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Subject: [ALHouston] Heflins-Murphy-Justice-Borland connection?
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:30:48 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200207190203.g6J23CVY024579@lists2.rootsweb.com>
>I am researching an early Dr. James Richards Heflin in the Newton, Alabama
>area; and, find some evidence that there is a connection with the surname
>Borland. One of his daughters, Ann Cornelia Heflin married __________
>Murphy??? I do not know who the other daughter, Amanda Elizabeth
>Heflin, married? Ann Cornelia Heflin Murphy may have married E.
>J. Justice as a second husband; but, I am not really sure--not proven???
Ceya
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>The following is a brief sketch of what I already know:
>
>Dale Co., AL, 1850, p. 166, line 15-18
>Heflin, James R. 32 M Physician NC
> Sarah 19 F GA (wife?)
> Amanda E. 3 F AL
> Ann C. 7/12 F AL
>===================================================================
>Dale Co., AL, 1860, p. 589, line 18-19 (living in the home of John W. Irwin)
>Heflin, James R. 40 M Physician NC
> Amanda E. 12 F AL
>
>Dale Co., AL, 1860, p. 547, line 36-38 (living in the home of Thomas M.
>Borland)
>Heflin,
>Elizabeth 12 F AL Amanda E.?
> Cornelia 10 F AL Ann C.?
> James D. 2 M AL
>
>Sarah may have died before 1860 and the children were living with someone
>else (a relative?) except that Amanda E. was listed in both
>locations. She may have been helping James in his rounds???
>=====================================================================
>Dale Co., AL, 1870, p. 207, line 4-6
>Heeiflin J. R. 50 M Doctor NC
> A.
> C.. 18 F AL Ann Cornelia
> J. D. 11 M AL
>
>Amanda E(lizabeth) was probably married by this time. Who???
>
>I havent found any Heflins in Dale Co. in 1880.
>
>The courthouse in Dale Co. burned in 1869 and 1884. All important county
>records, including marriage licenses, deeds and wills prior to 1884 were
>destroyed. Only a few deeds prior to 1884 were re-recorded after the last
>fire. {Dale Co. Web Site]
>====================================================================
>On 3 November 1891, James D. Heflin received land patent 9858 for 159.97
>acres in Houston Co., AL:
>N ½ NW, Block 3, Township 3-N, Range 26-E, St. Stephens Meridian
>N ½ NE, Block 4, Township, 3-N, Range 26-E, St. Stephens Meridian
>
>James D. Heflin married Beatrice Irene Wood [sic] on 18 March
>1897. License was issued in Henry Co., AL. [Henry Co. Marriage Book
>1897-1900, p. 46]
>=====================================================================
>Dale Co., AL, 1900, page 202A, lines 5-8
>Heflin, James D., head W, M, Sep, 1858, 41, M3, AL, NC, GA
> B. I. wife W, F, Sep, 1873, 22.[sic]
> M3, 2, 2, AL, SC, AL
> John T. son W, M, Mar, 1898, 2, S
> Minnie B. daughter W, F, Dec, 1899,
> 5/12, S, AL, AL, AL
>Murphy, Ann C. sister W, F, Oct 1849, 50, Wd, 2,
>cant read, AL, AL, AL
>====================================================================
>Dale Co., AL 1910, page 28A, lines 11-16
>Heflin, James D. head M, W, 50, M13, AL,
>AL, AL
> , Beatrice I. wife F, W, 35, M13, AL, AL, AL
> , John T. son, M, W, 12, S,AL,
> AL, AL
> , Minnie B. daughter F, W, 10, S, AL, AL, AL
> , James L. son M, W, 8, S, AL,
> AL, AL
> , unnamed son M, W, 1/12, S,
> AL, AL, AL
>===================================================================
>Houston Co., AL, 1920, page 34A, lines 9-12
>Heflin, James D. head M, W, 60, M, AL, GA, MS
> , B. I. wife F, W, 46, M, AL, AL, AL
> , J. T. son M, W, 22, S, AL, AL, AL
> , Frank son M, W, 10, S, AL, AL, AL
>As with all censuses... there are discrepancies in the places of birth
>from one census to another.
>====================================================================
>James Louis Heflin was not living with his parents in 1920. He has not
>been found on the census.
>====================================================================
>If anyone has information about this family, please let me know.
>
>
>
>______________________________
>
>
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:18:53 -0500
>From: "Jerry & Norma Segars" <>
>Subject: Re: [DALE COUNTY] Mooneyham Soldiers
>To:
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>Homer,
>
>This is great, mystery solved! I love it when a plan comes together.
>
>David Henry Mooneyham, son of Stephen and Mary Mooneyham married Sarah
>Commander, daughter of John Commander and Leodice McKinney, on December 29,
>1859 in Barbour County, Alabama. They had children, Missouri, b. 1861,
>Henry, b. 1863, and James A. Mooneyham, b. about 1864. Henry enlisted in
>Company H, 39th Alabama Infantry Regiment in April 1862 and was subsequently
>killed; at The Battle of Ezra Church during the Atlanta Campaign on July 28,
>1864.
>
>Apparently Sarah, Henry's widow, married Rev. Columbus Jasper Thomas, also a
>veteran, after the war. Jasper first married Kesiah Barefield on September
>4, 1861. Whether the marriage ended because of divorce or death is unknown.
>The Mooneyham children shown above were living with Jasper and Sarah in
>1870, 1880 in Barbour County, and 1900 in Geneva County. In 1880 and 1900
>they were identified as Jasper's step-children on the respective census
>reports. Jasper was last known living in Geneva County, Alabama in 1900.
>Some reports say he died in 1918. Burial site is unknown.
>
>S.S. (Steven S.) Mooneyham, Henry's brother, severely wounded at Ezra
>Church, survived. He married Martha Segars, sister of my 2nd
>great-grandfather, on May 15, 1861. He returned to Dale County, Alabama
>after the war and raised a large family with many descendants. Steven died
>28 March 1911. He and Martha are buried in marked graves at Salem Baptist
>Church, north of Skipperville, Alabama.
>
>Thank you Homer,
>
>Jerry
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Homer JONES" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [DALE COUNTY] Mooneyham Soldiers
>
>
> > Jerry,
> > Couple of reports here:
> >
> > From the Advertiser, a general engagement Jul 28, 1864; this would
> > have been during the Atlanta Campaign;
> > Co H, killed, Pvt Henry Mouneyham;
> > the battle on Jul 28, 1864 ts what we
> > know as The Battle of Ezra Church; the
> > Confederate loss in this battle has been
> > placed by some as high as 5,000 men;
> > since the Confederate forces left the
> > field, would suspect he was buried in
> > a mass grave by Union forces; he was
> > spelled as Mouneyham, reckon thats
> > why I didn't pick him up first time
> > around.
> >
> > Jul 23, 1864, Co H, wounded severely
> > in the shoulder, Pvt S.S. Mooneyham;
> > have no idea if he survived.
> >
> >
> >
> > Deo Vindice,
> >
> > Homer T.
> >
> >
> > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ====
> > Did your relative disappear during 1861-1865. Know he was enlisted but
>cannot find out about him. Check the POW records for union prisons.
> >
>
>______________________________
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:11:56 -0500
>From: "Lynn Jones" <>
>Subject: [DALE COUNTY] Re: Woodham letter
>To:
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>
>Thanks for posting the letter from John Windham to Edward H. Woodham to the
>list. I find things like this to be very interesting!!
>
>Also interesting was the Woodham connection to Harper Lee. This makes her a
>distant cousin!! :-) Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing.
>
>Lynn Jones
>
>______________________________
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:39:49 -0500
>From: "Lynn Jones" <>
>Subject: [DALE COUNTY] John Wesley Woodham
>To:
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>I am confused, I guess. In an earlier message it was stated that John
>Wesley Woodham, 11/16/1835-11/2/1910 m. Sarah A. Ard and was a son of
>Frederick and Mary Ann Pollard Woodham.
>
>I have this John Wesley w/a dob of around 1833 and I have no spouse info on
>him at all.
>
>I have the above dates for John Wesley Woodham, Sr., son of Athanasius
>Woodham (1/10/1972-1856) and Mary Ann Kelly (b. abt. 1793). He was married
>to Mary Amanda Ard, according to information that I have seen printed in
>several books and old newspaper articles. I also had that THIS John Wesley
>Woodham was in the 53rd AL Cav. Regt.
>
>These 2 guys have very close birth years, so it could be easy to confuse
>them. Does anyone have the first John Wesley in their line, son of
>Frederick. Can I get more info on him?
>
>Can anyone clarify which of these guys was in the 53rd?
>
>I am just trying to un-confuse myelf. :-) Thanks!!
>
>Lynn Jones
>
>
>______________________________
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:07:11 -0700
>From: "Jerry & Norma Segars" <>
>Subject: Re: [DALE COUNTY] John Wesley Woodham
>To:
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>I do not claim to be a Woodham expert. My mother's half-sister was married
>to Franklin Woodham, son of Ford John Woodham, grandson of William
>Washington, great-grandson of Moses, 2nd great-grandson of Elias Edward
>Christopher, 3rd great-grandson of Aris Jr. Below is some information I
>collected for them.
>Descendants of John Wesley Woodham, Sr.
>
>Generation No. 1
>
>
>1. JOHN WESLEY8 WOODHAM, SR. (ATHANASIUS7, ARIS6, EDWARD5, EDWARD4, THOMAS3,
>THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born November 16, 1835 in Dale County, AL, and died
>November 02, 1910 in Covington County, AL. He married MARY AMANDA ARD April
>03, 1854 in Dale County, AL, daughter of JOHN ARD and HARPER. She was born
>July 26, 1834 in Echo, Dale County, AL, and died February 17, 1905 in
>Covington County, AL.
>
>
>Children of JOHN WOODHAM and MARY ARD are:
>
>i. DAVID MACAJA9 WOODHAM, d. 1939; m. JULIA CARROLL.
>
>ii. JOSIAH WOODHAM, b. May 04, 1855; m. AUGUSTA COBB.
>
>iii. JAMES HILLIARY WOODHAM, b. March 08, 1857; m. (1) DEMARIS WALLIS; m.
>(2) KATE BENSON.
>
>2. iv. WILLIAM ARIS WOODHAM, b. July 19, 1858, Covington County, AL; d. May
>28, 1934, Covington County, AL.
>
>v. VINA SAFRONIA WOODHAM, b. November 18, 1859; m. AMBROSE DAY.
>
>vi. JOHN WESLEY WOODHAM, JR., b. March 29, 1861; d. March 19, 1862.
>
>vii. GEORGE BENJAMIN WOODHAM, b. September 26, 1864; d. November 22, 1918;
>m. FLORENCE ALABAMA RICHBURG.
>
>viii. AARON THOMAS WOODHAM, b. March 17, 1866; m. EUGENIA WIGGINS.
>
>ix. NANCY CAROLINE WOODHAM, b. December 31, 1867; m. TILMAN SHORT.
>
>x. TAYLOR NELSON WOODHAM, b. November 24, 1869; d. November 05, 1936.
>
>xi. IDA MAE WOODHAM, b. April 27, 1871; m. JOHN MAY.
>
>xii. HARDY GEHUE WOODHAM, b. March 05, 1873; m. ISABEL DORSEY.
>
>xiii. NOAH ALEXANDER WOODHAM, b. November 28, 1875; d. July 19, 1959; m.
>GEORGIA DORSEY.
>
>xiv. MALACHI WILSON WOODHAM, b. April 21, 1878; m. IDA WIGGINS.
>
>Generation No. 2
>
>
>2. WILLIAM ARIS9 WOODHAM (JOHN WESLEY8, ATHANASIUS7, ARIS6, EDWARD5,
>EDWARD4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born July 19, 1858 in Covington
>County, AL, and died May 28, 1934 in Covington County, AL. He married (1)
>MARYANNE SAVANNAH "MOLLY" DRIGGERS. She was born August 20, 1855, and died
>October 15, 1915 in Covington County, AL. He married (2) LETTIE STEELE
>August 18, 1917.
>
>
>Children of WILLIAM WOODHAM and MARYANNE DRIGGERS are:
>
>i. WILLIAM ARNEY10 WOODHAM, m. KATE STEEL.
>
>ii. JOHN WOODHAM, m. SALLY ANDERSON.
>
>iii. OLLIE WOODHAM, m. JOHN STANLEY.
>
>iv. PEARLIE WOODHAM, m. ALEX ATWELL.
>
>v. LIZZIE WOODHAM, m. CLAUD COON.
>
>vi. EMMA BUENA VISTA WOODHAM, b. March 31, 1885; d. May 14, 1955, Covington
>County, AL; m. JOHN EDWARD SHARPE, April 22, 1906, Covington County, AL; b.
>September 29, 1879, South Carolina; d. June 20, 1965, Covington County, AL.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Lynn Jones <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:39 PM
>Subject: [DALE COUNTY] John Wesley Woodham
>
>
> > I am confused, I guess. In an earlier message it was stated that John
> > Wesley Woodham, 11/16/1835-11/2/1910 m. Sarah A. Ard and was a son of
> > Frederick and Mary Ann Pollard Woodham.
> >
> > I have this John Wesley w/a dob of around 1833 and I have no spouse info
>on
> > him at all.
> >
> > I have the above dates for John Wesley Woodham, Sr., son of Athanasius
> > Woodham (1/10/1972-1856) and Mary Ann Kelly (b. abt. 1793). He was
>married
> > to Mary Amanda Ard, according to information that I have seen printed in
> > several books and old newspaper articles. I also had that THIS John
>Wesley
> > Woodham was in the 53rd AL Cav. Regt.
> >
> > These 2 guys have very close birth years, so it could be easy to confuse
> > them. Does anyone have the first John Wesley in their line, son of
> > Frederick. Can I get more info on him?
> >
> > Can anyone clarify which of these guys was in the 53rd?
> >
> > I am just trying to un-confuse myelf. :-) Thanks!!
> >
> > Lynn Jones
> >
> >
> >
> > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ====
> > 750,000 men from the South faced 2 million men from the North . 2
>million men could not defeat 750,000 Southern troops what did defeat them
>was disease, hunger, lack of money and supplies.
> >
>
>______________________________
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:36:34 -0500
>From: "Lynn Jones" <>
>Subject: Re: [DALE COUNTY] John Wesley Woodham
>To:
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>
>This information agrees with what I had. Is this John Wesley the one that
>was in the 53rd AL Cav. Regt? I had written down that he was b/c his dob is
>the same as the one who was in the 53rd, but someone said the one in the
>53rd was a son of Frederick Woodham. Is this just an error? Does anyone
>know?
>
>Lynn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jerry & Norma Segars" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [DALE COUNTY] John Wesley Woodham
>
>
> > I do not claim to be a Woodham expert. My mother's half-sister was
>married
> > to Franklin Woodham, son of Ford John Woodham, grandson of William
> > Washington, great-grandson of Moses, 2nd great-grandson of Elias Edward
> > Christopher, 3rd great-grandson of Aris Jr. Below is some information I
> > collected for them.
> > Descendants of John Wesley Woodham, Sr.
> >
> > Generation No. 1
> >
> >
> > 1. JOHN WESLEY8 WOODHAM, SR. (ATHANASIUS7, ARIS6, EDWARD5, EDWARD4,
>THOMAS3,
> > THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born November 16, 1835 in Dale County, AL, and died
> > November 02, 1910 in Covington County, AL. He married MARY AMANDA ARD
>April
> > 03, 1854 in Dale County, AL, daughter of JOHN ARD and HARPER. She was born
> > July 26, 1834 in Echo, Dale County, AL, and died February 17, 1905 in
> > Covington County, AL.
> >
> >
> > Children of JOHN WOODHAM and MARY ARD are:
> >
> > i. DAVID MACAJA9 WOODHAM, d. 1939; m. JULIA CARROLL.
> >
> > ii. JOSIAH WOODHAM, b. May 04, 1855; m. AUGUSTA COBB.
> >
> > iii. JAMES HILLIARY WOODHAM, b. March 08, 1857; m. (1) DEMARIS WALLIS; m.
> > (2) KATE BENSON.
> >
> > 2. iv. WILLIAM ARIS WOODHAM, b. July 19, 1858, Covington County, AL; d.
>May
> > 28, 1934, Covington County, AL.
> >
> > v. VINA SAFRONIA WOODHAM, b. November 18, 1859; m. AMBROSE DAY.
> >
> > vi. JOHN WESLEY WOODHAM, JR., b. March 29, 1861; d. March 19, 1862.
> >
> > vii. GEORGE BENJAMIN WOODHAM, b. September 26, 1864; d. November 22, 1918;
> > m. FLORENCE ALABAMA RICHBURG.
> >
> > viii. AARON THOMAS WOODHAM, b. March 17, 1866; m. EUGENIA WIGGINS.
> >
> > ix. NANCY CAROLINE WOODHAM, b. December 31, 1867; m. TILMAN SHORT.
> >
> > x. TAYLOR NELSON WOODHAM, b. November 24, 1869; d. November 05, 1936.
> >
> > xi. IDA MAE WOODHAM, b. April 27, 1871; m. JOHN MAY.
> >
> > xii. HARDY GEHUE WOODHAM, b. March 05, 1873; m. ISABEL DORSEY.
> >
> > xiii. NOAH ALEXANDER WOODHAM, b. November 28, 1875; d. July 19, 1959; m.
> > GEORGIA DORSEY.
> >
> > xiv. MALACHI WILSON WOODHAM, b. April 21, 1878; m. IDA WIGGINS.
> >
> > Generation No. 2
> >
> >
> > 2. WILLIAM ARIS9 WOODHAM (JOHN WESLEY8, ATHANASIUS7, ARIS6, EDWARD5,
> > EDWARD4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born July 19, 1858 in Covington
> > County, AL, and died May 28, 1934 in Covington County, AL. He married (1)
> > MARYANNE SAVANNAH "MOLLY" DRIGGERS. She was born August 20, 1855, and died
> > October 15, 1915 in Covington County, AL. He married (2) LETTIE STEELE
> > August 18, 1917.
> >
> >
> > Children of WILLIAM WOODHAM and MARYANNE DRIGGERS are:
> >
> > i. WILLIAM ARNEY10 WOODHAM, m. KATE STEEL.
> >
> > ii. JOHN WOODHAM, m. SALLY ANDERSON.
> >
> > iii. OLLIE WOODHAM, m. JOHN STANLEY.
> >
> > iv. PEARLIE WOODHAM, m. ALEX ATWELL.
> >
> > v. LIZZIE WOODHAM, m. CLAUD COON.
> >
> > vi. EMMA BUENA VISTA WOODHAM, b. March 31, 1885; d. May 14, 1955,
>Covington
> > County, AL; m. JOHN EDWARD SHARPE, April 22, 1906, Covington County, AL;
>b.
> > September 29, 1879, South Carolina; d. June 20, 1965, Covington County,
>AL.
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