These records were written by Amite County native Alma Lea Gardiner at the turn of the century and compiled by her great-granddaughter Melise Leech. The introduction below is hers, but the beginning was lost in the document transfer. .

These writings are copied verbatim, with the exception of gross errors in spelling and punctuation -- minor errors are not corrected. They are labeled simply Record 1, 2, etc., so the reader knows where one ends and another begins. All surnames are capitalized by the transcriber. Bolding of names is by the transcriber. Transcriber comments are in square brackets, with or without initials, i.e., [... - mll].

RECORD 1
Title: The MOORE Family
author: type d, presumably M.W.McK. from a handwritten record of ALG
This record is from an old family Bible, published by M. Carey & Son, in Philadelphia, PA in 1818 [probably indicates the pub. of the Bible itself, not the contents - mll].
    Samuel MOORE was of Scotch descent. He came to the United States from Ireland and settled in Edgefield District, South Carolina. His mother was a Miss LANE. Samuel enlisted in the army during to Revolutionary War, July 24, 1776. He was in the Third South Carolina Regm’t. commanded by Colonel W. M. THOMPSON. Samuel’s name is on the ledger of Montgomery County, Maryland, as one who took the “Oath of Fidelity” to the County in 1778. [I think the military service might refer to his father, not himself . mll] This ledger was kept by Edward BURGESS.
    He married Elizabeth ROWLEY January 25, 1802. In 1811 he moved his family to Mississippi Territory, and bought land in Amite County about ten miles north of Liberty, Miss. Samuel and Elizabeth had eight children, as listed; Jo hn, born August 2, 1803. Married Mary CAIN, November 20, 1828. William Bryant, born November 23, 1805. Allen, born December 1, 1807. Married Mary SWEARINGEN, February 25, 1837. Mary Rowley, born April 3, 1809. Elizabeth Allen, born July 11, 1811. Fi rst marriage to W. M. DENMAN. Second marriage to Hatton WEATHERSBY. Thomas Lane, born April 20, 1813. Married Elizabeth SWEARINGEN, in 1883. Sarah Ann, born January 29, 1815. Married Thomas MARSALIS. She died young. END OF RECORD 1

RECORD 2
Title : GARDNER
author: handwritten, ALG
    William GARDNER was Born in Roanoke Rapids Halifax Co., NC Feb. 15th 1781. He and his brother Sterling lived for a time in GA. He [William - mll] married a Miss NEAL, there were 2 children born in GA. He moved his f amily and brother to Miss. He and his 1st wife had five children; Moaning [Mourning], b. 1809 - married John ROGERS Rebecca, b. 1811 - married Robert BROWN Dr. William, Jr., b. 1814 - married Minerva TORRANCE Sylvanus, b. 1816 - married Mary GORDEN [ Gordon] Sylvester, b. 1818 - married Amelia JOHNSON After the death of his 1st wife he was married a 2nd time to Elizabeth SUMRALL, of Marion Co., in 1823. They had two sons; Elisha, b. 1824 Seaborn, b. 1827 This 2nd wife Elizabeth soon died, and he m arried a 3rd time [to] Margaret STRIBBLING. They had five children; George Leona Nancy Martha Drucilla William GARDNER Sr. died Oct. 11, 1842, and is buried in Amite Co. His name is on the 1816 Census of Amite Co, Miss. Sterling came to Miss. wit h his brother, Wm. GARDNER, Sr. He married a Miss KNOX and had one son; Pryor, who married Prudence MARSALIS. They had a son and a daughter; Henry Ellen Henry married Eliza DAY. They had 4 dau. and one son. Henry’s 1st wife died & he married Miss JA GUERS & had several children. Henry is buried in Amite Co., Miss. Ellen married John BEALL [and] had 2 sons; Cicero Alva Alva married Hattie GIRLING, of Holmesville, Miss. and had four children. They live in N.O. [New Orleans - mll]. END OF RECORD 2

RECORD 3
Title: Mrs. Hannah HAMILTON McKNIGHT
author: handwritten, ALG
    Was the second child of Robert Reid HAMILTON and his wife Mary FRENCH. She was born in Ala. Mar 11, 1822. Her Grandparents were; Thomas HAMILTON & his 2nd wife Jensie JENNINGS. Tho mas came from Ireland to the U.S. before the Revolutionary War, and settled in the Peedee region of S.C. His first wife was killed by the Tories and he married her sister Jensie [one must assume from this that his first wife was also a JENNINGS - mll]. The family moved from SC to Alabama. Her mother died in Ala. and she moved with her father, brothers William & John, and sisters Martha and Augusta to Miss. She [Hannah - mll] said they came in wagons and on horseback, and crossed the tracks near Jackson , Miss. where the workmen were building the first R.R. in Miss. When quite young she married Mr. Lott TARVER, who was a large landowner. He only lived a few years. After his death she remained a widow eight years. In 1856 she married Dr. Theodore McKNIGHT of Liberty, Miss., and had three sons; Theodore Jr., b. Jan 17, 1857 HAMILTON, b. Feb 27 1862 Charles Norwood, b. May 28, 1864 They built a beautiful home 5 miles from Liberty, owned several thousand acres of land, many slaves, some whose names were; Jenny, a noted cook and seamstress, Polly the nurse, Granny Mary, an old weak-minded Negro who cared for the little Negroes while their parents were at work in the fields. Jim, the carriage driver, Calvin, Ben, and others. Dr. Theo. McK. died Nov. 20 th, 1887 and she lived with her 2nd son Hamilton until her death May 13th, 1894, in McComb, Miss. She is buried in the Liberty Cemetery, beside her husband. She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church in Liberty for 59 years. Her maternal Grandmother was Jane NORWOOD, a relative of Able J. NORWOOD of East Feliciana Parish, LA. She [Hannah - mll] was a medium sized woman about 5 ft. 4 in. in height, with hazel eyes, dark complexion, and a beautiful suit of long, thick, black hair that touched the floor when standing. In her old age it was still quite long and only slightly gray. She was very neat, and always nicely dressed. END OF RECORD 3

RECORD 4
Title: HAMILTON Family
author: handwritten, ALG

    This is a record of Charlie’s mother’s family. The HAMILTON family were noblemen in Ireland. They came to the United States because of political persecution before the Revolutionary War. Thomas HAMILTON was b. Dec. 11 1743. He married a Miss JENNINGS, who was killed by the Tories. Later he married her sister Jensie JENNINGS. They had five children; Sarah Reid, b. May 29th, 1760 John, b. Feb. 2nd 1762 Margaret, b. Aug 11th, 1767 Thomas McCrea, b. 17-- Robert Reid, b. Feb. 20th, 1789 The names and dates were copied from an old Bible, owned by John F. HAMILTON, youngest son of Robert Reid & his wife Mary FRENCH HAMILTON. Robert Reid HAMILTON married Mary FRENCH about 1858 or 59 [absurd -- the date was probably 1815 - mll]. They lived in Alabama and had five children; William, b. 1816, married his double 1st cousin Eliza CHANDLER Martha, b. 1818, married a Mr. DUCK, no children Augusta, b. 1820, married Capt. Hiram MORGAN (a Capt. in the Confederacy), had six children Hannah French, b. Mar. 11, 1822, married Dr. Theodore McKNIGHT John Fren ch, b. Jan 7, 1830, married Mary Ann MORGAN Robert Reid’s wife died about 1836, and is buried in Alabama - we think Sumpter County. After her death, he moved with his father and his children to Miss. They moved in wagons, some of the family rode horse back. They crossed where the first R.R. tracks were being laid near Jackson, Miss. They settled near Ebenezer Church in [the] S.W. part of Amite Co., Miss. Robert Reid married a 2nd time and had two children born in Miss. Their names were Frank & Eliz abeth. He died about 1863, and is buried beside his father near Ebenezer Church in Amite Co., Miss. William, son of Robert Reid & his 1st wife Mary FRENCH HAMILTON, b. 1816 in Alabama, married his double 1st cousin Eliza CHANDLER (the relationship was t hrough the CHANDLER & NORWOOD families). Their children were Lizzie, James, Van S., John, Eliza Louis, Seola & Samuel. Martha HAMILTON (she was a schoolteacher) married a Mr. DUCK & moved to LA, and is buried there. They had no children. Mr. Duck was an architect & dancing master. Her family opposed the marriage and she said she would “take her DUCK to another puddle,” so they moved to LA. Her family never saw Martha again. Augusta HAMILTON was the third daughter of Robert Reid & Mary F. HAMILTON. She was born in 1820, and married Capt. Hiram MORGAN. He fought in the War Between the States and the Mexican War. He was killed in the War Between the States. His name is on the Confederate Monument at Liberty. His wife received a pension from both wars after his death. Their children were Sarah, married a Mr. CAUSEY, no children; Prentiss, married CORCORAN, children were 2 girls; Hiram Jr., died aged 18 yrs.; Augusta, married Mr. LAMBERT, had several children (they live near Magnolia); Elizabeth, married Mr. McELWEE, had one daughter - Delphine; Iverson, married Miss COCKERHAM, had 4 children. Augusta, wife of Capt. Hiram MORGAN, died Aug. 4th, 1901. She is buried at Gillsberg, Amite Co., Miss. Hannah French HAMILTON was the 4th child of Robt. Reid & Mary FRENCH HAMILTON. She was born Mar 11, 1822, in Alabama, and moved with her father to Miss. about 1836. She 1st married Mr. Lott TARVER, who soon died (they had no children). Eight yrs. later, on Mar. 27, 1856, she married Dr. Theodore McKNI GHT (he was a 40 year old bachelor). They had three sons, Theodore, b. Jan 19, 1857; Hamilton, b. Feb. 27, 1862 & Charles Norwood, b. May 29, 1864. Dr. Theodore McKNIGHT died Nov. 16, 1887. Hannah died May 13, 1894 at her son’s [HAMILTON’s] home in McC omb, Miss. She and Dr. Theodore McKNIGHT are buried in the Liberty Cemetery in Amite Co., Miss. John F. HAMILTON, her brother, was b. Jan. 7, 1830, and moved to Miss. with the family when a small boy. His wife was Mary Ann MORGAN. They married Jan 21, 1859, and had seven children. END OF RECORD 4

RECORD 5
Title: The McKNIGHT Family Record
author: handwritten, ALG [written before title: Thomas McKNIGHT fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 - mll] Mc = son of a knight, a brave man. M cKNIGHT means son of a brave man.
    The McKNIGHT family are of Scotch descent. They came from Scotland to England, then to the United States. They lived in Ashley Precinct, South Carolina. Thomas McKNIGHT, his wife Mary Jeanette PIGOTT, and their three c hildren -- a son, Charles Wesley, a daughter, Mary, born July 4th, 1813, and a son Thomas Jr. -- moved to Miss. Territory prior to 1816. Thomas Sr’s. name is on the 1816 census of Amite Co., Miss. They lived on a 3,000 acre farm about four miles south o f Liberty. Their 1st son [of the children born in MS - mll] Theodore was born Aug. 31st, 1818, and a 2nd son, Hamilton, was b. Nov. 19, 1819. His wife, Mary Jeanette PIGOTT, died and he married a 2nd time about 1825. A few years later he was thrown fro m his horse and killed. A Mr. DAVIS was made guardian of his children. He was very unkind to them. Thomas McKNIGHT’s eldest son, Charles Wesley, married Jane FRITH, and had one dau., Jane, born about 1840. At one time he was Sheriff of Amite Co., Miss. He died aged about 40 yrs. He was a large man, weighed 240 lbs. Some of this information may be recorded at Liberty, Miss. Hamilton, the youngest bro. [Youngest child of Tho. McK. - mll], was born Nov 19 1819, died Apr 14th 1869. He married Nancy HAR DWICK and had nine children; Florence, Mary Azalie, Lucy, Lee, Hardwick, Pigott, Nancy, Hamilton, Delia. Hamilton was a lawyer, preacher, merchant & farmer, and his name is on a stained glass window in [the] Baptist Church there [presumably the Church in Liberty, MS - mll]. He was a large landowner, had many slaves, and was a wealthy man. He and his wife are buried in Liberty Cemetery. Mary, dau. of Thomas & Mary Jeanette, was b. July 4th 1813. She married 1st Mr. BACON. He died, and she married 2nd Joseph DUNN. Their children were Joseph Jr. (died young), Charles, Edward Carroll (called Boots), and a dau. Theodora, and Mattie (who died young). Mary McK. DUNN died June 28 1880 and is buried on the old homestead four mi. South of Liberty, Miss. Her Husband Joseph DUNN is also buried there. Thomas Jr., son of Thomas Sr. & Mary Jeanette McKNIGHT, married Malsie SIMMONS. Their 10 children were Theodore (died aged 18 yrs. A soldier in the Confederacy), James and Robert (also died young), Nathan, Maggi e, Delia, Kate, Leonard, Harriet, & Thomas Jr. [Thomas 3rd - mll] lived in Amite Co., Miss. Theodore, son of Thomas & Mary J. McKNIGHT, born Aug 3rd 1816. He was a Dr. He married Hannah HAMILTON TARVER, a widow, Mar 27th 1856. Dr. Theodore McKNIGHT die d Nov 25th 1887 and is buried in Liberty, Miss. Cemetery beside his wife. They had three sons. Theodore Jr., [eldest son on Dr. Theo. & Hannah McK. - mll] born Jan 19 1857, married Elisha Anna GARDNER June 1875. They had six children; Bessie French, Euge ne C. (died young), Maude M., Theodore Jr. [Theodore 3rd], Bonita, and Martha Ella. His wife died June 9th 1895, and he married 2nd Della GILLIS. They had 2 children; Evelyn (died young), & Robert B. END OF RECORD 5

RECORD 6
Title: no title author: handwritten, ALG,
dated April 17, 1900
    Dr. Solomon WEATHERSBY’s father was Dr. Louis WEATHERSBY & he fought in the Revolutionary War. His mother was Mary CULPEPER. She was closely related to the Englishman that came over to America and named CULPEPER Co unty, and CULPEPER Courthouse. I have been told that he was a rich English Lord. During the War of 1812, my ancestor Martha FAIRBURN took the socks off of her husband’s and son’s feet and gave them to the soldier’s who were passing by on their way to the battle of New Orleans [wonder which soldier’s?? - mll]. These things were told me by my Grandmother Clorinda J. GARDNER and were in turn told by her Grandmother Martha or Patsy BROWN. Alma Lea McKnight April 17, 1900 [different entry -mll] this w as my first effort to get genealogical data. [different entry, dated 1914-mll] Audrey Eugene was the fourth child of Alma Lea and Chas. N. McKnight, and Julia Eugenia was the fifth child. Audrey born Aug. 29, 1906, Julia Oct. 12, 1908. [back of page-ml l] Norward McKNIGHT [referring to her marriage, date matches-mll] June 29, 1887, and the first child Ralph N. was born on the 19th of Jan. 1889, and in August 16th 1892 died. The second child Charles Worth, was born in Dec. 4, 1893, the third Wilmoore wa s born Dec. 18th, 1899, which brings the matter down to the present day. END OF RECORD 6

RECORD 7
Title: no title author: handwritten, ALG
    Julia, dau. of Thomas L. and Elizabeth S. MOORE, was born July 23, 1851. She married Eugene E. GARDNER Dec. 2 4the, 1874. They had three children, Louis Eugene, Gertrude E., and Mamie. Eugene E. GARDNER died Dec. 4, 1881. Louis E. married Carrie FORD. They had 2 sons; Joseph E. and Norman, and two daughters, Hazel and Marie. Gertrude married J. N. DAVIS. The ir children were Elivynne, Ralph, and James. Gertrude is a member of Judith Robinson Chapt. at McComb [DAR-mll]. Mamie married George H. BUTLER. They have a son George H., Jr., and a dau. Lyneille, who married John R. COUNTISS and has one son John R. COU NTISS, Jr. END OF RECORD 7

RECORD 8
Title: WEATHERSBY Record
Author: handwritten, ALG
    “This is a record of my father’s mother’s family. She was Clorinda WEATHERSBY GARDNER. WEATHERSBY Record by Alma GARDNER McKNIGHT
    My G.G.G. Grandparents were Dr. L ouis WEATHERSBY and his wife Mary CULPEPER WEATHERSBY. They came to the U.S. from England. His Wife Mary CULPEPER was a relative of Lord CULPEPER of VA. They had sixteen children as follows - Loderic, Dr. Solomon, Dr. Walter, Isom, William, Dr. Hatton, Mapsy, Jean, Dr. Thomas, Louis, Seaborn, Cade, Cynthia, Owen, etc. Loderic, the eldest, was born in Barnold Co. SC [note: Barnwell Co. -mll.] He married 1st and 2nd Miss SWEARINGENs, 3rd Effie O’BIER. Had children Virginia, William, James, Louis, etc. Dr. Solomon, son of Louis & Mary C. was my G.G. Grandfather. Born Mar 4th, 1800. His first wife Arminda BROWN was My G.G. Grandmother. She was the dau. of Dr. John R. BROWN and his wife Martha McD. [McDOWELL - mll] BROWN. They had two children Clori nda Justina, born Dec. 31st, 1829, and Martha, born and died in 1832. Dr. Solomon’s wife Arminda died 1832, aged 20 yrs. Later he married Miss Julia BENNETT. They had four children, H. Eugene, Solomon C., Seaborn C., and Eliza. Dr. Solomon died Sept. 15th, 1840 and is buried beside his 1st wife in the WEATHERSBY graveyard about 5 miles north of Liberty, on what is now known as the George NUNNERY place. Dr. Louis’ son Hatton married first his 1st cousin Harriet WEATHERSBY. His 2nd wife was a Miss GRE Y. 3rd [was] Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) DENMAN. The children by his first wife were Louis Owen, Solomon, Seaborn, etc. By his 2nd wife one dau. Mary. Dr. Louis’s dau. Mapsy married Dr. Thomas Cotton. His dau. Cynthia married Burton BATES. His dau. Jean [married] a Mr. Thompson; died young. Three of Dr. Louis’ sons moved to what is now Lauderdale Co., Miss. Three on Pearl River near Monticello [Lawrence County, Mississippi - mll.] One [moved] near the mouth of Red River near Baton Rouge. The others s ettled in Amite Co., Miss. Dr. Louis died about 1838. He and his wife and his sons Dr. Solomon and Hatton are buried in the WEATHERSBY graveyard about 5 miles north of Liberty. Four of his sons were physicians. Solomon, Seaborn, Thomas, Owen, Walter, and Louis were the names most often used in their history. I have never found any Revolutionary War service, but many of them fought in the War Between the States; H. Eugene, 1st Lieut., was killed in the battle of Franklin Tenn., aged 30 yrs. He was a lawyer and graduate of Centenary College, LA. A sketch of his life is in the History of Miss. by Luke CONERLY and a copy of it is in the McComb Library. Louis O. was also in this war, as were many others of his descendants. Some of their names are on t he Confederate Monument at Liberty, Miss.” [Further information on WEATHERSBY family, transcribed from A.McK. records by Muriel McKnight, transcribed from M.McK. copy - mll.] Dr. Louis WEATHERSBY moved to Miss. in 1820. He established a home for the tr eatment of tuberculosis 5 miles north of Liberty on the Jackson Road, the first of its kind in the state. There is a large brick vault built over the grave of Louis and his wife. It cost $800 and was built by his son Solomon. The name plate is rusted a way. The bricks were made by slaves owned by Dr. Solomon. (note: I am inclined to believe the area “5 miles north of Liberty” was the WEATHERSBY estate (or plantation), an area later owned by George Nunnery - mll.) END OF RECORD 8

RECORD 9
Title: McDOWELL Ancestry
Author: handwritten, ALG
“John McDOWELL lived in Ireland. He was a weaver from the “bogs” [her emphasis-mll,] and ran away with & married Martha FAIRBURN who was of the nobility. This caused a great family quarrel, and because of it he d ecided to leave Ireland & come to America some two yrs. afterward. They had one child born in Ireland, a daughter Nancy. While on their way across the ocean, a son Thomas was born. They were months on the ocean. His wife & dau. Nancy had smallpox whil e aboard ship & the captain cursed [and] threatened to throw them overboard. There were no vaccines then and he feared that all on the ship would take the loathsome disease. They settled in Milledgeville, GA [Baldwin Co. - mll] and there were 7 children born in the US. John McD. fought seven yrs. in the Revolutionary War. The children born in the US were James, David, Mary, Martha (Patsy), Margaret (Peggy), & William (b. Sept 1797). The country was new and unsettled & John McDOWELL’s family suffered great hardships, especially while he was in the Revolutionary War. He came home very seldom & one time was gone three yrs and his family didn’t know whether he was dead or alive. At the end of the war he returned to Milledgeville and lived there until 1 812, when they moved to Miss. near Liberty, Amite, Co. He died in 1835 & his wife a few yrs. later. The sixth child, Martha (Patsy) married Dr. John BROWN of Kentucky who was then living in Carnesville [Franklin Co. - mll], GA, and about 1812 they moved to Miss. They had two children, Clorinda & Arminda, born in 1812 & 1815. He was a noted physician and went to the Legislature six yrs. in GA & six in Miss. He brought the first set of surgical instruments ever used in Miss. On the trip to Miss. they traveled through Alabama, then known as the Indian Nation. She rode a pony & he walked. They settled in Amite County and he died there in 1832. His oldest dau. Arminda married Dr. Solomon WEATHERSBY in Jan., 1829 and Dec 31st, 1829 their dau. was born . She was named Clorinda Justina. In May 1832 the second dau. Martha was born. Just six weeks after her birth the mother died and the baby died at the age of 9 months. Dr. Solomon afterwards married a Miss Julia BENNETT and had four children, Eugene, Solomon, Eliza, & Seaborn. [Dr. Solomon] died in 1840. His dau. Clorinda was raised by her grandmother Martha BROWN and her Aunt Clorinda, who had married John R. BELL. When she [dau. Clorinda] was sixteen she ran away with and married Elisha GARDNER a t ? [this word might be Greensboro - mll] LA, Jan. 2nd, 1846. A friend wrote their marriage notice and quoted the following lines from Brainerd: “I saw two clouds at morn awake like the rising sun and in the dawn they floated on and mingled into one .” They settled on her husbands farm about 5 miles from Liberty and had six children; William Solomon, born Nov, 1846, and named for his Grandfathers on both sides. Julia; Eugene Elisha, Dec. 4th, 1848. Ella Eliza, Sept 28th, 1855. Minnie died in infa ncy, and the youngest daughter was born Sept 9th [1858 - mll] after her father’s death in May. She was given his name, Elisha Anna. My Grandmother had a number of slaves and she continued to reside on her farm, and with the aid of an overseer to make a comfortable living until the Civil War commenced, when she went through many hardships. Her half brother Eugene WEATHERSBY, to whom she was very much devoted, joined the army in the very beginning and was made 1st Lieutenant. He was young, rich, a gradu ate of Centenary College, LA, and was just commencing his practice of law. He was the idol of his family He fought the first three yrs. of the war in many battles & the 4th yr. was shot through the heart at Franklin, Tenn. In 1862, William S., her olde st son, joined the army. He was just eighteen yrs. old and my grandmother said she almost went crazy with anxiety about him. She was left on this farm with the younger children and the few Negroes who remained faithful and had a hard time. She said her brother Eugene sent her a 100 lb. sack of flour which was all she had during the war, and when they needed other things would go in a wagon to Natches [Natchez] for them. Several would go together and camp on the road, usually with some faithful old Neg ro for a driver. There was one named George who was especially faithful to my grandmother’s family. Another, Bluette. A faithful old Negro cook named Edney who stuck to the family through every hardship. Also one named Sallie James who nursed all the children, and when necessary served as a wet nurse to them. At the close of the war when they were freed, her oldest son came home from the army and helped as did also the second son Eugene, who was then about sixteen yrs. old. In December 1869 William S. married Martha Eugenia MOORE & soon after Julia married John MARTIN. In December [31st] 1874, Eugene marred Julia M. MOORE, a sister to William’s wife. Ella married R. M. SMILEY in 1874 and there was only Elisha Anna left at home. William S. & wife had two children. Alma born Sept. 28th 1870 & William born Mar. 28th 1873. William S. died of brain fever Oct.7th 1872, several months before the birth of his son William. Julia lived one yr. and died in childbirth. Eugene had three children, Louis Eu gene, Gertrude, & Mamie, and died on his 33rd birthday, Dec. 4th 1881. Ella had 5 children, Edgar, Myrtis, Mary, William & Robert, all of whom are living [as of the writing - mll.] The youngest child, Elisha (Polly) married Theo. McKnight, atty. They h ad 5 children, Bessie G., Maude M., Theo. Jr., Bonita, and Mattie E. She [Elisha Anna] died June 9th 18? [she does not conclude this date - mll]. William S. & wife Eugenia MOORE had two children, Alma Lea born Sept. 29th 1870 & William MOORE, born Mar 2 8th 1873. William M. married Meta HEMPHILL in [blank] and had one dau. Eugenia Belle, born Mar 1st, 1889. He died [blank] and his daughter Eugenia B. married Ashley CAMERON in 1919. Alma L. married Chas. Norwood McKNIGHT June 29, 1887 & had 5 children. Ralph Norwood, born Jan. 19th, 1889, died Aug. 16th, 1983. Chas. Worth born Dec. 4th 1893. Wilmoore born Dec. 18th, 1899. Eugene Audrey, born Aug. 28th 1907. Julia Eugenia, Oct. 12th 1909. Chas. Worth mar. Bonnie CROWELL of Charlotte, N.C. Dec 16th , 1921. Wilmoore married Malcolm GALVANI in [on] July 28th 1918. They have one dau., Marjorie Lyneille born Oct. 6th, 1921. [note - this record is undated, but based on the preceding statement it was written prior to the birth of Wilmoore’s son Ralph i n 1926 - mll]. Julia Eugenia married Robert Penn Jr.. They had one son, Robert Penn III. When John McDOWELL & his family moved to Miss. from Milldgeville, GA his son-in-law Dr. John R. BROWN came with him. He had married Martha (Patsy), John McD.’s da u. She rode a pony & carried 2 children. Slaves carried as much as they could. They had a brass bound hair-covered trunk, which contained their money, papers and other valuables. All John McDOWELLs family came except one son Joseph and the family have never heard from him since.” END OF RECORD 9

RECORD 10
Title: Will of Samuel MOORE
Author: typewritten.
    At the top of the first page “Samuel MOORE was my Great Grandfather” is handwritten, presumably by ALG
    The Last Will and Testament of Samuel MOO RE, Deceased. State of Mississippi. Amite County. In the name of God Amen: I, Samuel MOORE, of Said County, being weal in Body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, Blessed be Almighty God for the same, considering the uncertainty of this Moral ( mortal? mll) Life, do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following:- to-wit:- Firstly: I give and bequeath unto my beloved Sons John MOORE, William B. MOORE, Allen MOORE, Thomas L. MOORE, also as there is no doubt of wife Jane MOORE bringing forth another heir, provided it should live it shall receive an equal portion with my four sons above mentioned; also this heir above mentioned shall be under the Guardianship of My Son Thomas L. MOORE; further if this heir above mentioned should die without an heir to its body, that its property shall be Equally divided between my four sons above mentioned, to-wit;- the property mentioned as follows:- 1st: the North East Quarter of Section Twenty-four in Township Four of Range Fo ur East of the Basis (Base? mll) Meridian Line; also another piece [of] land, The East Half of North East Quarter of Section Twenty-three in Township No. Four of Range No. Four, containing Seventy nine acres and Nineteen Hundredths. Also another tract of land it being the South East Quarter of Section Thirty-four in Township Four in Range Four East, containing One Hundred and Sixty-one acres, and sixteen hundredths of an acre, also the set of Mills on this tract of land last mentioned; Another tract of l and it being the West half of the North West Quarter of Section No. Nineteen, Township No. Four of Range No. Four East, containing Eighty-two acres and sixty hundredths of an acre; further I give to my four beloved sons John MOORE, William B. MOORE, Allen MOORE, and Thomas L. MOORE, and the fifth heir above mentioned, Twenty-two Negroes, named as follows, Little Joe, Philip, Landon, Adger, Dennis Benjamin, Sarah, Lititia, Abby, Larina, Eve, Angeline, Lizer, Joh, Peter, Butler, Gibson, Sam, Warren, Moses, Tom, - I further give to my four sons above mentioned, and the fifth above mentioned, all my stock of Horses, hogs, cattle, sheep, Goats and mules, also my wagon and oxen, also all my household and kitchen furniture of whatsoever kind it may be, and my Gi ns, and Blacksmith Tools, and all other farming utensils belonging to the plantation, of whatsoever kind or sort they may be: - I further give to my four beloved sons and the fifth heir above mentioned, Ten shares which I hold of the Capital Stock of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi; also all my present crop of whatever kind it may be. I want all the property above mentioned to remain on the plantation under the care of my Executors till the first day of January, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Seven, or until the debts are paid off the Estate: Further if my daughter Martha MOORE dies without an heir to her body, the Negroes deed to her named as follows, Joe, Hannah, Malina, Henry, Claiborne; also the Negroes deeded to Mary R. KING named as follows, Kit ty and Charlotte. Also those deeded to Elizabeth DENMAN, named as follows: Peggy, Ishmahel, Same. If either of my three Daughters above mentioned dies without a bodily heir, their property shall be equally divided between my four sons John MOORE, Willi am B. MOORE, Allen MOORE, Thomas L. MOORE, and the heir above mentioned. Secondly:------- I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Sarah Ann MOORE, now, Sarah Ann Marsalis, and Thomas MARSALIS, her husband, four Negroes named as follows: Big Sarah, S tarling, Drucilla, and Minerva, to be their right and property at my death, After the Doctor Bill and my lawfull debts are paid all the above mentioned property assigned to my four sons namely, John, William B., Allen, Thomas L., and the above mentioned h eir to be equally divided between them. I further appoint John MOORE, and Thomas L. MOORE, Sole Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, seal, this the Secon d day of September, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-four. Samuel MOORE (Seal) Signed, Sealed, published and delivered by the above named Samuel MOORE to be my Last Will and Testament in the presence of us. (H.B. the word “Didided int erlined before assigned.” (I think this is probably “died before assigned” - mll.)) Test: Ladwish WEATHERSBY. (L.S.) Solomon WEATHERSBY. (L.S.) William ADAMS. (L.S.) Van F. SWEARINGEN. (L.S.) END OF RECORD 10

RECORD 11
Title: A personal letter to Charles J. GALVANI (father-in-law of M. W. McK.)
Author: “Cousin Rebecca”
    [The Charlie is this letter was Charles GALVANI, husband of Sallie HOGG (of Hinds Co., MS). As such, this letter refers to his mother, Ellen MOLLOY GALVANI, and his fa ther, Carlos GALVANI. It is said that Carlos was a working artist -- two years after his death (Jun 1866) some 22 paintings were auctioned in New Orleans, bringing in about $300.00 dollars. A note on the back of an existing photograph indicates that he owned an art studio in New Orleans, and a newspaper article indicates that he was working as an artist in N.O. in 1849. Further information suggests that he moved his family from New Orleans to Mandeville, LA when Union forces occupied the city. He ran a "notions" shop in Mandeville, and presumably all his children except Charles were born in that city. Records of Janice LeBlanc indicate that Ellen died of rapid onset TB, dying within months of her initial decline. Charles and his six brothers and sist ers were apparently placed in the “Home” sometime in June of 1867, and Ellen died on July 15th of that year. Charles, the eldest, would have been 14 years old at the time of his mother’s death. He was my mother’s grandfather on the paternal side. He was born in New Orleans and moved to Magnolia, MS after his marriage. Rebecca was most likely a cousin of Ellen MOLLOY GALVANI. - mll.]
    Letter: Dated December 17th, 1874 New Orleans My Dear Charlie, According to promise I will tell you what became of ev ery thing after your Mother’s death. Your Mother being very sick and fearing she would soon be without the necessary means to support so large a family as well as being quite unable to take the proper care of [unreadable] . . . heard through Mrs. CAMPIGL IO [?] about the “Home,” concluded it would be best to put you all there, and soon after becoming alarmingly worse, came to stay at Mrs. WANG’s through the cordial invitation of the family. Well, Charlie, as you know she lived but one month, suffering te rribly all the time, during that time, you and your brothers and sisters were allowed by the Ladies [?] to spend an entire day with her, as she was unable to go the distance to see them. Mr. Fred with his usual great kindness proposed sending up a carria ge to take her to the Home, to let her see for herself how comfortably you were situated, but thanking him much, she declined [unreadable] . . . see her children in an Orphan Asylum in a carriage. On the 15th of July, 1867 your Mother died, and on the 19 th I went across the River to see what was to be done, part of the things I sold on the premises, and part of them sent to the Home. The balance I sent to the Auction Room of Montgomery, enclosed is a list of the different amounts received including the sale of the things in Mandeville by your Cousin Willie. During all this there was not a single friend of your father’s or mother’s came forward to inquire the first thing about you. Probably they were afraid something would be expected of them. You men tioned Silverware, there was but four tablespoons [unreadable] genuine, the rest were plated. The papers I sent were all that were found after your Mother. About your Father’s business I know nothing, neither did your Mother. She said he came to Mandev ille, taking you with him, [uncertain if this follows, may be a missing section] remarked many times he was ruined and she thought it was the cause of his death, but from what cause he was ruined I don’t know. She also mentioned about some cotton of his which got burnt in Mobile just after the war. But to my story, after the sale of every thing after your Mother’s death and the funeral expenses were paid I deposited in Mr. Jno. WANG’s hands for safe keeping the sum of $600.00, but from time to time duri ng these years I have drawn various sums necessary to get the children all [unreadable line] there is to this account the sum of $350.00 which I intend for the same purpose. John’s body will be soon removed to Girod [?] Street Cemetery, as the customary three months has elapsed (which is required by the Board of Health) and the expenses will be paid from the same source [note: this John might have been Charles’ younger brother]. The jewelry left by your Mother will be given to Ada and Ilda as soon as t hey are capable of taking care of it. And now, my dear Charlie, if there is anything else you wish to know I am always happy to answer if I can. I have not seen the children since last Saturday, but intend if possible to go up tomorrow and get Beauregar d’s pictures which were to have been finished last Tuesday. I also sent a package [unreadable] money - with the exception of the portfolios of engravings and the two framed pictures, that is all in my possession. I have so far conscientiously done my du ty towards the children and will continue to do so until the end. Mandeville came to see me last Sunday evening and sat quite a while. He was very well and said he would soon answer your letter. Now I must close as it is very late. With much love to S allie and yourself I remain As ever your Cousin Rebecca Dec. 19th [addendum in pencil] Dear Charlie, the weather has been so unfavorable it was impossible for me to go after the pictures, but I will [unreadable] next week. Mrs. WANG is here and desires to be remembered to you both. Again good-bye Aff. your Cousin Rebecca Attached list of items sold [same ink as the Dec 17th letter] The things sold at the house brought $42.80 The things sent to the Auctioneers brought $138.40 The things sold in Mandeville $44.00 The Silverware $15.00 Sold some gold $15.00 Silver I paid for your Father’s picture frame $13.25 You Mother’s clothes I distributed as follows. Part were used for the children, part I sent to the “home” to be used for others, and the rest gladdened the hearts of some “poor people.” There was none of your Father’s clothes left, I suppose your brother had given them away. END OF RECORD 11

RECORD 12
Title: Obituary Notice for Dr. William Walton MOORE, presumably fr om a Summit Newspaper. Large sections missing. Possible that there might have been another segment. Paper not dated, internal date July 18, 1912. Missing sections indicated with brackets, including those parts assumed by transcriber. W. W. MOORE was the eldest brother of Martha Eugenia MOORE and uncle of Alma Lea GARDNER McKnight. Author: Summit Newspaper?
    DEATH OF DR. W. W. MOORE Oldest and Most Prominent Physician Passes Away After a lingering and painful illness [of cardiac?] asthma, Dr. William Walton [MOORE died] at his residence in Summit, [?] night, July 18, 1912, at 10:20 [p.m.,] aged 73 years. [Although] not unexpected, the [announcement] of his death was a great [shock? to his] legion of friends and caused profound sorrow in th e community. Everything that love and skill could be suggested to prolong his useful life was resorted to, but the inroads of disease had gained too firm a foothold, the sands of Time had run it course, and his noble spirit went gently to its reward. At the time of his death, Dr. MOORE was the president of the National Bank of Summit, a prominent and esteemed member of the Masonic, Odd Fellows’, Knights of Pythias and Knights of Honor lodges, and a citizen who had the respect and reverence of the entire people. Out of respect to his memory the bank was closed Friday and until after the funeral [?] ?day morning, all of the [?] also remaining closed [?] the funeral. The funeral took place from his late [residence] Saturday morning at 11:30 [?] was one of the largest and [most] impressive ever witnessed here. [?] ?nding, pastor of the Baptist [Church performed the service?] [Child]hood day upon his father’s plantation, and in acquiring the foundation of his education in the neighboring schools and under h is mother’s care and guidance. By the time he attained his 18th year his knowledge of books had fitted him for entrance at a higher institution of learning, and he entered Mississippi College, where he pursued his studies with diligence for two years. [ He] acquired a taste for the study [of medicine], he decided to make [this field?] his calling, and in 1859 began the [study of] that science in the Eclectic [?] College at Cincinnati, and [? matriculated?] as an M. D. in 1861. Immediately following this he attended one course of lectures, but before he could enter upon the practice of his profession [to] any great extent the coming clash [of] arms caused him to cast aside personal considerations to take up arms in defense of his home and section. In th e summer of 1861 he enlisted as a member of Co. C, 7th Reg. Miss. Volunteers and was attached to the Army of Tennessee. He participated in all the engagements in which his command was engaged, including the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridg e, Fort Craige, Murfreesburo, Franklin and others, and at all times he bore himself in a matter becoming a soldier and a gentleman. He officiated most of the time as surgeon and assistant surgeon, and at the battle of Murfreesburo was left in charge of t he wounded, and remained inside the Federal lines for several months in the discharge of his duties. He afterward rejoined his regiment and surrendered with his command at Jonesboro, NC, and after his return home the following fall entered [?] Orleans sc hool. . . (Remainder missing) END OF RECORD 12

RECORD 13
Title: Untitled
Author: handwritten circa 1949/50 by ALG
Eugene Audrey, son of Charles N. and Alma G. McKnight -- was born Aug. 29th 1907, at 2:20 o.c. [o’clock] a.m. in McComb, Miss. He was g raduated from McComb High School in 1923 -- attended the GA School of Technology in 1924 & 25, the NC State College in 1926 and 1927, and because of a severe illness of about a year had to leave school. More than a year later, after his recovery, he atte nded school at Silver Springs MD at Washington D.C. After finishing this course in dyeing and cleaning [inserted - chemistry, etc.], he returned to Asheville, NC and was for a number of years supt. Of the Abbot Knight dry cleaning and dyeing plant. On O ct 31st 1930 he married Miss Marguerite BUCHAUNAN of Asheville, NC. He has a home in Charleston, West VA, where he was General Manager of the Nuway Dry Cleaning plant for 2 years. He is a member of the Baptist Church. He is now living in New York city and is connected with the Magnesol chemical Co. There. His address is Long Island. Julia Eugenia, youngest child of Charles N. and Alma G. McKNIGHT, was born Oct 12th 1909 at 9 o.c. pm. In McComb, Miss. She attended the Public schools of McComb and mar ried Robert E. PENN, Jr. May 1st 1925. They had one son, Robert E. PENN III, born Mar 10th 1926. She is now Mrs. Hancel ROBINSON and lives in Goose Creek, Texas. Aubrey Anderson [Julia’s 2nd husband - mll] died Mar 7th 1945. Julia lives on the Houston Highway in Texas. Her son Robt. E. PENN 3rd was a flier in World War 2. He was in the Air Corp and received his discharge from Randolph Field, Texas. END OF RECORD 13

RECORD 14
Title: Untitled -- a partial record of the HAMILTON family
Author: handwr itten, ALG .
    . . Wiley (never married), Dora, John (died young), & Maggie left no children. Fannie married Mr. FUGLER & had one son and one daughter, Modena. Stevie married Thos. PARKER; they had four sons and one dau., Annie Belle. [Inserted - 4 sons ] Carey - Denson, Jewel, and Heulette. Lee, youngest son of John F. & Mary Ann HAMILTON, married & has no children. He lives at Baton Rouge, LA. Mrs. Elizabeth NORWOOD CHANDLER (Aunt Betsy) was the mother of William HAMILTON’s wife. She was the aunt o f William HAMILTON, and of his sisters and brothers. Explanatory: I have been told Elizabeth NORWOOD CHANDLER, Jane CHANDLER, & Abel J. NORWOOD were sisters & brothers. This record could be traced by a genealogist. Mrs. Hannah H. McKNIGHT said the fam ily dated back to the time of Queen Elizabeth. Thomas HAMILTON fought in [the] Revolutionary War, we think in Sumpter’s Brigade. There is some doubt as to the given name of the 1st HAMILTON who fought. It was either Thomas, William, or Robert. AGM [ALG] END OF RECORD 14

RECORD 15
Title: HAMILTON - The HAMILTON Family
Author: Handwritten, ALG
    The Hamilton Family were noblemen in Ireland. They [left] Ireland before the Revolutionary War because of political persecution and came to the Unite d States. William (?) HAMILTON was born in Ireland Dec 11th 1743. He married a Miss JENNINGS, who was soon killed by the Tories. Later he married her sister Jensie. They had 5 children. They lived in Alabama and Jensie died and is buried there about 1836. He moved to Miss. with his son Robert Reid HAMILTON, where he lived until his death which occurred 18__. He is buried at Ebenezer Church in Amite Co., Miss. Robert Reid HAMILTON, son of William And Jensie HAMILTON, was born in Alabama [in] 1789. He married Mary FRENCH about 1815 and had 5 children; William, born 1816; Martha, born 1818; Augusta, born 1820; Hannah French, March 11, 1822; John F., born Jan 7 1830. Robert Reid died about 1863 and is buried at Ebenezer Church in Amite Co., Miss. William HAMILTON, son of Robert Reid and Mary HAMILTON, was born 1816 in Alabama. He married his first Cousin, Eliza CHANDLER. Some of their children were - John, Eliza, Samuel, Van S., Louis, Seola, James, etc. William’s 1st wife, Eliza CHANDLER, died 18__. He then married a 2nd time and had two children, Lizzie and Frank. Augusta HAMILTON, dau. of Robert Reid and Mary HAMILTON, was born 1820 in Alabama. She moved to Miss. when about 16 yrs. of age. She married Capt. Hiram MORGAN and had the follo wing children: Sarah married CAUSEY Prentiss married CORCORAN (children were 2 girls) Hiram died aged 18 years Elizabeth (Get [Tet? Jet? - mll]) married McELWEE (had 1 daughter, Delphine. Elizabeth died young) Augusta married LAMBERT Iverson married Miss COCKERHAM (had 4 children) Her husband [Capt. Hiram MORGAN - mll] fought in the Mexican War and was a Capt. In the Civil War, in which he was killed. His name is on the Confederate Monument at Liberty, Miss. Augusta, his wife, received a pension from b oth the Mexican & Civil Wars. She died Aug. 4 1901 and is buried near Gillsburg, Miss., in Amite Co. Get’s daughter Delphine married Willie GORDON & had several children. Martha HAMILTON, dau. of Robert Reid and Mary HAMILTON, was born in Alabama in 18 18. She married a Mr. DUCK, had no children, died 18__, and is buried in LA. John F. HAMILTON, son of Robert Reid and Mary HAMILTON, was born in Alabama Jan 7 1830 and moved to Miss. with his father. He married Mary Ann MORGAN Jan 21 1859 and had seven children: Dora married Ben. CRUISE, had no children Fannie married FUGLER, had 2 children John died young Stevie married Thos. PARKER, had 4 sons & 1 daughter Lee married ? Wiley never married Maggie married and died young Hannah French HAMILTON, dau. O f Robert Reid and Mary, was born in Alabama Mar. 11 1822, and moved to Miss. with her father when about 14 yrs. of age (1836). In 1848 she was married to Lott TARVER, who soon died. She remained a widow for eight years and was married a second time to D r. Theodore McKNIGHT in 1856, and had three children: Theodore, born Jan 19 1857 Hamilton, born Feb 27 1862 Charles Norwood, May 29 1864 She died may 13th, 1894 at the home of her son Hamilton, and is buried beside her husband at Liberty, Miss. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Liberty for 59 yrs. Her maternal grandmother was Jane NORWOOD, a relative of Abel J. NORWOOD of East Feliciana Parish, LA. Her three sons have since died. The youngest, Chas. N. died May 28 1937. END OF RECORD 15

RECORD 16
Title: No Title
Author: Handwritten c. 1917 - ALG [outer note reads, “Great-Grandma Chlorinda Justina Gardner sat on Mama’s porch & told her this around 1916 -1918. I typed it but it was destroyed by fire. Wilmo (Muriel Wilmoore McKnight, daugh ter of ALG - mll)].
    My grandmother Chlorinda Weathersby GARDNER, dau. Of Dr. Solomon WEATHERSBY and his 1st wife Arminda BROWN, granddaughter of Dr. Louis WEATHERSBY and his wife Mary CULPEPER (who came to the U.S. from England. They had 15 children -- Loderic, Dr. Solomon, Walter, Thomas, Owen, Isom, Hatton, Seaborn, William, Cade, Louis, Cynthia, Jean, Mapsie [possibly another Isom - mll]). Her parents were married Jan 2, 1829, and she was born Dec 31, 1829. They lived about 5 mi. North of Liberty o n the family homestead on the old Jackson Road. Her sister Martha was born in 1832 and six weeks later her mother died, aged 20 yrs., leaving her two children to her mother Mrs. Martha BROWN, wife of Dr. John BROWN. The grief stricken Grandmother dressed herself and both children in deepest mourning. The baby Martha died when 9 mo. of age. Chlorinda told me this story about Martha’s death. She said that the porch of the house where they lived had a high pair of steps and she had a play house under these steps. One evening while playing alone there, she saw her mother coming across the yard towards her. She was dressed in white and had on a beautiful white veil with two long, white feathers on it. She [Chlorinda] said she saw her very plainly, and said to her “go back Mama, go back. I don’t want you to come after me, you’re my dead mama, go away.” Her Grandmother heard her talking and sent a slave named Edna, who nursed both her and her little sister, to see what she was saying. When Edna got to her she said “here’s my dead mama come back; don’t you see her?” Edna told her no. She saw that her mother was leaving. She said, “Look! Don’t you see her getting over the fence, and disappearing in the woods?” The next morning, after this happened, the baby Martha became ill, and died after an illness of 3 weeks (1832).When she was older her Grandmother told her that her mother was married in a beautiful white dress, with two long, white plumes fastened in her veil. Grandmother Brown always believed that the baby’s mother came after her child.
    In July of 1832 her grandfather, Dr. John BROWN, died of Yellow Fever while on a business trip (and while writing his will) to Baton Rouge and was buried there. She (Chlorinda) attended one of the 1st scho ols taught in Liberty, Miss. Her sewing teacher was a Miss RING [KING?]. She learned to embroider, hemstitch, roll and ship, etc., and before she was nine years old had worked a sampler as a memorial to her mother. It represented a grave over which dro oped the limbs of a weeping willow tree, with the standing figure of a woman in mourning nearby. [It] also [had] dates and the letters of the alphabet on one side. This sampler was burned about 1872 when her house and everything in it was destroyed by f ire. The only thing saved was a small table and one feather bed. Her Grandfather Dr. Louis WEATHERSBY died about 1835, aged 82. Her father Dr. Solomon WEATHERSBY died Sept 15, 1840. He had married a 2nd time and there were four small children by the 2 nd wife -- Eugene, Solomon, Seaborn, and Eliza. When she was sixteen [seventeen -- mll] years old she ran away with and married Elisha E. GARDNER on Jan 2., 1846 at Greensboro, LA. They rode horseback to Greensboro, a distance of 37 miles, to be married . When they returned home she moved to her husband’s home on a farm about 5 miles north of Liberty. Their children were: William Solomon b. Nov 10, 1846 Julia Justine b. 1848 Eugene Elisha b. Dec 4, 1850 Ella Eliza b. Sept 19, 1852 Minnie b. 1854 d. 1855 Elisha Anna b. Sept 9, 1858 In May of 1858 her husband died after a short illness (with measles), five months before the birth of her youngest child. Minnie, the fifth child, had died of Scarlet fever when 15 months old. She was left a widow at the age of twenty-eight, with five children to care for. About this time her Grandmother Brown came to live with her. She owned a large farm with plenty of slaves, and with the assistance of an overseer made a comfortable living until the War Between the States commenced. Her half-brother, Eugene WEATHERSBY, an attorney and graduate of the University of LA, enlisted in Featherstone’s Brigade in the Army of Tennessee as a Lieut., and fought until killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864 (he was shot through the heart while leading a charge. His last words were, “On my brave boys, victory or death.”) A 1st cousin, Russ McDOWELL, enlisted and fought until killed and many other relatives and friends also. As soon as her son William reached his 1 8th year he enlisted in the 14th Confederate Cavalry under Colonel DUMONTIEL [sp?] and fought until the close of the war. At one time his horse was killed and fell on him. His messmate, Mr. Irvin QUIN pulled him from under the horse’s body. At another time his hat was shot off of his head, cutting off a lock of his hair, and blackening the skin of his head. Her (Chlorinda’s) anxiety during this time was so great that she would walk the house nearly all night and spent much of her time in prayer. She said during the war she was forced to do without many of the comforts to which she was accustomed. Everything was high and scarce; common calico was 75 cents per yard. She would have to go or send a wagon to Natchez, camping out at night in order to get salt or any of the common necessities of life. She said it was necessary to raise large quantities of corn, potatoes, and peas, and raise hogs and cane, etc. to feed the slaves as sell as the members of her own household. When there was a wedding in the neighborhood or family the neighbors would save dustings of the meal sacks to get enough corn flour to make cake. They had no yeast powder, and the cake dough was put in churns and churned until it was light. The only flour she had during the war was a 100 pound sack sent her by her half-brother Eugene WEATHERSBY. She made her own candles from beef fat, and parched corn, peanuts, etc., to make coffee. She, with the help of some of the slave women, carded wool and cotton into bats or rolls, spun this into thread, and wove the thread into cloth, making all the cloth that was used by her family during the war. Some of her slaves were very much attached to her, and stayed on for a while after they were given their freedom. Among these was her children ’s nurse, Sally JAMES, who lived to be 85 years of age and always visited my grandmother as long as she lived. She [Sally] always called her “Old Miss.” After the war the Negroes nearly all left her, and her son William, having returned from the army, w ith the help of his young brother Eugene (a youth of sixteen), helped her to work and manage her farm. She heard that there was a Negro girl in Liberty on “the county” and that she could get her for help by sending for her. This girl had been so badly treated and starved that she couldn’t walk, but an old Negro man named George brought her to my Grandmother. She rode behind him, the entire distance of 5 miles, on a little mule named Jack. The authorities in Liberty were glad to get rid of her. She was weak-minded and had been so beaten and cowed by her brutal owner that my Grandmother said it was a year before she had anything to say. Her name was Rachel. After her feet became well they found her to be very energetic. She could bring up the wood and cut it, draw water from the well, sweep the yards, build fires, and many other useful things that have to be done on a farm, such as feeding the pigs, minding of the calves, etc. Grandmother said that about a year after she came to live with her, whil e bringing in an armful of wood one day, she heard her singing -- and from that time she improved. She lived with my Grandmother 25 years, and 25 more with me [ALG -- mll], nursing every one of the children born in the family until too feeble from disease and age. She died in 1922, about 85 years of age. On Dec 24, 1869, her oldest son William was married to (Martha) Eugenia MOORE (daughter of Thomas Lane MOORE and his 1st wife Elizabeth SWEARINGEN). They moved a short distance away. The next September their first child, Alma Lea, was born on Sept 28, 1870. On Nov 7, 1872, after a brief illness (from brain fever), her Idolized and oldest son William died, five months before the birth of his 2nd child; a son William, born Mar 28, 1873. Her oldest daughter, Julia, was a beautiful girl, often called the “belle of the county.” She had married a Mr. John MARTIN in 1872, and just four months after William’s death she died. She was 21 years old and a bride of one year. She and her newborn infant were buried in the same grave. My Grandmother never recovered from the loss of these two, her eldest and Idolized children. Her daughter Ella married a Mr. R. M. SMILEY (son of Judge J. [or G.] M. SMILEY) in 1874. Her son Eugene E. Married Julia MOORE (a sister of Eugenia, William’s wife) in 1874. One year later Eugenia Moore GARDNER died, in July of 1875. In Sept of 1875, Chlorinda’s aged Grandmother, Mrs. Martha BROWN died, aged 86 years (she had lived to see five generations. She was the daughter of John McDOWELL of Ireland, who fought the whole seven years of the Revolutionary War). My Grandmother and her youngest daughter Elisha Anna were left alone at the old home, and continued to live there until 1879, when Elisha A. married Theodore McKNIGHT, at torney. Soon after this marriage my Grandmother rented her farm and went to live in the home of ------- [blank, probably her son Eugene -- mll]. On Dec 4, 1881, after a short illness of only two days, her only surviving son, Eugene died, leaving a wife and three small children. He had just been re-elected a 2nd time as assessor of Amite County. He died on his 33rd birthday. On June 10, 1895 her daughter Elisha Anna died, aged 37 years, leaving five children with the request that they be raised by her mother. The care of these children helped my Grandmother to bear the loss of this her youngest and Idolized child. She was getting old, and grief had aged her still more, so that after about three years the children’s father thought it best to take the m to his home in Vicksburg, where he had moved on the occasion of his second marriage. [Note: the following is most likely an addendum to the original -- mll] The giving up of these children was another great sorrow to my Grandmother, for she could not realize that their care was too much for her age and strength. After this she went to live with her only living child, Mrs. Ella SMILEY, spending part of the time visiting friends and relatives and also in the homes of her grandchildren until her death, Feb 1, 1920, aged 90 years, 1 month, 2 days. She had been a member of the Liberty Baptist Church for 75 years. She was a sincere and humble Christian. She is buried in the Liberty Cemetery beside her daughter, Elisha (by her request). The last time I saw her, about six months before her death, she told me that if I never saw her again not to grieve when she died, for she was ready and willing to go, that death was a friend to old people, and that the grave would be a sweet resting place. She often to ld me that trouble did not kill or that she would have died long before. Her mind remained perfectly clear to the end. She was an interesting and entertaining companion. She was quiet and refined in manner -- she told me she was not allowed to laugh ou t loud in her childhood. She was tall, with dark eyes and abundant, wavy dark auburn hair that was only slightly gray at her death. Her death was caused by a fall in her room. She leaves one daughter, 15 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 3 gre at-great grandchildren. END OF RECORD 16

RECORD 17
Title: Various Weathersby’s
Author: Handwritten, ALG
    Howard Lee WEATHERSBY, son of L.O. [probably Lewis Owen - mll] WEATHERSBY and Janie E. MOORE. Born Oct. 1875 at Summit, MS. He was a soldier in the Philipine [sic] War. Married Dora BATES of Liberty, MS, and had two daughters, Willini, born 1898, married a Mr. Cruin [?] and Howard Lee, born 1900, married a Mr. ______. He died when only 27 yrs. of age and is buried at Summit, MS. His widow rece ives a pension. Julia WEATHERSBY, youngest daughter of L.O. and Janie, was born 1878, married a Mr. WILSON and lives in LA. They have four children [including] a son Louis. Cade WEATHERSBEE, planter of Duplin & Bladen Counties, NC. 1759 granted land (200 acres) by Lord Granville. Will dated 5/23/1793 - Bladen Co., NC. END OF RECORD 17

RECORD 18
Title: Musings and Notes:
Author: Handwritten, ALG [Dated Sunday, Oct. 4th, 1924]
    “Mrs. J. M. GARDNER, Wilmoore, Audrey, Charlie, and myself drove to the old Weathersby homestead now owned by Geo. NUNNERY. We parked the car on a country road and walked through a strip of woods then through a gate into a cotton field, in all about 1/4 mi. to the old Weathersby burying ground. It is situated on top of a small hill (grown up with trees). We copied the names on the tombs in which we were interested. The tomb of my G.G.Grandfather Dr. Louis WEATHERSBY, who came to the US from England and his wife Mary CULPEPER (a close relation of Lord Culpeper of VA). They came prior to the Rev. War. [The tomb] is in good condition. It is a large oblong brick vault about 5 ft. high, six or six 1/2 ft. wide and 7 or 8 ft. long. I think this vault covers them both, as I have been told she was buried by him [note: records indicate she never left SC - mll]. He died about 1825. The sunken nameplate in the vault is very plain but the name has long since rusted away. My G.Grandfather Dr. Solomon W. had the vault built at a cost of $800.00. Dr. Solomon WEATHERSBY’S tomb is smaller and the brick vault is broken in but the marble tomb is still standing with his birth March 4th, 1800 and his death Sept. 15th, 1840. His tomb is between his sons H. Eugene and Solomon, Jr. graves. H. Eugene WEATHERSBY was a Lt. in the War Be tween the States. He was killed in the war at Franklin, TN, in Sept. 1863. Another son, Seaborn, also a soldier (never married), is buried nearby. The old Weathersby home, more than 100 years old, was burned about 4 years ago and the wire fences are al l down around the cemetery. All the family are dead. Mrs. C. M. McKnight [Alma Lea Gardner] a descendant of the Weathersby family.” END OF RECORD 18 To be continued . . .