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Lacy Cemetery, 75-1 Summary Report, page 13

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The above data shows that Theophilus Lacy, the husband of Mary W. Harris Lacy, was a son of John Lacy by his wife Mary Henderson. This Theophilus was identified in the book as “II”, since there were others with the same name in the area at the time. In fact, there were several generations of Theophilus Lacy in the family history, but the cemetery on Redstone Arsenal is associated with “Theophilus II”, as opposed to those others of the family referenced variously as Theophilus I or III or Senior or Junior. The research into the Madison County records of the family frequently involved two brothers of Theophilus -- Alexander H. Lacy and Thomas Henderson Lacy -- as will be seen later in this report. In fact, the wife of Alexander H. Lacy, Sallie C. (Wall) Lacy, was ultimately in control of much of the Lacy brothers' lands after their deaths. After the death of Theophilus in 1876, the land containing the arsenal cemetery appears to have been sold to William A. Wall by Sallie (Sarah) C. Lacy in 1881. The land transaction index prepared by G. W. Jones & Sons, Inc., for Section 14 of Township 5, Range 1 West, shows the transitions by quarter sections, and the images which follow show some more detail. 13 - (2647)    

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