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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 592
soldier, Judge and citizen... after the war, he was elected Judge of the Criminal Court of Memphis. About 16 years since, he married MISS KATE, daughter of GEN. SAMUEL D. WEAKLEY of Florence. They had 3 boys, two of whom died and only one, 14 years of age, survives. July 4, 1884 Died in Huntsville at the residence of his cousin, MRS. BLUNT, on Thursday, July 3rd, ex-governor, DAVID P. LEWIS aged 63. September 12, 1884 Departed this life at her home in this city on Sunday, September 7th, MRS. MARY A. McCULLOUGH, wife of A. W. McCULLOUGH, Esq. in her 43rd year. Had been a resident of Huntsville for more than 18 years. October 3, 1884 Died at his Huntsville home on Sunday, September 28, 1884, J. E. ERWIN aged 46. ALABAMA REFERENCES FROM TENNESSEE PAPERS Contributed by MR. PRENTISS PRICE, JR., Rogersville, Tennessee NOTES FROM KNOXVILLE REGISTER (TENNESSEE) Established 3 August 1816 December 7, 1816 Married at COL. GEORGE W. SEVIER's on Tuesday last, COL. DAVID VERTNER of Natchez to MRS. RUTHA SPARKS, daughter of GEN. JOHN SEVIER, deceased, of this county, and relict of the late COL. SPARKS of the U.S. Army. (volume 1, #19) December 15, 1818 Married on Thursday evening the 26th ult., MR. RICHARD PURDOM, merchant of Huntsville (Alabama Territory) to MISS SUSAN SEVIER, daughter of JAMES SEVIER, Esq. of Washington County, Tennessee. January 11, 1820 Died at Kymulgee, St. Clair County, Alabama on the 18th December ROBERT SINGLETON, son of MAJ. JOHN SINGLETON of Blount County, Tennessee (volume 4, #181). September 19, 1820 Act of Congress for the relief of the legal representatives of HENRY WILLIS; to enter not to exceed 1300 arpents of land in any land office in Mississippi or Alabama in lieu of two tracts on Bayou Sarah which have been sold by the U.S. dated 8 May 1820 (volume 5, #217). October 2 1821 $10 Reward; Runaway on the night of the 5th instant a negro man named JOE, a bright mulatto; formerly belonged to COL. POPE and a servant at the Bank in Huntsville. JOHN J. WINSTON, Madison County September 8 near Triana (volume 6, #271). October 29, 1822 Died at the residence of her son in Cotton Fort (Limestone County), Alabama, MRS. HANNAH DEWOODY, consort of WM. DEWOODY, deceased, on the 13th July 1822 aged 54 years. Note: WILLIAM DEWOODY married in Washington County, Tennessee HANNAH ALEXANDER 26 March 1791. See "Suanders Early Settlers" page 106, JOHN SIMMONS and the DEWOODYS into which family he married more than 61? years sihce descended the Tennessee River in a flat boat. The DEWOODYS landed at a place called Cotton-Gin Port in Limestone County. The DEWOODYS were a very respectable family and descended from WM. DEWOODY who emigrated from Ireland when 18 years of age. His wife was HANNAH ALEXANDER, a Pennsylvanian by birth. They had a large family of children, one of them, JOHN, was a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher. One daughter, ELIZA, married JAS. HUBBARD, another daughter, AGNES G.. married JOHN SIMMONS. Ancestors 592 - (3892)