William Carroll McRee |
Memoranda Carroll McRee I was bornd the 21st day of January 1826 in the State of Tennessee, Lincoln County, in one mile of Boons Hill. Lived their til I was ten years old then moved with my Father one mile & half East and then in 1841 my Father died and my mother married to Thomas McAfee and I still lived with him until I was married the 24th of September 1846. I had drove logs for him six winters, his wagon for three years and he died the same day I was married. Then I set out for my self. I rented four years of my father in law then bought 40 acres of land and moved to, kept it two years and sold it then I moved to the South side of Elk River, went into Alabama seven miles west of Athens stayed there from March til fall moved back to Kellyes Creek on the Elk River rented four years then bought 156 acres of land moved to it in the winter of 1858. Remained their til the 24th of December 1873 . then moved to Giles County on the waters of Shole Creek. Bought 100 acres of land of Granville H. Gatlin. In the fall of 61 I went in the army. Staid 13 months got wounded at Murfreesborough on the 29th of December 1862. Then I maid my way home. I got over my wound but never returned to the army any more. I have had some mity bad falls since then but I am still able to walk about. (the ink changes and you can tell this was added later but is still the handwriting of Carroll McRee) Then on the 25th of Feb. 1893 I lost my Companion which is a hard place for me to get over for she was good to me and lived rite along the line always ready to do her part in all of our undertakings no matter what came up and when Death came she was ready and willing to go when the summons came. She said she was ready to go. So she had a heap of Faith of a better world than this. New page and different handwriting. This is the handwriting of N. G. Gatlin. N. G. Gatlin Family Births N. G. Gatlin was Born December the 9th 1840 Syntha B. Gatlin was Born February the 19th 1854 Charley Summerfield Gatlin was Born August the 24th 1873 Barshaba Jane Gatlin was Born January the 26th 1875 Isaac Carrol Gatllin was Born September the 8th 1878 Bennie Bloomfield Gatlin was Born November the 15th 1879 Jonny Whittfield Gatlin was Born February the 28th 1883 Georgia Mayfield Gatlin was Born June the 19th 1886 New page in the handwriting of Carroll McRee. Carroll McRee the Subscriber is the son of James McRee who was born October 1779 was married to Elizabeth Frain 1814 and died August 14th 1841. He was a son of John McRee whose record is unknown. His mother's maiden name was Alexander. The maiden name of the mother of Elizabeth Frain the mother of the Subscriber and wife of James McRee his father was Mc(I can't read this name). The above is the geneology of the Subscriber as far as is known. The Mother of Carroll McRee Died August the 3rd 1656. New page, the handwriting of C. S. Gatlin. Marriages N. G. Gatlin and Syntha Barshaba McRee was Married November the 26th 1872 Charley Gatlin and Vic Matlock was Married July the 14th 1898 John Gatlin and Sally Thornton was Married September the 28 1902 B. B. Gatlin and Susie Fowler was married January the 4th 1905. New page, this is the printed marriage certificate page in the handwriting of Carrol McRee. 24th of September 1846 at John Paysingers by Henry Turney, Esq. Carroll McRee the Subscriber is Married with Barshaba Paysinger Witnesses: Jos. Shaw and S. A. Hoper New Page. Handwriting of Carroll McRee Marriages Rhody Angeline and John Westly McAfee was Married April the 7th 1864 William Carroll McRee and Margaret Priscilla Gatlin was Married November the 2nd 1866. James Carson McRee and Winney Caroline Gatlin was Married September the 29th 1870. Barshaba Syntha McRee and Nimrod Golden Gatlin was Married the 26th of November 1872. J. Henderson McRee and Dicey Oldent was Married November the 1st 1876. G. A. McRee and M. E. Ashford was married the 24th day of December in 1885. New page. Handwriting of Carroll McRee Births Carroll McRee was born the 4th of January 1826 Barshaba McRee was born the 12th of April 1826 William Carroll McRee was born the 22nd of March 1847 Rhody Angeline McRee was born the 2nd of October 1849 James Carson McRee was born September the 1st 1851 Barshaba Syntha McRee was born the 19th day of February 1854 David Wilson McRee was born the 2nd of February 1856 John Henderson McRee was born September 21st 1858 George Alexander Isaac McRee was born September the 4th 1865 New Page. Handwriting of Carroll McRee Deaths David Wilson McRee Departed this life the 2nd of May 1856 at age three months Barshabe McRee Departed her natural life February the 25th 1893 at 4 o'clock in the evening Handwriting of C. S. Gatlin Carroll McRee Departed this life July 15th 1905 on Sunday Eve at 7 o'clock New Page. Handwriting of C. S. Gatlin N. G. Gatlin Family Deaths N, G. Gatlin Died February the 25th 1899 Barshaba Jane Gatlin Died October the 18th 1877 Isaac Carroll Gatlin Died October the 18th 1878 Georgia Mayfield Gatlin Died July 14th 1996 Syntha B. Gatlin (McRee) Died April 22nd 1936 (a note to the side says wife of N. G. Gatlin) Handwriting of Walter Dewitt Gatlin Fannie Victoria Gatlin, wife of C. S. Gatlin Died Aug 19th 1948 at 6:45 PM at the Hospital in Athens AL Handwriting of C. S. Gatlin B. B. Gatlin Died October 29th at 8:30 P. M. 1954 (note to the side says brother of C. S. Gatlin) John Gatlin Died October 16th at night 1955 Handwriting of Walter Dewitt Gatlin C. S. Gatlin Died March 13th 1962 at 12 noon at the Block Chandler Hospital in Hartsell Ala. New Page. Handwriting of Carroll McRee James Carson McRee was bron on the 1st day of September 1851 Winney Caroline McRee was born on 7th of October 1849 Colforna An. McRee was born on the 26th day of August 1871 Margarett Dealy McRee was born on the 27th of July 1873 One son born December 17th 1874 and departed this life on the 20th of the same. Carroll Waters McRee was born on the 20th of July 1876 Colforna An. McRee Dec September the 21st 1876 I have not made any corrections of spelling or punctuation. The notes in italics are made to help the reader know what was written by Carroll McRee and what was added by later generations. I believe this Bible must have been given to Snytha B. Gatlin by her father not long after the death of her mother in 1893 because the notation of the death of Barshaba McRee seems to be the last made by Carroll McRee. He remarried Nancy in 1894. This is not recorded in the Bible. Other members of his family died before he did in 1905 but these are not recorded. Nimrod G. Gatlin recorded the births of his children in this Bible. He died in 1899 six years before Carroll McRee. Snytha B. McRee Gatlin remarried Presley Whitt after the death of Nimrod Gatlin this also is not recorded in the Bible. |