George & Patsy moved from the Tanasive Territory of the Great Smokie Mountains, North Carolina to Sparkmantown, in Van Buren County, Tennessee in 1803. Of their ten children, Nancy, George, Thomas Bryant and Thomas Bryants's son Peter Rowen all lived in Van Buren County and raised large families and even today there are descendants of these children living in the area. Solomon moved to Missouri about 1854.
George Sparkman, Patriotic service during the Revoulutionary War, when he furnished supplies for the Army in Bertie Co., North Carolina.
Van Buren is just one of the ninety-five counties in the state of Tennessee. It was formed from counties that touched the borders of the county, namely White, Warren and Bledsoe and these three counties were shortened by a distance of two hundred and fifty-five miles to creat the new Van Buren County. White was the oldest of the three original counties, being formed in 1806, then Bledsoe County was formed in 1807. As one might think, Van Buren County was named after President Martin Van Buren, who held the highest office of the United States from 1827 until 1841.
White County was named for John White who was most likely the first settler in the White County area. He is buried in the Union Church graveyard near River Hill, White County, Tennessee. Last but not least, Bledsoe County was named for a Revoulutionary soldier by that surname. Mr. Bledsoe was killed about 1789 by Indians in Sumner County, Tennesse, which was his native home.
An act of the Tennessee State Legislature created Van Buren County in January of 1840. The county was made up mostly of level land and mountains, and more than half of the county is part of a range known as the Cumberland Mountains. The biggest part of the land within the county boundaries belongs to land and timber companies. Why? Well it is because the timber and coal are valuable natural resources and the state does not want them depleted in a rapid manner.
The soil of the county is a sandy loam, and with proper treatment has and will produce any crop a farmer might want to plant, but especially vegetables do well. Due to the average yearly rainfall of fifty inches the pastures are very green, and lush areas for livestock to graze.
The section of the state in which Van Buren County is located rests on a plateau that is about two thousand feet above sea levelo and is the reason that the summers are cool and the winters quite cold. The Cumberland and Appalachian Mountains extend from the northern portion of the state of Alabama toward the eastern portion of the United States. (REF: "Early History of Van Buren County" by Dorothy Cope, Van Buren Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. XVII, No. 1, p. 4)
Among the early settlers and our ancestors/relatives of Van Buren County, or those that were there when the county was formed in 1840 G. P. Cummings (Gabriel Penn Cummings), Joseph Cummings, Jr., Alfred Hill, Elijah Hill, George Sparkman & Hardy (Hardiman) Sparkman. In the following pages of this genealogy are the families of these men and their descendants, and in some cases ancestors.
In July of 1841 there was an enumeration of white males over the age of 21 years for Van Buren County, this was the second year of the countys' exsistence. Among the men were the following Sparkman's Bryant Sparkman ( Thomas Bryant born 1803 as Jr., would not have been 21 years of age), D. Sparkman (David?), Edmond Sparkman, two George Sparkman's, Hardy Sparkman (Hardiman), James Sparkman, John Sparkman, Lewis Sparkman, and William Sparkman. The remainder of the list reads like a Who's Who of Van Buren County prominent citizens as well as relatives of the Sparkman family.
In the Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History for the State of North Carolina is the following recorded document. The following is a typewritten copy of the original copy sent to a descendant in 1982.
"This verifies that the following information is recorded in manuscript volume in the custody of the State Archives titled 'Revoulutionary Army Accounts' (Vol. VI, p. 59, Folio 3)"
"Heading: Hillsborough Treasury Office
Bundle Number: 66
By Whom Paid: Edmond Blount, Sheriff, Chowan Co.,
Number on the back of the certificate: 11
Persons name in whom issued: George Sparkman
Principal: 1 pound, 12 shillings
Interest: 8 shillings, 8 pence
Other Information: noneRaleigh, North Carolina
September 16, 1982 (this is the date that the copy of data was made)
Signed David J.___________
Chief, Archives & Records SectionBelow is a typewritten copy of the last will and testament of George T. Sparkman (1765-1816).
From Wills and Testament Book, January 2, 1816, p. 55
Will of George Sparkman of the County of White, TennesseeI desire that all of my land and property I give to my wife Patsy Sparkman until their children come of age and then one third of my estate both real and personal for serving the term of life after her decease I give to my children herein named: Lewis Sparkman, Reitha Sparkman, Nancy Sparkman, George Sparkman, William Sparkman, Brian Sparkman, Polly Sparkman, Solomon Sparkman, Tabetah Sparkman, Patsy Sparkman, Aggy Sparkman, Elizabeth Sparkman divided among them and to be enjoyed by them and their heirs, forever, all exept one horse and saddle, and that I give to my son William. This my last will and testaments and this revoking all other wills and testaments heretofore made I have set my law and seal this day and above written. Signed by his seal and his mark. George Sparkman
Witt: Jeffe Williams Peter Carter and Joseph Cummings
Apr. Sephon, 1816
Jacob O'Hair, Clerk of CourtProbated July 1, 1816
(Note: Sephon is more than likely mispelled and should be session)
George and Patsy as she was known, built a home in Cold Holler, Tennessee and were buried in the Cold Holler Cemetary which was just across the road from their home. After they passed away their son Thomas Bryant lived on the farm. He sold the property to John Hollingsworth the last day of March, 1858 and bought two other farms just down the road at Stoney Point. Bryant, Eleanor, Solomon and daughter Eleanor are buried in the Cold Holler Cemetary along with George and Patsy.
In 1891 there was a G. W. Sparkman who paid taxes in Van Buren Co., Tennessee, this is undoubtedly George W. Sparkman, son of George and Patsy, and husband of Berthenia Goddard.
In the Van Buren County Marraige Records Book I through Book V the following Sparkman marraiges are listed by Groom on one page and Bride on another page. This book is just an index to the marraiges that can be found in the county records and the number following the name is the page number. In parenthesis are who the groom or bride is if we knowGROOMS
SPARKMAN, A.J. 32 (Andrew Jackson Sparkman married Elizabeth Hunter
abt 1856)
SPARKMAN, BUD 55
SPARKMAN, CHARLY 44
SPARKMAN, CLARENCE 50
SPARKMAN, CLIFTON 42
SPARKMAN, COLLIE F. 51
SPARKMAN, DAVID 2 (he married Elizabeth Hollingsworth 1/17/1843)
SPARKMAN, DELL 23
SPARKMAN, E. H. 28
SPARKMAN, EDMOND 15
SPARKMAN, ELVIN F. 12 (he married Permelia Russell on 8/12/1860
SPARKMAN, F. V. 28
SPARKMAN, FINIS 19
SPARKMAN, FRANK 23
SPARKMAN, G. B. 21
SPARKMAN, G. W. 20, 53
SPARKMAN, 27
SPARKMAN, GEORGE W. 1, 11, 17 (page 17 is George Sparkman married Orleana Slatton as his second wife-this would be our step-grandmother)
SPARKMAN, GROVER 36
SPARKMAN, HARDY 24
SPARKMAN, J. C. 36
SPARKMAN, J.F. 48
SPARKMAN, J.M. 13, 34
SPARKMAN, JAMES 1,2,9,57
SPARKMAN, JIM 40
SPARKMAN, JOHN 15, 26
SPARKMAN, JOSEPH 3 (he married Stacy Ann Mitchell on 12/5/1844
SPARKMAN, LUTHER 52
SPARKMAN, M. 24
SPARKMAN, M.C. 40
SPARKMAN, MONROE 24
SPARKMAN, O.D. 29
SPARKMAN, R. C. 37
SPARKMAN, R.P. 55
SPARKMAN, S.A. 35
SPARKMAN, SAMUEL W. 21
SPARKMAN, SOLOMON 11 (he married Martha Jane Sparkman on 2/17/1859)
SPARKMAN, T. B. 12 (Thomas Bryant Sparkman?)
SPARKMAN, TRUSTON 2 (he married Nancy Brown on 1/6/1843)
SPARKMAN, WILL 32
SPARKMAN, WILLIAM 10,12,19,20,52
SPARKMAN, WILLIAM L. 29 (William Latta Sparkman married Lucinda Wakefield on 12/1/1849)
SPARKMAN, WYLIE 36BRIDES
SPARKMAN, ADA 22
SPARKMAN, ADDA 24
SPARKMAN, ALTA 35
SPARKMAN, AMANDA A. 15 (she married Lawson Hillis 12/10/1867)
SPARKMAN, ANGELINE 3, 10 (she married John Paschal Jaco on 3/12/1845)
SPARKMAN, ANGIE 36 (ANGELINA?)
SPARKMAN, ANN 18
SPARKMAN, ANNIE JANE 44
SPARKMAN, BETTIE 30
SPARKMAN, CAROLINE 13
SPARKMAN, DOVIE 53
SPARKMAN, ELEN 19
SPARKMAN, ELNDER 18
SPARKMAN, ELENOR 9
SPARKMAN, ELISABETH 3,6,11
SPARKMAN, ELIZA 14
SPARKMAN, EMMA 36
SPARKMAN, ERSA 31
SPARKMAN, ETHEL 40
SPARKMAN, ETTA 39
SPARKMAN, ETTA B. 46
SPARKMAN, ETTOR 40
SPARKMAN, EVA 42
SPARKMAN, E.J. 13
SPARKMAN, FANNY 11 (this could be Fanny married John English York on 9/14/1859 or Fanny married Jim S. Wood on 9/13/1865)
SPARKMAN, GERTRUDE 28
SPARKMAN, JENNIE MAE 56
SPARKMAN, JULIE 21
SPARKMAN, LAVINIA 21, 21 (there are 2)
SPARKMAN, LECTOR 36
SPARKMAN, LIZZIE 38
SPARKMAN, LOU 24
SPARKMAN, LOU ELLEN 28
SPARKMAN, LOUIZA 28
SPARKMAN, LUCINDA 1
SPARKMAN, LUCY 17
SPARKMAN, LUDER 23
SPARKMAN, LULA 28
SPARKMAN, LYDA 45
SPARKMAN, M.J. 11
SPARKMAN, MALINDA J. 18
SPARKMAN, MANDY 22
SPARKMAN, MANERVY 20 (Minerva?)
SPARKMAN, MARTHA 9, 17
SPARKMAN, MARY 5, 17
SPARKMAN, MARRAY 22
SPARKMAN, MARY E. 32
SPARKMAN, MARYANN 6
SPARKMAN, MYRA 1
SPARKMAN, NEVI 32
SPARKMAN, OLLIE 37
SPARKMAN, PHOEBE 32
SPARKMAN, RANDY 19
SPARKMAN, ROENA 52
SPARKMAN, ROSEAN 7
SPARKMAN, SUSAN ANN 11
SPARKMAN TABHITHA 20
SPARKMAN, THULIA 20
SPARKMAN, TITUS 24 (married Barfine Yates)
SPARKMAN, V. L. 16
SPARKMAN, VENIE 52
SPARKMAN, WINNEY 4, 12 (one Winney married Francis Marion Johnson, M.D. on 12/19/1860; and another married James Dillon non 11/27/1846)
"Our Family & The Civil War"There were four companies of Confederate Soldiers made up mostly of Van Buren County men. Many of these men were from surrounding counties but in the following the complete companies are given wherever possible and no attempt was made to separate them in the following information. The data on Murray's 22nd Tennessee Battalion, Company E, was taken mainly from TENNESSEANS IN THE CIVIL WAR, VOL II. Data on the 35th Tennessee ?Infantry REgiment was taken from MILITARY ANNALS OF TENNESSEE by Lindsley, where as information on the 16th Regiment, Company I was taken from CAMPAIGNS and BATTLES OF THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT, TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS, by Thomas A. Head and the data on the Union Soldiers was obtained from the 1890 CIVIL WAR VETERANS CENSUS OF TENNESSEE by Sistler. Data was also extracted from military files, in the Tennessee State Library, TENNESSEANS IN THE CIVIL WAR., VOL. I & II, MUSTER ROLLS OF THE 35TH, COMPANY C, MY GRANDFATHERS DIARY by Carroll H. Clark and the 1860 Van Buren County Census.
Records for the 1st Confederate Calvary Regiment, Company H., were not found, as due to a supposed train wreck the records of this unit were lost in transport.
More information on some of the following companies is accessible, in that the files are available on some of the soldiers at the Tennessee State Archives in Nashville. There is a partial list of those who were killed or died in service, promotion and rank while in the service and ectera.COMPANY E
The 22nd, also known as the 2nd and as Murray's Battalion Tennessee was composed of nine companies A to H and K. Companies F, G, H, and K had formerly been serving with or in the 4th (Murray's) Regiment Tennessee Cavaltry and they were transferred to this battalion when that regiment disbanded in January of 1863. The battalion was consolidated, temporarily only, with the 38th Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry in 1863, however each company of the two separate organizations was mustered separately and under its original designation during the period covered by the consolidation. There was only one Sparkman in this unit, and that was W. R. Sparkman. W. R. was possibly William Reed Sparkman, however which one the author is not sure. Other members of this unit who are/were related to the Sparkman family are Joseph Cummings, Smith Denton, the three Dillion boys, the Grissoms', the Hillis's, to name a few. Most of the men were either kin or kin to kin.
COMPANY CThis particular company was successively named as Company 'C' Mountain Rifle Regiment Tennessee Volunteers; Cummings' Company and Company C, 5th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army; and Company 'C', 35th Regiment Tennessee Infantry.
This regiment was brought into being on September 11th, 1861 and was accepted into the Confederacy on October 31, 1861. In the field the unit was known as the 5th Tennessee Regiment Provisional Army and as the Mountain Rifle Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, but officially designated as the 35th Regiment Tennessee Infantry by the A.I.G & ?O. Like other units it was consolidated with another unit, in this case the 48th (Nixon) Regiment Tennessee Infantry by S.O. No.3, Headquarters, Polk's Brigade, dated September 27, 1863, until the latter was transferred to the 48th (Voorhies') Regiment Tennessee Infantry by S.F.O. No.46, Headquarters, Army of Tennessee, dated July 14, 1864, but each company of the two organizations was mustered separately and under the original designation during the period covered by this consolidation.
About the 9th of April, 1865, the 4th, 5th, 19th, 24th, 31rst, 33rd, 35th, 38th, and 41rst Regiments of the Tennessee Infantry were combined to form the 3rd Consolidated Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865. There were four Sparkman's listed on the muster rolls of this unit, namely Arthur Sparkman, George Sparkman, John Sparkman, and Thomas B. Sparkman.Company I
During its' exsistence, this company was known by various names, Captain York's Company, Captain Randal's Company and Company 'I', 16th Regiment Tennessee Infantry.
The 16th Regiment Tennessee Infantry was organized June 10, 1861, and re-organized in May of 1862. On about April 10th, 1862, a number of the members of this regiment re-enlisted for the duration of the war in Captain P. H. McBride's Cavalry Company, which subsequently became Company "I", 4th (McLemore's) Regiment Tennessee Cavalry.
On the 9th of April, 1865, the 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 27th, 28th, and 34th Regiments Tennessee Infantr7y and the 24th Battalion Tennessee Sharp Shooters were consolidated and formed the 1st Consolidated Regiment Tennessee Infantry, which was disbanded or paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1, 1865. There were four Sparkman men in this unit, they were Elvin Sparkman, G. W. Sparkman, Nelson Sparkman and Thomas B. Sparkman.FROM: TENNESSEANS IN THE CIVIL WAR, p.377
The following Sparkman men were members of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Beside their names is the rank they achieved as well as the Company and Unit that they were members of. The ones with an asterik (*) beside them are members of our Sparkman direct line, whether they be cousins, brothers or uncles. Their ancestors or descendants are in the pages of this genealogy.
*Sparkman, A. J.-Pvt I Co., 13th Cav.
Sparkman, Allen S. -Pvt. E Co., 44th Con. Inf.
*Sparkman, Arthur-Pvt. C Co. 35th Inf.
Sparkman, B. Pvt. F Co., 15th Con. Cav.
Sparkman, Calvin P.-Pvt. B Co., Holman's Cav. Bn.
Sparkman, Carroll-Pvt. G. Co., 11th Cav.
Sparkman, C. P.-Pvt. G. Co., 11th Cav.
Sparkman, E. K. -Pvt. E Co., 44th Con. Inf.
*Sparkman, Elvin-Pvt. I Co., 16th Inf.
Sparkman, Ethelbert R.-Pvt. H Co., 55th (McKoin's) Inf.
Sparkman, F. B.-Pvt. E Co., 19th Cav.
*Sparkman, George-Pvt. C. Co., 35th Inf.
*Sparkman, G. W.- Pvt. I Co., 16th Inf.
Sparkman, James H. -Pvt. B. Co., 2nd Cav. Bn.
Sparkman, J. G.-Pvt. G. Co., 11th Cav.
Sparkman, J. Green-Pvt. B. Co., Holman's Cav. Bn.
Sparkman, J. H.-Pvt G Co., 6th Cav.
Sparkman, J. L.-Pvt. B. Co., 17th Inf.
Sparkman, J. M.-Pvt. I Co., 13th Cav.
Sparkman, J.M. - 1 Lt. Sparkman's L-Artry.Co.
Sparkman, J. M.-1 Lt. B. Co., Arty. Corps
Sparkman, John-Pvt C Co., 35th Inf.
Sparkman, John W.-QM Sgt. F. Co., 48th (Nixon's) Inf.
*Sparkman, Joseph A.-Pvt. C. Co., 32nd Inf.
*Sparkman, J. R. -Pvt. I Co., 13th Cav.
Sparkman, J. W.-Pvt. K Co., 4th Con. Inf.
*Sparkman, Nelson-Pvt.I Co., 16th Inf.
Sparkman, Newton -Park's Co., Loc. Def. Trps.
*Sparkman, Sol-Pvt I Co., 13th Inf.
*Sparkman, Temple-Pvt. D Co., 13th Inf. (this is Red Temple)
*Sparkman, Thomas B.-Pvt. C Co., 35th Inf. (this is Thomas Bryant)
Sparkman, W. B.-Pvt. I Co., 13th Cav.
Sparkman, William C.,-Sgt. C Co., 32 Inf.
*Sparkman, W.R.-Pvt. D Co., 13th Cav.
*Sparkman, W.R.-Pvt. E Co., 22nd Inf. Bn.Several relatives and or descendants of George held the position of Sheriff of Van Buren County, Tennessee throughout the years. The Sparkman's who were Sheriff of the county are William Sparkman 1861-1862, Monroe Sparkman 1907-1910, J. F. Sparkman 1914-1916, and again 1922-1926,
Name may be possibly spelled Cathern. See IGI Batch Number 7030207, Souce Call 0538654, Film, Page 97.
Note: buried west of Sparkmantown schoolhouse
ID: I3466 Name: William (Billy) C. PIRTLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Sex: M Birth: 16 JUL 1790 1
Birth: 16 JUL 1795 in Granville Co. SC
Death: 27 JAN 1866 1
Death: 27 JAN 1866 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN 9 10
Burial: Pirtle Cemetery. Hardeman Co., TN 1
Burial: 27 JAN 1866 Pirtle Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Event: Fact (4) 17 NOV 1823 25 acre land grant on Big Hatchie River, Hardeman Co., TN
Event: Fact (5) 22 NOV 1824 Named as a constable; served as a Justice of the Peace
Event: Fact (6) founded and operated Pirtle's Ferry located where Hwy 100 now crosses the Big Ha Reference Number: IND262 Note:
[Fleet.ged] Tombstone lists birth 1/18/1795. William C. Pirtle (1795-1866) married Abigail Gregrory (1796-1861) in Kentucky. He was a Justice of the Peace and for many years operated a ferry across the Hatchie River. He owned a large farm, including several slaves. He was buried in the Pirtle Cemetery. The eldest of their ten children was: Benjamin W. Pirtle (he married Sarah Jane Leathers), the second oldest son, Isaac Walter Pirtle,The daughters of William C. Pirtle were: Louisa Jane (she married John Gibbons Chisum), Mary Ann (she married Isaac B. Hubbard), Priscilla, Sarah Elizabeth, Martha A. (she married Wiley A. Carrington), and Nancy (she married Daniel W. Brown). 1850 TN Census Index lists: William age 55, Abigual age 52, Martha age 17; Nancy age 12; William Washington Pirtle age 27; SC, SC; Lucy Jane Robinson wife of William Washington Pirtle age 18; HR-788-246;Page 127. Archives copied in June 1994. 1850 Vern, Jackson Co., TN; Microfilm Box 881 M432; Page 123;Copy of Index in my file; Notes from Microfilm in my file. Federal Archives, Decatur, GA 6/1996. Surname Given Name (s)County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID# PIRTLE WILLIAM Hardeman Co TN 634 District 15 TN 1860 Slave Schedule TN16727482 PIRTLE W. C. Hardeman Co TN 001 Dist. 15 -male Voters- TN 1891 Voters List TN509281037 PIRTLE WILLIAM Hardeman Co TN 012 Dist. 4 -male Voters- TN 1891 Voters List TN509281040 PIRTLE WILLIAM Hardeman Co TN 374 No Township Listed TN 1830 Federal Census Index TNS3a1460249 PIRTLE WILLIAM Hardeman Co TN 123 No Township Listed TN 1850 Federal Census Index TNS5b1383467 PIRTLE WILLIAM Hardeman Co TN 119 No Township Listed TN 1850 Federal Census Index TNS5b1383468 -----Original Message----- Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 10:11 PM: Thanks for offering to share what you have on the Pirtle's. I have researched in Van Zandt County, Texas, and Hardeman County, Tennessee, so I have copies of the estate files and marriage bonds from both counties. I'll do an inventory and send e-mail of what I have. Am I correct in that you are also descended from William Coleman Pirtle? His daughter, Mary Ann Pirtle Hubbard, is my ggg-grandmother. Mary Ann's only descendents are through her youngest daughter, Sallie Ann, since the other two daughters died before they were grown. Sallie Ann spent most of her adult years in Leon County, Texas, having relocated there from Van Zandt County after her marriage to Steve Copeland. I was born in Leon County in 1938 on my grandparents farm near Flynn. I have a 5-generation photo taken of me as a child with my mother, grandmother, g- grandmother, and gg-grandmother, Sallie Ann Hubbard Copeland Jones. Before sending to you, I need to update some files on the families of Mary Ann Pirtle Hubbard and her daughter, Sallie Ann. It may take a week or two, but this will force me to give the project some priority! Received: from WyattMJ@aol.com
Father: Jacob BERKEL II </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I2287> b: 1760 in Laurens County, PA Mother: Mary DAY </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3484> b: ABT. 1760 in Scotland Marriage 1 Abagail GREGORY </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3467> b: 1798 in SC
Married: ABT. 1815 in KY
Marriage fact: 7 SEP 1861 in Hardeman Co., TN
Marriage Ending Status: Death of one spouse
Children
Benjamin W. PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0195> b: 10 JAN 1816 in KY
Eliza Louisa Jane PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3480> b: 10 JUL 1818 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Isaac Walter PIRTLE , Sr </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3463> b: 9 JAN 1821 in at home, near Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee
William Washington PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0211> b: 19 MAY 1823 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Mary Ann PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0276> b: 21 OCT 1825 in Tennessee
Robert Jackson PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I2337> b: 21 JAN 1827 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Priscilla PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3481> b: 23 JAN 1830 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Sarah Elizabeth PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0213> b: 3 MAY 1832 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Martha Ann PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3482> b: 16 MAY 1835 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Nancy PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3483> b: 17 OCT 1837 in Hardeman County, TN
Marriage 2 Mary Ann STATLER </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0208> b: ABT. 1795 in Unknown
Married: 26 AUG 1863 in Hardeman Co., TN
Sources:Title: gedcom file:Fleet.ged Repository: Call Number: Media: Electronic Text: Date of Import: Jun 12, 1999
Title: WILLS:TN:Wills-Estates Settlements and Guardian Bonds:Extracted by Faye Tennyson Davidson, Fae Jacobs Owens and Compiled by R. Harold Cox Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Text: DOC#1993-HC-TN: "Wills - Estate Settlements and Guardian Bonds" Extracted by Faye Tennyson Davidson, Fae Jacobs Owens and Compiled by R. Harold Cox; Page 11; Will Book I page 510; 14 May 1835: Jacob Pirtle Sons: Michael Pirtle Daughters: Sally Pirtle Gibbs Rebbecca Pirtle Barrett The rest of property he does not specify relationship: John Pirtle Priscilla Pirtle Scott William Pirtle* Benjamin Pirtle Mary Pirtle Jones Robert pirtle Isaac Pirtle Exec: Sons William & Robert pirtle Wits:John Caldwell & Johnson Day Jacob Pirtle
Title: 1850:TN:CENSUS:INDEX:Hardeman Co Author: Copy of Index Page 127 in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Repository: Note: Atlanta, GA Federal Archives 1994 Call Number: HR-1666-371 Media: Census Text: 1850 TN Census Index lists: William age 55, Abigale age 52, Martha age 17; Nancy age 12; William Washington Pirtle age 27; SC, SC;as well as Lucy Jane Robinson wife of William Washington Pirtle age 18;HR-788-246; Page 127. Copy of microfilm is in my file from the Atlanta,GA Federal Archives copied in June1994. 1850 Vern, Jackson Co., TN; Microfilm Box 881 M432; Page 123;Copy of Index in my file; Notes from Microfilm in my file. Federal Archives, Decatur, GA 6/1996.
Title: BOOKS: "1850 CENSUS Hardeman Co Tennessee" Author: Extracted by COX, R. HAROLD Publication: 1992 Repository: Note: Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Book Text: DOC#1850-HC-TN: "1850 U.S. Census, Hardeman Co., TN" Transcribed by R. Harold Cox 1992: Book in my file. Family #788, page 83, Agrees with 1850TN Census Index lists and 1850 Vern, Jackson Co., TN; Microfilm Box 881M432; Page 123;Copy of Index in my file; Notes from Microfilm in my file.Federal Archives, Decatur, GA 6/1996.
Title: BOOKS:"History of Hardeman Co,The" Author: by Frances Ann Fry; Carolyn Pirtle Hutcheson Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Book Text: William Coleman Pirtle owned several slaves who when freed retained the Pirtle name.William Coleman Pirtle was known as Uncle Billy Pirtle to the community. He was an Elder in the Greenwood Presbyterian Church about 4 miles west of Toone on the Toone Cloverport Road in Hardeman County.
Title: MARRIAGES:TN:Toone, Hardeman Co., TN Marriage Book: page with Pirtle's in file. Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Text: He was a Justice of the Peace; Continued operating Pirtle's Ferry.Known as "Squire Pirtle" was a gunsmith during the civil War
Title: BOOKS:"Revolutionary War Pension Records:Gregory, Thomas, Sally, W8876, Cont & VA Line," Repository: Call Number: Media: Book
Title: Letter:From: James Pirtle To: Wanda Cronauer Date: Wed, Jan 27, 1999 Subject: Thomas Gregory Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Electronic
Title: CEMETERY LISTINGS:AR:Old Dallas Cemetery, Dallas, Polk Co Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Tombstone Text: Cemetery Records, Vol. I Owen-Davidson-Cox Hardeman Co., TN Copyright 1995 Pirtle Cemetery, Page 75; DOC#1995-1-1
Title: CEMETERY LISTINGS:TN:Old Toone Cemetery:Toone, Hardeman Co., TN: copied by Mrs. H.L. Davidson and E.K. Boyd, Boliver, TN. Author: by Owen-Davidson-Cox Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Tombstone Text: Old Toone Cemetery Marker ; copied April 16, 1967 by Mrs. H.L. Davidson and E.K. Boyd, Boliver, TN. My file DOC#1892-12-8.
61. Abigail Gregrory
ID: I3467 Name: Abagail GREGORY 1 2 3 4
Sex: F Birth: 1798 1
Birth: 1798 in SC
Death: 7 SEP 1861 1
Death: 7 SEP 1861 in Hardeman Co., TN
Burial: 7 SEP 1861 Pirtle Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TN Reference Number: IND666
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[Pirtle.GED] From: James Pirtle To: Wanda Cronauer Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 10:39 PM Subject: Thomas Gregory Dear Wanda: I sent the following E-mail messages to Keith Purtell about Thomas Gregory. The first letter is as follows: Odell Walker of Kuttawa, KY, has provided me a very valuable piece of information from the Lyon County, KY Court Order Book 1, page 10, 24 April 1854. It reveals that Abigail Pirtle’s father, Thomas Gregory, was a reputed soldier of the Virginia Continental Line in the Revolutionary War, and that he died in Lyon County on June 10, 1814. His widow, Sally Gregory, died on March 7, 1842. Abigail, the wife of William Pirtle (the father of my grandfather's grandfather), is listed as an heir with four or perhaps more children. Although I knew that William Pirtle married Abigail Gregory, I knew nothing about her parents. Therefore, as I mention in the first paragraph of my article, I certainly could not have written our family history without the generous bits and pieces of information contributed by so many interested individuals. I certainly thank Mr. Walker, a retired school principal and Lyon County Historian, for this valuable piece of information, which the descendants of William Pirtle will appreciate knowing. This is the letter I sent Keith today: I found Thomas Gregory in the Revolutionary War Pension Records at the library. The following information is written exactly as it appears: Thomas, Sally, W8876, Cont & VA Line, Sol was b & raised in Amherst Co VA & he lived there at enl, he m Sally “Salley” Staples in the fall of 1787 in Amherst or Halifax Co VA & she was raised in Halifax Co VA & her father was dec’d when she m Sol, Sol later moved to Caldwell Co (later Lyon Co) KY & he lived there 10 Jun 1814 & wid d there 7 Mar 1842 or 17 Mar 1843 both dates shown leaving children; Samuel; Joseph & Thomas Gregory who was b about 1791 & served in the War of 1812 & in 1854 lived in Lyon Co KY, Abigail who m Wm. Pirtle & Mary Ann who m Samuel Henderson & she was living in 1854, other children shown were; Betsey who m Jacob Fowler, Jeremiah & John W. Gregory, a grandson John W. & a son of Sol’s son Thomas was aged 33 in 1854 a res of Lyon Co KY, Sol’s bro Jeremiah Gregory was mentioned as living during the Rev War & wid’s brother Joseph Staples was also referred to. It was in the 1950s when Maude Celeste Taylor remembered that Abigail's maiden name was Gregory, which I accepted without any doubt. However, it is nice that it can be confirmed that Jacob Pirtle's son William married Abigail Gregory whose father served in the Continental and Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War. Washington had no money to pay the soldiers, but they received land warrants in lieu of money. By settling in the new territories, they could take advantage of these land grants. This explains why so many settlers had fought in the Revolutionary War. In the listing of the Revolutionary War Service Records I could not pinpoint Thomas Gregory. After all, there were six Virginians with the name Thomas Gregory. Again, it is certainly nice to be looking for a name like Pirtle when doing genealogy research. I find it interesting that Halifax County is the county where John Pyrtle lived at the time of Abigail's birth in 1796. Rockingham County, NC, where John Jacob Pirkle lived, is across the state line. Amherst County is north of Lynchburg.
Marriage 1 William (Billy) C. PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3466> b: 16 JUL 1790 in Granville Co. SC
Married: ABT. 1815 in KY
Marriage fact: 7 SEP 1861 in Hardeman Co., TN
Marriage Ending Status: Death of one spouse
Children
Benjamin W. PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0195> b: 10 JAN 1816 in KY
Eliza Louisa Jane PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3480> b: 10 JUL 1818 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Isaac Walter PIRTLE , Sr </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3463> b: 9 JAN 1821 in at home, near Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee
William Washington PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0211> b: 19 MAY 1823 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Mary Ann PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0276> b: 21 OCT 1825 in Tennessee
Robert Jackson PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I2337> b: 21 JAN 1827 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Priscilla PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3481> b: 23 JAN 1830 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Sarah Elizabeth PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I0213> b: 3 MAY 1832 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Martha Ann PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3482> b: 16 MAY 1835 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN
Nancy PIRTLE </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1783673&id=I3483> b: 17 OCT 1837 in Hardeman County, TN
Sources:Title: gedcom file:Fleet.ged Repository: Call Number: Media: Electronic Text: Date of Import: Jun 12, 1999
Title: Lyon County, KY Court Order Book 1, page 10, 24 April 1854:Thomas Gregory, Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Book
Title: BOOKS:"Revolutionary War Pension Records:Gregory, Thomas, Sally, W8876, Cont & VA Line," Repository: Call Number: Media: Book
Title: Letter:From: James Pirtle To: Wanda Cronauer Date: Wed, Jan 27, 1999 Subject: Thomas Gregory Repository: Note: Copy in Wanda Pirtle Cronauer's files Call Number: Media: Electronic