As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,670 people living in the county. The boat is spacious and well-built and completely powered with LP gas, as Mr. Lane says, even to the whistle. Even after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, black registration was so slow that segregationist George Wallace comfortably carried the county in 1968, but since then the Democratic presidential candidate has carried Wilcox in every election. Messrs. J.N. Drawing in pencil and crayon, $12.50. There are federal censuses publicly available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (Perry County only), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940. I would love to share it with you all, and perhaps learn about the Seale family and the home itself. We made great strides in 2021 and have big plans this year. K. Geiger, I have my grandmothers Butler County Home Demonstration Club cookbook. Our email address is wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or you can text or call Martha Lampkin at 334.296.1076. In 1923 a Junior Club was formed. Her objective, Frank recalled, was to screen the view out the back of the main hall, consisting of outbuildings and objects she thought detracted from the view. Quite a number of worthy young people were helped by this scholarship. Sources: www.archives.alabama.gov/conoff/purifoy.html and Descendants of John Purifoy Who Were Confederate Soldiers by Francis Marion Purifoy as published 1904 by The Alabama Historical Society. She was the one to ask if you had a question about local history or Hank Williams. Our October meeting was held on Sunday afternoon, October 9th at Rosemary Plantation in the Millers Ferry area of Wilcox County near Camden. Our special guest speaker at the reception will be P. Allen Smith. Titles perfect. Gen. Alexander Travis Hawthorne (1825-1899), Martha Ann Hawthorne (1829-1913), Mary Ann Hawthorne (1833-1926), Maj. Adoniram Judson Hawthorne (1834-1877) my line, Rev. It was believed that it might have been one of the deer at large from the Henderson Bros. plantation at Millers Ferry, of which, there are said to be several hundred, but those deer attain a weight of only about a hundred pounds, it was said. Being greatly influenced by my grandmothers love of family, history and research I have spent years researching my fathers family lines of the Grimes, Watts, Donald, Yeldell, Roberts, Thigpen and others as well as my mothers family lines of Lamkin, Hamilton, Williams, Majors and others. Magnolia Glen, circa 1833, was featured in Victoria Magazines 2020 Christmas issue and was the featured home of the 2021 New Orleans Antique Forum. Once again, the people of Wilcox County showed their commitment to the community. Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. We purchased the home from Kathryn and Tim Hicks. The year the Club studied Shakespeare the story of the play was given character sketches of the main characters and songs from the play by the music club. Preston, J.B. Any assistance you can provide I would greatly appreciate it. Old Matthew's Place - State Route 28, located 1 mile south of Miller's Ferry near Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama. Set on the Eastern Side of Wilcox County, Historic Furman, Alabama, is the site of the Wilcox Historical Society's Tour of Homes, Saturday, March 26, 2022. The second child, a son, JJ Till, died in 1907 at 3 months old and is buried along with his mother. We had not one, but two families contribute $10,000 each last month to start our first matching fund campaign for the Female Institutes Restoration. We have so many reasons to be thankful. Jim Phillips, I am interested in information about the L&N train route in Camden as it headed to the sawmill in Vredenburgh. I am a documentary and fine art photographer. Thank you all for joining the WHS! Two weeks later, on May 29th the baby princess was christened in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace, with ceremonial water brought from the River Jordan. He even travelled to Eastern and Middle Florida as a Missionary for a time. Robert Lee Hawthorne of Camden was the next postmaster. Being chosen Wittiest are Pug Hayes and Charles Tait. Prizes were also given to the Negroes who had the cleanest homes. She is currently working on other grant requests for us as well. Mrs. Turberville of Century, Fla., spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Streit last week. Miss Gaston was the daughter of the late James Allison Gaston and Willie Dent Rumbley Gaston. Hal enjoyed a successful lifelong career in banking and was a pillar of positive influence in his community and beyond. And welcome to new members Jaimie and Kelly Jordan of Rome, Georgia and Larry Lynam of Tucson, Arizona! While here he married Lucy Bailey in 1855. 400 sq. A large crowd attended the concert sponsored by the WHS. When you walk through the cemetery you read: McNeil, Tom Nettles, Jordan, Wright, Tyler, Daniels, George Mayton and his wife Elizabeth and small daughter, Martin Dumas, Mrs. Ella Pitts, the daughter of William and Mary Kirven and sister of Oscar Shamburger Kirven (his grave, like a number of others, is unmarked). Cash must accompany all orders. Pieces of History tell the story of early 19th century Southerners and what they moved with them, purchased, made, and used while they made homes and lives and includes pieces of furniture and stories from Wilcox County. The Hawthorne House, also known as the Col. J. R. Hawthorne House, is a historic plantation house located in east Wilcox County in the community of Pi Learn more Horn-Jones-Sadler Law Office at Camden, AL (c. 1846) There were many of this family but none of the extended family, so I just shared those that might be the most relevant. The back roof had holes in it and the floor was rotted. There was certainly a mob of people there, and so many soldiers, national guards, etc. As Furman is a very small community, we will need volunteers to help guide at the various houses throughout the day. My friends, together we will Raise the Bell at the Institute, host another successful Tour of Homes, and together we will show a Countess what Southern Hospitality is. Mr. Fowlkes also shared with us portraits of Peter Early Mathews and wife Virginia Vaughan Mathews. In this job I manage the social media accounts, website updates and blog posts, coordinate the listings of new property for sale, continually update the LMVR app and help create real estate listing videos and photos. B. F. Riley that Kedar had baptized more than 4,500 believers in his useful career that spanned 50 years. Bonner, our efficient circuit clerk, was visiting relatives on Oak Hill last week. EDITORS NOTE: With the help of Don Donald, we were able to provide Mr. Siegel with contact information for Snow Hill Institute. We sincerely hope that it can be placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its preservation.. Valet parking will be provided. Thank you. Bigger, J.B. Only in the past few years has the great black oil giant risen from his millions of years of sleep under the skin of our earth and is shaking the southern portion of our state into a reservoir of industrial might. We made it there and had a GREAT time. Built 1842, also known as the Oden-Bledsoe-Kelly Plantation. We met at our church in Birmingham. John Harrod Purifoy served in Company C, 44th Alabama Infantry (Cedar Creek Guards). The object of the club was mutual benefit, intellectual culture and community welfare. Churches and other buildings on tour include Friendship Baptist Church, founded 1825 current building, 1948, Pine Apple Methodist Church, founded 1872 current building c. 1890, Moore Academy, founded 1882, current building 1923, Old Barn Museum, c. 1854, Roberts Log Cabin, c. 1860, moved to Pine Apple Town Park in 2008 and Matheson Library, c. 1927. Payment may also be made with PayPal. In 1922-23 the new school building of Moore Academy was erected. They will be performing their Christmas Concert at the Wilcox Female Institute Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th at 7:00 pm. Nichols. Thanks! Knight presiding. The ladies of the A.R.P. , Wilcox Historical Society Newsletter Fall2022, Wilcox Historical Society Newsletter Summer2022, Wilcox Historical Society Newsletter Winter2022, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/216424109337, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/214206125287, Wilcox Historical Society Newsletter Fall2021. . Mr. Smiths work has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Architectural Digest, People Magazine, Elle Dcor, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Southern Living, Southern Accents, Flower Magazine and over 100 additional publication titles. These giants, after slumbering for endless ages are just recently being awaked and, like Aladdins genie, being put to work. Historic district containing architectural styles ranging from the various mid-19th century revivals to the, Historic district containing architectural styles ranging from the, African American school founded in 1893 by Dr. William J. Edwards, a graduate of, Plantation house built for Robert Tait in 1855. Now supported by a growing collection of artifacts, Dr. Dumas and the University of West Alabama team are convinced they are within a few miles of finding the site of the town and the infamous battle. Entdecke Pettway Plantation, Wilcox County, Gees Bend, Alabama, AL, Arthur Rothstein, FSA, 16 in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Make plans to attend the 2022 WHS Tour of Homes in Furman on March 26, 2022! He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Thomas G. Jones to fill the unexpired term of Cyrus D. Hogue as State Auditor, and in November of that year was elected for a full term and re-elected in 1894. It was renamed Furman in 1872 after the town of Furman, South Carolina. This time the name New Century Club was selected. Any help will be appreciated. The only Republican to carry the county since 1900 has been Barry Goldwater in 1964 when little to none of the county's black majority had voted for over seven decades and opposition by the voting white minority to Civil Rights meant that national Democrat Lyndon Johnson was not allowed on the ballot. The result for his clients are timeless gardens and landscapes. The minutes and financial report were given and old business dispensed with. We are very excited they are returning to Wilcox County and are pleased to be their concert partner. * The Royal Package does not include Friday Mornings Luncheon with Lady Carnarvon. Remember, with all the interest in our Tour of Homes and Lady Carnarvons visit, we are going to need your help to make it run well. Mrs. Nettie Booth, nee McBryde, of Glendon, Ala. visited her mother and relatives, at Oak Hill, and on returning, was accompanied by her mother Mrs. L.A. McBryde. It turned out that our host was also a real estate agent. The county was named after Joseph M. Wilcox, a US Army lieutenant who was killed in Alabama during the Creek War. So, the place was owned and occupied by the same family for 131 years. , The Alabama State Council on the Arts recently awarded twenty-one Fellowship grants totaling $105,000 and ten Arts Facilities grants totaling $267,500 for a total of $372,500 in funding. Each have a dinette area with TV and all of the units have central heat and AC. Over two hundred people enjoyed one of their five visits to Wilcox County last year! A new and the first incorporated Bank in Wilcox County was determined on in Pine Apple on 13th inst. My great grandfather, Otis F. Lewis, was born in Wilcox County in 1838. The home, circa 1856, was built for the Peter Early Mathews family on roughly 2,000 acres of land planted originally in cotton. EDITORS NOTE: The Camden Cemetery Association 2014 Camden Cemetery Survey compiled by WHS members, Will Liddell, Jr. and Ruth H. Liddell did not indicate a tombstone for Mr. Roach; only one for his second wife. Mrs. T.M. Mrs. E.L. Williamson, Mrs. H.R. We now live in Furman year-round. Pisgah, at Bethel, about three miles away, was Baptist. Through the years the members have taken this objective seriously. Built from 184550, known for its extremely elaborate interior plasterwork. Those present were: Mrs. J.S. The Tiger Rag staff also includes: Eunice Coley, assistant editor; Rena Ray, business manager; Pie Selsor, art editor; Pete Miles, L.C. The Club did various things to supplement the dues.