A History Of Choccolocco Valley In Calhoun County Alabama

Author : Anna D. Allen
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ISBN 13 : 9781497423374
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book The Downings of Choccolocco - Calhoun County, Alabama written by Anna D. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1816, even before statehood, the Downings had arrived in the wilderness of Alabama, led by James Downing. His origins are the stuff of family lore and speculative reasoning, but he eventually fathered sixteen children. First settling in St Clair County, Alabama, the Downings moved into Coosa County and Calhoun County, until the devastation of war scattered the family and sent many to Texas and beyond. Thoroughly researched and sourced, The Downings of Choccolocco: The Descendants of James Downing documents for the first time three complete generations of his known descendants, in both name and blood, along with a fourth generation-the Downings of Choccolocco, Calhoun County, Alabama.438 pages divided into four major sections:- The Children of James Downing and Mary Meharg - includes grandchildren and great-grandchildren- The Children of James Downing and Mary Clark - includes grandchildren and great-grandchildren- The Children of Lewis S Downing and Martha Adeline Brothers - includes grandchildren and some great-grandchildren- The Children of John Erasmus Downing and Adeline Eunice Morris - includes grandchildrenCensus records, obituaries, maps, 6 scans of Bible pages, & 13 family treesPhotographic portraits and snapshots12 transcribed family letters - 4 with scans of the originals - all more than 100 years oldSources and citationsMore than 1700 footnotes Indexed9 Appendices on the Love & Brothers family, the Meharg & Coker family, the Cooper-Belton family, slaves and former slaves, Downing veterans, and more.Names included (but not limited to):Archibald Downing of Coosa, Calhoun, St Clair, & Etowah Counties, Alabama- Harvey (of Hill, TX), King (of Van Zandt, TX), Langley, Monroe (of St Clair, AL & Washington, AR), Smith (of Etowah)Susan Downing Autrey of Shelby County, Alabama & Phillips County, Arkansas - Autrey (of Talladega), Merrell, Nickolson (of Coosa), Peirce, Smith (of Coosa & Talladega)Mary Ann Downing Jones of Coosa, AL, and Rusk, Robertson & Coryell, TX- Jones, Morrow, Smith, Vancleave (all of Texas)Thomas Jefferson Downing of Calhoun County, Alabama- Downing (of Van Zandt and Stephens, TX), Brothers (of Calhoun, AL), Bowden (of Oconee County, Georgia), Mitchell, Lane (both of Texas)Jincey Downing of Robertson & Coryell Counties, Texas - Downing, Crawford, Jenkins, McDorman, Titsworth (all of Texas)William P Downing of Greene and Calhoun Counties, Alabama - Martin, McAdams, Moore, White (all of Calhoun, AL)Lewis S Downing of Calhoun County, Alabama - Downing, Carroll, Cowden, Garrett, Green, LeCates, McClanahan, Nelson, Pattillo, StandleyMartha Rosa Downing Henderson of Calhoun (AL), Jones & Haskell Counties (TX) - Henderson, McLain, HannaSarah Downing Thompson of Calhoun County, AlabamaCounties included (but not limited to):Alabama - Calhoun, Coosa, Etowah, Talladega, Shelby, St ClairArkansas - Phillips, Lee, St Francis, WashingtonTexas - Coryell, Haskell, Hill, Jones, Kaufman, Robertson, Runnels, Rusk, Stephens, Van Zandt