She did have a large flower garden too, plus roses that lined both sides of the driveway for more than a mile. It was wonderful to see many of you recently at yet another fantastic Harvest Arts Concert at the Female Institute. Cadets from Craig Field in Selma were entertained. Starting in 1935 the Club sponsored a community Christmas tree each year. Hard to say my favorite! Homes of the Rivers Bend Tour was a big success with Elizabeth as Tour Coordinator and the WHS tours have grown to one of the largest historical homes tours in Alabama under Lance Britts leadership. As if that were not enough, the Hunters stepped forward as our first Diamond Sponsor of the Tour of Homes making Lady Carnarvons visit possible. This is a nationally known Wilcox County, AL plantation home. It will go in that location in the Law Office. Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy Guide - raogk.org We purchased the home from Kathryn and Tim Hicks. A good deal of money was donated. If you are interested, please let us know at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. If you still have questions, please email us wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Here is a link to my websitehttps://www.jerrysiegel.com/Black-Belt-Color-2001-present/1/thumbsand I have attached a few images from my last visit. Christmas Concerts in Camden! Also known as Oden-Sanford Farm. As the church grew, other deacons that served the church included Dec. Howard Mahan, Dec. Moses Suggs, Sr., Dec. Zelvis Hines, Dec. Leeguster Arnold, Dec. Edwards, Dec. Blackmon, and Dec. Tommy Arnold. After the War he taught school for several years; engaged in farming; and in 1880 he was elected probate judge of Wilcox County, serving until 1886. FELIX TAIT PLANTATION. Felix Tait Plantation, County Road 23, Camden, Wilcox County, AL Hannah and Madeline amazed us all with the premier of their first Christmas album. Roughly along Old Depot, County Roads 59, 7, and 61, Broad St., Banana St., Northern side of County Road 26, northwest of Snow Hill, Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute, Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District. We look forward to sharing it with all of you. Miss Sallie Waren took the Primary Grades on a picnic to Schuster Springs on Friday afternoon, where they enjoyed games of different sorts and had ice cream and cake for refreshments. Albert Bloxom was a son of Washington Bloxom. Dennis McIntire, Ph.D., State Registrar, Georgia SocietySons of the American Revolution, Hello, my name is Jerry Siegel, I am a photographer living in Atlanta and Selma. Albert Bloxom moved to Louisiana with his family sometime after the war and after his trip to Brazil. One of the most renowned properties in the Southeast, it's easy to see why Jake Peavy's Southern Falls Plantation isn't a place to be, but a way to be. Her family was dominated by her grandfather, King George V who was the first British Monarch to exemplify the majesty of the ordinary man. She also taught music and on display was a photography of her music class in 1914. Registration at Furman Methodist Church opens at 9:30 am. McGowin Lumber Company in Pine Apple. Get involved and help us restore the Wilcox Female Institute! Join us for the annual Christmas Open House in Furman at Historic Wakefield which will be photographed December 78, for Victoria Magazines 2022 Christmas Issue. We both have fallen in love with Camden and all the new friends we have. Bellview is the post office, and is at Mr. J.B. Sessions store. One of several contiguous Vaughan family plantations. Titles perfect. Wilcox County Alabama 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African - RootsWeb We are excited to welcome the Right Honorable Countess of Carnarvon of Downton Abbeys unforgettable Highclere Castle as the Guest Speaker of our 2023 Tour of Homes in Pine Apple! Dailey, Sweet Water, Im writing regarding the McIntosh Cemetery in Wilcox County. My great grandfather, Otis F. Lewis, was born in Wilcox County in 1838. The meeting was held in Bethsaida Baptist Church (founded in 1831, present building built between 1858-1860.) Outstanding programs included a years study on music, on art, on the Bible and on Shakespeare. Being chosen Wittiest are Pug Hayes and Charles Tait. The scholarship committee was composed of a member from each club. Our October meeting was held on Sunday afternoon, October 9th at Rosemary Plantation in the Millers Ferry area of Wilcox County near Camden. Mary Glenn Phillipi Grant is the Volunteer Coordinator for the Tour of Homes. We are also the proud G Daddy and Marmee of little granddaughters, Lucy Clare Lampkin and Julia Frances Lampkin. Various games were played and prizes offered in the contests, which included running races, broad jump, musical chair and guessing games. I was just wondering if yall have any information on John Jared Roach or know of this portrait. We met in January, 1974. I am specifically interested in the second wife of Leonidas. Several families moved from Conecuh County to Wilcox County starting in the 1830s. RIVERDALE PLANTATION Dallas County, Alabama . Following the concert there will be a reception and Art Show at the Female Institute. Even after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, black registration was so slow that segregationist George Wallace comfortably carried the county in 1968, but since then the Democratic presidential candidate has carried Wilcox in every election. However, the doors to the fellowship hall, the banister that divides the choir stand, and some of the lumber is from the original building. Friday night tickets are available at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/216424109337Saturday night tickets are available at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/214206125287These Concerts will be a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas Season. See below to listen to one of his recent YouTube videos. He bought fabulous jewels for her form Cartier in Paris, and as if that were not enough, to which hurt King George and Queen Mary especially was that many of the jewels that Mrs. Simpson paraded were royal heirlooms from the priceless collection of the Kings mother Queen Alexandra, who bequeathed them to the Prince of Wales to be worn by his future wife. THE GOLDEN PACKAGE$300 per person100 tickets available ONLY 10 available as of February 24th! He was succeeded by Mrs. Amanda Blakenny and Mrs. Fannie Holman. Dr. Jones first served with the British Medical Command, then joined the American Expeditionary Forces in France as a field physician. Books were sent to the Veterans Hospital in Montgomery. During your visit you will experience stunning architecture, rich history, and quintessential Southern hospitality. The award from the Arts Council gets us closer to breaking ground on the project. We have so many reasons to be thankful. Eschewing fashion, Mr. Smith identifies and sensitively accentuates the natural gifts of the landscape, imparting balance, harmony and beauty in the classic tradition of Palladio, Brown, and Repton. Over two hundred people enjoyed one of their five visits to Wilcox County last year! (Click here for a link to our WHS Winter 2022 newsletter for history of Rosemary Plantation and the Mathews family.). They purchased land in nearby Greenville, Butler County in 1858 to farm. Growing up hearing stories of family history and Alabama history with a few ghost stories mixed in as told by my grandmother, Frances Donald Grimes and my parents, Harold and Virginia Grimes, I learned to appreciate my Southern heritage. Thank you. Grimes, Henry Melton, Jno Miller, J.S. John 1806-1870,Frances Jane 1808-?, William 1813-1894, Mary -1819-?, Elizabeth E. Email us at wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or send via snail mail to P O Box 464, Camden, AL 36726. Once this giant is harnessed and put to work, other industries such as McMillan-Bloedel will come and cluster near his great sinews to receive strength of their endeavors. Pictured at the beginning of this article is a photograph of our home in Camden when it was one of the historic homes featured on the WHS Tour of Homes in 2020. We have an exciting 2022 ahead of us. The Wilcox Historical Society is sponsoring a classical music concert Saturday night, September 24th at 7:00 pm at the Camden ARP Church. There was certainly a mob of people there, and so many soldiers, national guards, etc. The reception will be on Friday night with a guest speaker we hope to announce soon. The last extant brick plantation house in Wilcox County, and also one of less than a dozen brick plantation . There are two tickets this year. She was a lovely person with a heart of gold and an energetic and unique personality that made her loved and admired by so many. Set on the Eastern Side of Wilcox County, Historic Furman, Alabama, is the site of the Wilcox Historical Societys Tour of Homes, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Drawing in pencil and crayon, $12.50. Patriotism for the king was a personal thing. We are already looking at options for next year from Charleston to Newport and beyond. Children born to Kedar and Martha Hawthorne: Brig. Written by Frances Donald Dudley Grimes in 1977 the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. This comedy, entitled All Because of a Maid was under the direction of Miss Olivia McArthur, the principal, assisted by her faculty, Mrs. Maggie McArthur and Miss Sallie Ethel Waren and by Prof. Edwin Hart, of Camden, several of whose pupils sang selections during the intermission. The marker states that The towns most notable citizens have included persons such as Elkanah Burson, an attach to General Robert E. Lee and John Purifoy, a member of Company C who later served Alabama as Secretary of State. However, there were two men named John Purifoy from Furman; they were first cousins and about the same age. Furman is located about 35 miles from Greenville off I-65, about 40 miles from Selma, and 21 miles from Camden. Hawthorne House (Pine Apple, Alabama) - Wikipedia Old Matthew's Place - State Route 28, located 1 mile south of Miller's Ferry near Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama. He saw patients regardless of status. When the Moorer house came into view it was an Oh wow! moment. From 1981 to 1993 he served as the US Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. His great grandparents, Pinkie and Samuel Fowlkes, lived in Rehoboth. Thank you all for joining the WHS! The Wilcox Female Institute was once again host to the Harvest Arts Duo on June 18th. The group also had the opportunity to tour the original Alabama Baptist Newspaper building, c 1830s, that was moved to Furman from the campus of Judson College in Marion, Alabama. Many objects are familiar and have counterparts in our own lives, while others have lost their usefulness or significance in modern societies. She will open Tour Weekend with welcome remarks followed by a traditional Southern Luncheon at historic Wakefield Plantation. We noticed R. Harriss, of Pineapple, on the streets yesterday. Supper will be sold before entertainment. Mrs. Williamson gave her untiring energy to seeing the young club established and to her more than any other one person the club owes the success of its early years. The two churches on the Tour will be Bethsaida Baptist Church, c 1858 and Furman Methodist Church, c 1882. Churches and other buildings on tour include Friendship Baptist Church, founded 1825 current building, 1948, Pine Apple Methodist Church, founded 1872 current building c. 1890, Moore Academy, founded 1882, current building 1923, Old Barn Museum, c. 1854, Roberts Log Cabin, c. 1860, moved to Pine Apple Town Park in 2008 and Matheson Library, c. 1927. According to the Wikipedia page "List of Plantations in Alabama," this home was built from 1845-50, and featured elaborate plaster work on its interior. Her grave will be beside that of her husband, Doss O. Dumas, who died March, 1936, at 70. Rosemary is presently rented to a hunting club. Everyone has been so welcoming to us. As previously reported, we received a $40,000 grant from the Alabama Council for the Arts this summer. The railroad reached Camden in 1902, bringing in new citizens and putting new life into the old so that much of the town is now new with continued improvements, and very much of the credit for bringing this railroad to Camden is due to the efforts of Hon. I have taken several tours in Monroe County in the past, but only learned of the Wilcox tours today. Several of our farmers report caterpillars. Buried in Camden Cemetery. Furman Alabama Pisgah, at Bethel, about three miles away, was Baptist. He owned and operated the Wilcox Female Institute for many years, having associated with him the best teachers that the county afforded. J. Sanders, Mrs. Glen D. Liddell = my grandmother! Paul as he was known in the county, was the son of Dr. Thomas Warburton Jones, the eldest of the nine Jones children. The exhibition was organized by the staff and fellows of the Decorative Arts of the Gulf South Project housed at the Historic New Orleans Collection, which researches and maintains records of decorative arts found in the early 19th-century Gulf South. Thank you all for your hard work, time, and investment. Mr. McCall had several children. We will do our best to offer other options in the event certain tickets sell out. THE OAKS PLANTATION Colbert County, Alabama . I remember asking my grandfather, J.B. Hawthorne (1899-1993), about his family when I was 12 or 13 years old. We now live in Furman year-round. She divided them into five committees and asked each committee to raise $100.00. We also love receiving comments on our posts on social media. Wilcox County is steeped in history. To date, he is the author of six bestselling books, host and producer of one of PBSs most successful and award-winning television shows, he runs a media enterprise focused on garden design and health, he is a speaker at many of the countrys important architectural and historic homes (and opens his own home to the public each Spring and Fall). We are also in the process of renovating the old Hunt House, acquired in 2019 in Furman with the intention of making it an Airbnb. In a letter to his father on March 4, 1919, he states that he has recently arrived at Base Hospital 69 at St. Nogaire in the middle of the coast of France. The letter is at the end of the article in its entirety, and it is this writers firm belief that this experience would undoubtedly have an effect on not only his medical practice when he came home, but also his devotion and dedication to the establishment of the hospital that would bear his name long after his death in 1975. He had been told the little girl was taken to her family. I was wondering if someone at the Wilcox Historical Society could help me with this location.I have found information on the Fox Mill Plantation and wondered if there was some area connection. Dues are renewed in January. S.D. Her first husband was Jack Fisher. Family stories tell me Ida may have died from birth complications or fever. We purchased land at Millers Ferry about twelve years ago. As you know, Highclere Castle is one of the most notable homes in the world and Lady Carnarvon has been integral in its preservation. When you walk through the cemetery you read: McNeil, Tom Nettles, Jordan, Wright, Tyler, Daniels, George Mayton and his wife Elizabeth and small daughter, Martin Dumas, Mrs. Ella Pitts, the daughter of William and Mary Kirven and sister of Oscar Shamburger Kirven (his grave, like a number of others, is unmarked).