Eighth Generation (Continued)
Family of Zebulon Madison Buckalew (684) & Mary Raley

1441. William M./Z.(?) Buckalew. Born about 1811 in SC. William M./Z.(?) died in Clarke Co., MS, in 1916; he was 105.

Living 1876.

Received by letter into the Buckatunna Baptist Church from Bethel. This Bethel Church may have been in upper part of Washington Co., AL, which became Choctaw Co. in 1847. Another possibility is Bethel Church in Welch, Chambers Co., AL. Was still in the Buckatunna Church in 1848 when he was excluded for unknown reason. Could have been non- attendance. By 1850 restored and received a letter of dismission in June 1856. Sarah, his wife, was granted a letter of dismission from Buckatunna in May 1844.

1850 Jasper Co., MS, Census: A Naomi Waid, 19 yrs, b. AL, living in home. Page 31, Family 17.
Enlisted in Confederate Army at Hinton (Scott Mountain area of Choctaw Co.), AL, on 5/13/1861. Served in the 13th Miss. Regiment and was discharged at Quitman, Clarke Co., MS. His wife, Sarah, apparently had died during the war, for he married Louisa M. Carrol in Clarke Co., MS, on 10/16/1866. Louisa M. Carroll Buckalew applied for a Confederate pension in Clarke Co, MS, (on William's service) on 4 Sep 1900. She was 69 years old at the time, being born about 1831.

The following notes are from Faith Boney Bell Birznieks:
1836 Marengo Co., AL -- Old Demopolis Land Office Records.
1839 Clarke Co., AL (Child #2 born there.
1840 Sumter Co., AL, Census.
1850 Clarke Co., AL, Census.
1860 Clarke Co., MS, Census.

William M./Z.(?) first married Sarah.

About 1837 when William M./Z.(?) was 26, he second married Mary J. Wade, daughter of Wade & Lizzie Beech. Born in 1821 in GA. Mary J. died after 1860; she was 39.

Living 1860 in Clarke Co., MS.

They had the following children:
2473 i. Alexander W. (1838->1861)
2474 ii. Joseph Allen (1839-1894)
2475 iii. Ransom A. (1842-<1866)
2476 iv. Cynthia Ann (1843-1911)

On 16 October 1866 when William M./Z.(?) was 55, he third married Louiza Mary McNair, in Clarke Co., MS. Born on 13 September 1831 in GA. Louiza Mary died in nr Quitman, Clarke Co., MS, on 10 October 1910; she was 79. Buried in Kings Cem., Elwood Community, Clarke Co., MS. Off of Kennedy lane in pasture enclosed in chain link fence.

Applied for a Confederate pension in Clarke Co, MS, (on William's service) on 4 Sep 1900. She was 69 years old at the time, being born about 1831.
1910, 28 Dec, Clarke Co., MS; Letters of Administration: R.R. Reddin appeared before the Chancery Court, stating that Mrs. Louisa Buckelew died on or about 10 Oct 1910 near Quitman, MS. Had been allowed a state pension by the County Board of Inquiry in Sept 1910. Surviving children, all residents of Clarke Co. and over 21 years: H.I.E. Carroll (child by previous marriage?), Mrs. Amanda Kennedy & Mrs. Mary Reddin, wife of R. R. Reddin. Louisa Buckalew had lived in the Reddin home for 10 years, became ill in Mar 1910 and remained so until her death.

They had the following children:
2477 i. Mary
2478 ii. Virginia
2479 iii. Masrey M. (1860-1937)
2480 iv. Georgian Victory (1859-1892)

1442. Mary Elizabeth Buckalew. Born in 1810 in GA. Mary Elizabeth died in Washington Co., AL, on 9 March 1897; she was 87. Nickname: Eliza.

Living in Washington Co., AL in 1836 &1860

In 1831 when Mary Elizabeth was 21, she married Peter Loper Beech, son of William Christopher Beech (1770-before 1836) & Loper (-about 1835), in GA. Born in 1807 in Collonton, SC. Peter Loper died in Washington Co., AL, on 9 August 1893; he was 86.

Much of the information on this family provided by Barbara Waddell and Rojean Tedder.

Living in Washington Co., AL, in 1860.
[From "The History of Washington Co., AL, First Co. in AL," by Jacqueline Anderson Matte] Town of Hobson (AL): An early settler, originally lived in St. Steven, but left because of yellow fever. He was from SC, his wife, Elizabeth Buckelew, was from GA. They settled on what is now known as the Martin Jones place and built a log house. The house has been expanded and is still used by the Jones family."

From: "Ray Revette" <rrevette@digital.net>
To: buckles@bham.mindspring.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 13:55:54 -4
Subject: Question on BEECH/BUCKALEW

Hello Les,
Checking BEECH/BEACH today on GenServ I found your entry on
John BEECH (1958) and Mary Elizabeth BUCKALEW (1952)

I have the same couple - Peter Loper BEECH b. 1807 in SC,
m. to Mary Elizabeth [Eliza] BUCKALEW b. 1810 in GA. They had 8
children. Elizabeth b. 1810, William Christopher b. 22 Mar 1833
(He was a deserter in CW), Sabrina b. 27 Aug 1837, Mary [Polly]
b. 22 Mar 1839, Peter Johnson b. 17 Dec 1840, James Madison b.
28 Aug 1842, Josha Thomas b. 22 Feb 1843, and George W.
I do not have a John in this family. Can you fill me in on this
person please? I have a John Beech that died in a GA Hospital
from Fever. He was in Co A 32nd AL. [There were 6 or so
BEECH/BEACH in this one Company.] This John was a 1st Cousin to
the children of BEECH/BUCKALEW.
Your family group sheet for this family is quiet different from
mine. Let's compare notes please

Thank You....Ray Revette/FL

They had the following children:
2481 i. Elizabeth (1833-1918)
2482 ii. William Clayton (1834-)
2483 iii. Sabrinah (1837-1916)
2484 iv. Mary (1839-1914)
2485 v. Peter Johnson (1840-1919)
2486 vi. James Madison (1841-1914)
2487 vii. Joshua Thomas (1843-)
2488 viii. George W.

1443. Cynthia Ann Buckalew. Born about 1814 in NC, SC Or AL. Buried in Blue Spgs Bap Ch.

1843 Her father, Zebulon, gave consent for the marriage.
1850 Lauderdale Co. Census.
1860, living in Lauderdale Co., MS.
1870 Minutes of Liberty Baptist Church near Wynot, MS, indicate that Cynthia attended.

Lived on MS-AL line.

On 30 March 1843 when Cynthia Ann was 29, she married Henry Harris , Sr., son of Zebulon Harris, in Lauderdale Co., MS. Rojean Tedder places marriage in Clarke Co., MS. Born on 7 July 1804 in GA. Henry died in Newton, Newton Co., MS, in July 1875; he was 70. Buried in Popular Springs Bapt. Cem., Newton, Newton Co., MS.

Rojean Tedder says they were married in Clarke Co., MS.
Mid-1800s photo on p. 653 of Buckelew Traces, Issue 7 & 8.
1850 Lauderdale Co. (Antioch area) , MS, Census.
1860, Lauderdale Co., MS, Census.

They had the following children:
2489 i. John (~1844-)
2490 ii. James M. (1845-)
2491 iii. Zebulon Buckalew (1847-1934)
2492 iv. Henry (~1850-)
2493 v. William (~1852-)
2494 vi. Cynthia A. (~1853-)
2495 vii. Benjamin Franklin (1855-~1905)

1444. Abram (Abraham) Buckalew. Born in 1820 in MS Or SC.

1850, 24 Sep; Clarke Co., MS, Census.
1860, 3 Aug; Clarke Co., MS, Census.
1870 Lauderdale Co., MS, Census.
Living in the Hurricane area (Blankstown) in 1870. Don't confuse this Abraham with the Abraham born in 1825, thought to have been son of William Buckalew, born 1795, in SC and possibly brother to Zebulon.
1880, Living in Lauderdale Co., MS, per census.
Great-grandfather of Rojean Tedder. 125 Sherry Dr. Hammond, LA 70401
Abraham and Louisa members of the Buckatunna Baptist Church at Snell, Clarke, Co., MS.

From Barbara (Buckalew) Rogers:
"The Abraham Buckalew family lived in the small town of Pushmata, Alabama, located in the county of Choctow in the west central part of the state for a few years. While the children were small they moved to the community of Increase, Miss., now known as Causeyville which is located 12 miles southeast of Meridian.

"While living in Increase, the first wife of Abraham passed away, leaving approximately six children. It is believed that she is buried at the Ebanezer Cemetery near Causeyville. Several months later, Abraham married for the second time.

"During this time, the Buckalew family had become friends with the G.W. Hayman family. Shortly thereafter, these famlies moved to San Jacinto Co., Texas, and settled near the small towns of Coldsprings and Shepherd.

"Mattie Buckalew had married Charlie Williams from Increase but went to Texas with their families and friends, but soon returned to Mississippi and lived in the community of Causeyville until the time of their deaths in the 1930's or 1940's."

Abram (Abraham) first married Louise (Haywood) Roberts. Born about 1819 in MS. Louise (Haywood) died in 1870/1876; she was 51.

Not in 1880 census report.

A tremendous amount of conflicting information exists concerning the names of Abraham's children by both wives. Rather than make a confusing situation worse--those interested in this particular Buckelew branch are working to try to eliminate the discrepancies.

They had the following children:
2496 i. Simon (1849-)
2497 ii. Nancy J. (~1853-)
2498 iii. James A. (1854-1923)
2499 iv. William David (~1856-)
2500 v. Brunner Andrew (~1857-)
2501 vi. Caroline (1859-)
2502 vii. Martha (1860-1945)
2503 viii. Mary A. (1863-)
2504 ix. Ira (1864-1964)
2505 x. Margaret (~1868-)
2506 xi. Celia (~1872-)

On 2 April 1876 when Abram (Abraham) was 56, he second married Mrs. Mary Haywood/hagewood, in Lauderdale Co., MS. Born on 18 December 1841 in MS. Mrs. Mary died in San Jacinto Co., TX, on 1 March 1924; she was 82. Buried in Ebenezer Cem. Near Causeyville Com.,Lauderdale Co.,MS.

Name spelled elsewhere "Hagwood," "Hagewood," "Haygood."

They had the following children:
2507 i. Ida (~1877-)
2508 ii. Walter (1879-)
2509 iii. Howard Jesse (~1895-1942)
2510 iv. Samuel

1445. Nancy Jane Buckalew. Born in 1818.

May have been a member of Buckatunna Church in Aug., 1868.
1870, living in Lauderdale Co., MS

Nancy Jane married Ransom Wesley Robinson. Born about 1825.

1870, living in Lauderdale Co., MS

They had the following children:
2511 i. Eliza J. (~1845-)
2512 ii. Mary A. (~1848-)
2513 iii. Berry (~1849-)
2514 iv. Nancy Caroline (~1852-)
2515 v. Joseph (~1854-)
2516 vi. Martha A. (~1856-)
2517 vii. John (~1857-)
2518 viii. Seaborn (~1859-)

1446. James Madison Buckalew Sr. Born in 1821 in MS. James Madison died on 8 October 1864; he was 43.

1850 Choctaw Co., Co., AL, Census, Next door to Zebulon.

1860 Clarke Co., AL, Census.

Enlisted in Confederate Army where he lost his life.

At 40 years of age, he would not have been accepted in the army as a volunteer when the war first commenced, and it was probably 1864-65 before he entered the service when the Confederate Army was desperate for manpower. At that time any age was acceptable for enlistment.

Possible Reference: 1864 (Jul-Aug) CSA Record: Pvt J. Bucklew was absent without leave in July & Aug from Co. B., 66th Regt., Army of Tenn. (from 4 volume set on Ga. CSA soldiers in Alexandria, La. Lib.

Mil. Svc.:: Killed in Civil War.

The following record may be pertinent:
ROCK ISLAND, MOLINE, IL. CONFEDERATE CEMETERY
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/cemetery/confed-b.htm has the following:
Co. Reg. DOD Grave #
BUCKALEW, J.M. PVT E 40 ALA 08/29/64 1466

On 19 September 1849 when James Madison was 28, he married Mary Elizabeth Powell, in Choctaw Co., AL. Born on 14 June 1831 in NC. Mary Elizabeth died in Lauderdale Co., MS, on 16 July 1917; she was 86. Buried in Bethany Cem., Whynot, MS.

They had the following children:
2519 i. Margaret (1852-1945)
2520 ii. A. J. (~1853-)
2521 iii. James Madison (~1855-)
2522 iv. Mary A. (1857-)
2523 v. A. M. (1860-1932)

1447. Ira Buckalew. Born in 1825 in Green Co., MS. Rojean Tedder gives Ira's birthplace as SC. Ira died after May 1883; he was 58. Buried in (?) Liberty. Occupation: Carpenter.

One researcher says that Ira's yob appears as 1820 in his mother's pension application. On the other hand, 1860 and 1880 MS censuses have his yob as abt 1825.

Much of the information, dates and places, about Ira and his descendants in this file are provided in said ltr. .

A carpenter who moved frequently to find work.

This family apparently lived in the area of the Liberty Baptist Church (Alamuch area) as both were members of that church.

1850, Feb.: Ira and Martha, his wife, are granted letters of dismission from Liberty Baptist Church, Sumter Co., AL; "History of Liberty Baptist Church; Sumter Co., AL" by James T. Dawson; Lauderdale Co. Dept of Archives & History, Inc.; p. 36..

1860, Sumter Co., AL, Census.

1860: In latter part took children, Sim and Mary, to live with their grandparents, Zebulon and Mary "Polly" Buckalew, in Clarke Co., MS.

1869, 12 Jan; Ira posted $d200 bond in Lauderdale Co., MS for his son Simeon to obtain marriage license.

1880, living in Lauderdale Co., per Census.

1885, May: Dismissed from Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Lauderdale Co., MS.

Mil. Svc.:: Civil War: CSA, 40th Alabama Inf. Reg., Co. C.

About 1847 when Ira was 22, he first married Martha Culpepper, in ? Lauderdale Co., MS. Born in GA. Martha died in 1851.

Perhaps the daughter of Simeon Culpepper ??

Died in 1851 as result of illness following birth of her third child, Mary, born Dec. 1849.

Lauderdale Co., MS Probate Court Minutes Book G, p. 163, Aug. Term 1856: James B. Rainer, administrator of the estate of Simeon Cullpepper, deceased, filed and presented a final account. Ordered citations to Jasper Co. to Elizabeth Culpepper and H. A. Culpepper, John Culpepper, Joseph Culpepper, J. A. Willis and L. A. Willis and to Lauderdale Co. to William Culpepper, Owen Culpepper and Ira Buckalew, notifying them of the presentation of said final account..

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Lauderdale Co., MS abstracted by Janice Harrison, compiled by James T. Dawson, Lauderdale Co. Dept. of Archives and History, Inc., p. 26: Feb 1883, Brother Ira Buckalew and wife requested letters of dismission..

They had the following children:
2524 i. Simeon Colis (1848-1918)
2525 ii. Mary E. (1849-1908)

On 25 September 1851 when Ira was 26, he second married Nancy (Culpepper) McGregor Mrs, daughter of Joel Culpepper & , in Sumter Co., AL. Born on 14 October 1827 in GA. Nancy (Culpepper) died on 29 July 1904; she was 76. Buried in Bethany Bapt. Ch. Cem., Whynot, Lauderdale Co., MS.

1880, living in Lauderdale Co., MS.

d/o Joel Culpepper.

They had one child:
2526 i. Nancy Ophelia

1448. Mary Christina Buckalew. Born on 28 April 1831 in AL. Rojean Tedder gives her place of birth as MS. Buried in MtZionBapCh, Snell, Clarke Co., MS. Mary Christina died in Clarke Co., MS, on 16 October 1900; she was 69. Mary Christina was baptized in Mt. Zion Cem., Clarke Co., MS. Nickname: Polly.

Kathryn Billinsky has Mary Christina's birthdate as 12 Oct 1831.

1876, Living.

Mary Christina married William Washington Shirley, son of Shirley. Born on 1 January 1830 in AL. William Washington died on 15 July 1907; he was 77. Buried in Mt. Zion Bapt Ch, Snell, Clarke, MS.

1860 Census

They had the following children:
2527 i. Frances E. (~1855-)
2528 ii. William Bruner (1856-)
2529 iii. Miles T. (1859-1940)
2530 iv. Nanny (~1861-)
2531 v. Mary Catherine (~1863-)
2532 vi. Washington Forrest (1864-1950)
2533 vii. Cecil Boyd (1868-1930)
2534 viii. Callie (1869-)
2535 ix. Jesse (~1870-)
2536 x. Ellis (~1872-)

1449. Caroline Buckalew. Born in 1834 in Greene Co., MS.

1876, Living.
A Carolyn Wright joined Buckatunna Bapt. Ch. by letter in Aug. 1870. Buckatunna is in Wayne Co., MS.

Caroline married Wright.

1450. Bryan (Branon) Buckalew. Born in 1838 in AL. Bryan (Branon) died before 1860; he was 22.

Later information suggests his name may have been Bruner.

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