Person Page - 566

Betty L. Catchings

• Father: Thomas Jackson Catchings b. 8 Mar 1851, d. 5 Oct 1913
• Mother: Buena Vista Suttle b. Sep 1851

• Last Edited: 7 Dec 2014

• Birth*: May 1889; Alabama
• (Daughter) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Thomas Jackson Catchings¹

Mary Frances Howle¹

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2014

• Name-Comm: Fannie Howle
• Birth*: 17 September 1862; Alabama²
• Married Name: 8 June 1890; Pennington
• Marriage*: 8 June 1890; Elmore Co., Alabama; Principal=Thomas Jefferson Pennington
• 1910 Census*: 15 April 1910; Wetumpka, Elmore Co., Alabama; Son=Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D., Son=Thomas Gov Pennington³
• Death*: 9 May 1953; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama²
• Burial*: say 11 May 1953; Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama²

Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D.¹

• Father: Thomas Jefferson Pennington¹ b. 23 Jun 1840, d. 16 Apr 1908
• Mother: Mary Frances Howle¹ b. 17 Sep 1862, d. 9 May 1953

• Last Edited: 9 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 8 March 1892; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama¹
• (Son) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Thomas Jefferson Pennington²
• (Son) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Wetumpka, Elmore Co., Alabama; Principal=Mary Frances Howle³
• Marriage*: circa 1922; Principal=Edna (?)
• 1940 Census*: 1 April 1940; Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; Wife=Edna (?), Son=Jefferson Cumley Pennington Jr., M. D.⁴
• Death*: 12 December 1947; Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee⁵
• Obituary*: 13 December 1947; Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama⁶

Edna (?)

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2014

• Birth*: circa 1899; Tennessee
• Married Name: circa 1922; Pennington
• Marriage*: circa 1922; Principal=Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D.
• (Wife) 1940 Census: 1 April 1940; Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; Principal=Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D.¹

Thomas Gov Pennington

• Father: Thomas Jefferson Pennington b. 23 Jun 1840, d. 16 Apr 1908
• Mother: Mary Frances Howle b. 17 Sep 1862, d. 9 May 1953

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 29 January 1900; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama
• (Son) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Thomas Jefferson Pennington¹
• (Son) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Wetumpka, Elmore Co., Alabama; Principal=Mary Frances Howle²
• Death*: 8 October 1918; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama³
• Burial*: 10 October 1918; Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama³
• Obituary*: 16 October 1918; from the Montgomery Advertiser³
  

  Thomas G. Pennington obituary

Jefferson Cumley Pennington Jr., M. D.

• Father: Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D. b. 8 Mar 1892, d. 12 Dec 1947
• Mother: Edna (?) b. c 1899

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 3 February 1926; New York, New York; (Manhattan)¹
• (Son) 1940 Census: 1 April 1940; Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee; Principal=Jefferson Cumley Pennington M. D.²
• Death*: 3 September 2013; Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee¹
• Burial*: say 6 September 2013; Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee³

Carrie Lois Still

• Father: James Alexander Still b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 18 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 26 September 1893; Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Married Name: say 1918; Johnson²
• Marriage*: say 1918; Chambers Co., Alabama; Principal=Robert Allen Johnson²
• Death*: 23 March 1955; Shawmut, Chambers Co., Alabama
• Obituary*: say 24 March 1955; The Valley Times News
  Date: Wednesday, March 23, 1955
  
  Rites Set Friday
  Form Mrs. Johnson
  
  Mrs. Carrie Lois Johnson, 61, of Shawmut, died at the residence yesterday after being in failing healt for nine months. She was born and reared in Chambers Cunty and had lived in Shawmut for the past 40 years.
  
  Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Shawmut First Baptsit Church at 4 p.m. Officiating wll be the Rev. Maurice Hodgens. Burial will be in the Shawmut Cemetry with Johhnson and Blakely in charge of arrangementrs.
  
  Survivors inculde two sons; Robert W. Johnson of LaFayette; and James A. Johnson of Shawmut; her father, J. Alex Still, Shawmut; three sisters: Mrs. Mel Sharpe, Bushnell, Fla., Mrs. D. K. Wallace, Fairfax, and Mrs. D. H. Barnes, Gadsden, Ala., and four brothers; James Till, Bath, Ky,, Comer Still, Akron, Ohio, Thomas W. Still, Fairfax, Ala. and Alfred Still, Okron, Ohio.
  
  Contributd by Bennie Gross in behalf of the late Mr. L. F. Simpkins.³

Elloree Still

• Father: James Alexander Still b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 29 March 1896¹
• Married Name: circa 1914; Sharpe²
• Marriage*: circa 1914; Principal=Melwyn Sharpe²
• Death*: May 1985; Bushnell, Sumter Co., Florida

Melwyn Sharpe¹

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 8 November 1895; Buffalo, Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Marriage*: circa 1914; Principal=Elloree Still¹
• Death*: November 1971; Bushnell, Sumter Co., Florida¹

Nixie Pearl Still¹

• Father: James Alexander Still¹ b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey¹ b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 17 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 20 August 1898; Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Death*: 26 July 1901; Chambers Co., Alabama¹

Lonnie Still¹

• Father: James Alexander Still¹ b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey¹ b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2015

• Birth*: 5 July 1900; Alabama¹
• Married Name: 12 July 1919; Waller²
• Marriage*: 12 July 1919; LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia; Principal=Daniel Kimbrew Waller²
• Obituary*: 9 November 1964; The Valley Times News
  Date: Monday, November 9, 1964
  
  Mrs. Waller, 64,
  Longtime Valley
  Resident, Dies
  
  Mrs. D. K. Waller, 64, Langdale, died at 8:15 a.m. today at Ceorge H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Langdale, following a short illness.
  
  A former resident of Fairfax, she was a retired employee of Fairfax Mill Division of West Point Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Waller had been a resident of Fairfax since 1918, and resident of Langdale for the past year. She was a native of Chambers County and member of the Fairfax Baptist Church.
  
  Survivors include her husband, D. K. Waller of Langdale; two daughters, Mrs. Vernile Maxfield, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Chester Johnson of Birmingham; two sons, Chester E. Waller of Kent, Wash., and Alvin Waller, Hawthrone, Fla.; two sistes, Mrs. Douglas Barnes, Gadsden, Ala., and Mrs. Mell Sharpe of Bushnell, Fla.; three brothers, Comer Still, Akron, Ohio; Alfred Still, Lineville, Ala., and James Still, Bath, Ky., and nine grandchildren.
  
  Contributed by Bennie Gross in behalf of the late Mr. L. F. Simpkins.
  
  Funeral will be held at the Fairfax Baptist Church, time of service to be announced. The Rev. R. F. Roberson will be in charge. Burial will be in Shawmut Cemetery.³
• Death*: 9 November 1964; Langdale, Chambers Co., Alabama^1,3
• Burial*: say 12 November 1964; Shawmut Cemetery, Valley, Chambers Co., Alabama

Maude Inez Still

• Father: James Alexander Still b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2015

• Birth*: 26 April 1903; Lanett, Chambers Co., Alabama
• Married Name: circa 1921; Barnes¹
• Marriage*: circa 1921; Principal=Douglas Hoyle Barnes¹
• Death*: June 1977; Gadsden, Etowah Co., Alabama

James Alexander Still Jr.

• Father: James Alexander Still b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 18 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 16 July 1906; Lafayette, Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Death*: 28 April 2001; Knott Co., Kentucky²
• Obituary*: say 29 April 2001; Born in Chambers County, Alabama, James Still attended Lincoln Memorial and Vanderbilt Universities in Tennessee. From the University of Illinois he earned a masters degree in library science. During WWII he served as a sergeant in the Army Air Force with a Texas outfit, the 8th Air Depot Group, being stationed in Egypt in 1944. Still moved to Knott County, Kentucky, where he lived most of his life in a log house along the Dead Mare Branch of Little Carr Creek, and taught at the Hindman Settlement School. He became an Appalachian poet, novelist and folklorist. His masterpiece, River of Earth, was published February 5, 1940. Still received the Southern Author's Award shortly after publication which he shared with Thomas Wolfe for his work You Can't Go Home Again. Still went on to publish a few collections of poetry and short stories, a juvenile and other novels and a compilation of Appalachian local color he collected over the years. The children's book "Jack and the Wonderbeans" was adapted for the stage by the Lexington Children's Theatre in 1992. He published in The Atlantic Monthly (first in 1936), Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, The Yale Review; won the O. Henry Memorial Prize in 1939, received two Guggenheim fellowships, honorary doctorates from two universities, was a regular commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. He was friends with Robert Frost, Marjorie Rawlings ("The Yearling") and other famous people. He wrote a jacket blurb for a book with Dolly Parton. James Still was the first poet laureat of Kentucky. He died April 28, 2001 at the age of 94 and had a military burial on a hill overlooking the Hindman Settlement campus in Knott County, Kentucky.²

Robert Allen Johnson¹

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 18 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 2 January 1895; Chambers Co., Alabama; son of Cornelius Morellus Johnson & Ozella Adeline Messer.¹
• Marriage*: say 1918; Chambers Co., Alabama; Principal=Carrie Lois Still¹
• Death*: 13 March 1949; Shawmut, Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Obituary*: 14 March 1949; Chattahoochee Valley Times
  Date: Monday, March 14, 1949
  
  Funeal Services
  Held In Shawmut
  For R. A. Johnson
  
  Funeral services for Robert Allen Johnson, 54, of Shawmut, were held at the First Baptist church, Tuesday, morning at ten o'clock. Rev Maurice Hodging conducting.
  
  A native of Chambers county, Mr. Johnson was found dead in his bed Sunday morning. He had apparently been dead for four or five hours when he was discovered by his family.
  
  A resident of Shawmut since 1916, he had been in failing health and unable to work since August of last year. He was a member of the Shawmut Baptist Church.
  
  Besides his wife, Mr. Johnson is survived by two sons, J. A., of Standing Rock and R. W. of LaFayette; two grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. C. M. Johnson of Silura, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. G. C. Harper of Rock Mills; Mrs. L. P. Harris, of Shawmut; and Ms. E. C. Dillard of Montgomery; two brothers, Albert of Lanett and H. M. of Silura; three half brothers, Lon of Cordele, Ga., Will of White City, Ala., and Charles of Roanoke; and one half-sister, Mrs. Bones Hill of Gadsden.
  
  Intement was in Shawmut cemetery with Johnson and Blakely had charge of arrangements.
  
  Contributed by Bennie Gross in behalf of the late Mr. L. F. Simpkins.¹
• Burial*: 15 March 1949; Shawmut, Chambers Co., Alabama¹

William Comer Still¹

• Father: James Alexander Still¹ b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey¹ b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 19 November 1908; Alabama¹
• Death*: 3 October 1988; Akron, Summit Co., Ohio¹

Thomas Watson Still¹

• Father: James Alexander Still¹ b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey¹ b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 13 January 1911; Alabama¹
• Death*: 2 September 1958; Langdale, Chambers Co., Alabama¹

Alfred Taylor Still¹

• Father: James Alexander Still¹ b. 29 Oct 1872, d. 2 Oct 1957
• Mother: Barcelona Lindsey¹ b. 22 Feb 1875, d. 7 Oct 1930

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 11 Dec 2017

• Birth*: 24 March 1914; Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama¹
• Death*: 3 April 1965; Lineville, Clay Co., Alabama¹

Margaret Helen Sharpe¹

• Father: Melwyn Sharpe¹ b. 8 Nov 1895, d. Nov 1971
• Mother: Elloree Still¹ b. 29 Mar 1896, d. May 1985

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 1 December 1915; Alabama¹
• Death*: 1999; Leesburg, Lake Co., Florida¹

Miles Hervey Sharpe¹

• Father: Melwyn Sharpe¹ b. 8 Nov 1895, d. Nov 1971
• Mother: Elloree Still¹ b. 29 Mar 1896, d. May 1985

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 28 August 1917; Buffalo, Chambers Co., Alabama¹
• Marriage*: say 1938; Principal=Gladys Alma Crews¹
• Death*: 17 September 2013; Lilburn, Gwinnett Co., Georgia¹

Gladys Alma Crews¹

• Charts: Smith Descendants

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 16 July 1917; Jasper, Hamilton Co., Florida¹
• Married Name: say 1938; Sharpe¹
• Marriage*: say 1938; Principal=Miles Hervey Sharpe¹
• Death*: 18 July 2013; Lilburn, Gwinnett Co., Georgia¹

Daniel Beall

• Father: Col. Samuel Beall Jr. b. 1713, d. a 15 Oct 1774
• Mother: Eleanor Brooke b. 1 Mar 1718, d. 1785

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2015

• Birth*: 2 September 1752; Frederick Co., Maryland¹
• Marriage*: say 1773; Principal=Martha Peyton Whiting¹
• Death*: after 1830; Yazoo Co., Mississippi¹

Bethel L. Cohron¹

• Father: Nicholas Green Cohron¹ b. 1839, d. Feb 1865
• Mother: Amanda Carolina Jones¹ b. 29 Jan 1844, d. 3 Feb 1909

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Birth*: circa 1861; Henry Co., Alabama¹
• Death*: 17 October 1896; Houston Co., Alabama¹

Susanna Caroline Cohron¹

• Father: Nicholas Green Cohron¹ b. 1839, d. Feb 1865
• Mother: Amanda Carolina Jones¹ b. 29 Jan 1844, d. 3 Feb 1909

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2019

• Birth*: 6 November 1862; Henry Co., Alabama¹
• Married Name: say 1885; Pittman
• Marriage*: say 1885; Principal=Josiah W. Pittman
• Death*: 13 April 1918; Jackson Co., Florida¹

Anna Elizabeth Cohron¹

• Father: Rev. John A. Cohron¹ b. 20 Sep 1840, d. 21 Apr 1888
• Mother: Sarah Ann Brown¹ b. 22 Mar 1842, d. a 1905

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Name Variation: Annie Elizer Cohron¹
• Birth*: 17 April 1864; Butler Co., Alabama¹
• Married Name: 18 September 1879; Stuart²
• Marriage*: 18 September 1879; Butler Co., Alabama; Principal=William Asa Stuart²
• Death*: 13 August 1893; Butler Co., Alabama¹

William Asa Stuart¹

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Birth*: September 1854; Wilcox Co., Alabama¹
• Marriage*: 18 September 1879; Butler Co., Alabama; Principal=Anna Elizabeth Cohron¹
• Death*: 1 February 1947; Butler Co., Alabama¹
• Obituary*: say 3 February 1947; Mr. Stuart was born Sept. 27, 1853 in South Butler, the son of the late Wayman and Nancy Skinner Stuart. When a young boy his parents moved to the Liberty community and from there to Butler Springs, then to Pine Flat where he resided until 3 years ago. He made his home with his daughter since the death of his wife. He was twice married, first to Miss. Anne Cohron and to this union eight children were born, all of whom survive. After the death of his first wife, he was married to Miss Frances Gray.
  
  His children are Mrs. M. H. Hill of Greenville, Mrs. W. R. Evans of Frisco City, Mrs. W.A. Green of Pensacola, Florida, Pierce Stuart of Butler Springs, Mrs. T.C. Simmons of Forest Home, John Stuart of Forest Home, Mrs. Mamie McLain of Pensacola, FL, Mrs. H.A. Williams of Greenville. Also surviving is a brother, J.A. Stuart.
  
  Mr. Stuart was a member of the Pine Flat Methodist Church and was active in church work as long as health permitted.
  
  Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. A. G. Ellisor. Burial in the church cemetery with 6 grandsons as pallbearers.
  (Greenville Advocate Obituary, 1947)²
• Burial*: say 4 February 1947; Pine Flat Cemetery, Saucer, Butler Co., Alabama²

Laura Jane Cohron¹

• Father: Rev. John A. Cohron¹ b. 20 Sep 1840, d. 21 Apr 1888
• Mother: Sarah Ann Brown¹ b. 22 Mar 1842, d. a 1905

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 23 May 1883; Butler Co., Alabama¹
• Married Name: circa 1898; Matthews²
• Marriage*: circa 1898; Principal=Isaac Newton Matthews 27 Apr 1871²
• Death*: 8 April 1964; Butler Co., Alabama¹

Isaac Newton Matthews 27 Apr 1871¹

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 27 April 1871; Butler Co., Alabama²
• Marriage*: circa 1898; Principal=Laura Jane Cohron¹
• Death*: 23 March 1937; Monroe Co., Alabama²
• Burial*: say 26 March 1937; Brushey Creek Cemetery, Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama²

Maggie Elizabeth Cohron¹

• Father: Rev. John A. Cohron¹ b. 20 Sep 1840, d. 21 Apr 1888
• Mother: Sarah Ann Brown¹ b. 22 Mar 1842, d. a 1905

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 10 Dec 2017

• Birth*: 14 July 1885; Georgiana, Butler Co., Alabama¹
• Married Name: circa 1900; Palmer²
• Marriage*: circa 1900; Principal=Benjamin Franklin Palmer³
• Death*: 15 March 1923; Georgiana, Butler Co., Alabama¹
• Burial*: 16 March 1923; Brushey Creek Cemetery, Butler Co., Alabama

Benjamin Franklin Palmer¹

• Charts: Cohron Descendants

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2014

• Birth*: 8 May 1859; Georgiana, Butler Co., Alabama²
• Marriage*: circa 1900; Principal=Maggie Elizabeth Cohron³
• Death*: 5 February 1937; Georgiana, Butler Co., Alabama²

William Thomas Staples¹

• Father: David Staples¹ b. c 1755, d. 1822
• Mother: Frances Manley¹ b. c 1760, d. 1847

• Last Edited: 22 Feb 2020

• Birth*: 15 September 1796; Elbert Co., Georgia¹
• Marriage*: 27 February 1817; Oglethorpe Co., Georgia; Principal=Mary Hendon¹
• Death*: 24 September 1869; Chambers Co., Alabama¹