Lammon
The Genealogy of the Lammon Family
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| 101 | From http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48205944 Annie F. Clark, 85, entered into rest on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Mrs. Clark was born on June 19, 1924, in Montgomery, Alabama. A homemaker, she was a member of Grace Baptist Church. The last surviving child of ten, she was also predeceased by her husband, Elbert M. Clark, and parents, Archie M. Lammons and Lula B. Jerkins Lammons. Her memory will forever be treasured by her daughter, Sandra Dennis (Wendell), Warner Robins; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces. Family links: Parents: Archie M Lammon (1877 - 1928) Lula Vinettie Jerkins Lammon (1884 - 1959) Spouse: Elbert M Clark (1923 - 1990) Burial: Parkway Memorial Gardens Warner Robins Houston County Georgia, USA GPS (lat/lon): 32.62555, -83.66804 | Lammon, Annie Frances (I359)
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| 102 | From http://pineyprairie.blogspot.com/2011/07/wilburn-h-snell.html -1860 Dale County, Alabama Census, Newton: "William" H. 7 years old. Born in Alabama. -1870 Dale County, Alabama Census; Skipperville, 16 years old. Born in Alabama. Can read and write. Works on farm. 1 of 4 children listed. -1880 Dale County, Alabama Census: listed as 26 years old, born in Alabama. Father born in Alabama, mother born in South Carolina. Wife Martha and daughter Eron (Era) -1900 Dale County, Alabama Census: listed as 46, born June 1853 in Alabama. Father born in Alabama, mother born in South Carolina. Married 9 years. 8 of 8 children living. -1910 Geneva County, Alabama Census: 56 years old. Married 19 years. Born in Alabama. Father born in Alabama, mother born in South Carolina. -1920 Washington County, Florida: 66 years old. Born in Alabama. Father born in Alabama. Mother born in South Carolina. Farmer. Married to Ella. Baud and Mattie live at home. His Florida death certificate lists his parents as "don't know" by a M. Philips [hard to read]. It was ammended in March 1979 to list his parents, by Ida Holley. It is possible this was done to prove the generation for Creek Indian research. I have been told we have family members that have proven our Creek heritage through the line of Mary DuBois, but they refuse to share with others. | Snell, Wilburn Helton (I101)
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| 103 | From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68594439 He retired from Artcraft Printers, Tallahassee, Florida as a Linotype printer. He had a fine sense of humor and was a good friend to many who will miss him. He is survived by his second wife Essie Frill of Wakulla County, Florida. Two daughters, Twila Sanders and Rita Hartline. His wife Bertha was sick for many years, Mr. Bill was a faithful, loving husband that took care of her with compassion and kindness. He was an inspiration for all of us. | Frill, William F (I210)
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| 104 | From http://www.forevermissed.com/mr-robert-byrd/#lifestory He is preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Emma Lee Byrd and a daughter-in-law, Tara Byrd. Robert was born July 25, 1941 in Bainbridge, GA. Robert graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959. He is survived by his wife of 46 years Marie. Sons, Rob Byrd of Birmingham, David(Collette) Byrd of Auburn. Grandson, Kendall Ogletree of Auburn. Brothers James Byrd (Vickie) of Lake Park,GA and Jerry Byrd of Valdosta,GA. . He leaves behind several cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of friends, especially from Auburn University. Pallbearers: Ken Chance, A.W. Rudd, Allen Mann, Wayne DuBose, James Petty, Clarence Holley. Honorary Pallbearers: Terry Green and Barry DuBose | Byrd, Robert Morris (I440)
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| 105 | From http://www.holmanmortuaries.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/3348363 Obituary: Tommy Eston Baldwin, Jr., a resident of the Corinth Community of Dale County, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, October 12, 2015. He was 64. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church with Reverend Jason Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church, 40 County Road 513, Midland City, AL 36350. Tommy Baldwin was born and reared in the Brown?s Crossroads community of Dale County, son of the late Tommie Eston Baldwin and Fannie Pearl Walker Baldwin. He was a 1969 graduate of Carroll High School, Ozark, and received a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Tommy retired as Chief of Engineering from Directorate of Public Works at Fort Rucker. He also worked as an engineer and taught with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for several years. Tommy formerly lived in Knoxville, Tennessee where he was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. He moved to the Corinth Community of Dale County in 1982. Tommy was an active member of the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and teacher of an Adult Sunday School Class, taught teenagers on Wednesday, served as church Treasurer and was active in all other church activities. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Linda Harriet Baldwin. Tommy was loved by all he came into contact with. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, and amazing ?Papa?. A strong leader and the backbone of his family, Tommy was a Christian and lived out his testimony daily. He wanted to share his love of Christ with everyone he met. Surviving relatives include his wife, Twila Bartlett Baldwin; three daughters, Jessica Baldwin Norris (Jordan), Gurley, AL; Lori Baldwin Kirkland (Jake), and Emily Baldwin James (Ryan), all of Dothan; a son, David Baldwin, Corinth Community; a sister, Elaine Woodham (Daniel), Ozark; six grandchildren, Evelyn Norris, Elle Kirkland, Eva Kirkland, Maya Kirkland, Julie James and Charlotte James; a niece, Chellie Phillips (Jim), and nephew, Paul Woodham (Carol). Serving as active pallbearers will be John Deloney, Paul Woodham, Ronnie Leatherwood, Tommy Stevens, Jim Phillips and Phillip Horne. | Baldwin, Tommy Eston Jr (I458)
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| 106 | From http://www.littletownmart.com/family/Genealogy.asp?1106 on August 9, 2016 ************ #167 -Jamie Snell (age 46), Sarah Snell (47), Cleveland Snell (18), Mary Julia Snell (16), James W. Snell (14), Tomie Snell (11). All were born in GA. Jamie and Cleveland work on the farm | Snell, Cleveland H (I506)
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| 107 | From http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gameriwet/January%202003.htm#Lammon Moody Lee Lammon, 72, of Jacksonville, Fla. and Manchester, Ga., died January 22 at his home. Graveside services were held January 25 at Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, according to Cox Funeral Home in Manchester. Mr. Lammon was born October 2, 1930 in Phenix City, Ala., the son of John and Lois Lammon. He was a retired supervisor with Georgia Power having worked for 35 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1953. Survivors include his wife, Brenda H. Lammon of Manchester, Ga.; a daughter, Jean (Jim) Hall of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandsons, Richard Payne, Robert Lammon and Christopher Lammon, all of Jacksonville, Fla. | Lammon, Moody Lee (I465)
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| 108 | From legacy.com: ALVA THOMPSON OBITUARY Alva E. Thompson, Jr. -PERRY - Alva E. Thompson, Jr., 73, died at a Macon Hospital on Monday, November 14, 2005. Graveside Services will be held at 2P.M. Friday, November 18 in Perry Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jeremy Morton officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. -The family may be contacted at the home of Jim Lewis, 1404 Kenwood Drive, Perry. -The son of the late Alva E. Thompson, Sr. and Annie Laura Parker, Mr. Thompson was a lifelong resident of Houston County. He was a USAF Veteran and retired from Civil Service. A lifelong pilot, he was also a member of the Tharpe Memorial Baptist Church. -Survivors include his children, Keith Thompson, The Woodlands, TX, Llyn Thompson, Baton Rouge, LA, and Dacia Thompson of Perry; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty June Thompson. -Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com | Thompson, Alva Edison Jr. (I688)
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| 109 | From legacy.com: ALVA THOMPSON OBITUARY: ALVA EDISON THOMPSON (Age 87) On September 4, 2007, of Hyattsville, MD. Loving husband of 64 years to Rachel Thompson; father of Alva E. Thompson, Jr. He is also survived by three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the West Hyattsville Baptist Church, 3100 Nicholson St., Hyattsville, MD on Friday, September 7 from 11 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements RENDON-HALE LANHAM FUNERAL HOME. | Thompson, Alva Edison (I373)
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| 110 | From McClane Funeral Services website (http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Elmer-Robert-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/944005) Elmer Robert Byrd, 100, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born March 5, 1911 in New Brockton, AL, a son of the late James Robert and Elizabeth Lammons Byrd. For twenty-five years he was employed as a Welder at Owens Illinois, retiring in 1976. He loved fishing and traveling. Mr. Byrd was a member of the First Baptist Church, Valdosta, a former member of Lee Street Baptist Church, and a member of St. John the Baptist Masonic Lodge #184. He is survived by three sons, Robert Morris Byrd and wife Marie of Opelika, AL, James Arthur Byrd and wife Vickie of Lake Park, and Jerry Nichols Byrd of Valdosta; three grandsons, Duke Byrd and wife Tara of Birmingham, AL, David Byrd and wife Collette of Auburn, AL, and Jamie Byrd and wife Renee of Lake Park; two granddaughters, Joanna Phelps and husband Dan of Lake Park, and Emily Byrd of Lake Park; three great-grandchildren, Hannah Phelps, Bray Phelps, and Aden Byrd; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Emma Lee Nichols Byrd, four sisters and one brother. Funeral Services for Mr. Byrd will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in the Chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home with Dr. Phil West, Rev. Mac Weaver, and Rev. Eldridge Lyons officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. this evening (Friday) at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please consider contributions to Hospice of South Georgia, 2263 Pineview Drive Valdosta, GA 31602. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. - See more at: http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Elmer-Robert-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/944005#sthash.FPKWZkxU.dpuf | Byrd, Robert Elmer (I207)
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| 111 | From Moody Lee Lammon - Born on the farm and was deaf until an operation restored his hearing. I was told many times how amazed he was to hear the swamp frogs for the first time. I still have a 22 cal. Winchester rifle he bought new from a hardware store for three dollars. Moved from the farm to Columbus, Georgia when he was twelve. A very outstanding tool and die maker with the Army ordnance at Fort Benning, Georgia, as a member of the Army Field Board No. 4 that was devoted to developing and improving of small arms, instruments and other needs for the Army. This job required a top-secret clearance. The F.B.I. spent three months investigating his past and family history. Most of this time was spent around Hartford, Alabama. ord, Alabama. At the beginning of World War 2, the draft board had him to report to Atlanta, Georgia for military service three times and each time the F.B.I. appeared and returned him to Fort Benning. After this he was put on a permanent deferment from military service. Retired from Civil Service, Fort Benning, Georgia." __ Moody Lee Lammon, 2000. | Lammon, John Holcombe (I243)
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| 112 | from Robert Elmer Byrd, 1517 Grove St., Valdosta, Georgia 31601. | Lammons, Charles William (I190)
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| 113 | From RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1815736&id=I0261) Matchett Fields fathered 12 children, some of whom migrated to KY and TX and founded another branch of the Fields family | Fields, Matchett F (I136)
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| 114 | From something I found on RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1815736&id=I0053): Mary Ann had 10 children. After she died Moses Matthews married her sister and had another 4 children by her. She is recorded only as Miss Truitt. --- KRL | Truitt, Mary Ann (I131)
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| 115 | From son, Moody Lee Lammon (2000) Devoted to many things, husband, housewife, flower gardened, seamstress (made outstanding clothes for family members) and her only son that she worked very hard at setting moral values. Really knew how to spoil her grandchildren." _ Moody Lee Lammon, 2000 | Patten, Lois Paloma (I244)
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| 116 | From the Government Printing Office: HONORING ROBERT AYERS GOULD, SR. HON. JEB HENSARLING OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Mr. HENSARLING, Madam Speaker, today I would like to honor Mr. Robert Ayers Gould, Sr. on the occasion of his retirement after twelve years of service on the City Council of Athens, Texas, where he has overseen many projects benefiting his community. After graduating from Athens High School in 1957, Bob joined the United States Navy where he served aboard the USS Coral Sea. Following an Honorable Discharge, he returned to Athens where he opened the Gould Insurance Agency in 1962, which he has owned and operated for over forty years. Among his many civic activities, Bob has been Director and Vice-President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Co-Founder of the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Charter Director for the Henderson County YMCA. He has also received many award from his community including the Roadhand Award from the Texas Highway Commission and the Athens Citizen of the Year Award in 1984. In addition to faithfully serving his community, Bob is a husband to Mrs. Peggy Lorene Lubben Gould, and father of four children: Robert Jr., Joseph, Patricia, and Mary. I want to recognize Bob for his service and commitment to his community. Due to Bob's leadership in the city and throughout the business community, Athens remains a strong, supportive, and vibrant community. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the 5th District of Texas, it is my pleasure to congratulate Mr. Robert Ayers Gould, Sr. on his retirement from the City Council and thank him for a job well done. | Gould, Robert Ayres (I405)
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| 117 | From the McLane Funeral Services website (http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Emma-Lee-Nichols-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/225904) Emma Lee Nichols Byrd, 83, of Valdosta, died at her residence on Sunday, June 5, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born in Seminole County to the late Pete & Mallie Nichols, she had lived in this area for the past 50 years. Mrs. Byrd and her husband, Elmer, were married on October 5, 1940, almost 65 years ago. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a former member of Lee Street Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Byrd had worked for several years at the lunchroom at Lowndes Middle School and was a charter member of the Golden Strummers, and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Byrd of Valdosta; three sons and two daughters in law, Robert Morris & Marie Byrd, of Opelika, AL, James Arthur & Vickie Byrd of Lake Park, and Jerry Nichols Byrd of Valdosta; three grandsons, Duke (Tara) Byrd of Auburn, AL, David Byrd, of Opelika, AL, and Jamie Byrd of Lake Park; two granddaughters, Jo Anna (Dan) Phelps and Emily Byrd, both of Lake Park; two great grandchildren, Hannah Phelps and Bray Phelps, both of Lake Park. She is also survived by two brothers and a sister in law, Bobby Nichols of Donaldsonville, and Gary & Belinda Nichols of Seminole County. She is preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Funeral Services will be held for Mrs. Byrd at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Hoffman and Rev. Eldridge Lyons will officiate. Burial will follow at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening, Monday, June 6, 2005 from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of South Georgia, P.O. Box 1727, Valdosta GA, 31603-1727. Condolences may be made to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home. - See more at: http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Emma-Lee-Nichols-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/225904#sthash.SDeaykuy.dpuf | Nichols, Emma Lee (I208)
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| 118 | From the Vallejo Times-Herald: By RICHARD FREEDMAN | Vallejo Times Herald PUBLISHED: March 22, 2017 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 29, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. The young cops who never knew him stood in uniform in quiet respect. The old, retired cops pondered years on the beat with their prankster comrade. Longtime sports teammates told stories of a fun-loving guy who enjoyed a good laugh as much as he did drawing an ace and king in Black Jack. John Lammon, a proud Vallejo police officer of 30 years until retirement and a past president of the Vallejo Police Athletic League, was saluted Wednesday morning in a memorial service at the USA World Classics Event Center. Lammon died March 11 after a 13-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 72. An estimated 300 people attended the nearly 2-hour service officiated by Pastor Chris Cowan of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Police Chief Andrew Bidou said it was “unfortunate” Lammon was retired before he joined Vallejo, but the attendance “speaks volumes to the type of person he was.” The number of citizens at the service attested to Lammon’s “dedication to the community,” Bidou said, attributing the number of officers of every rank and age attending as evidence of Lammon’s loyalty to “the brotherhood.” Though the events center was standing room only, “John deserves double this,” believed retired Sgt. Jim Lyon, who “worked years and years” with Lammon. “And everything (positive) that was said today, double that,” Lyon added, taking no time to explain why Lammon was a good officer. “John was just honest,” Lyon said. “He didn’t care if you were a criminal or the nicest guy in the world. John would go out of his way for you. That’s the way he was.” What set Lammon apart? “Humility, compassion, perseverance. Just his heart and core,” said John Cunningham, who retired from the VPD in 1986. “Husband, father friend. Just an all-around good guy,” praised Officer John Ehman, 28 years with the VPD and long-time Lammon friend. When Ehman worked Thanksgiving, Lammon would have him over for dinner. “He always had compassion for people,” Lehman said. “And John had more faith in me than I had in myself.” Verenese Allen was housekeeper for Lammon for 28 years and became “really good friends,” she said. “He cared,” she said. “He wasn’t fake.” Fernando Diaz, another retired officer, remembered Lammon as an outstanding field training officer. “He taught me well,” Diaz said. Lammon was also described as a jokester, yet stern. And, to a certain extent, mildly quirky, known by family as “king of the appetizers.” Then there was that one black glove Lammon wore on his left hand while he drove with his naked right hand that became part of the department’s lore. “I always asked about his left hand and the black leather glove,” said Cpl. Jeff Bassett, wondering if it helped Lammon draw his gun quicker or perhaps merely became a signature fashion statement. Lammon finally explained that he would remove the right glove while writing tickets and would leave it on the roof of his squad car. So he stopped wearing the right glove, though one officer whispered that it’s still on his front seat, sculpted into an obscene finger gesture. Lyon said there is a treasure chest filled with humorous stories about Lammon, a 1962 Vallejo High School graduate. Unfortunately, “I don’t think you can print any of it,” Lyon said. Retired officer Mike Kollar met Lammon while the two toiled for the Vallejo post office in their pre-police days. “He loved traveling. He loved gambling. He was a proud father,” Kollar said. “I will miss him. I know he’s not suffering any more.” Lammon’s nephew, Andy Domenici, delivered an emotional speech about following in his uncle’s footsteps in becoming a Richmond police officer. “He was a true warrior who always had my back,” Domenici said. Between testimonies, one of Lammon’s favorite songs — “Hallelulah” — was performed with the memorial closing with “Amazing Grace.” “John brought true meaning to the word ‘family,’” said Sgt. Brent Garrick. “He took care of his VPD family just as he did his own family and we are grateful that his family shared him with us.” | Lammon, John Floyd (I729)
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| 119 | From www.findagrave.com Barney was the son of Jasper Robert Martin & Emma Bell Cheshire. Married to Gladys Byrd on Oct. 19, 1940 Obituary: Mr. Barney Lee Martin of Coffee Springs passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at his residence following an extended illness. He was 89. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Eden Baptist Church on County Road 65 in Coffee Springs with the Revs. Dale Morgan, Robert Beasley and Cliff Quincey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Martin will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Eden Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Marie Martin, 5075 N. State Hwy 27, Geneva, AL 36340 or to Wiregrass Hospice, 105 Whaley Street, Opp, AL 36467. Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva, (334) 684-9999, is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guest book at www.dothaneagle.com. Published in Dothan Eagle from January 31 to February 2, 2007 | Martin, Barney Lee (I219)
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| 120 | From www.findagrave.com Co I 33rd Alabama Infantry | Baker, Martin Matthew (I56)
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| 121 | From www.findagrave.com Gladys was the daughter of James Robert Byrd & Elizabeth Annie Lammons. Married Barney Lee Martin on Oct. 19, 1940 Obituary: Mrs. Gladys B. Martin, of 4395 Co. Rd. 21, Coffee Springs, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2004, at her home following an extended illness. She was 81. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, at Eden Baptist Church on Co. Rd. 65, Coffee Springs, with Rev. Dale Morgan and Rev. Robert Beasley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva directing. Mrs. Martin will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. The family will receive friends Monday, January 26, from 6 until 8 pm at the funeral home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Eden Baptist Church or Wiregrass Hospice, 557 Glover Avenue, Enterprise, AL 36330. Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva. | Byrd, Gladys Edna (I218)
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| 122 | From www.findagrave.com Hermon was the son of Edgar Pete Hinson & Katie Octavia. Married Mary Alice Byrd on December 17, 1938... Hermon's Obituary: Mr. Hermon E. Hinson of Geneva, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, after an extended illness. He was 86. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2005, in the Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Eden Baptist Church Cemetery with full Masonic rites. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Eden Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3385 North County Road 65, Coffee Springs, AL 36318. Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva, (334) 684-9999, is in charge of arrangements. | Hinson, Herman Edwin (I217)
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| 123 | From www.findagrave.com Son of Jacob Barnes & Caledonia D "Callie" Ard; grandson of Edward & Ann (Lammon) Barnes and Rubin Norman & Marion Ann (Barbour) Ard. 22 years of age; Death Certificate # 30. | Barnes, Clarence Edward (I238)
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| 124 | From www.findagrave.com | Smith, Bascomb M (I114)
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| 125 | From www.findagrave.com - Died in the early morning hours of Monday, October 22, 2012, in Bay Medical Center. | Bruner, Ruell Granger (I468)
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| 126 | From www.findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158938244) In the early hours of March 4th, 2016, Joe Daniel McEachern (age 79) peacefully moved on after a courageous battle with cancer. He passed away in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by his loving family and dear friends and his five, ever faithful canine companions. Joe McEachern was born on April 20, 1936, in Thurston, Alabama. He was the youngest of five children to parents, Annie Mae-Brown and Daniel Carlie McEachern. From a young age Joe was an incredibly generous, hard-working man and at only 16 he received a prestigious Alabama State Star Farmer award. He continued to grow and nurture these skills throughout his life, and was well known for his amazing garden, in which he often shared his knowledge and the fruits of his labor with those around him. Among his many talents, photography proved to be his real passion and would lead to his lifelong career beginning in 1954. For over 60 years he worked to establish his own successful photography business, serving over 300 schools from Florida to Tennessee, which lives on to this day. Taking thousands of school day photos of children across the south, Joe possessed a unique talent for being able to bring a smile to even the most reluctant of subjects, no one could resist his charm and warm sense of humor. An amazing life, he could recall the fascination of seeing his very first light bulb, remembering how brightly it could shine through the dark. Now, we remember him for the same reasons. Joe was a blessing to many recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. He celebrated 23 years of sobriety and in his true Christian spirit, he nurtured, counseled, and provided for people in need of a friend and mentor. He served on the board of the CED Fellowship House in Gadsden for many years. He was an advocate for all who suffered from alcoholism and addiction, and provided hope and inspiration for those who needed it most. Farmer. Craftsman. Photographer. Businessman. Survivor. Husband. Father. "Pop Pop." Shine on. Funeral service is at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Collier-Butler Chapel. Burial will be at Williams Southside Memorial Park. Family links: Parents: Daniel Carlie McEachern (1889 - 1947) Annie Mae Brown McEachern (1898 - 1992) Burial: Williams Southside Memorial Park Gadsden Etowah County Alabama, USA | McEachern, Joe Daniel (I233)
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| 127 | From www.findagrave.com: Plot: Good Shepherd, Lot 184, Space B1 | Lammons, Betty Tabitha (I195)
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| 128 | From www.holmanmortuaries.com Marjorie Riley Bartlett Born: October 09, 1916 Died: March 21, 2013 MIDLAND CITY ... Marjorie Riley Bartlett, a resident of the Corinth Community of Dale County, died late Thursday night, March 21, 2013, at her home. She was 96. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church, near Midland City, with Reverend Jason Miller and Reverend S.E. Newberry officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. Saturday at the mortuary in Headland. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church, c/o Tommy Baldwin, P.O. Box 113, Ozark, AL 36361. Mrs. Bartlett was born and reared in the Echo Community, daughter of the late Ezra Alto Riley and Martha Mariah Snell Riley. She lived in the Corinth Community most of her adult lifetime. Mrs. Bartlett attended the Riley Business College in Dothan and Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham. As a young adult, she worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bartlett was a member of the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Judge Hickman Bartlett; four brothers, Vernon Riley, Roscoe Riley, Virgil Riley, and Jerry Riley. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Twila Baldwin and husband, Tommy; Starla Parker and husband, Reverend Wayne Parker, all of Midland City; a sister-in-law, Helen Riley, Echo Community; five grandchildren, Jessica Norris (Jordan), Lori Kirkland (Jake), Emily James (Ryan), David Baldwin, and Michelle McCune (Stan); four great-grandchildren, Evelyn Norris, Elle Kirkland, Morgan McCune, and Julie James; several nieces and nephews. Serving as active pallbearers will be Paul Woodham, David Baldwin, Jordan Norris, Ryan James, Jake Kirkland, and Stan McCune. | Riley, Marjorie (I225)
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| 129 | General Notes: 1860 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Newton P.O., p. 721/223. 1870 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Rd., p. 196. | Glenn, Franklin P (I71)
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| 130 | General Notes: B- 1900 Athens, Henderson, Texas Census, ED 55, Sheet 4, line 70, Fam./dwell 75. SLC #1502713: Henderson Co., Texas Probate Minutes, Book J, pp. 390-392, and 396. SLC #1502714: Henderson Co., Texas Probate Minutes, Book K, pp. 129,130, 167, and 184-188. D- Social Security Death Index DP -Info from Mary Jane Lammons Gould, niece, Athens, Texas, 903-675-3300 (1996). "The story starts away back in history, as far back as the thirteenth century, when LAUMUN, a Highlander, granted to the monks of PAISLEY, certain lands in KILMUN and KILFINAN in Scotland; The story of the Clan is recorded in "The Lamont Clan, 1235-1935, by Hector MacKechnie, published by Neill and Company, Edinburgh, 1938. "Our story starts with a boy, DANIEL LAMMONS, born somewhere in North Carolina in the year 1787. Who his parents were, where they lived, and from whence they came we do not know; our guess is that they migrated from Scotland, or Northern Ireland, about 1750, at a time when so many Scotch-Irish came to America. We believe that the family landed at Wilmington, North Carolina, and settled in that area. Two brothers, DANIEL and DUNCAN, married there, raised families, and in 1833 moved to Alabama, stopping for two years in Cherokee County, in the northeastern part of the state; then moving to the southeastern part of Alabama, to settle on farms about five miles northeast of Ozark, the county seat of Dale County. Some of the descendants of both brothers live in that area today. I have visited these descendants in Ozark, in Midland City, and in Coffee Springs, all places within a few miles of the original settlement." "While living in North Carolina DANIEL, the elder, married Miss ISABELLE MACINNESS (born in 1808). They had four children: DUNCAN, born in 1844, who died in an army hospital in Richmond, Virginia, in 1863 (buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery near the hospital)." "The second child, MURDOCK DAVIDSON LAMMONS, (my father) born in 1846 who grew to manhood on the family farm, served for sixteen months in General Johnston's army; after the surrender he went back home, to live there as a farmer, and storekeeper until 1873, when greener pastures beckoned him to go westward and settle in Texas. There he met and married my mother, Miss TEXANA RICHARDSON, member of the prominent WILLIAM RICHARDSON family of Henderson County." "The last children born to DANIEL and ISABELLE were twin boys, DANIEL and JOHN, born November 23, 1848. DANIEL married and raised a family of three children; he died in 1930. His brother John, who never married, died in 1938. [The author, Frank Bishop Lammons has transposed the names. Daniel is the brother that never married. He died in 1927. John married and had a family. He died in 1931. --EBL] my father, MURDOCK, knew very little about the family history except that his grandparents came from Scotland and that his parents came from North Carolina to settle in Ozark some years before his birth. During our childhood we corresponded with our cousins in Alabama; we wished that some day we might visit them. In 1944, during World War II, my sister Texana, living in Houston, met a soldier named Lammons, who lived in Western Florida. He gave her information that resulted in a correspondence with kinfolks. One of the kin was Mr. OMAR BARNES of Ozark, Alabama, the superintendent of Schools there. He had the family bible of his grandfather DUNCAN, who spelled his name LAMMON. Mr. Barnes had a complete history of his family since the birth of DUNCAN in 1792, who was the brother of my grandfather DANIEL LAMMONS." "Beginning in 1950 I have made several trips to Alabama and Scotland to visit my kin, and to make contacts with the LAMONT CLAN, who live in the Highlands, near Glasgow. The LAMONT ancestral home, TOWARD CASTLE, near Dunoon, was destroyed in 1646, by the CAMPBELL Clan during clan wars. On these trips I became acquainted with many members of the LAMONT Clan and learned our family history." "The information that I have obtained from the kin in Alabama and Florida, and from the CLAN LAMONT Society and the records in family bibles is contained herein; I record it for the information of our children of today and for future generations who may be interested in genealogy, and in the story of MURDOCK LAMMONS, his forebears, and his descendants." --Frank Bishop Lammons San Antonio, Texas | Lammons, Franklin Bishop (I35)
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| 131 | General Notes: B-1900 Athens, Henderson co., Texas Census, ED 55, sheet 4, line 70. B-SLC #1398560: Cemeteries of Henderson Co., Texas, p. 39. M-SLC #1481020: Henderson Co., Texas Marriages, Vol. 8, p. 260 1910 Athens, Henderson Co., Texas, ED 12, sheet 6A, page 92/9151. Probates: ibid. | Family: Harry Royall Lammons / Mattie Belle Spencer (F15)
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| 132 | General Notes: B-1900 Athens, Henderson co., Texas Census, ED 55, sheet 4, line 70. B-SLC #1398560: Cemeteries of Henderson Co., Texas, p. 39. M-SLC #1481020: Henderson Co., Texas Marriages, Vol. 8, p. 260 1910 Athens, Henderson Co., Texas, ED 12, sheet 6A, page 92/9151. Probates: ibid. | Lammons, Harry Royall (I38)
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| 133 | General Notes: B-1900 Dale Co., Alabama census, Barnes Cross Road, E.D. 6 9, sheet 13, p. 298: 5 total children, 3 living in 1900. 19 20 Coffee Co., Alabama Census, Clintonville. D-"Index to Tomb Inscriptions," Coffee Co. Alabama, p. 270, from Houston-Love Memorial Library, Dothan, Alabama 36302. Info from granddaughter, Gladys Byrd Martin. "Tabitha was a devout Christian woman of the Baptist faith, caring deeply for the Bible. She was also an invalid. While reaching for some candy on the fireplace mantel for her little granddaughter, Mildred, she fell and broke her hip and was never the same after that." ---John Allen Byrd | Myers, Betty Tabitha (I16)
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| 134 | General Notes: B-1900 Geneva Co. Alabama Census. 1880,1900 Barnes Cross Road, Dale Co., Alabama Census 1910 Alabama Soundex, Escambia Co. Alabama Census: had 9 children, 6 living in 1910. B&D HARTFORD CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS of Geneva Co. Alabama, p.22. D-Alabama Death Certificate says born 7 Apr 1852. "Frances (Lizzy) was raised by her grandmother Highnote in Milton, Florida, until the age of 5. Her mother and Frances' twin sister died in August 1852. Her father remarried 5 years later. She was granted a teacher's certificate in Dale County in June 1870. Frances Elizabeth (Lizzy) McSwain's father was Daniel McSwain from Scotland. He landed in North Carolina. He married a Highnote of Milton, FL. His mother came from Scotland with him and never mastered American English. He was an inventor and plantation owner outside Ozark, Ala. Also had a grist mill, General Store and furniture wagon. Was a slave owner." --Quinton Moore Sherrer | McSwain, Frances Elizabeth (I30)
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| 135 | General Notes: The Lammon Tree B&D-Jane Linton, P.O. Box 218, Gordon, Alabama 36343. The following from Gale Stafford-Wall, Jacksonville, FL: Census: 1880 Dale County, AL Census: 36 years old. Farmer. Born in AL. Father born in GA. Mother born in AL. Wife Francis C. children: Molee A, William D., Bascom. Eliza J. Sister Lara Smith and niece Dora living in household 1900 Geneva County, AL Census: Born April 1844. 56 years old. Married 32 years. Born in AL. Parents born in GA (conflicts with 1880 census). Can read and write. Rents house. Married: c. 1867 | Smith, James F (I32)
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| 136 | General Notes: The Lammon Tree by Avis, Irene & Sadie Lammon. 1850 Dale C o. Alabama Census. B&D SLC# 0924918, Dale Co. Alabama Cemeteries, Old Post Oak Cemetery. p.4. 1860 Dale Co., Alabama Census, Newton P.O., p. 721/223. 1870 Dale Co., Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, Beat #12, p. 196. 1880 Dale Co., Alabama Census, E.D. 66, dwelling #100. 1900 Dale Co., Alabama Census, E.D. 69, line 88, sheet 10, Barnes Cross Rd. | Lammon, Martha (I24)
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| 137 | General Notes: 1870 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Rd., Beat # 12, p. 196. 1880 Dale Co., Alabama Census, E.D. 66, Dwelling #100. | Glenn, Anna E (I80)
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| 138 | General Notes: B&D-SLC #0924918: Dale Co. Alabama Cemeteries, Post Oak Methodist Cem., p.4. Personal knowledge via phone of John Duncan Lammon, P.O. Box 696, Jackson, Alabama 36545. 1880 Dale Co. Alabama Census. | Lammon, Auska Lammon (I87)
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| 139 | General Notes: Ibid. B&D- SLC #0924918: Dale Co. Alabama Cemeteries, Old Post Oak (Methodist) Cemetery, p. 4. | McEachern, Duncan (I58)
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| 140 | General Notes: B-1850 Dale Co. Alabama Census. B-1860 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Newton P.O. Born 1848 B-1870 Dale co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, p 263. Born 1851 B-1880 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road. Born 1849 B-1900 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, E.D. 69, sheet 13, p. 298, born Dec. 1848. 1920 coffee Co., Enterprise Census says born 1848. B&D-"Index to Tomb Inscriptions," P. 270, sent from Huston-Love Memorial Library, Dothan, Alabama, 36302. "John Lammon was a very tall person, about a foot taller than his twin brother, Daniel. John was a farmer. He was also a very crafty person in the sense that he could make anything with his hands. He made baskets, big cotton baskets for farmers. He trimmed out handles for hammers, axes, picks, hoes, etc., and did a lot of woodwork. Even before he started on a woodworking project he could visualize the end product. He was a very kind and loveable man, and dearly loved his grandchildren." -- John Allen Byrd | Lammons, John M (I15)
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| 141 | General Notes: B-1880 Alabama Soundex, Vol 7, E.D. 66, sheet 4, line 33. | Lammons, Isabella (I44)
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| 142 | General Notes: B&D-SLC #0924918: Dale Co. Alabama Cemeteries, p. 4. Barbara Helland, 855 Mande Court, Shalimar, FL 32579. | Lammon, Baby Girl (I91)
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| 143 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Gould, Mary Ellen (I779)
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| 144 | General Notes: THE LAMMON TREE 1900 Geneva Co. Alabama Census. B&D-Geneva Co., Ala. Tomb Records, Vol. 1, p. 6, by correspondence from Houston-Love Memorial Library, 212 W. Burdeshaw St., P. O. Box 1369, Dothan, Alabama 36302. | Lammon, James Olin (I176)
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| 145 | General Notes: "The Lammon Tree" Freddie Franklin Lammon II died in an Auto accident (source: Howard Lee) | Lammon, Freddie Franklin II (I718)
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| 146 | General Notes: 1850 Dale Co., Alabama Census, Dwelling 852, p. 455. Correspondence from Owen Daniel McEachern, 615 Roberta Ave., Orlando Fla. 32803, (1991) via Jane Linton, P.O. Box 218, Gordon, Alabama 36343 "John was born April 1, 1816, in North Carolina, the son of Archibald and Catherine. He moved with his parents to Barnes Cross Roads, Dale County, Alabama, when he was 17 years old. In 1836 he began purchasing land there, accumulating 162.88 acres for which he paid $1.25 per acre, for a total of $203.59. "John was made constable of the Barnes Cross Roads area at age 22, and later was Justice of the Peace for two terms." "John married Sarah Ann Lammon at Christmastime, 1841. She was born February 26, 1826, at Green Swamp, North Carolina." -- Owen Daniel McEachern, great grandson | McEachern, John (I20)
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| 147 | General Notes: B-"Family Histories of Henderson Co., Texas 1846-1981, SL C 976.4227 D2f, p. 67, Copyright: Henderson County Historical Commission. Also Mary Jane Gould. Note from self: Present Employment: Gould Insurance Agency, Inc. Owner/President; 1962-present Present Activities: 1999 City of Athens: Mayor Pro- Temp- 2000-present City Council Member Loop Advisory Board- Secretary First National Bank Director Industrial Foundation- Highway Committee and Advisory Board Trinity Valley Community College- Ex-Students Scholarship Fund Director American Cancer Society Board-Henderson Co. Unit Jaycee International Senator Professional Experience: Gould Insurance Agency, Inc.- 1962-to present Owner/President Independent Insurance Consultant and Agent Gould Marine Corporation 1990-1997 Owner/ Manager Director- First National Bank-Athens, 1976-to present Loan Committee Audit Committee Lakeland Financial Security of Texas Consultant, Vice President Military: United States Navy-1958-1962- 4 years- USS Coral Sea, CV A-43Honorable Discharge-Laotian Conflict. Education: Purdue University Insurance College, Hartford, Connecticut Insurance College, Tarleton State University Henderson County Junior College, Athens High School Grad-1957 Honors: Texas Highway Commission- Roadhand Award- 1990 Athens Citizen of the Year- 1984 Trinity Valley Community college- Outstanding Ex-Student-1977 Jaycee International (JCI) Senator- Lifetime Award-1974 Civic Accomplishments: City Councilman for City of Athens- 1994-to present City of Athens- 1990-94 Citizens Advisory Board Committee Chairman for Bond Issue and Site selection for new Fire Department Chairman of Charter Review Board, 1994 Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame; Co-Founder, Charter Secretary and Life Member Texas Independent Insurance Agents Committees: Tort Reform; Workers Comp Reform: Civil Justice Reform Member-American Cancer Society Board- 1995-99 Trinity Valley Community CollegeDirector- Ex-Students Scholarship Fund- 1993-97 Industrial Foundation-Highway Committee and Advisory Board Veterans of Foreign Wars- Life member Rotary Club- 1979-to present President-1973-74 Henderson County YMCA- Charter Director Black-eyed Pea Jamboree- Chaiman-1973 & 1991 Athens Country Club Board-1972- 76 President -1974- 7 5 Athens Chamber of Commerce Director and Vice-President Athens Ambassadors Club-Founder and Charter President St. Matthias' Episcopal Church- Vestry Member and Secretary-4 years Athens Jaycees- President-twice Member 14 years- Twice chosen Outstanding Jaycee of the Year Received 45 local and State Awards of Achievements YMCA- Charter Director and Member; Secretary-Treasurer Donated a house to serve as the first YMCA office Clements Boy Scout Reservation-Fund Raiser-Team Leader Fund Raiser for: American Cancer Society March of Dimes United Way-Past-Chair American Heart Association Polio Drive Optimist Club-12 years-member-Past VP | Gould, Robert Ayres (I405)
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| 148 | General Notes: B-1850, 1860 census of Dale Co. Alabama. B-1900 Athens, Henderson Co., Texas Census, ED 55, sheet 4, line 70. 1910 At hens, Henderson Co., Texas Census, ED 12, sheet 6A, page 92 /9151. M-SLC #1481017: Henderson Co. Texas Marriages, Vol. 3, p. 265. D-SLC #1398560: Cemeteries of Henderson Co., Texas, Athens City Cemetery, old cemetery section, p. 17. D-SLC #150 2715: Probate Minutes of Henderson Co., Texas, Vol M, pp. 354,355. SLC #1502713: Probate Minutes of Henderson Co., Texas, Vol. J, pp. 390-392, 396. SLC #1502714: Probate Minutes of Henderson Co., Texas, Vol. K, pp. 129, 130, 167, 184-188. SLC #1487288: Alabama Military Records--File M.D. Lammons "Murdock served the last year of the Civil War in Georgia and Carolina (1865) in Company F, 27th Ala. Infantry. He volunteered Jan. 23, 1864 while at Clopton, AL. and was paroled from Greensborough, North Carolina. Served with Gen. Johnson and was in the Battle of Atlanta and Peach Tree Church battle. In 1878 he moved to Athens, Texas. In 1885 he married Texana Richardson in Athens. He became a merchant while in Texas. He and Texana had four children. He died of a heart attack in 1918 in Texas. " --Col. Frank Bishop Lammons | Lammons, Murdock Davidson (I12)
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| 149 | General Notes: B-1900 Alabama Soundex Info from Jane Atkinson Linton, 10 Jowers Rd., Gordon, Alabama 36343. The following is an excerpt from "Some of My Memories", Clyde Johnson, 1996. "In 1915, while attending a camp meeting in Dothan, Alabama (a town approximately 100 miles southeast of Evergreen) Dad met Sadie Lammon. After a courtship (the details of which I know little) of about one year they were married March 14, 1916. Rev. O. B. Justice performed the ceremony. After a brief honeymoon, they visited my maternal grandmother and me. Until that visit, my stepmother had never seen me and I can remember, vaguely, going to her and into her arms. I remember crying when they made ready to leave. It was not their intention to take me from my grandmother at that time, but Sadie, for whatever reason, decided she would take me immediately. What a responsibility for my stepmother. What a change in the life of my grandmother who had cared for me for three years plus What a change for my father. I can't know the change in my life. But surely the four of us carried the effects of that day all of our lives.? Daughter Rachel Johnson Rigby provided the following note. It was a handwritten note of unknown date by her mother, Sadie. __(Elmer Burns Lammon) "My Grandy L [Grandfather James Lammon] owned lot of land in Hartford - given - Grist mill and variety shop - and his children lived around him. He had large 2-story house across the street from where we lived. Where Avis lives now [700 W. Main St. - EBL. per Jane Atkinson] with porch all around house and decorative banister at top of porch and also at floor - made in their variety shop - " Sadie Lammon Johnson The following note contributed by granddaughter Rebekah Rigby: Herbert & Sadie My "Pa Johnson" (Charles Herbert Johnson) and "Ma Johnson" (Sadie Lammon Johnson) were wonderful grandparents. How could a kid ever ask for any better? Whenever we went to Andalusia to visit we usually left after school and would make it there before Pa Johnson would close his shoe shop. The moment we drove up, we became the most important "customer" that there was. Pa Johnson would come out to the car, if he beat us, because we were usually scrambling to get out and get in that wonderful world of shoe repair. To this day when I go into a shoe shop the smell brings back so many great memories and I can close my eyes and see my Pa Johnson. He would save his wooden thread spools and make us little wagons that would be pulled by a clothes-hanger and consisted of 4 wooden spools for wheels. We were on cloud nine and knew that we were so special and so important. Pa Johnson would always come home at noon for a big meal and then take an hour-long nap and then go back to work. When he came home for the evening, we would all sit in the living room and play games. We would play Chinese checkers mostly because that was his favorite game. He would sit in his chair and read until it was time to go to bed and then Ma Johnson would bring out the Bible and read and then we would pray, not just "now I lay me down to sleep," but we prayed and God heard and answered our prayers. Ma Johnson would be just as happy to see us. She would always have something extra special for us. When we got there in the evenings we would have cereal at night or sandwiches and a glass of milk. Ma Johnson was never old to me. She was always full of life and always tried to plan a great time for us. At noon she would have cooked a great big meal and we would all sit down to eat when Pa Johnson came home. We would start the prayer and sometimes during the prayer or right after we would hear the train whistle and Ma Johnson would grab the youngest and the rest of us grandkids would scurry off behind her going to wave to the train. She would just stop at the porch but we would run all the way to the track and wave the whole time the train passed by, until the caboose came by. Then we would all turn and go back to our meal that was waiting for us. Every time I hear a train whistle I think of her. After our huge meal at noon we all laid down for a nap. Ma Johnson would come lay down with us at times, she loved birds and she had a birdbath and feeder outside our window and we would look for all the new birds and see how many different ones we could see. She usually took her shower then and would relax many times on her own bed. (Now that I think of it she was getting rest from the night before or storing up for that night). When bedtime came at night, all the grandkids would pile up on two twin beds that were pushed together and Ma Johnson would be in the middle and we would all fuss to get next to her. She would read to us and tell us all kinds of stories and tell us stories of her childhood and she would tell us how much she loved us and how much God loved us. I remember that she would gather everyone's glass at the end of our noon meal and rinse off the ice and load it all in one cup, add a little water and put it in the refrigerator. She would drink from it periodically for the rest of the evening. I would sneak in the kitchen and drink some of her water sometimes - it was just better than getting my own cup for some reason - it was the best ever. Ma Johnson didn't just help us wave to trains. She would come out and play hopscotch, make mud pies and help us cook them on an old wood stove in the yard, she would make string houses for us with lots of different rooms, she even introduced us to "painted deserts". She would go with us to the clay cliffs (They were only small hills but to us they were cliffs) and break off chunks of different colored clay. We would take our treasures back to the house and scrape off colors and add them to jars in different proportions. I wonder what happened to all the ones we made and gave to her - she saved them - I saw them. My grandparents were the greatest. They pastored a church in Opine, Alabama. Ma Johnson would always take a water jar with her that had ice in it, because us grandchildren would get thirsty sometime during that day. Great memories, no bad memories. We were the richest kids that ever were. We were always happy and had great times. When it was time to leave none of us were ever ready. Ma Johnson would stand in the driveway and wave with both hands till we were out of sight, and we would go by Pa Johnson's Shoe Shop and he would give us candy or something and wave good-by and we would leave. When my Uncle Billy died, his daughters, Mary Ann and Sharon, my sister, Rosemary and I (Rebekah) went to Pa Johnson's Old Shoe Shop (which is now a beauty shop) we all talked about the smell and the great memories that we had. The new owner's liked our stories. The old homestead is still there also. I went back after Ma Johnson died and the new owners let us take a tour, you could hear all the sounds of our childhood rush back in.....-Rebekah Rigby Note from Rosemary Rigby: Ma Johnson Without hesitation, I can say Ma Johnson was the greatest influence in my life. Here I am 20 years after her death and I still long to tell her every little thing about my day. I share many of the memories at her house that my sister has made reference to - identifying the many birds that visited her bird bath, playing on the railroad tracks, sculpting with the clay, sitting on the porch swing after dinner, all of us wanting to sleep in the same room with her, and our nightly devotions and seeking the Lord for His direction and His will in our lives. She was my best friend and the closest thing to Christ on earth. She was humble, had a servant's heart, never had anything bad to say about anyone, never complained and was full of compassion. After Pa Johnson passed away and she came to live with us, I had the pleasure of sharing my room with her until her room was added on. This was a lot more fun than just the occasional visit. I would play hairdresser, she would scratch my back, we would read, play games, look at her many pins (other than her wedding band, this was the only jewelry she owned or wore) and talk late into the night. She smelled of Noxema, Ben Gay, and Jergen's - the most heavenly aroma to me! Her spiritual guidance is what I treasure most. I have no doubt the devil would tremble when she would begin to pray. She prayed like a mighty warrior - for her family and children and their children, for our country and its leaders, for our neighbors and communities, for our pastors and churches. She loved the Lord with all her heart and lived to serve Him until the day she died. | Lammon, Sadie Anne (I311)
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| 150 | General Notes: B-1900 Athens, Henderson, Texas Census, ED 55, Sheet 4, line 70. Probates: ibid. 1910 Athens, Henderson, Texas Census, ED 12, SD 3, p 92/9151. "Her mother died when she was young and she was raised by relatives, some of whom were Richardsons. She worked in a bank in Athens and Houston. " --Author unknown. | Lammons, Texana Richardson (I43)
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