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     Her Social Security Number was 425-50-1401.² Marguerite Cooper was born on 16 April 1925 at Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA.² She lived between 1946 and 1995 at Okolona, Mississippi, USA.¹ As of 16 June 1946,her married name was McCain.^3,4 She married James Everett McCain Jr on 16 June 1946.⁴ Marguerite Cooper lived between 1995 and 2003 at Boston, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She died on 10 January 2003 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, at age 77.² She was buried on 13 January 2003 at Oddfellow's Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA; Funeral Service at St. Bernard's Episcopal Church.^1,5

     Forrest Graham Cooper Jr was born on 1 April 1931 at Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA. He died on 23 July 2003 at Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA, at age 72; Died in sleep overnight.

     Maria Jane Kinney was had bright red hair.¹ She lived; Lived w CE & Sadie May McKelvey outside of Bethesda on the Morristown road in her later years.² She was born on 10 May 1843. She married John McKelvey, son of Andrew McKelvey and Elizabeth Lamp, on 27 October 1870. As of 27 October 1870,her married name was MCKELVEY. Maria Jane Kinney was buried in 1928 at Centerville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.³ She died on 23 December 1928 at Goshen Twp, Belmont County, Ohio, USA, at age 85.

     Alvah Warner Cooper Excerpts from a Cooper History web site posted by:

Hiram "Ben" Cooper
54 Sable Drive
Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715-4951
United States
501-876-5116
bcooper@mc2k.com
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/Hiram-B-Cooper/index.html?Welcome=997667020


1319. Alvah Warner12 Cooper (Richard C.11, James William10, William9, Fleet8, Benjamin7, James6, George Ashley5, John4, John3, Richard2, John1) was born December 09, 1865. He married (1) Flora Burkett 1890. She died 1920. He married (2) Olive Barnes July 06, 1921. She was born February 15, 1869.

Child of Alvah Cooper and Flora Burkett is:
+     2347     i.          Forrest Graham13 Cooper, born April 08, 1891.

Children of Alvah Cooper and Olive Barnes are:
     2348     i.          Mary Alvah13 Cooper, born March 23, 1923 in Forest, Mississippi.
     2349     ii.          Robert Sidney Cooper, born September 03, 1926 in Forest, Mississippi. He was born on 9 December 1865 at Scott County, Mississippi, USA. He married Flora Burkett, daughter of John William Burkett and Susianne V. Bryant, on 31 March 1891 at Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.² Alvah Warner Cooper married Olive Gertrude Barnes, daughter of Edward Nathaniel Barnes and Addie Gertrude Gordy, on 6 July 1921. Alvah Warner Cooper died on 12 August 1955 at Forest, Scott County, Mississippi, USA, at age 89.¹

     Flora Burkett was born on 8 May 1870 at Lawrence, Mississippi, USA. She married Alvah Warner Cooper, son of Richard C Cooper and Harriett Ann Edwards, on 31 March 1891 at Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.² As of 31 March 1891,her married name was Cooper.² Flora Burkett died on 13 January 1921 at Indianola, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA, at age 50.¹ She was buried circa 17 January 1921 at Eastern Cemetery, Forest, Scott County, Mississippi, USA; Re: Looking for Olive Barnes, second wife of Alvah Warner Cooper
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Posted:     11 Nov 2013 2:42PM
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I have the "Remember Me" cd by Delores Pickering. It has all the cemeteries in Scott Co on it plus any info she could find.

In the Eastern Cem there is Olive "Ollie" Gertrude Barnes Cooper b Feb 15 1897 and died Mar 9 1988. Her father was Edward Nathaniel Barnes, mother was Addie Gertrude Gordy. Ollie is buried beside Alva and he is beside his first wife, Flora. Also note states she is buried 6 ft from Lilla Jean McNeese Cooper who was wife of Robert Sidney Cooper, son of Alvah and Ollie.

Rayedene Graves.³ She was buried circa 17 January 1921 at Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery, Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.¹

     John Thomas PARK was born at Mississippi, USA.² Park Reunions 1914-1927
- (Published Monday, July 27 1914 in The Daily Times: Chattanooga, Tenn.
This was the 1st reunion of the North Georgia Park Family)
REUNION OF PARK FAMILY
Descendants of LaFayette Pioneer Meet at Post Oak
HECK PARK AND 40 OTHERS ATTEND FROM CHATTANOOGA
Prolific Family with Hundreds of Present Day Descendants – Reunion
on Large Scale Planned at the Same Place Next Year.
Heck Park and about forty others from Chattanooga went yesterday to Post Oak, in Catoosa county, Ga., to attend a reunion of the descendants of James Park, who was the pioneer citizen of LaFayette, having settled there two years before the
Cherokee Indians were removed from this territory.
Descendants of this father of all the Parks are widely scattered through Catoosa, Walker, and Dade counties in Georgia: a hundred or more of them live in Chattanooga, and other hundreds are residents of various
states of the Union, north and south.
It was a prolific family, and the latter-day descendants seem inclined to emulate the example of the pioneer in this particular. Nearly all of the living generations have large families or are members of large families. Mr.Heck Park, who is a great-grandson, said on his return from the reunion, that he estimated the total number at five hundred, including three or four generations now living.
The trip of Chattanoogans to this reunion was by auto and sightseeing cars. About one hundred and fifty of the relationship gathered at the home of Mrs. Marguerite Bird, one of the granddaughters of the late James Park. Five generations were represented. The reunion was an occasion for much enjoyment of whatever sort the guests chose. The youngsters played baseball, went swimming or wading and strolled in the groves surrounding this fine Georgia county home. The older people sat in comfort and talked over family events. Post Oak is about two miles north of the little town of Boynton, on the Ringgold road.
James Park settled at LaFayette in 1836. He established the first tavern in that town, and it was probably the first tavern in northern Georgia. His inn was situated on the lot now occupied by the Bank of LaFayette. There is none of the second generation of the family now living. Of the third generation there are a number living in this immediate section. William Park, of Alton Park, is probably the oldest. He is 84. He was unable to attend this reunion. There are grand-children living in and near the city. Five granddaughters and one grandson were present. They were Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Mattie Jones and Caldonia Lansford, of the Post Oak vicinity. Mrs. Virginia Fricks, of Rising Fawn, Mrs. Juliet Fowler, of St. Elmo, and Richard Park, of Chattanooga. Another branch of the family was not represented. This is headed by the Hon. Judson Clements, of the United States interstate commerce commission, probably the most distinguished descendant of the original Park stock. He has a brother and one sister, none of whom was able to attend the reunion.
Yesterday the chief feature of the reunion was the picnic dinner spread in the grove near the Bird home. The table was about fifty feet long and those who attended say they never saw such a spread before. It was a temptation back to the farm, for the city representatives of the family could not approach it in quantity or variety. Mr. Park said the table was loaded, piled high with every sort of good thing to eat that a fertile farm could produce. The entire company of 150 ate at once, enjoying a period of reminisces while engaged in the pleasant occupation such as none of them had ever known before. Some of those gathered had not met in fifteen years. It is the purpose next year to begin early and invite every known descendant of James Park to gather at one of the Catoosa county homesteads, and it is believed that no less than 600 persons will respond. There was no organization or particular effort made to secure the presence of members of the family at the reunion of yesterday.
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(Published Monday August 28, 1916 in the Chattanooga Times)
TWO HUNDRED ATTEND REUNION OF PARK FAMILY
More than sixty descendants of James and Martha Park, pioneer settlers of this section, went to Boynton, Ga., from here yesterday to attend the annual reunion of the family at the home of Mrs. Murphy.

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(July 4, 1918)
PARKS FAMILY REUNION ATTENDED BY CROWD
Hundred and Sixty Descendants of Pioneers Meet Near Boynton
One hundred and sixty-odd descendants of James and Margaret Parks, who settled in Walker county, Georgia, in 1837, attended the fifth annual family reunion held yesterday at the home of Dr. Marion Murphy, near Boynton, in Catoosa county, and the total number of guests, including friends in addition to the direct descendants , ran above 200.
It has been the custom of the family to hold the reunions a little later in the summer, but is was decided this time to have the event fall upon the Fourth of July.
The table was spread upon the spacious lawn of Dr. Murphy’s home, “Meadowland”, underneath the trees of a grove. To show the future reunions what was had and enjoyed upon the occasion, a photographer took pictures of the table before the dinner was eaten. Several group pictures were also taken, including one of the great-grandchildren of the couple who first settled in Walker county.
About fifty relatives and friends from Chattanooga were in attendance. It had been expected that the Hon. Judson C. Clements, one of the members of the family, would be able to attend, but his recent unexpected death had intervened.
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(1920)
PARK FAMILY HOLDS ITS ANNUAL REUNION SUNDAY
It is the annual custom of the Park family to have a reunion of the descendants of James and Martha Park who settled in LaFayette, Ga., in 1838. The 1920 reunion was held Sunday at Burning Bush church, Catoosa county, and by actual count there were 128 present.
The picnic dinner was spread under the grand old oak trees around the church, many of which doubtless would date back before the early Park settlers.
There were 3 grandchildren of James and Martha Park present. They were Mrs. Martha Jones, Mrs. Caledonia Lansford, of Boynton, Ga., and Mrs. Virginia Fricks of Rising Fawn, Ga. Mrs. V. M. Thedford, of Catoosa county, sister of A. T. Park, of this city, who has the distinction of being the first great-grandchild of these ancestors, was present.
Following the serving of a most bountiful repast, the body adjourned to the church to hold a thanksgiving service. This was conducted by Thomas Brotherton, chairman of the board of deacons of the hostess church. Such familiar hymns were sung as “How Firm a Foundation: and “Jesus Lover of My Soul”. Later a memorial fund was created to erect monuments over the graves of James and Martha Park at LaFayette, Ga., and A. T. (Heck) Park, of this city, was made treasurer of the fund.
Besides members of the family attending, there were invited guests from the community. Among the relatives present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Park, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Park and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Park, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Chastain, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bird and family of six children, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bird, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lansford, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lansford, Mrs. Jack Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edwards, of Chattanooga. It will be seen that a number of well-known Chattanooga people belong to the Park family.
Others were: Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Martin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Ryne, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hunt and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Bird and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Akin, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Park and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Prince, Mrs. Alice Helms, Mrs. O. I. Henderson and daughter, J. M. Shields, Roy Smith, Mark Lansford, Judd Lansford, D. W. Stiles, R. L. Park, of Macon, Ga; Mrs. C. M. Thurman, Flintstone, Ga; Mrs. Virginia Hunt, Earl Thedford, Mrs. Frank Thedford, Mrs. T. A. Brooke and children, Ruth, Russell and Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dyer, Mrs. Sarah Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Miles and son, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lansford, Mrs. Myrtle Porter, Mrs. R. F. Smith, Jr., R. F. Smith, J. F. Price, Mrs. B. R. Brooke, Russell and Marjorie Brooke; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Park, and Miss Ruth Park; Horace Bird, Freda Bird, Miss Imogene Edwards, Grace Carlock, Miss Addie M. Pack, T. C. Akins, Misses Addie and Mary Helms, Miss Birdie Carlock, Miss Bessie Lansford, Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Park, Manning and Ellen Park, Robert Bird, Alta Bird, Miss Annie Mae Fricks, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hunt, J. L. Park, Roy Bird, Eugene Saunders, Miss Emma Boehn, Herbert Shields, Howard Prince, D. W. Prince, Fred Campfield, Walter Edwards, Miss Mamie Lou Barnes, Miss Lula Thurman, Miss Nora Barnes, Hennie Thurman, Miss Julia Thurman and Miss Vonie Jones.
It was decided that the next reunion of the family should be held at the same place, the date to be named later.
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(31 July 1921)
Park Family Gathers in Annual Reunion at Rock Spring Sunday
It is a little out of the ordinary to have as many as 100 or more people of the same family connection assemble to eat together, but this was the case Sunday at Rock Spring, Walker county, Georgia, when the assembly numbered 184 in all.
The occasion was the annual reunion of the Park family, the descendants of James and Martha Park who moved to LaFayettee, Ga., in 1837, the year before the Cherokee Indians were moved away. They came from Troup County, Georgia, and opened a tavern in LaFayette.
Representatives down to the fourth generation were present.
Alonzo T. Park, better known as “Heck” Park, of Chattanooga, takes a very active part in arranging for these annual reunions and is now engaged in tracing the genealogy of the family farther back: this will doubtless result in showing that one of the ancestors was the grandfather of Martha Washington.
A feature of the gathering was the fact that there were four sisters present, the oldest of whom is 86 years, and daughters of Moses Park, the oldest son of James and Martha Park. His old homestead adjoined the ground where the picnic was held, and the site was practically chosen that the sisters might visit their former home place.
There were seven grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren present, these sisters being among the grandchildren.
Mrs. Frank Thedford of Chickamauga, Ga., sister of “Heck” Park, was the oldest living great-granddaughter of James and Martha Park, she is 72 and her brother – “Heck”is the oldest living great-grandson. Edgar Park, next oldest great grandchild had such a large number of descendants present that an extra table was provided under the shade of the large trees for his family.
The main table used Sunday was ?4 feet long and 4 feet wide. “And yet”, said one who was there, “It was not long enough to hold the bounteous spread of food prepared for the occasion.” Each housewife or daughter of the house had tried to excel the other in good things to eat and the resul5 was a feast, the best that could be provided in all of the land. Benches were brought out of the schoolhouse and used for serving purposes.
Immediately following the blessing, which was asked by Robert Potts, A. T. Park announced that money had been raised to erect a monument over the graves of James and Martha Park at LaFayette, Ga. The committee to select and have the monument placed was named as follows: A. T. “Heck” Park, Mrs. W. H. Warrenfells, and J. L. Park.
After luncheon, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
“Rock Spring, Walker county, Ga., Sunday, July 31, 1921.
“We the descendants of James and Martha Park, in annual reunion assembled, at Rock Spring, Walker county, Ga., beg to offer the following resolutions:
“First: We extend to the trustees of the Rock Spring church and Rock Spring school house, our sincere thanks for the use of the grounds and building for our meeting.
Second: That we extend to Mr. James Deck our thanks for the erection of tables on which to serve our spread.
Third: We express heartily our thanks to our kinsman, Mr. Alonzo T. Park for his untiring work in his efforts to bring success to our annual reunions, and do appreciate the time spent by him in making arrangements for the time place, transportation and other services.
Respectfully submitted,
“J. L. Park
“W. A. Bird
“J. C. Lansford
Committee”
Those Present
A register was kept for the family and those registering were:
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Park, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bird, Mrs. Ella Akins, J. A. Payne, Mrs. R. C. Stotts, Mrs. J. E. Rogers, Mrs. Julia Thurman, Mrs. W. E. Sanders, T. C. Akin, Miss Kathryn Varnell, Miss Nora Potts, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hollingsworth, J. R. Potts and family, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Warrenfells and son, Melville Warrenfells of Chattanooga; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Park, Misses Grace and Ola Carlock, Mrs. Jack Jones, Claude A. Park, Miss Margaret Griffith, Mrs. N. Warwick, Fred Culberson, Mrs. W. A. Culberson, Misses Mary Willie and Winnie Culberson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chastain, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Beck and children, Adelaide, Eugene, and Georgia Cavender Beck of Chattanooga; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Culberson, Mrs. A. Jones, Mrs. M. A. Bird, Mrs. Carrie E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lansford, Fred D. Lansford, Willis Bird, Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Walters and son, Mrs. V. A. Fricks, Miss Annie May Fricks, Miss Mary Louise Wiggs, Mrs. Nettie Ripple and children, William, Pauline, Madeline, and Ellsworth: Miss Verna Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Brooke and children, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lansford and son, Alonzo M. Lansford and son Alonzo Jr; Mrs. W. J. Patterson, Chattanooga.
Mrs. W. A. Martin and baby, Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Anderson and Dorris Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mrs. C. H. Seward and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Park, Miss Eva Carlock, Melville Warrenfels, Miss Ruth Shields, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Park, Mrs. Laura Canfield, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lansford, Chattanooga; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Bryan and daughter, Miss Birdie Carlock, W. A. Martin, Mrs. J. A. McCordell and children, Pauline and Joe.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Martin and four children, W. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Henderson and children, Marion, Hazel, Robert, Hope and Tom; Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Nichols, and son, Gordon Nichols Jr.: Mr. and Mrs. W. J Hamilton and children, Lareen, Annie, and Margaret, Chattanooga; Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Green and children, Margaret, Billie, Charles and Ralph; Mrs. Juliette Fowler, Robert Bird, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Prince and son, Howard; Mrs. M W. Murphey, Miss Dottie Echols, Mrs. W. A. Bird, Mrs. J. L. Watson, Hollis Watson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Park, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith, Leroy T. Smith, Edgar Miles, Jr., Horace J. Bird, Roy E. Bird, Mrs. J. F. Dietz, J. F. Dietz and daughter, Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Park and children Lena, Ralph and Johnnie Gay; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sims (guests outside of the connection).
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Park and children, Fay, Leroy, Dennis and Ernestine; Mrs. A. E. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Park and son, Jack; Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hunt and daughter, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Stiles, Mary, James, Winifred, Frances and Mary Elizabeth Stiles of La Fayette, Ga; Mrs. S. J. Jones, George Smith, Mrs. Myrtle Porter, Mrs. Virgie Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marley.
This was the largest reunion the family has ever had.
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(August 14, 1922)
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE PARK REUNION
Annual Gathering of the Park family, held at Rock Springs Sunday – Dinner Served in Open
The reunion of the Park family, held at Rock Springs, Ga., Sunday, was but another link in the chain that binds the present generation to that splendid old colonial stock to the days when their ancestors, serving their country in the War of the Revolution, and later as pioneers helped to build the new land in the west. A total of 175 lineal descendants and 250 relatives and close friends made up the assembled guest company, seated around a table over 100 feet long and half a dozen wide.
On the menu was every known delicacy suitable for an outing dinner. “Baskets and baskets of good things were prepared and in such quantities that there was enough and some to spare for a neighboring party of campers. The cameraman was present and a picture was made of the 1922 assemblage, which will take its place in the gallery that is being made from the years.
Among those present at the reunion was Dr. P. S. Anderson who on March 4 next will be 100 years old. Dr. Anderson has been a close friend since the days of the present generation’s great-grandfathers and he is ever an honored guest at the feast. Before making his talk Sunday he had the assembled company recite the Lord’s Prayer, and then he told them a little of the days that are past and of the time when their trust in the Lord was about the only thing they had in that wilderness where the red man was lurking behind the bushes and where the pale faces were watched by hidden foes both day and night, but which is now one of the flower gardens of America. He told anecdotes and pictured scenes that history will never record unless it is taken from the lips of old patriarchs, for those who white histories seem to have missed some of the parts that make history interesting.
One outstanding feature of this reunion was the forming of an association and the appointment of the following officers: President, A. T. Park; vice-president, Albert Bird; secretary, J. L. Park; treasurer, Mrs. Laura Campfield, and historian, Mrs. Francis Park Stiles. Dues are to be paid and all money turned into the treasury is to be used for some altruistic purpose, such as education of of the boys or girls of the family if they need the assistance in the way of education, and if not, then for some other work that will be for the benefit of the clan and the community in which they live.
Resolutions were drawn expressive of appreciation of the work of A. T. Park in his planning and execution of the annual affairs, and to James Deck for his co-operation. Among the prominent speakers present was J. Wilson Clemmons of Georgia, brother of the late Hon. John Clemmons. Mr. Clemmons encouraged them in their reunions and in the historical part of their work. Judge Sam Conner was also present, as were many other well-known people from Chattanooga.
Many relics were shown—some of them heirlooms of priceless value. Among the historical documents was an old constitution, written by their Great-grandfather Park in 1851—seventy one years ago. It was written with a quill pen and was letter perfect. There was an old Bible 128 years old, a juvenile edition of the St. James Bible, given to the ancestor of the present Parks when he was 10 years old.
The guests from Chattanooga went out in tourist cars, while many weny by train and others by auto, there being over 100 autos on the grounds. After a sising vote of thanks for the day, the clan left the little glen while the echoes were still saying, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”.
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(August 12, 1923)
375 AT PARK FAMILY REUNION
Annual Event Held Sunday at Rock Springs.
The tenth annual reunion of the Park family, the direct descendants of James and Martha Park, numbering over 175, was held at Rock Springs, Ga., Sunday; the reunion taking the form of a plentiful dinner. Seated around a half-moon table seventy-five feet in length and four feet wide, the relatives and over 200 friends celebrated their heritages as pioneer descendants of a family whose history is so closely linked with the states of Tennessee and Georgia.
During the progress of the dinner an oil painting of James Park was unveiled. This painting was made from a daguerreotype over 100 years old. With it was presented the family genealogy as found in the congressional records, giving the history of the family from the time that James and Martha Park came from Troop county to Walker county, Georgia and on what is now the southwest corner of the public square in La Fayette built and operated one of the first taverns in that state. This was in 1837, the year the Cherokees went over the trail to the west. The old tavern, famous for its entertainment and for its roster of illustrious guests, was operated until 1851, when, upon the death of Martha, James Park came to Chattanooga valley to live with his son, Dr. Park, where he died in 1866, aged 82 years. The coat of arms was also presented to each member of the fmily at the dinner on Sunday, and will hereafter be used on their stationery.
The Rev. W. W. Chastain, a missionary from Mexico, preceding the enjoyment of festivities, gave the invocation: Mrs. Virginia Fricks, of Rising Fawn, Ga., led the prayer service and also the singing of hymns, including many old-time favorites. Mrs. Francis Stiles of La Fayette received the picture, the family tree and the insignia as historian of the family and keeper of its archives. On the spot where the table was placed for the dinner, in 1838 Pioneer Moses Park drove his home stakes and built his cabin home in the midst of a wilderness. Not so far from the table was an old log crib, built at the same time and although seventy-five years old, is well preserved.
A panoramic picture was made of the six generations at dinner, attending which were three of the daughters of Moses Park – Martha Park Jones, 88, Carrie Park Smith, 78, and Caledonia Park Lansford, 74 years old. Since the last reunion the descendants have erected a monument to the memory of James and Martha Park in a prominent part of the cemetery at La Fayette.
The officers of the association include: A. T. Park, president, J. Lawrence Park, secretary: Mrs. Laura Campfield of Ringgold, treasurer; the vice-president, W. A. Bird was in New York and was unable to reach her for the event. The following resolutions were adopted:
Text of Resolutions.
“We, the descendants of James and Martha Park, in annual reunion assembled this 12th day of August, 1923, feel grateful to Almighty God for sparing our lives and multiplying the generations of our family, and for the many other blessings showered upon us.
“We are thankful for this privilege of again assembling in annual reunion and wish to express our love and gratitude toward God and our fellow men.
“In order to express in a more concrete way our thanks to those who have helped to make for the success or this gathering, we beg to submit the following resolutions:
“1. Resolved. That the Park family feels grateful to the trustees of the Rock Springs church and the Rock Springs school for the privilege of the use of their grounds and buildings for our gathering.
“2. Resolved. That we extend to James Deck a vote of thanks for erecting tables in the grove on which we had our spread.
“3. Resolved. That we extend to A. T. Park, our president, our love and thanks for making arrangements for this reunion in the way of setting the date, arranging for the erection of tables, securing transportation and for many other services.
“4. Resolved. That the secretary of the Park family reunion association be hereby authorized and instructed to send a copy of these solutions to (a) trustees of the Rock Springs church; (b) trustees of the Rock Springs school; (c) to James Deck; (d) to A. T. Park.
“Respectfully submitted,
“J. L. Park, chairman,
“R. E. Lansford,
“W. E. Park
“Resolution Committee”
Some of Those Present
Among those present were included:
A. T. Park, Terry Bird, Eunice Wiggins, Charles Greene, J. G. Chastain, Tampa, Fla., Margaret Greene, B. Greene, Lola Yates, Lucile Swain, Mrs. Annie Edwards, Harris Edwards, Mr. and Mrs W. E. Park, Roy Bird, Mrs. Laura Canfield, T. R. C. Morgan, Elsworth Ripple, Mrs. W. J. Greene, R. L. Carlock, Frauline Ford, Thomas S. Potts.
Nora Potts, Lee Clarkson, Mrs. L. A. Wright, Datie Echols, Marvin Henderson, Mrs. Myrtle Henderson, Mrs. Myrtle Porter, Joyce Osborne Dietz, John Dietz, Mrs. W. E. Dietz, Willa Lee Dietz, Ula Helms, J. L. Park, Mrs. J. L. Park, John Park, Leona M. Park, Mrs. M. A. Jones, Mrs. M. W. Murphy, Sarah M. Seward, Mary L. Seward, George W. Seward, Mrs. C. H. Seward, Jr.
D. B. Wilson, Mrs. D. B. Wilson, Mrs. M. L. Akins, Muriel L. Hunt, Miss Virginia Hunt, J. A. Murphy, George McEntire, Mrs. George McEntire, Mrs. T. R. C. Morgan, Mrs. Sarah Morgan, Wesley Morgan, A. E. Miles, Bertice S. Miles, Edgar Miles, Jr., Martha Miles, Essie Johnson, W. M. Smith, Mrs. W. M. Smith.
Nanlee Bunch, Elmer Park, LeRoy Smith, W. H. Frazier and family, W. L. Gordan and wife, George Lerch and family, Fred L. Price, Frank Price, Fred L. Campfield, Blanche Browne, Mrs. Nettie Ripple, Madelaine Ripple, Sherman Ripple, Marie Ripple, R. L. Davis, R. E. Lansford, wife and son, Clark Gordon, J. R. Payne.
Mrs. W. A Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. George McEntire, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Beatey, Vernon Beatey, W. C. Clarkson and wife of St. Elmo, J. R. Potts and family, Mrs. Virginia Hunt, Mrs. V. A. Farcker, Elizabeth Triggs, E. F. Culberson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tarvin and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Carlock, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park, Mrs. Joe L Watson and sonHillis, Mrs. Bessie Dietz, Leon Dietz.
Violet Dietz, Madine Dietz, Eutie L. Dietz, Margaret Dietz, Doris Dietz, Laura Park McCardell, Gordon McCardell, W. C. Park, Lillie Park, Foy Park, LeRoy Park, Dennis Park, Ernestine Prk, Fruland Park, Mr. and Mrs. Reece Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Park, Jeanette Young, Loreen Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Park and baby, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Chastain.
Mrs. V. P. Bird, Willis Bird, Noel Bird, Francis Bird, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Shackleford and family, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, H. B. Ball, Julia A. Thurman, Lena Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mize, Mrs. W. E. Sanders, Kathryn Varnell, Eula Mize, Frances Mize, Evelyn Mize, Irene Sanders.
W. J. Green, F. D. Lansford, Edwin G. Lansford, Claude A. Park, W. J. Greene, Jr., Ralph Greene, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, Ethel Smith Anderson, Doris Anderson, H. A. Park and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Prince, L. A. Wright of Headland, Ala, Howard Prince, W. A. Bird, wife and son Howard, Terry Bird, M. W. Murphy and wife, Jewell Park, Lee Wooten.
Annie Park, Nan Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Young, Janet Lois, Lota, Vidis, and Madelene Young, Mrs. W. J. Patterson, Mrs. Thomas Mason and Thomas Mason Jr., of New Orleans.
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(August 10, 1924)
PARK FAMILY REUNION HELD AT ROCK SPRINGS
Dinner Served at Noon Sunday for 300 Persons
One of the largest and most successful family reunions ever held in this section was the one Sunday at Rock Srpings, Ga. by the descendants of James and Martha Park, two of the first settlers in this part of the country.
Approximately 300 persons were present at the gathering and enjoyed a delightful dinner served at 12:30 o’clock in the afternoon on an eight-foot table which was placed in the center of a large grove just east of the La Fayette road.
Prior to serving the dinner a business meeting of the Park Reunion association was held in the Rock Springs church, which was filled to its capacity. It was presided over by A. T. Park o Chattanooga, president of the association. Other officers, all of whom were unanimously re-elected to serve the ensuing year, are as follows: Lawrence Park of Chattanooga, secretary; Mrs. Laura Campfield of Boynton, treasurer and Mrs. Frances Stiles of La Fayette, historian.
Following the officers reports short talks were made by Mrs. Marguerite De Land, who is going this week with her husband to the Belgian Congo as a missionary representing the Southern Presbyterian church, and the following kinsfolk, who were attending the reunion for the first time in the eleven years the association has been organized: BenPark, Birmingham, Ala; Dr. W. A. Byrd of Alabama, Hugh A Park of Tennile, Ga., and Mrs. Mary Tanner of Douglas, Ga.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs. R. F. Park, followed by the singing in concert of “Jesus Lover of My Soul:. The meeting closed with the singing of “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”.
Dr. H. A. Park offered the blessing at the dinner table. The afternoon was spent in renewing old friendships and talking over matters pertaining to the family.
A number of Chattanoogans were present at the gathering, having motored down for the occasion. Persons from Birmingham and other point in Alabama and Georgia motored there for the occasion.
During the business meeting the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolutions Adopted
“Resolved, That we, the descendants of James and Martha Park, meeting in annual reunion this 10th day of August, A. D. 1924, first express our love and gratefulness to Almighty God for all the manifold blessings showered upon is. It is indded a great blessing and privilege that so many lives have been spared by the grace of our Master, permitting us to gather in such large numbers today.
“2. Be it resolved. That our sincere thanks be expressed to both the trustees of the Rock Springs church and the Rock Springs schools for the use of their grounds and buildings for our meeting
“3. We are grateful to James W. Deck for his services to us in providing seats and ice water for this occasion. Therefore, be it resolved. That an expression of thanks be tendered him.
“4. Resolved. That we express our appreciation to Dr. Hice for the use of this tables on which to spread our dinner.
“5. Resolved. That we deeply miss the presence today of Uncle Mark Lansford, who has so recently been called from our midst by the grim reaper. Therefore we wish to express to his wife, Mrs. Caledonia Lansford, and her children our sympathy in their great bereavement.
“6. Resolved. That we regret the accident to our kinsman, William E. Park, which has caused him to be absent from this gathering, and we sincerely hope that he may soon be restored to his former health and strength.
“7. Be it resolved. That we are not unmindful of the very active services performed by our president and kinsman, A. T. Park, in arranging all details for this reunion, and wish to express our love and appreciation to him for all the time, thought and energy spent by him in arranging for this meeting.
“8. Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be given to the trustees of the Rock Springs church, the Rock Springs school, James W. Deck, Dr. Hice, Mrs. Caledonia Lansford, Mrs. W. E. Park and A. T. Park.”
Those Present.
Those present were:
J. Lawrence Park, Richard F. Park and wife, Ben M. Park, Birmingham, Ala; Mrs. Nettie Ripple and children, Madelene and Sherman; Mrs. L. W. Wright and son Billy, Mr. and Mrs. William Ripple and daughter Dorothy, Lou Bird, Billy Greene, Minnie Lou Porter, Lou Shields, R. E. Langford and wife and child Harris; Constance Powell, Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Shields and children, Julia, Annie Ruth, Thelma, Dorris, Frank, Jr., and Martha Park; Pauline McCordell, Mrs. Robert S. Pursley, Mrs. W. J. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Prince, J. M. Shields, h. H. Shields and children, Ralph, Selman, Roland and Nell; F. D. Lansford, Mrs. And Mrs. Albert Bird and children, Robert, Annie, Lou, Horace and Roy; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Park and daughter Jennette, Mrs. E. E. Rhinehart and daughter Helen, Lee Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. DeLand, Mrs. M. L. Akins, east Lake; Mrs. Laura Park McCordell, Rossville, Ga; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smith, Dalton, Ga; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Willson, Chattanooga; Mrs. Minnie Morgan, Chattanooga; B. W. Beck, Chattanooga; Adelaide Beck, Chattanooga; F. G. Bryan, Chattanooga; Mrs. F. G. Bryan, daughter and son; R. L. Davis; Mrs. R. H. Yanner, Douglas, Ga; Will Lindsay, Tennille, Ga; E. L. Park, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hamilton and children, Loreen, Annie, Signal Mountain; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thedford; William Thedford, Mrs. S. B. Saunders, Ringgold, Ga; Aileene Cordell, Maurice L. Hunt, H. C. Cagle, Dave Landers, Cecil Landers, Georgia Cavender Beck, Clementine Beck, Myrtis Cavender Shahan, Hugh A. Park, Tennille, Ga., Morris Park, Tennille, Ga; Alonza Park, Tennille, Ga; Hattie Henderson, Tennille, Ga; Mrs. Minnie Cavender Warrenfells, Chattanooga; Cactus Magill, H. S. Cordell, R. S. Trundle; A. W. Lupo; Miss Ettie Trundle; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Trundle; Mrs. R. L. Trundle and three children, Mrs. John R. Keeble and three children, Mary Laurine Tanner, Douglas, Ga; Mrs. M. D. Lansford, Mrs. Laura Campfield, J. R. Potts and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Carlock, Mrs. Myrtle Porter, Mrs. Virgia Hunt, Charles Clements, Spencer Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price; Margaret Price, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Bird; C. Jarvis and wife and daughter Lucile; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Edwards; Imogene Edwards, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Greene, Margaret Greene, W. J. Greene, Jr., Charles Greene, Ralph Green, Mrs Mabel Landers, Frank Landers, Garland Landers, Russell Landers, Garland Landers, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tarwin, Chickamauga, Ga; Lillian Magill, Chattanooga, Mrs. R. B. Park, David A. Park, Chattanooga; Clayton Shields, Chickamauga, Ga; Edna Clement, Atlanta, Ga; Mr. and Mrs. W. Mack Smith, Rossville, Ga; Mr. and Mrs. A. Edgar Miles, Rossville, Ga; Edgar Miles Jr., Rossville, Ga; Martha Miles, Rossville, Ga; Essie Johnson, Rossville, Ga; Mrs. W. A. Culberson, Iris Culberson, Mary Culberson, Winnifred Culberson; Mr. and Mrs Francis Wyatt, Monroe Contrell, Miss N. Allgood, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Park and grandson, T. Anderson Park.
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(16 August 1925)
Another annual family reunion of the Park family was held at the Rock Spring church Sunday. The attendance ran well over 100.
Three years ago the reunion attendants formed themselves into an association and this year an outstanding feature was the establishing of an education fund for the benefit of some girl or boy of the family.
The meeting was called to order by A. T. Park, president, of Chattanooga, who really initiated the reunions.
A motion made by Mrs. Lillian Patterson to meet the second Sunday in August of next year at the Rock Spring church carried.
A committee to secure a speaker for next year was composed of Mrs. Lillian Patterson, J. L. Park, and Mrs. Cora Murphy. Among the resolutions of appreciation was the following one: “Resolved, that we extend to A. T. Park, the president, our sincere thanks for all the many active services performed by him. We are not unmindful of all the time and thought he has given to the arranging these reunions in the past, and again this year he has shown the same zeal and interest to make this gathering a success.”
Other resolutions were:
“Resolved, That we, the descendants of James and Thomas Park, who have met at this twelfth annual reunion on Aug. 16, 1925, first express our love and gratitude to Almighty God for all His many blessings showered upon us. We are not unmindful of this great privilege which we enjoy today in the gathering together of so many members of our family; be it
“Resolved, That we express again to the trustees of the Rock Spring church and the Rock Spring school our sincere thanks for the privilege of using their buildings and grounds for our meeting. We are grateful to Herbert Shield for his assistance to us. Therefore be it resolved that an expression of thanks be tendered him.
“Resolved, That we express our appreciation to Dr. Hice:
“Resolved, That we deeply miss the presence today of Mrs. Mattie Jones, who was the oldest living member of the Park family at our last reunion, but who has since been called from our midst. We know that although absent from us in body, but on account of her long, useful, Christian life she will remain with us forever in spirit. Resolved, that an expression of sympathy be tendered to her children and grandchildren.
“Because of the calling into the great beyond of another member of our family, J. A. Smith, since our last reunion we are again made sad and deeply miss him from our midst. Be it
“Resolved, That an expression of condolence be extended to all the members of his family.
“Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be given to the trustees of the Rock Spring church and school, Herbert Shields, Dr. Hice and to the members of the families of Mrs. Hattie Jones and J. A. Smith.”
With the accustomed song, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,”, resounding through the little church, the meeting closed with the Mispah benediction. The basket dinner was no small part of the reunion.
Among those present who registered were:
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Park and grandchildren, James A. and Jessie Park; R. L. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Saunders and family, J. L. Park, G. D. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Chastain, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wellison, Chattanooga; W. C. Culberson and wife, St. Elmo; Clark Gordon, W. L. Gordon and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ripple and daughter, Dorothy, Mrs. Nettie Ripple and children, Madalene and Sherman, Mrs. Pauline Wright and son Billy, E. P. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Price, Margaret Price, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bird, Laura Campfield, Roy Bird, W. R. Canley, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Thurman, Mrs. Jessie Varnell, Mrs. W. E. Sanders and son Jean, Fred Mize, Miss Kathryn Varnell, Luther Bohannan, Miss Eula Mae Mize, little Miss Evelyn Mize, J. I. Arp, Chattanooga; Mrs. Laura McCardell, Mabel McCardell, Pauline McCardell, Pauline McCardell, E. F. Turner Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Park, Mrs. Annie Edwards, Harris Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hunt, Chattanooga; Mrs. Virgie Hunt, J. C. Abercombie, Mrs. S. V. Abercombie, Bobby Dempsey, W. C. Morgan, Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Shields, Annie Ruth Shields, Thelma Shields, Martha Park Shields, J. M. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Park, Chattanooga; Mrs. M. D. Lansford, Mrs. W. A. Edwards, Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Murphy, Miss Ruth Brooke, Marion Brooke, Dr. E. B. Isham, Mrs. B. M. Garrett, Earl Garrett, Miss Avonia Jones, Mrs. T. C. Akins, Mrs. Emmett Hunt and son, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Prince, J. H. Shields, Nell Shields, Roland Shields, R. B. Park and family, Mrs. W. A. Edwards, P. M. Krug, Mrs. J. W. Landers and children, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Bryan, Virginia and Billy Bryan, Mrs. J. W. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Patterson, Mrs. W. A. Martin, Lillian Martin, Mabel Morgan, Pearl Morgan, Herbert Morgan, Lou Bird, Horace Bird, H. C. Warren, Leroy Smith, Chattanooga; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Park, Mrs. E. E. Rhinehart and daughter, Helen, Dr. H. B. Potts, Mack Park, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carlock, Mr and Mrs. Mack Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Alice Helms, Orlando, Fla; Marian Henderson, Roy Smith, Mrs. Nettie Ripple and three sons, Edgar Miles, Mrs. Flora Warren and daughter, J. C. Abercombie, Mrs. J. R. Potts, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clements and Miss Lena Jones.
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(1927)
ANNUAL REUNION OF THE PARK FAMILY
Several Hundred Descendants of Pioneers to Meet at Rock Springs
Several hundred descendants of Moses and Mary Park will gather at Rock Springs, Ga., today for the fourteenth annual reunion of the Park family. The Park reunion is the largest and oldest of the family reunion in this section and brings together not only the many members of the family who live in Walker and Catoosa counties, but relatives from various points over the country.
Officers of the Park family organization are : A. T. Park, president, and J. L. Park, secretary, both of Chattanooga; Mrs. Laura Canfield, Boynton, Ga., treasurer, and Mrs. Fannie Stiles, La Fayette, historian. Entertainment and dinner will be in charge of Mrs. Eugene Lansford and Mrs. Mamie Park, of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Mack Smith, of Boynton. The celebration will be held on the church and school grounds at Rock Springs, its headquarters for the past six years.
The Parks are descendants of James and Thomas Park, who settled at La Fayette, Ga., bringing their wives with them. They were brothers and married just before coming to La Fayette from Putnam county, Georgia. They were sons of Moses and Mary Park, of Mecklenburg county, North Carolina. James Park built and operated a tavern during the early years of the settlement of north Georgia. While both families are represented, the larger number of those who will attend the reunion today are descendants of James and Martha Yandell Park.
Of the original family, of which James and Thomas Park were members, there were six brothers, two of whom settled in Middle Tennessee, near Franklin. The other two went to south Georgia, where their descendants now live at Macon, Americus, and Fitzgerald. The families of James and Thomas Park remained largely in north Georgia, in Walker and Catoosa counties, though eighty-five reside in Chattanooga.
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Transcribed by Rollie Taylor
10 April 2012. He was born on 12 June 1855 at Macon, Macon County, Georgia, USA. He was born in June 1856 at Georgia, USA.^3,4 He was clerk for the railroad. in 1880.⁵ He married Saidee McKendree Reynolds, daughter of Alexander McKindree Reynolds and Elizabeth Young Nelson Chadwick, on 24 June 1880. John Thomas PARK was (an unknown value) in 1899 at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.⁶ He lived in 1900 at Ward 2, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.⁴ He lived in 1910 at Ward 5, Jackson, Hinds County, Missisippi, USA.³ He was worked as "Operator with the A&V Railroad" - probably Alabama and Vicksburg Railway. in 1910 at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.³ He died on 1 August 1914 at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, at age 59.¹ He was buried on 2 August 1914; Removal date rather than burial date.¹ He was Obituary Obituary in Chattanooga Times on 3 August 1914.⁷

     Saidee McKendree Reynolds was born at Tennessee, USA; Several facts in 1910 census appear wrong including birth years and birth states.¹ She was born on 22 February 1858 at Newbern, Perry County, Alabama, USA.² She lived in 1880 at Dade County, Georgia, USA.³ She married John Thomas PARK, son of Dr. Thomas Yandell Park and Caroline Virginia MCCULLOH, on 24 June 1880. Saidee McKendree Reynolds died on 11 July 1892 at St. Elmo, Tennessee, USA, at age 34. She was buried circa 14 July 1892 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.⁴

     Richard C Cooper Source of following notes is web site (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/Hiram-B-Cooper/index.html?Welcome=997536502) of:

Hiram "Ben" Cooper
54 Sable Drive
Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715-4951
United States
501-876-5116
bcooper@mc2k.com


654. Richard C.11 Cooper (James William10, William9, Fleet8, Benjamin7, James6, George Ashley5, John4, John3, Richard2, John1)33 was born August 18, 1842 in Polkville, Smith County, Mississippi, and died December 12, 1933 in Scott County, Mississippi. He married Harriett Ann Edwards March 09, 1864 in Smith County, Mississippi34, daughter of Jackson Edwards and Annberry Drummond. She was born July 03, 1843 in Greene County, Alabama, and died October 19, 1909 in Pelehatchie, Rankin County, Mississippi.

Notes for Richard C. Cooper:
The Life of R. C. Cooper of Morton, Mississippi

It is a rare thing for an editor to give his editorial page to the life story of a man who does not even live in the state; but this man is the editor's father. While he still lives we want to honor him, and we have chosen this method. Aside from the tender relationship of father and son, there are some remarkable things in the life of R. C. Cooper that should be of interest to all of our readers.

He is a descendant of John, Fleet and William Cooper, of Essex England, who came over with the Virginia Company, and settled in Virginia in 1607. His Grandfather, James Cooper, was born and reared in what is now Pittsylvania County Virginia, and his own father, James Cooper, 2nd, was born there in 1813. In 1815 just after the battle of New Orleans, his father removed to Lawrence County Mississippi. Richard C. Cooper, the subject of this sketch, was born in Scott County, MS., August 18, 1842. He is therefore now in his 85th year, and in good health.

Some remarkable facts:

1. He served in the Army four years without a wound and without losing a day from sickness.
2. Always sober. He never drank.
3. He never used tobacco in any form.
4. He never chewed gum.
5. He never let a note mature, or a bill go past due. He was in business fifty years, and always paid notes and bills before they were due.
6. After the war he was always under weight for his height; but never in all the 84 years of his life has he had a serious spell of sickness.
7. During the civil war, while at home on a furlough he was married.
8. He reared a family of thirteen all now living but one, and she lived to be 35, and was the mother of seven children.
9. In his home, on the plantation, in the store, at the saw mill and at the cotton gin he was an autocrat. He was lord of all he surveyed. At his command everything moved, his wife and children. He never spoke but once. There was a quiet command in his voice, and a look in his eyes that moved Negroes, white men, horses, mules, bulls and snakes. He could walk into the yard of a stranger without an invitation where there was a fierce bull dog without being attacked, or if attacked the dog always got the worst of it. He never carried a gun or pistol. He always had all the men, white and black, to work for him that he needed. One Negro worked for him thirty years.
10. His religion was made of five garments that he wore day and night ...: Honesty, truth, justice, charity and industry. To him laziness was a crime. Industry included thrift, economy resourcefulness, and keeping everlastingly busy doing something that needed to be done. To him a liar was a greater disgrace than a thief, and every man was a thief who dealt dishonestly with his fellowman. He was patient and long suffering with his children, and with men he dealt with; but when his patience was imposed upon and they got careless about what they said that reflected on his character, especialy where truth, honesty, or justice were involved, it was like a cyclone dipping down from a cloudless sky. He has regularly attended his church, and his Masonic lodge for nearly sixty years, and has never had charges preferred against him in either. He is perhaps the best loved man in Scott County today. Now let him tell his own story:

I was born in Scott County Mississippi in 1842. We moved to Smith County, near Polksville when I was ten years old. I ran away at sixteen from home with my cousin Rasberry to Opelousas, Louisiana, then known as Tukapaugh, the finest place I had ever seen. Down toward New Orleans they made sugarcane molasses. I stayed over there two years until the Civil war broke out. During those two years I worked with a Frenchman three months. I could not talk French, and he could not talk English. It was a lonely life. Working from Sunup to Sundown woodchopping and other handiwork on the farm. It was the hardest work I ever did, and did not get a dollar for it, because I quit before the year was out. We had a fight, and that was all I got for the three months work. Recently I heard that he was still living, and had joined the church. I wrote and asked him to pay me for those three months work if he expected to meet me in heaven; but he did not answer my letter.

In 1861 when war was declared I returned to Polksville, Miss., and joined a company of Polksville men whom I knew. Up to the time I ran away from home at 16 I had had but little chance to go to school. Perhaps all together I went six or eight months.

While in Louisiana my father wrote me that if I would come home he would send me to school. I have always regretted that I did not do it. All my life I have needed an education so awfully bad.
Board of Supervision: I was a member of the Board of Supervisors eight years, and a part of that time President of the Board. I was once Nominated for Sheriff of Scott County, but gave up the race in favor of a friend. I am now and have been for some time, President of the Pension Board for this county.
In 1878 I bought the old Springfield place, mill and gin and borrowed the money from Jim Taylor at pay twenty five per cent interest it all back before the notes fell due. I was in the mercantile business all together about forty years, and made good. I never failed at any thing that I ever undertook, but never tried any big thing. I never had a partner in business that I did not leave better off than when I started with him. I have helped everybody that I could.

I am eighty four years old now. I quit work about ten years ago. Turned all the business over to my baby boy. If I could have controlled my temper like he does I would have made a fortune long ago. People used to say that I was a fine collector, but I failed on the Frenchman.

We raised 13 children. Never lost but one. We were all healthy. Never had an accident; no fires, no burns, no bad spells of sickness; none deformed. My neighbors say that I am lucky; that I have two preachers boys to pray for me; two lawyers to keep ? me out of jail, and one merchant to feed me.
My wife has been dead seventeen years. Although I am in my 85th year I still look at the widows. Ten months before the war ended I went home on a furlough, and married. Went back and stayed to the end of the war.

(War Record of R. C. Cooper): I belonged to Company D 6th Mississippi Regiment, Lowry's Division, Adam's Brigade; General Hood, Commanding the Tennessee Army. Adams was killed at the battle of Franklin (Tenn.) and Col. Lowry was made General to succeed Adams. Lowry was my Colonel. He was a great friend of mine. After the war he was elected Governor of Miss. I have three commissions from three governors of Miss. The first was from Lowry, then Stone, and finally Vardeman. No other man in this country has had as many. It was in June, 1861 when with my company we left Brandon, Miss., and went to Grenada, Miss. to drill for ...e. From there we went to Bowling Green, Ky., and spent a part of the winter there.

Battle of Shiloh: From there we went to Nashville, Tenn. The first fight that I was in was at Shiloh. There 300 of our regiment of 425 men present, were killed. We whipped the Yankees the first two days until Johnson was killed. Then General Buell arrived with re-enforcements for General Grant; and our army fell back to Corinth. We captured 405 Yankees, besides those that were killed. Of those captured there was one that had belonged to our army, who had deserted us and joined the Yankees. He was a Tennesseean. He was Court-martialed, and shot at Corinsh. He was asked if he had any thing to say before death. He said tell his wife that he died a union man.

Negro the Whole Cause of the War: Some people say that the Negro was not the cause of the war; but he was the whole cause of it. There would have been no question of States rights and of secession but for the Negro. I believe that the US. Government would have bought the Negroes and set them free if the South had not seceded and rushed into war so soon. It was "A rich man's war and a poor man's fight".
When the Confederate Government decided that every man who owned twenty Negroes might stay at home to make food for the army some of our men quit; but most of them stayed to the end.

I fought in the following named battles: Shiloh, Corinth, Port Gibson (where I had a brother and uncle killed) Baker's Creek, Jackson, Miss., Atlanta, Ga., Chattanooga and Franklin, Tenn., and all over Georgia. We fought two battles at Nashville, in the last one Major Pat Henry, Rock Searcy and I were the last to leave the ditch. We were most naked and it was cold December. I was barefooted. I "borrowed" a pair of shoes from a Yankee just before we went into the battle of Franklin. You know the old saying: "Every thing is fair in love and war." I was in the Army four years, and never lost a day from sickness or wound.

In Atlanta, Rock Searcy and I met some Yankees, and exchanged papers that gave us the start. We fell back to Tupelo, Miss. The war soon ended, and I returned home to my wife and farm. I had nothing to begin with but energy and determination.

The death of Lincoln The period of reconstruction bought on strife at home, and the influx of the Carpet baggers brought about the Ku Klux Klan. I rented a farm at Clinton, Miss., and had a few Negroes at work there. Others had a lot of trouble.. till the leader of the Negroes was killed. But all the time my Negroes stuck to me and worked. The Ku Klux finally drove out the Carpet baggers, and the Negroes quieted down. the K.K.K's remained for a little while afterward, only to whip men who whipped their wives; but these days when a man tries to whip his wife she shoots him. So we do not need the K.K.Ks anymore.
"Looking back over my past life it is easy to see that my greatest weakness was my high temper. To strike at my honor was like striking a bag of dynamite. It took a long, long time to conquer and control my temper. During the past few years it has not bothered me. I am very happy now. I live with my daughter, Phenie. She is the best cook in the state and is as good to me as possible. Her little daughter, Ruth, is as sweet to me as she can be. I made enough money before I retired to last me to the end. My children and all the people are good to me. I love everybody."

Forty five years of married life: It was ten months before the war ended, while he was at home on furlough that my mother married father. He was poor and without education but always resourceful enough to get what he wanted when he wanted it. And so he won and married Harriet Ann Edwards, 21, of Polksville, Miss. She was a brunet. Her long and luxurious hair was as black as a raven. Her body was short and heavy. He was a blond, tall and slender.

They took each other "for better and for worse," and during a period of more than forty five years, though periods of fruitless toil, and glowing prosperity; through good report and evil; down in the valley of the shadow of death when the stork came so often, the anchor of love never failed.

They journeyed along the sea of matrimony forty five years. Not twice in twenty four hours; but frequently there were tides that rocked the ship. There was one storm, but the anchor held. "Sorry endureth for the night; but joy cometh in the morning".

Father was lord of the land and of the business; but mother was Lady of the house. There was never any conflict. Neither ever interfered where the other reigned.

Father was a past master diplomat except when he lost his temper. Mother was the sole of frankness. She never offered a compliment that she did not sincerely believe. If father had been educated he could have been Governor of Miss. If mother had been educated she could have been a poet or a mystic.
Mother lived until all her children were grown, married and gone from her bed and board. Then when such a measure of prosperity had come so that there were no more financial worries, she lived eight years, still on the sea of matrimony, where no storm clouds rose.

They were the happiest years of her life. The love that had bound her and father through all the years before grew stronger, sweeter and grander during those eight years. Then in a moment her heart quit beating, and she "put out to sea".

On eternity's shore, in a "house not made with hands eternal in the heavens," mother waits for Dad, and for all whom she "loved and lost awhile."

Note: When retreating from Vicksburg, R. C. Cooper loaded his pack on the back of a mule and swam across the flooded Big Black River holding on to the mule's tail. In one battle a bullet went through his uniform coat, but he was not wounded.

Plains, Georgia
Murphy Rowe Cooper, Editor and Publisher
May 1, 1926

More About Harriett Ann Edwards:
Burial: Springfield, Scott County, Mississippi

Children of Richard Cooper and Harriett Edwards are:
+     1319     i.          Alvah Warner12 Cooper, born December 09, 1865.
+     1320     ii.          Emma Cooper, born Abt. 1867; died April 1898.
+     1321     iii.          Rodolphus Doll Cooper, born Abt. 1869.
+     1322     iv.          Mattie Cooper, born March 15, 1870 in Scott County, Mississippi; died January 09, 1957 in Forest, Scott County, Mississippi.
+     1323     v.          Minnie Cooper, died 1927.
+     1324     vi.          Nettie Cooper.
+     1325     vii.          William Richard Cooper, born February 21, 1874.
+     1326     viii.          Ida Cooper.
+     1327     ix.          Murphy Rowe Cooper, born January 22, 1877.
+     1328     x.          Della Cooper.
     1329     xi.          Phenie Cooper. She married (1) Will Davis. She married (2) [FNU] Hartsel. She married (3) W. F. Leonard.
     1330     xii.          Addie Lucy Cooper. She married W. F. Leonard.
+     1331     xiii.          Albert Taylor Cooper, born April 14, 1883 in Springfield, Mississippi; died December 1978 in Morton, Scott County, Mississippi.


1319. Alvah Warner12 Cooper (Richard C.11, James William10, William9, Fleet8, Benjamin7, James6, George Ashley5, John4, John3, Richard2, John1) was born December 09, 1865. He married (1) Flora Burkett 1890. She died 1920. He married (2) Olive Barnes July 06, 1921. She was born February 15, 1869.

Child of Alvah Cooper and Flora Burkett is:
+     2347     i.          Forrest Graham13 Cooper, born April 08, 1891.

Children of Alvah Cooper and Olive Barnes are:
     2348     i.          Mary Alvah13 Cooper, born March 23, 1923 in Forest, Mississippi.
     2349     ii.          Robert Sidney Cooper, born September 03, 1926 in Forest, Mississippi.

From the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (U.S. database)
Richard Cooper (First_Last)
Regiment Name 6 Mississippi Infantry
Side Confederate
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Corporal
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M232 roll 9

CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS

6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
6th Infantry Regiment [also called 7th Regiment] was assembled at Jackson, Mississippi, in February, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Rankin, Quitman, Leake, Scott, Copiah, and Simpson. The unit fought at Shiloh under General Cluburne and later was assigned to Rust's, Tilghman's, and J. Adams' Brigade. For a time it served in Mississippi and saw action in various conflicts in the Vicksburg area. It later joined the Army of Tennessee and fought with distinction throughout the Atlanta Campaign, with Hood in Tennessee, and in North Carolina. The regiment was organized with 649 officers and men, lost seventy-six percent of the 425 engaged at Shiloh, and reported 30 casualties at Champion's Hill. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with about 60 men. The field officers were Colonels Robert Lowry and John J. Thornton; Lieutenant Colonels R.R. Bennett, Thomas J. Borden, and A.Y. Harper; and Majors W.T. Hendon and J.R. Stevens.
He was born on 18 August 1842 at Polkville(?), Scott County, Mississippi, USA. He began military service circa 1862 Enlisted in 6th Mississippi Infantry.

6th Mississippi Infantry

(from Dunbar Rowland’s "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898"; company listing courtesy of H. Grady Howell’s "For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand’)


Company A -- Rankin Rough & Readies (raised in Rankin County, MS)

Company B -- New Guard (raised in Rankin County, MS)

Company C -- Quitman Southrons (raised in Leake County, MS)

Company D -- Lowry Rifles (raised in Smith County, MS)

Company E -- Lake Rebels (raised in Scott County, MS)

Company F -- Crystal Springs Guards (raised in Copiah County, MS)

Company G -- Rockport Steel Blades (raised in Copiah County, MS)

Company H -- Simpson Fencibles (raised in Simpson County, MS)

Company I -- Rankin Greys (raised in Rankin County, MS)

Company K -- East Mississippi Greys (raised in Scott County, MS)



Colonel -- John J. Thornton, wounded at Shiloh, resigned; Robert Lowry, promoted as Brigadier-General February 4, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonels -- Enoch R. Bennett, to May, 1862; A. Y. Harper, Thomas J. Borden. Majors -- Robert Lowry, to reorganization; J. R. Stevens, Thomas J. Borden, W. T. Hendon. Surgeon -- William Aills. Assistant Surgeon -- Jackson L. Riley. Quartermaster -- John P. Stevens. Commissary -- Edward G. Williams. Adjutant -- Abram B. Willis; William Thornton, to May, 1862. Chaplain -- Joseph W. Ard. Sergeant-Major -- William Sharkey, discharged, disability, 1861.

Aggregate original enrollment, 601 officers and men. No data to show promotion of company officers.

These companies were assigned to the Sixth Regiment, Army of Mississippi, one of the eight provided for by the State organization. The Colonel, Dr. J. J. Thornton, of Brandon, had been commissioned as Captain of the Rankin Greys in 1858, and in 1860 he was commandant of the Second Battalion, Second Brigade, State troops, with the rank of Colonel of Militia. He was noted as the one member of the Constitutional Convention who refused to sign the ordinance of secession.

The companies were mustered into the Confederate States' service for twelve months at Grenada, 24 August, 1861, and the field officers of the regiment were elected September 5. In this election Capt. Cornelius McLaurin received a large vote for Lieutenant-Colonel, but was defeated. September 9, Colonel Thornton was ordered by Gen. Reuben Davis, commanding State troops, to concentrate his companies in a regimental encampment. Later in the same month the regiment was at Trenton, Tenn., whence it moved to Union City, where, October 14, the regiment received orders from General Polk, at Columbus, Ky., to be in readiness to follow General Hardee to Bowling Green. Under the orders of Col. P. R. Cleburne, Brigade Commander, the regiment moved to Kentucky in the last of October, and was reviewed by General Hardee at Bowling Green, November 3.

When the regiment was received into the Confederate service it was numbered the Seventh by the War Department, and that number was applied to it in official documents for some time, though in November the original number was restored.

In the organization in Kentucky, the Sixth was in Cleburne's Brigade, the Second of the First Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Colonel Thornton being the senior Colonel of the brigade, and when Cleburne took command of Hindman's Division February 12, Thornton commanded the brigade.

In Kentucky the regiment suffered from typhoid fever and measles so that only 150 men were fit for duty, some of the companies being reduced to 10 or 25 men. Some died in hospital at Nashville and elsewhere and many officers were compelled to resign on account of sickness. So severe was this affliction that nearly all the company officers joined in a "round robin" asking that the regiment be sent to some fixed station to recruit.

After the fall of Fort Donelson the Confederate forces were concentrated at Corinth under Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, whence they moved early in April, 1862, to attack Grant's army at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. The Sixth Regiment went into the battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, with Cleburne's Brigade of Hardee's Corps.

The first attack, on the morning of the 6th, was by Federal skirmishers upon Hardcastle’s Battalion, pickets of Hardee's Corps, after which Hardee ordered an advance. Cleburne's Brigade rushed forward toward the Federal camps, in a place where they were outflanked and embarrassed by a morass in their front that broke the line. "They came under a very destructive fire, and though the Sixth Mississippi charged through the encampments they suffered," Cleburne said, "a quick and bloody repulse." But "again and again, unaided, the Sixth Mississippi charged the enemy's line, and it was only when the regiment had lost 300 officers and men killed and wounded, out of an aggregate of 425, that it yielded and retreated in disorder over its own dead and dying. Colonel Thornton and Major Lowry, the field officers, were both wounded. It would be useless," Cleburne wrote, "to enlarge on the courage and devotion of the Sixth Mississippi. The facts as recorded speak louder than any words of mine." Afterward about 60 men reformed, and remained in battle until after noon, when "Captain Harper, commanding the remnant of the regiment, marched it to the rear. Its terrible loss in the morning, the want of all its field and most of its company officers, had completely disorganized it and unfitted it for further service." (Cleburne).

The casualties of the regiment were 48 killed, 247 wounded. Among the seriously wounded were Sergeant-Major Thornton, Captains Alford and Finch, Lieutenants Enochs and Mangum.

Sixth Regiment, 165 effective, in Marmaduke's Brigade of Hardee's Corps, at Corinth, return of April 26. Then transferred to Breckenridge's reserve corps. In camp near Corinth, May 8, the regiment, by order of General Beauregard, had an election of field and company officers. Colonel Thornton was re-elected, Capt. A. Y. Harper was elected Lieutenant-Colonel and Lieut. J. R. Stevens Major. Colonel Thornton’s resignation was accepted May 25, after which Major Lowry was elected Colonel. Corinth was evacuated in the latter part of May and the army fell back to Tupelo. The Sixth was in camp near Baldwyn June 2. Afterward it moved with Breckenridge's command to the support of Vicksburg during the naval attack which began May 20, and continued until July 27, and in this period was included in the brigade of Gen. J. S. Bowen, mainly Trans-Mississippi regiments. Immediately after the operations against Vicksburg ceased Breckenridge moved his command to Louisiana and attacked the Federal garrison at Baton Rouge, August 5. A few days after the battle Breckenridge occupied Port Hudson, and "General Bowen, who had just arrived, was left with his command on the Comite River," to cover the line of communications. August 19 General Breckenridge, in obedience to orders, moved with part of his command to Jackson Miss., where the Sixth, with Bowen's Brigade, was assigned to Major-Gen. M. Lovell's Division of the army of Maj.-Gen. Earl Van Dorn. Van Dorn moved to Davis Mill, while General Price occupied Iuka, where he was attacked by Grant September 19. Van Dorn and Price then concentrated at Ripley and marched September 29 to attack Rosecrans at Corinth, where a desperate battle was fought October 3-5.

Colonel Lowry's Regiment was held in reserve during the carrying of the outer line of defences. On the 4th the whole brigade advanced to within 600 yards of a redoubt and skirmished for some time until ordered to retire, being under a destructive artillery fire. The brigade was again engaged at the Tuscumbia River bridge on the 5th, acting as rear guard for Van Dorn's army. Brigade casualties, 28 killed, 92 wounded, 40 missing.

January, 1863, Col. Robert Lowry, commanding, in Rust's Brigade of Gen. Gardner's Port Hudson army, Third Military District. Rust's Brigade was assigned to Loring's Division by Gen. Pemberton, January 21. The Sixth was not returned as included in the brigade or division January 3 1 1863. Brigade ordered from Jackson to Big Black River February 9. February 22, ordered to Port Hudson from Edwards. April 6, left Port

Hudson for Jackson. April 13, ordered to Tullahoma, Tenn. This order was countermanded when the Vicksburg batteries were run. April 15, General Rust transferred to Trans-Mississippi department. "The brigade of General Tilghman will consist of the following regiments: Twentieth, Twenty-sixth, Fourteenth, Twenty-third, Thirty-seventh, Fortieth, Sixth and Fifteenth Mississippi." April 17, the Sixth, with First Confederate Battalion and a field battery, in all about 800 men, were ordered from Jackson to reinforce General Bowen at Grand Gulf, increasing his force to 5,000 total, April 21, when the regiment arrived.

When General Bowen, on April 30, 1863, learned that Grant was landing his troops at Bruinsburg, he sent General Green with about 450 of his brigade, a section of Hudson's Battery and Colonel Lowry's Regiment (about 300) to occupy the two roads from Bruinsburg to Port Gibson. At 1 o’clock on the morning of May 1, 1863, Green was attacked, but he repulsed the assault. At sunrise the attack was renewed, the Federal force at the front constantly increasing, but Green and Lowry, supported by reinforcements from Bowen, so persistently pushed back the regiments in their front that not much progress was made by Grant. Bowen wrote that, "arriving on the field between 7 and 8 o'clock, and finding our left very much pressed, I called upon the Sixth Mississippi to charge a battery in front of them, to which they nobly responded." When Green was forced back from the position gained by Lowry, Baldwin's Brigade arrived to continue the fight. The Confederate forces engaged in this battle numbered a little over 5,000 men, with 13 pieces of artillery. The total casualties were 68 killed, 380 wounded, 384 missing; total 832. Among the killed Brig-Gen. Tracy. They held in check the divisions of Osterhaus, A. J. Smith, Hovey, Cart and Logan, of which six brigades reported considerable losses, and five brigades slight losses; the total casualties of McClernand's and McPherson's Corps being 131 killed, 719 wounded, 25 missing; total, 875.

General Green said of the Sixth that "it made a gallant charge in front of the enemy's battery under heavy fire," and of Colonel Lowry that he deserved "the highest commendation for his coolness and promptness in executing every order."

At the battle of Baker's Creek May 16, 1863, Tilghman's Brigade remained on the right of the army and was not engaged except that when the brigade started to move toward the left, "a heavy column of the enemy was seen advancing in line of battle out of the woods immediately around Ellison's house. Col. Robert Lowry, of the Sixth Mississippi Regiment, who was in the rear, was at once directed to throw out a heavy line of skirmishers to protect the movement. Upon the brigade countermarching, this line of skirmishers, composing nearly half the regiment, moving too far to the left, became separated from the brigade, and uniting itself with the left wing of the army, fell back with it; first to Big Black bridge, and thence to Vicksburg, where it is at present under the command of Major J. R. Stevens." (Report of Colonel Reynolds.) The Federal advance occupied the position the brigade had left and skirmishing and artillery firing continued until dark, in the course of which General Tilghman was killed by a shell. The brigade, including a portion of the Sixth, moved with the rest of Loring's command down Baker's Creek in search of another crossing, but turned toward Crystal Springs and finally marched to Jackson. Casualty report: 1z killed, 1 wounded, 27 missing.

The battalion under Major Stevens was attached to Baldwin's Brigade in the Vicksburg lines at first, but reinforced Vaughn's Brigade during the assault of the 19th, continued on active duty with that command during the siege, and was surrendered as prisoners of war, July 4.

May 30, the Sixth, Colonel Lowry commanding, with the Fifteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-third, Twenty-sixth and Fortieth Mississippi, under the brigade command of Col. A. E. Reynolds. Gen. John Adams was assigned to the command of the brigade, which included the Sixth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-third, Twenty-sixth and Forney's Battalion, return of July 30.

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, in chief command in Mississippi, with headquarters at Jackson, marched the forces he had collected for the relief of Vicksburg to the Big Black River, encamping July 1 near Brownsville. Vicksburg was surrendered July 4, and Johnston withdrew his troops to Jackson, arriving on the 7th, followed by Sherman, who appeared on the 9th. General Loring's Division occupied the right (or north) of the fortified line, extending around the city west of the river. Sherman intrenched and began a bombardment, planting batteries that commanded the Confederate position and the town. There was continual skirmishing, but the only assault, a weak one, was made on Breckinridge's line, on the left, July 12. When the Federal line had been extended on each flank to Pearl River, Jackson was evacuated on the night of July 16, and the army withdrew to Morton. The total Confederate loss during the siege of Jackson, July 9-16, was 71 killed, 504 wounded, 25 missing. The casualties of the Union forces were 129 killed, 762 wounded, 231 missing.

Colonel Lowry commanding the regiment, Gen. John Adams commanding brigade, in Loring's Division, army of General Polk, January 20, 1864. The division was concentrated at Canton when Sherman began his march from Vicksburg to Meridian. February 1, 1864, General Loring authorized "Colonel Lowry, who is now in command of Adams' Brigade," to go to Jackson and confer with Gen. S. D. Lee, in command of cavalry, concerning the roads and crossings along Pearl River. Loring had given orders to occupy Jackson and attempt to defend it against Sherman, but countermanded the order on the advice of General Lee. Polk's command fell back to Hillsboro and Demopolis, Ala.

March 20, 1864, General Polk detailed Colonel Lowry to "take charge of the expedition against deserters and disloyal men between Pearl River and Tombigbee, south of the Southern Railroad." The general had organized an infantry force for operation in Smith Count)', which started March 21, under command of Lowry, "one of the oldest Colonels in this army and an officer of vigor and decision." Colonel Scott's cavalry and Dumonteil's cavalry cooperated about Honey Island and elsewhere. April 25, Colonel Lowry was thanked for work done and directed to push his operations down Pearl River to its mouth, to clean out Honey Island and drive its occupants into Louisiana. The lower Pearl River country was a refuge for deserters from various regions, who had terrorized the inhabitants of Jones and Smith Counties. General Maury, from Mobile, had failed to restore quiet. Under Colonel Lowry's command was also the Twentieth Regiment. A newspaper report at the time was that he sent from Smith County 500 men and caused the return of at least a thousand to their commands, and from Jones County sent about 150 besides those who returned to their commands. During the expedition 9 men were hung, 2 shot and 1 wounded, and his loss was 1 killed, 2 wounded.

The Sixth was ordered to Rome, Ga., May 14, 1864. Adams' Brigade arrived at Resaca, Ga., May 11, and on the 13th intrenched a line of battle against the advance of McPherson, which was held, with considerable loss from sharpshooters and artillery, until the evacuation, May 16th.

The brigade served with credit during the severe fighting on the New Hope Church line. It was selected for a reconnaissance toward the Federal lines May 31, a movement gallantly made, at a brigade loss of 24 killed, 98 wounded, 4 missing. In the Sixth 12 wounded. They were on the Kenesaw Mountain line during weeks of battle, early in which General Polk was killed. June 27, the Sixth, Colonel Lowry commanding, was the skirmish line of the brigade, and aided in repelling the Federal attack at eight in the morning, and about 10 o'clock, General Featherston reported, "the enemy made a charge on Colonel Lowry with a heavy, close line of skirmishers, supported by a strong reserve immediately in the rear. They charged rapidly with shouting, and were permitted to get in about 150 paces, when a heavy fire was opened upon them and kept up until they got in some seventy yards of the skirmish line, when they wavered, broke, and fled in much confusion." When Johnston's army crossed the Chattahoochee, Adams' Brigade was detached from Loring’s Division for picket duty on the river. At Moore's Mill, on the line of Peachtree Creek, July 19, the evening before the main battle of that name, two companies of the Sixth with the Fifteenth joined in a charge with Reynold's Brigade. About sixty prisoners were taken. The brigade was in the battle of Lickskillet road, July 28, in the trenches during siege of Atlanta until the evacuation, September 1. In the October, 1864, campaign on the Chattanooga and Atlanta Railroad Loring's Division, including Adams' Brigade, captured the garrison at Acworth, October 4, marched as far north as Dalton, thence through the mountains to Gadsden, made a demonstration against Decatur, moved to Tuscumbia and with Stewart's Corps crossed the Tennessee November 20, moved toward the Federal position at Columbia, and marched toward Spring Hill on the 29th. November 30 they pressed closely after Schofield's command, retreating to Franklin and began an attack on the intrenched position about four in the evening. The advanced line was carried, and the men pushed on against the second line of works. The ground over which most of Loring's Division advanced was obstructed by a deep railroad cut and an abatis and hedge of Osage orange, along which obstructions there was a constant and destructive artillery fire, effectually preventing an advance beyond. "With these exceptions," said General Stewart, "the space in front of the enemy's position was perfectly open and swept by a terribly destructive cross fire of artillery from the works and the opposite bank of the Harpeth." "Over this space," wrote Brig.-Gen. J. D. Cox, the Federal commander, "the enemy advanced rapidly and in good order, though suffering very severely, up to the breastworks and made desperate efforts to carry them. Their officers showed the most heroic example and self-sacrifice, riding up to our lines in advance of the men, cheering them on. One general officer (Adams) was shot down upon the parapet itself, his horse falling across the breastwork." "The casualties of the corps," reported Lieut.-Gen. Stewart, "were something over 2,000 in killed, wounded and missing. Among them were many of our best officers and bravest men. Brig.-Gen. John Adams was killed, his horse being found lying across the inner line of the enemy's works." The casualties of Adams' Brigade were the heaviest of the division -- 10 officers and 34 men killed; 39 officers and 232 men wounded, 23 missing. Col. Robert Lowry took command of the brigade, which, on December 9, reported an aggregate present 1,769, effective 1,047, prisoners of war 50. It was the strongest brigade of Stewart's Corps, the old Army of Mississippi. Lieut.-Col. Borden was in command of the Sixth during the operations in front of Nashville. Loring's Division, from December 2, was in position on the front of the corps occupying a front of one mile across the Granny White pike. General Thomas carried this position December 15, Loring's Division gallantly holding a new line and checking a further Federal advance. Next day the corps held its ground until the Confederate line was broken on their left. They recrossed the Tennessee River in the latter part of December and marched to the vicinity of Tupelo.

About the first of February, 1865, the remnant of Loring's Division began the movement to the Carolinas. February 25, they were ordered forward from Augusta, Ga., to Newberry, S.C. In the campaign under Gen. J. E. Johnston against General Sherman, they took part in the battles of Kinston, March 10, and Bentonville, March 19-21. In the latter battle the division was distinguished by a gallant and successful charge. In the reorganization of April 9 a brigade, including an Alabama and a Louisiana regiment, was assigned to Brig.-Gen. Robert Lowry, including the Sixth, Fifteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-third Regiments consolidated as the Fifteenth Mississippi, Lieut.-Col. Thomas B. Graham commanding.

Hostilities were suspended April 18, the army was surrendered April 26 at Durham Station and paroled at Greensboro. He married Harriett Ann Edwards, daughter of Jackson J. Edwards and Annberry Drummond, on 9 March 1864 at Smith County, Mississippi, USA. Richard C Cooper ended military service on 26 April 1865 at Durham Station, NC, USA; Unit surrendered & was later paroled at Greensboro, NC.¹ He died on 12 December 1933 at Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, USA, at age 91. He was buried on 13 December 1933 at Eastern Cemetery, Forest, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.²

     Harriett Ann Edwards was born at Alabama; 1930 Census for Alva W Cooper says his mother was born in Alabama. Descended from Morgan Edwards, pioneer Baptist minister and author from North Carolina?¹ She was born on 3 July 1843 at Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She married Richard C Cooper, son of James William Cooper and Celia RASBERRY, on 9 March 1864 at Smith County, Mississippi, USA. Harriett Ann Edwards died on 19 October 1909 at Pelehatchie, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA, at age 66. She was buried circa 22 October 1909 at Springfield Baptist Church, Morton, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.²

     John William Burkett married Susianne V. Bryant, daughter of Matthew Bryant and Mary M. Thornhill. John William Burkett was born on 8 January 1836 at Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA. He began military service on 3 August 1861 at Monticello, Mississippi, CSA, Company G, 7th MS Infantry.¹ He was Transferred to Capt Weeks (?) Sharp Shooters June 23, 1862 by order Col Bishop. Company A 9th Battalion Misissisppi Sharp Shooters. on 23 June 1862 at Tupelo, Mississippi, CSA.¹ He was Absent sick. Sent to Ringgold, GA Hospital. on 21 November 1862 at Ringgold, Georgia, CSA.² He was Absent sick. Sent to Hospital April 26, 1863 by order of surgeon. on 26 April 1863.³ He ended military service on 27 August 1863; Deserter. Dropped from the Roll the 27th day of August, 1863.³ He died on 24 January 1904 at Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA, at age 68.

     Dr. Thomas Yandell Park Census Notes Compiled by Rollie Taylor

1850 GA census, Walker Co, Lookout Valley, dwelling 1793, family1793. Thomas Y., a physician, is 32. He has real estate worth $3000.Thomas Y. and Caroline V., age 20, have 1 child, James J., age 1. Hisparents, James, age 65, and Martha Park, age 65, Park, are counted in hishousehold. 1860 GA census, Walker Co, Eagle Cleft P. O., dwelling 1185, family1132. Thos. Y., age 42, reports he is a physician with real estate valuedat $2,500 and personal estate valued at $3,000. He and Caroline V., age30, have 6 children in the household. James J. is 11, Virginia A. is 9,Martha A. is 8, John T. is 6, Mary J. is 4, and Geraldine Y. is 4 months old. 1870 GA census, Walker Co, page no. 143, line. Subdivision No. 128,Fricks Gap P. O., dwelling 1057, family 1025. Thomas Y., age 51, is aphysician. There are 5 children in the household. John T. is 15, Mary J. is12, Geradine Y. is 10, Florence is 5, and Robert B. is 2. Caroline V., age40, was apparently missed by the census taker, and appears on page 177following family 1285. 1880 GA census, Walker Co, ED182/SH6/LN19. Thomas Y. is a physician.Thomas is 61 and Caroline is 50. Six children, Martha E., age 26, Mary J.,age 22, Geraldine, age 20, Florence, age 14, Bryant, age 12, and Richard,age 8, are counted in the household. 1900 TN census, Hamilton Co, ED72/SH07/LN23. Caroline B. Park, age70, is a widow. She is the mother of 10 children. Two of the 8 survivingchildren, Jeraldine Y., age 40, and Florence C., age 34, live with her inthe home of her youngest son, Richard Park, age 28. Obituary of Dr. T. Y. Park appeared 25 May 1898 in the ChattanoogaTimes.¹ Notes
! "History of Walker County, Georgia", by James Alfred Sartain, 1932,The A. J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Ga., page 422 - "The Park Family of
Walker County, Georgia", contributed by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles.
Birthdate of James Park is given as 7 June 1785, birthplace as NC.
Birthdate of Elizabeth Phelps is given as 18 October 1778. Marriage date
of James Park and Martha Yandell is given as 1804. Two of the 7
children of this union are named as Moses and Mary, wife of Dr. Adam
Clements. This same information by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles appears in
"History of Catoosa County, Georgia, 1853-1953", by Susie Blaylock
McDaniel, page 83.
"Moses Park (1738-1828)", Mrs. Clara Cammack Park, 1991, Gateway
Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, listed 7 children of James Park and Martha
Yandell.
1820 GA census, Putnam Co, page 90, Captain Martin W. Stampers
District, line 18. The household of James Park consists of 2 males under
10 (John Esten, b. 1814 and Thomas Yandell, b. 1818), 1 male of 16 and
under 26 (Moses, b. 1805),1 male of 26 and under 45 (James, b. 1785), 2
females under 10 (Mary Wilson Hill, b. 1810, and Alminia b. 1815), and 1
female of 26 and under 45 (Martha Yandell, b. 1785).
1830 GA census - the census report for James Park has not been
located. His oldest son Moses Park (1805) has moved from Putnam
county to Crawford County GA.
1840 GA census, Walker Co, page 76. The household of James Park
contains 3 males of 20 and under 30 (John Esten b. 1814, Thomas Yandell
b. 1818, 1 unidentified), 1 male of 30 and under 40 (unidentified), and 1
male of 50 and under 60 (James b. 1785). There are 2 females of 15 and
under 20, (Almina b. ca. 1815, Martha b. ca. 1820).
1850 GA census, Walker Co, page 472, Lookout Mt. District, dwelling 93.
James, age 65, and Martha, age 65, are counted in the home of his son,
Thomas Y. Park, age 32, a physician. Thomas' wife, Caroline V., age 20,
and a son, James, age 1, complete the household.
1860 GA census, Walker Co, page 837, Eagle Clift P. O., dwelling 1179,
family 1126. James Park's wife died in 1851. James, 75, lives near his
grandson, James H. Park in dwelling 1180. Three unidentified females
live in his household, Nancy D., age 41, Susan C., age 16, and Mary E., age
10, all born in TN.
!Notes:
Walker County Georgia Cemeteries, Volume I, South Walker County,
Walker County Historical Society, 1987, page 268. The birth and death
dates appear on the headstone, a monument placed by the Park familyreunion association about 1915. He 1850 GA census, Walker Co, Lookout Valley, dwelling 1793, family1793. Thomas Y., a physician, is 32. He has real estate worth $3000.
Thomas Y. and Caroline V., age 20, have 1 child, James J., age 1. His
parents, James, age 65, and Martha Park, age 65, Park, are counted in his
household.
1860 GA census, Walker Co, Eagle Cleft P. O., dwelling 1185, family
1132. Thos. Y., age 42, reports he is a physician with real estate valued
at $2,500 and personal estate valued at $3,000. He and Caroline V., age
30, have 6 children in the household. James J. is 11, Virginia A. is 9,
Martha A. is 8, John T. is 6, Mary J. is 4, and Geraldine Y. is 4 months old.

1870 GA census, Walker Co, page no. 143, line. Subdivision No. 128,
Fricks Gap P. O., dwelling 1057, family 1025. Thomas Y., age 51, is a
physician. There are 5 children in the household. John T. is 15, Mary J. is
12, Geradine Y. is 10, Florence is 5, and Robert B. is 2. Caroline V., age
40, was apparently missed by the census taker, and appears on page 177
following family 1285.
1880 GA census, Walker Co, ED182/SH6/LN19. Thomas Y. is a physician.
Thomas is 61 and Caroline is 50. Six children, Martha E., age 26, Mary J.,
age 22, Geraldine, age 20, Florence, age 14, Bryant, age 12, and Richard,
age 8, are counted in the household.
1900 TN census, Hamilton Co, ED72/SH07/LN23. Caroline B. Park, age
70, is a widow. She is the mother of 10 children. Two of the 8 surviving
children, Jeraldine Y., age 40, and Florence C., age 34, live with her in
the home of her youngest son, Richard Park, age 28.
Obituary of Dr. T. Y. Park appeared 25 May 1898 in the ChattanoogaTimes. He was born on 7 August 1818 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was physician between 1842 and 1898.^2,3,4,5,6 He married Caroline Virginia MCCULLOH, daughter of Joseph PORTLOCK MCCULLOH and Elizabeth Raiford Daniel, on 11 May 1847. Dr. Thomas Yandell Park witnessed Source for following:
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Caught James Andrews who stole "The General" in The Great Locomotive Chase

The Andrews Raid

The Andrews Raid of April 12, 1862, brought the first Union soldiers into north Georgia and led to an exciting locomotive chase, the only one of the Civil War. The adventure lasted just seven hours, involved about two dozen men, and as a military operation, ended in failure.

In early spring 1862 Northern forces advanced on Huntsville, Alabama, heading for Chattanooga, Tennessee.
James J. Andrews
Union general Ormsby Mitchel accepted the offer of a civilian spy, James J. Andrews, a contraband merchant and trader between the lines, to lead a raiding party behind Rebel lines to Atlanta, steal a locomotive, and race northward, destroying track, telegraphy lines, and maybe bridges toward Chattanooga. The raid thus aimed to knock out the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which supplied Confederate forces at Chattanooga, just as Mitchel's army advanced.

On April 7 Andrews chose twenty-two volunteers from three Ohio infantry regiments, plus one civilian. In plain clothes they slipped through the lines to Chattanooga and entrained to Marietta; two men were caught on the way.
Big Shanty Depot
Two more overslept on the morning of April 12, when Andrews's party boarded the northbound train. They traveled eight miles to Big Shanty (present-day Kennesaw), chosen for the train jacking because it had no telegraph. While crew and passengers ate breakfast, the raiders uncoupled most of the cars. At about 6 a.m. they steamed out of Big Shanty aboard the locomotive General, a tender, and three empty boxcars.

Pursuit began immediately, when three railroad men ran after the locomotive, eventually commandeering a platform car.
The General
Two of them, Anthony Murphy and William Fuller, persisted in their chase for the next seven hours and over eighty-seven miles. First suspecting the train thieves to be Confederate deserters, the pursuers acquired a locomotive at Etowah Station. Aware they were being chased,
Anthony Murphy
Andrews's men cut the telegraphy and pried up rails. Murphy and Fuller switched locomotives—they used three that day—picked up more men, and kept up the chase. The train thieves tried to burn the bridge at the Oostanaula River near Resaca, but the pursuers were too close behind, so close that at Tilton the General could take on only a little water and wood. At about 1 p.m. it ran out of steam two miles north of Ringgold, with the Southerners, aboard the Texas, fast upon them. The Confederates rounded up all the raiders. Only eight of the twenty (Andrews among them) were tried as spies and executed in Atlanta. The rest either escaped or were exchanged.

Though it created a sensation at the time, the Andrews Raid had no military effect.
Jacob Parrott
General Mitchel's forces captured Huntsville on April 11 but did not move on to Chattanooga. The cut telegraphy and pried rails were quickly repaired. Nevertheless, the train thieves were hailed in the North as heroes. The soldier-raiders received the Medal of Honor; one, Jacob Parrott, was its very first recipient. Neither Andrews nor the other civilian was eligible.

In the postwar years several raiders, notably William Pittenger, published thrilling recollections of their adventures. In Atlanta, William Fuller testily challenged Anthony Murphy over who was in charge of the train pursuit. The escapade made its way into film with Buster Keaton's silent comedy The General (1927) and Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase (1956.) That a failed historical footnote should kindle such drama fairly attests to the Civil War's emotional spark.

Suggested Reading

Craig Angle, The Great Locomotive Chase: More on the Andrews Raid and the First Medal of Honor ([Rouzerville, Pa.: C. Angle, ca. 1992]).

Stan Cohen and James G. Bogle, The General and the Texas: A Pictorial History of the Andrews Raid, April 12, 1862 (Missoula, Mont: Pictorial Histories, 1999).

Stephen Davis, "The Conductor versus the Foreman: William Fuller, Anthony Murphy, and the Pursuit of the Andrews Raiders," Atlanta History 34 (winter 1990-91).

Charles O'Neill, Wild Train: The Story of the Andrews Raiders (New York: Random House, 1956).

Stephen Davis, Atlanta
Published 10/3/2002

******* ******** on 12 April 1862.^7,8,9,10 "WILD TRAIN The Story of the Andrews Raiders"

By Charles O’Neill

Publ. by Random House, New York, 1956

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F. M. GREGG: Early Sunday morning, the 13th, Captain Hackett, a cavalry officer in the Confederate service, started out from Ringgold in pursuit of the three men who had been seen at Daffron's Ford, and later at Ellis' Spring, on the afternoon before. Hackett followed their supposed track across the valley but didn't succeed in overtaking them.

That afternoon, Hackett passed through Rossville Gap., Ga. On the western slope of Mission Ridge he rode up to a cabin on Thomas McFarland's place, and there saw Dr. [Thomas Y.] Park, a well­ known physician who lived at the foot of Lookout Mountain, and who was on a professional visit at the time. Captain Hackett called the doctor out and told him of the pursuit and the character of the men sought, telling him at the same time that he was to organize a party and continue the pursuit. The doctor remonstrated, but to no purpose. The captain then rode off with his troopers.

As Hackett's party was returning that evening, they rode by a thicket where Andrews and companions were hidden, and the latter could hear the pursuers talk about "which way the rascals had gone."

They had passed across Mission Ridge, at Rossville Gap, about din­ner time. Andrews had a compass and by this means was making a straight line for Bridgeport, Ala., crossing Chattanooga Valley in a southwest direction. The three raiders stayed all night with a Union man named Merrick Earpes, at the foot of Lookout Mountain, about seven miles from Chattanooga, near Crutchfield's place.

DR. THOMAS Y. PARK: On Sunday afternoon, April 13, 1862, I was called over to McFarland's at foot of Mission Ridge, near Rossville Gap, to see a patient. While at the house, Captain Hackett, of Ringgold, rode up with a troop. Seeing me, he called me out to the fence and said: "You're just the man I'm looking for." He then told me about the men running away with the engine from Big Shanty, and that some of the party had come through the Gap that day and were making their way across Chattanooga Valley to Bridgeport, Ala. "I want you to follow them," he said. I told him my practice wouldn't allow me to leave it and made other excuses, but he said: "You're the only man who knows all the paths through this section, and we've lost the trail. I order you to pursue these men and capture them. I shall hold you responsible if you don't."

It was nine o'clock Monday morning before I started with my party from McCullough's Mill, Tenn., at the foot of Lookout Moun­tain. There have been conflicting reports about dogs being used. There wasn't a dog in my party nor were there any in Captain Hackett's. The men we were after stayed all night at Merrick Earpes' and early next morning they started on their journey, Earpes piloting them around McCullough's Mill, which was the place of meeting for the pursuing party. On top of the mountain they took an old trail that goes near Lulu Lake.

Instead of walking in the path, the men we were after went along the side through the grass and weeds, enabling us to follow them readily. When my party came to the top of the mountain, it separated into two parts, one of ten men going down the Wauhatchie Trail. The other, consisting of Duncan Evans, Frank Harp, Isaac Wallen, James Wallen and myself, followed a blind trail that hadn't been used for years. We saw the signs along in the grass of persons having gone that way, but saw no one.

We followed across the top of Lookout Mountain, down the other side into the valley, crossing Lookout Creek. At a house where we stopped, a woman told us that three men had gone by there about a

half-hour before. We then increased our speed, hoping to overtake them.



F. M. GREGG: When Andrews and his companions crossed the mountain they came down to Powell's Ford, on Lookout Creek. Here they met Sam Steadman in a canoe, who paddled them across the creek, passing Mrs. Powell's house. It was she that gave their course to Dr. Park's party. Andrews, Ross and Wollam went down the road to the house of a man named Pierce Meadows. Here they ate dinner. Meadows had a cleared field south of his house, extending to the road, giving an open view on that side. When they had finished dinner they started down the road, and as they passed the field, entered into a white hawthorn thicket, wholly unconscious that as they were disappearing behind the screen of green leaves-which a minute later would have safely hid them from all pursuit - they were seen by Dr. Park's party.

DR. PARK: When we left the house where the woman told us of the three men ahead, we whipped our horses up until, going quite a distance, we began to think we were on the wrong trail. There was a cleared space ahead, and we came into this at a good pace. We could see no one about the house, but down the road a distance we saw three men go into a white hawthorn thicket. They didn't see us, but we whipped our horses to their utmost speed and raised the yell, and went into the thicket pell-mell. Sure enough, about one hundred yards ahead of us, there were the three men running their best, but our horses were too swift for them. I had a double-barreled shotgun in my hand. One of the men we were chasing couldn't run as fast as the others; gaining on him, I ordered him to halt. He paid no attention to me, but coming to a
thick part of the woods, jumped behind a post oak tree. When I came up to him he sprang from behind the tree with a. cocked revolver nearly against me. Fortunately, Isaac Wallen was behind me with the handle of a large butcher knife sticking out of his coat pocket. He put his hand down to it, thus attracting the attention of the men. The latter lowered his revolver, saying that there was no use of having two dead men there in the woods. The whole party stopped and gathered around our prisoner. All we could get out of him was that he was from Kentucky and was going to join the Confederate army and that his name was Wollam. .

In the meantime the other two men had disappeared over the hill. I then ordered Evans, James Wallen and Harp to follow them up. When they came to the top of the hill the two men could be seen quite a distance ahead. Duncan Evans was on a better horse than the other two, and he was soon well ahead in the chase. The taller of the runners was also well in the lead, and could no doubt have escaped but returned to his exhausted companion. When Evans came up h~ covered the larger one-Andrews-with his rifle.. The latter feigned to be surprised that Evans, was after them, and said, “We are Confederate soldiers," then pulling out from his vest pocket, he showed him an old Confederate passport that he had used when he

was a contraband merchant. He told Evans that they were going to the army, and that they had run from our party because they supposed us to be Yankee cavalrymen.

Evans believed this story and sent word back to me that he had two Confederate soldiers up there, and what should he do with them. I sent word back to hold them until I came. Going to them, I went straight up to the largest one-Andrews, as we found out afterwards.

"I know who you fellows are," I said. "You're some of the party that stole the engine at Big Shanty, ran it up as far as Ringgold and then left it. You're not looking for the Confederate army."

"Well, my friend," said Andrews, in a voice as cool and steady as if speaking to his best friend, "I'm surprised at your information, but you're right about it. I see there's no use trying to deceive you. Are you the leader of this party?"

I replied I wasn't elected leader, but I was at the head of it.

"Well," was the reply, "I surrender to you as prisoner of war, and expect to be treated as such."

He gave his name as Andrews and his companion's as Ross; we then walked down to where Wollam was. On the way down, Andrews put his hand in his overcoat pocket, and his pistol went off; he said that

it was cocked in his pocket and he was trying to let it down, when the hammer slipped through his fingers. It was a fine ivory-handled weapon, which he handed over to me without further remarks.

When we came to where I had left the other party and my men had come together, Andrews said, "Where's the rest of them?"

"This is all," I told him.

"If we had known that," Andrews said, "you never would have taken us. We supposed the woods were full of you, from the noise you made, so we surrendered to your noise, and not to your numbers."

There's no doubt but that if Andrews and the others had made a fight at all, they would have succeeded in getting away, for our crowd had one shotgun, a rifle and a butcher knife. It wasn't because they were afraid that they didn't use their arms, but we made all the racket possible to deceive them, and they imagined that they were surrounded with superior force. All of them were grit to the backbone, but they supposed it was a hopeless fight.

We captured Andrews and his two comrades about twelve miles from Bridgeport, Ala., which point no doubt they would have reached the same evening, but for our discovery of them just as they went into the hawthorn thicket. It was about three-quarters of a mile above New England City, Ga., and about sixteen miles from Chattanooga, to which place we started with our prisoners riding behind us.

Ross rode behind me, Andrews back of Evans, and Wollam with Frank Harp. We had hardly mounted when Ross asked me if I was a Mason. I told him I wasn't, but would introduce him to a man who was when we met our other party; doing so shortly, I introduced him to Dr. Davis, and together they went to one side. I heard Dr. Davis say, "I recognize the link between us, but can do nothing for you under the present circumstances." Ross seemed somewhat disappointed at this, but said nothing further on the subject. His only response to my questions asked about the expedition was that they were enlisted men, and that Andrews was to have received $20,000 if he had succeeded.



PITTENGER: When Andrews, Ross and Wollam were finally surrounded, it was done so quickly at the last as to be something of a surprise, and Andrews was understood not to have completed the destruction of some papers which he had been unable to get out of the way. These, with the large amount of money he carried-Tore than two thousand dollars-at once marked him out as a person of consequence, and, in connection with his striking personal appearance, suggested the commanding stranger who had acted as conductor of the pretended powder train.

That same evening, Andrews and his two companions were heavily ironed and borne to Chattanooga.



F. M. GREGG: About ten miles out from Chattanooga, Dr. Park's party was met by a company of Ragsdale's cavalry under command of Lieutenant James Edwards, to whom the prisoners were turned over, together with their weapons. They were then conducted by that officer to General Leadbetter's headquarters at the old Crutchfield House, Andrews gave Lieutenant Edwards his compass as a gift; this, however, was turned over with other effects to General Leadbetter and not later returned.¹ He witnessed Source for the following:
WILD TRAIN The Story of the Andrews Raiders
By Charles O'Neill
Publ. by Random House, New York, 1956

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F. M. GREGG: Early Sunday morning, the 13th, Captain Hackett, a cavalry officer in the Confederate service, started out from Ringgold in pursuit of the three men who had been seen at Daffron's Ford, and later at Ellis' Spring, on the afternoon before. Hackett followed their supposed track across the valley but didn't succeed in overtaking them.
That afternoon, Hackett passed through Rossville Gap., Ga. On the western slope of Mission Ridge he rode up to a cabin on Thomas McFarland's place, and there saw Dr. [Thomas Y.] Park, a well known physician who lived at the foot of Lookout Mountain, and who was on a professional visit at the time. Captain Hackett called the doctor out and told him of the pursuit and the character of the men sought, telling him at the same time that he was to organize a party and continue the pursuit. The doctor remonstrated, but to no purpose. The captain then rode off with his troopers.
As Hackett's party was returning that evening, they rode by a thicket where Andrews and companions were hidden, and the latter could hear the pursuers talk about "which way the rascals had gone."
They had passed across Mission Ridge, at Rossville Gap, about din
ner time. Andrews had a compass and by this means was making a straight line for Bridgeport, Ala., crossing Chattanooga Valley in a southwest direction. The three raiders stayed all night with a Union man named Merrick Earpes, at the foot of Lookout Mountain, about seven miles from Chattanooga, near Crutchfield's place.

DR. THOMAS Y. PARK: On Sunday afternoon, April 13, 1862, I was called over to McFarland's at foot of Mission Ridge, near Rossville Gap, to see a patient. While at the house, Captain Hackett, of Ringgold, rode up with a troop. Seeing me, he called me out to the fence and said: "You're just the man I'm looking for." He then told me about the men running away with the engine from Big Shanty, and that some of the party had come through the Gap that day and were making their way across Chattanooga Valley to Bridgeport, Ala. "I want you to follow them," he said. I told him my practice wouldn't allow me to leave it and made other excuses, but he said: "You're the only man who knows all the paths through this section, and we've lost the trail. I order you to pursue these men and capture them. I shall hold you responsible if you don't."
It was nine o'clock Monday morning before I started with my party from McCullough's Mill, Tenn., at the foot of Lookout Mountain. There have been conflicting reports about dogs being used. There wasn't a dog in my party nor were there any in Captain Hackett's. The men we were after stayed all night at Merrick Earpes' and early next morning they started on their journey, Earpes piloting them around McCullough's Mill, which was the place of meeting for the pursuing party. On top of the mountain they took an old trail that goes near Lulu Lake.
Instead of walking in the path, the men we were after went along the side through the grass and weeds, enabling us to follow them readily. When my party came to the top of the mountain, it separated into two parts, one of ten men going down the Wauhatchie Trail. The other, consisting of Duncan Evans, Frank Harp, Isaac Wallen, James Wallen and myself, followed a blind trail that hadn't been used for years. We saw the signs along in the grass of persons having gone that way, but saw no one.
We followed across the top of Lookout Mountain, down the other side into the valley, crossing Lookout Creek. At a house where we stopped, a woman told us that three men had gone by there about a
half-hour before. We then increased our speed, hoping to overtake them.

F. M. GREGG: When Andrews and his companions crossed the mountain they came down to Powell's Ford, on Lookout Creek. Here they met Sam Steadman in a canoe, who paddled them across the creek, passing Mrs. Powell's house. It was she that gave their course to Dr. Park's party. Andrews, Ross and Wollam went down the road to the house of a man named Pierce Meadows. Here they ate dinner. Meadows had a cleared field south of his house, extending to the road, giving an open view on that side. When they had finished dinner they started down the road, and as they passed the field, entered into a white hawthorn thicket, wholly unconscious that as they were disappearing behind the screen of green leaves-which a minute later would have safely hid them from all pursuit - they were seen by Dr. Park's party.
DR. PARK: When we left the house where the woman told us of the three men ahead, we whipped our horses up until, going quite a distance, we began to think we were on the wrong trail. There was a cleared space ahead, and we came into this at a good pace. We could see no one about the house, but down the road a distance we saw three men go into a white hawthorn thicket. They didn't see us, but we whipped our horses to their utmost speed and raised the yell, and went into the thicket pell-mell. Sure enough, about one hundred yards ahead of us, there were the three men running their best, but our horses were too swift for them. I had a double-barreled shotgun in my hand. One of the men we were chasing couldn't run as fast as the others; gaining on him, I ordered him to halt. He paid no attention to me, but coming to a
thick part of the woods, jumped behind a post oak tree. When I came up to him he sprang from behind the tree with a. cocked revolver nearly against me. Fortunately, Isaac Wallen was behind me with the handle of a large butcher knife sticking out of his coat pocket. He put his hand down to it, thus attracting the attention of the men. The latter lowered his revolver, saying that there was no use of having two dead men there in the woods. The whole party stopped and gathered around our prisoner. All we could get out of him was that he was from Kentucky and was going to join the Confederate army and that his name was Wollam.     .
In the meantime the other two men had disappeared over the hill. I then ordered Evans, James Wallen and Harp to follow them up. When they came to the top of the hill the two men could be seen quite a distance ahead. Duncan Evans was on a better horse than the other two, and he was soon well ahead in the chase. The taller of the runners was also well in the lead, and could no doubt have escaped but returned to his exhausted companion. When Evans came up h~ covered the larger one-Andrews-with his rifle.. The latter feigned to be surprised that Evans, was after them, and said, "We are Confederate soldiers," then pulling out from his vest pocket, he showed him an old Confederate passport that he had used when he
was a contraband merchant. He told Evans that they were going to the army, and that they had run from our party because they supposed us to be Yankee cavalrymen.
Evans believed this story and sent word back to me that he had two Confederate soldiers up there, and what should he do with them. I sent word back to hold them until I came. Going to them, I went straight up to the largest one-Andrews, as we found out afterwards.
"I know who you fellows are," I said. "You're some of the party that stole the engine at Big Shanty, ran it up as far as Ringgold and then left it. You're not looking for the Confederate army."
"Well, my friend," said Andrews, in a voice as cool and steady as if speaking to his best friend, "I'm surprised at your information, but you're right about it. I see there's no use trying to deceive you. Are
you the leader of this party?"
     I replied I wasn't elected leader, but I was at the head of it.
     "Well," was the reply, "I surrender to you as prisoner of war, and expect to be treated as such."
He gave his name as Andrews and his companion's as Ross; we then walked down to where Wollam was. On the way down, Andrews put his hand in his overcoat pocket, and his pistol went off; he said that
it was cocked in his pocket and he was trying to let it down, when the hammer slipped through his fingers. It was a fine ivory-handled weapon, which he handed over to me without further remarks.
     When we came to where I had left the other party and my men had come together, Andrews said, "Where's the rest of them?"
     "This is all," I told him.
     "If we had known that," Andrews said, "you never would have taken us. We supposed the woods were full of you, from the noise you made, so we surrendered to your noise, and not to your numbers."
There's no doubt but that if Andrews and the others had made a fight at all, they would have succeeded in getting away, for our crowd had one shotgun, a rifle and a butcher knife. It wasn't because they were afraid that they didn't use their arms, but we made all the racket possible to deceive them, and they imagined that they were surrounded with superior force. All of them were grit to the backbone,
but they supposed it was a hopeless fight.
We captured Andrews and his two comrades about twelve miles from Bridgeport, Ala., which point no doubt they would have reached the same evening, but for our discovery of them just as they went into the hawthorn thicket. It was about three-quarters of a mile above New England City, Ga., and about sixteen miles from Chattanooga, to which place we started with our prisoners riding behind us.
Ross rode behind me, Andrews back of Evans, and Wollam with Frank Harp. We had hardly mounted when Ross asked me if I was a Mason. I told him I wasn't, but would introduce him to a man who was when we met our other party; doing so shortly, I introduced him to Dr. Davis, and together they went to one side. I heard Dr. Davis say, "I recognize the link between us, but can do nothing for you under the present circumstances." Ross seemed somewhat disappointed at this, but said nothing further on the subject. His only response to my questions asked about the expedition was that they were enlisted men, and that Andrews was to have received $20,000 if he had succeeded.

PITTENGER: When Andrews, Ross and Wollam were finally surrounded, it was done so quickly at the last as to be something of a surprise, and Andrews was understood not to have completed the destruction of some papers which he had been unable to get out of the way. These, with the large amount of money he carried-Tore than two thousand dollars-at once marked him out as a person of consequence, and, in connection with his striking personal appearance, suggested the commanding stranger who had acted as conductor of the pretended powder train.
That same evening, Andrews and his two companions were heavily ironed and borne to Chattanooga.

F. M. GREGG: About ten miles out from Chattanooga, Dr. Park's party was met by a company of Ragsdale's cavalry under command of Lieutenant James Edwards, to whom the prisoners were turned over, together with their weapons. They were then conducted by that officer to General Leadbetter's headquarters at the old Crutchfield House, Andrews gave Lieutenant Edwards his compass as a gift; this, however, was turned over with other effects to General Leadbetter and not later returned.

********** ********* on 13 April 1862 at Walker County, Georgia, USA.¹¹ He died on 24 May 1898 at Lafayette, Georgia, USA, at age 79. He was Obituary Dr. T. Y. Park

Dr. T. Y. Park, an old and highly respected resident of St. Elmo, died at 1:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon [24 May 1898] at his residence in the above mentioned suburb, of general debility, the result of old age.

Deceased was the oldest member of the Chattanooga Medical society, and was at one time a Mason. He was a native of this section and spent the greater part of his life in this city. Deceased left a wife and several grown children, among whom is Richard F. Park, a well-known druggist, of St. Elmo.

The funeral will take place at 9:30 o’clock this morning [Wednesday] from the residence, following being the pallbearers: J. L. Price, D. A. Bradford, L. W. Bates, A. M. Johnston, Dr. H. B. Wilson, and Dr. Dickey. The interment will take place in Forest Hills cemetery.

Dr. Park was one of the men who captured The Andrews raiders during the civil war.

25 May 1898, Wednesday Chattanooga Times p. 2 on 25 May 1898 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.¹ He was buried circa 27 May 1898 at Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; Section One, Lot 18.¹²

     Caroline Virginia MCCULLOH was born at Alabama, USA; John T Park 1910 census reports birth state as Alabama.¹ She was born on 13 April 1830 at Walker County, Georgia, USA.² She married Dr. Thomas Yandell Park, son of James Park and Martha Yandell, on 11 May 1847. As of 11 May 1847,her married name was Park.³ Caroline Virginia MCCULLOH was Obituary Mrs. Caroline V. Park



Mrs. Caroline V, Park, wife of the late Dr. Thomas Y. Park, died at her home in St. Elmo at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon [2 Jul 1903] at the age of 73 years, 2 months, and 19 days [13 April 1830].

Funeral from the residence of Robert Fowler, No. 410 Georgia avenue, St. Elmo, at 2:30 o’clock, Friday afternoon, July 3.

Services by Dr. Bowers, of the Southern Methodist church, assisted by Rev. J. W. Smith.

Pallbearers – P. R. Wilhoite, C. Hoyt Bradford, Shirly Herron, John Heibeck, John Seagle and D. A. Bradford.



3 July 1903, Friday Chattanooga Times p. 3 on 2 July 1903. She died on 2 July 1903 at age 73. She was buried circa 5 July 1903 at Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA; Section One, Lot 18.⁴

     Alexander McKindree Reynolds According to Elizabeth (Cooper) Prichard, Alexander Reynolds was killed in the Battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Stone's River) and is buried unidentified in a mass grave on site. True story of POW and died on "Utica" determined with Civil War record.^1,2 He was born in 1824 at Newbern, Perry County, Alabama, USA. He married Elizabeth Young Nelson Chadwick, daughter of David Chadwick and Margaret Rew, on 29 June 1854 at Perry County, Alabama, USA.³ Alexander McKindree Reynolds began military service on 5 September 1861 at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA, enlisted in Company G, 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment.⁴ He was 28th Alabama Regimental History
The 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized March 29, 1862 at Shelby Springs (located about half way between Calera and Columbiana) to serve for three years or the duration of the war. The recruits were to report to Shelby Springs, the site of a large Confederate military training camp known as Camp Winn, on 13 March; they remained there until 18 April 1862. The Regiment consisted of companies from Blount, Dallas, Jefferson, Marshall, Perry, and Walker counties.
The Regiment was organized too late to participate in the Battle of Shiloh, but they did join Gen'l Pierre G. T. Beauregard's command at Corinth, Mississippi, following the battle, arriving there between 22 and 25 April, having marched through Selma to Mobile where they took a 5-day rail trip on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. They were brigaded under Gen'l James Trapier at first, then under Gen'l Johnson Duncan. While at Corinth, many of the men fell victim to camp diseases. They were at Corinth until 24 May when they withdrew to Baldwin, then to Saltillo, then to Tupelo.
In June 1862, the Regiment was brigaded under Col. Arthur Middleton Manigault along with the 10th and 19th South Carolina and the 34th and 24th Alabama. Manigault's Brigade was assigned to Gen'l Braxton Bragg and his Army of Mississippi; the Brigade followed him to Chattanooga and subsequently throughout the Kentucky campaign of 1862.
The 28th stayed in Tupelo, MS, until 13 July when they moved to Smith's Cross Roads. On the 23rd, they began a rail movement to Chattanooga. They boarded trains of the Mobile & Ohio once more, to Mobile, then took a steamboat to Tensaw Station (north of Mobile on the Tensaw River). They boarded trains again to Montgomery, La Grange, and Atlanta before arriving at Chickamauga on the 10th of August. They then marched to Tyner's Station (west of Chattanooga) to await a wagon train. On the 22nd, they crossed the Tennessee River, 8 miles from Tyner's Station. After a week's rest, the regiment started on a march through Tennessee, passing through Smith's Crossroads, across Walton's Ridge (14 miles) to Pikeville, over the Cumberland Mountains (21 miles), through Gainsboro, Sparta to the Kentucky boarder where they marched into Thompkinsville and Glasgow to the railroad (Louisville & Nashville?). It was a 15-day and night march. In Kentucky, the 28th Alabama marched toward Munfordville, arriving there on 16 September to attack the Union fort. It surrendered the next day and the regiment earned praise from its commander. Col. John W. Frazier who stated in his official report that "it gratifies the commanding officer to be able to say that the men and officers were calm, cool, and cheerful during the entire day and obeyed every command with great alacrity and promptness."
The regiment then marched to Bardstown, stayed for two weeks, then moved to Harrodsburg, Perryville, and Lawrenceburg, then back to Harrodsburg. They went toward the Cumberland Gap via Lancaster, Crab Orchard, London, and Barboursville, crossing the mountains on 22 October 1862. They arrived to within ten miles of Knoxville on the 24th and remained there until the 31st. They boarded the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad to Chattanooga, went on to Bridgeport, AL, on the Tennessee River on 1 November, crossed the river in a steamboat and camped for three days. From its camp, the 28th marched to Tullahoma, TN (110 miles) and rested a week before proceeding to Murfreesboro where they went into Winter Quarters on 22 November 1862. However, fighting began there (Murfreesboro, or Stone's River) on the morning of 31 December. The 28th fought with the 24th and 34th Alabama, and these three regiments led the first and second charges in the battle. The 28th lost 17 killed and 88 wounded while serving as a part of Gen'l Jones Withers' Division. Col. Manigault stated in his official report following the battle, "the Alabama regiments partook in all attacks . . . and I again take this opportunity of bearing testimony to the heroic courage and fortitude displayed by them on that bloody field".
Following the stalemate at Murfreesboro, General Bragg moved his Army of Tennessee [the Army of Mississippi had ceased to exist on 20 Nov 1862 when it merged with the Army of Kentucky. Bragg became the first commander of the new Confederate Army of Tennessee] south to its winter quarters near Tullahoma, Tennessee, and then to Shelbyville. The regiment settled in for winter quarters and remained there until 27 June 1863.
In the following spring, Union Gen'l William S. Rosecrans, commanding the Army of the Cumberland, began a series of rapid flanking movements which dislodged Bragg's Confederates. The 28th left Shelbyville on thd 27th of June 1863 and reached Tullahoma on the 28th where they stayed until 1 July. Then they moved on to Chattanooga, a vital rail and river port city, arriving the 7th and camping a mile below town until 20 August.
Rosecrans' movements forced the evacuation of Chattanooga. Bragg moved his forces south to Lafayette, Georgia, and began calculating a counter move against Rosecrans. The 28th Alabama moved across Lookout Mountain (31 August) to the Lower Chickamauga Creek, about 19 miles distant. Then on 1 September, they moved to McFairlands' Springs, about 10 miles. On the 8th, they marched to Chickamauga Creek, 19 miles, and on the 10th, marched 9 miles to McLemore's Cove. Bragg saw his opportunity open at Crawfish Springs, GA, along the banks of Chickamauga Creek. He realized that Rosecrans had split his Union forces into three groups. Bragg attacked, hoping he could pick these groups off piecemeal, but Rosecrans recognized the threat and was able to reunite his Army before the full effect of the attack could be made.
Bragg wasted no time in beginning the fight and the two armies battered each other to no avail on September 19, 1863. The Union and Confederate soldiers had fought to a standstill, but on the morning of the 20th, a gap was found in the Union line near the Brotherton house, and thousands of Confederates, including the 28th Alabama, poured through. Rosecran's Army of the Cumberland was put in rout. A solid counterattack by Gen'l John Thomas Wilder's "Lightning Brigade," armed with Spencer repeating rifles, slammed into the flank of Manigault's Brigade and the 28th Alabama. The Confederates were stunned from the awesome firepower of Wilder's Brigade and were forced to retreat almost a mile.
After the Confederate victory at Chickamauga, Rosecrans retreated to Chattanooga. The Army of Tennessee followed, and Bragg ordered the city to be placed under siege. He positioned his Confederates around the city, effectively boxing in the Union forces.
The Federal troops in Chattanooga endured the siege for two months. Union Gen'ls U. S. Grant and William T. Sherman made their way into Chattanooga in October. Grant immediately assumed command of the Union forces and gave top priority to lifting the siege and establishing a supply line to feed and rearm his soldiers.
Grant plotted a course of action against Bragg where on 24 November, Grant ordered Gen'l "Fighting Joe" Hooker to attack the western flank of Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga. Hooker did so successfully, and Bragg was compelled to establish his main line of defense on Missionary Ridge on the east side of Chattanooga. The following day, 25 November, Grant's soldiers stormed Missionary Ridge and broke through the Confederate lines, forcing them to retreat into north Georgia.
The 28th Alabama, in Manigault's Brigade and assigned to Gen'l Patton Anderson's Division, fought superbly. Although the Union breakthrough did take place through Anderson's sector, Manigault's men held firm. The 28th lost 172 killed, wounded, or captured in the battle.
After his defeat at Chattanooga, Bragg withdrew his forces toward Dalton, Georgia and established winter camp. Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston was assigned to replace Bragg, and Johnston surmised that the Union forces were planning to strike at Atlanta.
In the spring of 1864, Union Gen'l Sherman began his thrust toward Atlanta. Johnston slowed the Union advance at Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Cassville, and Kennesaw Mountain. In the battle at Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, the 28th lost four killed and 24 wounded. The Alabamians participated courageously in all of these actions while sustaining heavy losses. During the time the 28th was a part of Manigault's Brigade, Hindman's Division and Hood's Corps, Lt. Colonel William L. Butler commanded the Regiment.
After the fall of Atlanta, the 28th followed Gen'l John Bell Hood into Tennessee and participated in the tragic Franklin and Nashville campaigns. During the Battle of Franklin, in which Hood's Army of Tennessee was almost annihilated, the 28th lost its brigade commander, Gen'll Manigault, to a serious wound. During the battle, the regiment participated in the last formal assaults against Union entrenchments.
Although Hood's Confederates were no longer a viable attacking force, Hood incredibly continued to pursue his goal of taking Nashville. Before the Confederates could launch their attack, Union Gen'l George Thomas ordered an attack which crushed the remnants of Hood's Army. During the battle, the 28th fought on the south side of Nashville, near Redoubt No. 4, before that fortification fell.
The survivors of the 28th and the Army of Tennessee went home or joined Gen'l Johnston in North Carolina following the 1864 Tennessee Campaign. The 28th, now few in number, was consolidated with the 24th and 34th Alabama and placed under the command of Colonel J. C. Carter of Montgomery. The regiment officially surrendered at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina on April 26, 1865.
Field and staff officers: Col. J. W. Frazer (TN; resigned); John C. Reid; Lt. Cols. John C. Reid (Perry; promoted); W. Lavelle Butler (wounded, Nashville, and captured); Majors: T. W. W. Davies (Coosa; transferred to the navy); W. Lavelle Butler (promoted); and Adjutants Sumter Lee (Perry; resigned); Charles R. Harris (Perry; wounded, Nashville, and captured).
Captains and counties from which the companies came:
Co. "A", Perry County: W. Lavelle Butler (promoted); James H. Graham (wounded, Chickamauga); John F. Wilson (wounded, Franklin)
Co. "B", Blount and Marshall Counties: John H. Turpin (wounded, Murfreesboro, and captured); E. R. Kiker (captured, Missionary Ridge)
Co "C", Blount County: Maxmillan Tidmore (resigned); John Couch.
Co "D", Jefferson County: William H. Nabors.
Co "E", Walker County: H. A. M. Henderson (resigned); Hugh G. Loller (KIA, Resaca)
Co "F", Walker County: Franklin A. Gamble (resigned); L. E. Gilbert.
Co. "G", Jefferson County: Miller (resigned); John C. Morrow (resigned); G. W. Hewitt (wounded, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga)
Co. "H", Jefferson County: J. F. Tarrant (resigned); W. M. Hawkins (KIA, Murfreesboro); William. R. McAdory (KIA, Missionary Ridge); William. A. McLeod (KIA, Atlanta)
Co. "I", Dallas County: F. M. Hopkins (captured, Missionary Ridge); Lt. P. G. Wood
Co. "K", Perry County: Charles R. Harris (resigned); Homer M. Ford.
Co. "L", Walker County: F. A. Musgrove (wounded, Murfreesboro) between 29 March 1862 and 26 April 1865 at Shelby Springs, Shelby County, Alabama, USA. He was on duty in Company B, 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment on 4 July 1862 at Murfree Cross Roads, Blount County, Alabama, USA.⁴ He was appointed Corporal Acting 1st Class on 27 September 1862.⁵ He was on Payroll on 31 October 1862 at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.⁴ He was in the Battle of Stones River between 31 December 1862 and 3 January 1863 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.⁴ He was captured as a Prisoner of War by Union forces on 5 January 1863 at Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.⁴ He was on a list of medical officers, attendants, nurses and patients at Confederate Hospital No. 2, Murfreesboro as a nurse at L. H. Carneys on 3 April 1863 at Mufreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.⁴ He was listed as a nurse on a roll of wounded and attendants who were Prisoners of War forwarded from a Confederate Hospital, Murfreesboro
on 28 May 1863 at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.⁴ He was received from prison hospital at Nashville, TN on 3 June 1863 at Military Prison, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.⁴ He was listed as a Prisoner of War at a Military Prison between 3 June 1863 and 8 June 1863 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.⁴ He was sent to Baltimore on 8 June 1863 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.⁴ He was paroled and sent to Fortress Monroe, Virginia on 11 June 1863 at Headquarters Office Com. of Prisoners, Fort McHenry, Virginia, USA.⁴ He died on 12 June 1863 at Steamer "Utica", Virginia, USA; Died on board steamer "Utica" June 12, 1863 enroute to Fortress Monroe, Virginia from Fort McHenry, Maryland for prisoner exchange.^6,4 He was listed as "Died on board Steamer "Utica" June 12, 1863. Buried from Chesapeake Hospital." on 12 June 1863 at Fort McHenry, Virginia, USA.⁴ He was buried on 13 June 1863 at Hampton, Virginia, USA; Buried at: Section D Site 2062.⁶

     William Frost PANCOAST lived bet ca 1850-1888 at Hunter, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.² It is thought that Mary (Frost) Pancoast remarried after Samuel's death and their son, William Frost Pancoast was raised by his grandfather, Joseph Pancoast.³ He was born on 14 August 1832 at Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.² He married Lydia WHITE, daughter of David WHITE and Sarah STARR, on 20 October 1853 at Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.² William Frost PANCOAST died on 3 May 1888 at Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA, at age 55.² He was buried circa 7 May 1888 at Hunter, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.²

     Elizabeth Young Nelson Chadwick was born on 6 August 1829 at Newbern, North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Alexander McKindree Reynolds, son of Caswell Reynolds and Sara Newstep Walker, on 29 June 1854 at Perry County, Alabama, USA.² As of before 1860,her married name was Reynolds. Elizabeth Young Nelson Chadwick lived in 1910 at Ward 5, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.³

     James William Cooper was buried at Springfield, MS Baptist Church??. He was born at Polkville, Mississippi, USA.¹ He was born on 3 December 1813 at Sampson County, North Carolina, USA. He lived in 1821 at Smith County, Mississippi, USA; Moved with his mother after his father died in 1821.² He lived between 1833 and 1897 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA; Lived in Homewood most if not all of his adult life.² He was owned a store. between 1833 and 1897 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.² He married Celia RASBERRY, daughter of Benjamin Rasberry and Mary Ann Tullos, in 1841 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA. James William Cooper died on 7 June 1897 at Scott County, Mississippi, USA, at age 83.

     Celia RASBERRY was born on 9 June 1823 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.² She lived in 1825 at Smth County, Mississippi, USA.¹ She lived between 1834 and 1841 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA.¹ She married James William Cooper, son of William Cooper Sr and Martha Thames, in 1841 at Homewood, Scott County, Mississippi, USA. Celia RASBERRY died on 29 January 1878 at Hinds County, Mississippi, USA, at age 54.²

     James Park Dear Everett,
I have some wonderful notes on James Park and I've enclosed them below. Some are from Rollie and some from other sources. I hope you enjoy them - I thought they were very interesting. I recently joined the DAR through the service of James' father, Moses Park, the Revolutionary War soldier.
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From Rollie Taylor's file:

"History of Walker Co GA", by James Alfred Sartain, 1932, The A. J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Ga., page 422 - "The Park Family of Walker Co GA", contributed by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles. Birthdate of James Park is given as 7 June 1785, birthplace as NC. Birthdate of Elizabeth Phelps is given as 18 October 1778. Marriage date of James Park and Martha Yandell is given as 1804. Two of the 7 children of this union are named as Moses and Mary, Wife of Dr. Adam Clements. This same information by Mrs. Frances Park Stiles appears in "History of Catoosa Co GA, 1853-1953", by Susie Blaylock McDaniel, page 83. "Moses Park (1738-1828)", Mrs. Clara Cammack Park, 1991, Gateway Press Inc., Baltimore, MD, listed 7 children of James Park and Martha Yandell.

1820 GA census, Putnam Co page 90, Captain Martin W. Stampers District, line 18. The household of James Park consists of 2 males under 10 (John Esten, b. 1814 and Thomas Yandell, b. 1818), 1 male of 16 and under 26 (Moses, b. 1805),1 male of 26 and under 45 (James, b. 1785), 2 females under 10 (Mary Wilson Hill, b. 1810, and Alminia b. 1815), and 1 female of 26 and under 45 (Martha Yandell, b. 1785).

1830 GA census - the census report for James Park has not been located. His oldest son Moses Park (1805) has moved from Putnam Co to Crawford Co GA.

1840 GA census, Walker Co, page 76. The household of James Park contains 3 males of 20 and under 30 (John Esten b. 1814, Thomas Yandell b. 1818, 1 unidentified), 1 male of 30 and under 40 (unidentified), and 1 male of 50 and under 60 (James b. 1785). There are 2 females of 15 and under 20, (Almina b. ca. 1815, Martha b. ca. 1820).

1850 GA census, Walker Co, page 472, Lookout Mt. District, dwelling 93. James, age 65, and Martha, age 65, are counted in the home of his son, Thomas Y. Park, age 32, a physician. Thomas' Wife, Caroline V., age 20, and a son, James, age 1, complete the household. 1860 GA census, Walker Co, page 837, Eagle Clift P. O., dwelling 1179, family 1126. James Park's Wife died in 1851. James, 75, lives near his grandson, James H. Park in dwelling 1180. Three unidentified females live in his household, Nancy D., age 41, Susan C., age 16, and Mary E., age 10, all born in TN.

Notes: Walker Co GA Cemeteries, Volume I, South Walker Co Walker Co Historical Society, 1987, page 268. The birth and death dates appear on the headstone, a monument placed by the Park family reunion association about 1915.

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transcribed by Rollie Taylor and sent to me on 6/10/04:
(Published Monday, July 27 1914 in The Daily Times: Chattanooga, Tenn.
This was the 1st reunion of the North Georgia Park Family)
REUNION OF PARK FAMILY
Descendants of LaFayette Pioneer Meet at Post Oak
HECK PARK AND 40 OTHERS ATTEND FROM CHATTANOOGA
Prolific Family with Hundreds of Present Day Descendants - Reunion on Large Scale Planned at the Same Place Next Year.

Heck Park and about forty others from Chattanooga went yesterday to Post Oak, in Catoosa county, Ga., to attend a reunion of the descendants of James Park, who was the pioneer citizen of LaFayette, having settled there two years before the Cherokee Indians were removed from this territory.

Descendants of this father of all the Parks are widely scattered through Catoosa, Walker, and Dade counties in Georgia: a hundred or more of them live in Chattanooga, and other hundreds are residents of various states of the Union, north and south.

It was a prolific family, and the latter-day descendants seem inclined to emulate the example of the pioneer in this particular. Nearly all of the living generations have large families or are members of large families. Mr.Heck Park, who is a great-grandson, said on his return from the reunion, that he estimated the total number at five hundred, including three or four generations now living.

The trip of Chattanoogans to this reunion was by auto and sightseeing cars. About one hundred and fifty of the relationship gathered at the home of Mrs. Marguerite Bird, one of the granddaughters of the late James Park. Five generations were represented. The reunion was an occasion for much enjoyment of whatever sort the guests chose. The youngsters played baseball, went swimming or wading and strolled in the groves surrounding this fine Georgia county home. The older people sat in comfort and talked over family events. Post Oak is about two miles north of the little town of Boynton, on the Ringgold road.

James Park settled at LaFayette in 1836. He established the first tavern in that town, and it was probably the first tavern in northern Georgia. His inn was situated on the lot now occupied by the Bank of LaFayette. There is none of the second generation of the family now living. Of the third generation there are a number living in this immediate section. William Park, of Alton Park, is probably the oldest. He is 84. He was unable to attend this reunion. There are grand-children living in and near the city. Five granddaughters and one grandson were present. They were Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Mattie Jones and Caldonia Lansford, of the Post Oak vicinity. Mrs. Virginia Fricks, of Rising Fawn, Mrs. Juliet Fowler, of St. Elmo, and Richard Park, of Chattanooga. Another branch of the family was not represented. This is headed by the Hon. Judson Clements, of the United States interstate commerce commission, probably the most distinguished descendant of the original Park stock. He has a brother and one sister, none of whom was able to attend the reunion.

Yesterday the chief feature of the reunion was the picnic dinner spread in the grove near the Bird home. The table was about fifty feet long and those who attended say they never saw such a spread before. It was a temptation back to the farm, for the city representatives of the family could not approach it in quantity or variety. Mr. Park said the table was loaded, piled high with every sort of good thing to eat that a fertile farm could produce. The entire company of 150 ate at once, enjoying a period of reminisces while engaged in the pleasant occupation such as none of them had ever known before. Some of those gathered had not met in fifteen years.

It is the purpose next year to begin early and invite every known descendant of James Park to gather at one of the Catoosa county homesteads, and it is believed that no less than 600 persons will respond. There was no organization or particular effort made to secure the presence of members of the family at the reunion of yesterday.
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I spoke with George Mayo Jr on Oct 24, 2004 and he said that he was visiting the LaFayette Cemetery and accidentally found the graves of both James & Martha Yandell Park. He said that there is a monument at the cemetery dedicated to the Civil War and James & Moses' names are on the plaque.
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If you have any other notes, I'd be happy to have them. I'm very proud to include them.

Betty.²
He was born on 7 June 1785 at Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.³ He married Martha Yandell, daughter of William Yandell and Martha WILSON, in April 1804. James Park was Rowan County Regiment, Third Company in 1812 at Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.⁴ He died in 1866 at Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, USA. He was buried in 1866 at LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.⁵ He died on 1 August 1866 at LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA, at age 81.³

     Martha Yandell was born in 1785. She was born on 7 December 1785 at North Carolina, USA.¹ She married James Park, son of Moses PARK and Mary HILL, in April 1804. Martha Yandell was buried in 1851 at LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.² She died in August 1851. She died on 21 August 1851 at Albany, Walker County, Georgia, USA; W of Albany.¹

     Birth:      Jun. 20, 1803
Georgia, USA
Death:      Mar. 14, 1880
Walker County
Georgia, USA

Joseph Portlock McCULLOH was the son of John McCULLOH and Nancy BUTT.

On 17 March 1827, Joseph married Elizabeth Raiford DANIEL, daughter of John "Jack" DANIEL and Martha Pearson COOK of Hancock County, Georgia. Elizabeth's father died 29 October 1827. In his will, he named none of his family, in stead, he put everything he owned into a single economic engine for the benefit of all his family. He named his cousin and stepson, James L. DANIEL, as his executor and administrator of his will. Then in the records of Hancock County, "James L. DANIEL, nominated executor or the last will and testament of John DANIEL, dec'd appeared personally in court and was duly qualified as executor of said will and thereupon letters testamentary were issued to him in the premises. On application of James L. DANIEL, executor of John DANIEL, dec'd, it is ordered that George RIVER, Aaron SMITH, John HUBERT, Joseph P. McCULLOH, and Thomas W. BURTON be and they are hereby appointed appraisers of the personal property of the said decd, and that they or any three or more of them after being duly sworn, do appraise said property and deliver the appraisement thereof to said executor."

14th Regimental Court of Enquiry Militia Minutes 1804-1862 Hancock County, Georgia: Sparta 25 March 1827 - This being the day appointed for the Court of Enquiry for the 14th Regt. G.M. The Court met pursuant thereto-Present----Lieut. Col. N. A. ADAMS & President of the Court---Capt. Levi W. COXEN, Capt. James O. B. THOMAS, Capt. Lemuel VEASEY, Lieut. Joseph P. McCULLOH, Abednego A. WRIGHT & Ensign Ansel SHEFFIELD.

Joseph and family are listed in Hancock County in the 1830 census. In 1840 they are listed in Walker County where they remained for the rest of their lives.

Joseph and Elizabeth moved to North Georgia between 1830 and 1836, where he bought a large tract of land in Cherokee, later Walker County, Georgia. The "History of Walker County" lists Joseph as one of the original settlers of the Chattanooga Valley, along with Benjamin McCUTCHINS and James PARK. some of whose children would married into Joseph and Elizabeth's family. Their old home still stands near the village of Flintstone.

Joseph was a successful planter and one of the Commissioners of Georgia for the removal of the Indians from this section. At one time he ventured into the silk business, planting a considerable acreage in mulberry trees and importing silk worms and machinery for weaving silk. This was no doubt the first plant for weaving dress materials in North Georgia, but it was not profitable.

Joseph and Elizabeth had nine children, a son and eight daughters. His interest in their education made him a promoter of one of the earliest schools in this section, the Aderhoff School on Lookout Mountain.

Joseph and Elizabeth's children were: Caroline, who married Thomas Yandell PARK; Juliet A., who married Dr. Ira William McCUTCHEN; Katherine, who married William BRANHAM; Martha Cook, who married I. P. RUSSELL; John, who married Jane BENNETT; Sarah Geraldine, who married Wyatt Socrates McCUTCHEN; Mary Elizabeth, who married John T. BURKHALTER; Florence, and Johanna.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth BURKHALTER donated land for the Flintstone Methodist church. Her brother John A. McCULLOH donated the land for the McCULLOCH Family Cemetery located next to this picturesque stone church.

The Index of the McCulloh Family Cemetery lists:

Joseph P. McCulloh
June 22, 1803
August 10, 1871

The "History of Walker County, Georgia" notes that many descendants of Joseph and Elizabeth McCULLOH still live in this area.

[Compiled by Robert Louis Daniell, Member #47276468]


Family links:
Spouse:
Elizabeth Raiford Daniel McCulloh (1812 - 1871)

Children:
Caroline Virginia McCulloh Park (1830 - 1903)*
Juliet Ann McCulloh McCutchen (1831 - ____)*
Martha Daniel McCulloh Russell (1837 - 1925)*
Sarah Geraldine McCulloh McCutchen (1841 - 1895)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
McCulloh Family Cemetery
Walker County
Georgia, USA

Created by: Robert Louis Daniell
Record added: Nov 20, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 61917295.¹ Joseph's Story
Joseph Portlock McCULLOH, 1803-1880, was the son of John and Nancy Butt McCULLOH. John was of Scotch descent, a soldier of the Revolution, and one of the early school teachers of Savannah, Georgia., later moving to Hancock County, Georgia.
Joseph married Elizabeth Raiford DANIEL, a daughter of John DANIEL and Martha Pearson COOK of Hancock County, in 1827 and came to North Georgia in 1830-1836, where he bought a large tract of land in Cherokee, later Walker County, Georgia. His old home still stands in Chattanooga Valley near the village of Flintstone. He is named in the History of Walker County as one of the original settlers of Chattanooga Valley, along with B. McCUTCHINS and James PARK, some of whose children would later marry into Joseph and Elizabeth McCULLOH's family.
Joseph was one of the Commissioners of Georgia for the removal of the Indians from this section, and a successful planter. At one time he ventured into the silk business, planting a considerable acreage in mulberry trees and importing silk worms and machinery for weaving silk. This was no doubt the first plant for weaving dress materials in North Georgia, but it was not profitable.
Joseph and Elizabeth had nine children, a son and eight daughters. His interest in their education made him a promoter of one of the earliest schools in this section, the Aderhoff School on Lookout Mountain.
Joseph and Elizabeth's children were: Caroline, who married Thomas Yandell PARK; Juliet A., who married Dr. Ira William McCUTCHEN; Katherine, who married William BRANHAM; Martha Cook, who married I. P. RUSSELL; John, who married Jane BENNETT; Sarah Geraldine, who married Wyatt Socrates McCUTCHEN; Mary Elizabeth, who married John T. BURKHALTER; Florence, and Johanna.
A Methodist church was built on land donated for that purpose by Mrs. M. E. BURKHALTER. The McCULLOH family cemetery is next to this picturesque stone church. As of the printing of The History of Walker County, Georgia, many descendants of Joseph and Elizabeth McCULLOH still live in this area." [History of Walker County, Georgia]
In the will of Elizabeth's father, John DANIEL, he names none of his family, putting everything he owns into a single economic engine for the benefit of his entire family. He names his cousin and stepson, James L. DANIEL, as his executor and administrator of his will. Then in the records of Hancock County, "James L. DANIEL, nominated executor or the last will and testament of John DANIEL, decd appeared personally in court and was duly qualified as executor of said will and thereupon letters testamentary were issued to him in the premises. On application of James L. DANIEL, executor of John DANIEL, decd, it is ordered that George RIVER, Aaron SMITH, John HUBERT, Joseph P. McCULLOH, and Thomas W. BURTON be and they are hereby appointed appraisers of the personal property of the said decd, and that they or any three or more of them after being duly sworn, do appraise said property and deliver the appraisement thereof to said executor."
14th Regimental Court of Enquiry Militia Minutes 1804-1862 Hancock County, Georgia: Sparta 25 March 1827 - This being the day appointed for the Court of Enquiry for the 14th Regt. G.M. The Court met pursuant thereto-Present----Lieut. Col. N. A. ADAMS & President of the Court---Capt. Levi W. COXEN, Capt. James O. B. THOMAS-Capt. Lemuel VEASEY Lieut. Joseph P. McCULLOH-Abednego A. WRIGHT & Ensign Ansel SHEFFIELD.
1830 US Census Hancock County Georgia
Joseph McCulloch 1M 20-30
1F 15-20 (Elizabeth Raiford Daniel McCulloh)
1F <5 (Caroline Virginia )
1840 US Census Walker County Georgia
J. P. McCullah 1M 30-40
1M <5 (John)
1F 20-30 (Eliz)
1F 10-15 (Caroline)
2F 5-10 (Juliet and Catherine)
1F <5 (Martha and Geraldine)
1850 U.S. Census, Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Valley; Series: M432 Roll 85 Page 473: 1797 1797 Joseph P. McCULLOH 48 M Farmer 23,000 GA; Elizabeth R. " 37 F GA; Catherine " 14 F GA; Martha " 12 F GA; Sarah " 10 F GA; Elizabeth " 8 F GA; Florence " 5 F GA; Joseph H. DISMUKE 20 M GA. [This record is difficult to read.]
An extract from the 1850 Census of Walker County provides that there were 1,867 dwellings, 1,867 families, 5,803 white males, 5,605 white females, 18 free coloured males, 19 free coloured females, a total free population of 11, 445 and 1,664 slaves. There were 600 farms and one manufacturing establishment with a real estate value of $923,600 and personal estates totaling $1, 007,725.
1860 U.S. Census, Georgia, Walker County, Chattanooga District, Eagle Cliff P O; Series: M653 Roll: 139 Page: 839:
1191 1138 Joseph P. McCULLH 50 M Farmer 30,000 56,000 GA; Elizabeth R. 48 F GA; Sarah 17 F GA; Elizabeth 15 F, GA; Florence 13 F GA; Leticia COLBERT 11 F GA. Next door is Joseph and Elizabeth's daughter Catherine married to William C. BRANHAM. Martha married Israel Pickens RUSSELL before 1860. They reside in his father's home in Jackson County, Alabama. Who is Leticia COLBERT, Elizabeth's niece and orphan of her sister Mary Ellen DANIEL and Larkin COLBERT?
1870 Census, Series: M593 Roll: 180 Page: 254: MCCULLOH JOSEPH P 69 M W GA GA WALKER FRICKS GAP P. O. names Joseph, Farmer 2000 2650, Ga; wife Elizabeth, 57(67?), Ga, and Mary E., 25, F, W, At home, 3000, 400, Ga; and Florence J., 23, F, W, At home, 2800, Ga Insane. Joseph PORTLOCK MCCULLOH was born on 22 June 1803 at Georgia, USA; Southern Georgia per Sparks, Hatfield, Brackeen & Stephenson Family Tree, Ancestry.com.^2,3 He married Elizabeth Raiford Daniel, daughter of John Daniel and Martha Cook, on 17 March 1829 at Hancock County, Georgia, USA; FHL Number 222074 & Ancestry.com note this marriage occurred in Walker County, Georgia. Another record states it was in Hancock County, Georigia where Elizabeth's paernts lived.⁴ Joseph PORTLOCK MCCULLOH lived in 1836 at Walker County, Georgia, USA; Moved to Walker County, GA in 1836 per fan chart.⁵ He was CauseDeath Pneumonia in March 1880 at Walker County, Georgia, USA.⁶ He died on 14 March 1880 at Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA, at age 76.³ He was buried circa 17 March 1880 at Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA.^7,3

     Elizabeth Raiford DANIEL's father, John DANIEL wrote what might be termed an all inclusive will. He gave no individual bequeaths, but instead, left everything to be operated as a whole for the benefit of all his family, eventually to be equally divided among his children. In part, John wrote, "It is my will and desire that all the Negroes of which I may be possessed, together with every other species of personal property should be kept together upon my two plantations, vis, the plantation on which I now live, and ___ Mill (?) place for the natural benefit of my wife and children... when my wife marries or any of my children arrive at the age of twenty one years or marry, they or either of them upon the happening of such event shall be entitled a distributive share of my whole personal estate , and should it suit the convenience of my children after receiving a share of my personal estate as above mentioned, shall be at liberty to work their hands on any part of my lands, rent free."

At the age of 16, Elizabeth Raiford DANIEL married Joseph Portlock McCULLOH, son of John McCULLOH, RS, and Nancy BUTT, on 17 Mar 1829 in Walker County, Georgia. Joseph and Elizabeth had nine children: Katherine, Johanna, Caroline Virginia, Juliet Alice, Martha "Mattie" E., John A., Sarah Geraldine, Mary Elizabeth, and Florence.

Information found on a headstone in the McCULLOH family cemetery, located eight miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee at Flintstone, Georgia Methodist Church indicates that E. R. (Elizabeth Raiford) McCULLOH died on Aug 10, 1871.¹ Elizabeth Raiford Daniel was born in 1812 at Near Buckhead, Hancock County, Georgia, USA; On fan chart.² She was born on 11 February 1812; Southern Georgia per Sparks, Hatfield, Brackeen & Stephenson Family Tree, Ancestry.com.³ She married Joseph PORTLOCK MCCULLOH, son of John MCCULLOH and Ann Nancy BUTT, on 17 March 1829 at Hancock County, Georgia, USA; FHL Number 222074 & Ancestry.com note this marriage occurred in Walker County, Georgia. Another record states it was in Hancock County, Georigia where Elizabeth's paernts lived.⁴ As of 17 March 1829,her married name was MCCULLOH.⁴ Elizabeth Raiford Daniel died on 10 August 1871 at Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA; Assume she died locally. No documentation yet.³ She was buried circa 13 August 1871 at Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA.³

     Caswell Reynolds was born on 1 May 1799 at Abbeville Distr., South Carolina, USA. He married Sara Newstep Walker, daughter of Tandy Walker, before 1822. Caswell Reynolds died on 25 March 1864 at Newbern, Perry County, Alabama, USA, at age 64.

     Sara Newstep Walker was born in 1803 at Ft. Stephens, Alabama, USA. She married Caswell Reynolds, son of Larkin Reynolds and Elizabeth Arnold, before 1822. As of before 1822,her married name was Reynolds. Sara Newstep Walker died in 1890 at Okolona, Mississippi, USA.¹ She was Obituary Two Obituaries of Sarah Walker Reynolds

From the Alabama Beacon
N.S. Vol 34, No. 19, April 15, 1890, p. 1 column 5
published at Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama:


Newberne Locals

"A pressure of business and a dearth of news, since my last, caused me to omit my notes last week.

"Since my last notes, we have had about two inches of rain which has thrown a few farmers behind with their planting. With favorable seasons in the future however, and a plenty of energy and tact, there is plenty of time to make a good crop.

"It is my sad duty to record the death of one of our oldest inhabitants; I refer to Mrs. Sarah N. Reynolds, who has lived in this vicinity about 74 years. She was born at Saint Stephens, Ala., in the year 1803, and was the daughter of Tandy Walker, who is mentioned in the histories of Alabama. He was especially noted as the rescuer of Mrs. Cowley, a white woman and who was kidnapped by Indians from her home in Tennessee and brought to Tuskaloosa, then an Indian town.

"Mrs. Reynolds father first settled about 10 to 12 miles west of Newberne, on what is now known as the "Gum Spring Place." But afterwards discovering that it was in the "French Reservation," he moved to this neighborhood. Here Mrs. Reynolds was married to Caswell Reynolds in March 1820. Alabama was only three months old. Hence she was one of the first persons to marry in the new State of Ala. Possibly the very first, and was at her death probably the oldest native Alabamian. She has been a member of the church for 75 years -- the oldest member of perhaps any church in the state. A few months ago she went to Oklohoma on a visit to her grandson Fletcher Reynolds. Here she took sick with La Grippe about three weeks ago, and died on April 6th. Her remains were brought here for interment in the family cemetery, at her home where she has spent about 70 years of her life. Her funeral services were largely attended and an impressive sermon was preached by Rev. J. L. Skipper. Mrs. Reynolds was noted for her exemplary Christian character, her great knowledge of the bible, and for the noble virtues generally that adorn her sex, and go to make up a well rounded type of a noble womanhood. No one ever lived in this neighborhood who was so universally loved and esteemed. To her relatives and friends, she leaves behind her as a priceless legacy, the memory of a pure Christian life, that always abounded in good deeds and acts of charity, and a model that every one should strive to imitate. Peace to her ashes!

"Miss Minnie Reynolds of Selma. Mrs. Fanny Rew of Meridian, and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Reynolds of Oklohoma, came over during the early part of the week to attend the obsequies of their relative Mrs. S. N. Reynolds.

From the Alabama Christian Advocate, Vol. 10, no. 4, p. 2, Thursday, June 12, 1890. Wilson Publishing Company, Birmingham, Alabama:

"SARAH N. REYNOLDS was born in Saint Stephens, Ala., in the year 1803; was converted and joined the Methodist Church in 1815.

Although deprived in early life of additional advantages, she came so nearly utilizing every means within her reach that few would fail to recognize the presence of a splendid finish. She possessed a very tenacious memory -- an animated cyclopedia; the very embodiment of recorded facts. A historian of Alabama politics and religion, to talk with her was little less than reading a history of the state covering four-fifths of a century.

She was a universal favorite; all classes sought to know her. So simple, so sweet in temper, so gentle in manners, so rich in her religious experience, that she became a benediction to all with whom she associated. She made it a rule to give one-tenth of her income to the church. This she kept up til the last.

She was the mother of four children, two of whom had already crossed the flood. One son lives in California and the only daughter in Arkansas. This humble, wayworn child of God was thought to be the oldest member of the Methodist Church in the State of Alabama.

J. L. Skipper"


Notes

The "family cemetery" mentioned in the Alabama Beacon obituary is almost certainly the one where Sarah's husband Caswell and son John are buried. According to Perry County Records, vol. 241, p. 90, this is located in the NE quarter of section 21, Township 19, Range 6 on land Caswell patented in 1821, 3 or 4 miles east of Newbern. No mention was made of any marker for Sarah, but there are inscribed stones for Caswell and John..

Walker's Prairie, on the west side of which Tandy Walker is said to be buried, is in Township 18, Range 6. on 15 April 1890 at Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, USA.²

     David Chadwick was also known as David Whitehouse Chadwick.² He was born circa 1797 at Carteret County, North Carolina, USA.² He married Margaret Rew on 17 April 1820 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA.¹ David Chadwick died before 1850 at Craven County, North Carolina, USA.²

     Lydia White was tradtionally a direct descendent of Governor John White of Virginia [father of Eleonor White and grandfather of Virginia Dare]. Note: this has not been proven. ECS has contacted researchers of "The Lost Colony" of Roanoke Island of John White and no direct descendents of John White have thus far been found (as of January, 2009.)¹ Mr.Stonebreaker:
David Stick received a communique from you through his publisher, and asked that I follow up on your inquiry.

For the past 10 years or so, the focus of my research on the Roanoke Island colonies has been Governor John White, his family, associates and the investors in his 1587 colony. John White, artist and governor is without doubt a member of the armigerous Whites of Truro, Cornwall. Exactly where he fits in the line has not been determined. Current research certainly points to the strong possibility that either his father or uncle was named Edward. At this point in time, a man of that name from Faversham is a strong candidate.

I have tracked some of the lines in Governor White's family through 1650 and others to the 1800s.

I can be contacted via e-mail at elizr1558@yahoo.com, by fax at 252-473-1061, by phone at 252-473-2353, and by post at: lebame houston, PO box 486, Manteo, North Carolina 27954.

I look forward to hearing from you and discussing your research finds.

lebame houston.
Lydia WHITE was born on 13 December 1834 at Belmont County, Ohio, USA.¹ She married William Frost PANCOAST, son of Samuel A. Pancoast and Mary Frost, on 20 October 1853 at Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.¹ As of 20 October 1853,her married name was PANCOAST.¹ Lydia WHITE died on 5 December 1894 at Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA, at age 59.^1,2 She was buried circa 9 December 1894 at Hunter, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.^1,3

     Margaret Rew was also known as Rue Surname spelled Rue in marriage record.¹ She died at North Carolina, USA. She married David Chadwick, son of Thaddeus B Chadwick and Elizabeth Whitehurst, on 17 April 1820 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA.¹ As of 17 April 1820,her married name was Chadwick.¹ As of 17 April 1820, Margaret Rew was also known as Rue Surname listed as Rue on marriage record.¹

     William Cooper Sr was Baptist minister.¹ The younger Coopers were doubtless moved by the advantage of the Mississippi Territory over North Carolina in the production of cotton. Eli Whitney had invented the cotton gin, thus making cotton far more valuable. They had their slaves to do the hard work, and so expected to become wealthy planters ?down on an old plantation.?

Between 1800 and 1830 North Carolinians by the hundreds made the long Westward journey. But we are concerned here about a small group who made the trip in covered wagons, along the Chickasaw Trail [likely what is now known as the Fall Line Road - ECS] from Sampson County, North Carolina, to Mississippi Territory three years before it was admitted to the Union. In this company were Reverend William Cooper, William Cooper, Jr., Wilson Cooper, Sr., and his son Wilson Cooper, Jr., and Joseph Cooper and their wives and children. The route they followed from Sampson County the east central part of North Carolina was southwest through South Carolina to Fort Mitchell, Georgia; Fort Claiborne and Fort Stephens, Alabama; thence directly west to Monticello, Mississippi, the only town on the map north of Natchez in 1807. West of Georgia all was territory under the dominion belonging to France, Spain, and the United States. Mississippi was an organized territory, and had sent Mr. Lattimore as delegate to Congress to ask for Statehood. Governor Holmes, of Virginia, was the governor of the Mississippi Territory since 1809, and was so popular that he was elected by acclamation the first governor of the new State, when it was admitted in 1817.

In Lawrence County where the Coopers located, the Indians were at peace, and the white people were never molested by them. If a diary were kept we have not been able to find it. Nor do we have an account of that long and perilous journey. The road they traveled was more than a thousand miles. Today, by airplane it is a six or eight-hour trip; but more that one hundred years ago in covered wagons, over roads that were only Indian trails, how different. Even if there were no accidents, no delays of any kind, it must have taken more than two months to make the trip. There were the babies to be cared for; among them was the writer?s grandfather. How many wagons and how much household goods they had we do not know; but there remained in the family until 1890 many things ?brought from North Carolina.?

The Coopers received land grants in Lawrence County, and went to work, clearing ?new grounds? and building houses and barns. They had to turn a wilderness into open fields and happy habitations. It greatly handicapped education. Money that had been kept for private teachers had to be spent for buildings. Mothers could not teach their children, for they had to ?card, spin, and weave cloth for clothing; and then make their clothes. ?It was work, work, all the time, work. Not only were the slaves slaves, but so were the wives and mothers. No wonder the women favored slavery. They wanted all the help possible for the daily grind of cooking, house cleaning, milking, sewing, etc. They had no electric lights, no telephones, no running water in the house, no bath. The women had no lipsticks or paint. Nothing modern; but the work they did put blood into their faces that brought natural, rather than artificial beauty. Only the horny-handed men who had something to show for the horny hands had a show with the beautiful women. There were no automobiles for the young people to go ?joy riding.? But they probably enjoyed horseback riding as well, since they knew nothing of our modern conveniences. As William Cooper, Sr. was the first man in Monticello to build a two-story residence, so he was the first in the in county to buy a ?modern surrey.? It was drawn by two fine horses, while the old preacher rode with his young wife to church. In a way it was an announcement that the pastor expected no salary from his churches. He lived in a better house, and was ?better off? as they put it, than the laymen of his church. Nevertheless, he rendered the same faithful service as if they paid him a large salary.² He Source of following:

Hiram "Ben" Cooper
54 Sable Drive
Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715-4951
United States
501-876-5116
bcooper@mc2k.com
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/Hiram-B-Cooper/index.html?Welcome=997537607


99. William9 Cooper, Sr. (Fleet8, Benjamin7, James6, George Ashley5, John4, John3, Richard2, John1)19 was born 1752 in Duplin County, North Carolina, and died December 1821 in Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi. He married (1) Unknown Abt. 1773 in Sampson County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1752, and died Bef. 1814 in North Carolina. He married (2) Martha Thames Aft. 1790 in North Carolina. She was born 1776 in North Carolina, and died 1858 in Polkville, Smith County, Mississippi.

Notes for William Cooper, Sr.:
William took over the ministry of the Caharie (Rowan) Baptist Church in 1786 and was minister from 1786 to 1790*.

* "Founded Before Freedom: 1749-1999," Sampson County Historical Society.

More About William Cooper, Sr.:
Burial: Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi

Children of William Cooper and Unknown are:
+ 227 i. Joseph10 Cooper, born Abt. 1774 in Sampson County, North Carolina.
+ 228 ii. Benjamin Cooper, born 1776 in Sampson County, North Carolina.
+ 229 iii. Fleet Cooper, born Abt. 1778 in Sampson County, North Carolina.
+ 230 iv. William Cooper, Jr., born November 22, 1808 in North Carolina; died December 22, 1858.
+ 231 v. Wilson Cooper, Sr..
232 vi. Timothy Cooper.
233 vii. Clairborne Cooper20.
+ 234 viii. Mary Cooper, born 1798 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died 1818.
+ 235 ix. Nancy Cooper, born February 26, 1802 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died 1873.

Children of William Cooper and Martha Thames are:
+ 236 i. James William10 Cooper, born December 03, 1813 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died June 07, 1897 in Scott County, Mississippi.
237 ii. Joseph F. Cooper, born Abt. 1815 in Mississippi.
238 iii. Johnathan Cooper, born Abt. 1817 in Mississippi; died 1823.
239 iv. Martha Cooper, born Abt. 1819 in Mississippi.³ Biography of Rev. William Cooper.
1789 , Duplin County, North Carolina

William Cooper
1752-1821
The Rev. William Cooper was the third son of Fleet Cooper, Sr. He was born in 1752, in what was then known as Duplin County. Of his childhood, little is known other than that his parents provided private school teachers for their children thus they received a good education. It was not found the name of his first wife nor date of marriage but it is known that he married about 1773, and that in 1790 he was the father of six children, four sons and two daughters.
William Cooper enlisted in the Revolutionary War, April 20, 1776. He was discharged honorably two and a half years later that he might become a minister. At the time of his discharge, he was paid a balance of 49 pounds, 5 shillings and 3 pence. He further received a land grant of 200 acres in 1782 and another grant of 106 acres in 1789, “on the west side of Great Coharie and at the mouth of Big Branch” In the will of his father, Fleet Cooper, Sr. dated 2nd Of July, 1795 was written, “likewise to my son William Cooper, 150 acres of land”.
In 1780, he became pastor of Bull’s Tail Baptist Church in New Hanover County. During the years from 1780 to1796-7 he co-pastored Cape Fear and Bull’s Tail. He served Bulls Tail for twenty-two years. He resigned to become pastor of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Bladen County. Due to county boundary line changes, this church is now located in Cumberland County. He served at Beaver Dam until 1814, at that time he resigned to go to the Territory of Mississippi. He was one of the first settlers at Monticello, Mississippi. Monticello was the first town of white people north of Biloxi. Rev. Wm. started the first school in Lawrence Co., MS, (Pearl River Academy). At Monticello, William Cooper built the first two story house of residence, and built it so well that it was the only house in town that remained standing after the cyclone in 1889
Rev. Wm. Cooper died 14 Dec. 1821

judyr1918added this on 5 Feb 2011
Excerpt from the History of Wells Chapel Baptist Church, c. 2009.⁴ He was born in 1752 at Duplin County, North Carolina, USA. He married (?) Unk circa 1773. William Cooper Sr began military service on 20 April 1776 Enlisted for Rev War military service & served for 2 1/2 years.¹ He was Baptist minister in several churches between 1780 and 1814 at North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Martha Thames after 1790 at North Carolina, USA. William Cooper Sr lived in 1814 at Monticello, Mississippi Territory, USA; Migrated with some sons & their families in covered wagons along the Chickasaw Trail from NC to MS.¹ He lived circa 1815 at Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.¹ He was Baptist minister, wrote hymns & helped organize the Pearl River Baptist Association. between 1815 and 1821.¹ He was buried in 1821 at buried just outside of town, Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.¹ He died in December 1821 at Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.

     Martha Thames was born in 1776 at North Carolina, USA. She married William Cooper Sr, son of Fleet Cooper Sr and Margarete COORE, after 1790 at North Carolina, USA. Martha Thames lived in 1821 at Smith County, Mississippi, USA; Moved with James after husband William died.¹ She died in 1858 at Polkville, Smith County, Mississippi, USA.

     Benjamin Rasberry was born on 4 June 1797 at Georgia, USA.¹ He was From Ancestry Military Records database:

Benjamin Rasberry
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name:     Benjamin Rasberry
Company:     4 REGIMENT (JONES'), GEORGIA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction:     PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge:     PRIVATE
Roll Box:     171
Microfilm Publication:     M602
Source Information
Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
Description
This database is a listing of men mustered into the American armed forces between 1812 and 1815 for the War of 1812. Taken from records in the National Archives, each record includes the soldier's name, company, rank at time of induction, rank at time of discharge, and other helpful information. It provides the names of nearly 600,000 men. Learn in 1814. He began military service on 15 September 1814 at Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, USA, State of Louisiana, Morehouse Parish. On this 4th day of June AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in the Parish and State aforesaid, Benjamin Rasberry aged fifty-three years a resident of the Parish of Morehouse and State of Louisiana. Who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that his is the identical Benjamin Rasberry who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Adam Saffold (not recollected) Regiment of Infantry. Commanded by Col. Jones in the war with Great Britain in Eighteen hundred and fourteen. That he was drafted at Madison, Morgan County, Georgia on, or about the middle of September on the 1st of October in the year AD Eighteen hundred and fourteen, for the term of six months. Continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months. Honorably Discharged at Fort Hawkins, Georgia on, or about the 1st of April Eighteen hundred and fifteen, as will appear in the muster roll.²
He ended military service on 1 April 1815 at Fort Hawkins, Macon County, Georgia, USA; State of Louisiana, Morehouse Parish. On this 4th day of June AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in the Parish and State aforesaid, Benjamin Rasberry aged fifty-three years a resident of the Parish of Morehouse and State of Louisiana. Who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that his is the identical Benjamin Rasberry who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Adam Saffold (not recollected) Regiment of Infantry. Commanded by Col. Jones in the war with Great Britain in Eighteen hundred and fourteen. That he was drafted at Madison, Morgan County, Georgia on, or about the middle of September on the 1st of October in the year AD Eighteen hundred and fourteen, for the term of six months. Continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months. Honorably Discharged at Fort Hawkins, Georgia on, or about the 1st of April Eighteen hundred and fifteen, as will appear in the muster roll.²
He married Mary Ann Tullos, daughter of Templeton Richmond Tullos Jr and Sarah Ann Boone, in September 1818 at Pike County, Mississippi, USA.¹ Benjamin Rasberry lived in 1820 at Pike County, Mississippi, USA; Males: 1
Females: 2
Taxable inhabitants: 1.³ He appeared on the census of 7 August 1820 at Pike County, Mississippi, USA; 1 Male 16-25; 1 female under 10; 1 female 16-25.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1840 at Scott County, Mississippi, USA; Males10-14: 1; 15-19: 1; 40-49: 1.
Females under 5: 2; 5-9: 2; 10-14: 1; 15-19: 1; 40-49: 1.
Slaves - males 10-23: 2; Females 10-23: 1; 36-54: 1.
Persons employed in agriculture: 4.⁵ He lived in 1841 at Scott County, Mississippi, USA.⁶ He lived in 1845 at Scott County, Mississippi, USA; Males: 3
Females: 6.⁷ He lived in 1850 at Wards 7 & 9, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
Name:     Benjamin Rasberry
Age:     54
Birth Year:     abt 1796
Birthplace:     Georgia
Home in 1850:     Wards 7 and 9, Morehouse, Louisiana
Gender:     Male
Family Number:     77
Household Members:     
Name     Age
Benjamin Rasberry
54
Mary Ann Rasberry
48
Elizabeth Rasberry
15
Emily Rasberry
13
Benjamin F Rasberry
8
Sarah Rasberry
5.^1,8 He lived in 1850 at Wards 7 & 9, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA.⁹ He died in 1852 at home, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA.¹ He died on 3 May 1852 at Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA, at age 54.⁹

     Research comments on GenForum:

Virginia patents and grants, as well as several other records suggest that a Fleet COOPER, most likely was born in southeastern Virginia. It could be that he was the same Fleet COOPER of NANSEMOND COUNTY, VA, who sold land along the Blackwater River on 9 Mar 1757 which he purchased in
Feb 1745. There also is record of a Fleet COOPER living in ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY, VA, who was fined by the Court 19 February 1718 for failing to attend church. Also in ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY a Fleet COOPER witnessed the
will of Robert BRIGHT on 19 Jan 1723/23. In 1645 or 1646 the SW portion of ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY became NANSEMOND COUNTY. Possibly these two Fleet COOPERs living fairly close related. Earlier Virginia records link the "widow FLEET" and a Jno. COOPER and his wife as grantors in a 1675
GLOUCHESTER COUNTY deed. This indicates a possible FLEET and COOPER connection. Other YORK COUNTY, VA, records indicate connections between a widow, Anne FLEETE, and John COOPER, her attorney. These documents were recorded between 1665 and 1672.

Source URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Cooper::va/nansemond::335.html. Fleet Cooper Sr From Davis and Shaw Families of NC:

* Both he and his son owned large acreages and resided about one mile south of Concord School on the Clinton-Roseboro highway, and there they are both buried. Both of the graves have practically been forgotten, for they are now being plowed over
* Fleet COOPER, Sr, was born before 1724 in VA and died after he wrote his will in 1795 and before it was produced for probate in Sampson County Court by Fleet COOPER, JR, on 2 Nov 1802. This interlude of seven years poses a mystery. When did Fleet COOPER, SR. die? Some have long argued that he died in 1795. When did Fleet COOPER, SR. last serve as a Justice on the Sampson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions? Court records reveal that a Fleet COOPER was serving as a Justice as late as 11 Nov 1799. Was that Fleet Senior? Or was that Fleet Junior? Fleet COOPER, Junior, is found a number of times in Sampson County Court records, but not as a Justice.

Fleet Cooper, Senior, married before 1750, most likely in Nansemond Co, VA, Marguerite COORE, born about 1726, most likely in Nansemond Co, VA, and died after 1795 in Duplin County, NC. The earliest court record I have found of Fleet's arrival in North Carolina is one dated 20 Oct 1761 in Dobbs County in which "Flat" Cooper enters 100 acres on a branch of Little River "...between his own line and Arthur Core..." This indicates that Fleet already had secured land in the county sometime earlier. Another Dobbs County record the following year reveals that he purchased 200 acres on the Great Coharie in what is now Sampson County. It is my judgment that the timing of these land purchases in North Carolina ties nicely to the sale of lands by a Fleet COOPER in Virginia in 1757. It is noteworthy that no further record has been found to my knowledge of a Fleet COOPER living in Virginia after 1757. It certainly does appear that the Virginia Fleet and the Johnston & Dobbs counties Fleet are one and the same.

Fleet COOPER, Senior, was one of 25 to sign the "Oath of Allegiance & Abjuration" which renounced the Crown and Parliament. This act effectively placed a death warrant on his head. It has been commonly reported that Fleet COOPER, SR, was appointed Judge of the first court in Sampson County. Some evidence, as previously presented, suggests that his son, Fleet COOPER, JR, may have succeeded his father. Fleet and Marguerite COOPER were parents of four sons and three daughters. Fleet COOPER, SR, prepared his will 2 Jul 1795. Although a number of extant records reveal the signature of Fleet COOPER, SR., it is noteworthy that he did not sign his will, but placed his mark (X). We know from earlier records that he was literate. Was he incapacitated, perhaps a victim of a stroke? Fleet COOPER, SR, most likely died in late 1801 or early 1802 in Sampson County, NC. Fleet COOPER, JR, presented his father's will to the Court 2 Nov 1802 for probate.

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1. Fleet1 Cooper, Sr. was born 1722 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1795 in
Sampson County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Coore 1747 in Northampton County, North Carolina, daughter
of Thomas Coore and Margitt. She was born Abt. 1726 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1795 in Sampson
County, North Carolina.
Notes for Fleet Cooper, Sr.:
On April 20, 1776, Fleet Sr. enlisted in the Revolutionary War and was given an honorable discharge 2 1/2 years later.
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Ancestry.com: North Carolina will abstracts, 1760-1800.
1795 July 2. COOPER, FLEET, John, Coroph, William; Wiggins, Elizabeth; Peterson, Mary; Holmes, Grace, Polly.
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"In the name of God, Amen.
I, Fleet Cooper, Senior, of the county of Sampson and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, calling
to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament in the following manner and form:
First: I give to the estate of my son John Cooper, deceased, one cow and calf, he having received part of his legacy in his
lifetime.
Likewise to my son FLEET COOPER 136 acres of land where he now lives.
Likewise to my son William Cooper 150 acres of land where he now lives and all the land I own on Sheppard's Branch.
Likewise to my son Coore Cooper the tract of land that I bought of James Bennett and Henry Easterling and 150 acres
joining the same; and 150 acres of land at the White Pond and head of the Great Branch.
Likewise to my daughter Elizabeth Wiggins I give five shillings, she having already received her legacy.
Likewise to my daughter Mary Peterson I give five shillings, she having already received as aforesaid.
Likewise to my daughter Grace Holmes I give five shillings, she also having received as aforesaid.
Also to Polly Holmes, daughter of they said Grace Holmes, seventy five acres of land where the said Grace now lives, the
right vested in the said Polly after the death of her mother, the said Grace, who is to have her lifetime on the said land.
And all the rest of my property I leave to my son, Coore Cooper, and each legacy to each of the legatees as before
mentioned, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
And I, the said Fleet Cooper, Senior, acknowledge this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal; this 2nd day of July, 1795.
Fleet Cooper, Sr. (Seal)
Test:
Fleet Cooper, Jr.
William Cooper
Abner Fort"
[Note: Will proved by Fleet Cooper Jr. November 1801.]
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Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration:
By Act of Assembly passed at Newbern, the 15th of November, 1777. I, A. B., do solemnly and sincerely promise and
swear, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of North Carolina, to the powers and authorities which are
or may be established for the government thereof, not inconsistent with the Constitution. And I do solemnly and sincerely
declare, that I do believe in my conscience, that neither the King of Great Britain, nor the Parliament thereof, jointly with
the said king or separately, or any foreign prince, person, state, or potentate, have or ought to have any right or title to the
dominion or sovereignty of this State, or to any part of the government thereof. And I do renounce, refuse, and abjure any
allegiance or obedience to them, or any of them, or to any person or persons put in authority by or under them, or any of
them. And I will do my utmost endeavors to disclose and make known to the legislative or executive powers of the said
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State, all treasons and traitorous conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which I shall know to be made or intended against
the said State. And I do faithfully promise that I will endeavor to support, maintain, and defend the independence of the
said State, against him the said king and all other persons whatsoever. And all of these things I do plainly and sincerely
acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain common sense and
understanding of the same words, without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do
make this acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation and promise, heartily, willingly, and truly, so help me God.
Signers:
Henry Cannon Thomas Routledge William Ball
Michael Kenan Richard Herring J. P. Ballard
Robert Dickson Joseph Dicks James Lockart
George Smith Thomas R.
Alexander Gray Edward Toole
Darcy Fowler Fleet Cooper
Richard Clinton William Dickson
J. Spiller J. Rand
John Molton John Wright
Samuel Houston James Kenan
James Sampson William Taylor
Source: North Carolina History and Fiction Digital Library. Copyright 1971...Faison Wells McGowen and Pearl Canady
McGowen...The purpose of this book is to illuminate thousands of flashes across the voluminous pages of Duplin's rich
history and its local government. Printed in the United States of America by Edwards & Broughton Co., Raleigh, North
Carolina
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Source: "The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina, 1784 - 1984," published by the Sampson County Historical
Society, pp. 375-376, #564.
"Fleet Cooper, (1721-1795) one of the original Justices of the Sampson County Court when Sampson became a county in
1784, had a rich heritage. His fifth great-grandfather was John Cooper, Esq. of County Hants in England. John's son,
Richard Cooper, owned large estates in Suffolk and Southampton and was allowed to purchase the Manor of Paulett in the
23rd year of Henry VIII (1532). He married June Kingsmill, daughter of John Kingsmill (died 1509) and Joan Gifford,
and died 8 May 1566. Wurts, in his seven volume work on the Magna Charta Barons, their ancestors and descendants,
traces her descent from John Lackland (King John) and the Plantagenets, Sveide the Viking, and at least four of the Magna
Charta Barons elected by the English people in 1215 to see that King John kept his promises made in the Magna Charta.
They were Will de Mobray, Robert de Roos, Gilbert Clare, and his father, Gilbert Clare, both barons.
"Richard and June had a son, John Cooper, member of Parliament 1586, who died 1610 having married Martha, daughter
of Anthony Skutt. They were parents of Sir John Cooper, Baronet, who married Ann Ashley (died 20 July 1628), daughter
and sole heiress of Sir Anthony Ashley and his firs wife Okeover, and died 23 March 1681. Ashley had been knighted for
his capture of Callis as Knight of Wemborne, St. Giles, County Dorset, served as Secretary of War under Queen Elizabeth,
and Secretary of the Privy Council in the reign of James I. John and Ann's son, Anthony Ashley Cooper, was one of the
Lords Proprietors to whom Charles II gave the Carolina Charter in 1663, 'one of the ablest and most prominent statesmen
of his time.' He left no heirs.
"His brother, another son of Sir John Cooper and Ann Ashley, was George Ashley Cooper, who was born 22 July 1621
and died 28 Jan. 1682. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Oldfield, Alderman of London. (a)
"Their son James Cooper of Stratford-on-Avon immigrated to America in 1682 and died in Philadelphia 4 Dec. 1732. He
married first Hester and second Mary. James was a first cousin of Judge Cooper of Burlington, N. J. who was father of the
author, James Fenimore Cooper. Tradition says that James was a minister and signed a note with some of his parishioners.
It was a bad crop year, and they were unable to pay, and the creditors looked to him. At that time in England, when one
could not pay a debt, he was put in prison. Out of respect for him, the authorities gave him the choice of coming to
America. Tradition further states that he was visiting an old friend, Edward Byllinge, who carried him around and showed
him several sites, watching to see which one appealed to him most, then gave him the deed to it the next day. Whether that
story be true or not, we do not know, but the deed, dated 21 Sept. 1682, reads: 'Edward Byllinge to James Cooper 50
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Acres, consideration ' out of good will and kindness for ye truth's sake he beareth unto you said property.''. (b) In
December 1684 James patented a lot on Chestnut St. between 4th and 5th Sts. in Philadelphia, across from where the old
marble customhouse would later be built. (c) He died in 1732 leaving an incomplete undated will which was allowed to
be probated. In it, he mentions wife Mary, daughters Esther Hussey and Rebecca, and sons Isaac, Samuel, William, and
Benjamin. (d) Most of their names appear in the records of the Philadelphia Meeting between 1705 and 1729. (e).
"Benjamin Cooper was born in Philadelphia 1701 (a); bought from his father for 40 pounds 300 acres 18 Jan. 1720 (e);
and married 28 Nov. 1720 Elizabeth Kelly. (f) Murphy Rowe Cooper, in his book on the Cooper Family, says: 'Benjamin
was a visionary man to whom success was always just around the corner. He was on the move seeking greener pastures.
In 1725 he moved to Isle of Wight County, Va. Later he moved to Loudoun County where they were living when his son,
Fleet, married Marguerite Coore. Still later he moved to Kentucky where he died in 1776.' (g)
"Fleet Cooper was born in Philadelphia 1721; moved with his family to Isle of Wright Co. 1725; spent his youth in
Loudoun County where he married 1747 Marguerite Coore; and on 21 Jan. 1764 was a resident of Dobbs Co., N.C. when
he bought 100 acres on Great Coharie in Duplin County. (h) He was 17th of 21 signers of the Duplin County Oath of
Allegiance and Abjuration passed by the General Assembly at New Bern November 1777. (i) The Governor appointed
12 men as Justices of the newly formed county of Sampson, including Fleet Cooper. At the first session, 21 June 1784, the
Court Minutes recorded: 'The Governor's Commission was read appointing the several magistrates to administer Justice in
said county, and the following persons...Fleet Cooper...have taken the oath required by law.' (j) His will, dated 2 July
1795, was proved by his son Fleet, Jr. in November Court 1801 but was not recorded until 1828. He mentions son John,
deceased, Fleet, Jr., William, Coore, Elizabeth Wiggins, Mary Peterson, and Grace Holmes. (k) A bronze plaque at
Concord Crossroads on Highway 24, 6 miles west of Clinton reads: 'Fleet Cooper, Sr., 1722-1795; Civil Officer; Judge,
Court of Common Pleas, First Court in Sampson; Signer of Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration for Duplin County; Wed
Marguerite Coore 1747 and had issue: John; Fleet, Jr; William; Coore; Elizabeth; Mary; Grace.'
"Sources: (a) Wurts: Magna Charta Vol. 7 p. 2114; (b) Gloucester Deeds, Trenton, N.J. #1 p. 77-79; (c) Pennsylvania
Patent Book A-1 and Philadelphia Exemplification Book 1 p. 65; (d) Philadelphia Will Book E p. 291 #296; (e) (SIC)
Hinshaw: Encyclopedia of American Genealogy---Philadelphia Monthly Meeting; (f) Record of Marriages in Christ
Church, Philadelphia; (g) Cooper: The Cooper Family p. 74; (h) Sampson Deed Book 1 p. 103; (j) Minutes of Sampson
County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions June 1784; (k) Sampson Will Book 8 p. 255. ----Mamie C. Sawyer"
[Info above unproven.]
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* Still seeking info. on Rev. Fleet Cooper, Sr. and son Rev.William Cooper, Sr. for purposes of DAR proofs. Both are listed on DAR roles but I need to prove Elizabeth Cooper as daughter of William Cooper. He gave her hand in marriage in Marion Co., MS to Richard Sparks, b. 1793, near Athens, Franklin Co., GA. He was the s/o William Sparks/Mary Polly Fielder. The Cooper and Sparks lived in Lawrence Co., MS after it was established. Rev. Cooper died there in 1821 and all of the Sparks moved on to TX where they lived out their lives.
Thanks,
Nancy Beinhorn
* http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/Hiram-B-Cooper/GENE2-0001.html
Fleet Cooper Sr's Will
"In the name of God, Amen. I, Fleet Cooper, Senior, of the county of Sampson and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament in the following manner and form:

First: I give to the estate of my son John Cooper, deceased, one cow and calf, he having received part of his legacy in his lifetime.
Likewise to my son FLEET COOPER 136 acres of land where he now lives.
Likewise to my son William Cooper 150 acres of land where he now lives and all the land I own on Sheppard's Branch.
Likewise to my son Coore Cooper the tract of land that I bought of James Bennett and Henry Easterling and 150 acres joining the same; and 150 acres of land at the White Pond and head of the Great Branch.
Likewise to my daughter Elizabeth Wiggins I give five shillings, she having already received her legacy.
Likewise to my daughter Mary Peterson I give five shillings, she having already received as aforesaid.
Likewise to my daughter Grace Holmes I give five shillings, she also having received as aforesaid.
Also to Polly Holmes, daughter of they said Grace Holmes, seventy five acres of land where the said Grace now lives, the right vested in the said Polly after the death of her mother, the said Grace, who is to have her lifetime on the said land.
And all the rest of my property I leave to my son, Coore Cooper, and each legacy to each of the legatees as before mentioned, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
And I, the said Fleet Cooper, Senior, acknowledge this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal; this 2nd day of July, 1795.

Fleet Cooper, Sr. (Seal)

Test:
Fleet Cooper, Jr.
William Cooper
Abner Fort"

[Note: Will proved by Fleet Cooper Jr. November 1801.]
* Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration:

By Act of Assembly passed at Newbern, the 15th of November, 1777. I, A. B., do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of North Carolina, to the powers and authorities which are or may be established for the government thereof, not inconsistent with the Constitution. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I do believe in my conscience, that neither the King of Great Britain, nor the Parliament thereof, jointly with the said king or separately, or any foreign prince, person, state, or potentate, have or ought to have any right or title to the dominion or sovereignty of this State, or to any part of the government thereof. And I do renounce, refuse, and abjure any allegiance or obedience to them, or any of them, or to any person or persons put in authority by or under them, or any of them. And I will do my utmost endeavors to disclose and make known to the legislative or executive powers of the said State, all treasons and traitorous conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which I shall know to be made or intended against the said State. And I do faithfully promise that I will endeavor to support, maintain, and defend the independence of the said State, against him the said king and all other persons whatsoever. And all of these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation and promise, heartily, willingly, and truly, so help me God.

Signers:

Henry Cannon
Thomas Routledge
William Ball
Michael Kenan
Richard Herring
J. P. Ballard
Robert Dickson
Joseph Dicks
James Lockart
George Smith
Thomas R.
Alexander Gray
Edward Toole
Darcy Fowler
Fleet Cooper******
Richard Clinton
William Dickson
J. Spiller
J. Rand
John Molton
John Wright
Samuel Houston
James Kenan
James Sampson
William Taylor

Source: North Carolina History and Fiction Digital Library. Copyright 1971...Faison Wells McGowen and Pearl Canady McGowen...The purpose of this book is to illuminate thousands of flashes across the voluminous pages of Duplin's rich history and its local government. Printed in the United States of America by Edwards & Broughton Co., Raleigh, North Carolina


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Sources      

1. [S97] Prather Web Site, Barbara Prather, Fleet Cooper (Reliability: 3), 30 Nov 2009.
Added by confirming a Smart Match.¹ He Three web sites with evidence refuting the M R Cooper book's assertion that Benjamin Cooper and Elizabeth Kelly of Philadelphia are Fleet Cooper Sr's parents:

http://02ec0a3.netsolhost.com/getperson.php?personID=I2624&tree=ncshawfamily , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13769729/family/pedigree and http://www.johncroom.com/croopa10.htm.^2,1,3 He Source of following notes is:

Hiram "Ben" Cooper
54 Sable Drive
Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715-4951
United States
501-876-5116
bcooper@mc2k.com
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/o/o/Hiram-B-Cooper/index.html?Welcome=997537607


76. Fleet8 Cooper, Sr. (Benjamin7, James6, George Ashley5, John4, John3, Richard2, John1) was born 1722 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and died July 02, 1795 in Sampson County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Coor Abt. 1747 in Loudoun County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas Coore and Margitt. She was born November 28, 1720 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1795 in Sampson County, North Carolina.

Notes for Fleet Cooper, Sr.:
Source: "The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina, 1784 - 1984," published by the Sampson County Historical Society, pp. 375-376, #564.

"Fleet Cooper, (1721-1795) one of the original Justices of the Sampson County Court when Sampson became a county in 1784, had a rich heritage. His fifth great-grandfather was John Cooper, Esq. of County Hants in England. John's son, Richard Cooper, owned large estates in Suffolk and Southampton and was allowed to purchase the Manor of Paulett in the 23rd year of Henry VIII (1532). He married June Kingsmill, daughter of John Kingsmill (died 1509) and Joan Gifford, and died 8 May 1566. Wurts, in his seven volume work on the Magna Charta Barons, their ancestors and descendants, traces her descent from John Lackland (King John) and the Plantagenets, Sveide the Viking, and at least four of the Magna Charta Barons elected by the English people in 1215 to see that King John kept his promises made in the Magna Charta. They were Will de Mobray, Robert de Roos, Gilbert Clare, and his father, Gilbert Clare, both barons.

"Richard and June had a son, John Cooper, member of Parliament 1586, who died 1610 having married Martha, daughter of Anthony Skutt. They were parents of Sir John Cooper, Baronet, who married Ann Ashley (died 20 July 1628), daughter and sole heiress of Sir Anthony Ashley and his firs wife Okeover, and died 23 March 1681. Ashley had been knighted for his capture of Callis as Knight of Wemborne, St. Giles, County Dorset, served as Secretary of War under Queen Elizabeth, and Secretary of the Privy Council in the reign of James I. John and Ann's son, Anthony Ashley Cooper, was one of the Lords Proprietors to whom Charles II gave the Carolina Charter in 1663, 'one of the ablest and most prominent statesmen of his time.' He left no heirs.

"His brother, another son of Sir John Cooper and Ann Ashley, was George Ashley Cooper, who was born 22 July 1621 and died 28 Jan. 1682. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Oldfield, Alderman of London. (a)

"Their son James Cooper of Stratford-on-Avon immigrated to America in 1682 and died in Philadelphia 4 Dec. 1732. He married first Hester and second Mary. James was a first cousin of Judge Cooper of Burlington, N. J. who was father of the author, James Fenimore Cooper. Tradition says that James was a minister and signed a note with some of his parishioners. It was a bad crop year, and they were unable to pay, and the creditors looked to him. At that time in England, when one could not pay a debt, he was put in prison. Out of respect for him, the authorities gave him the choice of coming to America. Tradition further states that he was visiting an old friend, Edward Byllinge, who carried him around and showed him several sites, watching to see which one appealed to him most, then gave him the deed to it the next day. Whether that story be true or not, we do not know, but the deed, dated 21 Sept. 1682, reads: 'Edward Byllinge to James Cooper 50 Acres, consideration ' out of good will and kindness for ye truth's sake he beareth unto you said property.''. (b) In December 1684 James patented a lot on Chestnut St. between 4th and 5th Sts. in Philadelphia, across from where the old marble customhouse would later be built. (c) He died in 1732 leaving an incomplete undated will which was allowed to be probated. In it, he mentions wife Mary, daughters Esther Hussey and Rebecca, and sons Isaac, Samuel, William, and Benjamin. (d) Most of their names appear in the records of the Philadelphia Meeting between 1705 and 1729. (e).

"Benjamin Cooper was born in Philadelphia 1701 (a); bought from his father for 40 pounds 300 acres 18 Jan. 1720 (e); and married 28 Nov. 1720 Elizabeth Kelly. (f) Murphy Rowe Cooper, in his book on the Cooper Family, says: 'Benjamin was a visionary man to whom success was always just around the corner. He was on the move seeking greener pastures. In 1725 he moved to Isle of Wight County, Va. Later he moved to Loudoun County where they were living when his son, Fleet, married Marguerite Coore. Still later he moved to Kentucky where he died in 1776.' (g)

"Fleet Cooper was born in Philadelphia 1721; moved with his family to Isle of Wright Co. 1725; spent his youth in Loudoun County where he married 1747 Marguerite Coore; and on 21 Jan. 1764 was a resident of Dobbs Co., N.C. when he bought 100 acres on Great Coharie in Duplin County. (h) He was 17th of 21 signers of the Duplin County Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration passed by the General Assembly at New Bern November 1777. (i) The Governor appointed 12 men as Justices of the newly formed county of Sampson, including Fleet Cooper. At the first session, 21 June 1784, the Court Minutes recorded: 'The Governor's Commission was read appointing the several magistrates to administer Justice in said county, and the following persons...Fleet Cooper...have taken the oath required by law.' (j) His will, dated 2 July 1795, was proved by his son Fleet, Jr. in November Court 1801 but was not recorded until 1828. He mentions son John, deceased, Fleet, Jr., William, Coore, Elizabeth Wiggins, Mary Peterson, and Grace Holmes. (k) A bronze plaque at Concord Crossroads on Highway 24, 6 miles west of Clinton reads: 'Fleet Cooper, Sr., 1722-1795; Civil Officer; Judge, Court of Common Pleas, First Court in Sampson; Signer of Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration for Duplin County; Wed Marguerite Coore 1747 and had issue: John; Fleet, Jr; William; Coore; Elizabeth; Mary; Grace.'

"Sources: (a) Wurts: Magna Charta Vol. 7 p. 2114; (b) Gloucester Deeds, Trenton, N.J. #1 p. 77-79; (c) Pennsylvania Patent Book A-1 and Philadelphia Exemplification Book 1 p. 65; (d) Philadelphia Will Book E p. 291 #296; (e) (SIC) Hinshaw: Encyclopedia of American Genealogy --- Philadelphia Monthly Meeting; (f) Record of Marriages in Christ Church, Philadelphia; (g) Cooper: The Cooper Family p. 74; (h) Sampson Deed Book 1 p. 103; (i) Wheeler: N.C. Sketches, p. 138-139 also McGowan: Flashes of Duplin's History and Government, p. 43; (j) Minutes of Sampson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions June 1784; (k) Sampson Will Book 8 p. 255. ----Mamie C. Sawyer"

OTHER NOTES: On April 20, 1776, Fleet Sr. enlisted in the Revolutionary War and was given an honorable discharge 2 1/2 years later.
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"In the name of God, Amen.

I, Fleet Cooper, Senior, of the county of Sampson and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament in the following manner and form:

First: I give to the estate of my son John Cooper, deceased, one cow and calf, he having received part of his legacy in his lifetime.
Likewise to my son FLEET COOPER 136 acres of land where he now lives.
Likewise to my son William Cooper 150 acres of land where he now lives and all the land I own on Sheppard's Branch.
Likewise to my son Coore Cooper the tract of land that I bought of James Bennett and Henry Easterling and 150 acres joining the same; and 150 acres of land at the White Pond and head of the Great Branch.
Likewise to my daughter Elizabeth Wiggins I give five shillings, she having already received her legacy.
Likewise to my daughter Mary Peterson I give five shillings, she having already received as aforesaid.
Likewise to my daughter Grace Holmes I give five shillings, she also having received as aforesaid.
Also to Polly Holmes, daughter of they said Grace Holmes, seventy five acres of land where the said Grace now lives, the right vested in the said Polly after the death of her mother, the said Grace, who is to have her lifetime on the said land.
And all the rest of my property I leave to my son, Coore Cooper, and each legacy to each of the legatees as before mentioned, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
And I, the said Fleet Cooper, Senior, acknowledge this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal; this 2nd day of July, 1795.

Fleet Cooper, Sr. (Seal)

Test:
Fleet Cooper, Jr.
William Cooper
Abner Fort"
[NOTE: Will proved by Fleet Cooper Jr. November 1801].
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Taken from the Religious Herald, February 22, 1828, pg 27: "Died, in Sampson county, NC, after a few days' illness, the Rev. Fleet Cooper, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. The deceased had been an advocate for the doctrines of the cross in the Baptist church for fifty years, left behind him an unblemished reputation, and died in the full assurance of a glorious immortality. 'Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, for the rest from their labors and their works do follow them.'"
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The following is taken from the Goshen Baptist Association Minutes, 1828 (NC). "Resolved that these Minutes contain an obituary notice of the death of Elder Fleet Cooper, of Sampson County, who rested from his labors in the month of March last. Brother Cooper was a faithful Minister of the Gospel, incessantly toiling for the salvation of his fellowmen. Few, if any, within our knowledge, have borne the burden and heat of the day more emphatically than brother Cooper. His circle of religious acquaintance was very large, in which he was much beloved. Thus the routine of Ministerial and Christian duty ran round in the midst of wearisome fatigue and privation, for about fifty years; and it was remarkable that his eyes were not dim, nor his force abated, relative to the great concern of Religion, to the close of his toilsome pilgrimage. The subject of this notice, as a man, appeared somewhat blunt in his manners, on a superficial acquaintance; but was found to be essentially kind and polite on further intercourse. His was that love which was free from his simulation. His public discourses, in the judgment of the worldling, were often a little rigid, but strictly scriptural in the opinion of the Church, generally doctrinal, though he chiefly excelled in practical and experimental preaching, the impressions of which will long remain on the hearts of many who have been refreshed and built up by his searching addresses. But his Bible and pulpits are now exchanged, no doubt, for the sweet vision of eternal blessedness. The large Church on the coheries mourns the loss of so bright a pattern, and so good an earthly shepherd. 'Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his.'"
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Source: Minutes of the Rowan Baptist Church, Sampson CO., NC. "We continued then some time without a parson though not altogether destitute of Ministerial helps. Till the Church though proper to call our Reverend Brother Fleet Cooper upon tryal of his ministerial qualifications and finding him as we trust by the grace of God faithful was on the 8th day of April ADO, 1785 ordained a minister and then the pastoral care of the church devolved to him."
This was found in the Wake Forrest (NC)University Library.
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More About Fleet Cooper, Sr.:
Will: July 02, 1795, Sampson County, North Carolina
Will Proven: November 1801
Will Recorded: 1828

Children of Fleet Cooper and Margaret Coor are:
+ 97 i. John9 Cooper, born Abt. 1748 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died 1793 in Sampson County, North Carolina.
+ 98 ii. Fleet Cooper, Jr., born April 1750 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died January 28, 1828 in Little Coharic, Sampson County, North Carolina.
+ 99 iii. William Cooper, Sr., born 1752 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died December 1821 in Bogue Chitto, Lawrence County, Mississippi.
+ 100 iv. Coore Cooper, Sr., born Abt. 1754 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died December 04, 1826 in Henry County, Tennessee.
+ 101 v. Elizabeth Cooper, born 1759 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died July 13, 1825 in Mexia, Monroe County, Alabama.
102 vi. Mary Cooper, born Abt. 1758 in Duplin County, North Carolina. She married Ollen Peterson; born Abt. 1754 in Duplin County, North Carolina.
+ 103 vii. Grace Cooper, born Abt. 1760 in Duplin County, North Carolina. He was born circa 1722 at Nansemond County, Virginia, America.² He was born in 1722 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.⁴ He married Margarete COORE, daughter of Thomas Coore and (?) Margitt, circa 1747 at Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Fleet Cooper Sr witnessed Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration

An Act for ascertaining the Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration.
I. Whereas it is necessary, to prevent Persons disaffected to the present Government from enjoying Seats in the Legislature, or holding Offices under the State, that the Oath of Allegiance and Abjuration should be ascertained by a permanent Law;

II. Be it therefore Enacted, by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same, That every Person who shall hereafter be elected as a Member of the General Assembly, or who shall be appointed to hold any Office of Trust or Profit in this State, shall, before taking his Seat in the General Assembly, or executing the Office to which he shall be appointed as aforesaid, repeat and subscribe the following Oath, that is to say,

I, A. B., do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to the State of North Carolina, and to the Powers and Authorities which are or may be established for the Government thereof, not inconsistent with the Constitution. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I do believe in my Conscience that neither the King of Great Britain, nor the Parliament thereof, jointly with the said King or separately, or any foreign Prince, Person, State, or Potentate, have, or ought to have any Right or Title to the Dominion or Sovereignty of this State, or to any part of the Government thereof. And I do renounce, refuse, and abjure any Allegiance or Obedience to them, or any of them, or to any Person or Persons put in Authority by or under them, or any of them. And I will do my utmost Endeavours to disclose and make known to the legislative or executive Powers of the said State, all Treasons and traiterous Conspiracies and Attempts whatsoever, which I shall know to be made or intended against the said State.. And I do faithfully promise, that I will endeavour to support, maintain and defend, the Independence of the said State, against him the said King, and all other Persons whatsoever. And all these Things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common Sense and Understanding of the same Words, without any Equivocation, mental Evasion, or secret Reservation whatsoever. And I do make this Acknowledgment, Abjuration, and Promise, heartily, willingly, and truly. SO HELP ME GOD.

Henry Cannon
Thomas Routledge
William Ball
Michael Kenan
Richard (John) Herring
J.P. Ballard
Robert Dickson
Joseph Dickson
James Lockart
George Smith
Thomas R. Dickson
Alexander Gray
Edward Toole
Darcy Fowler
Fleet Cooper
Richard Clinton
William Dickson
J. Spiller
J. Rand
John Molton
John Wright
Samuel Houston
James Kenan
James Sampson
William Taylor on 15 November 1777 at New Bern, North Carolina, USA. He left a will on 2 July 1795; Will of Fleet Cooper, Sr. as recorded in “The Cooper Family” by Murphy Rowe Cooper, printed by Garrett and Massie Incorporated, Richmond, Virginia. Copyright: 1931.

In the name of God, Amen.
I, Fleet Cooper, Senior of the county of Sampson and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament in the following manner and form:

First: I give to the estate of my son John Cooper, deceased. one cow and calf, he having received part of his legacy in his lifetime.

Likewise to my son Fleet Cooper 136 acres of land where he now lives.

Likewise to my son William Cooper 150 acres of land where he now lives and all the land I own on Sheppard’s Branch.

Likewise to my son Coore Cooper the tract of land that I bought of James Bennett and Henry Easterling and 150 acres joining the same; and 150 acres of land at the White Pond and head of the Great Branch.

Likewise to my daughter ELIZABETH WIGGINS I give five shillings, she having already received her legacy.

Likewise to my daughter Mary Peterson I give five shillings, she having already received as aforesaid.

Likewise to my daughter Grace Holmes I give five shillings, she also having received as aforesaid.

Likewise to Polly Holmes, daughter of the said Grace Holmes, seventy five acres of land where the said Grace now lives the right vested in the said Polly after the death of her mother, the said Grace, who is to have her lifetime on the said land.

And all the rest of my property I leave to my son, Coore Cooper; and each legacy to each of the legatees as before mentioned, to them their theirs(sic) and assigns forever.

And I, the said Fleet Cooper, Senior, acknowledge this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal; this 2nd day of July, 1795.
Test:
Fleet Cooper, Jr.
William Cooper
Abner Fort.
See Will Book 8, p. 255, Clinton, NC
Certification:
North Carolina
Sampson County

This is to certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the will of Fleet Cooper, Sr., as recorded in the Clerk’s Office of Sampson County, in Book No. 8, at page 255, Clinton, NC
This August 5th, 1930
Clerk seal imprinted
J.M. Page
Clerk, Superior Court. He died between 1800 and 1801 at Sampson County, North Carolina, USA. He left a will in November 1801; Will proven by Fleet Cooper, Jr. He was buried in 1802; Grave marker location?

A historical stone marker is mounted "On the West Side of the Great Coharie" as a memorial to Fleet Cooper on the northeast corner of the Concord crossroads.

From Davis and Shaw Families of NC:
"Both he and his son owned large acreages and resided about one mile south of Concord School on the Clinton-Roseboro highway, and there they are both buried. Both of the graves have practically been forgotten, for they are now being plowed over."