Dry Fork Plantation, also known as James Asbury Tait House, is a historic plantation house in Coy, Alabama. The Royal Package includes: Exclusive, Private Cocktail Party Friday 3/24 5:30 pm 6:30 pm, Welcome Reception, The Highclere Experience Friday 3/24 6:30 pm 9:00 pm, Ticket to Tour of Homes, Pine Apple, AL Saturday 3/25 10:00 am 5:00 pm, Personalized, Signed Copy ofSeasons at Highclere. The award from the Arts Council gets us closer to breaking ground on the project. We cannot thank them enough for their support. Matheson was elected treasurer of the building fund. Mr. Hamilton served on a variety of federal, state, local and volunteer boards throughout his career and worked tirelessly to support The Episcopal Church, both locally and nationally. I have a genealogy book that says John Jared Roach is buried there but I notice his grave is not listed on FindAGrave. The whole town was proud of the library and helped contribute to its support. From two great meetings and a fabulous Harvest Arts Concert to receiving another big grant and announcing Lady Carnarvons visit, we are making a big impact in Wilcox County. The. It says that she lived in the Caledonia community. Miss Gaston was the daughter of the late James Allison Gaston and Willie Dent Rumbley Gaston. We will need volunteers willing to monitor it those days. 0.6% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). A third group to be given dinner was the crowd of Negros from nearby plantations who had gathered at the scene of the barbecue, probably drawn there by the smell of meats and stew as it was cooked in the open. She is an archaeologist specializing in the late prehistory and history of the Southeastern United States. Valet parking will be provided at Wakefield Friday night. Motley & U.C. Mansells program is entitled Souvenirs of Travel: Southerners on the Grand Tour. The officers elected for the year 1921-1922 were: Mrs. B.W. Your donation is tax deductible. Wilcox County leans heavily towards the Democratic Party. Nichols. These monies coupled with part of the proceeds from the 2022 Tour of Homes and the eventual sale of our property in Sunny South will get us even closer. Ornamental needlework $12.50. The Adams originally donated one acre, which encompasses the church building and cemetery. Judge Purifoy, of Furman, introduced Dr. Philip Speir, who has recently returned to Greenville, after completing medical college and hospital training to join with his father in the practice of medicine here. Magnificently restored historic antebellum house situated on approximately 19 stately acres, known as 'Pleasant Ridge' and offered Turn-key. I am related to the Bloxoms and they lived in Pine Apple in the 1800s. No wonder my relatives chose to settle here. Hunters and experts were puzzled over the identity of an animal killed by William Atkins, Alberta, last week during a deer drive on the B. F. Hickss place about three miles from Alberta. There is so much exciting news to share with you. His generosity of spirit has produced a significant body of accessible work for the public. Well, I really didnt have any plans as to what Id do after that didnt know whether Id spend the night here or not but decided Id go to the Exchange and maybe run up on somebody from Camden. From 1900-1907 he acted as a special expert accountant, and in the latter year was again named examiner of accounts by Gov. We are members of the Church of the Highlands in Montgomery. He even travelled to Eastern and Middle Florida as a Missionary for a time. Mr. Speir is a native of Furman and attended school in this building. The address was delivered by Dr. H.B. In the beginning the Club members took turns acting as Librarian. Robert Lee Hawthorne of Camden was the next postmaster. In 1848 a board of citizens made up subscriptions for the construction of the building to be known as The Wilcox County Female Institute. It was built by slave labor and the bricks used throughout were made from the clay in the space now used as the athletic field of Wilcox County High School. In 1919, he volunteered for service during World War I, or as it was known, the Great War. I hope to visit again very soon and promise to give Mr. Dale more than four days notice! Nearly 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. For Sale, 1470 acres of land, lying on the west side of the Alabama river, eight miles above the Lower Peach Tree, in Wilcox County, fronting two miles on the river, all of which is rich and productive. The average household size was 2.70, and the average family size was 3.31. Fred Henderson, Lt. Wirt Moore, Sgt. When you walk through the cemetery you read: McNeil, Tom Nettles, Jordan, Wright, Tyler, Daniels, George Mayton and his wife Elizabeth and small daughter, Martin Dumas, Mrs. Ella Pitts, the daughter of William and Mary Kirven and sister of Oscar Shamburger Kirven (his grave, like a number of others, is unmarked). The rains and cold weather make a cotton crop a very doubtful proposition. And people will come from miles around to find renewal of spirt in its thousands of acres of placid waters and evergreen play-grounds. Greensboro organized full strength having 14 men on their waiting list. Dr. John Godbolds mother and sister Lily and infant are among the graves in the old cemetery. I would love to know if the spelling is correct and a rough time period in which it was in operation. Another reason was that, as part of the Black Belt, Wilcox County was also part of this Cotton Kingdom which shared in a sort of Gone-with-the-Wind glory in ante-bellum days. We look forward to sharing it with all of you. The discount is not available through eventbrite.com. Dr. James Boardman Hawthorne (1837-1910) and Pvt. Hello, I need help with family information for the Jordan, Jackson, Reid and Englett families in Wilcox County as follows: Willie Eugene Jordan (1870-1902), Isabella Jackson Jordan Reid (1870-1938), Mary Bell Dunn Jackson (1840-1924), James Robert Jackson (1834-1895), Thomas w. Englett (1892-1957) and Thomas J. Englett (1848-1924). If so, I would appreciate that information or contacts. We will be happy to review it for a future issue. We are currently planning a concert in April/May and one in July as well. Laura worked in Port Everglades and I learned to install carpet and then run a warehouse. McWilliams and family, have moved from their plantation into the home vacated by Mr. Martin. Rev. Built in 1858 by Peter Matthews. I had the pleasure of seeing the exhibition in New Orleans and it is really fantastic. A Map of Wilcox County, Alabama contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. She divided them into five committees and asked each committee to raise $100.00. The church bell that stands in the tower to this day is the original bell from the old building. Alabama Millers Ferry Wilcox County, 1933. About 36.10% of families and 39.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.40% of those under age 18 and 32.10% of those age 65 or over. Various games were enjoyed, and an ice course was served. The last extant brick plantation house in Wilcox County, and also one of less than a dozen brick plantation . While here he married Lucy Bailey in 1855. Directly across the river from Camden, and southeast of Selma, Gee's Bend has one road into the community. In Montgomery, theshow isexpanded to include loans of furnishings and materials from Alabamas Black Belt and the central Alabama region from the collections of the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and private lenders. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Slavery Document, Shell Creek Plantation Estate, Wilcox Co Alabama, 1855 at the best online prices at eBay! I have many cousins still to this day living in Wilcox County and surrounding areas. This plantation has superior advantages over most others on the river, as it is isolated and disconnected from any other plantation, and can with but little expense be made one of the best stock farms in South Alabama, as there is a fine summer range and an inexhaustible amount of cane for winter. McCarty, W. P. Preston, A.J. Pieces of History tells the story of these people and what they moved with them, purchased, made, and used while they made homes and lives. Wanting and wishing, for good roads, seems to be all that is, or can be, done; and those interested in the road question, must do their own wanting and wishing. I got my Bachelors in Business Management and shortly thereafter re-joined the family business where I stayed for the next twenty-five years. I grew up in the little town of Marion Junction, Dallas County, Alabama and graduated from Auburn University Montgomery with a degree in Finance. Built c. 1855, contributing property to the, 1932 HABS photo of two-story main house built for William Page Molett, a native. Hawthorne moved to Conecuh County, Alabama in the 1830s . The Mobile Daily Tribune (Mobile, Alabama). Mr. James (Jim) McCall was the first postmaster. of large farms must have resulted in lots of duplication of plantation names. The healthcare industry has indeed changed; yet the level of community spirit in Wilcox County proves once again that where there is a will, there is a way. . The Mt. Rebuilt1940, burned1964. Williams, Mrs. P. Newsome, Mrs. J.P. Cunningham, Mrs. Mary Griffin, Mrs. M.L. Set on the Eastern Side of Wilcox County, Historic Furman, Alabama, is the site of the Wilcox Historical Society's Tour of Homes, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Houses are being painted, floors refinished, drapes are being made, and furniture purchased to ensure that our guests see Pine Apple at its best. Also known as Oden-Sanford Farm. Rosemary is presently rented to a hunting club. Built 1842, also known as the Oden-Bledsoe-Kelly Plantation. It has been featured on numerous Wilcox Historical Society homes tours and is simply breathtaking decorated for the Christmas season. Tickets will be available on eventbrite.com no later than September 1. K. E. Boykin, taxidermist and animal expert of Selma, was reported this week to be as perplexed as the hunters as to the animals identity. These pioneers used skiffs, rafts and keel-boats the heavier craft for downstream traffic which, being too heavy to fight the upstream current, had to be built anew for each trip to the Gulf. Miss Hines and Miss McNeill have accepted. He brought 18 enslaved blacks with him and established a plantation. If you know of anyone I can call, please let me know. Even after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, black registration was so slow that segregationist George Wallace comfortably carried the county in 1968, but since then the Democratic presidential candidate has carried Wilcox in every election. On September 10th and 11th, a three-piece trio of classical musicians charmed sold out crowds at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden. We installed all new plumbing, wiring and HVAC and a front and back porch. Its one of the larger counties and is named for Lt. Joseph M. Wilcox from Connecticut who was massacred by the Indians in 1814 on a sandbar at the mouth of Pursley Creek. THORNHILL PLANTATION Greene County, Alabama . We would like to make a correction to the article in our last newsletter regarding the history of Furman and the wording on the Furman National Historic District historical marker that was erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the Community of Furman in April 2010. I was a guest of Miss Kitty Lamkin. Im trying to determine if I am a descendant of the Swene McIntosh, Sr. who is buried in this cemetery and am hopeful that someone in the Wilcox Historical Society may know some information about this cemetery, or the McIntosh family in Wilcox County. Mathews father, Col. Charles L. Mathews, moved to Alabama from Goose Pond, Georgia soon after Alabama became a state in 1819 with his four sons, and began acquiring land. The Pine Apple Bungalow next door to Greenleaves, was built in the early 1920s for my great aunt Lois Grimes and husband Hayden Lewis. The school concert was given Thursday night and the session closed Friday morning. We are excited to welcome the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon of Downton Abbeys unforgettable Highclere Castle as the Guest Speaker of our 2023 Tour of Homes in Pine Apple! Remember, with all the interest in our Tour of Homes and Lady Carnarvons visit, we are going to need your help to make it run well. While deer hunting in Eufaula in 2017, I really liked the feeling of Alabama and the South. Carter has enjoyed, in retirement, exploring his Wilcox County connections. FAG only shows Ida as their child. Titles perfect. I am looking for slave owners in Wilcox County, Alabama. We always look forward to spending time in Camden and building on our friendships. I forgot to tell you, Im a California boy! The Wilcox News and Pacificator dated 30 March 1869 showed him having the Township Maps of Wilcox and Monroe Counties, showing all public lands, any person wishing to enter could see him on Saturdays, in Camden, instead of having to go to Montgomery. I informed Rita, Lauras mom, that I was going to marry their daughter when we graduated. IT MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 10 TO BE ELGIBLE FOR THE MEMBER PRESALE. While there I had my lap top out and was looking for available land. Payment may also be made with PayPal. Mrs. Pie Malone provided wonderful holiday food that included homemade gingerbread cookies. Recorded by the HABS. Rev. Thank you I have the same question (0) 1928 Views Tags: I have two large folders of documents pertaining to the history of this family but most of it is based in Texas. This time the name New Century Club was selected. B.B. A County scholarship by the Federated Clubs of Wilcox County was established in 1937. And welcome to new members Jaimie and Kelly Jordan of Rome, Georgia and Larry Lynam of Tucson, Arizona! Captain James Lewis (1730-1780) m Elizabeth Wolfe, Wherrit Dunnam Wherry Lewis (1772-1836) m Elizabeth Jenkins (1790-1873), James Jenkins Lewis (1805-1880) m Melissa Jenkins (1813-1890), Otis F. Lewis (1838-1889) m Lucy Bailey (1838-1924), Joseph Wheeler Lewis (1865-1943) m Lottie Gray (1874-1944), Ted Wheeler Lewis (1906-1978) m Annie Avis Moses (1922-1995), Editors Note: Mrs. Ballew was very generous in donating $200 to the WHS in honor of John Dale. Fowler, of this city. Because of its tortuous course through its diagonal length, Wilcox County can boast of more miles of river frontage that any other county in the state, which fact is perhaps a reason for it having more river landings than any other during the steam-boat days. There is on the place a good frame dwelling with 6 rooms and all other necessary outbuildings, good well of water in the yard, and several fine springs near the premises for general use. FELIX TAIT PLANTATION. (To be continued in the WHS Winter newsletter.). Frank Cade Jr. moved back into Rosemary in 1968 until his own death in 1987. The Hawthorne House, also known as the Col. J. R. Hawthorne House, is a historic plantation house located in east Wilcox County in the community of Pi Learn more Horn-Jones-Sadler Law Office at Camden, AL (c. 1846) For reservation or information call 334-740-2005. That was done by her nephew and co-executor, Sam Fowlkes (the authors great-grandfather) at a cost to her estate of over $1,200 to move the bodies and monuments. We have always been drawn to older homes that seem comfortable and in need of a little TLC. Your potential tax deduction is based on the stated value for goods or services provided. Thinking about other great things happening in our state set me to thinking that, by whatever names we may call them, giants are walking in our land. He was a lawyer and judge and married first to Martha Fluker Hill and second to Sarah Frierson. After emancipation, freed Blacks who stayed on at the plantation worked as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. With your help we will not only add the much-needed restroom facilities, but we can complete the restoration of the upstairs/bell tower and add the original wing to the building as well. Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy Guide - raogk.org At this meeting Mrs. J.A. As if that were not enough, our Tour generates thousands of dollars in tax revenue for the county and is a big weekend for our local business owners as well. They all rest in Live Oak today. Greenleaves and James and I are happy to be the caretakers of this beautiful old home that has been in my family for over 150 years. The house was in terrible shape when purchased. On the internet I found old church minutes from the Bellville Baptist Church in Conecuh County listing my 3x great-grandparents, Kedar and Martha (Baggett) Hawthorne transcribed by historian Margaret Jane Gaston. By Carter Fowlkes. Pictured at the beginning of this article is a photograph of our home in Camden when it was one of the historic homes featured on the WHS Tour of Homes in 2020. We will be exploring the architecture of this great Southern City with its majestic homes filled with antiques. We are also the proud G Daddy and Marmee of little granddaughters, Lucy Clare Lampkin and Julia Frances Lampkin. Lunch locations Saturday, March 26th 11:00 am 2:00 pm will be in Furman at KayBri located at 8654 Freedom Farm Road aka County Road 59 in Furman (across from Bethsaida Baptist Church) and at the Furman Community Center located at 8191 County Road 59 in Furman. He lived there until his death in 1935. Alabama Map Wilcox County shown in red About Alabama Census Records The first federal census taken in Alabama was in 1830. My Great-Grandmother was orphaned at a young age and raised by her mothers family up in the Foxs Mill area. Any assistance you can provide I would greatly appreciate it. Sources: www.archives.alabama.gov/conoff/purifoy.html and Descendants of John Purifoy Who Were Confederate Soldiers by Francis Marion Purifoy as published 1904 by The Alabama Historical Society. Throughout the years, it has been featured in numerous national magazines and books concerning the architecture or history of the antebellum Alabama Black Belt. I enjoy reading, golf, hunting and fishing and spending time in Camden. Wilcox Historical Society - Preserving the history of Wilcox County Make sure to renew your membership to continue to be a part of this special organization. Several families moved from Conecuh County to Wilcox County starting in the 1830s. Editors Note: President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelts visit to Montgomery was on Saturday, January 21, 1933. With this generous award, we have received over $70,000 in grant funds during the last 18 months! Member, Camille Armstrong Selsor Jones, age 89, a resident of Camden, Alabama, died at her home on September 1, 2021. This decision came Wednesday after much discussion at a meeting held in the Wilcox County High School and attended by several hundred persons throughout the county. S.D. B. Barrett, From a WHS Facebook post shared from Lee Peacock News Highlights from 100-year-old editions of the Wilcox Progressive Era newspaper in Camden, Alabama from January 1922 featuring a current photo of Coast to Coast in Camden (formerly Matthews Hardware), Always enjoy stopping in the former Matthews Hardware. My father and his ancestors grew up in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. B. F. Riley that Kedar had baptized more than 4,500 believers in his useful career that spanned 50 years. The reception will be on Friday night with a guest speaker we hope to announce soon. Major industries in the county include a paper mill operated by International Paper, based in Memphis, Tennessee, on the Alabama River near Pine Hill that employs roughly 400 people, and a copper tubing plant owned by Golden Dragon Copper Group of Xinxiang, China in Sunny South that opened in 2014; it employs approximately 300.[16][17][18]. Stabler in Greenville and Bryan Whitfield in Demopolis in 2018. Johnny Ross and Sandra Harvell were chosen Most Popular and Nell Tait and Jimmie Cook Most Intellectual. A. Ezzell, Buffalo, NY, I was doing some family tree research and I saw a story that one of my ancestors named Ned Brown was a free man who fell in love with a slave named Ada Gilmore or Graves and he bought her and her mother Dicey from slavery. They must have worked all day on that Tuesday and probably the next day too, trimming trees, cleaning it up for our arrival. Mrs. Pie Malone had a wonderful array of food for all at the reception following the presentation. Laura worked in our accounting department for many years. Fontaine was my husbands grandfather. Congratulations also goes out to WHS members Mitchell and Jennifer Britt whose Huntsville home is featured in the current Christmas issue of Victoria Magazine. Refreshments were served at the Furman School; now used as a community center. We met in January, 1974. Thank you all for honoring his legacy. While there our group will be dining in some of the finest homes in the South. - Alabama -- Wilcox County -- Camden Notes . She donated many books to the RML and until only a few months ago was checking out and reading several books a week. The Board will be presenting the renderings and floor plans for the expansion of the Institute. She will share her experiences preserving her home Highclere Castle with a visual presentation followed by a question and answer session with Lady Carnarvon. Our children follow in her footsteps as lovers of books, the theater and music. There was a baby show, an amateur hour, an advertising sale and oyster dinners. It was one of only six Wallace counties[a] to vote for George McGovern against Richard Nixons 3,000-plus-county landslide of 1972. He was a playboy though and had several affairs with women which King George and Queen Mary tried to ignore, for the prince was the rogue factor in the representative monarchy that thy had so painstakingly molded and which made for constant tension in the family. Davenport-Harris Funeral Home of Birmingham will be in charge. After the death of Mrs. Mathews in 1891 The Mathews Place was inherited by nephew Frank Cade in 1897. The meeting was held in Bethsaida Baptist Church (founded in 1831, present building built between 1858-1860.) TOGETHER we can Raise the Bell at the Wilcox Female Institute! Will be looking forward to attending in March 2023.Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.Sheila Forte Gresham Morrissey, I am looking for any information about the Moseley Place near Bellview in Wilcox County as mentioned in The Slave Narratives. [1][2][3][4][5], A 2014 article listed numerous plantation houses that were endangered or had already been lost. Bloch. He was very intelligent and very dignified, always wearing the garb of a preacher of his day, a Prince Albert coat of broadcloth. Harvest Arts musicians, Madeline and Hannah, return for the debut of their Christmas Album. Miss Rubye is honored by Wilcox Historical Society. And Mr. Smiths many esoteric interests and insights allow for a myriad of inclusions such as ornamented aviaries, sheep pastures, walled gardens, fruit orchards, kitchen herb gardens, container gardens, stumperies, rare rose collections, wildflower and pollinator fields, apiaries, ponds, and architecturally appropriate built structures and follies. Join us for our Tour of Homes Welcome Reception at historic Wakefield Plantation, the Highclere Experience, featuring our guest speaker the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon. Honors and awards were presented by W.J. Mr. Smith is deeply passionate and involved with preservation and conservation efforts. When he died, he left 47 . Every house had something unique to offer and inspire us. Nine children survive and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We will do our best to offer other options in the event certain tickets sell out. We know You will make the 1964 Wil-Co-Hi Annual more attractive. Please plan to help up on this important day for our organization. Marengo County, Alabama . Many were wealthy slaveholders and planters. Preston, J.B. We hope everyone will seize this opportunity to experience an evening of fantastic music including Mozarts Concerto for Flute and Harp. To purchase tickets: eventbrite.com. Churches and other buildings on tour include Friendship Baptist Church, founded 1825 current building, 1948, Pine Apple Methodist Church, founded 1872 current building c. 1890, Moore Academy, founded 1882, current building 1923, Old Barn Museum, c. 1854, Roberts Log Cabin, c. 1860, moved to Pine Apple Town Park in 2008 and Matheson Library, c. 1927. During the War refreshments were not served at the Club meetings, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm. First, as a direct result of us sponsoring the Harvest Arts Concerts at the Female Institute, the Alabama State Council on the Arts has awarded us a $40,000 grant to help us Raise the Bell! Adams Vice President, H.C. DuBose Cashier. Thank you all for your hard work, time, and investment. melanie.andress.3, Our family doctor, we loved him. According to this scrapbook a copy of the deed for the Institute shows that the indenture was made and entered into June 29, 1850, transferring the property from John P. Fairley and his wife Martha Fairley and James A. Tait to L.W. It will go in that location in the Law Office. Are there any places I should visit while Im here? When the Moorer house came into view it was an Oh wow! moment. of subscribed capital required by law has been secured and cash paid in capital of $15000.00 has been secured mostly by local parties. So, is this something you do every year? His wife Mary lived there almost until her death in 1962. Here and nearby are the residences of Messrs. W.P. The home was built circa 1856 by Peter E. Mathews and his wife Virginia on roughly 2,000 acres of land planted originally in cotton. . The invocation was given by the Reverend Robert Glass, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church. Speaking of Mr. John Dale, I cannot thank him enough for taking the time to show us this cemetery. National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilcox County, Alabama Were making a few stops in Mississippi and Alabama, and our Furman list includes Old Snow Hill Cemetery, Bethsaida Baptist Church, Wakefield plantation, and the Furman historical marker (since it lists some family names). If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Lady Carnarvons visit and the 2023 WHS Tour of Homes in lovely Pine Apple please contact us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The original part of the house will be put back as close to period as possible and the addition will be updated. The driving tour begins at dusk. In 1868 the school opened under the principalship of Reverend John Miller, a graduate of Erskine College, Due West, S.C.