Robert Lancaster Decendants from Brad Campbell

From: "Brad Campbell" < bcampbel@sumternet.com>
To: "Tom McKnight" < tom_mcknight@bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001

Hi folks!

I didn't realize my pages had expired. I just updated several of them in July. Thanks for the notice, though. It's always great to find new connections and "cousins".

Below is what I have on the Lancaster family. PLEASE add to this or make any corrections and let me know what you think. This will have a little more information that what I had on the web site.

Below that is what I have on the Hutcherson family. If I'm not mistaken, I got all that info from a McKnight's web page -- perhaps yours, Tom?

Please let me know what you all think about all this stuff. Thanks a million!.

Brad

Descendants of Robert Lancaster

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT1 LANCASTER was born 1720 in Lancashire, England, and died 1785 in Orange County, Virginia. He married MARY UNKNOWN Abt. 1740. She was born Abt. 1720 in England.

Child of ROBERT LANCASTER and MARY UNKNOWN is:

2. i. RICHARD2 LANCASTER, b. 1745, Virginia; d. September 27, 1815, Orange County, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. RICHARD2 LANCASTER (ROBERT1) was born 1745 in Virginia, and died September 27, 1815 in Orange County, Virginia. He married JOANNAH SINGLETON March 30, 1777 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia, daughter of DANIEL SINGLETON and SUSANNAH MASON. She was born 1748 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia, and died February 24, 1823 in Virginia.

Notes for RICHARD LANCASTER: He was a member of the Orange Militia in the Revolutionary War.

Notes for JOANNAH SINGLETON: According to family legend, Joannah's father supposedly gave her her weight in gold as a dowry when she married.

Children of RICHARD LANCASTER and JOANNAH SINGLETON are:

3. i. BENJAMIN3 LANCASTER, b. July 23, 1778, Orange County, Virginia; d. February 14, 1866, Sumter County, Alabama.

4. ii. ELIZABETH LANCASTER, b. 1787, Orange County, Virginia; d. 1855, Sumter County, Alabama.

iii. LARKIN LANCASTER, b. August 03, 1790, Orange County, Virginia; m. NANCY STEPHENS.

iv. THOMAS B. LANCASTER, b. Orange County, Virginia; m. MARY WHARTON, March 12, 1822, Louisa County, Virginia.

5. v. JONATHAN LANCASTER, b. Orange County, Virginia.

vi. JOHN A. LANCASTER, b. July 16, 1782, Orange County, Virginia; d. March 09, 1862, Jessamine County, Kentucky; m. LUCY PROCTOR, January 19, 1814, Jessamine County, Kentucky.

vii. RICHARD LANCASTER, b. Orange County, Virginia; m. HULDA WHARTON, December 24, 1821, Louisa County, Virginia.

viii. BARTLETT LANCASTER, b. Orange County, Virginia; d. April 23, 1862, Wayne County, Iowa; m. MARY M. HUGHES, December 20, 1821, Franklin County, Kentucky.

ix. MASON S. LANCASTER, b. 1803, Orange County, Virginia; m. NANCY SOUTHERLAND, December 20, 1825, Orange County, Virginia.

x. JAMES G. LANCASTER, b. Orange County, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH HERNDON, December 22, 1828, Orange County, Virginia.

Generation No. 3

3. BENJAMIN3 LANCASTER (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born July 23, 1778 in Orange County, Virginia, and died February 14, 1866 in Sumter County, Alabama. He married NANCY ANN HUTCHERSON December 23, 1800 in Orange, Virginia, daughter of UNKNOWN HUTCHERSON. She was born December 20, 1780 in Orange County, Virginia, and died 1857.

Notes for BENJAMIN LANCASTER: Benjamin and his sister Elizabeth (who married Nancy Hutchinson's brother George Washington Hutchinson-- brother and sister married brother and sister), came to Sumter County, AL, from Virginia, in the 1830's. Their other siblings either stayed in Virginia or went to Kentucky. Two of Benjamin's brother Jonathan's sons also came to Sumter County. He served in the War of 1812.

Notes for NANCY ANN HUTCHERSON: Nancy's brother George Washington Hutchinson married Nancy's husband Benjamin's sister Elizabeth Lancaster. (Brother and sister married brother and sister.)

Children of BENJAMIN LANCASTER and NANCY HUTCHERSON are:

i. JOANNA4 LANCASTER, m. WILLIAM GAMBREAL.

ii. SARAH ANN LANCASTER, m. OBEDIAH GREGORY.

iii. LEWIS LANCASTER.

6. iv. ALBERT LANCASTER, SR..

v. MARTHA LANCASTER, m. LEROY JENKINS; b. July 11, 1805; d. February 02, 1888, Sumter County, Alabama..

Notes for MARTHA LANCASTER: She was one of the original charter members of the Mt. Herman Church at Millville in Sumter Co., AL.

Notes for LEROY JENKINS: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

vi. MARY ANN LANCASTER, m. (1) INGRAM B. KENNARD; m. (2) WILLIAM B. MERRIMAN.

7. vii. LOUVENIA LANCASTER, b. September 16, 1820, Virginia; d. September 28, 1895, Sumter County, Alabama.

8. viii. AGNESS ELIZABETH LANCASTER, b. 1821, Virginia; d. 1909, Sumter County, Alabama.

4. ELIZABETH3 LANCASTER (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born 1787 in Orange County, Virginia, and died 1855 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON HUTCHERSON December 12, 1816 in Orange County, Virginia, son of UNKNOWN HUTCHERSON.

Notes for ELIZABETH LANCASTER: Elizabeth was a sister to Benjamin Lancaster, who married George's sister Nancy Ann Hutchinson. (Brother and sister married brother and sister.) She and her family moved from Virginia to Sumter County, AL, in the fall of 1837 or 1838, where they remained. She was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON HUTCHERSON: George was a brother to Nancy Ann Hutchinson, who married Elizabeth's brother Benjamin Lancaster. (Brother and sister married brother and sister.) He moved from Virginia to Mt. Hebron, AL, in September, 1837, with "a colony of 100 white people and their servants". When each of his daughters married, George "gave them a Bible, a clock, a chest of drawers, and a family of negroes".

Children of ELIZABETH LANCASTER and GEORGE HUTCHERSON are:

9. i. JOANNA4 HUTCHERSON.

10. ii. SARAH ANN HUTCHERSON, b. September 06, 1817; d. December 01, 1904, Sumter County, Alabama.

iii. SUSAN ANN HUTCHERSON, b. July 01, 1822, Orange County, Virginia; d. July 01, 1899, Sumter County, Alabama; m. FRANCIS HARRISON MCKNIGHT, March 06, 1844, Sumter County, Alabama; b. July 22, 1814; d. July 01, 1889, Sumter County, Alabama..

Notes for SUSAN ANN HUTCHERSON: Buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery at Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Notes for FRANCIS HARRISON MCKNIGHT: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

iv. ELIZABETH F. HUTCHERSON, m. CALVIN F. SUMMERLIN.

v. MARTHA ANN HUTCHERSON, m. WILLIAM J. HAGUEWOOD.

vi. HULDA HUTCHERSON, m. (1) CORDAY BAINS; m. (2) JAMES ALLEN?.

5. JONATHAN3 LANCASTER (RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born in Orange County, Virginia. He married SARAH HERNDON December 22, 1820 in Orange County, Virginia.

Notes for JONATHAN LANCASTER: It is unknown how many children Jonathan and Sarah had, but two of their sons came from Virginia to Sumter County, Alabama, when their uncle Benjamin and Benjamin's sister Elizabeth did the same.

Children of JONATHAN LANCASTER and SARAH HERNDON are:

i. UNKNOWN SON4 LANCASTER.

ii. UNKNOWN SON LANCASTER.

Generation No. 4

6. ALBERT4 LANCASTER, SR. (BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) He married ELIZABETH PEACE JENKINS June 12, 1844 in Greene County, Alabama. She died October 30, 1900 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for ELIZABETH PEACE JENKINS: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Children of ALBERT LANCASTER and ELIZABETH JENKINS are:

i. LEWIS5 LANCASTER.

ii. MARTHA JANE "MATTIE" LANCASTER, b. June 18, 1846; d. April 21, 1932, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for MARTHA JANE "MATTIE" LANCASTER: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

iii. BEN LANCASTER, b. October 06, 1847; d. October 02, 1902, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for BEN LANCASTER: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

iv. ALBERT LANCASTER, JR., b. June 15, 1855; d. 1883, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for ALBERT LANCASTER, JR.: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

7. LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER (BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born September 16, 1820 in Virginia, and died September 28, 1895 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married JAMES O. LEARD January 25, 1844, son of ALEXANDER LEARD and JANE RAINEY. He was born May 1817 in South Carolina, and died May 10, 1905 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for LOUVENIA LANCASTER: Buried at Old Mt. Herman Cemetery in Sumter County, AL. Her obituary was listed in the October 10, 1895 edition of the Sumter County newspaper "Sumter Sun", pg 3, col 3.

She was one of the original 7 charter members of Mt. Herman Church, which at the time was called The Gospel Church of Jesus Christ. The church began on July 19, 1858, had a seating capacity of 500, and the charter members were: John C. Miller, Isaac Swan, Martin Hand, Lavenia (sp) Leard, Agnes Linn (Agness Lancaster, Louvenia's sister), Martha Jenkins (Martha Lancaster, also Louvenia's sister), and Nancy McGowen. Louvenia's daughter Nancy "Nannie" Leard Cameron would later be one of the "new" members of the reorganized Mt. Herman Church in 1908.

Notes for JAMES O. LEARD: Buried in Old Mt. Herman Cemetery about 5 miles up Millville (Country Club) Road in York, AL. (No cemetery sign).

Children of LOUVENIA LANCASTER and JAMES LEARD are:

i. FRANKLIN5 LEARD.

Notes for FRANKLIN LEARD: Died early.

ii. JULIA LEARD.

Notes for JULIA LEARD: Died early.

iii. FRANCES LEARD, m. JAKE C. GILES.

iv. ANNIE LEARD.

Notes for ANNIE LEARD: Died early.

v. CLINTON LEARD.

Notes for CLINTON LEARD: Died early.

11. vi. NANCY LEARD, b. December 03, 1858; d. October 28, 1937, Sumter County, Alabama.

vii. ELIZABETH LEARD, m. WILLIAM J. FARRER.

8. AGNESS ELIZABETH4 LANCASTER (BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born 1821 in Virginia, and died 1909 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married MEREDITH WEBB LYNN. He was born November 19, 1819, and died March 02, 1867 in Millville, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for AGNESS ELIZABETH LANCASTER: She is believed to have been one of the original charter members of the Mt. Herman Church at Millville in Sumter County, AL. However, her name is spelled in the list of members as Agnes Linn. She and her son Morgan, along with members of the Clay, Lewis, Beavers, McElroy, and Shaw families, were also charter members of the Cuba Baptist Church at Cuba, organized in 1879. An interesting note: The original church building remains in use, with its hand-hewn timbers in place. Buried at Clay Memorial Cemetery at Cuba, Sumter County, AL.

Notes for MEREDITH WEBB LYNN: Buried in the Old Mt. Herman Cemetery at Millville in Sumter County, AL.

Children of AGNESS LANCASTER and MEREDITH LYNN are:

i. MORGAN5 LYNN.

12. ii. A. LYNN.

9. JOANNA4 HUTCHERSON (ELIZABETH3 LANCASTER, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) She married JAMES NEAL.

Child of JOANNA HUTCHERSON and JAMES NEAL is:

i. VIRGINIA ANN5 NEAL.

10. SARAH ANN4 HUTCHERSON (ELIZABETH3 LANCASTER, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born September 06, 1817, and died December 01, 1904 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married ROBERT MASON. He was born September 09, 1815, and died December 23, 1899 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for SARAH ANN HUTCHERSON: Buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery at Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Notes for ROBERT MASON: Buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery at Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Children of SARAH HUTCHERSON and ROBERT MASON are:

i. ROBERT S.5 MASON.

ii. GEORGE MASON.

iii. EDWARD "ED" MASON.

Generation No. 5

11. NANCY5 LEARD (LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born December 03, 1858, and died October 28, 1937 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married J.NATHANIEL CAMERON March 17, 1879 in Sumter County, Alabama, son of JOHN CAMERON and BELINDA STREET. He was born October 22, 1852, and died November 06, 1911 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for NANCY LEARD: Buried at Old Mt. Herman Cemetery in Sumter County, AL. (About 5 miles north on Millville Road in York, AL.) NOTE: This is not to be confused with the Mt. Herman Cemetery located on the same road. Mt. Herman Cemetery is located next to the Mt. Herman Church, which belongs to a black congregation. The Old Mt. Herman Cemetery is about 2 miles further up Millville Road near the site of the extinct stagecoach stop of Anvil, on the right side of the road. It is immediately alongside (separated only by a three-to-four inch high fence) the Millville Cemetery, which is a black cemetery. Neither of the cemeteries have a sign.

The Mt. Herman Baptist Church, to which most of the Lancasters and Leards belonged, was first built as a log church in the 1830's. A frame church was built about 1854, and the log building was later torn down to make more space for the cemetery. The church disorganized sometime after 1890. On August 24, 1908, it was reorganized, and Nancy "Nannie" Cameron was one of the new members. They were: John Dial, J.J. Gooden, Henry L. Wheeler, Mrs. Fannie Dial, Mrs. Nannie Cameron, Mrs. Ollie Bond, Mrs. Lyda McGowen, Mrs. Alma McGowen, Mrs. Erma Lancaster, Miss Colon Campbell, and Miss Mary M. Lancaster. The last recorded service for this church was May 19, 1918. The building was burned in a forest fire in 1933, and the church literally ceased to exist from that point.

The Sumter County map also shows a Leard Branch running through the woods on the opposite side of Millville Road from the cemetery.

The settlement at Millville was named for a Mr. C.P. Mills, who lived there. It was located North of York on the old York-to-Lauderdale (Mississippi) road, or "farm-to-market" road, now called Millville Road or Country Club Road. It has also been said that the booming town was called Millville because of the many mills located there, including a grist mill, saw mill, cotton mill and gin, and a brick kiln.

The Sumter County Journal (newspaper) in York, AL, dated Thursday, November 4, 1937, (page 4), includes the obituary for Nancy "Nannie" Leard Cameron. It reads as follows: "Nannie Leard Cameron, age 78, passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl McDonald near Livingston Thursday October 18th following an extended illness. Mrs. Cameron is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R.L. Swain of Greenville, Miss., and Mrs. Pearl McDonald of Livingston. Funeral services were held at Mt. Herman Church, Friday October 29th, at 2 P.M., with Rev. W.L. Ezelle officiating. Interment followed in the Church cemetery. The pallbearers were, Ottis Cameron, India Cameron, Preston Cameron, Roy McDonald, Glenn McDonald, and Clarence Byrd. Koster Funeral Home, directing."

Notes for J.NATHANIEL CAMERON: Buried at Old Mt. Herman Cemetery in Sumter County, AL. (About 5 miles north of Hwy 11 on the right side of Millville Road in York, AL. -- no cemetery sign.)

Children of NANCY LEARD and J.NATHANIEL CAMERON are:

13. i. PRESTON LEARD6 CAMERON, SR., b. May 29, 1881, Sumter County, Alabama; d. August 02, 1925, Sumter County, Alabama.

14. ii. MARY PEARL CAMERON, b. December 28, 1887; d. August 29, 1905, Sumter County, Alabama.

iii. ANNIE CAMERON, m. ROBERT LEE SWAIN.

12. A.5 LYNN (AGNESS ELIZABETH4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) She married BENJAMIN LYNN MITCHELL. He was born October 05, 1842, and died March 18, 1928 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for A. LYNN: She served from 1903 - 1905 as President of the Bigbee Baptist Association WMU (Sumter County, AL).

Notes for BENJAMIN LYNN MITCHELL: Known as "Rev. B.L. Mitchell", he is buried at Clay Memorial Cemetery, Cuba, Sumter County, AL. He was the 28th pastor of the Livingston First Baptist Church in Sumter County, AL, serving from March 20, 1903, to Sept. 1, 1904 (18 months). He had been liscensed by Mt. Herman Baptist Church near Millville (north of York) in 1869. He also served as pastor of Sumter County's Zion Baptist Church at Kinterbish from 1915 - 1917 and Cuba Baptist Church from 1915 - 1917 and 1921 - 1924, and as pastor of the Eutaw Baptist Church in Greene County (years?). All of these churches are in the Bigbee Baptist Association.

Child of A. LYNN and BENJAMIN MITCHELL is:

15. i. IDA ROCHESTER FORD6 MITCHELL, b. May 14, 1880, Bolivar, Missouri; d. January 16, 1969, Sumter County, Alabama.

13. PRESTON LEARD6 CAMERON, SR. (NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born May 29, 1881 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died August 02, 1925 in Sumter County, Alabama. He married LETHYE ANN WOODS February 03, 1904 in Emelle, Sumter County, Alabama, daughter of ELISHA WOODS and SARAH GREEN. She was born December 19, 1881 in York, Sumter County, Alabama, and died August 17, 1973 in York, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for PRESTON LEARD CAMERON, SR.: He was a farmer. Buried in Woods-Cameron Cemetery just off Hwy 17 & Hwy 80 intersection near Siloam, south of York, AL.

Notes for LETHYE ANN WOODS: Lethye was born in York (Sumter County, AL), which was settled in 1833 by South Carolinians. By 1838 a community was established there called New York. The name was changed to York Station about 1861 and then became York about 40 years later. She is also buried in Woods-Cameron Cemetery (at the intersection of Hwy 17 and Hwy 80 about 5 miles south of York, AL). This cemetery was once called Mt. Lebanon (and officially, still is, but the land is owned by the Woods family, and only Woods family members and Cameron family members are buried there). In 1896, Lethye's father, Elisha Woods, and others got mad at Reverend Hearn, the preacher at the Siloam Baptist Church, for a sermon against the Democratic candidate for governor. These men -- Elisha Woods, John Henry Tate (Elisha's nephew), Houston Shelton, Lee McDonald, and Sam Green (Elisha's brother-in-law) -- and their families left Siloam church and organized Mt. Lebanon church, which was located across the road (now Hwy 17) from what became the cemetery (at Scratch Hill). The school was there also. About 20 years later the church burned and most of the members returned to Siloam. Elisha died during that time and was buried there, although Lethye's brother Florence arranged that without saying anything to anyone.

Lethye (Mama Cameron, as she was called by all her grandchildren) hosted all the family at her house every Sunday afternoon for years. All the children would play all over her property, but she always said not to go to the cemetery because there were unmarked graves there and they might cave in. It is unknown if there really were unmarked graves, or if she just said that to keep the kids away from there. The cemetery was not used for years. Mama Cameron's husband Preston (who had died many years earlier) was buried in York and she had him moved not too many years before she died. It was called the Woods Cemetery, and after Mama Cameron died it became the Woods-Cameron Cemetery.

Note: Scratch Hill (or Scratchill) was a settlement named for the clay hill on which it was located. It is said that the hill was so slippery before the road was paved that the local folks had to "scratch" their way up. This area was also known as Hancock's Store, presumably named for a store located there.

Marriage Notes for PRESTON CAMERON and LETHYE WOODS: They were married at the home of her parents.

Children of PRESTON CAMERON and LETHYE WOODS are:

i. LEON7 CAMERON, b. February 01, 1905, Sumter County, Alabama; d. May 25, 1906, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for LEON CAMERON: Buried at Woods-Cameron Cemetery near Siloam, south of York, AL.

16. ii. OTTIS BERNARD CAMERON, b. April 17, 1906, Sumter County, Alabama; d. August 04, 1989, Sumter County, Alabama.

17. iii. INDIA WOODS "SNAPPER" CAMERON, b. July 23, 1907, Sumter County, Alabama; d. November 05, 1990, Sumter County, Alabama.

iv. JUANITA CAMERON, b. July 26, 1909, Sumter County, Alabama; d. March 17, 1976, York, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for JUANITA CAMERON: Buried at Woods-Cameron Cemetery south of York, AL, at intersection of Hwy 17 and Hwy 80, near Siloam.

18. v. EDRIS CAMERON, b. November 29, 1911, Sumter County, Alabama; d. July 31, 1998, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

19. vi. CELESTE CAMERON, b. December 30, 1913, Emelle, Sumter County, Alabama; d. March 26, 1996, York, Sumter County, Alabama.

20. vii. VIRGINIA LEE CAMERON, b. October 08, 1916, Sumter County, Alabama; d. November 01, 1990, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

21. viii. PRESTON LEARD "BIG BOY" CAMERON, JR., b. January 29, 1918, York, Sumter County, Alabama; d. July 06, 1997, Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama.

22. ix. ERMA LOIS CAMERON, b. September 25, 1921, Sumter County, Alabama.

14. MARY PEARL6 CAMERON (NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born December 28, 1887, and died August 29, 1905 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married WALTER MCDONALD February 18, 1903 in Sumter County, Alabama. He was born June 13, 1879, and died October 02, 1933 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for MARY PEARL CAMERON: Buried in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery at Curl's Chapel, Intercourse, Sumter County, AL. Pearl died less than 2 months after giving birth to their only child Mildred, who died the next year just before reaching the age of 1.

Notes for WALTER MCDONALD: Buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Intercourse, Sumter County, AL.

Child of MARY CAMERON and WALTER MCDONALD is:

i. MILDRED7 MCDONALD, b. July 06, 1905, Sumter County, Alabama; d. June 18, 1906, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for MILDRED MCDONALD: Buried at the old Mt. Herman Cemetery at Millville, north of York, Sumter County, AL.

15. IDA ROCHESTER FORD6 MITCHELL (A.5 LYNN, AGNESS ELIZABETH4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born May 14, 1880 in Bolivar, Missouri, and died January 16, 1969 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married FLETCHER B. STALLWORTH. He was born December 25, 1875, and died January 02, 1915 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for IDA ROCHESTER FORD MITCHELL: Buried at Clay Memorial Cemetery, Cuba, Sumter County, AL. She served as president of the Bigbee Baptist Association's (Sumter County, AL) WMU from 1905-1914, taking over the position from her mother. From 1923-1927, she served as the AL State Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer of the WMU. From 1934-1939, she served as the State Executive Secretary of the WMU. And, from 1940-1943, she served as President of the Alabama WMU. She served in many positions with the state WMU from 1930 - 1958. At the time of her death in 1969, she had served 71 years with the Cuba Baptist Church, Bigbee Baptist Association, and the Southern Baptist Convention. There is a picture and a plaque in her honor placed in the Cuba Baptist Church. Mrs. Stallworth had also served a brief period (about 1917-1918) as the superintendent of the Cuba High School.

Notes for FLETCHER B. STALLWORTH: Buried at Clay Memorial Cemetery, Cuba, Sumter County, AL.

Child of IDA MITCHELL and FLETCHER STALLWORTH is:

i. WILLIAM7 STALLWORTH, b. 1902, Sumter County, Alabama; d. 1919, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for WILLIAM STALLWORTH: Buried at Clay Memorial Cemetery, Cuba, Sumter County, AL..

Generation No. 7

16. OTTIS BERNARD7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born April 17, 1906 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died August 04, 1989 in Sumter County, Alabama. He married WILLIE MEIGS ALLISON 1938, daughter of WILLIAM ALLISON and NETTIE MEIGS. She was born July 04, 1910, and died April 02, 1997 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

Notes for OTTIS BERNARD CAMERON: Buried at York, AL, city cemetery. He was known as O.B. Cameron. In the book, The Monuments of York, by Tut Altman Riddick, she states that Mr. O.B. Cameron came from a family of 8, and that his 3 brothers worked on the AT&N Railroad. She states, "He was born in Old Millville of real pioneer stock and moved to Scratch Hill."

Notes for WILLIE MEIGS ALLISON: Buried at York, AL, city cemetery. In June of 1959, she earned one of the first Masters degrees issued at Livingston University in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Her obituary: "YORK, Ala. - Services for Willie Meigs Cameron will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at York Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial will be in York Cemetery with Roy Brown Service Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cameron, 86, of York, died Wednesday, April 2, 1997, at Rush Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Janith C. Abston of Mabelton, Ga.; a brother, Burke Allison of Clanton; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ottis Cameron. The family has requested that memorials be made to York Baptist Church. Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Roy Brown Funeral Home."

Child of OTTIS CAMERON and WILLIE ALLISON is:

23. i. JANITH ALLISON8 CAMERON, b. February 27, 1943, Sumter County, Alabama.

17. INDIA WOODS "SNAPPER"7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born July 23, 1907 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died November 05, 1990 in Sumter County, Alabama. He married MATTIE L. GREEN March 20, 1935 in Sumter County, Alabama, daughter of JOHN GREEN and THELKA STALLINGS. She was born August 24, 1910 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died July 22, 2000 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

Notes for INDIA WOODS "SNAPPER" CAMERON: Buried at Siloam, Sumter County, AL.

Notes for MATTIE L. GREEN: Buried at Siloam Cemetery, Sumter County, AL.

Her obituary from the Meridian (MS) Star, Monday, July 24, 2000: "Mattie Green Cameron - Retired bookkeeper and nurse's aid. YORK, Ala -- Services for Mattie Green Cameron will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Siloam Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Bob Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Siloam Cemetery with Roy Brown Service Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cameron, 89, of York, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at Riley Hospital in Meridian, Miss. Survivors include a son, Melvin Cameron of Ward; two daughters, Juanice Stephens of Mobile and Inda Marble of York. She was preceded in death by her husband, I.W. "Snapper" Cameron. Visitation will be Tuesday one hour prior to the service at the church."

Taken from the program at the funeral: " 'Miss' Mattie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Melvin and Marion Cameron, Ward, AL; Daughters and sons-in-law, Juanice and Steve Stephens, Mobile, AL, & Inda and Dick Marble, York, AL; grandchildren, John Preston and Becky Cameron, Kaye Cameron, Robin and Bill Barlatt, Terry Legge, & Rick Marble; great-grandchildren, Melody and Beau Cameron, Jessica, Brandon, Shawn, and Stephen Marlatt, Alex and Andrew Legge. She was preceded in death by her husband India "Snapper" Cameron. 'Miss' Mattie was a friend to all - young and old. In her own quiet way she spoke volumes. 'Miss' Mattie worked at the Sumter Nursing Home both as an employee and as a volunteer. She spent her days caring for others and tending the needs of others. She spent many hours mending for the residents of the nursing home. She was an active member of the Siloam Home Demonstration Club. Until recently, 'Miss' Mattie participated in the Senior Adult Fellowship here at Siloam. She enjoyed playing the piano and watching her television shows, "Wheel of Fortune", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Providence", "JAG", and many others. Many of us knew her as 'Miss' Mattie, some new her just as Mattie. She was Mother to three, but her most coveted title was that of 'Mee Ma'. She loved her family, her community, her church. 'Miss' Mattie will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved her. Though quiet in nature, small in stature 'Miss' Mattie enjoyed life. The members of Siloam will miss seeing 'Miss' Mattie scoot down the hall behind her walker after Sunday School. 'Miss' Mattie loved life and didn't want to miss a thing. Though her family had planned a 90th birthday celebration next month, we are assured that 'Miss' Mattie is enjoying the most glorious 'Birthday' party there is. We will miss you, Miss Mattie! We love you! "

Children of INDIA CAMERON and MATTIE GREEN are:

24. i. MELVIN8 CAMERON.

ii. JUANICE CAMERON, m. STEVE STEPHENS.

25. iii. INDA CAMERON.

18. EDRIS7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born November 29, 1911 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died July 31, 1998 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. She married CLARENCE ABRAM BYRD, SR. August 18, 1931, son of JOHN BIRD and TEMPERANCE RUSHING. He was born October 27, 1904 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died May 13, 1976 in York, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for EDRIS CAMERON: She worked 25 years as a librarian at the Hightower Library in York, Sumter County, Alabama, retiring in 1997 at the age of 86. Her sister, Celeste, married Clarence's brother, Raymond Alan. She was also a charter member of the Progressive Study Club in York.

Her obituary from the Sumter County Record-Journal, August 6, 1998: "Funeral Services for Mrs. Edris Cameron Byrd were held on Monday, August 3, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial followed in Siloam Cemetery. Mrs. Byrd, 86, a Sumter County native, died Friday, July 31, 1998, at Agape Village 1 in Hazel Green, AL. She was a member of York Baptist Church and a retired librarian with the Hightower Library in York. She is survived by one son: Clarence Abrams Byrd, Jr. and his wife, Virginia of Meridianville, AL; one daughter: Gayle Byrd Weed and her husband, Louie of Huntsville, AL; one sister: Erma Lois Shore of Mocksville, NC; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Joel Weed, John Byrd, Ralph Byrd, Steve Byrd, Tommy Abston, and Guy Patterson. Roy Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements."

Notes for CLARENCE ABRAM BYRD, SR.: Buried at Siloam. His brother, Raymond Alan, married Edris' sister Celeste.

Children of EDRIS CAMERON and CLARENCE BYRD are: 26. i. CLARENCE ABRAM8 BYRD, JR., b. April 08, 1935, York, Sumter County, Alabama.

27. ii. BARBARA GAYLE BYRD, b. October 17, 1941, York, Sumter County, Alabama; d. May 01, 2000, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

19. CELESTE7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born December 30, 1913 in Emelle, Sumter County, Alabama, and died March 26, 1996 in York, Sumter County, Alabama. She married RAYMOND ALAN BYRD October 26, 1933 in York, Sumter County, Alabama, son of JOHN BIRD and TEMPERANCE RUSHING. He was born January 01, 1911 in Walker (Siloam), Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for CELESTE CAMERON: Buried at Siloam Cemetery, Sumter County, AL. Her sister, Edris, married Raymond Alan's brother Clarence. She had no middle name. Her full name was Celeste Cameron (Byrd). Favorite color: green. Favorite foods: fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, and coconut cake. For Christmas every year, she would make her own coconut cake from fresh hand-grated coconut, and make the ambrosia to go along with it.

Her obituary from the Sumter County Journal: "Funeral services for Mrs. Celeste Cameron Byrd were held on Thursday, March 28, 1996 at 3:00 p.m. from Siloam Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Card and Rev. Mike Ragland officiating. Burial followed in Siloam Cemetery. Mrs. Byrd, 82, of Cuba, died Tuesday, March 26, at Hill Hospital in York. A Sumter County native, she was an active member of Siloam Baptist Church and the Light Bearers Sunday School Class. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Alan Byrd of Cuba; two sons: Herbert Alan Byrd and Ralph Byrd both of Cuba; one brother: Preston Cameron of Cuba; two sisters: Edris Byrd of York and Erma Lois Shore of Mocksville, NC; four grandchildren: Steve Byrd, Sherry Byrd, Susan Campbell, and Marie Byrd; and three great grandchildren: Shannon Byrd, Shelby Campbell and Haley Campbell. Pallbearers were Melvin Cameron, Clarence Byrd, Jr., Bobby Williams, Joe Bedwell, Gary Hornsby, and Carl McDonald. Honorary Pallbearers were members of the Brown Bible Sunday School Class and Light Bearers Sunday School Class. Roy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements."

More About CELESTE CAMERON: Cause of Death: heart

Notes for RAYMOND ALAN BYRD: His brother, Clarence, married Celeste's sister Edris. Raymond and Celeste had another connection, also. His uncle (mother's brother), John Peaton Rushing, was the husband of Dora Mazelle Green, who was a first cousin to Celeste's mother. Favorite color: blue. Favorite food: ham. Served as deacon at Siloam Baptist Church. When Celeste ("Granny") died in March of 1996 after 62 years of marriage, he married again (at age 85) to Lorraine Welch (age 80) in November of 1996. Her husband Charlie had been dead about 25 years. "Miss Lorraine" died in April of 1997, after only 5 months of marriage.

Children of CELESTE CAMERON and RAYMOND BYRD are:

28. i. HERBERT ALAN8 BYRD, b. August 31, 1934, Walker (Siloam), Sumter County, Alabama; d. April 28, 2000, York, Sumter County, Alabama.

29. ii. RALPH BENARD BYRD, b. March 11, 1940, Siloam, Sumter County, Alabama.

20. VIRGINIA LEE7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born October 08, 1916 in Sumter County, Alabama, and died November 01, 1990 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. She married LOUIE EDWARD THOMPSON July 27, 1935 in Sumter County, Alabama. He was born November 19, 1916, and died October 20, 1982.

Notes for VIRGINIA LEE CAMERON: Buried at Siloam.

Notes for LOUIE EDWARD THOMPSON: Buried at Siloam.

Children of VIRGINIA CAMERON and LOUIE THOMPSON are:

30. i. LINDA ANN8 THOMPSON, b. August 08, 1939, Marietta, Georgia.

31. ii. PRESTON LEON THOMPSON.

32. iii. FRANCES THOMPSON, b. January 22, 1945.

iv. LOUIE EDWARD THOMPSON, JR., b. October 14, 1953; m. (1) BECKY UNKNOWN; m.

(2) MARY JANE UNKNOWN. 21. PRESTON LEARD "BIG BOY"7 CAMERON, JR. (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born January 29, 1918 in York, Sumter County, Alabama, and died July 06, 1997 in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama. He married ANTIONETTE HARWELL September 09, 1945 in Ward, Sumter County, Alabama, daughter of ROBERT HARWELL and ALLIENE BENNETT. She was born March 08, 1925.

Notes for PRESTON LEARD "BIG BOY" CAMERON, JR.: Buried at Siloam.

His obituary from the Sumter County Record-Journal, July 17, 1997: "Funeral services for Mr. Preston Leard Cameron were held on Tuesday, July 8, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. from Roy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Byrd and Rev. Bill Percy officiating. Burial was in Siloam Cemetery. Mr. Cameron, 79, died Sunday, July 6, at his Cuba residence. He was a member of Cuba Baptist Church and a retired railroad machinist with Burlington Northern Railroad. Survivors include his wife: Antionette Harwell Cameron of Cuba; two daughters: Sheryl Faye Lueders of Huntsville, AL, and Elizabeth Anne Thurston of Mobile, AL; one son-in-law: S.J. Thurston, Jr.; and two sisters: Edris Byrd of York and Erma Lois Shore of Mocksville, NC. Pallbearers were Melvin Cameron, Ernie Truelove, Ralph Byrd, Steve Byrd, Winston LeCroy, Clarence Byrd, Jr., and Randy Peake. Honorary Pallbearers were railroad workers and friends. Roy Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements."

Children of PRESTON CAMERON and ANTIONETTE HARWELL are:

i. SHERYL FAYE8 CAMERON, b. May 30, 1948, York, Sumter County, Alabama; m. UNKNOWN LEUDERS.

ii. ELIZABETH ANNE CAMERON, b. February 11, 1951, York, Sumter County, Alabama; m. STANLEY J. THURSTON, JR., November 21, 1970, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.

22. ERMA LOIS7 CAMERON (PRESTON LEARD6, NANCY5 LEARD, LOUVENIA4 LANCASTER, BENJAMIN3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born September 25, 1921 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married TOMMY ISAAC SHORE April 21, 1946 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. He was born August 16, 1921 in Yadkin County, North Carolina.

Children of ERMA CAMERON and TOMMY SHORE are:

33. i. KATHY CAMERON8 SHORE, b. February 16, 1952, Rowan County, North Carolina.

34. ii. JANE ELLEN SHORE, b. February 18, 1955, Rowan County, North Carolina.

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Descendants of Unknown Hutcherson

Generation No. 1

1. UNKNOWN1 HUTCHERSON

Children of UNKNOWN HUTCHERSON are:

2. i. NANCY ANN2 HUTCHERSON, b. December 20, 1780, Orange County, Virginia; d. 1857.

3. ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON HUTCHERSON.

Generation No. 2

2. NANCY ANN2 HUTCHERSON (UNKNOWN1) was born December 20, 1780 in Orange County, Virginia, and died 1857. She married BENJAMIN LANCASTER December 23, 1800 in Orange, Virginia, son of RICHARD LANCASTER and JOANNAH SINGLETON. He was born July 23, 1778 in Orange County, Virginia, and died February 14, 1866 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for NANCY ANN HUTCHERSON: Nancy's brother George Washington Hutchinson married Nancy's husband Benjamin's sister Elizabeth Lancaster. (Brother and sister married brother and sister.)

Children of NANCY HUTCHERSON and BENJAMIN LANCASTER are:

i. JOANNA3 LANCASTER, m. WILLIAM GAMBREAL.

ii. SARAH ANN LANCASTER, m. OBEDIAH GREGORY.

iii. LEWIS LANCASTER.

4. iv. ALBERT LANCASTER, SR..

v. MARTHA LANCASTER, m. LEROY JENKINS; b. July 11, 1805; d. February 02, 1888, Sumter County, Alabama..

Notes for MARTHA LANCASTER: She was one of the original charter members of the Mt. Herman Church at Millville in Sumter Co., AL.

Notes for LEROY JENKINS: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

vi. MARY ANN LANCASTER, m. (1) INGRAM B. KENNARD; m. (2) WILLIAM B. MERRIMAN.

5. vii. LOUVENIA LANCASTER, b. September 16, 1820, Virginia; d. September 28, 1895, Sumter County, Alabama.

6. viii. AGNESS ELIZABETH LANCASTER, b. 1821, Virginia; d. 1909, Sumter County, Alabama.

3. GEORGE WASHINGTON2 HUTCHERSON (UNKNOWN1) He married ELIZABETH LANCASTER December 12, 1816 in Orange County, Virginia, daughter of RICHARD LANCASTER and JOANNAH SINGLETON. She was born 1787 in Orange County, Virginia, and died 1855 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Children of GEORGE HUTCHERSON and ELIZABETH LANCASTER are:

7. i. JOANNA3 HUTCHERSON.

8. ii. SARAH ANN HUTCHERSON, b. September 06, 1817; d. December 01, 1904, Sumter County, Alabama.

Notes for SUSAN ANN HUTCHERSON: Buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery at Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

Notes for FRANCIS HARRISON MCKNIGHT: Buried at Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston, Sumter County, AL.

iv. ELIZABETH F. HUTCHERSON, m. CALVIN F. SUMMERLIN.

v. MARTHA ANN HUTCHERSON, m. WILLIAM J. HAGUEWOOD.

vi. HULDA HUTCHERSON, m. (1) CORDAY BAINS; m. (2) JAMES ALLEN?.