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Ancestors of Martha Jo (Martha) Cross


      108. Alexander (Saunders) Cobb, born 1773 in Edgefield Co., SC; died Abt. 1855 in Bibb Co., AL. He was the son of 216. (Alexander's Father) Cobb and 217. Rebecca LNU (Cobb). He married 109. Ruth Banks Abt. 1803 in Abbeville or Edgefield Co., SC.

      109. Ruth Banks, born Abt. 1789 in Abbeville or Edgefield Co., SC; died Abt. 1821 in Bibb Co., AL.

Notes for Alexander (Saunders) Cobb:
Photo is of Cobb Field in Jemison, AL. May be burial place of Alexander and Ruth.
(Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)

"Levi Banks Cobb was the son of Alexander "Sanders" Cobb. Alexander Cobb was born ca. 1772 in S.C. He served in the War of 1812 from Edgefield Co., S.C. Alexander's mother was Rebecca, and her second husband was Simon Gentry of Edgefield Co, S.C. Some researchers believe that James Davenport's wife was the daughter of Simon Gentry." (Source: Susan Cole Davenport Family Genealogy Forum July 03, 2001)

1790 Census, Edgefield Co., S.C. Simon Gentry with four sons and four daughters.

11 July 1792 Simon Gentry executed Deed of Mortgage to step-sons Sanders and Jeremiah Cobb, 147 acres lying and being on head waters Little Creek, bounded NW lands belonging to William Thomas. Document witnessed by Martin Morgan and Green Moore.
20 July 1805 Rebecca Gentry widow of Simon relinquished Dower.
5 Nov 1805 Sanders Cobb sold same land, lying in Edgefield Dist. waters of Cuffie Town Creek, waters Savannah River to William Dorris. Deed witnessed by Thomas Lively and Nath'l. Day.
(Source: The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume XI, November 1, Winter, 1983, Page 54)

Dukey, Dickey Gentry (prob. short for Richard) 1800 Census Edgefield believed to be living on this farm. Simon appeared on no other census neither did Dukey.

Rebecca, Allen Gentry and Saunders Cobb on 1810 Census of Abbeville Dist.
Federal Census: 1810, Abbeville, SC:
Saunders Cobb: 2 m. 26-44, 4 f. under 10, 1 f. 16-25.
Allen Gentry: 1 m. under 10, 1m. 26-44; 2 f. 16-25.
Rebecca Gentry: 1 m. under 10, 1 m. 10-15, 1 m. 16-25; 1 f. 16-25, 1 f. 45-up.

Allen Gentry, known son of Simon Gentry, moved to Shelby Co., AL where he died in 1853.

After Ruth's death, Alexander married Mirrium Campbell Cobb, possibly to care for the children. He was not home a great deal of the time due to his business dealings. Alexander divorced Mirrium Campbell Cobb abt. 1828 "because she abused his children while he was gone". They had no children together.

Transcription of Record: "Alexander Cobb vs Mirian? (Mirrium) Cobb - Divorce - 25 April 1831 (pages 144-147)
Alexander Cobb married Mirian ? (Mirrium) Campbell, a widow and entirely destitute, in December 1826. She had one child by her former husband, a son, who was living separate and apart from his Mother and well provided for by a respectable citizen of Bibb County. At the time of the marriage he was a widower. Less than a month after the marriage, Marian became peevish and abusive towards him and his children and in his absence she cruelly and unmercifully beat and abused his children without any cause. She left and declared in front of witnesses that she would not live with him. Her last time to leave was in June 1827. Marian Cobb acknowledged service of subpoena on 7 September 1831. Sullivan & McElroy, attorneys for complainant. Divorce granted October term 1831, Hon. R. Saffold presiding."

Mirrium Campbell Cobb was listed in the 1850 Census of Bibb Co., AL twice. Once living in the household of John C. Campbell ( her son from her first marriage); second living with Charles B. (Banks) Cobb (one of Alexander and Ruth's sons).

Over 25 years after Ruth’s death, in September of 1850, Alexander petitioned the Bibb County Court to adopt Rebecca. In the records she is listed as the minor child of Vina Parminter, deceased, the phrasing of this tells me that Alexander never married Vina as some researchers have claimed. Rebecca was born about 1839, she married William Davis Hubbard on Dec. 19, 1854, shortly before Alexander’s death, he signed permission because she was underage. According to the 1900 Pct. 6, Shelby County, AL census they had 14 children, 8 of which were still living. On the 1870 Baker County census the children are Mary J. 13, Wiley N. 9, William 7, Lafayette 5, Josaphene 1. The Bold Springs, Shelby County, AL1880 census shows an additional 3, it lists Willey Newton 20, William D. 17, Lafayett M. 15, Josaphine 11, Martha V. 9, Susan R. 6, and Fannie 3. Rebecca and William are living in the household of their daughter and son-in-law in 1910 James F. Trucks, Sr. and Ava G age 27 Ava is listed as Ge?etta and Fannie is listed as Fannie N. (and was a teacher) on the 1900 census. On that same census Rebecca states she was born May 1841 and William Davis was born Jan. 1834. She says her father was born SC and her mother in AL.
There was a John Parminta who was from SC and died Aug. 1849 in Shelby County, AL, according to the mortality report, from influenza. Lavina Parminter has been referred to as a widow, but she may have been what was called a "grass widow" ... a woman that did not live with her husband. John's estate was left to the woman he was living with, but not married to.
(Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)

Alexander had an illegal intimacy with Mrs. Vina (Louvinia?) Perminter that made court
records in August, 1844. His son, William Pinkey Cobb, wanted him declared insane, but
the jury declared that he was not a lunatic. [Alabama Records Vol. 225 Bibb Co ., by Gundrad (sp) page 39]

Sanders of Edgefield District, S.C. & Alexander Cobb of Bibb Co., Alabama signed their names with the same distinctive "X" (with dots in each corner). Source: Gerry M. Weir ... Cobb Family Genealogy Forum dated September 07, 1999)

All documentation of Alexander in SC were in the name of Sanders Cobb. There is no doubt in my mind that Alexander and Sanders were one and the same. There is too much evidence to think otherwise. (MCM 2001)

On page 26 Marriage Book A, Bibb Co., Alexander gives consent for marriage of his daughter Barthena Cobb and James Honeycutt on Dec. 22, 1823.

From: Platt, Auty L 1400 8th St., Lake Charles, LA 70601-6416 Phone: (318) 436-6551 March 06, 1996...
Alexander Cobb was among the early settlers on Mulberry Creek. He and his family came to the area before the year 1820. He and most members of his family were Natives of South Carolina. Among his neighbors here were Edmund Beaird, John Giles, Thomas Tucker, James Page, Stephen Dunn, Littleton Riggins, Joseph W. Jones, John Goodgame, Basil Wooley, and others.
He had a large family and engaged in a successful farm operation. He created a sizeable estate that permitted a distribution of about thirty thousand dollars to his heirs when the estate was settled after his death.

Federal Census 1850, Bibb Co., AL
Family #914 ... Cobb,
Alexander age 76 born SC farmer
Rebecca age 11 born AL (Rebecca was adopted by Alexander. Her last name had been Underwood. There is probably documentation of her adoption in Chilton Co., AL records. MCM)

Family #899 ... Cobb,
Charles B. age 31 born SC farmer
Millie age 29 born AL
Levi B. age 30 born AL farmer
Amanda age 28

Family #630 ... Cobb,
William age 37

Family #793 ... Cobb,
James age 35

Family #844 ... Goodgame,
James age 50 born GA
Telitha age 42

Bibb Co Al Probate Court Special Term records dated November 7, 1856 states that on that day James Cobb and Charles Cobb (two of Alexander's son) filed petition to settle his estate. Though the exact date of his death is not known.

Bibb Co., AL Administrators Record Book H (1855-1857), page 726:
Alexander Cobb, deceased. Division of property.
Heirs:
1. Ruth B. Thames, wife of John Thames, both of full age, both residents of Shelby County and State of Alabama.
2. Barthena Honeycutt, wife of James Honeycutt, both of full age and both residents of Shelby County and State of Alabama.
3. Telitha Goodgame, wife of James Goodgame, both of full age and both residents of Coosa County, Alabama.
4. Mary Deshazo, wife of John Deshazo, both of full age and both residents of Union Parish, State of Louisiana.
5. John Cobb, of full age and a resident of State of Louisiana.
6. Wm. P. Cobb, of full age and a resident of Bibb County, Alabama.
7. James Cobb, of full age and a resident of Shelby County, Alabama.
8. Frances Gentry, wife of Larkin Gentry, both of full age and both residents of Shelby County, Alabama, said Frances bring the only daughter and child of Possilla (Priscilla) Goss, who was the daughter of the said Alexander Cobb.
9. Charles B. Cobb, of full age and a resident of Shelby county, Alabama.
10. Levi B. Cobb, of full age and a resident of Bibb County, Alabama.
11. Rebecca Hubbard, wife of William D. Hubband, both being residents of Bibb County, Alabama, and said Rebecca being a minor heir over 14 years of age.
12. And the children of Elizabeth Lawhon now deceased, who was a daughter of said Alexander Cobb towit.

In 2003 a DNA test was done, which included those in AL known to be descendents of Alexander and Ruth Banks Cobb of Bibb Co., AL, and descendents of the brother of "Sanders" Cobb of Edgefield, SC. It was the proof needed to establish that Sanders Cobb and Alexander Cobb were one and the same. (Source: Barbara Rowe)

An old cemetery where Cobb's are buried in Jemison, AL: Near Rocky Mount Church. Take 1-65 to Jemison Exit; go toward town; take a right on County Rd 44. Drive 1 to 2 miles, to a cross roads where Jemison Middle School will be on the right, next is the Jemison Flea Market. After the Flea Market the next brick house on the right and belongs to the Childress family. The cemetery is in a pasture behind their house. Many Cobbs and Langstons are buried there. The story is that they were killed by the Blackwell Gang.













More About Alexander (Saunders) Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Possibly in "Cobb's Field" in Jemison, Chilton Co., AL (where his home once stood)

  Notes for Ruth Banks:
Elizabeth and her family came to the Mulberry Creek area (Bibb Co.,) before 1920. Most members of the family were from SC with links to Pendleton Dist. (A History of Early Bibb County Alabama, 1820-1870, by Ulsses H. Abrams, 1981, pg. 153.

There is a descrepancy regarding Ruth's birthtime. The written account of Ruth and Alexander's meeting and marriage states that Alexander was 30 years her senior and that she was 14, at the time. He was definitely born between 1773 and 1774. This would mean Ruth would have been born in 1804 and that they met and were married in 1818. Rutha Banks, their first child, was born in 1804 in South Carolina. There must have been a mistake in the accounting. (Martha Cross Mordecai, 2002)



More About Ruth Banks:
Burial: Unknown, Possibly in "Cobb's Field" in Jemison, Chilton Co., AL (where her home once stood)
     
Children of Alexander Cobb and Ruth Banks are:
  i.   Charles Banks Cobb, born Abt. 1800 in Edgefield Co., SC; died February 10, 1865 in Lower Yellow Leaf, Bibb Co., AL; married Amelia (Millie) Giles October 15, 1836 in Bibb Co., AL; born March 02, 1818 in AL; died Unknown.
  Notes for Charles Banks Cobb:
Charles B. Cobb and his wife Amelia Giles married in Bibb County on Oct. 15, 1836. They moved to Shelby County, a part of which became Baker County then Chilton County in 1874.

Charles B. Cobb entered land in Shelby County, Alabama located in Sec. 10, TS 23 N, R and 13 E on May 21, 1860 and July 17 , 1860 in the amount of 240 acres.

He entered the Civil War as a Private in Co. G of the 21st Alabama Infantry.

Story of the death of Charles Banks Cobb: (Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)
"Charles B. Cobb was at home on sick leave when he was murdered on Feb. 10, 1865. It was said that he first left home going in an easterly direction and buried $6,000 in gold. When he returned home he came from a westerly direction. No one ever knew where he hid the gold. It is said that afterwards family members dug every place that it could have been buried, but it was never found.

He had a trap door under a rug in the kitchen of his home and when the murderers came looking for him he tried to escape but they got him. It is said that a group of night riders (the Blackwell Crowd) which is said to have included his brother Jim Cobb, came to the house. They took Charles out to a apple tree and hung him and shot him. When the men caught Charles it is said that his brother Jim said "let him see who is doing this" and they raised their hoods to let him see. It is said that when Charles' body was found it had some scraps from a new dress that one of Jim's daughter had made. The scrap was used as wadding to hold the powder and lead in the gun.

After they left Charles' home they went to the Langston home near Providence Bapst. Church and killed both Charles' son-in-law Jackson (Jack) Langston and his father Willis Langston. They were also hung to a tree and shot.

His son, John Alexander Cobb, Grandfather of William A. Cobb, Jr., said that after they killed his father the group robbed and pillaged the house of everything leaving the family destitute. Even the cow and livestock were killed.

Amelia lived until Nov. 13, 1915, living to the age of 108. She died of a heavy cold and was buried at Mount Hope cemetery beside her husband Charles,

Directions to grave of Charles B. Cobb, located in an abandoned cemetery, previously known as Mount Hope Cemetery, in Northern Chilton County, Alabama are:
Exit Interstate I-65 in Chilton Co., AL at the Jemison/Thorsby Exit 219. Go West on County Rd. 42 for 1.2 miles, turn right on County Rd. 44, go 1.8 miles to a nice modern brick home on the right. Cemetery is on a small hill, wooded area, behind the house about 300 yards. Or, go past house and turn right on St. Paul Loop Rd. The small hill, wooded area will be on the right after about 0.2 miles. The Cemetery is about 100 yards from the St. Paul Loop Rd. Grave marker was readable in 1997. However was unable to locate marker for Amelia."

General location of Mount New Hope Cemetery
From I-65, West in Chilton County 42, Turn North on Chilton County 44, Childress farm is just past Antique Mall on the right..

The entrance we will use to get access to the cemetery is at the "pasture gate", then through the "cross fence gate" to the right, then over the rough terrain area marked "washboard" and up to the woods surrounding the cemetery. We will need trucks to reach the cemetery area, cars will not be able to reach it. Please note that there is a LOT of poison ivy around the cemetery and under the trees. Dennis Brooks, http://www.oakhill-birmingham.org/mountnewhope/MNH-main)





  More About Charles Banks Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Old Mount Hope Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co., AL

  Notes for Amelia (Millie) Giles:
Charles and Amelia moved to Shelby Co. which partially became Baker Co., then Chilton Co. in 1874

Charles entered land in Shelby Co., AL located in Sec. 10, TS 23 N, R and 13 E on May 21, 1860 and July 17, 1860 in the amount of 240 acres. He entered the Civil War as a private in Co. G of the 21st AL Infantry.

The story of Charles Bankes Cobb's death: "Charles B. Cobb was at home on sick leave when he was murdered on Feb. 10, 1865. It was said that he first left home going in an easterly direction and buried $6, 000 in gold. When he returned home he came from a westerly dfirection. No one ever knew where he hid the gold. It is said that afterwards family members dug every place that it could have been buried, but it was never found.
He had a trap door under a rug in the kitchen of his home and when the murderers came looking for him he tried to escape but they got him. It is said that a group of night riders (the Blackwell Crowd) which is said to have included his brother Jim Cobb, came to the house. They took Charles out to a apple tree and hung him and shot him. When the men caught Charles it is said that his brother Jim said 'let him see who is doing this' and they raised their hoods to let him see. It is said that when Charles body was found it had some scraps from a new dress that one of Jim's daughter had made. The scrap was used as wadding to hold the powder and lead in the gun.
After they left Charles' home they went to the Langston home near Providence Bapst. Church and killed both Charles' son-in-law, Jackson (Jack) Langston, and his father, Willis Langston. They were also hung to a tree and shot.
His son, John Alexander Cobb, grandfather of William A. Cobb, Jr., said that after they killed his father, the group robbed and pillaged the house of everything leaving the family destitute. Even the cow and livestock were killed.
Amelia lived until Nov 13, 1915, living to the age of 108. She died of a heavy cold and was buried at Mount hope Cemetery beside her husband Charles." (Source: bailiffbill@bellsouth.net, courtesy of Barbara Rowe Dec. 18, 2003)

Directions to grave of Charles B. Cobb, is located in an abandoned cemetery, previously known as Mount Hope Cemetery, in Northern Chilton Co., AL are: Exit Interstate I-65 in Chilton Co., AL at the Jemison/Thorsby Exit 219. Go West on country road 42 for 1.2 miles, turn right on country road 44, go 1.8 miles to a nice modern brick home on the right. The Cemetery is on a small hill, wooded area, behind the house about 300 yards. Or, go past house and turn right on St. Paul Loop Rd.
the small hill, wooded area will be on the right after about 0.2 miles. The Cemetery is about 100 yards from the St. Paul Loop Road, grave marker was readable in 1997. I was unable to locate marker for Amelia.

Regarding the photo of Amelia Giles Cobb and Family:
Here is the picture and the list of who's who. The list was written by Johnnie Rachel, dau. of David's daughter Lizzie. The Uncle Frank sitting to Milley's left is Rufus Franklin Cobb, the son that never married and lived with her until she was forced, by age, to give up her home and live with some of her children. The one to her right is David Washington Cobb, and the one standing just behind and between them is my grandfather, George Washington Cobb. (Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)

Here is the picture I just received of the wife of Charles Banks Cobb. According to the history, Milley was blind in her later life and that is probably why her eyes are closed.
This picture is in the possession of Barbara Atchison of Tulsa, OK, a descendant through the daughter of Charles and Amelia, Martha Elizabeth/Elmira Cobb.
Martha married first a Langston who was killed not too long after the wedding, right at the end of the Civil War. She then married Felix James Seal/Seals/Seales. (From Roy Atchison courtesy of Barbara Rowe)

  ii.   Rutha Banks Cobb, born 1804 in SC; died 1844 in Rocky Mount Community in Bibb Co., AL; married John Thames; died Unknown.
  iii.   Elizabeth (Bethaney) Cobb, born April 16, 1806 in NC (per her tombstone); died October 16, 1902 in Chilton Co., AL; married James Honeycutt December 22, 1823 in Bibb Co., AL; born 1801 in GA; died 1865 in Bibb Co., AL.
  More About Elizabeth (Bethaney) Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Providence, AL

  More About James Honeycutt:
Burial: 1865, Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Providence, AL

  iv.   Telitha Cobb, born 1808 in SC; died Unknown in Coosa Co., AL; married James Alexander Goodgame December 23, 1824 in Bibb Co., AL; born 1799 in GA; died 1884 in Coosa Co., AL.
  v.   John S. Allen Cobb, born 1811 in SC; died Aft. 1863 in Midland or Kermit, Texas; married (1) Mary Elizabeth Rigden May 30, 1828 in Stanton Community; died Unknown; married (2) Rebecca Ann Gentry 1860 in Bellewood, Natchitoches, LA; died Unknown.
  Marriage Notes for John Cobb and Mary Rigden:
Married by Robert Martin, M.G. with consent given by Alexander Cobb, Bibb, Alabama-
Marriage Book C 1827-1834 pg. 8

  vi.   Mary B. Cobb, born January 21, 1812 in SC; died September 17, 1892 in Collin, Texas; married Jonathan (John) DeShazo December 30, 1826 in Bibb Co., AL; died Unknown.
  More About Mary B. Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Liberty, Texas

  vii.   William Pinkney Cobb, born January 26, 1813 in SC; died November 28, 1888 in New London, Rusk County, Texas; married Lucinda Arnold August 06, 1838 in Bibb Co., AL; born 1816 in TN; died Unknown.
  Notes for William Pinkney Cobb:
William Pinckney Cobb, son of Alexander. As you already know, he moved with at least 3 of his children to Rusk County Texas between 1860 and 1867. Just guessing that it was probably between 1865 and 1867, after the war, but prior to his marriage to his second wife in 1867.
William P. Cobb is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in New London, Rusk County, Texas. The same place my family and relatives are located.
The person that sent this to me says that the stone is broken but the dates are Jan. 26, 1813 and Nov. 28, 1888. It also says that he was a Mason.
(From Martin Thames, courtesy of Barbara Rowe)



  More About William Pinkney Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cemetery in New London, Rusk County, Texas

  54 viii.   James Jackson Cobb, born February 08, 1815 in Edgefield Co., SC; died June 04, 1865 in Rocky Mount Community in Bibb Co., AL; married Elizabeth (Betsy) Campbell October 22, 1836 in Bibb Co., AL.
  ix.   Priscilla Cobb, born 1817 in Bibb Co., AL; died Bef. 1850 in Bibb Co., AL; married David Goss Bet. August - September 1831 in Bibb Co., AL; died Unknown.
  x.   Levi Banks Cobb, born February 17, 1819 in Bibb Co., AL; died May 10, 1883 in Union Parish, LA; married Amanda Catherine Davenport October 10, 1841 in Bibb Co., AL; born November 07, 1823 in Bibb Co., AL; died November 05, 1892 in Union Parish, LA.
  More About Levi Banks Cobb:
Burial: Unknown, Union Sadie Cemetery, Marion, Union Parish, LA

  Notes for Amanda Catherine Davenport:
Marriage Notes: Also have a marriage date of 6 Oct 1841. Ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace; Surety: S.D. McCary.

  More About Amanda Catherine Davenport:
Burial: Unknown, Union Sadie Cemetery, Marion, Union Parish, LA

  xi.   Elizabeth Martha Elmira Cobb, born 1821 in Bibb Co., AL; died Aft. 1850 in Bibb Co., AL; married Isaac Lawhorn Abt. 1836 in Bibb Co., AL; born December 25, 1810 in NC; died August 10, 1895 in Chilton Co., AL.
  Notes for Elizabeth Martha Elmira Cobb:
Here is a start, obviously the Martha on the 1850 is the new wife, so Elizabeth died before 1850. I had not gone further on the paper trail so did not know this. (Barbara Rowe)
Name: Isaac Lawhon
Age in 1860: 49
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: East Side Cahaba River, Bibb, Alabama
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:
Post Office: Randolph
Roll: M653_2
Page: 823
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Isaac Lawhon
(On the same page, just higher to show that three doors up is Rebecca Cobb Hubbard, Alex's adopted daughter)

Faulkenberry Lynn Tree
Entries: 10863 Updated: Wed Mar 19 19:17:07 2003
Contact: Nadyne Faulkenberry Lynn (Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)
ID: I00435
Name: Elizabeth Martha Elmira COBB
Sex: F
Birth: 1821 in , Bibb, Alabama
Death: BET. 1846 - 1856 in , Bibb, Alabama
Death: BET. 1846 - 1856 in After birth of Louisa & before her father died
Reference Number: 437

Father: Alexander COBB b: 1772 in South Carolina
Mother: Elizabeth Ruth BANKS b: 4 AUG 1782 in South Carolina (questionable: MCM2004))

Marriage 1 Isaac LAWHORN b: 25 DEC 1810 in South Carolina or North Carolina
Married: ABT. 1836
Children
Emily Elizabeth LAWHORN b: 1838
Alexander C. "Alex" LAWHORN b: 1840
Henry L. LAWHORN b: 1842
Louisa LAWHORN b: 1846
This was posted later by someone else as an update.
Margie Sammons-Slagle marsla92@cox.net 2003-03-17 14:03:34
Leroy and Emily E. Sammons are listed in 1880 Chilton Co. AL Census (Beat Two, Page 47). A brother-in-law is shown living with them, as follows: George B. Lawhorn, age 19, b. AL, father b. NC, mother b. AL.







  Notes for Isaac Lawhorn:
Because of his birth place this is a possible relative ... something to be checked.
Name: Isaac R Lawhon ,
Residence: Chatham County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 08 March 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 153 153
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 08 March 1862 at the age of 22
Enlisted in Company H, 46th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 16 April 1862.
Died Company H, 46th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 20 June 1862 in Goldsboro, NC
These can be checked through the Bureau of Land Management if you are interested:
Alabama Land Records
Viewing records 1-3 of 3 matches for:
Isaac Lawhon In Alabama
About this database
Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index

Name Land Office Total Acres Issue Date

ISAAC LAWHON TUSCALOOSA 80.01 August 28, 1838
ISAAC LAWHON TUSCALOOSA 80.1025 June 01, 1858
ISAAC LAWHON TUSCALOOSA 119.7825 October 01, 1860

This is image 59 of 98 on the 1850 Bibb County, AL census ... for some reason they did not index Isaac. You will note that he lives next door to Levi Banks Cobb. On the other side of Levi is Isaac Gentry, Alexander's step brother (of half brother, depending on the researcher).

Bibb County Marriage
Lawhon, Joab Brooks Maner, Mary 11 Dec 1820 Bibb

Shelby County Marriages
Lawhon, Mollie, Martin, J. W., 05/17/1897, 128
Lawhorn, Eli, Allen, Sarah, 11/13/1896, 77

Just looked closer to Mary Lawhon's 1850 census, sorry I misread the 88 yr. old. female as a male. This would very possibly be Mary's mother, born in Maryland. Here are some other clues that may be of assistance.
Alabama Marriages to 1825
Viewing record 1 of 1 match for:
Joab Lawhon In United States
About this database
Database of marriages to 1825

Spouse 1 Spouse 2 Marriage Date Marriage Location

Lawhon, Joab Brooks Maner, Mary 11 Dec 1820 Alabama
Bibb County

Alabama Land Records
Viewing record 1 of 1 match for:
Joab Lawhon In United States
About this database
Alabama Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patent and Cadastral Survey Plat Index

Name Land Office Total Acres Issue Date

JOAB B LAWHON CAHABA 39.95 August 2, 1834

Another take on the Lawhon name in NC
1820 Chatham County, NC
214 NC Chatham LAWHON Joel 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3

1769 Tax List - Dobbs County, NC

Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives by Jerome Tew
jdtew@esn.net

DOBBS CO. 1769 TAXABLES male
BY Jerome Tew (Some names edited.) White Blk

LAWHON James 1
LAWHON James sons John & James 3

LENOIR/DOBBS COUNTY, NC - MISC. - Voters in 1779
--------

Original found at the NC Archives in the General Assembly Records, Session
of May 3 - 15, 1779, Box 1, Folder entitled Committee Reports: Committee of
Privilege & Elections. Information on citation found by Charlotte Carrere
and used with permission of Charles Clement Lucas, Jr.


Dobbs County North Carolina 1779 Vote

It Was Not Easy To Vote in 1779
Kinston Daily Free Press
Friday - November 2, 1962, Page 10

"In 1779 the outlook for the success of the American Revolution had
grown very dim. This year and the next were to be the darkest hours for
the patriots. Kinston, the home town of Governor Richard Caswell, had
become the de facto capital of the new State. Here the State's Board of
War usually met in secret sessions. Sometimes the Council of State met
here. Sessions of the General Assembly, being more a matter of public
knowledge, usually were convened at larger and more heavily guarded
towns. While the name of the town was changed from Kingston to Kinston
by law in 1784, already by 1779 the patriots were calling it Kinston in
derision of the King of England from whose title the original name
derived.

The vote in the general election in 1779 required the highest patriotic
conviction. If the Revolutionary cause failed, each of these voters
would be marked as among the rankest seditionists. For these were the
men of Dobbs County who closest held to heart the pledge of the
Declaration of Independence, the pledge of "our sacred honor." This list
of Dobbs voters is complete but does not complete her roll of honor, for
there were those who were away with the armies in the field and the
women whose names do not appear on this list. Still, these are the
fathers and brothers and staunch supporters of those who fought, and
each of them deserves to be remembered.

Even to those whose resolute patriotism stilled all fear of the
possibility of danger in defeat, to vote was no easy matter. The voting
place was at the old Dobbs County Courthouse erected near Walnut Creek
about midway between present LaGrange and Goldsboro. Dobbs County
included practically all of the areas now comprised in Lenoir, Greene
and Wayne Counties, and it was from these areas that the voters came on
horseback to cast the vote of freemen in a ? State. Because of the
distances, the polls were open for two days, March 10th and 11th.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

At an election of one Senator and Two Members of the House of Commons to
Represent the county of Dobbs held at the Court House the 10th and 11th
of March, 1779, the following persons voted for Members of the House of
Commons to wit:

Lawhon, John

NC
MOORE COUNTY LAND OWNERS IN THE YEAR 1815

Lewis Lawhon
Samuel Elkins
Joel Lawhon
Neill McIntosh
Thomas Ritter
Joseph Rouse
John Lawhon

Moore County, NC 1800 Census
243 LAWHON, Lewis 2-1-0-0-1 2-2-3-0-1 00 00

Wayne County, NC 1800 Census

854 8 Lawhon Ferreby . . 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . 1 .


1786 Wayne County Tax List

Original at Archives
Treas & Compts Papers
Box 8 - Tax Lists

State of North Carolina\
Wayne County \

List of the taxable property with the names of the persons owning
the same in the said County for the year 1786 in alphabetical order

This list is broken up into several districts, the names of which are
not included.

Persons, Acres Land, Free poll, Black poll, Stud Horses, Carriage Wheels

Lawhon, Wm, 50, 1
Lawhon, John, 950, 1, 6

Wayne County, NC - 1779 Voter List (Old Dobbs)

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Guy Potts <gpotts1@mindspring.com>

It Was Not Easy To Vote in 1779

Kinston Daily Free Press
Friday - November 2, 1962, Page 10

Lawhon, John

1860 Census for Bibb Co., AL.
Head of Household:
Lawhon, Isaac, age 49, birthplace NC, Home: East Side Cahaba River, Bibb Co., AL,
Male, Value of Real Estate, Post Office: Randolph, Roll M653_2, Page 823.






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