LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
PICTURES OF THE PAST
JOHN SPRINGER
[SON OF AARON]
Contributed Nov 2005
by
Steve Springer
JOHN SPRINGER
Born 13 May 1813, Union Co SC
Died 26 Jan 1890, Lauderdale Co AL
Son of Aaron and Ruth (Little) Springer
This picture hung in the back room
of my grandparents home near Sweet Gum. That room was formerly a bedroom
that was divided into a bathroom and a closet/dressing room. One of my
earliest childhood memories is of using the bathroom under the watchful
eye of GG-grandfather John Springer.
My favorite story that my grandmother told me about was
when he crossed the Tennessee River on a horse and led one behind him to
get his grandchildren following the death of his daughter Catherine
Springer Sledge Chandler. This daughter had remarried following the death
of her first husband, Sterling Green Sledge, at the Battle of Franklin and
had moved across the river with her second husband. Word came to John that
Catherine had died and that the children were being "mistreated" - I never
knew if that was abuse, or just neglect at the hands of a grieving widower
who was ill-prepared to care for young children. Whatever it was, John
took them to his home and reared them there. I respect that kind of love
and action.
I am the grandson of Henry Dee Springer, son of John Jacob Springer, son of John Springer, son of Aaron Springer.
Steve Springer - Contributor
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