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The Craig Family The Craigs originally came to Charleston from County Antrim, Ireland in 1789. The moved to Tennessee about 1807 and lived in Tennessee until 1817, 1818, 1820 when each of them moved to near Selma. Craig Hill Cemetery was named for this family. The matriarch of the family, Catherine (Katy) Craig, was buried in Craig Hill in 1824 at the age of 84 years. Some of Robert and Martha (Patsy) Craig's children moved to Texas, some to Mississippi and some are buried at Prosperity Cemetery in Dallas County. Robert and Martha Hayes Craig are buried at Prosperity Cemetery. Most of these people were Associate Reformed Presbyterians. Contributed by: Suzanne Shuttleworth Coats, Mississippi. The Armstrong, Woods, Kennedy, McGough, and McGee Families I work on a configuration of families in Dallas County, some of whom arrived there ca 1817-1818 from Christian County, Kentucky, led by Thomas Woods, Robert McGough, Joseph McGee and James Harrison Armstrong. They settled north of Selma, in a region extending from Valley Creek (Summerfield) to Plantersville. Thomas Woods (a Revolutionary War soldier) and his wife Lorena Byers Woods are buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, in an enclosed iron fence within the cemetery. I think they were members of the church there. Their sons (William Byers, Cyrus, Joseph, Thomas Jr, Edward, Andrew) and daughters (Elizabeth, Cynthia) married into neighboring families, including Reed (Reid), Alexander, Lee, Morrison, etc. Robert and Agnes McWhorter McGough are also buried at Mount Pleasant. Their children (John, James, Robert, Mary, Agnes, Elizabeth (Betsey), married into neighboring families, including Armstrong, Johnson, McGee, Brooks, etc. The children of James Harrison/Mary McGough Armstrong (Robert McGough, Rezin Lawrence, Mary Randolph Harrison, Thomas Alexander, James Crittenden, William Hamilton) married into the Kennedy, McGee, Woods families, etc. The seven daughters of Joseph McGee/Elizabeth (Betsey) McGough McGee married into the Woods, Armstrong, Craig, Bradberry, Adams, Martin families. There are many connections to the Alexander/Callen/Woods/Gilmer/Russell/Morrison families buried at Valley Creek Cemetery. In a large family caravan many of these folks left Dallas County in October 1847, headed for Louisiana, settling near Pisgah/Pleasant Hill.. Some of them then (later) migrated to Washington County, Texas, near Brenham. Many of the Woods and McGough/McGee families remained in Dallas County. Contributed by: Robert E. (Bob) Parrott, Knoxville, TN, a direct descendant of many of the families mentioned above, especially Woods, Armstrong, McGough, including those who made the great trek to Louisiaia in 1847. The Norris Family William Hutchinson Norris b Oglethorpe County Ga in Sept 1800, migrated to Wilcox Co near 1820 and then to Dallas County where he became a member of the Alabama House of Representatives during the late 1830's and then in the mid 1840's served as a State Senator from Dallas County. He moved to Monroe County in 1858 and in 1865 migrated to Brazil and formed an American Colony that still exists today. He was my 2nd great grandfather and I am seeking information on his family prior to his arrival in Alabama. Contributed by: C. B. Jones, Melbourne, FL. The Johns(t)on, Bailey, Henderson, Middleton, and Boykin Families Phillip JOHNSON came from AL to MS. Version #1 He supposedly came from James Albert Sidney JOHNSTON'S family (the Civil War General) he supposedly killed someone and came to AL and changed his name to Johnson. He married unknown and then moved to MS. Their son married a RAWLS and named one of their sons after the General. Version #2 Phillip's son Andrew Linson Johnson admired the General so much that he named his son after him. We don't know much about the start of the Johnson's except that they lived in south/southwest AL then moved to MS, eventually winding up in Smith Co., MS. Henry Turner BAILEY married Jane HENDERSON June 18, 1876 in Selma, AL. They had two known children Luther Robert Bailey and Ellen Bailey. Luther married Mary Della the daughterof Jim MIDDLETON and Jane BOYKIN from AL or TN. Ellen married a HENDERSON. Luther and Mary moved to MS and had Oren Percy, James Woodard, Janie 'Vermell', and 'Myrtle' Mae. Myrtle BAILEY married Albert 'Herschel' JOHNSON son of James Albert Sidney JOHNSON and Frances Matilda STENNETT. Children of Jim MIDDLETON and Jane BOYKIN: Crosier (Crowser)Middleton Contributed by: Melanie Luter Helm, Melbourne, FL. The Avant, Blann and Shaddock Families I have a unique situation in that 3 of my family's main lines are from Dallas County, AL. Francis AVANT's widow and children arrived in Dallas County ca. 1828. Francis Avant's children were Catherine (married David D. DUMAS); Mary (married James DOWNES); Nancy (married John G. O'NEAL); Lucy (married William HALL); Nathan (married Theodocia WILSON) and John C. Avant (my ggggrandfater - my mother's paternal line) married Nancy MEREDITH in Dallas Co., AL in 1841. The Avant men moved to Arkansas. To my knowledge only Nancy and her family remained in the county till death. Silas L. BLANN first appears in Dallas County in the 1820 Census. He married Elizabeth AVERYT ca. 1816. They raised their family in the county. There children are Lorany (married Benjamin Franklin GRAVES); William Young Henry (married Lucinda Smith ROARK); Tabitha (married Thomas H. BOOTH); Frances (married William F. Jones); Aesenath (married Thomas Jefferson PARNELL) Alfred (married Jane E. KELLEY); Thomas (married Alabama KELLEY); Mary (married a DAVIDSON); Susan (married Lindsey M. BOOTH); Silas L. Blann, Jr. who married Elizabeth JONES; and Stephen who married Susan CALDWELL. It is the W.Y.H. Blann and Lucinda Roark lines that moved to Arkansas that is my mother's maternal line. Samuel F. SHADDOCK, Sr. was in Dallas County by the 1830 Census. His son Burrell SHADDOCK married Sarah REYNOLDS in 1832 in Dallas County, AL. The family immigrated to Arkansas by 1850. This is my husband's father's maternal line. Contributed by: Carol Smith. Website: http://www.hovac.com/ccsmith/csindex.htm The Saffold, Phillips, Brown, Robbins, and Tate Families Reuben Saffold and Mary Evelyn Phillips migrated from Morgan County, Ga. (he was born in Wilkes County, Ga. in 1788) to the Mississippi Territory in 1813. Reuben signed the original Alabama state constitution, and settled in Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Ala. wehre his house still stands. Four generations of his family lived in Dallas County until his 3 great grandson, Ray Phillips Saffold III, moved back to Georgia in the 1950s. (I tease my husband that they'd seen enough of the Western Migration Trail and turned around and headed back home. Of course, other branches of Reuben's family moved west and elsewhere.) Reuben's son, Benjamin Franklin Saffold, married Mary Ellen Brown. Their son, Ray Phillips Saffold I, married Camilla Bettie Lou Robbins. Ray and Cammie's son, Ray Phillips Saffold II, married Mary Frances Tate. The Saffold, Phillips, Brown, Robbins and Tate families all came to Dallas County via the usual pattern: Virginia>North Carolina>South Carolina>Georgia. Contributed by: Vivian Price Saffold. Webpage: http://home.earthlink.net/~msaffold The Lee and Woods Families The Lee and Woods Families The Lee and Woods families made only a slight but significant imprint on Dallas County during their brief tenure there. They arrived sometime around 1818 to 1819 from Christian County, Kentucky and settled in the area near Plantersville. Thomas Woods and his wife, Lorena Byers, along with Margaret "Peggy" Carson Lee, wife of William Miller (Millar) Lee, were probably among the founders of the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church, located near what is now Paul M. Grist State Park. Thomas and Lorena are buried in the cemetery there in an iron fenced plot, with stones placed by the DAR commemorating the Revolutionary War service of Thomas and recognizing Lorena as the daughter of Captain William Byers, who also served in the struggle for independence. Andrew Woods, son of Thomas and Lorena, married Mary "Polly" Lee, daughter of Miller and Peggy, on January 14, 1819, in Dallas County. They had eight children: Anabella, William DeGrafton, Robert Andrew, Mary Adaline, Thomas Edward, Lucinda Emaline, Margaret Lorena, and Miller Lee Woods. William Carson Lee, son of Miller and Peggy, married Cynthia Woods, daughter of Thomas and Lorena, on November 18, 1825, in Dallas County. They had seven children: Thomas William, William C. Jr., Sarah B., Margaret E., Joseph, and Cynthia P. Lee. The families migrated from Dallas County sometime around 1847-1848, and arrived in Texas prior to 1850, when William C. Lee appears in the federal census of Rusk County, Texas with his occupation shown as physician. Miller and Peggy are listed as living with him and his children. Miller died between 1850 and 1860, and Peggy between 1860 and 1870. Thomas Helm Lee, one of the sons of Miller and Peggy Lee, remained in Dallas County. He married Mary Jane Blanks of Cawhaba, on January 24, 1839 in Dallas County. In the spring of 1840, he opened a lumber yard in Selma and went on to become a successful builder. The home he built at 401 Church Street in Selma is identified by an historical marker as the Lee-Butler-Bender house. He was also the builder-designer of Sturdivant Hall in Selma. In 1855, he served as a Trustee of the Selma Academy where Sarah A. Lee (Senior Class of 1855-1856), Leora G. Lee (first primary class) and Mary Lee (second primary class) were students (from The Story of Selma by Walter M. Jackson). Thomas and Mary died in 1857 and 1903, respectively, and are buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma. Contributed by: Rev. Ed Lee, Gonzales, CA, a descendent of William Carson Lee and Cynthia Woods Lee. Contributed by: Rev. Ed Lee, Gonzales, CA, a descendent of William Carson Lee and Cynthia Woods Lee. Contact them for more information. The Maxwells and Related Families in Dallas County, Alabama William and Abigail (MILHOUS) MAXWELL who died in South Carolina about 1815 were the parents of several children who moved to Alabama, especially to Dallas County. Joseph Maxwell arrived in Dallas County at least by 1821 and is in the 1830 Census of the County. James W. Maxwell is in Dallas County in 1840. Joseph had moved to Sumter County. Charles Henry Maxwell bought land in Pickens County in 1836. Other Maxwells include Lewis (1840 Census Dallas County), William A. Maxwell (Monroe County Census of 1830), and William I or L. (Wilcox 1840). The Maxwells are related to Thomas David and Sarah (Maxwell) RUMPH who moved from SC to Dallas County in 1821. He was a wealthy plantation owner and it seems the Maxwells were overseers. Dates, children, and other information (and photos) are on this site. Contributed by: Lyndall Maxwell. Website: http://www.geocities.com/lyndall_maxwell/MYFAMILY.html
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