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02-Sep-2009

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HILBUN : MCCRARY : PHILLIPS : TEAGUE : WRIGHT

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Is it possible that we might find relatives on either sides of Carrie's family tree with this info below? She was Irish and English. Read on.... Carrie (McCrary) Nickander was born on January 27th, 1915 at Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, the daughter of Lou Elmer McCrary and Hazel Amber Phillips. Hazel was born on August 15th, 1893, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan and died on January 14th, 1916 at Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas. Her grave is well marked and the inscription on gravestone (picture on file) states this-“Wife of L. E. McCrary” A search was done on possible finding an obituary on Hazel from the area where she died at. None was found in the local newspaper there. Lou was born on July 8th, 1889 at Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, Texas and died on February 5th, 1961, Brownfield, Terry County, Texas. He is buried at the Terry County Memorial Cemetery, Brownfield, Texas. His gravestone states that he is a World War One Veteran (picture on file). Lou’s father was William Wright (W. W.) McCrary, born on Oct. 10th, 1859, Precinct 2, Robertson County, Texas. His father was Samuel Richard McCrary born Nov. 19th, 1835 at Scotsboro, Jackson County, Alabama and died on May 25th, 1916 at Nesbitt, Robertson, Texas. Samuel parents were William Henry McCrary (Sept. 20th, 1806 Kentucky-Oct. 15th, 1889) and Margaret Harpole (Nov. 24th, 1815 Tennessee-July 3rd, 1901) and both are buried at King Cemetery, Mt. Enterprise, Rusk County, TX and have gravestones. William & Margaret came to Robertson County, TX in 1945 from Alabama, with their three sons; Samuel, Henry and Charles. On Jun 16th, 1858 Samuel married Rachel Coley (his first wife and William’s mother) born on June 18th, 1839, Texas. She died on April 16th, 1866 (do not know where she is buried). Samuel then married Martha Jane Stephenson and both are buried at Nesbitt and Beck Prairie, Robertson County, Texas. They have gravestones (picture on file). This family ran very successful ranches. There are McCrary’s that rose to high notoriety from these three brother’s families in EAST Texas. Found a bio on Charles McCrary, Samuel’s brother, about his life and family. It states that they are of an IRISH descent. See part two for more on the McCrary’s. William W. McCrary married Carry B. Hilbun on August 18th, 1884, at Franklin, Robertson County, TX. William Wright McCrary died on July 5th, 1892. He is buried at Nesbitt, Texas at the Nesbitt and Beck Prairie Cemetery, Robertson (pictures on file). He died young (33) and at this point in time, we do not know why. Carry and her two children, Velma and Lou, went to live with her parents (they are all recorded together in the 1900 census for Justice Precinct 4, Taylor County, TX). Carolina “Carry/Carrie” Bonnell Hilbun, was born on December 28th, 1862 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Her parents were Elias Bonnell and Matilda/Mattie C. (Brantly) Hilburn, who were married on January 27th, 1853 at Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Both were born in Alabama; Elias was born Jan. 7th, 1821 and died on August 27th, 1903, buried at Bluff Creek Cemetery, Taylor County, TX (gravestone picture on file) and Matilda born on Jan 12th, 1836 and died on Sept. 7th, 1918 and buried at Cedar Gap Cemetery, Tuscola, Taylor County, TX (picture on file). Elias parents were Frederick Hilbun (Feb 7th, 1768 North Carolina – July 29th, 1857, Lowndes Co. Alabama) and Nancy Bruce (1769 – Apr 23rd, 1810). Matilda’s parents were James Brantly and Mary S. Wimberly and Mary S. is the daughter of David Wimberly. Elias was a soldier in the confederate army and was captured! His military history: Hilbun, Elias B., Private, Company E, 31st Louisiana infantry. Enlisted May 10th, 1862, Monroe, Louisiana (LA). Roll for January and February, 1863, Present. Federal Prisoners of War, captured and paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4th, 1863. On list dated Shreveport, LA, March 1864 camp for exchange. On roll of Prisoners of War, paroled June, 1865. Resident Claiborne Parish (county), LA. There is a lot of history on this Company E, Louisiana infantry online. You can Goggle it and read more about Elias and his unit but you know they lost the war! There is a web site that has a lot on the family tree of Hilbun’s at- http://www.sherrisweb.com (You might have to sign in to be able to read the Hilbun information). They even had a hand signed letter by Elias himself. You can also read about the Hilbun’s on a Texas wagon train across Texas titled: “1883 Wagon train settlers from Calvert ROBERTSON County Texas to Cedar Gap TAYLOR County, Texas”. http://www.ladytexian.com/TXTaylor/bios/wagon.htm If there are problems, I can email links to items above or even the letter with Elias Hilbun signature on it. Also see part two for more on the Hilbun’s. Velma Adis McCrary (Lou’s sister), was born on April 21st, 1887 and married James Thomas Everett on June 25th, 1905 Abilene, Taylor County, TX. Velma died on January 11th, 1967 and is buried at Rough Creek Cemetery, Granbury, Hood County, TX with her husband James, who died on Sept. 6th, 1973 (Gravestone picture on file and also picture of Velma). Carrie married again to Henry Clay Mitchell in Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, TX (his farm was next to her parents’ farm). Henry was killed by a horse on May 23rd, 1911 by Tahoka, Lynn County, TX and is buried there in the Tahoka Cemetery, where Hazel McCrary is buried (gravestone picture on file). They had two children; Clay William (Billy) Mitchell (Nov. 21st, 1904 - Nov. 5th, 1979) buried with his father and Addie Caroline Mitchell born on July 14th, 1907 and died on Sept 18th, 1923 at Vincent, Howard Co, TX and buried in the Mitchell family plot at Colorado City, Colorado City Cemetery, Mitchell Co, TX (gravestone picture on file). Carrie (Hilbun) McCrary-Mitchell died on Dec. 20th, 1913 and is buried in the Terrace Cemetery, Post (Post was founded in 1907 by cereal magnate Charles William Post), Garza County, Texas which is not far from Tahoka where Henry, her second husband, is buried. It is a lone grave at the back of the cemetery, down a small hill (gravestone picture on file). Gravestone Inscription: “Carrie wife of H. C. Mitchell” AT REST, A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND. So Carrie (McCrary) Nickander was named after her grandmother Carrie. A true pioneer woman! I have pictures of her grave on file. Her gravestone is broken and in pieces. Local newspapers were searched for obituary on Carrie Mitchell. Some family history from Sue (Nickander) Johnson. (I filled in some of the missing pieces to the story.) Mom, Carrie (McCrary) Nickander, was Irish and English. Her grandparents, Edward and Josephine Phillips, had lived in Michigan area and worked for the cereal company’s (Battle Creek, Calhoun County) and so did their children. Edward, Josephine and family went to Texas about 1908, living in Precinct one, Garza County, TX and was working for the Post cereal company, managing a ranch for Henry Post. Hazel and Lou meet in Texas and where married on January 27th, 1914, at Tahoka, Lynn County, TX. Hazel never recovered after Mom was born there. She died of pneumonia when Mom was about a year old (1916). Lou’s sister and brother (half sister and half brother) helped him take care of Mom (Carrie) until Grandma Phillips (Josephine) could get down there by train and bring her back with them in South Dakota, about 1916, where they had moved to. They were farming around Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota. The depression took that farm and they moved to Northern Minnesota (Glen Township, Aitkin County) when Mom was in about 4th or 5th grade (about 1927) (They are listed in 1920 U. S. census for Devoe, Faulk County, SD renting a farm in that area). Lou remarried when Mom was about 4 years old (1919) and Lou came up to South Dakota to see her and he and her grandparents decided that she would best be left with them, as his new wife, Clara May Estes, was only 16 and they had had Carrie for those 5 years already. She fit into the Phillip's family well, with only 6-7 years behind their youngest child Lila. Lou did have 2 children with his 2nd wife and they were up to Minnesota a couple of times. Mom's half sister was Clara LouVeda (McCrary) Best, born on Oct. 8th, 1920 and died on July 5th, 2005 and her half brother was, Linuel Ewel “Jack” McCrary, born Feb 6th, 1925 and died on Dec. 6th, 2004. Sue said they do have communication with their kids and they live in Texas. Lou, his second wife Clara (Sept. 26th, 1901-Dec.9th, 1981), and son Jack and his wife Sue (Sept. 3rd, 1934-July 15th, 1998), are all buried together at Terry County Memorial Cemetery at Brownfield, Terry Co, TX. LouVede is buried with her husband Roy (Mar 21st, 1914-Apr 24th, 1997) at Green Memorial Cemetery in Wilson, Lynn County, TX. (Sue Johnson of Billings, MT is mentioned in her obituary.) Margaret Philips, Hazel’s sister, also moved to Aitkin, MN from South Dakota. (She was an Aunt of Carrie’s.) Auntie Mugs, as they called her, was first married to Andrew Voltz. They divorced. Margaret’s second husband was George Ferguson, who was the father of Alton Swanson's wife, also named Margaret. George’s first wife was Celia Griffth. History on Edward Phillips and Josephine White. Edward Phillips was born July 26th, 1862 in Benton, Yates County, New York. He was the youngest child of Walter Phillips (born Sept. 2nd, 1805) and Mary Teague (born 1815) both born in England. On July 1st, 1850 on the sailing ship Esmeralda, Walter Phillips, his wife Mary and 5 children, Thomas age 10, Mary Ann age 8, Eliza age 5, Sarah age 3, and 4 month old Elizabeth, arrived in New York City, New York. They left from Liverpool, England and were sailing on the ocean for 43 days. Found on Ancestry.com (after much searching)--The marriage INDEX record of Walter Philips and Mary Teague in England. The marriage event took place at the district of Hereford at Herefordshire, England in 1840 in the quarter of Apr-May-Jun. This area is located in west midland region of England. You can Goggle, district of Hereford at Herefordshire, England and read all about this area. The family arrived here in time from England to be recorded on the 1850 U.S. census for New York of the town of Gorham in Ontario County. Walter Philips (46), his wife Mary (36) and children: Thomas (10), Mary Ann (age 8--alive up to the 1860 census records. Did she marry?), Eliza (6), Sarah (3) and Elizabeth (8 months). Gorham is where Thomas enlisted from for the Civil War. On the Federal U.S. 1860 census for Benton, Yates County, New York, we find Walter Philips (English spelling), his wife Mary and these children listed here: Elizabeth born 1849 England and the rest of the children born in New York were Robert 1852, Benjamin 1855, Susannah 1856 (found nothing more on her to date but she most likely is deceased by 1865, missing from the 1865 state census with the family) and James 1858. The town of Benton in Yates Co and the town of Gorham in Ontario Co are just about 10 miles apart. All these areas listed for New York here for the Phillips family, are south of Rochester, by about 30 miles. This area is known as the “finger lakes” area. The season colors of FALL, is suppose to be outstanding there, hence the song, “Autumn in New York”. Now some of the family traveled west from New York: On the Federal U.S. 1870 census of Newton Township, Calhoun Co, Michigan we find the parents Walter Philops (sic-spelled wrong), Mary and these children, Robert (born on Aug 12th, 1852, NY and died July 1st, 1927, he married on Nov. 29th 1876 to Addie (Adelaide) C. Welton and both are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI and have gravestones), Benjamin (born Aug 2nd, 1855, NY and married on Dec. 25th, 1879 to Carrie Francisco and died on Nov. 29th, 1921 Battle Creek and buried at Newton Township Cemetery of Battle Creek), James age 11 and Eddie age 9. Walter and Mary are buried in Morgan Cemetery, at Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI and all have gravestones (pictures on file). Mary died on Sept. 3rd, 1873 and Walter died on Nov. 6th, 1893. Their son James is buried with them. James was born in New York on June 17th, 1858 and died on March 29th, 1884 of spinal fever on the family farm. Found a bio on the son Benjamin W. Phillips from 1913. Very interesting and wonderful family history. RARE to say the least! History of Calhoun County (Michigan) by Washington Gardner, 1913. Pages 1240 & 1241- Benjamin W. Phillips. “Michigan received many accessions from the state of New York during the early and middle period of its settlement; its fertile soil having an alluring attraction to homeseekers and well repaying those of staying qualities and not afraid of hardships.” From the article: In 1869 there became residents of Newton Township, Calhoun Co, Michigan, the family of Walter and Mary (Teague) Phillips both born in England. They were married there, and five of their children were born there before coming to America. They located first in New York. When the storm of Civil War broke over the country, Walter Phillips espoused the cause of the union and entered the service as a member of a New York regiment, with which he participated in the battle of Gettysburg and in other of the hard fought engagements of that conflict. A son Thomas, now deceased, who entered the army at the age of eighteen, served until the close of hostilities, and for a period was a prisoner in the infamous Libby prison. (The Libby Prison was a Confederate Prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. It gained an infamous reputation for the harsh conditions under which prisoners from the Union Army were kept. The prison was located in a three-story brick warehouse on Tobacco Row. Libby Prison opened in 1861. It contained eight rooms, each 103 by 42 feet. Lack of sanitation and overcrowding caused the death of many prisoners between 1863 and 1864. Because of the high death toll, Libby Prison is generally regarded as second in notoriety only to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. If someone wanted to they could send for the Civil War records of Thomas and Walter Phillips.) This information below is from records on-line in the counties they served from for the Civil War and lived at afterwards. Name of Soldier--Thomas Phillips. A member of the 33rd Regiment of New York Infantry, Company H. Enlisted at Gorham, Ontario County, NY, on May 21st, 1861. Discharged on June 2nd, 1863. Soldier is buried at Dundee (part of Starkey), Yates County, NY. Thomas was listed in the New York 1880 census at Starkey, Yates Co, with his wife Emma, one daughter Ida and 2 sons, Robert and Clarence. Found in the Dundee newspaper: Thomas Phillips died on Oct. 25, 1890 at age 50. Name of Soldier--Walter Phillips. A member of the 126th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Army. Discharged officially on January 9th, 1864. After receiving his honorable discharge, Walter Phillips return to his family in Ontario Co, New York, where he resumed farming and continued to reside until 1869, when he came to Calhoun Co and bought a farm of 80 acres in Newton Township. From this 1913 article we find that there are six children still living in the Phillips family; Eliza (born July 25th, 1844 England and died Feb 20th, 1920), wife of Arthur Bishop and lives in Seneca Castle, Ontario Co, New York (the family is buried in the Whitney Cemetery of Seneca Castle), Sarah, wife of John McComb and lives at Northville, Spink Co, SD (Sarah born April 23rd, 1847 England and died on Oct. 24th, 1916 and is buried at the Northville Cemetery and they have gravestones), Elizabeth (Libby), wife of Frank Ward (married on Dec. 19th, 1872, Calhoun Co, MI) lives at Aberdeen, Brown Co, SD (Elizabeth was born on Nov. 26th, 1849 at Herfordshire, England – taken from her obituary- and died on Nov. 6th, 1932 and is buried at Aberdeen in the Riverside Cemetery [known as Riverside Memorial Cemetery too] they have gravestones and have pictures of stones on file), Robert and Ben (there bio’s are up above), both of Michigan and Edward a resident of Texas. Also the article tells us about the fathers of Walter and Mary back in England; Walter’s father was Stephen Philips, he lived to the age of 112 and Mary’s father, Thomas B. Teague, was a shoemaker. (Walter Phillips United States Naturalization records from 1851 Ontario County, New York, have been found but not ordered. This could be something done in the future. Minimum fee charge is $20.) See part two for more on the Phillips. Josephine White was born March 16th, 1866 in Baltimore Township, Barry County, Michigan (right next to Calhoun County, home of Battle Creek). William White, her father, was from New York, born Nov. 7th, 1836 and his father was James White. Josephine’s mother was Margaret Porter, who was also from New York, born July 6th, 1838. Her parents were Miner (born 1807 NY) and Lavina Porter (born 1803 NY and information on the names were taken from death certificates and census records). William and Margaret were married on Dec 24th, 1864 in Calhoun Co. MI. They had 9 children; 8 were living in 1900 according to the Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI census for this family. Children listed in the 1880 census of Baltimore, Barry County, Michigan are: Georgeanna/Anna (born 1865 married Peter Wellington McCarthy on Nov. 26th, 1884 died on August 9, 1914. She is buried with her parents and has a gravestone, (picture on file), Josephine (born 1866 married Edward Phillips on July 4th, 1884), Edna E. (born 1867 married Van Willis Pendill on July 16th, 1901), Matilda M. (born 1869 married George W. Hall in Topeka, Kansas), Mary/Mae (born 1873 married Lloyd A. Partridge), Willie (William Jr. born 1875, never married), Cornelia/Helen (born 1877 married Harry L. Holmden on March 19th, 1902), and Robert Miner (born 1878 married Alpha L. Clapp Miller on June 29th, 1913). All the children were all born in Michigan and most were married there. The parents, William and Margaret, are buried at Young Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI. She died on March 8th, 1915 and is buried in Lot 83-Sec. 3 and he died on April 9th, 1922 and is buried in Lot 83-Sec. 5. They have gravestones with just the years listed (pictures on file). Location of cemetery: Young Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Address: 2119 W Territorial Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49014. The White children, Edna Pendill, Mary Partridge and her husband Lloyd, Robert Miner and his wife Alpha and their baby and William Jr., are all buried together at Porter Cemetery, Battle Creek in Convis Township, Calhoun Co, MI. All have gravestones. Edward Phillips and Josephine (Josphie) White were married on July 4th, 1884, at Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. They celebrated a golden anniversary in 1934, Kimberly, Aitkin Co, MN. They had 12 children; 3 boys died in infancy. They were all born in Michigan but Lila. Many of the children married in Faulk County, South Dakota. Clarence H. (born 1886 married Ella Bross on March 9th, 1911, Faulk Co, SD), Alma (born 1887 married Vern Jordan), Mary (Mae) Margaret (born 1890 married Benjamin E. Packard on May 20th, 1908 Calhoun Co, Michigan), Hazel A. (born 1893 married Lou McCrary on August 18th, 1884, Lynn Co, TX), Rex S. (born 1895 married Zella M. Riley on July 23, 1915, Calhoun Co, MI), Ralph P. (born 1899 married Luciel McAllen on Dec. 16th 1925, Faulk Co, SD), Edna I. (born 1901 married Lucius “Lute” Cordes on Sept. 25th, 1917 Faulk Co, SD), Margaret E. (born 1903, married Andrew Voltz), and Lila A. (born 1909 Texas, married Glenn Bardell on Nov. 10th, 1925 Faulk Co, SD). Edward and Josphie are buried at Rabbit Lake Cemetery (Glen Cemetery) in Glen Township, Aitkin County, MN, and they do have gravestones (picture on file). Edward died on February 10th, 1938 at the University Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN. Josephine died on February 5th, 1942 in Hastings, Barry Co, MI (back in the Michigan County she was born in. She was at her daughter’s home, Mary Packard. Both Ed and Josphie’s obituaries from the Aitkin Age Newspaper, can be emailed.) Also buried with them is Auntie Mugs-Margaret (Phillips) Voltz-Ferguson. Three of Auntie Mugs children were in the class of 1943 Aitkin with Lois, Betty (the Nickander Twins) and Cal Wall. The Voltz kids in their class were; Linda, Roy and Melvin. They had a 65th year class reunion luncheon this past summer (2008). The McCrary family line: McCrary was Carrie's maiden name. Joseph McCrary, was born 1749 at Ulster, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Died 1825 Burke County, North Caroline (NC). He lived in Lenoir, NC. He might have came from Ireland before 1786. He married about (abt) 1789 to Anna Powell. She was born abt 1750 at Culpepper Co, Virginia (VA) to John Powell and Mary O'Neil. Joseph and Anna McCrary lived their lives out at Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC. They had several children. Your lineage is: Samuel McCrary, born 1786, Burke Co, NC and he died on Sept. 16th, 1872, Jackson Co., AL. Samuel married abt 1806 in NC to Sophia Elizabeth (Betty) Allen, born 1786 at Wilkes Co., NC and she died 1831 at Jackson Co., AL. Sophia's parents were *Ananias Allen (fought in the Revolutionary War) and Elizabeth Laxton. Samuel and Sophia McCrary child that is part of your lineage was William Henry McCrary, who was married to Margaret Harple. They came to Texas. I have this info and the rest of this tree in my first document that I sent to you. We have added several generations to the McCrary line here. Again I did not list all the children and marriages in family groups. I feel I would have lost you. This is more names for Rod's chart. *Ananias Allen, an honored veteran of the American Revolutionary War 1776. He has a grave monument in Allen Cemetery in Big Coon Valley near Stevenson, Jackson Co., Al and the memorial is well tended. Caldwell Co, NC library has a file on Ananias Allen. Their are many recorded records of relatives that applied for the Daughters of the American Revolution in his name. Sue Johnson is now a daughter of the DAR. I will try and get a picture of the monument in a email to you all soon. Ananias Allen was born June 15th, 1756 at Orange Co, NC. He died on Sept. 23rd, 1840, Jackson Co., AL. Buried at the Allen cemetery, Big Coon, Jackson Co, AL. He married in 1775 at NC to Elizabeth Laxton. She was born on Sept 17th, 1757, Orange Co, NC and died on Sept. 22nd, 1840, Jackson Co, AL. ---From the internet by an Allen researcher: In 1790 census Ananias had 4 slaves. The arrival of the first Allen in America is something of a mystery. In her collection of family stories, Eulalie Powell wrote that Ananias, our first known Allen ancestor, was a younger son of the Earl of Somerset who left England for America because he was disappointed in his inheritance. Ananias volunteered for service in the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution. He married Elizabeth Laxton, the daughter of a New England shipbuilder. This account by Eulalie is an excellent example of oral history that changes in the years of retelling. Our research so far has not identified the immigrant Allen, but we have learned a great deal about the militiaman Ananias. In 1835 Ananias Allen (the only Revolutionary soldier by that name) applied for a pension. In his application he stated that he was born in 1756 in Orange County, N.C. He volunteered for the militia in Wilkes County, N.C. in 1781. Ananias served three months, during which time he fought in a skirmish with British and Tories between Drowning Creek and Little Pee Dee. After his discharge he returned to his wife, Jane Laxton. They had nine children, all born in North Carolina between 1776 and 1802. Ananias moved to Adair County, Kentucky, with his eldest son John: later Ananias moved to Jackson county, Tennessee then to Jackson County, Alabama, where he joined his son Wilson L. Allen. They settled land recently acquired from the Cherokee Indians near Stevenson. Ananias made application for a pension in 1835. The pension was denied because Ananias had served only three months instead of the required six months. Ananias died in 1840 and is buried in the Allen cemetery in Big Coon Valley near Stevenson. The grave is marked by a white marker supplied by the DAR. The cemetery adjoins the Allen farmhouse, a neat, well-tended frame building. In Ananias' military file are some letters from other descendants. Several asked information about a "Captain" or "Colonel" Allen who carried a British musket ball in his hip. Ananias was a private and there was no report of an injury. In Eulalie's family history, she relates an incident when Ananias was a young man. After a card game he got in a fight during which he had an eye "gouged" out. Again, there is no confirmation of such an injury in the records we have. Sources: 1. Powell-Allen Bible. Katherine Brown of California has it in her possession. 2. Eulalie Powell Unpublished Memoirs. (Copies are in possession of several descendents.) 3. Military records of Ananias Allen. M804 Pension and Bounty Land. Warrants File Drawer 28/1 Tape 33. N.C. Allen, Ananias R100. Regional National Archives, Denver, CO. 4. Trip to Stevenson, AL. Dolores Brown and Jean Irish. 5. The Stevenson Story by Eliza W. Woodell. Stevenson Depot Museum, Stevenson, AL 35772. ----Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements. Pension application of Ananias Allen R100 Transcribed by Will Graves State of Alabama, Jackson County On this 21st day of January 1835 personally appeared before me Thompson M. Rector [could be Recton] Judge of the County court of said County & state Ananias Allen a resident of said County & state, aged seventy seven years; who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he volunteered in the Army of the United States in the year 1781 under the following named officers - this Captain John Cleveland - Major Hardgrain [?]-- Colonel Smith and General Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford] - I left the service in the month of October 1781 - I resided in the County of Wilkes, North Carolina, and I went into the Army - On joining the Army we marched down the country & joined Head quarters at "The Raft Swamp"-- went through the swamp seven miles long - thence we [were] ordered to attack a party of British & Tories, between Drowning Creek & Little Pedee [River], where they were encamped - thence we crossed Brown Swamp & Ashpole Swamp - thence to Head quarters where I remained until sent home on express by Captain Cleveland - I was in an engagement under the command of Captain Cleveland with a British commander (Captain Woolerson [?]), with the British & Tories - name of Battle ground not recollected - I served what was called a three months tour -in a company of mounted infantry. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. S/ Ananias Allen I was born in Orange County North Carolina in the year 1756. I have no record of my age - I have it in a testament (taken from my Father's Bible) which was taken out of my possession by one of my sons - who now has it. When called into service I lived in Wilkes County North Carolina - thence I moved to Adair County Kentucky - thence to Jackson County Tennessee - thence to Jackson County Alabama where I now reside. I entered the Army as a volunteer. General Rutherford, Colonel Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Cunningham, Captain John Cleveland, were the names of the regular officers of the militia that I can recollect - I have already stated as much of the general circumstances of my services as my memory serves me to recollect. Sworn to and subscribed for me this [illegible] day January 1835. S/ Ananias Allen S/ Thompson M. Rector, Judge I never received a discharge. Sworn to and subscribed before me the 24th of January 1835. S/ Thompson M. Rector, Judge of [illegible] Court V.Fulcher, Thos Longaton, William Vaughn, & Henry Gillaspie, can testify as to my character for veracity, & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. [Died 1840 in Jackson County, Ala.; survived by at least two sons, Hiram Allen and Wilson L. Allen] I found his gravestone on-line. See picture. From cemetery records for Ananias Allen: Birth: Jun. 15, 1756 Death: Sep. 23, 1840 Note: Only Revolutionary War soldier by this name per National Archives In the book, Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Located in SLC reads as follows, 'Annanias Allen, R100, NC Line, app 24 Jan 1835 Jackson City AL Age 77, b1756 Orange City N Inscription: Pvt Clevelands Co, Smith's NC Regt. Rev War 1840 Burial:Allen Cemetery , Jackson County, Alabama, USA I received in the email today a packet of very neatly typed up document on Carrie's ancestors. I'm going to edit it a little and write it up for you all to read and be able to understand it better. Someday I will photo copy the whole thing for you. In my first document I told you about Elias Hilbun, the confederate soldier that was captured by UNION soldiers. Elias was born Jan 7th, 1829, Alabama. I also sent a picture of his stone to all of you. Elias parents were Frederick Hilbun, born Feb 7th, 1758 North Carolina (NC) and died in Butler Co, Alabama (AL) July 29th, 1857 (lived to be 99 years old). He married about 1814 to Nancy Bryan. She was born in Georgia and died on Feb 17th, 1845, Butler Co, AL. Her father was William Bryan (that's all we know on him). *Frederick Hilbun parents were Joseph Hilbun, born May 31st, 1732 at Butler County, AL and Nancy-Surname name unknown. Joseph Hilbun parents were John Hilbun and Rachel Strickland. ca 1700. They were recorded in land records at Butler Co, AL. No marriage date has been found. Footnote: *Frederick Hilbun and four of his sons owned a combined total of 1745 acres of prime Black Belt, south center Alabama, farm land in 1837 - 1845. These lands were first acquired in Lowndes County, AL and later branched out to nearby counties of Butler and Crenshaw. Fredrick's son Joseph was first to sign up for a patent on land that had preciously been Indian territories. This family had large plantations with cotton growing on them, with slave labor. This was a wealthy grand family in the old south. They lost everything during the Civil War. Now back to Elias Hilbin (the confederate soldier), his wife was Matlida C. "Mattie" Brantley, daughter of George Washington Brantley and Mary S. Wimberly. Mattie was born on January 12th, 1836 at Barbour Co., AL and died on Sept 7th, 1918, Taylor Co., TX. I sent a pictures of her gravestone before. Her father was George Washington Brantley born 1805 Georgia (GA) and died 1847, Walton Co, Florida (FL). He married on January 26th, 1834 in Early Co, GA to Mary S. Wimberly. Mary was born on April 7th, 1813, GA and died Dec. 4th, 1884 Robertson Co, TX. George Washington's father was James Brantley born about (abt) 1780 and died on July 11th, 1842, Barbour Co., AL. Nothing found on George's mother. Mary Wimberly was the daughter of David Wimberly, born abt 1792, NC, died after 1866 and a Martha ? (no surname found) who was born 1794, GA and died after 1850. I really tried very hard to write this out for you to understand. I did not list all the children these people had in family groups and some of them had 2 or 3 marriages. It would be too confusing! Too many names to content with. Perhaps ROD will add the new names and dates to his chart. "Velma Adis McCrary (Lou's sister), was born on April 21st, 1887 and married James Thomas Everett on June 25th, 1905 Abilene, Taylor County, TX. I was able to get more information on the Philips family in England. Someone I knew put me in touch with this person that was from the area the Phillips were from. What a wonderful person to go and look up these records for us. He spent 5 hours searching! Remember it is not what you know BUT who! Now we know where, when and who lived back there in England. This would be Carrie Nickander's great grandparents that immigrated to America. Walter Philips (Phillips in America) and Mary Teague were married on May 17th, 1840 at the town of Rowlestone, Herefordshire, in England. (Herefordshire is a County.) Here is the actual record: Walter Philips aged 33 a bachelor farmer married Mary Teague aged 24 spinster servants on 17th May 1840. They were living at New House Rollstone. Walter's father was Thomas Philips and Mary's father Benjamin Teague. They married after banns had been read and Walter left his mark (did NOT sign) whereas Mary signed her name. The witnesses were Benjamin Teague and Sarah Philips both of whom signed their names. The area is right on the Welsh border about 160 miles east from London and is very beautiful. You might like to look into the websites links on this page to see more: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Rowlestone/index.html The church looks like this that they were married at: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/278569 and this: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/album.php?V=10701 With more digging in these church records we find Walter Philips was baptized on Oct. 19th, 1805 to Thomas and Ann Philips. Then we found the marriage record of Thomas and Ann: Thomas Philips of Rollstone and Ann Morgan of the parish of Walterstone were married by license in the parish church of Rollstone on October 19th, 1806. They both made their mark and the marriage was witnessed by John Morgan and Margaret Evans both of whom signed. Thomas and Ann had several children of course: **19 Oct 1805 Walter son of Thomas and Ann Phillips (your lineage, married Mary Teague) 20 Aug 1809 Jane daughter of Thomas and Ann Phillips 9 Nov 1816 Ann daughter of Thomas and Ann Phillips of Puddington Street - labourer 9 Nov 1816 James son of Thomas and Ann Phillips of Puddington Street - labourer 15 Jun 1817 Elizabeth daughter of Thomas and Ann Phillips of Puddington Street - labourer 22 Sep 1822 Sarah daughter of Thomas and Ann Phillips of Puddington Street - labourer 13 Sep 1807 Thomas son of Thomas and Ann Phillips 20 Aug 1809 Jane son of Thomas and Ann Phillips 3 Apr 1814 Margaret daughter of Thomas and Ann Phillips Now on the Teague line- (Walter's wife Mary was a Teague) The marriage took place in All Saints Church in the city of Hereford on May 24th, 1809 when Benjamin Teague married Mary Rogers after the reading of banns. The entry indicates that they both signed the register and the witnesses were Malcolm Dickthorn and Mary Hardman (the witnesses signatures are not easy to read). Their child, which is your lineage: **Mary Teague, who was baptized on Oct. 20th, 1816 (and married to Walter Phillips), Other children of the Benjamin Teague and Mary Rogers were- 8 Apr 1810 Elizabeth do of Benjamin and Mary Teague 20 Jul 1814 Benjamin s of Benjamin and Mary Teague of Glandwr - Shoemaker 20 Oct 1816 Mary d of Benjamin and Mary Teague of Common - Shoemaker 27 Dec 1818 Sarah d of Benjamin and Mary Teague of Common - Shoemaker So now you family the vital dates and places of the Phillips family in England. Come forward several years and we can find in the church records the birth dates of the Phillips that came over to America. Children's birth records that were born in England. The parents were Walter Philips, a farmer and his wife, Mary Teague: 1. Thomas Philips born on June 27th, 1840. 2. Mary Ann Philips born on April 24th, 1842. 3. Eliza Philips born on July 24th, 1845. 4. Sarah Philips born on May 2nd, 1847. 5. Elizabeth Maria Philips born on Nov. 26th, 1849. They all traveled together to New York in 1850. See original document to read about that part of the history. All roads lead to Rowlestone. Do you have your passport ready? After you visit England get on a Ferry and cross the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland to visit Ulster, County Armagh, where Carrie's other ancestor came from. Re-cap: I just gave you Walter Phillips/Philips and Mary Teague, marriage date and location and Christening dates with their parent’s names. Also the marriage dates of the parents of Walter and Mary. And of course location with pictures of the church that they mostly used for these events. There might have been a little confuse on the way I sent this way to you all. I can see how that happened. So here is a easier way to look at it- First, Joseph McCrary is the oldest McCrary that we have found in records so far. Born in Ireland. I'll list here the generations in the family. 1. Joseph McCrary. 1749 - 1825 married to Anna Powell. Their son was: 2. Samuel McCrary. 1786 - 1872 married to Sophia Elizabeth (Betty) Allen. Their son was: 3. William Henry McCrary (1806-1889), who was married to Margaret Harpole. (I typed her name wrong in email document but I have it right in my original). They are the ones that travel to Texas with three of their sons. One of the sons was: 4. Samuel Richard McCrary (1835-1916) who was married to Rachel Coley. Their son was: 5. William Wright McCrary (1859-1892) who married Carrie Hilbun. 6. They had two children; Velma and Lou (Lou is Carrie Nickander's father) Now Carrie Hilbun who married William Wright McCrary remarried (after his death) to Henry Clay Mitchell and had two more children; Billy and Addie. On the McCrary side of the family, Carrie Nickander had two aunts and one uncle: Velma McCrary, Addie Mitchell and Billy Mitchell. The Mitchell's never married. Addie died young and Billy was a wild west rodeo cowboy and buffalo hunter! He lived the old west! He even spent time in a Teepee. The wide open range was his home! Seriously the McCray's kin folk were sheriffs and barren cattle rangers. There isstories about them taming the old west!