We are working to bring Hungarian Concert Pianist, Vince Vajda, to perform on the 9 Mason & Hamlin concert grand piano at the Institute. If you still have questions, please email us wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The Golden Package includes: Private luncheon and photo opportunity w/ Lady Carnarvon Friday 3/24 11:00 am 1:00pm, Ticket to Tour of Homes, Pine Apple, AL Saturday 3/25-10:00 am-5:00pm. ft., two bedrooms, with a queen bed in one room and two sets of bunk beds in the other room. Built 1835, 1855, 1935. Members and guests are welcome! Old Matthew's Place - State Route 28, located 1 mile south of Miller's Ferry near Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama. Now that our public school system has been greatly altered and in grave danger of being destroyed, this old building is again in danger, not only of being torn down but also of being ruthlessly abused. You know, if youll just stand around there, youll see everybody in Montgomery. There were 4,776 households, out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.80% were married couples living together, 26.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. Some years after, he moved his family to Louisiana. A County scholarship by the Federated Clubs of Wilcox County was established in 1937. He said he hurried back in the bank and told him They are coming this Thursday.. She will open Tour Weekend with welcome remarks followed by a traditional Southern Luncheon at historic Wakefield Plantation. The meeting was held at the Wilcox Female Institute with a reception afterwards. They were passed every two weeks, alphabetically from one member to another. He served as pastor at Bethel ARP Church in Oak Hill for thirty-one years. Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Reynolds will be associated with Mrs. Upson. We married right after high school, 1976. We are keeping the original house as close to period as possible. Questions? The early river boats were usually side-wheelers with powerful machinery, often pushed to dangerous and explosive pressures by the heart pine fed into their fire-boxes plus fat-back or pure rosin when a race or delayed schedule demanded maximum speed. I remember asking my grandfather, J.B. Hawthorne (1899-1993), about his family when I was 12 or 13 years old. With your help we will not only add the much-needed restroom facilities, but we can complete the restoration of the upstairs/bell tower and add the original wing to the building as well. They reported seeing a flaming object fall from the sky. Grimes, Henry Melton, Jno Miller, J.S. Attendance at the meetings was good. I look forward to hearing from you! William Hunt is an overseer. Shipping up and down the river would stop at the floating dock near the house known as Matties Landing. The Millers Ferry dam nearby has changed the configuration of the river at Rosemary, but the area of the landing still exists. King George was greatly worried as he spent long hours of the last September of his life discussing the problems of his son with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Mrs. Maggie McArthur entertained the Grammar Grades at the school house Friday afternoon. There are a variety of ways you can help us restore the Female Institute. In 1958, Mrs. Dumas came to Birmingham to live with her daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Wheaten, and Mrs. Wheaten, at 6620 Third Ave., North, where she died Monday. Please read all of the following information. With a membership as large as ours, we can achieve any goal. Mr. E.I. To date, we have already sold over $10,000 in tickets to this years Tour. The two-story wood-frame house was built between 1832 and 1834 in a vernacular interpretation of Federal style architecture. Various moneymaking schemes were used. THE GOLDEN PACKAGE$300 per person100 tickets available ONLY 10 available as of February 24th! The scholarship committee was composed of a member from each club. Representing 10,300 acres with 73 buildings, and 14 structures, the Furman Historic District, encompassing Old Snow Hill Road, Wilcox County Road 59, Burson Road, and AL 21, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1999. They were returning to their families in Wilcox County, but only got as far as McWilliams where the parents and brother died.In the 1930s my grandfather met an old-timer at a store in McWilliams who remembered the story and said he could show my grandfather where they were buried beside the road outside of McWilliams. Miss Hines and Miss McNeill have accepted. I feel so fortunate to be the owner of. We have received four versions and after discussion and revisions have come up with an exciting product that preserves the original look of the building while making it functional for our current and future needs. While there our group will be dining in some of the finest homes in the South. They were always cooperative and helped with any thing that they were called upon to do. Thank you all for your support, generosity, and enthusiasm for our Historical Society. He graduated from Moore Academy in 1943. The Wilcox Historical Society is sponsoring a classical music concert Saturday night, September 24th at 7:00 pm at the Camden ARP Church. A number of my ancestors came to Alabama before the Territory became a state 1815 with James Powers, to 1816 with Richard Warren and James Steen, to 1818 with Robert Anthony Yeldell. My name is Heather, and I am reaching out to ask about the Seale Plantation house (Moss Hill.) He confessed faith in Christ at an early age and was called to the ministry while young. This kept up for a number of years, the whole town taking part in it. Ornamental needlework $12.50. The historic homes will all be illuminated and a beautiful sight! He gives a house party, which is phoned from the stage to The Wilcox Progressive Era. When we sold the business in 2017, we had over one hundred employees. I hope you are all well and enjoying this beautiful fall weather. It features a one-story. A special and exclusive whistle, a sort of trade-mark for each boat, elicited great pride and envy among captains and pilots, while a calliope if the boat were prosperous enough to own one furnished gay tunes for dockings and farewells or any festive occasion. Our wedding reception was held at Greenleaves in Pine Apple and I know my grandparents are pleased that we continue to enjoy time in the family home to this day. They have started a movement to raise money to paint the church. It is a major contributing property to the. Their domestic furnishings, whether elegant or humble, speak to the routines of daily life and bring places distant in time back into focus. Maybe some will surface one day! Email us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Well, I really didnt have any plans as to what Id do after that didnt know whether Id spend the night here or not but decided Id go to the Exchange and maybe run up on somebody from Camden. We plan to spend a few hours exploring Furman. There is a collection of old Alabama maps at MapGeeks.org In 1925 trees were planted on the side of the highway between the Pine Apple Depot and the town itself. Fowler, of this city. Do you have any info on who to contact to get access to shoot some photographs? In her early childhood there was little suspicion a betrayal of this sacred trust by her uncle David. It will be the Harvest Arts Quintet to include three string players, flute, and harp. After various reports and misunderstandings, the guests depart, all save Alice. Friday was Teachers Day at the McWilliams School, a day celebrated each year by the teachers, who entertain the pupils in their rooms. First, we are the largest civic organization in the county with well over 300 members and counting. It was in 1934-35 that people began to see a dulling of the Princes appetite for work and a boredom and irritation on his face as he carried out his public engagements. In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.70% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. They purchased land in nearby Greenville, Butler County in 1858 to farm. The town was divided into districts and a prize was given to the members whose districts showed the most improvement. [1] Its county seat is Camden. This party he finds a sarenuous affair, as the other girls keep him from being with Alice Lynn, a young lady from South America who was the subject of the cablegram. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. In other cases, furnishings locally crafted sought to mimic the styles of these imported pieces with more rudimentary craftsmanship. Email us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or send via snail mail to P O Box 464, Camden, AL 36726. R. Grear, Arkansas. Front - Rosemary House Plantation - March 24, 1937, Photographer Alex Bush South End of Hall- March 24, 1937, Photographer Alex Bush Cash must accompany all orders. When the happiness of a future baby became assured, the Duchess decided that she wanted her baby to be born in her parents London home at 17 Bruton Street. We spent the first two years of our married life in Germany, I was in the Army Military Police, and discharged from the Army in 1979 after serving my obligation. A native of Pickens, MS, Jeff currently serves as the lead historian for the Natchez National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service. Welcome to new members: from Alabama Bruce and Faye Bennett of Pine Apple, Dan Brooks of Camden, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Coats of Birmingham and Camden, Grey Davis and Keller Monet Leathers of Grove Hill, Bobby Dees of Auburn, Bobby and Caroleene Dobson of Birmingham, Al and Sue Gaston of Georgiana, Edgar and Mary Glenn Grant of Camden, Dr. & Mrs. Phil Hardee of Beatrice, Virginia Kelly of Enterprise, Gayle Leathers of Grove Hill, Greg and Susan Luce of Mobile, William and Daphne Malone of Camden, Tennant and Susan McWilliams of Fairhope, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of Headland, Harvey Nobles of Robertsdale, Adrian and Sheila Percival of Catherine, John and Sarah Potts of Evergreen, Kay and Luisa Reyes of Tuscaloosa, David and Andrea Snyder of Homewood, Shirley Stinson of Greenville. She was named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. His Estate was to be kept together until the death of his wife or she remarries. One year $14.75 was given to cripple children and $49.00 to a polio drive. We need your help! It was a wonderful celebration at the end of a very successful WHS Tour of Homes weekend. Joseph Harold Hal Huggins, 69, passed away at his home in Camden on May 10th, 2022 following months of illness. Andrew Church was first a Methodist church. Our guest speaker was the Honorable Jeff Sessions. McWilliams and family, and Mr. Geo Kyser, attended the Hill-Melton wedding at Pine Apple. A string of fundraisers, meetings and eventual partnerships were formed in what could be viewed as a new incarnation of the Hill-Burton act when UAB Health Systems entered into managerial partnerships with J. Paul Jones Hospital in Camden, as well as L.V. In his community he served various organizations through the years. But all will for years to come sprinkle the conversation of our native inhabitants: Yellow Jacket, Prairie, Clifton, Walnut and Hurricane Bluffs; Taits, Burfords, Ellis and Bridgeport landings; Cobbs and Millers Ferries, and many, many more. Rice of Camden. Such as Bennett plantation near Catherine and Prairie Bluff; Diamond Plantation near Dallas County possibly; Taylor/Craig slave owners in Dallas County; and records for Freedman schools, Miller institute, In Wilcox County. nsanedayne, Monroeville, AL, You all really out did yourselves! 3037 Odena Rd S., and 2013 County Rd 45/Old Sylacauga Hwy, Sylacauga. They had two children, Willie Ethyl Till (married Philip M. Bowdoin). Ida Pritchett, buried at Bear Creek Church Cemetery in Caledonia, Wilcox County, is my great grandmother (1883-1907). They want to help us restore the Female Institute to allow us to expand our arts offerings to the county and region. Kathy said, Come to Camden, we have a place yall can stay. Sherry said that they liked to have at least 30 people attend. Carter Fowlkes was born in Selma in 1944 and lives in Atlanta. Built from 184550 for William S. Mudd, a native of Kentucky. Thank you all for joining the WHS! The last extant brick plantation house in Wilcox County, and also one of less than a dozen brick plantation . There is strong evidence that besides the small villages that the great Indian city of Maubila where DeSoto decisively defeated the Maubilian Indians, was situated near the confluence of the Alabama and Pine Barren Creek in Wilcox County. Pictured are Don and Mary Charles Donald and Anna and Harold Spier on the steps of the Furman School. She was born February 1, 1932. Thank you for any help you can provide. The Wilcox Company has an enrollment of 55 men, with an average drill attendance. I had the pleasure of seeing the exhibition in New Orleans and it is really fantastic. Thank you. Speaking of Mr. John Dale, I cannot thank him enough for taking the time to show us this cemetery. Bigger, J.B. My father and his ancestors grew up in Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. Email us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or send via snail mail to P O Box 464, Camden, AL 36726. Watch Lady Carnarvons recently recorded video to help promote our Tour here! She served two short terms in Pakistan before going there in 1994 to serve on the mission field in a variety of ministries, including teacher at the Nancy Fulwood Hospital School of Nursing, manager and hostess of the Pakistan guest house and part-time homeschool teacher for the children of missionaries. Mason, who has given, so far, entire satisfaction. And welcome to new Life Members Scott Mitchell and Mary Martin of Montgomery! She lived to see the fifth generation of her offspring. Without you all, we would not be where we are today. If you know of anyone I can call, please let me know. Knight, Mrs. R.F. Search USA Alabama Wilcox County Wilcox County . Landmarks include Trails End, Patience Plantation, Wakefield Plantation, Fox Hill Plantation, Palmer-Barlow-Britt Home, McCondiche-Stabler Home, Purifoy-Lipscomb Home, Perdue-Williams-Estes Home, Watson-Moorer Home, Burson-Rushing Home, Robbins-Kennedy Home, Bethsaida Baptist Church, Furman Methodist Church, and Hopewell Church. . At that point the Law Office will be ready to open! Greek Revival style school building, built 1845 to 1850 as a, This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 16:00. He joined the Confederacy in Warrington, Florida, Co. D, 3rd Alabama Cavalry, along with a few of the Jenkins family. Theres really a lot of tension and anxious anticipation in the as to who got this, that and the other. The county was named after Joseph M. Wilcox, a US Army lieutenant who was killed in Alabama during the Creek War. Dry Fork is a historic plantation home located in the Sedan community near Camden, AL. The septic system was replaced when we inadvertently let trucks delivering 32,000 bricks for fireplace and pier repairs crush our septic field. Some, with swept-back smoke stacks, decked out in fancy ginger-bread trim, were two hundred and more feet long and boasted of as many as six steel boilers. Loved every one of the homes! Children born to Kedar and Martha Hawthorne: Brig. For every 100 females, there were 87.20 males. and Miss Wil-Co-Hi are Pat Chestnut and Jackie Capell. We both have fallen in love with Camden and all the new friends we have. THORNHILL PLANTATION Greene County, Alabama . SOLD: 2,365 +/- Acres in Wilcox County Alabama for CALL FOR PRICE. E. Goltry, Beaver Dams, NY, II know its been a LONG time since I contacted you about the Bloxom family. Males had a median income of $26,216 versus $17,274 for females. Frank went to Clarke County. For a number of years, the Reciprocity meetings were held on the lovely grounds of Dr. and Mrs. H.O. Nichols. When rising insurance costs and diminished state hospital funds appropriated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services threatened to close the doors of the only hospital within a 40-mile radius, it seemed as if Wilcox County was on the verge of losing its only hospital. WELCOME to new members: from Alabama Daly and Debra Baumhauer, Libby Bruce, Brooks and Elaine Donald of Camden, Michelle McDonald of Pine Apple (by way of California), David and Sally Parker of Montgomery, and Harold and Anna Speir of Selma. Names in my family include Lynam, Linam, Ptomey, Blankenship, Melton, Kyser, and Compton. One of the tiny house cabins is ADA compliant. Students of Wil-Co-Hi have been electing Whos Who this week. Several miles further Wilcox County Road intersects with AL Hwy 10. At 81, he described himself as just an average person yet to the people of Wilcox County he was so much more. It was constructed for James Asbury [] Later, as a garden and landscape graduate student in England, his design processes were refined to embrace each sites unique characteristics and the needs of each unique commissioning family. Kirven bought the McCall house. In the last few years, he worked on one of his most enjoyable rehabilitations the former St. Marys Church in Camden, Alabama. The Montgomery Advertisers headlines on January 22 read Roosevelt Won by Tumultuous Welcome Here. The headline went on to read Visit Brings Largest Crowd Ever Seen In Streets; Governor Gives Dinner. The community of Gee's Bend (whose official name is Boykin) is situated in Wilcox County in West Alabama in the bend of the Alabama River. We know You will make the 1964 Wil-Co-Hi Annual more attractive. Near the home, a steamboat landing known as Matties Landing named for Peter and Virginias daughter, Mattie, allowed for the transfer of freight and passengers. The Club was proud of it and wanted to be represented. My Uncle Bob Coats married Hattie McLeod from Camden. Laura worked in our accounting department for many years. This 7 cabin/9 RV park has just added The Hank, a 2 bedroom (queen), 2 bath, with kitchen, WIFI & cable TV. A membership form is available on our website: WilcoxHistoricalSociety.org. The will was disputed when John Giddeon Horn died in 1858. 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! Hal enjoyed the outdoors including raising cattle, baling hay, and growing timber. 1851.) Miss Minnie Presley, who has been teaching music in N.C., returned to Oak Hill on the 19th inst. B. Barrett, From a WHS Facebook post shared from Lee Peacock News Highlights from 100-year-old editions of the Wilcox Progressive Era newspaper in Camden, Alabama from January 1922 featuring a current photo of Coast to Coast in Camden (formerly Matthews Hardware), Always enjoy stopping in the former Matthews Hardware. Several options for lunch will be available in Pine Apple on Saturday with vendors set up at the Moore Academy Gymnasium. The photo pricing is as follows: 46 $1, 57 $5, 810 $10 and shipping is $5. Mr. J.H. The WHS together with The Brittany House Antiques, The Pecan on Broad and The Fox and Hen were sponsors of these very special concerts. As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 13,183 people, 4,776 households, and 3,376 families living in the county. B.B. Prince Arnold, Chairman, Dec. James Suggs, Co-Chairman, Dec. Moses Arnold and Dec. Henry Blackmon. We visited many old castles and villages. The reception will be on Friday night with a guest speaker we hope to announce soon. THORNHILL PLANTATION Greene County, Alabama . The genial giants with which Nature has ever blessed Alabama a temperate climate, abundant rainfall, rich soil are just now being fully appreciated by those of us who have lived here always and even more so by those who have struggled in other areas with the inhospitable giants of snow and ice, heat and drought, rock and dust. My feeling for you as your mother remains the same, and our being parted and the cause of it, grieve me by your words, after all, all my life I have put my country before everything else and simply cant change now., On Friday, December 11, 1936, was the day that Princess Elizabeth formally became heir to the throne, for her father became King by the instrument of abdication which Edward had signed the day before. What I know so far is that my great-great-great-grandfather Horace Carmichael was living in Pine Hill (source 1880 Census); he was originally born in Dillon, South Carolina and I surmised that he was brought to Pine Hill by the Carmichaels of Dillon; William Carmichael (1817-1888) buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery. Refresh to access this content. Bryant of Canton. The Club was named the Century Club. While there we were impressed at the history and age of things around us. Data Collections; Sorted by Wilcox dictionaries, encyclopedias & reference. For more than a century, historians, archaeologists and anthropologists have scoured areas of west Alabama in search of the remains of Mabila a fortified Indian village where, in October 1540, the forces of notorious Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto clashed with Native American warriors under the direction of their dynamic leader, Chief Tascalusa. This battle is believed to be the largest battle every found between Europeans and the indigenous people of North America. The per capita income for the county was $10,903. I am pleased to announce that the Harvest Arts Ensemble is coming back at Christmas! The award from the Arts Council gets us closer to breaking ground on the project. Get involved and help us restore the Wilcox Female Institute! The Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was the venue for the Harvest Arts Harp Quintet on September 26th. A battle got under way to save this beloved landmark and through the untiring efforts of several dedicated citizens, members of DAR and UDC and most especially Dr. Peter Brannon, Mr. Milo Howard of Montgomery, Judge Jas. 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. Built in the cottage orn style in 1855. Hastings in pastor. My 3x great grandmother, Maggie, was married to Junious Harris. Peter died in 1856 at age 39. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 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. The minutes and financial report were given and old business dispensed with. It was decided to have monthly musical programs through the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. N.O. I am a documentary and fine art photographer. One signed book comes with the Royal & Golden Packages. , I am researching the Lee family. I am hopefully going to visit Wilcox County between Nov 13-18, 2021. One of several contiguous Vaughan family plantations. The Club did various things to supplement the dues. These pioneers used skiffs, rafts and keel-boats the heavier craft for downstream traffic which, being too heavy to fight the upstream current, had to be built anew for each trip to the Gulf. In the beginning a cultured society was maintained. Madeline and Hannah are coming back and they have added concert dates in Camden to their schedule! Payment may also be made with PayPal. Dr. John Godbolds mother and sister Lily and infant are among the graves in the old cemetery. 4, By Thomas McAdory Owens, 1904, History of Alabama, Vol. melanie.andress.3, Our family doctor, we loved him. As the church grew, other deacons that served the church included Dec. Howard Mahan, Dec. Moses Suggs, Sr., Dec. Zelvis Hines, Dec. Leeguster Arnold, Dec. Edwards, Dec. Blackmon, and Dec. Tommy Arnold. Thanks! Dr. James Boardman Hawthorne (1837-1910) and Pvt. It is our plan to expand these special events to allow children from our schools to experience the music during the day before the evening concerts. From 1981 to 1993 he served as the US Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. Tommy Ward, jazz crooner from Las Vegas, will be our musical guest at the VIP Welcome Reception on Friday night! The Wilcox Historical Society has been a big part of this positive change. On Sunday afternoon, September 18th, members and guests of the WHS enjoyed hearing from Dr. Ashley A. Dumas, Associate Professor of Anthropology at The University of West Alabama.