner about two months at Fort Gaines and New Orleans; paroled at Selma at end of war and settled in Furman. Built from 184550, known for its extremely elaborate interior plasterwork. In 1848 a board of citizens made up subscriptions for the construction of the building to be known as The Wilcox County Female Institute. It was built by slave labor and the bricks used throughout were made from the clay in the space now used as the athletic field of Wilcox County High School. While there our group will be dining in some of the finest homes in the South. Down through the years the great objective of the Club was the establishment and sponsorship of the community library. Knight presiding. In 193738 the Club planted more trees on the highway nearer town. Part of the heritage of Wilcox County, it stands as a monument to over a hundred years of educational learning. We talked about finding a small place in Alabama but did not really pursue that idea. It is wonderful to have so many of our members homes featured in these publications. Also found was reference to the Last Will & Testament of William Williams. After college I moved to Birmingham and worked in the AmSouth Trust Department for several years later moving to Daphne, Alabama and working for real estate developer, Tonsmeire Development Corporation. It was wonderful to see many of you recently at yet another fantastic Harvest Arts Concert at the Female Institute. 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). Mr. Dudley graduated from Auburn University in 1949 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Is RiverBend ever on tour? Hello, I stumbled across your Wilcox Historical Society by accident. But all will for years to come sprinkle the conversation of our native inhabitants: Yellow Jacket, Prairie, Clifton, Walnut and Hurricane Bluffs; Taits, Burfords, Ellis and Bridgeport landings; Cobbs and Millers Ferries, and many, many more. Alabama Map Wilcox County shown in red About Alabama Census Records The first federal census taken in Alabama was in 1830. As they say, Genealogy is not a hobby, it is an obsession. I am an active contributor to FindAGrave memorials and have transcribed and published the Friendship Baptist Church of Pine Apple records for the years 1862-1907. Board at the seminary and town $8.00 to $9.00 per month. Thomas Threadgill will conduct the services. In Marengo County, Dumas and her colleagues have thus far found 52 confirmed pieces of Spanish-made metal, such as horseshoe remnants and iron chisels repurposed from the metal bands that strengthened wooden barrels. 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. The Lewis and Jenkins families buried here, about twenty-four, on Mr. John Dales land are all kin to me, with the exception of probably one. As guests arrived and during the ball, photographs were taken by the talented Laura Agee of Agee Images + Film. In 1989 Watson Jones of Camden purchased the 2,000-acre plantation from the Frank Cade estate. For years, I looked aimlessly for information on my Hawthornes in libraries, picking up bits of information here and there, until I got a computer in the late 1990s. Thomas G. Jones to fill the unexpired term of Cyrus D. Hogue as State Auditor, and in November of that year was elected for a full term and re-elected in 1894. Their ages ranges from 18 to 64. She can be reached at 334.324.9353 or m2kyser54@aol.com. It is a work in progress. 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. By the early 30s life was taking on a pleasantly settled character for the Duke and Duchess of York and their two little daughters. The exhibition will recreate spaces that were found in homes of the 19th-century Gulf South with furnishings that would have been used there. A special and exclusive whistle, a sort of trade-mark for each boat, elicited great pride and envy among captains and pilots, while a calliope if the boat were prosperous enough to own one furnished gay tunes for dockings and farewells or any festive occasion. , I am researching the Lee family. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,600 people, 3,854 households, and 2,284 families residing in the county. After college and nursing training she married Dr. McLean Pitts. Thanks are due Mrs. Georgia Jackson for her work in raising the standards and general oversight of the library. We have been told that the library would do credit to a town of 10,000 inhabitants. The ladies of the A.R.P. In the hills of Wilcox County where she was born a slave 114 years ago, Mrs. Ida Dumas will be buried at 1 p.m. Sunday after services at Canaan Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Arlington. Miss Lucy moved to Birmingham. Ida Pritchett, buried at Bear Creek Church Cemetery in Caledonia, Wilcox County, is my great grandmother (1883-1907). For reservation or information call 334-740-2005. He quickly became a proponent for and advocate of all things Camden. Major industries in the county include a paper mill operated by International Paper, based in Memphis, Tennessee, on the Alabama River near Pine Hill that employs roughly 400 people, and a copper tubing plant owned by Golden Dragon Copper Group of Xinxiang, China in Sunny South that opened in 2014; it employs approximately 300.[16][17][18]. With her expertise and experience we hope to continue to raise grant funds for the Female Institute. In 1963 a move began to tear the old building down and make way for a modern vocational building. The John Coleman House, also known as Grassdale, is a two-story wood-frame I-House built by John Coleman on property that he settled in 1819. A presentation of five-act comedy which would have been a credit to a professional cast, was given by the pupils of McWilliams high school Tuesday evening, May 4, at the school auditorium. It was white and pink-eyed, indicating that it was an albino, and weighed 235 pounds. He lived there until his death in 1935. J. and Z. I am so excited to visit and see exactly where my relatives lived. As the church grew, other deacons that served the church included Dec. Howard Mahan, Dec. Moses Suggs, Sr., Dec. Zelvis Hines, Dec. Leeguster Arnold, Dec. Edwards, Dec. Blackmon, and Dec. Tommy Arnold. It meant a great deal to me. FORKS OF CYPRESS PLANTATION. Registration will be at Furman Methodist Church both Friday and Saturday. While here he married Lucy Bailey in 1855. Smith Lumber Company. In Montgomery, theshow isexpanded to include loans of furnishings and materials from Alabamas Black Belt and the central Alabama region from the collections of the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and private lenders. With your help we will not only add the much-needed restroom facilities, but we can complete the restoration of the upstairs/bell tower and add the original wing to the building as well. Our home, named Laura Ann, is pictured at the beginning of this article. It was about this time though that Edward, Prince of Wales first met Mrs. Wallis Simpson, which relationship led to his abdication in 1936 and put Elizabeth in direct line of succession to the throne. We will be happy to review it for a future issue! Tuckers home. The present agricultural building is located at the rear of the gymnasium. And welcome to new member Jeri Jones of Commerce City, Colorado! Search USA Alabama Wilcox County Wilcox County . L. Hall, Alexandra, VA, From a WHS Facebook post from RuralSWAlabama.org of the Hawthorne House in Pine Apple, So much history! There are two tickets this year. Valet parking will be provided. He was a leading authority on Railroad History and was honored for his community service and contributions to the North Alabama Railroad Museum by the naming of the Hugh Dudley Railroad History Center. Many thanks to Martha Lampkin for getting us in touch with John Dale.
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