Mrs. Rowena Drye, Widow of Col. George Drye

 Mrs. Rowena Drye

The burial of Mrs. Drye, widow of the late Col. George Drye of Casey, took place at the Cemetery here on Sunday afternoon. She died at her residence on Saturday morning. She was a member of the Baptist church, and highly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances. An affecting incident at the grave was the presence of her son, Clay, who has been for more than three years in confinement at Frankfort. In view of his mother’s approaching dissolution, together with the fact that he had, according to usage of the institution, by good behavior merited an abridgement of his sentence, Gov. McCreary on Saturday evening remitted the remainder of his term. He immediately took train to Nicholasville-reached Danville a little after midnight, and got home Sunday morning, only in time to attend the remains of his mother to the tomb.                                                                                                                                                                                                  FALSTAFF

Rowena [LNU] married George Drye, Jr. about 1828 in Casey County, Kentucky. George Drye, Jr. was one of three sons born to George Drye, Sr. and his wife Anna Maria Phifer. This marriage year is based on their 1st born son, James J. Drye, who arrived on 14 January 1829.

No marriage certificate has yet been found for George, Jr. and Rowena; but, several on-lines trees shows her to be a Watkins without any listing of her parents. I’m highly skeptical of this information being factual.

George, Jr and Rowena had 9 children between January 1829 and January 1853 when their youngest, Clay was born.

Col. George Drye, Jr,. died on 10 February 1867 in Kentucky. Col. Drye represented Casey and Lincoln Counties in the State Legislature for the years 1867-1869. 

Rowena D. Drye passed away on 7 April 1877. George and Rowena are buried in Hustonville Cemetery, Hustonville, Lincoln County, Kentucky. 

If you have any information about George and Rowena Drye please send me an email or post comments to this blog post.

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[1] "Mrs. Rowena Drye," Obituary, death notice, Interior Journal, Stanford, Kentucky, 13 April 1877, Page 3, column 4; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed 29 June 2022); https://www.newspapers.com/. Wife of Col. George Drye, Jr..  

It’s Family Time~Benjamin F. Brock and Wife, Mary Elizabeth McRae

 Benjamin Franklin Brock is a repetitive name among the Brock‘s of Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Todays Benjamin Franklin Brock was born 22 August 1852 in Barbour County, Alabama. He is the son of James Brock and Martha Jane Teal. James Brock was born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Martha Jane Teal across the state line in Anson County, North Carolina. James and Martha Jane migrated to Barbour County, Alabama between April 1845 and December 1847. Their first borne, William Daniel “Squire” Brock arrived 27 April 1845. Their 2nd Child, Temperance Jane, arrived in Barbour County, Alabama on 30 December 1847. James and Martha Jane Teal Brock had fourteen children. A very large family.

Benjamin Franklin Brock was child number four among the 14 children; he had 9 sisters and 4 brothers.

On 27 February 1879, Benjamin Franklin Brock married Mary Elizabeth McRae. The obituary for Mary Elizabeth McRae show's her to be the daughter of John C. McRae. 

Benjamin Franklin Brock was a farmer like his father before him. Like his parents before him, Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth raised a large family of nine children of which one died as an infant.

Benjamin Franklin Brock and Mary Elizabeth McRae had the following children:

 i. Meta Brock, born May 1880, Barbour County, Alabama; married Allen Dixon, 24 Dec 1902, Barbour County, Alabama; died 20 Mar 1969, Ozark, Dale, Alabama.

ii. J. P. Brock was born on 23 Feb 1882 in Barbour County, Alabama. He/she was buried in Aug 1898 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama. He/she died on 13 Aug 1898 at the age of 16 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama. Tombstone Inscription from Pea River Presbyterian Church, Louisville,

iii. Lillie P. Brock was born on 23 Feb 1882 in Barbour, Alabama. She was buried in Oct 1883 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama. She died on 31 Oct 1883 at the age of 1 in Clio, Barbour. 

 iv. John C. Brock, born Jul 1883, Barbour County, Alabama; married Lecie Middlebrooks, 10 Mar 1907, Barbour, Alabama; died 16 Dec 1946, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.

 v. Kathryn "Katie" Brock, born 28 Mar 1886, Barbour County, Alabama; married Jack P. Davis, 19 Jan 1908, Barbour County, Alabama; died Mar 1978.

 vi. Bettie Brock, born 22 Oct 1888, Clio, Barbour, Alabama; married Homer Owens, 7 Jul 1912, Louisville, Barbour, Alabama; died 28 Apr 1958, Leon, Florida.

 vii. Henry Grady Brock, born 18 Jul 1890, Barbour County, Alabama; married Mattie Honor Dickert, abt 1914, Barbour County, Alabama; died 1 Apr 1970, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama.

viii. Bonnie B. Brock was born on 15 Aug 1892 in Barbour County, Alabama. ¹⁰ She was buried in Nov 1913 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama. She died on 13 Nov 1913 at the age of 21 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama.

ix. Benjamin Fred Brock, born Sep 1896, Barbour County, Alabama; married Virginia DuBose Brunson; died 31 Aug 1932, Clio, Barbour Co., AL.

Benjamin Franklin Brock is my 1st Cousin 3X removed. 

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1. 1860 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Beat #15, Barbour County, Alabama, Page 558; Line 11, Dwelling 650, Family 638, Household of James BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed May 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653 Roll 1.

2. 1870 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Township 9 Range 24, Barbour County, Alabama, Page: 367B, Line 16, Dwelling 2049, Family 2176, Household of James BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed May 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593 Roll 2.

3. 1900 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Faulk, Barbour Co., Alabama, Page: 313 (stamped); Line 3, Dwelling 40, Family 40, Household of Benjamin BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 1999); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_xxx.

4. 1920 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Faulks, Barbour, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 23, Page: 11B/235 (stamped); Line 82, Dwelling 215, Family 221, Household of Benjamin BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : Viewed 3 May 1999); citing National Archives Microfilm.

5. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Images. Ancestry, (http://www.Ancestry.com: 3 May 2020), Alabama Department of Public Health, Eufaula, AL, Benjamin Brock; Dothan Houston, Alabama, 11 March 1927.

6. "Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2000), Marriage: B. F. Brock & M. E. McRae, Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1879.

The Sinking Cane Massacre~Death of Lt. Robert S. “Robb” Davis and 5 Soldiers

 

Lieut: Robert S. Davis

BIRTH: 1838

DEATH: 15 Mar 1864

Overton County, Tennessee

BURIAL: Officer Cemetery

Overton County, Tennessee

A horrific event occurred in March 1864 in Overton County, Tennessee. Federal Troops consisting of about 200 men surprised a Lt and 6 Privates on a farm near Monterey, Tenn. One of the privates' was hidden in the loft before Federal Troops enters the house and killed the other 5 Privates. This act saved the life of Pvt. James H. Officer. Lt. Robert “Bob” Davis, of D Company 8th Texas Cavalry was wounded. Up until this point some would say that this incident was an “Act of War” but what happened next with Lt. Robert Davis is best told in the attached document.    

Document used Courtesy of Tim Burgess 

Lt. Robert S. Davis was born in 1838, a son of James C. Davis and his wife Rachel. He was the 6th of eight children born to this couple. He enlisted on 12 Sept 1861, elected 2nd Lt., 7 January 1862. The eyewitness statement of Pvt. John Holman Officer shows the killing taking place on 12 March 1864; but, the Civil War Records of Lt. Robert S. Davis shows he was Killed on 15 March 1864.  

Lt. Robert S. Davis is my 1st cousin 4X Removed

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[1] My thanks to Tim Burgess for granting permission to use the above document related to the incident detailed above. 

[2] Mercer Verner Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy: from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N. E., 1638 to 1911 (Plymouth, England: The Memorial Press, 1911), page 167.

[3] 1850 U. S. Census, Washington County, Tennessee, population schedule, Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, Page: 193(Stamped); Line 35, Dwelling 1270, Family 1298, Household of James C. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 February 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 898.

[4] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2022); Memorial page for Lt. Robert S. Davis; (1838–15 March 1864); Find a Grave memorial # 6842803, Citing Officer Cemetery; Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

[5] "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 2 June 2022), entry for LT. Robert S. Davis, 2nd Lt.; D Company 8th Texas Cavalry; Confederate.

It’s Family Time~Dempsey and Martha Jane (Tidwell) Rivers Family

The name Dempsey Rivers is pervasive throughout the Rivers lineage. Today's Dempsey Rivers  was born 23 January 1852 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was a son of Frederick W. Rivers and Synthia Matilda Knight.  Between December 1854 and April 1856 Frederick W. and Synthia packed their belongings and family and moved from Chesterfield County, South Carolina to near Birmingham, Alabama.

Their son, Richard Malachi Rivers wrote these words for a local newspaper “The Alabamian” sometime before his death in March 1944.

“I was born in Jefferson County near Warrior, Alabama, February 15, 1866. My father and mother came from South Carolina in 1852.

My father [had] taken up 820 acres of land near Birmingham, old Hawkins field where the fairground is now and swapped it for land (near) Robins Cross Road in 1856 and exchanged it for land near Warrior in 1858 and exchanged that land for land near Houston in 1872.”

Frederick W. Rivers and Cynthia were very prosperous in Alabama. The couple raised a family of twelve children.

Their son Dempsey Rivers was the 4th born child of this couple. If the family migrated in 1852 then Dempsey was just a baby. The 1860 Census, Jefferson County, Alabama showed daughter Elizabeth Temperance Rivers born in SC and her date of birth is December 1854.

At age 20, Dempsey Rivers married Martha Jane Tidwell on 15 September 1872.  Martha Jane, age 20, was the daughter of Benjamin Tidwell and Hannah Parmelia Byram. Dempsey, like his father, was a farmer.

Dempsey and Martha Jane Rivers had three children:

  i. Mary Jane Rivers, born 10 Nov 1873, Warrior, Jefferson, Alabama; married William Jackson Farley, 1894, Walker County, Alabama; died 12 Nov 1957, Walker County, Alabama.

  ii. Frederick James Rivers, born 20 Jul 1877, Jefferson County, Alabama; married Margaret Sue Howard, 1 May 1896, Jefferson County, Alabama; married Annie Mayfield; died 23 Sep 1943, Warrior, Jefferson, Alabama.

  iii. Benjamin Dempsey Rivers, born 11 Nov 1881, Jefferson County, Alabama; married Lucy Jane Stearns, 28 Sept. 1899, Mabletown, AL; died 28 Aug 1965, Warrior, Jefferson, Alabama.

They may have had more children if Dempsey had not passed at the early age of 36. Family legend says that Dempsey was murdered but I have not found any document that will substantiate this claim. Martha Jane also died at an early age of 41 on 23 July 1893. Their youngest Benjamin Dempsey Rivers was only 12 years old.

Dempsey Rivers is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 September 2011); Memorial page for Dempsey Rivers; (23 January 1852–23 December 1885); Find a Grave memorial # 20246488, Citing Warrior Cemetery; Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

2. 1860 U. S. Census, Jefferson County, Alabama, population schedule, Blackburns, Jefferson County, Alabama, Page: 676, Line 5-15, Household 232/217, Household of Frederic W. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 23 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_12.

3. 1870 U. S. Census, Jefferson County, Alabama, population schedule, Township 14 Range 3, Jefferson County, Alabama, Page: 288A, Line 17-28, Dwelling/Family 246/254, Household of Frederic W. RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 23 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_21.

4. 1880 U. S. Census, Jefferson County, Alabama, population schedule, Jefferson County, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) #68, Page 336A; Line 46, Dwelling 92, Family 93, Household of Dempsey RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 24 September 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_16.

5. Clarke County, Alabama, marriage certificate (15 September 1872), Dempsey Rivers and Martha Jane Tidwell; Montgomery, Alabama, USA, State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division.

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 September 2011); Memorial page for Martha J Rivers; (22 July 1852–23 July 1893); Find a Grave memorial # 20246492, Citing Warrior Cemetery; Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.

7. 1860 U. S. Census, Carroll County, Georgia, population schedule, District 2, Carroll County, Georgia, Page 434B & 435A; Line 40, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Household of Ben TIDWELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 October 2011); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_113.

The Two Marriages of John White Thurman

 John White Thurman was born 10 November 1819 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was a son of William Lawrence Thurman and Elizabeth White.

Sometime before 1842, John White Thurman migrated to Dekalb County. Georgia. There on 7 February 1842 he married Sarah McDuffie.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/139539:4766

Georgia)    To any Minister of the Gospel or
Dekalb County) Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court or
Justice of the Peace; You are hereby authorized
To join John W. Thurman and Sarah McDuffie in the
Holy state of Matrimony according to the constitution and
Laws of this state; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient
Licensee. Given under my hand and seal this 7th
Day of February 1842.
                S. Farmer, C.C. O. {L.S.}
Georgia)          I do certify that John W. Thurman and
DeKalb County) Sarah McDuffie (scratchthru) were
Duly Joined in matrimony by me the seventh day of February 1842.
                    T. L. Thomas, J. P.

John White Thurman and Sarah McDuffie had 10 children before Sarah McDuffie Thurman died between 1870 and 1872.

John’s wife Sarah A. McDuffie whom he married on 7 February 1842 in Dekalb County Georgia is alive and well on 12 July 1870 where she is enumerated in the 1870 US Census as age 43.  

Sarah A. McDuffie is believed to have died between 12 July 1870 and 15 December 1872. If she did pass away, no death notice or tombstone has been found for her.

On 15 December 1872, John White Thurman married Sarah E. Rivers, daughter of Dempsey Rivers and Nancy McDuffie.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/590794:4766

Sarah Rivers Thurman was born May 1830 in DeKalb County, Georgia, a daughter of Dempsey Rivers and Nancy McDuffie. Sarah Rivers Thurman died in 1909.

Sarah McDuffie Thurman was born in 1826 whereas Sarah E. Rivers was born in May 1830. Many on line trees have combined these two women's naming their creation Sarah McDuffie Rivers Thurman. Very few if any of the tress have the second marriage to Sarah Rivers attached to their trees.  

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 May 2020); Memorial page for J. W. Thurman; (10 November 1819–10 July 1904); Find a Grave memorial # 33844103, Citing Evergreen Cemetery; Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, USA.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, DeKalb County, Georgia, population schedule, Town, DeKalb County, Georgia, Page: 135B; Line 1, Dwelling 56, Family 56, Household of John THURMOND; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2020); citing NARA publication Roll: M432_67.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, De Kalb County, Georgia, population schedule, Panthersville Dist., DeKalb County, GA, Page: 349(Stamped); Line 9, Dwelling 680, Family 680, Household of J. W. THURMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2020); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_119.

4. 1870 U. S. Census, De Kalb County, Georgia, population schedule, Panthersville Dist., DeKalb County, GA, Page: 258(Stamped); Line 11, Dwelling 335, Family 335, Household of J. W. THURMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2020); citing NARA publication Roll: M593_147.

5. 1880 U. S. Census, Fulton County, Georgia, population schedule, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, enumeration district (ED) 102, Page: 461B (Stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 183, Family 192, Household of John W. THURMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2020); citing NARA publication Roll: T9_0148.

6. 1900 U. S. Census, De Kalb County , Georgia, population schedule, Clarkston, De Kalb, Georgia, enumeration district (ED) 0018, Page: 10B/145 (Stamped); Line 60, Dwelling 179, Family 188, Household of John T. ALLEN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2020); citing NARA publication Roll: T623_0192.

7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, J. W. Thurman (10 November 1819–10 July 1904), Memorial # 33844103.

8. "Georgia Marriages to 1850," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed & downloaded 6 May 2020), Marriage: John W. Thurman to Sarah McDuffie, Marriage Date: 7 Feb 1842.

9. "Georgia Marriages to 1850," database, Ancestry>, Marriage: John W. Thurman to Sarah RIVERS.

10. 1900 U. S. Census, De Kalb County , Georgia, population schedule, Clarkston, De Kalb, Georgia, ED 0018, Page: 10B/145 (Stamped); Line 60, Dwelling 179, Family 188, Household of John T. ALLEN.

11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E. Rivers Thurman (June 1830–1909), Memorial #100917736.

It’s Family Time~Jacob Wilson Sides

 Jacob Wilson Sides was born 4 April 1825, a son of Daniel Sides and Esther Dry. He was
the oldest of 12 children. Jacob married Emily C. Lewis in 1858 according to the 1900 Census for Iredell County, North Carolina.

Jacob and Emily raised 9 children of which 8 lived to adulthood before her death 1 February 1885.

Jacob Wilson C. Sides and Emily C. Lewis had the following children:

i. Laura Jane Sides was born on 30 Dec 1859 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 20 May 1951 at the age of 91 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

ii. Sarah "Sallie" Sides was born on 15 May 1862 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 28 Apr 1947 at the age of 84 in Loray, Iredell, North Carolina.

iii. Flora A. Sides was born on 26 Nov 1864 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 6 Oct 1927 at the age of 62 in Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina

iv. John L. Sides was born on 30 Mar 1867 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died on 30 Nov 1916 at the age of 49 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

v. Daniel Wellington Sides was born on 11 Jul 1869 in North Carolina. He died on 5 May 1936 at the age of 66 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

vi. Minnie Ethel Sides was born on 25 Sep 1871 in Iredell County, North Carolina. She died on 14 Feb 1943 at the age of 71 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

vii. Charles Edgar Sides, born 25 Feb 1874, Loray, Iredell, North Carolina; died 2 Apr 1955, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

viii. Otie Clifford Sides was born on 18 Feb 1877 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died on 14 Nov 1877 at the age of 0 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

ix. Arthur Leon Sides was born on 24 Mar 1879 in Iredell County, North Carolina. He died on 17 Jan 1964 at the age of 84 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

Jacob Wilson Sides died on 2 January 1906 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Mr. Jacob Sides, whose critical illness was mentioned in the last issue if The LANDMARK, died early Tuesday morning and the remains were interred at Concord church Wednesday morning, Mr. Sides was 81 years old and eight children-four sons and four daughters—survive. His wife died about 20 years ago. Deceased was a brother of Messrs. Noah, J. M. and A. A. Sides of Concord township.

Jacob Wilson Sides is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.

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[1] "Jacob Wilson Sides," Death Notice, Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, 5 January 1906, Page 3, column 4; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed 7 June 2022).

[2] Iredell County, North Carolina, Vol. 6, page 501 Will of Jacob W. Sides; Probate Office, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.

[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 June 2022); Memorial page for Jacob W. Sides; (4 April 1825–2 January 1906); Find a Grave memorial # 74006930, Citing Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery; Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

[4] US Censuses: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1900

It’s Family Time~The John George "Buck" Capley Family

 John George "Buck" Capley was born on 28 Aug 1797 in Rowan County, North
Carolina. He was the 2nd born child and first born son of Peter Keppel and Anna Elizabeth Grubb. 

John George married Mary Ann “Polly” Crowell about 1825-1826 in Bedford County, Tennessee.  No marriage document has been found for this union.

The 1850 Census for Bedford County shows the John George and Mary Ann had 9 known children.

The known children of John George Capley and Mary Ann Crowell are: 

i. Benjamin Franklin Capley was born on 15 Jan 1827 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He died on 30 Jan 1900 at the age of 73 in Bedford County, Tennessee

ii. Richard Capley, born 15 May 1829, Bedford County, Tennessee; married Nancy Almedia Jones; died 28 Feb 1914, Bedford County, Tennessee.

iii. Gabriel Capley, born 19 Oct 1831, Bedford County, Tennessee; married Mary Ann Short, 23 Dec 1855, Bedford County, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1920, Bedford County, Tennessee.

iv. Catharine Capley, born abt 1834, Bedford County, Tennessee; married Newton Franklin Lentz, 30 Jan 1868; died 11 Jan 1910, Friendship, Bedford, Tennessee.

v. Mary Ann Capley was born about 1837 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

vi. Alexander Capley was born about 1840 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

vii. Barbara Jennie Capley, born 16 Apr 1842, Bedford County, Tennessee; married William Samuel Crowell, 6 Feb 1876, Bedford, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1918, Unionville, Bedford, Tennessee.

viii. Martha Jane Capley was born on 15 Apr 1844 in Bedford County, Tennessee. She died on 2 Jun 1918 at the age of 74 in Unionville, Bedford, Tennessee.

ix. George W. Capley, born abt 1847, Bedford County, Tennessee; married I. A. Orr, 18 Feb 1869.

There may be other children that I have not identified.

John George was a farmer and owned a 135 Acre farm. Land that was at one time owned by William Cromwell. Sadly, John George Capley died  January 1850 of SCARLET FEVER at age 52 leaving surviving a wife and 9 children.

John George Capley is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed.

[It's not known why John George use the Capley surname instead of Keppel]

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[1] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4H-89Y4-D?i=87&cat=353923

[2] Land Deed - Samuel Capley to George Capley Deed,  125 Acres; 1 March 1838; Deed Book #GG; Page(s) 404 & 405; Register of Deeds; Dover, Bedford County, TN; 3 May 2022.

[3] 1840 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Bedford, Tennessee, Page: 56; Line 2nd from bottom of page, Household of John CAPLEY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_.

[4] 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, mortality schedule, Bedford County, Tennessee, 9, John Capley; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm MRT573_2304.

[5] 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 9, Bedford, Tennessee, Page 182 (Stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 169; Family 169, Household of Mary Ann COPLEY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M432.

[6] 1860 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm M653.

[7] 1870 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 11, Bedford, Tennessee, Page 314 (Stamped), Line 31, Dwelling 260; Family 269, Household of Mary A. CAPLEY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2022); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_.

Ancestry Tree Public Photo and Document Search Engine

 Did you know that there is a way to search all Ancestry trees for attached document without looking at each individual tree. I stumbled upon this by accident but try the hyperlink below to look for documents attached to  known person in a family tree on Ancestry. You will only find “Public” Images and Documents; not those marked Private. 

The Hyperlink/URL is:   

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1093/

Search Results Sample: 

Please let me know what you think of the results from this link.