Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.

P.O. BOX 817, Sparta, N.C. 28675

President: Wilma R. Foster			
Vice President: Peal Reeves
Secretary-Treasurer: Lou Reid Landreth

Vol. 6, No. 3	 	             	September 1984	 	BULLETIN NO. 20

FROM THE PRESIDENT:

	Alleghany County has entered into an early Fall season with some record low temperatures, but we are looking forward to many lovely days ahead.  We wish all of you who live away from here could see the spectacular scenery when the leaves put on their annual show.

	As planned, the Society had a presentation by Jeff Jolly at our June meeting.  Our special thanks to Jeff, who conducted a delightful program, showing us much of his vast collection of Indian artifacts and giving us a lot of interesting information.

	There was only a small representation of us at the meeting and picnic with the Grayson County Historical Society on August 14.  It was held in the beautiful Grayson Highlands Park and the location, weather, food and fellowship were delightful.  We appreciate our neighbor-society and support their efforts.

	Una Lee Edwards and TommyeSue Wilkes shard their trip to Europe with us at the September meeting.  The mini-vacation was enjoyed by all who attended.  

	As mentioned in our last Bulletin, it was necessary to move our museum items and they are now safely stored in a temporary location.  We are still pursuing possibilities for locating a museum.  

	The Society’s new office is nicely located on the second floor of the Floyd Crouse Home.  We are very pleased with our new quarters and are indebted to Lou Reid Landreth for keeping on top of the move and getting and keeping everything organized.

	Our immediate goal is to recruit new members for 1985.  Hope everyone can come up with at least one new member.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS

Father of Female	Mother of Female	Place of		Date		By Whom 
						Marriage			Married

Zedok Osborne		Katherine Osborn		At home		Jan 26 1869     W.B. Reeves, JP

Not Known		Not Known		At home		Oct 28 1868	Joshua Long

William Crouse		Jane Crouse		Union Ch	Dec 10 1868  Rev. Thomas Carr

S.O. Edwards		Maza Edwards		Union Ch	Dec 10 1868	Thomas Carr

Mike Gilmer		Not known		JWLandreth	Nov 29 1868  Rev. J.F. Roberts

J.R. Jones		Alpha Jones		DCaldwell	Dec 24 1868	David Caldwell	

William Royl		Not known		At home		Nov 29 1868  Rev. J.F. Roberts

P. Bassel		Not known		New River	Nov 24 1868   Rev. John A. Knight

David Moxley		Susan Moxley		D Moxley	Dec 13 1868	Thomas Carr

Henry Todd		Lucy Todd		At my house	Dec 24 1868	G. Higgins, JP

Ministry Vaughn		Jane Vaughn		PCHiggins	Oct 3 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Ambrose Willey		Mary Willey		PCHiggins	Nov 28 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Martin Moore		? Moore			PCHiggins	Nov 25 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Thomas Higgins		Mary Higgins		PCHiggins	Oct 14 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Not known		Mary Hackler		PCHiggins	Oct 13 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

John Pain		Margaret Pain		PCHiggins	Dec 30 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Goldman Higgins		Margaret Higgins		PCHiggins	Dec 21 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

John Carson		Celia Carson		Azel Williams	Feb 11 1869	G. Higgins, JP

William Turner		Elizabeth Turner		Enoch Reeves	Jun 7 1869     Rev. Enoch Reeves

Alexander Revis		Mary Revis		A Williams	Jun 17 1869	G. Higgins, JP

Not known		Polly Walker		PCHiggins	Aug 12 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

Caleb Parsons		Catherine Parsons	PCHiggins	Jul 24 1869	John Parsons, JP

George Douglass		Isabella Douglass		WBHalsey	Apr 19 1869     Rev. W.B. Halsey

John Landreth		Elizabeth Landreth	WBHalsey	Dec 12 1869     Rev. W.B. Halsey

Name of Male		Name of Female		Father of Male		Mother of Male

Benjamin Johnson	Jestin Cox		Richard Johnson		Lucinda Johnson

J.W.W. Combs		Mary E. Felts		William J. Combs	Sylva Combs

Samuel Maxwell		Ester Jones		Richard Maxwell		Vilet Maxwell

John Richardson		Leana Hungate		Wm. Richardson		Janie Richardson

S.B. Jones		Mary Ann Peather	John Jones		Lar Jones

Charles M. Anders	Phoebe Bauguss		? Anders			Margaret Anders

Tobias Blevins		Sarah Belvins		Avis Blevins		Martha Blevins

George F. Andrew	Mary S.M. Parks		Alfred Andrew		Phebe Andrew

William Green		Julia Reece		Not known		Sarah Green

T.R. Caudill		Caroline Fender		J.P. Caudill		Buddy Caudill

Albert Shepherd		Caroline Stamper		A.G. Shepherd		Eliza S. Shepherd

Noah Moxley		P.A. Hill			Thomas Moxley		Sarah Moxley

Daniel Jones		Nancy Wade		John A. Jones		Elizabeth Jones

Isaac Robinson		Elizabeth Pool		Andrew Robinson	Betty Robinson

John F. Wyatt		Nancy Halsey		Zebedee Wyatt		Polly Wyatt

William Hall		Amanda Pool		James Hall		Polly Hall

James McMillan		Phebe Cole		Daub McMillan		Dorcas McMillan

Franklin South		Rebecca Wilson		Jess South		Isabella South

Ephraim L. Allison	Sarah E. Halloday	William P. Allison	Not known

George A. Porter		Elizabeth Grant		Wm. Porter		Not known

James A. Rutherford	Catherine Chatman	Benjamin Rutherford	Not known

F.C. Parsons		Mary Wiles		Robert Parsons		Elizabeth Parsons

W.S. Gambill		Narcessa Halsey		Robert Gambill		Nancy Gambill

Joseph B. Widherly	Sarah A. Pendleton	Poley M. Widherly	Not known

Johnandrew Allison	Genette Clear		John Allison		Mahala Allison

Father of Female	Mother of Female	Place of		Date		By Whom							Marriage			Married

Not known		Rena Cox		D.C. Jones	Aug 11 1869	D.C. Jones, JP

Joel Felts		Elizabeth Felts		At home		Jun 24 1869	A.E. Miers

Not known		Harriett Jones		D.C. Jones	Oct 16 1869	D.C. Jones, JP

John Hungate		Not known		D.C. Jones	Nov 20 1869	D.C. Jones, JP

Netheniel Peather		Not known		D.C. Jones	Oct 24 1869	D.C. Jones, JP

Thomas Bauguss		Bula Bauguss		J.F. Roberts	Aug 26 1869   Rev. J.F. Roberts

Silvester Belvins		Polly Belvins		W.B. Reeves	Sep 20 1869	W.B. Reeves, JP

J.B. Parks		Sarah C. Parks		Azel Williams	Aug 1 1869      Azel Williams, JP

George Reece		Jane Reece		Azel Williams	Aug 1 1869      Azel Williams, JP

Enoch Williams		Rachel Williams		Azel Williams	Jul 1 1869        Azel Williams, JP

John Edwards		Delila Edwards		R. Meeks	Sep 11 1869	Rev. R. Meeks	

Allen Fender		Nancy Fender		H. Crouse	Mar 8 1869   Henderson Crouse, JP

Hiram Stemper		Anna Stemper		H. Crouse	Mar 8 1869   Henderson Crouse, JP

Not known		Sally Hill		H.S. Reeves	Dec 28 1869	S. Reeves, JP

Cuter Wade		Sarah Wade		D. Caldwell	May 15 1869	David Caldwell

Ansel Pool		Sarah Pool		P.C. Higgins	Sep 9 1869	P.C. Higgins, JP

James Gadin		Mary Gadin		J.W. Landreth	Feb 21 1869   J.W. Landreth, Rev.	

John Wilson		Syntha Wilson		G. Higgins	Mar 11 1869	G. Higgins, JP

William Halloday		Not known		F.S. Doughton	Oct 13 1869    F.S. Doughton, JP

Milton Grant		Not known		F.S. Doughton	Oct 24 1869    F.S. Doughton, JP

John Chatman		Not known		F.S. Doughton 	Oct 11 1869     F.S. Doughton, JP

Not known		Sarah Wiles		J.W. Landreth	Apr 26 1869    J.W. Landreth, Rev.

Caswell Halsey		Mahala Halsey		Geo. Douglass	Mar 7 1869  Rev. George Douglass

Not known 		Elizabeth Pendleton	F.S. Doughton	Aug 26 1869    F.S. Doughton

John Clear		Mary Brown		John Black	Feb 8 1869	John Black, JP

GENEALOGY BOOK AVAILBALE

	Lorene Sturgill is now taking pre-publication orders for a genealogy book on Hoppers, Moxley, Toliver and related families.  The books will be hard back with over 300 pictures and 324 pages.  This covers all descendants of Daniel Hoppas who was born in 1757.  It covers the descendants of William Moxley who was born in 1767, descendants of Daniel Moxley who was born in 1771, descendants of Nathaniel Moxley who was born in 1790.  The book also covers descendants of John Toliver who was born in 1760.

	Here are some of the names that will be in the book: Absher, Andrews, Atwood, Ayers, Anderson, Anders, Brackins, Baldwin, Barker, Blevins, Choate, Carpenter, Crouse, Caudill, Cox, Church, Collins, Combs, Cleary, Cook, Douglas, Duncan, Davis, Delp, Edwards, Estep, Evans, Fender, Gentry, Gambill, Gillispie, Green, Galyean, Hoppers, Hill, Higgins, Hart, Hayes, Hincher, Irwin, Joines, Jones, Jolly, Jennings, Jarvis, Kelly, Moxley, Mabe, Myers, McGrady, Miles, Maines, Miller, Musgrove, Nichols, Newman, Nuckolls, Osborne, Owen, Pugh, Phipps, Petty, Poole, Parsons, Rose, Roupe, Reed, Roberts, Souther, Smith, Sturgill, Sanders, Sparks, Spicer, Shores, Sidden, Shaw, Truitt, Triplett, Upchurch, Vaughn, Vannoy, VanHoy, Wagoner, Wyatt, Wilson, Woodie, Ward, Woodruff, Weaver, Webb, Yarbrough, Yale, Zimmerman, Zachery.

	The book should be ready by Christmas and would make a good gift.  Order now and save $10.  Pre-publication price is $25.00, plus $1.12 for sales tax in North Carolina, $2.50 per book for postage and handling.  The book will cost $35.00 after publication.  

DO YOU KNOW….

	The Alleghany County ranks 95th in size of the State’ one hundred counties?

	That court was held at Shiloh Church until Alleghany’s Court House was provided?

	That Alleghany’s first census was taken in 1860?

	Who named Sparta? It was James H. Parks

	The name Ed Rizoti? He was a native of Italy, a stonemason, who lived in Alleghany County during and after the wok on the Parkway.

	Who in the county was known as “Mr. Agriculture”? Answer: Emerson Black.

	That our first Bookmobile operated from the Library in 1948?

	That the battle for the New River lasted fifteen years?

	That the first mayor of Sparta was W.E. Hardin?

	That Radio Station WCOK went on the air in 1965?

	That currently over fifty percent of land sold in Alleghany County is to non-residents?

	All these, and hundreds of other facts, are found in the ALLEGHANY COUNTY HERITAGE book.  We love this book and it is still bringing a lot of pleasure to its many readers.  It is still available and perhaps would make the perfect gift for someone on your Christmas list.