* The Golden Package does not include Friday Evenings Welcome Reception with Lady Carnarvon. At first, I paid but little attention to the cry, supposing and hoping that the planters were unnecessarily alarmed; but hearing so much of the cry, I determined to examine for myself, on doing which I have found the destruction even greater than I was persuaded that it was. The old Female Institute building was constructed in 1848 when a board of citizens confronted with the problem of education made up subscriptions for the construction of the building. She divided them into five committees and asked each committee to raise $100.00. 1900's Alabama history WILCOX COUNTY 31 Comments Reception Guest Speaker, P. Allen Smith begins at 7:00 pm. Madeline and Hannah are coming back and they have added concert dates in Camden to their schedule! She clearly remembered when Yankee soldiers came to Wilcox County in the War Between the States and when she was freed along with other slaves. Carter has enjoyed, in retirement, exploring his Wilcox County connections. The library was opened April 17, 1927 at a cost of $1,235.79 with no outstanding debts. At age 7, according to the 1880 US Census, she was living in Foxs Mills, ED 185, Wilcox, AL. She can be reached at 334.324.9353 or m2kyser54@aol.com. . Alabama Camden Wilcox County Subjects Brick Buildings Domestic Life L-PLAN Buildings Plantation Houses Plantations Rights & Access The Library of Congress does not own rights to material in its collections. 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. These monies coupled with part of the proceeds from the 2022 Tour of Homes and the eventual sale of our property in Sunny South will get us even closer. Schedule for Friday, March 25th (for VIP ticket holders only): Registration at Furman Methodist Church opens at 5:00 pm. He continues to be sick. It has one bedroom with two queen beds and has a wheelchair friendly bathroom and shower. The Rev. At that point the Law Office will be ready to open! Email us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or send via snail mail to P O Box 464, Camden, AL 36726. The Club was proud of it and wanted to be represented. Greensboro organized full strength having 14 men on their waiting list. The result for his clients are timeless gardens and landscapes. On September 10th and 11th, a three-piece trio of classical musicians charmed sold out crowds at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden. Owner in 1937 - Mrs. F. L. Cade. Jane Shelton Dale shares that soon after this letter was written her Daddy went to Columbia University and received a Masters in Chemistry and taught in Birmingham and Atlanta before WWII. They all worked with enthusiasm. Easily find farms for sale in Choctaw County Alabama at FARMFLIP.com. He and two other fellows from here had gone up there in his car so they had plenty of room for me to come home with them. Being elected from the girls are Nell Tait, Pug Hayes, Martha Sue Philpott, and Jackie Capell. Chriss Perkins, Savannah, GA, I am doing research on my great-grandmother, Minnie Lee Jay Forte. Once again, the people of Wilcox County showed their commitment to the community. The cemetery was immaculate. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia in 1859. These photos are now available for purchase with the proceeds going to the Furman Historical Society for the work the group is doing to preserve its historic structures. Registration on Friday night will be held at the Wilcox Female Institute. Mr. Smith makes his permanent home with his partner, two Scottish Terriers, and hundreds of heritage birds in Arkansas, where his voracious appetite for new projects, design challenges and sharing his love of the garden with new friends takes shape at his design studio and farm. The WHS Classes of 1962 and 1963 gave a generous contribution to the Female Institute in honor of Governor Kay Ivey last month and others targeted year-end donations that were matched by their employers. Every woman in town was invited to join. As previously mentioned, we need your help as house guides this year. The Pecan on Broad will be providing all the hor doeuvres, wine, and other refreshments. Prizes were also given to the Negroes who had the cleanest homes. Help us locate corporate partners, grant sources, or private donations. There is, therefore, no discharge in the Christian warfare. Our October meeting was held on Sunday afternoon, October 9th at Rosemary Plantation in the Millers Ferry area of Wilcox County near Camden. Up until two years ago I rented Garland Cook Smiths house across from their home on Clifton Street (the Sterrett-McWilliams Home, c. Signed 4/8/1847. Built 1855, also known as the Tait-Ervin House. [1] References [ edit] ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimbrough, Alabama Joseph Harold Hal Huggins, 69, passed away at his home in Camden on May 10th, 2022 following months of illness. It will go in that location in the Law Office. I am looking forward to guiding our first WHS Trip to Natchez, Mississippi, the first week of November. We are also the proud G Daddy and Marmee of little granddaughters, Lucy Clare Lampkin and Julia Frances Lampkin. Greek Revival style plantation house, built for Joseph Richard Hawthorne in 1854. Laura worked in Port Everglades and I learned to install carpet and then run a warehouse. Dr. Ashley A. Dumas will be speaking on The Search for Mabila and Medieval Spaniards in Alabama. I know with this Covid stuff I probably wont be able to go inside the house, but Id like to drive by. She can be reached at 334.324.9353 or m2kyser54@aol.com. Virginia lived on alone until her death in 1891. Address all correspondence to Joe H. Bonner, Oak Hill, Ala. A meteor which flashed across South Alabama may have fallen in Wilcox County, the Pensacola, Fla. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000", "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections", "Private white academies struggle in changing world", "International Paper Co. plans $27 million maintenance project for Pine Hill mill", "Crews Clearing Site of Golden Dragon Copper Plant in Wilcox Co", Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute, Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District, List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilcox_County,_Alabama&oldid=1124417215, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 November 2022, at 20:36. Lunch locations Saturday, March 26th 11:00 am 2:00 pm will be in Furman at KayBri located at 8654 Freedom Farm Road aka County Road 59 in Furman (across from Bethsaida Baptist Church) and at the Furman Community Center located at 8191 County Road 59 in Furman. It is the first of what I hope will be a number of travel opportunities for the WHS. You will know by November 15th if we were able to fulfill your ticket request. In fact, the first courthouse was held in my ancestral great grandfathers home in Old Clarkesville in the early 1800s. I hope you will all return the WHS Member Ticket Order Form on the last page of this Newsletter to guarantee your ticket to this years Tour. 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. W. W. McConnico of Allenton, Ex-Sheriff Herrington of Monroe County, Mr. Enoch Burson of Fatama, and many of our county citizens were in the city last Monday. Sessions was our US State Senator from Alabama from 1997 2017 and the 84th US Attorney General from 2017 2018. While there we were impressed at the history and age of things around us. Our state was still dominated by King Cotton when the giants of coal and iron were aroused from their beds, mined, forged, and cast into the mighty muscles of tens of thousands of lesser giants of mechanized industry. Annual dues are $30 for a couple, $25 for single. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,600. The Wilcox News and Pacificator dated 30 March 1869 showed him having the Township Maps of Wilcox and Monroe Counties, showing all public lands, any person wishing to enter could see him on Saturdays, in Camden, instead of having to go to Montgomery. Other Hawthorne families moved from Conecuh County in the years to come, including Kedars sibling, Col. Joseph Richard Hawthorne in 1852, who built Hawthorne House in Pine Apple. All of the doorways are wide enough for wheelchair mobility. The Mobile Daily Tribune (Mobile, Alabama). The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Her parents and younger brother were going west but only got to Claiborne where there was a yellow fever outbreak. Coy is located in a bend of the Alabama River and is home to several historic plantations. 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. Moss Hill (Seale Plantation House) in the Pine Apple vicinity of Wilcox County, is a restored example of a southern variation on the "I" house.In this version, a long, low porch extends across the front, with a corresponding shed-roofed extension across the rear. After emancipation, freed Blacks who stayed on at the plantation worked as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Mortises and pegs hold the original structure together. Hartwell Kedar Hawthorne (1842-1863). We will not honor any requests received after November 10. A resident of Ontario, she attended Chaffey College and played the part of St. Agnes in Saroyans The Beautiful People, and that of Mrs. Levi in The Merchant of Yonkers. They are living under primitive conditions on the plantation. However, the doors to the fellowship hall, the banister that divides the choir stand, and some of the lumber is from the original building. As we approached the house, I noticed that Laura was very interested and knew that we had found our winter home. She traveled on the road one winter as a professional director with Empire Productions of Kansas City. I have two older girls, Mary Catherine who is married to Travis and Caroline who is married to Byron. There were 6,183 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km2). Mr. Dudley was the son of the late Hugh Joseph Dudley and Frances Donald Dudley Grimes. Miss Minnie Presley, who has been teaching music in N.C., returned to Oak Hill on the 19th inst. Your donation is tax deductible. Mr. D.J. The house was photographed and recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1936. This is a nationally known Wilcox County, AL plantation home. Photo, Print, Drawing Felix Tait Plantation, County Road 23, Camden, Wilcox County, AL Photos from Survey HABS AL-138 About this Item. [15] The public schools are effectively all-Black. WELCOME to new members: from Alabama John and Lou Harmon of Pine Apple, Governor Kay Ivey of Montgomery, and Gill and Robyn Deitheim of Birmingham. The name was again changed. h, founded 1872 current building c. 1890, , c. 1860, moved to Pine Apple Town Park in 2008 and, Friday Flashback 1893 Pine Apple's Moore Academy music teachers and students. McCarty, Capt. Born in 1884, he would graduate from Wilcox County High in 1911 and attend college and medical school at the University of Alabama and Tulane University, respectively. It is said in the History of Conecuh County by Rev. Sadly, my grandfather was working and couldnt go with the man. Historic district, centered on the Wilcox County Courthouse, that features a wide variety of 19th and early 20th century architectural styles. In 1909 there were 20 families in the hills. Join us for our Tour of Homes Welcome Reception at historic Wakefield Plantation, the Highclere Experience, featuring our guest speaker the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon. He was a lawyer and judge and married first to Martha Fluker Hill and second to Sarah Frierson. Considerable cotton and corn is raised in the beat and much attention is given to hog and cattle raising. Built in 1858 by Peter Matthews. Children born to Kedar and Martha Hawthorne: Brig. Through the addition of the auditorium wing to the existing building, the goal of our project is to create a space where the WHS can offer performing arts programming to Wilcox County residents. WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA. Sedan beat which was established about the time of the battle between the Germans and French, about 1870, is located in the south western part of our county and tradition has that it was given its name by the late Capt. He accepted no compensation for this, which was also noted in his letter of commendation. In 1845, the Gee brothers sold the plantation to a relative, Mark H. Pettway, and the Pettway family name remains prominent in Wilcox County. Mr. Dudley is survived by his two daughters, and son-in-law, Terry Dudley Lott, Drs. Mr. Burson, an original member of the Wilcox True Blues Company, delivered the Confederacy surrender papers to General Ulysses Grant at Appomattox. Mason, who has given, so far, entire satisfaction. His sister, Mrs. M.L. In July 1921 the Club met with the president, Mrs. Watson. A membership form is available on our website: WilcoxHistoricalSociety.org. The deacons that were instrumental in establishing the church were: Dec. Curtis Hardaway, Dec. Johnny Stanford, and Dec. John Palmore. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list should not be a difficult research task, but it is beyond the scope of this transcription. And welcome to new members Edward and Rebecca McIntosh of Ormond Beach, Florida and Kimberly Purifoy Stout of Little Rock, Arkansas! Mr. Hearst did not go to Birmingham hospital as was reported. All of the cabins have a full kitchen with a gas range, microwave oven, coffee maker and fridge with an ice maker. That was done by her nephew and co-executor, Sam Fowlkes (the authors great-grandfather) at a cost to her estate of over $1,200 to move the bodies and monuments. My great, great grandmother Letitia Roberts Grimes, bought the home in 1869, two years after the death of her husband, my great, great grandfather, Wiley Grimes. I could see them all perfectly and hear every word. Oldest son George William Mathews (1807-1880) is buried beneath a large monument in the Camden Cemetery with his wife Lucy Mayhew. Editors Note the WHS Winter 2022 Newsletter has a more detailed article written about Rosemary by Mr. Carter Fowlkes and it can be found on our website. Set on the Eastern Side of Wilcox County, Historic Furman, Alabama, is the site of the Wilcox Historical Societys Tour of Homes, Saturday, March 26, 2022. FELIX TAIT PLANTATION. Our next meeting will be Sunday afternoon, September 18th at 2pm at the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden. Elizabeth might have been overshadowed in the public eye if her mother had given birth to a son but the arrival of Margaret Rose had the opposite effect. Her first husband was Jack Fisher. Everyone is welcome to attend! I am interested in hearing more about your society. With her expertise and experience we hope to continue to raise grant funds for the Female Institute. Mrs. E.L. Williamson, Mrs. H.R. Laura worked in our accounting department for many years. I am also related to the Blankenship and Mahan families of Wilcox County and I wanted to ask if anyone had any pictures of them or their relatives. It was wonderful to see many of you recently at yet another fantastic Harvest Arts Concert at the Female Institute. Homes of the Rivers Bend Tour was a big success with Elizabeth as Tour Coordinator and the WHS tours have grown to one of the largest historical homes tours in Alabama under Lance Britts leadership. Please read all of the following information. Golden Guests will receive a signed copy of her book Seasons at Highclere as well. I challenge you to find a way to get involved. [1] Its county seat is Camden. 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. FORKS OF CYPRESS PLANTATION. The back roof had holes in it and the floor was rotted. Several families moved from Conecuh County to Wilcox County starting in the 1830s. It was deeded to the State of Alabama in 1908 and became Wilcox County High School. Driving Tour starts at dusk, Christmas music/candlelight service begins at the church at 6PM. The day was voted a huge success by both teachers and pupils. Wilcox County leans heavily towards the Democratic Party. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 24, 2023. 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. For more information, email wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or call 334.296.1076. (To be continued in the WHS Winter newsletter.). There is a renaissance happening in Downtown Camden, historic homes are being bought and restored throughout the county, and members homes are being featured in regional and national publications every year. 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. , SONGS FROM AN OPEN WINDOW CONCERT IN CAMDEN. I have two large folders of documents pertaining to the history of this family but most of it is based in Texas. Sessions, S.C. McMurphy and A.J. This kept up for a number of years, the whole town taking part in it. There was a baby show, an amateur hour, an advertising sale and oyster dinners. He is a TEDx speaker and the founder of the Heritage Poultry Conservancy. Miss Gaston was the daughter of the late James Allison Gaston and Willie Dent Rumbley Gaston. Had his son, a boy about my age, along with him and also a man from Evergreen, a Mr. Rushton who manages the Ford agency there. Also found was reference to the Last Will & Testament of William Williams. We sincerely hope that it can be placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its preservation.. The speaker for the afternoon will be Jeff Mansell of Natchez, Mississippi. By Carter Fowlkes. The old Wilcox Female Institute building still stands and is in constant use as part of the Camden public school plant. With your help we will realize our vision for the Female Institute as a center for history, research, culture, and the arts. RIVERDALE PLANTATION Dallas County, Alabama . The regular meetings of the Club began in September 1921. ROSEMARY HOUSE PLANTATION. Her family was dominated by her grandfather, King George V who was the first British Monarch to exemplify the majesty of the ordinary man. We have always been drawn to older homes that seem comfortable and in need of a little TLC. (Click here for a link to our WHS Winter 2022 newsletter for history of Rosemary Plantation and the Mathews family.). At that time, Mr. Dudley accepted a consulting job to restore the Huntsville Depot. I have five grandchildren ages 4 to 13. 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. The group met again at Moore Academy May 19, 1921. I went back to school during the nights and Laura worked days for a company in the accounting department. Curtiss scrapbook. Grimes, Henry Melton, Jno Miller, J.S. His great, great grandmother Mary Fielding Vaughan Cobb was a sister of Virginia Vaughan Mathews. We connected Lance to the Cawleys and Harvest Arts has expanded its concert series not only in Alabama, but Tennessee and Florida as well. Thus, the early community was known as Snows Hill. Our home, named Laura Ann, is pictured at the beginning of this article. Cocktail Attire. Chris Bailey has done an outstanding job in overseeing this project. Queen Mary, who was more than an ordinary grandmother set out to play the most active role in the upbringing of Princess Elizabeth and her influence on her life, work and personality was to emulate that of her royal Grandfather. This is the third consecutive year we have received a grant from the AHC. Note: Kedar named all his sons after Baptist ministers. His great grandparents, Pinkie and Samuel Fowlkes, lived in Rehoboth. Annual dues are $30 for a couple, $25 for single. B. Dolan, LA. Our annual Christmas Open House will be held at historic Wakefield in Furman, Saturday, December 4th from 2:00 pm 4:00 pm. Miss Olivia McArthur and her assistants may well be proud of the success of their undertaking, as it showed work and finished technique in the acting. 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 for Samuel Wilson Davidson, a native of North Carolina, in 1837. Ornamental needlework $12.50. Cabins 21-1 and 22 are ADA accessible. We are very thankful for their continued support as a Platinum Sponsor of Tour this year as well as the Fox and Hen. He was deeply committed to historic preservation. Cocktail attire. Its a wonderful time for sure! Such houses are sometimes referred to as the "plantation plain" style. Speir were hosts last Thursday to a large crowd of Wilcox and Butler County friends at their plantation near Furman. 72.5% were Black or African American, 26.8% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% of some other race and 0.4% of two or more races. With your continued support and Katies grant writing skills, we will Raise the Bell at the Female Institute. As you can see, we are continuing to bring positive public exposure, grant funds, concerts, and tax revenue through our events to Wilcox County. His daughter Mrs. Grimes and Mr. Grimes came for him but returned without him. We only meet one night a week for one- and one-half hours, so I am sure that you can give that much time to your county and to your State. Included were committee members names and various advertisements. Paul was born into a legacy of rural medical care; and served anyone in need for over 50 years. My Great-Grandmother was orphaned at a young age and raised by her mothers family up in the Foxs Mill area. The median age was 34 years. Directors: W.H. Atkins killed the animal with two loads of buckshot when dogs drove it past his stand. I have tried to find this location with no success. Members please note: the $10 discount can only be given on tickets purchased locally. In the early spring of the year 1926 George V sat upon the throne of England. GREENVILLE, ALABAMA 30 minutes from Pine Apple, 2. Powell was the principal speaker, and he made a most enjoyable address, reminiscing of the days of his boyhood spent in the neighborhood where the barbecue took place. Patterson, Claude Hardy, W.R. Mills, J.F. Bellview is the post office, and is at Mr. J.B. Sessions store. The cast of characters are as follows: Alen Martin, Windsor Stillwell, Mrs. Hawkins, Clarice Mize, Alice Lynn, Edith Pettie, Abe Lynn, Jadie Garrett, Denny ONeal, Young Moore, Tom Rogers, Ollie Stillwell, Sam Rogers, Louis Pierce, John Rogers, Fred Pettie, Harry Rogers, S.E. I have not found a photo of Kedar yet, but I am still looking! Several outbuildings now at, Built in stages from 1832 through the 1850s. Ice cream and cake were served as refreshments. Ray, and one visitor Mrs. Paul Shanks. The last daughter, Martha, known as Mattie, survived childhood and married Nathaniel Rives Chambliss in 1865, only to die two months after her wedding. I was a guest of Miss Kitty Lamkin. I have to thank Katie Summerville, our grant writer, for helping us prepare the application. We will release the dates as soon as they are available. Thank you to Ms. Billie Gibbs for being the first to volunteer to help this cause. Another reason was that, as part of the Black Belt, Wilcox County was also part of this Cotton Kingdom which shared in a sort of Gone-with-the-Wind glory in ante-bellum days. This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. In that year, Dr. John Miller, father of Alabama Governor Benjamin Meek Miller, bought and taught there several years. Membership has its privileges they say. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cemeteries included are Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, established 1847, Pine Apple Methodist Church Cemetery, established 1880 and the Christian Church Cemetery, established 1886. 4, By Thomas McAdory Owens, 1904, History of Alabama, Vol. Tickets are available online (see link below) and will be available for purchase the day of the Tour and Friday beginning at 5:00 pm. According to this scrapbook a copy of the deed for the Institute shows that the indenture was made and entered into June 29, 1850, transferring the property from John P. Fairley and his wife Martha Fairley and James A. Tait to L.W. Z. Abramson, This is a list of Shadrick Walstons (1775-1853) children that I have. My husbands grandmother was Rebecca Campbell from Camden. He served in the Pacific during WWII in the Navy Seabees. Wakefield was the site of our annual Christmas Open House Saturday, December 4th. If you are interested in gifting a membership to a friend or family member for a birthday or other special occasion let us know. Our most exclusive option. Was just about to come back to Forest Home after the teachers meeting yesterday afternoon when suddenly I decided I wanted to go to Montgomery, so I went. Built for John Atkins, a native of Virginia, in 1840. Robbin (Dudley) Klemm and Mike Klemm, three grandsons and brother, Harold (Hal) Watts Grimes. Kathy said, Come to Camden, we have a place yall can stay. Sherry said that they liked to have at least 30 people attend. 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. It was constructed for James Asbury [] Various colorings, defined, The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the, United Presbyterian Church of North America, National Register of Historic Places in Wilcox County, Alabama, List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama, National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", "Office of University Outreach Scholarship Grant Black Belt Environmental Science and Arts Program: 2005 Progress Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wilcox_County,_Alabama&oldid=1083030613. Mr. John Cunningham and Mrs. Barlow were on the excursion train which had a long delay at Foshee on the return trip. Lunch at the Furman School and KayBri from 11:00 am 2:00 pm. Mr. Clarence B. Jones and bride, formerly Miss Janie Harper, of Rosebud, left on the 5th inst., for their home in the Lone Star State. With few exceptions, our roads are a disgrace to the county. George Fontaine, William Kirven (of Jefferson) who married Mary Lee Shamburger, Walter and Bob Kirk, who were nephews of J.R. Davis, a Mrs. Betty Sheffield, a widow, who had a son, Frank and a daughter Alice.