Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.

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

President: Marvie Shelor			
Vice President: Mildred Torney
Secretary-Treasurer: 

Vol. 8, No.1	 	             	  March 1986			BULLETIN NO. 26

FROM THE EDITOR:

	At our Annual Meeting, the Society elected Marvie Shelor as our new President.  We want to wish him well and vie him our support. Mildred Torney is continuing as Vice President and we are grateful for her loyal service.  We are still searching for someone to fill the Secretary-Treasurer position.  In the meantime, Lou Reid Landreth continues to be the one who holds us together!  New officers on the Board of Directors are Robert Andrews and Irene Wagner.  

	All of us want to extend our special thanks to our outgoing president, Mrs. Bessie McMillan.  She came to our rescue a year ago when we were badly in need of a president and she has served us well.

FROM THE PRESIDENT:

	I am looking forward to a good and productive year with all of us working together.

	We need to finish up the cemetery census, so this can be published.  We lack research on a few cemeteries, so with warmer weather on the way, hopefully, we can finish this project soon.

	We are to be looking forward to a museum in the Higgins Agriculture Center.  This will be a major undertaking for the museum committee and I’m sure they will expect each of us to help.  

	I’d like for us to work more on local history, particularly an in-depth study of “our” Civil War soldiers.  Some of you have mentioned a collection fo letters from the soldiers.  There is a wealth of information in these documents about eh war and personal sentiments.

	Each of you is urged to recruit new members.

	Remember the new meeting time, 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.  We hope this change will be more convenient for more people.  I hope to name all committee chairpersons by the next meeting.

							Respectfully,
								Marvie B. Shelor

	The following marriage records		ALLEGHANY COUNTY 
are taken from the Registrar’s Office			MARRIAGE RECORDS
at the Court House in Sparta, N.C.

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

James McGrady		Wady Cheek			Andrew McGrady	Phebe McGrady
William F. Jennings	Janey Hanks			Solomon Jennings	Sarah Jennings
Calvin Wolf		Jane Spurlin			F.L. Wolf		Elizabeth Wolf
Marlin Dickens		Maya Evans			Wm. Dickens		Nancy Dickens
Thomas Jones		Pheeba Hall			John Jones		Leah Jones
William Richardson	Mary Hungate			William Richardson	Jane Richardson
A.B. Stidham		Tabitha Moxley			Alivin Stidham		Not known
Harvey F. Brown		Eveline Joines			Solomon Brown		Nancy Brown
Gabriel Lyons		Nancy Blevins			Jacob Lyons		      ---
Alfred Waddle		Minerva G. Horton		Charles Waddle		Elizabeth Waddle
C.J. Toliver		Sarah Burchet			Solomon Toliver		Margaret Toliver
Allen Jones		Lilly A. Brown			John A. Jones		Elizabeth Jones
J.M. Waggoner		Sarah A. Crowse			Daniel Waggoner	             Martha Waggoner
Ephraim Sexton		Emeline Bland			Eli Sexton		Polly Sexton
F.B. Ham		B.V. Hall			Wm. R. Ham		A. Ham
J.M. Jordin		Pamela Ayers			G.W. Jordin		Eliz. A. Jordin
Wm. A. Crowse		Elizabeth Sivage			Jackson Crowse		Jane Crowse
Brison Kirby		Julia Duncan			       ---		   	       ---
Thomas Upchurch	Emily Stamper			Wesley Upchurch		       ---
Mack Andress		Polly Reynolds			John Andress		Not known
Levi Todd		Nancy J. Higgins			Henry Todd		     ---	
George Todd		Angeline Higgins			Wm. Todd		Martha Todd
Guy W. Custer		Louise J. Thompson		Henry Custer		Ellen Custer
Isaac Holloway		Rhody Brackins			John Holloway		Patsy Holloway
We attempt to print this as it
appears in the records, but in many
cases the writing is impossible to
decipher, therefore there will be
errors for which we apologize.

Father of Female	Mother of Female	     Date		           By Whom Married 

Richard Cheek		Franky Cheek		Mar 24 1871		Wm H Joines, JP
Ned Hanks		? Hanks			Nov 4 1871		Wm H Joines, JP
William Spurlin		? Spurlin		Sep 8 1871		Wm H Joines, JP
Abraham Evans		Mahala Evans		Feb 12 1871		Wm H Joines, JP
Not known		Not known		Nov 25 1871		DC Jones, JP
John Hungate		     ---			Nov 20 1871		DC Jones, JP
Thomas Moxley		     ---			Jun 13 1871		DC Jones, JP
Ezekiel Joines		Conie Joines		Nov 19 1871		Caloway Blevins
Wm Blevins		Nancy Blevins		Jan 16 1871		CJ Edwards, JP
John Gambill		Anna Gambill		Oct 23 1872		HS Reeves, JP
Johnson Burchet		Elizabeth Burchet		Jun 6 1872		CJ Edwards, JP
Not known		Milly Brown		Feb 13 1872		Rev BE Caudill
James R. Caudill		Phebe Caudill		Jan 4 1872		Rev BE Caudill
Not known		     ---			Feb 24 1872		Rev JW Landreth
Peyton Hall		Amanda Hall		Feb 22 1871		Guy Mc Reeves
John Ayers		Caroline Ayers		Aug 4 1871		Rev JF Roberts
Cornelius Sivage		Isabella Sivage		Apr 23 1871		MVB Norman
---			     ---			Jan 16 1872		PC Higgins
Solomon Stamper		Lydia Stamper		Aug 20 1872		JH Doughton
George Reynolds		? Reynolds		Aug 26 1872		Wm H. Joines, JP
Jackson Higgins		Not known		Nov 20 1872		Wm H. Joines, JP
Goldman Higgins		    ---			Dec 26 1872		Wm H. Joines, JP
Robert Thompson	Jane Thompson		Sep 2 1872		W D Maxwell, JP
Samuel Brackins		Nancy Brackins		     ---			         ---

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

Henderson Cheek		Milly Higgins			Meredith Cheek		Not known
Hardin Spicer		Elvira J. Boyer			Hardin Spicer		Patsy Spicer
Meredith Sanders		Sarah Simons			Michael Sanders		Anna Sanders
Joseph Spurlin		Charity Moxley			William Spurlin		Franky Spurlin
Huston Blevins		Sarah J. Crouse			JJ Blevins		Pinky Blevins
Reid Evans		Nancy Waggoner			David Evans		Margaret Evans
Jackson Mabe		Maza Evans			Ephraim Mabe		Pelina Mabe
TG Hubble		ME Perkins			Levi Hubble		EJ Hubble
F Cook			SE Crabtree			Z Cook			Sarah Cook
James Crouse		Frances Andress			Benjamin Crouse		Minty Course
James Andress		Susan Rector			John Andress	        Catherine Andress
Francis Bryan		? Crouse				Francis Bryan		Phoebe Bryan
Calvin J. Cox		Violet Perry			Hugh Cox		Mary Cox
Wiley G. Collins		Francis E Carico			John Collins		Celia Collins
John Hampton		Jane Duncan			Wade Hampton		Nancy Hampton
Anderson Cox		Jane E Wilson			Joseph Cox		Sina Cox
Amos Ballard		Ann Ballard			William Ballard		Martha Ballard
Alfred Thompson		Phebe Bryan			Stephen Thompson	Mary Thompson
JL Kesling		Matta Horn			George Kesling		Elizabeth Kesling
Huander J Long		Thesey E Waggoner		Eli Long			Martha Long
WB Leeland		Susan Goss			PW Leeland		Jane Leeland
Fields L Pugh		Caroline Hampton		John L Pugh		Matilda E Pugh
EC Stuart		Francis Caudill			Jackson Stuart		Hila Stuart
Jefferson King		Margaret A Smith		Payton King		Syntha King
Albert Carico		Caroline Cox			Joshua Carico		Rebeca Carico

Father of Female	Mother of Female	     Date		           By Whom Married 

Thomas Higgins		Not known		Oct 10 1872		WH Joines, JP
James Boyer		Rhody Boyer		Oct 15 1872		DC Jones, JP
Alfred Moxley		Polly Moxley		Apr 7 1872		WD Maxwell, JP
Allen Toliver		Susan Toliver		Dec 16 1872		Solomon Fender
Russ Crouse		Caroline Crouse		Dec 26 1872		WH Joines, JP
Adam Waggoner		Maryan Waggoner	Oct 6 1872		Geo Mc Reeves, JP
Abraham Evans		Elizabeth Evans		Feb 22 1872		Rev J Baldwin
Rufus Perkins		Elizabeth Perkins		Feb 22 1872		Geo Mc Reeves
G Crabtree		SA Crabtree		Oct 26 1872		Geo Mc Reeves
Leander Andress		Phoeby Andress		Mar 3 1872		WD Maxwell, JP
Anderson Rector		Sarah Rector		Dec 26 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Andrew Carson		Margaret Carson		Dec 15 1872		Rev JF Roberts, JP
John Perry		Jane Perry		Oct 17 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Martin Carico		Ann Carico		Oct 5 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Franklin Duncan		Cina Duncan		Aug 24 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Berry Wilson 		Serahan Wilson		Dec 19 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Biram Ballard		Not known		Jul 28 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Lewis Richardson	Mary Richardson		Jun 11 1872		PC Higgins, JP
Levi Norman		Mary Norman		Sep 15 1872		MVB Norman
Francis Bryan		Margaret Bryan		Apr 17 1872		Rev JF Roberts
John Horn		Saphira Horn		Apr 14 1872		CJ Edwards, JP
Daniel Waggoner		Martha Waggoner	Dec 22 1872		CJ Edwards, JP
David Goss		Margaret Goss		Apr 19 1872		CJ Edwards, JP
Alexander Hampton	Elizabeth Hampton	Jun 2 1872		    ---
James R Caudill		Phebe Caudill		Mar 12 1872		Rev BE Caudill
AM Smith		Aby Smith		Feb 22 1872		Rev JF Roberts
Joshua Cox		Jane Cox		Dec 26 1872		PC Higgins, JP

	The following is an obituary of Bessie Reid Hackler who died April 15, 1900.  It is copied from a yellowed newspaper clipping found preserved in the Holbrook family Bible.  She was the first wife of Robert Halsey Hackler, Doughton and Marvin Doughton.

OBITUARY

	It is midnight.  The Easter Sabbath has just begun and the soul of Bessie Reid Hackler leaves its house of clay for its mansion in the skies.  She was 26 years old last May.  She had spent fourteen of these years as a consistent member of the Methodist church, and eight and a half years as home and never in all her young life did she willfully disobey her parents, or detract a joy from the life of her brothers.  There was such a loving intimacy between her and her mother that every secret of her innocent heart was known to her mother.  Her childhood’s history had but few blurs.  When she went out from her home with her husband to build up a home for themselves, she carried with her a devotion to her husband and a fixed purpose to have a Christian home.  The most befitting epitaph that can be written for her is, she made home happy and carried her joyous life with her into every path into which duty called her to go.  Cares and troubles, which kept her fingers busy making some useful ornament for her home or some pleasurable surprise for her family and friends.  Her deeds of life never pierced as thorns human heats, nor did she make any grieve because of cruel words.

	She loved the church and all of its institutions.  The Sunday School was dear to her heart and her every care and wish was for blessings upon the children.  It was not her privileged to attend the house of God as much as she wished, but like the good one of old she knelt oft with her face toward the temple and prayed.  Any sacrifice that God required she was ready to make.  She gave up her first born to live with the angels and never complained, and Job-like, she would trust God though he should slay her.  She never wanted her husband or friends to neglect any duty to watch by her.  When her babe was but ten days old she urged her husband to go about his merchandize, and while he is in the marts of trade, and ever and anon stops to look for some pleasant surprise to take back to his loving family of three, the death angel comes at midnight April 15, 1900, and leaves him but two. How sad!  How little did we think death so near.  He came as the thief,, for while we slept, he came into the presence of a few and took this young life away.

	She had lived trusting in God and this last enemy did not find her off her guard.  Here we are weeping while she is happier than human tongue can tell.  Let us dry our tears and follow Him whereso e’er He leads.

	We pray for the husband, the two children and parents.

								S.W. Brown

	The beautiful Sabbath, April 15, 1900, had come.  Pupils were ready to read from the book of books, of the resurrection of the Son of God and learn of his wonderful works so beautifully manifested in the calmness of the day.  But hark!  The news is whispered from one to another that a teacher of the Methodist Sunday School had joined the great school beyond the skies and on this beautiful Sabbath would answer to the roll call at the throne of the great eternal.

	Why this act of Providence, we know not and to his will we bow in humble submission.

	Mrs. Bessie Hackler was an ardent worker in our school and when possible for her to do so, was always present and ready to work for the Lord’s kingdom.  We will miss her presence and her work, but she forms another link in the chain, another gem in the diadem that binds us to eternity.  Teachers, pupils, let us emulate her character, let her God be our God, let her heaven be our home, and when we meet again join our anthems with her son and heaven will ring with shouts of praise.  

					For the Sparta Methodist Sunday School:

						Greek D. Brown, Superintendent

NAME AND ADDRESS			FAMILIES BEING RESEARCHED

Charles C. Brooks			Shadrach Franklin (grandfather),
Cincinnati, OH				William R. (father), Morgan, Arthur,
					Walter, Rebecca & Laura (brothers 
					and sisters of William)

Ronnie and Patricia Evans			Evans, Macemore, York, Longbottom
Hamptonville, NC

C.C. and Joan Moxley			Moxley, McMillan, Joines, Jones, Faw
Gainesville, Florida			Ray, Calloway, Crouse, Wagoner,
					Cheek, Spurlin, Hoppers, Gambill.

Timothy Reeves				Reeves, Cox, McMillan
Tsaile, Arizona

Phyllis L. Hawkins			Etta Church Hawkins, Roles.
Pulaski, Virginia				Married Charles L. Roles, Beckley,
					West Virginia, June 7, 1921.
Lottie T. Griffith				Andrews, Money, Griffith, Fulp.
Ridgeway, Virginia

ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING! MONDAY MARCH 24, 1986, 5:00 P.M.—LIBRARY

FROM THE MUSEUM COMMITTEE:

	Chairman Lou Reid Landreth reports that she is still lacking one member on the new Museum Committee—someone to represent Prathers Creek Township.  Others who have agreed to serve are: Cherry Land, Margaret Motsinger; cranberry, Mrs. Elizabeth Moxley; Gap Civil, John Woodruff; Glade Creek, Duane Davis; Piney Creek, Evelyn Hash; and Whitehead, Wilma R. Foster.

	As indicated in the December Bulletin, we need substantial contributions this year to cover materials which we will need the minute a building is ready for us to occupy.  Remember, your contributions are tax-deductible!

INQUIRIES:

	A recent correspondent wrote saying that Emanuel ROSE’s wife was Mary Hampton.  Who were her parents?  One daughter, Mary, Married John Holloway (born ca 1766).  Another daughter, Kezia, married Richard BAUGUESS (or Boggas, Boggers, etc.).  Did daughters Sarah and Elizabeth marry? If so, to whom? Were there male offspring? Would like to correspond with others researching these families. Contact Orlella Holloway Chadwick, Tillamok, OR.

	Who were the first Crouse/Krause men in this part of North Carolina?  Where did they come from?  Where did they go?  I have church record (Stokes County) of baptism of Jacob Kraus whose parents were Adam and Elisabeth Kraus from Wilkes County, on Novemebr 16 1794.  What was Elisabeth’s maiden name?  Who were the other children?  Will swap information with anyone who is interested.  Will answer all correspondence, pay copying and postage fees.  Bette Burgess Crouse, Burlington, NC.

NOTE: The editor welcomes articles for the Bulletin which relate to Alleghany County or of a general historical-genealogical nature.  We also reserve the right to edit or refuse any article not appropriate for publication.  We do not guarantee the accuracy of any information submitted.