Journeys Through Jackson 2009 Vol.19 No.04

Journeys Through Jackson is the official journal of the Jackson County Genealogical Society, Inc. The journal began as a monthly publication in July 1991, was published bimonthly from 1994 to 2003, and continues today as a quarterly publication. The journal issues in this digital collection are presented as annual compilations.c c J o u r n e y s T h r o u g h J a c k s o n c T h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l of t h e Jackson County G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y , Inc. Vol. X I X , No. I V Fall 2009 JACKSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. U 2009 Officers President James E. Monteith Vice Presidents Nelma J. Bryson, B.B. Cantrell Secretary Marilyn G.Morton Treasurer E. Lawrence Morton Librarian Dorris D. Beck Office Manager Ruth C. Shuler Computer Coordinator. Deanne G. Roles Chair, Publications (Editor) R. Larry Crawford Journeys Through Jackson is the official publication of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Members and non-members are invited to submit genealogical materials for publication, with the understanding that the editor reserves the right to edit these materials for genealogical content, clarity, or taste. The Society assumes no responsibility for errors of fact that may be contained in submissions, and except where noted, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor or of the Jackson County Genealogical Society. The Society accepts no advertising for this publication except for notices for other non-profit groups. From the Editor We finish another outstanding year in JCGS, one marked by extraordinary gifts to the Society on the part of several of our members. Billie Monteith Bryson made a most generous monetary gift, Henry Buchanan donated a new computer, and the family of the late Naomi Hooper Green gave the Society a large s ) number of books and disks from Naomi's research library. We never tire of saying that JCGS members are the best folks in the world. On a light note, Linda Hughes Collins had told us that she would be throwing out the first pitch at a Braves - Yankees game in June. Not only did she do that, but she was the subject of a fine column by Sports Editor John Bednarowski in the July 17 issue of The Marietta Daily Journal. The tongue - in - cheek column stopped short of nominating Linda for the Cy Yonng Award. What fun. In this issue, we are pleased to publish the work of Allen Peterson concerning Judge Riley Cannon. Also, as you contemplate that cranberry salad and roast turkey or goose, have another kind of feast - one for the eyes as you enjoy the submissions of JCGS members Linda Collins, Steve Adams, R.O. Wilson, Bill Hensley, Nita Moses Broom, Jackie Justice McDonald, Barbara Shelton Smith, Betty Queen Monteith, Dorris Dills Beck, Travis Justin Monteith, Jason Gregory, and Linda Maxwell - Fisher. In all, some fourteen of your Society members contributed in some way to this issue. We are thankful for all. We are also thankful for a million other things in this holiday season, and family is right up there among the most important However you believe and however you celebrate, may rich blessings be yours. V i s i t u s a t o u r W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / w w w . j c n c g s . c o m / u Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Announcements and Expressions of Sympathy 145 JCGS Photo Album 146 - 1 50 Hon. Riley H. Cannon by Allen R. Peterson, CG 151 - 1 60 Jackson County Death Certificates 161 - 1 62 Massingale Family of Nita Moses Broom 163 - 1 66 Jackie Justice McDonald Shares Family Pictures 167 - 1 70 Archibald Nelson Price Conclusion 171 - 1 72 JCGS Library Acquisitions 172 Franklin, Higdon, Wykle, Zachary , 173 - 1 76 Jackson County Fair booklet advertisements 177 - 1 80 Pedigree Charts and Pictures from Travis Justin Monteith 181 - 1 84 2009 New Members with Families of Interest 185 - 1 86 Where JCGS Members Live 187 One Thing and Another 188 - 1 90 Index 191-192 We were pleased in JCGS to receive an outstanding gift from Henry Buchanan. Henry donated a new notebook computer with considerable software to the Society. Henry's wish was for JCGS members to add families of their own interest. An ad hoc committee is to decide the guidelines for use of the new materials. In Memoriam We were saddened to learn of the deaths of two longtime members of JCGS. Louise Hyatt Edwards was an institution in the Qualla community, where she was a teacher for many years. Walter Hall was once president of the Old Buncombe Society, but he and his wife Roberta would also visit with us frequently. Our sympathy to their families. We also offer our condolences to Lavine Callicott, Beau Hudgins, and Marie Treadway, all of whom have recently faced losses. J C G S c o v e r e d - d i s h C h r i s t m a s p a r t y , a n n u a l m e e t i n g , a n d a w a r d s p r e s e n t a t i o n : T h u r s d ay D e c e m b e r 10 145 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b um ^J Above, a picture submitted by, and showing the recent work of, JCGS member Linda Hughes Collins. The stone is located at Cullowhee Baptist Church Cemetery. Sarah Phillips Watson was a lineal ancestress of JCGS member Vee Jones, and was a daughter of Daniel and Ruthie Farris Phillips. Below, the bearded gentleman on the right is Americus Queen, shown with other family members. JCGS member Steve Adams submitted this. KJ • ia^siupgaiais?re^a ssiasiasasaRassEM^^ Tfr'gftffY • SSI 146 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b u m This fine old picture, more than a century in age, shows the Harmon Sanders family of Macon County. Harmon Sanders (born in 1831) married Selena Emma Bennett (b. 1838). Their children were William M. Sanders (born 1 Aug 1866), Nancy Sanders, Charles Sanders (born 1 Jun 1874), Harmon Sanders (born 15 Oct 1877) and Robert Lee Sanders (born 13 Apr 1880). Selena Emma Bennett was a great-aunt of JCGS member R.O. Wilson. This family is buried at Bethel United Methodist Church in Franklin. R e m e m b e r t o s u b m i t y o u r H o l d e n A w a r d n o m i n a t i o n b y D e c e m b e r 1 . 147 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b um ^J / V / . f t ' I w / Above, one set of grandparents for JCGS member Bill Hensley. The picture shows William Paul Hensley (son of Jeremiah Hensley and Margaret Inkabo Quilliams Hensley) and his wife Polly Emily McAnless Hensley (daughter of William Andrew and Mary Magdalene McMahan McAnless). William Paul was born Sep. 1875 and died 25 Jan 1935. Polly Emily was born 8 May 1878 and died 24 Oct 1929. They are buried in Long Creek Baptist Cemetery, Dallas, North Carolina. ^J 148 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b um More pictures from Bill Hensley on this and the following page. At the left above, Isaac Coleman Hensley, (6 Oct 1894 - 20 Dec 1975), uncle of Bill, as a U.S. Army private in World War I. At the right above, Noah Thomas Hensley (14 Sep 1908 - 26 Apr 1996), father of Bill. Bill wonders if anyone recognizes the bridge where his father is standing. Below, Noah Thomas Hensley with a buddy, probably Jim Bushyhead. 149 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 J C G S P h o t o A l b um ^J -u Above, William Andrew and Mary Magdeline McMahan McAnless, parents of Polly Emily Hensley. Below, Polly Emily, with daughters Naomi, Laura, and Ollie May. All are buried in Gaston County. ^y 150 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 I n d i r e c t E v i d e n c e f o r t h e P a r e n t s o f t h e H o n . R i l e y H. C a n n on o f J a c k s o n C o u n t y , N o r t h C a r o l i na By Allen R. Peterson, CG A birth date and birthplace is available, but the identity of the parents is unknown. Researching those with the same surname in a nearby county provides clues to the parent's identity. Records that specify the parents of an ancestor often do not exist, even when an accurate birth date and birthplace is available. Correlation of genealogical records for those with the same surname living in different counties may provide evidence for parental relationships. Riley H. Cannon was born in 1822 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He died in Jackson County, North Carolina in 1886. While no known source verifies Riley's parents, indirect evidence from Buncombe and Jackson Counties provides likely candidates. Buncombe County is situated in western North Carolina and was formed in 1791 from parts of Burke and Rutherford Counties. In 1808 the western part of Buncombe County became Haywood County. Jackson County was formed in 1851 from parts of Haywood and Macon Counties. RILEY H. CANNON R. H. Cannon's obituary states that he was born on 26 March 1822 in Buncombe County," North Carolina. He attended Sandhill Academy1 in the Lower Hominy Valley southwest of Asheville. In the 1840s Riley Cannon taught at Sandhill.2 Riley Cannon was a member of Company K of the Buncombe County Volunteers that participated in the removal of the Indians from North Carolina in 1838.3 During the academic years of 1839-1840 and 1840-1841, Riley was enrolled at Emory and Henry College, Virginia, where he gave his home address as Sulphur Springs, North Carolina.4 © Allen R. Peterson, CG: 20106 Brondesbury Dr., Katy, TX 77450; apeter2280@aol.com. Mr. Peterson, a researcher specializing in English genealogy, holds a BS and MS degree in geology from Brigham Young University. His wife, Patrice, is a second great granddaughter of Riley H. Cannon. 1. John Preston Arthur, Western North Carolina. A History from 1730 to 1913 (Asheville, NC: The Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1914) Reprinted by The Overmountain Press, 1996,404. 2. Dorothy Moore Gaston, A History of Sand Hill School (Internet publication reproduced from a history written for the commencement of Sand Hill School, 11 April 1913), 1; Google.com (httpV/toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/moore.sand_hill_school.htm : accessed 30 August 2007) 3. William R. Navey Jr. contributor, North Carolina Volunteers Participating in the Indian Removal, April 7, 1838; database, Newrivernotes.com (http://www.newrivernotes.com/nc/ashel838.htm : accessed 15 May 2009) 4. E-mail communication on 20 May 2008 with Robert J. Vejnar of Emory and Henry College Archives, Holston Conference Archives, P.O. Box 948, Emory, Virginia, 24327-0948, . The archivist wrote, "Unfortunately, a fire in 1928 destroyed our main building and a majority of our 19* century records. But from the college catalogs I can confirm that Riley H. Cannon was enrolled at Emory & Henry for the 1839-40 academic year (that year in the catalog he listed his hometown as Sulphur Springs, N.C.) and for the 1840-41 academic year (that year in the catalog he listed his hometown as Buncombe County, N.C). During the first several years of its existence Emory & Henry College did not classify students by class years, so I cannot tell from the catalogs if he was classified as a freshman when he arrived. Sadly, the catalogs do not include names of parents. His name disappears from the catalogs after the 1840-41 academic year." 151 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 The present-day community of Sulphur Springs is located on the west side of Asheville in ""*' Buncombe County. R. H. Cannon was admitted to the bar in 1851 and was appointed judge of s—^ the Superior Court in Jackson County in 1868.5 Nancy Ann Louise Sorrels and Riley Henderson Cannon were married at Gash's Creek in Buncombe on 18 October 1850.6 They were the parents of the following children: • George Washington Cannon—born 13 August 1851 and married Cordelia Howard in Athens, Tennessee 3 June 18737 • Rachel Evelyn Cannon—born 23 December 1853 and married Erastus Rowley Hampton in Webster, North Carolina 24 June 18688 • Charles Nash Cannon—born 16 May 18589 • Lula Abi Cannon—bom 3 January 1862 and married Alfred Monroe Parker in Sylva, North Carolina 9 November 188010 • Laura Ann Cannon—born 20 June 1864 and married Fred M. Tompkins in Webster, North Carolina 6 July 1886" In 1850 R. H. Cannon was living in the household of William Cheek in Buncombe. R. H. Cannon was a twenty-eight-year-old tutor b om in North Carolina with real estate worth five hundred and fifty dollars.12 R. H. Cannon and E. R. Hampton households for the years 1860,1870, and 1880 in Jackson County are displayed in table 1. In 1860 R. H. Cannon was identified as a lawyer bom about 1823 with real estate valued at seven hundred dollars. In the home was Ann Cannon b om about 1835." In 1870 R. H. Cannon was a "Judge of the S[uperior] Court" living in Webster and bom about 1822. His real estate was worth forty-five hundred dollars. With him was N. A. L. —. Cannon, a female b om about 1835." She was the former Nancy Anne Louise Sorrels. He was a ^_J lawyer bom about 1822 and living in the home of E. R. Hampton in 1880.15 R. H. Cannon owned land in Buncombe County. On 17 April 1850, he sold a parcel of land east of the French Broad [River] to Jessie Sumner for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. 5. John Preston Arthur, Western North Carolina, A History from 1730 to 1913,404. 6. Evelyn Casebolt, Cove, Arkansas & the Parker, Casebolt, & Cannon families, (The Mountain Signal), Mena, Arkansas, May 2000, 14. This article was reprinted from an earlier article written by Evelyn Casebolt of Fayetteville, Arkansas on 27 November 1967. 7. Ibid. George Washington Cannon. 8. Ibid. Rachel Evelyn Cannon. 9. Ibid. Charles Nash Cannon. 10. Ibid. Lula Abi Cannon. 11. Ibid. Laura Ann Cannon. 12. 1850 U.S. census, Buncombe County, North Carolina, population schedule, page 298, dwelling 1375, family 1375, William Cheek household; digital image, Ancestry.com Oittp:www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2007), citing NARA microfilm M432, roll 622; NARA microfilm M432, roll 622. 13. 1860 U.S. census, Jackson County, North Carolina, population schedule, page 1, dwelling 7, family 7, R. H. Cannon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2007), citing NARA microfilm M653, roll 903. 14. 1870 U.S. census, Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina, population schedule, page 1, dwelling 13, family 13, R. H. Cannon household; digital image, Ancestry.com Oittp:www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2007), citing NARA microfilm M593, roll 1144. 15.1880 U.S. census, Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina, population schedule, page, 24, enumeration district 104, dwelling 208, family 208, E. R. Hampton household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2007), citing NARA microfilm T9, roll 969. 152 \ y Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 Table 1 Extracts from Enumerations of R. H. Cannon and E. R. Hampton Households in Jackson County, North Carolina in I860,1870, and 1880 NAME R. H. Cannon Ann G. W. R. A. [sic] " 1860 AGE 37 25 8 6 BIRTHPLACE NC NC NC NC NAME R. H. Cannon N.A.L\ "' R. E. Hampton L. A. Cannon L. A. E. R. Hampton H.'C. Cannon 1870 AGE 48 35 16 8 6 24 27 BIRTHPLACE NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 1880 NAME AGE R. H. Cannon 58 R. Eva Hampton 26 Lula A. Cannon 18 A. Laura " 15 E. R. Hampton 33 Eugenia May " 4 BIRTHPLACE NC NC NC NC NC NC . Sources: 1860 US. census, Jackson County, Norm Carolina, pop. sch., page 1, dwelling 7, family 7, R. H. Cannon household. 1870 U.S. census, Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina, pop. sch., page 1, dwelling 13, family 13, R. YL Cannon household. 1880 U.S. census, Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina, pop. sch., page 24, enumeration district 104, dwelling 208, family 208, E. R. Hampton household. W. B. Cheek witnessed the deed.16 Then on 17 April 1854, he conveyed a tract of land lying on the east side of the French Broad River to Jesse Sumner.17 The French Broad River meanders northward through the west side of Asheville. On 16 February 1858, R. H. Cannon paid seven hundred dollars to David Ballard for two tracts of land encompassing one hundred and fifty acres at the headwaters of Reems Creek in Buncombe.18 In the same year the state of North Carolina granted to R. H. Cannon and R. H. Ballard thirty acres of land situated on the west side of the French Broad River for the sum of twelve and one-half cents per acre. The grant was made on 28 December 1858.19 R. H. Cannon of Jackson County and his wife, N. A. L. Cannon, in consideration of one hundred and sixty-six dollars, bargained and sold to W. F. Sorrells a ninth part of an undivided interest in a parcel of land where the Widow Sorrells then lived at Gash's Creek in Buncombe County. The indenture was dated 2 November I860.20 Widow Sorrells was probably R. H. Cannon's mother-in-law, and W. F. Sorrells may have been his wife's brother. 16. North Carolina, Buncombe County Deeds, Book 29: 270, written 17 April 1850, registered 13 July 1869, Cannon to Sumner deed; Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah, microfilm 410,557. 17. North Carolina, Buncombe County Deeds, Book 25: 381, written 17 April 1854, registered 9 September 1854, Cannon to Sumner indenture; FHL microfilm 410,555. 18. North Carolina, Buncombe County Deeds, Book 26: 147, written 16 February 1858, registered April 1858, Ballard to Cannon indenture; FHL microfilm 410,556. 19. North Carolina, Buncombe County Deeds, Book 26: 505, written 28 December 1858, registered 16 September 1859, State of North Carolina to Cannon and Ballard grant; FHL microfilm 410,556. 20. North Carolina, Buncombe County Deeds, Book 27: 71, written 2 November 1860, Cannon and Cannon to Sorrells bargain and sale; FHL microfilm 410,556. 153 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 On 25 November 1860, R. H. Cannon claimed twenty-five acres of land north of Webster in , Jackson County.21 Ten years later on 26 February 1870 h e claimed fifty acres of land on the waters of Scotts Creek in Jackson.22 R. H. Cannon claimed another fifty acres of land on the south side of Scotts Creek on 13 February 1873.23 Then on 5 January 1874 he laid claim to an additional fifty acres on the south side of Scotts Creek.24 In 1866 R. H. Cannon was assessed twenty dollars by the Internal Revenue Service in Jackson County for annual taxes due on tract 216 in Webster.25 R. H. Cannon died on 15 February 1886 and is buried in the Webster Cemetery in Jackson County.26 He died suddenly at his Webster residence and was reported to have been about seventy years old.27 Even though he did not leave a will, his assets were detailed in a title deed recorded on 13 December 1886 in Jackson County. His holdings included land near Sylva and a gold mine referred to as the Georgetown mine. He identified his daughter, Rachel E. Hampton, and her husband, E. R. Hampton; his daughter Lula A. Parker, and her husband, A. M. Parker; his son, George W. Cannon; and his daughter, A. Laura Tompkins, and her husband, Fred M. Tompkins.28 It was later reported that Judge Cannon had owned over half of Sylva.29 D. M. Luther settled Riley's estate in Buncombe on 10 March 1901. Riley had no personal property; his land had been sold on 22 September 1897 for forty-six dollars. B. F. Burnside was reimbursed thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents, which he had spent for Riley's burial expenses. Administration charges, including a land survey and court costs, amounted to forty-six dollars and twenty-five cents.30 In 1835, when Riley would have been about thirteen years old, Simeon Cannon from "Homoney" in Buncombe County was listed as a congressional voter.31 Were Simeon and Riley related? SIM CANNON ^ Sim Cannon first emerges in the records as a member of the Eighth Regiment, Fifteenth Company detached from the First and Second Buncombe Regiments during the War of 1812.32 21. North Carolina, Jackson County Land Entry Book, Entry 2469, Book B: 8,25 November 1860, R. H. Cannon warrant; FHL microfilm 1,759,004. 22. North Carolina, Jackson County Land Entry Book, Entry 2885, Book B: 141,26 February 1870, R. H. Cannon; FHL microfilm 1,759,004. 23. North Carolina, Jackson County Land Entry Book, Entry 3035, Book B: 189,13 February 1873, R. H. Cannon; FHL microfilm 1,759,004. 24. North Carolina, Jackson County Land Entry Book, Entry 3154, Book B: 226,5 January 1874, R. H. Cannon warrant; FHL microfilm 1,759,004. 25. "U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, District 7, Monthly and Special Lists, 1866," page 10, R. H. Cannon entry; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 12 May 2009); NARA microfilm M784, roll 2. 26. Larry Crawford, editor, The Cemeteries of Jackson County, North Carolina (Cullowhee, N.C: The Jackson County Genealogical Society, sixth printing August 2005), 390. 27. Obituary (The Landmark), Statesville, North Carolina, 19 February 1886, R. H. Cannon obituary; digital image, Ancestry, com Qittp:www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 November 2007). 28. North Carolina, Jackson County Record of Deeds, Book M13:272-274,13 December 1886, R. H. Cannon. 29. Unknown author, Judge Cannon Owned Most of Land in Sylva, (The Sylva Herald and Ruralite), Sylva, North Carolina, 31 August 1951. 30. North Carolina, Buncombe County, Record of Settlements Book, Book 2: 429,10 March 1901, Riley Cannon administration; FHL microfilm 412, 826. 31. Charles David Biddix, editor, 7555 Poll Books, North Carolina, 12th Congressional District for the Counties of Burke, Haywood, Yancey, Macon. Rutherford, and Buncombe (Asheville, N.C: The Old Buncombe Genealogical — Society, Inc.), 40, Simeon Cannon entry. v_y 154 Journeys Through Jackson Fall 2009 He is missing in the 1810 and 1820 census returns in Buncombe. In 1830 Simmons Cannon was living in Buncombe as the head of a household of nine individuals. He was between thirty and thirty-nine years old.33 In 1840 Sim Cannon was the head of a household of fifteen individuals in Buncombe. He was between fifty and fifty-nine years old.34 See table 2. In 1850 Simmons Cannon was a farmer in Buncombe and was