Return to Stephen T Letcher

Elizer Louvenia Mary Emily Sarah John Wm Thos Celia Stephen Henry Paralle James

Daughter of: Stephen & Chloe Letcher

Updated Jul 15, 2014

Family Census  Marriage TX (Harrison) Marriage AL (Pardue)
Jeff's Census  1850/1860 BF Harrison AL Records? BF's Bowie Co Tax Rcd
The Pardue Family Tax List Bowie Co TX 1872-1899 Paralee's Family on FindAGrave.com
Center Ridge Cemetery Reds for Harrison's Grave Stone - Paralle & Jeff Pardue
Deed - Ben Harrison - Bowie Co TX Ben's Parents & Siblings & 1st wife 
The Family of 

Paralle (Paralee) G Letcher

Born: 1 Feb 1850 Perry Co AL    
Died: 9 May 1912 Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery, Maud Bowie Co TX

Center Ridge Cemetery

 
1st Married:  6 Jun 1872 Near Plantersville   AL
Jefferson Franklin "Jeff"  Pardue
(Parents: Joseph Martin & Elizabeth [Cordray] Pardue)
Born: 26 Mar 1850 Perry Co AL  (now Dallas Co)
Died: 8 Sep 1893 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX

Known Children: 7


Pardue Family
2nd Married:  1 Dec 1895 Bowie Co TX
Benjamin Franklin "Bernie" Harrison
 
(Parents: Joel Harrison & Mary Mariah Price)
Born: ca 1849 AL  
Died: bef. 1900 Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX
Ben's 1st wife: Mary Francis Kinney m. 20 Nov 1870 Dallas Co AL
Born: 17 Sep 1854 Died: 6 Sep 1888 Bowie Co TX
Buried: Section A - Center Ridge Cemetery
Known Children: 4 - from this marriage 

Harrison Family

Children of Jeff & Paralee
 Eller (Ella) G. Pardue
b. 1873 Dallas Co AL 
d. 1891/1895 Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cemetery Maud TX
Plot: B 10-20

No known children

m. 24 Dec 1891 Bowie Co TX
Daniel C Morgan
b. 24 Oct 1866 Cass Co TX
d. 9 Mar 1934 Pulaski Co AR
Buried: Center Ridge Cemetery Maud TX
Plot: Unknown

m. 2nd: Sarah C Kenney 3 Feb 1895 Bowie Co TX
Sarah at CRC buried: A 30-14 they have name as Sarah C Morgan (Bonham?)

Known Children Dan & Sarah: 3
Wylie W, Elmer David, Jesse C Morgan

Ginnie (Jinnie) Pardue

b. 11 Mar 1876 Dallas Co AL
d. 8 Oct 1885 Bowie Co TX

Buried: Center Ridge Cemetery Maud TX
Plot: B 10-19
Agries? Pardue
b. 1878 Bowie Co TX d. Unkn.

No Information
 William (Willie) Ezra Pardue
b. 24 Nov 1879 Dallas Co AL 
d. 4 Oct 1954 Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: B 10-22


m. 20 Jan 1900 Bowie Co TX
Nina Estelle Sanders
b. 17 Sep 1884 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 24 Jan 1976 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: B 10-23

Known Children: 7
Willie Edgar, Ottis (Oscar?) Loyd, Christine, Frank Norris,
Annice Blanche, Johnnie Lafeyett, Harold Leonard Pardue

 Miralda Estelle Pardue
b. 21 Aug 1881 Maud Bowie Co TX  
d. 10 Nov 1945 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot:
B 12-26

m. 4 Nov 1900 Marshall TX 
Edward Harvey Sharp
b. 9 Jul 1880 Rock Crk Bowie Co TX
d. 6 May 1960 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot:
B 12-26

Known Children: 10
William Hall, Harvey Bryan, Charlie Lee, Odell, Elmer Edward,
Thelma, Fannie Lee, Lucy Faye, Nora Mae, Edward Harvey Sharp Jr.

 Miranda Cosby Pardue
b. 9 Sep 1884 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 18 Aug 1968 Idabel McCurtain Co OK
Buried: Denison Cem Idabel McCurtain Co OK

married: 11 Nov 1900 Bowie Co TX
Henry Allen Rachel
b. 21 Jan 1877
d. 3 Apr 1932 Idabel McCurtain Co OK
Buried: Denison Cem Idabel McCurtain Co OK

Known Children: 7
Maurice, Horace, Eunice, Bonnie,
Ann Deen "Annie" Rachel Hall, & 2 unknowns
 
 Jewell Marian Pardue
b. 8 Jul 1888 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 31 Jan 1975 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: B 05-33


married: 7 Apr 1909 Bowie Co TX
William Samuel Lindsey  
b. 25 Sep 1879 TX
d. 28 Mar 1940 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: B 05-32

Known Children: 2
James Loyd Lindsey and Lena Belle Lindsey Seals

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Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie County Texas

Paralle (Pardue) Harrison
Jeff Pardue

Photo's Provided by:
Cathy Atkinson

 

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Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie County Texas
UP^     Daughter of Jeff & Paralee Pardue     UP^
UP^     Daughter of Jeff & Paralee Pardue     UP^

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Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie County Texas
UP^     William Ezra "Willie" & Nina Estell [Sanders] Pardue     UP^
  UP^     William Ezra "Willie" Pardue son of Jeff & Paralle - Death Certificate     UP^

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Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie County Texas
 UP^     Edward Harvey Sr & Miralda Estelle [Pardue] Sharp      UP^
 UP^    Miralda Estelle Pardue Sharp daughter of Jeff & Paralle - Death Certificate     UP^


UP^    Edward Harvey Sharp Sr h/o Miralda - Death Certificate     UP^

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 UP^   Denison Cemetery Idabel McCurtain Co TX - Burial Site of Henry & Miranda  UP^
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Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie County Texas
UP^     William & Jewel M [Pardue] Lindsey d/o Jeff & Paralle [Letcher] Pardue     UP^
UP^     Jewell Marian Pardue Lindsey - daughter of Jeff & Paralle     UP^


UP^     Lena Belle Lindsey Seals - daughter of William & Jewell Lindsey     UP^

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Stephen T Letcher Family Bible recorded: 

Birth and Name as Paralee Letcher b. 1 Feb 1850


List #1 - Harrison's Buried at Center Ridge Cemetery
                   Maud Bowie County Texas:

HARRISON, B. F.? no dates

HARRISON, Infant Daug. Dec 24,1887 Sep 7,1888

HARRISON, Johnny H. Apr 5,1920 Jan 26,1989

HARRISON, Mary Nov 14,1883 Jul 4,1932

HARRISON, Mary F. Sep 17,1854 Sep 6,1888

HARRISON, Paralle G. PARDUE Feb 1,1850 Mar 9,1912

HARRISON, S.S. Jan 14,1878 Jan 7,1941

HARRISON, W.B. Mar 12,1907 Oct 3,1978

Source:
http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey/cemeteries/centerridcem.htm  


List #2 - Harrison's Buried at Center Ridge Cemetery
                   Maud Bowie County Texas:

**This is from another Physical Survey of the Cemetery, source name unknown:

Location:  Name:                         Birth date:         Death date:     Comments:

A-12-02 HARRISON, B. F. (Bernie) born: ca 1849 died: ?1913 (1913 is penciled in)
                                            
(broken and missing marker probably belonged to BF)

A-12-03 HARRISON, Infant Daughter
born: Dec-24-1887 died: ?-?7-1888
                                           
(marker broken and not mostly not readable)

C-15-17 HARRISON, Johnny H.
born: Apr-05-1920 died: Jan-26-1989
                                           
(survived by wife Lorene; son; Johnny D, Dau; Norma Gay Hadden, 
                                                        Shirley Eldridge, & Sarah Marie H.; 2 bro: Lester D & Vester L; 1 gc.) 

C-19-06 HARRISON LOTS  (Sam)
C-19-07 HARRISON LOTS
C-19-08 HARRISON LOTS

C-19-09 HARRISON, VESTER LEE born: May=20?-1916 died: Aug-19-1996
                                         
(Survived by wife Dorothy L. Harrison; 2 sons; Johnny Lee Harrison &
                                                      Allen Alexander Cox; 3 dau; Brenda Ann Hammond, Bobbie Dale Alexander,
                                                     & Joanna Harrison; Bro; Lester D Harrison)

B-30-07 HARRISON, Mary Foster born: Nov-14-1883 died: Jul-04-1932
                                         
(Mother: wife of S. S. md 10/26/1902)

A-12-01 HARRISON, Mary F. born: Sep-17-1854 died: Sep-06-1888
                                         
(probably wife of B. F.)

B-10-17 HARRISON, Paralle G. Letcher Pardue born: Feb-01-1850 died: Mar-09-1912
(born Perry Co AL; wife of 1) J. F. Pardue; md. 6/6/1872; parents of Ella G, Ginnie/Jinnie, 
William Ezra, Miralda Estelle, Miranda Cosby & Jewell Marian. 2) B. F. Harrision md. 12/1/1895;
dau of Stephen T Letcher & Chloe A Norris; sis of John J, Sarah, Thomas, Celia, Stephen B, 
Henry C & Talbot. 1900 Cen Parlee age 60, born AL par. b. ??/KY; (md 15/16 yrs) mother of 6, 3 living.) 

B-30-06 HARRISON, Sam S. born: Jan-14-1878 died: Jan-07-1941
                                   
(1904 Bowie Co Poll Tax, maud age 26 lived in Tx & Bowie Co 20 yr. farmer)

C-15-15 HARRISON, William B. born Jan-14-1878 died: Jan-07-1941
                                  
(Age 71, d. loc hosp; father of J. D. Greenwood, Samuel, Chris, Larry & 
                                             Joey Harrison, Mry Horton, Ruby Tover, Tina Harrison & Terry Darrowman;
                                             bro of Lester D, Johnny & Vester Lee.)

C-15-16 HARRISON, 'LOT'  (Lorene) born: 12-07-1913 


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CENSUS RECORDS for AL & TX:

1880 Bowie Co TX Census - Prec # 2 - Page 062 - ED 3 

179 - 199
Pardue, Jeff A
   W M 30 Head Work on Farm born AL SC unk
Paralle                W  F 30 Wife                                 AL AL AL
Eller                   W  F 07 Daughter                           TX AL AL
Jinnie                 W  F 04 Daughter                            TX AL AL
Agries                W M 02 Son                                   AL AL AL 
Agria?
NOTE: Living next door is brother Stephen BAKE Letcher and family.


1900 Bowie Co TX census Prec # 2 - sheet 38b 
07-38b, South of T & P RR

(Did Ben Harrison died before the 1900 census? Why is he on the
1904 Bowie County Poll Tax, but not on the 1900 Census with Paralle?)

691-693
Harrison, Parilee head w  f  Jan  1845 55 wd 4 4 AL AL AL
Ezra?                     son  w m Apr 1879 21   s          same 
Estelle                   dau   w f  Jun  1881 19   s          same 
Miranda                dau   w f  May 1884 16   s          same
Jewell                   dau   w f   Jun  1887 13   s       TX AL AL
Living in same Household:
Riley Walten (er) boarder w m Apr 1875 25 s GA GA GA Tie? Maker

Note from Mike:
If BF married Paralle in 1895, and shows on the Poll Tax of 1904
then why isn't BF on the 1900 census?

1910 Bowie Co TX Census Prec #2 Page 244b 
               ED 11 - Sheet #4b - Line 55 

69-69
Harrisoin, Benjamin Head M W 60 M2 15     AL AL AL
Parlee                         Wife F  W 60 M2 16 3 AL SC KY

Note:  Need to find Prec, ED, Page, Sheet.
           1910 Census provided by: Lee Lowry.


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This is Jefferson's Parents & Siblings:
1850 Perry Co Census Dublin beat, page 358

49 - 49
Joseph M Perdue 55 M SC
Elizabeth              38 F SC
Thos C               21 M SC
Joseph M       17 M SC
John M               14 M AL
Mary A               12 F AL
Jas D                  07 M AL
Andrew J C         03 M AL
Jefferson F 4/12 M AL

NOTE: LIVING ONE DOOR FROM Chloe A Letcher is Joseph M Pardue, this leads me
 to believe that this is the family who's Joseph Jr married our Emily Letcher, and Jeff Pardue
who married our Paralle  Letcher. Note the 1850 & 1860 Census showing Joe & Jeff.

1860 Dublin Beat Perry Co AL PO Chestnut Hill Census Page 668 
        ED 5 Jul 1860 by T S Smith

266 - 266
Joseph M Perdue 61 M Farmer 1860 550 NC
E                         48 F                            SC
Caroline J            18 F                all born AL
James D?             17 M Labour 
Andrew J             13 M
Jeff                   10 M


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Texas Marriages: 

HARRISON, B. F

Spouse:           PARDUE, PEARLEE
Co:                  Bowie
Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1895
State:              TX

Note from Mike:
If BF married Paralle in 1895, and shows on the Poll Tax of 1904
then why isn't BF on the 1900 census with Paralle?

License below in 2 pieces


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Marriage Record of:

Jefferson F. Pardue & Paralle C. Letcher

J. F. Pardue and Miss P. C. Letcher
Married:   6 June 1872 
Location: Near Plantersville AL. 
Records: Book - G
Page No: 102
To Order Record:
Clerk of Probate Court for 
Dallas County, Selma AL 

Provided by:
Ray Hall


Marriage For Record Only: 

Note only - Alabama marriages:  
Could this be our Ben that married Paralle? 
Moved to Bowie about 1885. 


Spouse 1:         Benj. F Harrison
Spouse 2:         Eliza Humphreys
Marriage Date:  31 Dec 1856
Marriage Place: Perry
Surety/Bond Date: 
Performed By: Justice of Peace
Surety/Perf. Name: S W Blackburn
OSPage: 441
Comment: 


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Alabama Land Grants:

This Grant may not be our B F Harrison, the 1904 Bowie Co Poll Tax indicates in 1904 BF had
lived in the County 20 years, this would be about 1885/1884, this Grant was issue in 1885.

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ResultsList.ASP?index=1&qryid=74266.61

Patentee Name:
BENJAMIN F HARRISON
Warrantee Name:

Document #: 3745
Misc. Doc. Nr: 15093
Indian Allotment Nr: ---
Tribe: ---
US Reservations: ---
Mineral Reservations: No
Geographic Name: ---
Metes/Bounds: No
Survey Date: ---

Issue Date: March 16, 1885
Cancelled: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: HOMESTEAD ENTRY-ORIGINAL (12 Stat. 392)
Acres: 120.23
Land Office: MONTGOMERY
Comments: ---

Land Patent Details 
Accession/Serial #: AL4660__.073
BLM Serial #: AL NO S/N
State: ALABAMA 

# Aliquot
Parts Sec/
Blk Twnshp Range Fract.
Sect. Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr. 

BF Harrison: (1,2,3 are probably the same as the above)

1 WSW 18/ 20-N 11-E No St STEPHENS AL CHILTON --- 

2 SESW 18/ 20-N 11-E No St STEPHENS AL CHILTON --- 

3. S18 T20N R11E W1/2SW and S18 T20N R11E SESW 120.23 acres on 3/16/1885

4. Joel B. Harrison: S18 & 24 0f T20N R10E in 1853 and 1858


Bowie County Deed:  Return Main Deed Index

Deed - Book 4 - Page 618/619 - 83 2/3 acres - $125.00 - 1890

John P. Creed 
To
Ben Harrison

The State of Texas 
County of Bowie 

          Know all men by these 
          Presents that I John

P Creed of the County of Bowie and State
of Texas for and in Consideration of the sum of
One Hundred and twenty five Dollars to me in
hand paid by Ben Harrison, the Receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, have granted bargained 
sold and conveyed and do by these presents 
Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the 
said Ben Harrison, his heirs and assigns the 
following described tract or parcel of land situ-
ated in Bowie County Texas as follows to wit;-
Beginning at a Stake the South East corner of
Elias White Homestead tract from which a P.O.
brs East 3 4/10 vrs mkd X Thence north with East 
boundry lne of said White Homestead Tract 701 4/10
vrs a Stake in old field D. D. Nettles S.E. Corner
Thence West 1072 vrs to a Stake in the West boundry
lne of said White's Homestead tract, to the south
west a Black Gum brs south 19 degrees W. 7 6/10 vrs
mkd X Thence South 169 3/10 vrs to a Stake the 
North West Cor. of a tract of 50 acres previously 
sold to John P. Creed by W. D. Nettles, and wife
Thence East 532. vrs. to Stake the north east cor.
of siad 50 acres tract, Thence south 532 vrs
to a Stake on the South Boundry line of said 
50 acre tract. Thence East 540 vrs to the beginning containing
83 2/3 more or less the same being a part of the 
Ann Hale Head Right Survey, to have and to hold the
above described premises together with all and singular
the Rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging
unto the said Ben Harrison, his heirs and assigns forever
and I the said John P. Creed do hereby bind myself,
my Heirs, my executors and administrators to warrant
and forever defend, all and singular, the said premises
unto the said Ben Harrison his Heirs and assigns
against every person whosoever lawfully claiming or
to claim the same or any part thereof witness my hand
this 5th day of December 1890.
                                    Signed: John P. Creed
The State of Texas 
County of Bowie
          Before me S. P. Parker
a Notary Public in and for said County and 
State on this day presonally appeared John 
P. Creed known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged to me that he executed
the same for the purposes and considerations
therein expressed. 
     Given under my hand and 
     Seal of office this 5th day
     of December 1890.
           Signed: S. P. Parker, Notary Public
                       Bowie County Texas
Filed for Record Dec 23rd 1890
                       W. H. Elliot, Clerk
Recorded Dec 23rd 1890
                       W. H. Elliot, County Clerk
                                              
Return Main Deed Index

Note from Mike:
John P. Creed is a descendant of our Elias White,
he was the son of Elias's daughter, Susan (White) Creed.
This land was part of Elias White's original lands in Redwater TX, 
where he arrived in 1846,  part of the Ann Hale Head Right Survey.


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BOWIE COUNTY POLL TAX LIST - 1904
PRECINCT NO. 15 (Maud, TX)


                                     YRS LIVED YRS LIVED
NAME         AGE RACE IN TEXAS IN COUNTY OCCUPATION


W. J. Foster  42      W           11                11               Farmer
B. A. Foster  54      W           12                12               Farmer
M. T. Fowler 46     W            11                11               Farmer
J. M. Baggett 26     W            20                20               Farmer
W. L. Helms  34     W           34                 34               Physician
W. P. White  59     W            59                59               Farmer
B. F. Harrison 55 W           20                20               Farmer
W. W. White 31    W             31                31              Merchant
S. D. Knapp  60    W             36                36               Farmer
W. T. Shaver 41    W              5                  5               Farmer
T. W. Foster   57  W             11                  9               Farmer
W. T. Fowler 54   W               4                  4               Farmer
W. B. Springer 50 W             45                45               Farmer
E. S. Foster 41     W               4                  4               Farmer

NOTE:  From the 1904 Tax Record, we know Benj F Harrison
              arrived in Bowie Co TX abt. 1884. 

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Jeff Pardue & BF Harrison's Bowie County Tax List Records 1872 - 1899
Bowie County Texas Letcher Siblings - Tax List
Louvenia A Letcher Stephen B Letcher Henry C Letcher Paralle G Letcher James F T Letcher
1872 - Tax List - S B Letcher - [Stephen Bake Letcher  - brother of Henry]
                                               1 horse $40, 4 cows $25, state tax $1.52, county tax .90.

1872 - Tax List - H C Letcher - [Henry Clay Letcher - brother of Stephen]
                                                abstract# 291, John A Reed Headright survey, 100 acres value $100,
                                                1 cows $10, 1 mule $100, state tax $2.31, county tax $1.10.

1874 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #???, Pre-emption, 160 acres $200, 3 cows $18, st tax $2.13, co tax $2.68.
                    S B Letcher Agt - abs #291, John A Reed, 100 acres $250, 4 cows $24, 1 mule $75, st tax $2.86, co $3.79.
                    [this appears to be Henry's land, not sure where he is, but Stephen pays the taxes]

1875 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, Pre-emption, 160 acres $240, 2 horses $80, 4 cows $20,
                                               state tax $2.71, co tax $4.06.

1875 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #291, Jno A Reed HRS, 100 acres $200, 1 horse $50, 6 cows $30,
                                                10 hogs $25, state tax $2.70, co tax $4.05.

1876 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #475, Jno A Reed HRS, 100 acres $200, 1 horse $50, 4 cows $20, 6 hogs $18,
                                                state tax $2.44, co tax $3.66.  

1877 - Tax List - S B Letcher - S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $250, 2 horses $50, 4 cows $20, 3 hogs $10,
                                               state taxes $3.75, county taxes $7.21.

1877 - Tax List - H C Letcher - (guardian) abs #291, A Reed HRS, 100 acres $100, st tax .50, co tax $1.20.

1878 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #359, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $200, 1 horse $50, 6 cows $25,
                                               7 hogs $14, total taxes $6.22.     

1878 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #475, J A Reed HRS, 100 acres $150, state tax $2.95, co tax $4.90.

1879 - Tax List - S B Litcher - abs #307, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $200, 2 horses $40, 4 cows $20,
                                               5 hogs $8, total taxes $4.71.

1879 - Tax List - H C Litcher - abs #497, Jno A Reed HRS, 100 acres $150, 1 horse $25, 6 cows $30,
                                               20 hogs $25, total taxes $4.22.

1879 - Tax List - J F T Letcher - [James Frances Tolbert Letcher brother of Stephen & Henry]
                                                  1 poll, total taxes $2.5.

1880 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $260, 1 horse $25, 6 cows $30,
                                               total taxes $5.70.                                             

1880 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #497, Jno A Reed HRS, 100 acres $150,
                                                abs #382, Saml Morris HRS, 178 acres $235,
                                                2 horses $80, 12 cows $60, 15 hogs $15, total taxes $7.98.

1880 - Tax List - J F T Letcher - [James Frances Tolbert Letcher brother of Stephen & Henry]
                                                  1 horse $30, total taxes $2.80.

1880 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $500, 2 horse $125, 6 cows $30,
                                               24 hogs $24, total taxes $6.84.

1881 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #497, Jno A Reed HRS, 100 acres $150,
                                                abs #382, Daniel Morris HRS, 178 acres $205,
                                                2 horses $150, 18 cows $90, 25 hogs $25, total taxes $6.66.

1881 - Tax List - J F T Letcher - [James Frances Tolbert Letcher brother of Stephen & Henry]
                                                  3 hogs $5, total taxes $2.53.

1881 - Tax List - J F Perdue - [Jefferson Franklin Pardue 1st husband of sister Paralle G Letcher, married 1872]
                                              1 horse $25, 2 cows $10, total taxes $2.76.

1886 - Tax List - J F Pardue - [Jefferson Franklin Pardue 1st husband of sister Paralle G Letcher, married 1872]
                                               abs #428, W Pardu? HRS, 55 1/3 acres $30,
                                               abs #645, D H White HRS, 81 acres $165,
                                               1 wagon $5, 2 horses $75, 5 cows $40, 15 hogs $15, total taxes $4.31.

1887 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $400, 1 wagon $20, 2 horse $50,
                                               6 cows $30, 24 hogs $24, total taxes $3.87.

1887 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, Daniel Morris HRS, 175 acres $500, 1 wagon $35,
                                                2 horses $150, 4 cows $20, 8 hogs $10, total taxes $7.29.

1887 - Tax List - J F T Letcher - abs #263, J S Herring, 100 acres $500, 1 horse #50, 3 cows $15,
                                                  5 hogs $5, total taxes $6.24.    

1888 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $300, 1 wagon $20, 2 horse $50,
                                               8 cows $40, 8 hogs $12, total taxes $4.66.

1888 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, Dan Morris HRS, 175 acres $350, 1 wagon $50,
                                                2 horses $100, 5 cows $25, 12 goats $12, 2 hogs $4, total taxes $5.79.

1888 - Tax List - B F Harrison - [Benjamin Franklin Harrison married Letcher sister Paralle G in 1895]
                                                  abs #264, J S Herring HRS, 100 acres $200, 3 horses $65,
                                                  3 cows $25, total taxes $3.96.

1888 - Tax List - J F Pardue - [Jefferson Franklin Pardue 1st husband of sister Paralle G Letcher, married 1872]
                                               abs #478, N Proctor HRS, 16 acres $16,
                                               abs #645, H White HRS, 82 acres $246,
                                               1 horses $35, 12 cows $72, 15 hogs $15, 2 goats $2, 10 hogs $10, total taxes $4.58.

1889 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $400, 2 horse $40,
                                               6 cows $30, 2 hogs $2, total taxes $5.68.

1889 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, Dan Morris HRS, 178 acres $350,
                                                2 horses $100, 8 cows $40, total taxes $5.83.

1889 - Tax List - J F Letcher - abs #263, J S Herring, 100 acres $250, 1 horse #50, 3 cows $15,
                                               total taxes $4.36.

1889 - Tax List - J F Pardue - [Jefferson Franklin Pardue 1st husband of sister Paralle G Letcher, married 1872]
                                               abs #478, N Proctor HRS, 16 acres,
                                               abs #645, H White HRS, 82 acres $245, 1 wagon $5, 2 horses $50,
                                               10 cows $50, 5 goats $6, 10 hogs $10, total taxes $4.72.   

1896 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $300, 1 horse $35, 3 cows $15,
                                               8 hogs $12, total taxes $4.92.

1896 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #178, Daniel Morris HRS, 175 acres $350, 9 horses $90, 6 cows $30,
                                               8 hogs $10, 1 wagon $10, total taxes $6.15.

1896 - Tax List - W T Letcher - [William Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen Letcher]
                                                abs #466, T Price HRS, 12 acres $180,
                                                abs #666, Jno Smith HRS, 100 acres $100,
                                                abs #535, S Smith HRS, 25 acres $30,
                                                total taxes $4.56.

1896 - Tax List - B F Harrison - [Benjamin Franklin Harrison married Letcher sister Paralle G in 1895]
                                                  abs #263, J S Herring HRS, 150 acres $300, 2 horses $25,
                                                  2 cows $??, 6 hogs $6, 1 wagon $5, total taxes $4.74.

1897 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $300, 1 horse $25, 4 cows $20,
                                               total taxes $3.53.

1897 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, Dan Morris HRS, 175 acres $250, 5 horses $100, 20 cows $100,
                                               2 jacks $20, 12 hogs $15, 1 wagon $30, total taxes $8.02.

1897 - Tax List - W T Letcher - [William Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen Letcher]
                                                abs #666, Jno White HRS, 100 acres $100,
                                                abs #535, S Smith HRS, 25 acres $25,
                                                2 horses $50, total taxes $3.51.

1897 - Tax List - Marion Letcher - [Marion Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen B Letcher]
                                                    1 poll, total tax $1.75.

1897 - Tax List - B F Harrison - [Benjamin Franklin Harrison married Letcher sister Paralle G in 1895]
                                                  2 horses $35, 2 cows $10, 6 hogs $6, 1 wagon $5, total taxes $2.44.

1898 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $300, 1 horse $25, 3 cows $15,
                                               total taxes $3.53.

1898 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, Dan Morris HRS, 118 acres $450, 4 horses $75, 8 cows $50,
                                               8 hogs $50, 1 jack $20, total taxes $8.12.

1898 - Tax List - W T Letcher - [William Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen Letcher]
                                                abs #524, J M White HRS, 100 acres $100,
                                                abs #535, S Smith HRS, 25 acres $25,
                                                2 horses $35, 1 cow $15, 1 hog $5, total taxes $3.52.

1898 - Tax List - B F Harrison - [Benjamin Franklin Harrison married Letcher sister Paralle G in 1895]
                                                  2 horses $50, 2 cows $20, total taxes $2.42.

1899 - Tax List - S B Letcher - abs #357, S B Letcher HRS, 160 acres $300, 2 horse $50, 4 cows $20,
                                               5 hogs $10, total taxes $3.72.

1899 - Tax List - H C Letcher - abs #382, D Morris HRS, 178 acres $450, 3 horses $75, 8 cows $40,
                                               1 wagon $35, total taxes $7.83.

1899 - Tax List - W T Letcher - [William Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen Letcher]
                                                abs #524, Jno Smith HRS, 100 acres $100,
                                                abs #535, S Smith HRS, 25 acres $25,
                                                2 horses $30, 1 cow $10, 5 hogs $5, 1 wagon $5, total taxes $3.51.

1899 - Tax List - Marion Letcher - [Marion Tolbert Letcher son of Stephen B Letcher]
                                                    1 poll, total tax $1.75.

1899 - Tax List - [James P Shaver - married Louvenia Ann Letcher sister of Stephen, Henry & James]
                          J P Shaver - 1 horse $15, 3 hogs $3, 1 wagon $20, total tax $1.95.

1899 - Tax List - Ben Harrison - abs #273, Ann Hale HRS, 84 acres $168,
                                                  abs #373, J Milam HRS, 50 acres $50,
                                                  2 horses $50, 5 cows $50, 1 dog $1, total taxes $5.08.                                        

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BF's Parents & Siblings BF's Son John T's Family BF's Son Samuel's Family
Grave of BF Harrison Gravestone of Mary F Harrison
The Family of:

Benjamin Franklin "Bernie" Harrison
(Parents: Joel Harrison & Mary Mariah Price)

Born: March 17, 1850 Marion Perry Co AL  
Died: 1913 Bowie County Texas 
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: A 12-02 (No marker 1990's)


 

1st Married: Nov 28, 1870 Dallas Co AL
Mary Francis Kinney
 
(Parents: Samuel Clark Kenney (Kinney) & Sarah A Sparks)
Born: 17 Sep 1854 Clanton Chilton Co AL

 Died: 6 Sep 1888 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX
Plot: A 12-01
(marker was broken 1990's - name/dates were still visiable)

2nd Married: Paralle (Letcher) Pardue (see above) ^

Children: 4 from this marriage 

John Thomas Harrison
b. 19 Jan 1872 Clanton Baker Co AL
b. 17 Jan 1940 Fresno Fresno Co CA
Buried: Unknown
Married: 7 Feb 1893 Boston Bowie Co TX
Mary Matilda Redfield
Known Children: 7
Sarah Harrison
b. Jan 1875
d. WFT Est 1873-1966
Married: 25 Jan 1893 Bowie Co TX
William M Fincher
Samuel Stevenson Harrison
b. 14 Jan 1878 Selma Dallas Co AL
d. 7 Jan 1941 Queen City Cass Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Bowie Co
Married: 26 Oct 1902 Maud Bowie Co TX
Mary Lou (Liza) Foster
(Dau. of Wm James Foster & Nancy Lee Jeffcoat)
b. 13 Nov 1883 Selma Dallas Co AL
d. 4 Jul 1932 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Center Ridge Cem Bowie Co
Known Children: 8
Armistead Harrison
b. abt 1876
d. WFT Est. 1873-1862

From the research of:
Lee Lowry 

And other Descendant Contributors:
Cathy Atkinson & Brenda Hammond

UP^   Center Ridge Cemetery Maud    UP^
Bowie County Texas (Sect. 'A')


In Memory of
Mary F - Wife of BF Harrision
Born 17 Sept 1854 Died 6 Sept 1888

B. F. Harrison's Grave Stone
From Ray Hall:

Buried:
Buried in Center Ridge Cemetery, Maud, Bowie County 
Texas, at the Southern most section of the cemetery, across a
road from the grave of Paralle C. Pardue Harrison, a gravestone
was located, broken in two pieces, that reads "In Memory of 
Mary F., wife of B. F. Harrison, born Sept. 17, 1854 & died
Sept. 6th 1888."  Adjacent to this grave was a space with no 
gravestone, that could be where B. F. Harrison is buried. 
Grave of Mary F. Harrison is in Section 'A'. 

UP^  Photo's Provided by:   UP^
Cathy Atkinson


Burial Plot: A 12-01 - Mary (broken)
Burial Plot: A 12-02 - BenF (unmarked)

 

 

 
UP^     Benjamin F Harrison & Mary F Kenney's Marriage Certificate     UP^

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Son of BF & Mary Harrison ^

John Thomas Harrison
(Parents: Benjamin F Harrison & Mary Kinney)

Born: 19 Jan 1872 Clanton Baker Co AL  
Died: 17 Jan 1940 Fresno Fresno Co CA 
Buried:  Unknown

Married: 7 Feb 1893 Bowie Co TX 
Mary Matilda Redfield 
(Dau. of Henry Redfield II & Harriet A. Clayton)
Born:
5 Aug 1871 Bienville Parish LA
  Died: 5 Sep 1948 Fresno Fresno Co CA
Buried: 
Unknown

Children: 7 from this marriage 
Valree May Harrison
b. 7 Apr 1894 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 9 Jan 1992 Fresno Fresno Co CA
Buried: Unknown
Married: 10 May 1912 Roswell NM
Henry Harvey Hamilton
Children: Unknown
Joel Byrd Harrison
b. 9 Aug 1897 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 9 Sep 1969 Santa Cruz CA
buried: Arlington National Cemetery
Married: 3 Nov 1923 Mexico City Mexico
Emestina Padilla
Dewey Harrison
b. Jul 1899 Sterling City TX
d. 1901 Sterling City TX
Buried: Unknown
J. T. Harrison
b. 14 Jun 1902 Sterling City TX
d. 29 Jul 1971 Fresno Fresno Co CA
buried: Unknown
1st Married: 14 Jun 1927 Fresno CA
Mary Ella Klise
2nd Married: 1950
Nellie Sharp MacDonald
Harriet Madonna Harrison
b. 24 Nov 1904 Roswell Chaves Co NM
d. 6 Sep 1988 Fresno Fresno Co CA
Buried: Unknown
Married: 14 Aug 1923 Fresno CA
Carl Lee Lowry
Eddie Pool Harrison
b. 17 Apr 1907 Roswell NM
d. 25 Nov 1977 Fresno Fresno Co CA
Buried: Unknown
1st Married: Ruby Hoover 
2nd Married: Adeline Perry - Oakland CA
Frances Harrison?
Born: 1895 (No Info)

Provided by: Cathy Atkinson

Provided by: Cathy Atkinson

From the research of:
Lee Lowry 

And other Descendant Contributors:
Cathy Atkinson & Brenda Hammond

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Son of BF & Mary Harrison ^

Samuel S Harrison
(Parents: Benjamin F Harrison & Mary Kinney)

Born: 14 Jan 1878 Selma Dallas Co AL  
Died: 7 Jan 1941 Queen City Cass Co TX 
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX

Married: 26 Oct 1902 Bowie Co TX 
Mary Lou (Liza) Foster 
(Dau. of Wm James Foster & Nancy Lee Jeffcoat)
Born: 13 Nov 1883 Selma Dallas Co AL

 Died: 4 Jul 1932 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried:  Center Ridge Cemetery Maud Bowie Co TX

Children: 9 from this marriage 
Curtis Harrison
b. WFT Est. 1897-1938
d. WFT Est. 1898-1987
Buried: Unknown
Benjamin Franklin Harrison
b. 28 Aug 1903 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 25 Jan 1904 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Unknown
Nannie Dee Harrison
b. 23 Dec 1904 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 12 Apr 1905 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Unknown
Wille Burnie Harrison
b. 12 Mar 1907 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 3 Oct 1978 Texarkana TX
Buried: Unknown
Married: Mildred Ozell Strickland
R Vernie Harrison
b. 11 Nov 1909 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 23 Dec 1917 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Unknown
Joe A Harrison
b. 12 Feb 1912 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 30 Sep 1923 Maud Bowie Co TX
Buried: Unknown
Lester Dee Harrison
b. 20 May 1916 Maud Bowie Co TX
Married: 15 Dec 1937
Lurene Winn 
Vester Lee Harrison
b. 20 May 1916 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 19 Aug 1996 Atlanta Cass Co TX
1st Married: Otha Glenda Crawley
10 Oct 1942 Snyder TX - Divorce: Nov 1943
2nd Remarried: Otha Glenda Crawley
11 Apr 1944 Colorado City TX
3rd Married: Dorothy Louise Irby 
19 Dec 1949 Texarkana Miller Co AR
(Dau. of James A. & Mary F. (Singleton) Irby)
divorce: 5 Apr 1965 Dallas TX  
4th Remarried: Dorothy Louise Irby 
24 Jun 1967 Dallas TX
Johnnie Henry Harrison
b. 5 Apr 1920 Maud Bowie Co TX
d. 26 Jan 1989 Shrevport LA
Buried: Unknown
Married: Lorene Winn

From the research of:
Lee Lowry 

And other Descendant Contributors:
Cathy Atkinson & Brenda Hammond

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The Family of: 
Parents & Siblings of BF Harrison ^

Joel Bird Harrison
(Parents: A family record shows dad as BF also? no proof at this time)

Born: 1802 NC
Died: Aft. 1866 AL

Married: 11 Sep 1826 Perry Co AL
Maria Price
Born: Bet. 1800 - 1810
Died: Bef. 1855 AL
(Parents: Unknown)

Known Children: 6

John W Harrison
b. bet 1833-1834
d. WFT Est 1835-1924
Sylvia Harrison
b. 1837 AL
d. WFT Est 1838-1931
Rachel A Harrison
b. 1840 AL
d. WFT Est 1841-1934
George W Harrison
b. 19 Jun 1847 AL
d. 23 May 1902 AL
m. 1872 AL
Emily Letitia Bearden
Benjamin F Harrison
b. 17 Mar 1850 AL
d. 1913 Bowie Co TX
m. 1st Mary F Kinney
m. 2nd Paralee Pardue
Maria Harrison
b. 1835? 

From the research of:
Lee Lowry 

And other Descendant Contributors:
Cathy Atkinson & Brenda Hammond

Notes on Joel Bird Harrison:

The Alabama Source Book Vol. 1, 1964 compiled by Flora Dainwood England, FI-IC Library #976.1 A58e, contains Perry County Marriage Records 1920-1829, which, on page 245, lists the following: Joel B. Harrison to Mary Price, 11 Sept. 1826. (My mother, Harriet Madonna Harrison Lowry and her mother, Mary Matilda Redfield Harrison drew up a penciled family tree which indicated Joel Bird Harrison married Mariah Price, daughter of James L. Price]. On Page 135 is a list entitled Heads of Families in Perry County, Alabama - 1830 Census. On page 140 is: Harrison, Joel B. 60 (refers to the page number on the census).

The 1830 US Census for Perry County, Alabama enumerates, on page 60, as head of household, Joel B. Harrison and indicates: two males, one under 5, and one 20 under 30, and one female 20 under 30.

The 1840 US Census for Marengo County, Alabama, page 36 lists; Joel Harrison with one male under 5, one 10 under 15, and one 30 under 40; along with six females, four under 5, one 5 under 10, and one 30 under 40.

Apparently Joel B. Harrison was not enumerated in the 1850 US Census, however, the 1855 Alabama State Census showed a J. B. Harrison in the Dublin Beat with three males under age 21 years and one over 21 years along with two females under 21 years. The 1850 Mortality Schedule lists Maria Harrison, age 15 in Perry County.

In the 1860 US Census Joel B. Harrison was enumerated on the 12th day of July, in the Dublin Beat, Chestnut Hill, Perry County, Alabama. He was shown as 58, a farmer, born NC and was listed with the following: [all born in Ala.]:  Rachel A, 20, domestic; Sylviz, 23, domestic; Geo. W. 13, attended school within the year; Benj. F. 10, attended school within the years; and John W., 26, a farmer.

In the 1866 Alabama State Census Joel B. Harrison was enumerated in Perry County, T21 RI IE with two males under 10, two males 10 to 20 and one 60 to 70, the remainder a second family, since it appears that 'Madah' died prior to 1855. This Census showed, under the category of Soldiers that one was killed and one died of sickness, this accounts for John W and another male born prior to 1840.

The 1870 US Census enumerated a Benjamin, 20, on 1 July in Dublin Beat, Plantersville, Dallas Co. 

In the 1880 and 1900 Census George W. was in Perry Co., Heards Beat [No. 10] on the 9th and 1st of June respectively, Rachel Ann, his sister was with him in 1880.  His widow and a number of descendants were enumerated on the 4th of May, 1910 in Beat NO. 10, Perry Co., Alabama.

Benjamin, his family, his relatives and those of his wife moved in the 1880's to north eastern Texas in the Maud-New Boston-Corley ara of Bowie and Cass County.

Joel B. Harrison patented approximately 340 acres of land in sections 13 & 24 in Township 20 North, Range 10 East, St. Stephens Meridian two to three miles south west of Stanton, which is now Chilton County, Alabama. The patents, were dated November 15, 1853 and November 1, 1858. At the time this was in Perry Co., but was in Dallas Co., in 1870 and Chilton Co. in 1880.

From the research of:
Lee Lowry 

And other Descendant Contributors:
Cathy Atkinson & Brenda Hammond

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Parents & Siblings of Jefferson Pardue 
Return to Jeff Pardue Family ^

Joseph Martin Pardue
(Parents: Joseph Jr & Nancy [Key] Pardue)

Born: 21 Aug 1798 NC
Died:
26 Nov 1868 Perry Co AL

Married: 2 May 1826
Elizabeth Cordray
Born: 19 May 1811 SC
Died: 3 Aug 1881 Perry Co AL
(Parents: Unknown)

Known Children: 10

George Washington
b. 12 Jul 1827 SC
d.  14 Apr 1890
married: 13 Dec 1846 
Jane Bell
Thomas C 
b. 28 Jun 1829 SC
d. 29 Oct 1900 
married: 23 May 1851 
Perry Co AL
Mary Bell
Joseph Marion
b. 31 Oct 1833 SC
d. 10 Oct 1880
married: 
Emily Adline Letcher
John M 
15 Feb 1836 AL
10 Mar 1904 
married: 28 Aug 1858 
Perry Co AL
Janie Apperson
Mary A E 
b. 27 Mar 1838 AL
d. unkn.
married: 10 Sep 1858 
Perry Co AL
James J Cook
Caroline J 
b. 31 Jan 1841 AL
d. 24 Mar 1867
married:
Walker
James D 
b. 12 Mar 1843 AL
d. 27 Jan 1871
married:
Lenora Shelby
William P 
b. 1 Feb 1845 AL
d. 1 Sep 1847 AL
Andrew J
b. 26 Aug 1847 AL
d. 17 Nov 1863  
Jefferson Franklin Pardue
b. 26 Mar 1850 Perry Co AL
d. 8 Sep 1893 Maud Bowie Co TX
married: 6 Jun 1872 Dallas Co AL
Paralle G Letcher

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Grand Parents of Jefferson F Pardue 
Return to Jeff Pardue Family ^

Joseph Pardue Jr.
(Parents: Joseph Pardue Sr. Mother unknown)

Born: 10 Mar 1761
Died:
8 Dec 1848 Chester Co SC
Buried: Old Bethany Church Cemetery
Old York Rd., Chester, SC

Married: 
Nancy Key
Born: 28 Jan 1772
Died: May 1852 Chester Co SC
(Parents: Luck & Winnfred [Kimbell] Key)
Buried: Old Bethany Church Cemetery
Old York Rd., Chester, SC

Known Children: Unkn.

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Great Grand Father of Jefferson Pardue 
Return to Jeff Pardue Family ^

Joseph Pardue Sr.
(Parents: John T Sr & Sarah [Moore] Pardue)

Born: 1733
Died: 13 May 1789 (Will probated) Warren Co NC

Married: 
Unknown 

Known Children: Unkn.

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Great Great Grand Father of Jefferson Pardue 
Return to Jeff Pardue Family ^

John T. Pardue Sr.
(Parents: Unkn.)

Born: Unkn.
Died: 24 Mar 1768 (Will probated) Warren Co NC

Married: 
Sarah Moore

Known Children: Unkn.

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Many Thanks to Ray Hall
for providing us with several
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Jefferson & Paralle [Letcher] Pardue Joseph & Emily [Letcher] Pardue

Pardue Descendants of Joseph Martin Pardue

text courtesy of Carol Pardue, photos courtesy of Carol Harless, Ann Pardue, Frankie Pardue, Kris Pardue, Richard Pardue

back to the home page of Pardue/Perdue Family Historical Association

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Descendants of JOSEPH MARTIN PARDUE

Generation No. 1


1. JOSEPH MARTIN5 PARDUE (JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born August 21, 1798 in NORTH CAROLINA, and died November 26, 1868 in ALABAMA. He married ELIZABETH CORDRAY May 02, 1826 in SOUTH CAROLINA. She was born May 19, 1811 in SOUTH CAROLINA, and died August 03, 1881 in PERRYVILLE AL..

Notes for JOSEPH MARTIN PARDUE:
Joseph Martin Pardue
&
Elizabeth Cordray Pardue

Anyone who has done any family history (genealogy) research will relate to the joy of our finding the Bible that belonged to Elizabeth Cordray Pardue. It has been passed down through the family and is now in the possession of one of her great grandsons, Orin Carroll, of Plantersville, Alabama.
The first time I was able to see this Bible, I found it to be full of treasures. All the births, marriages and death dates for Joseph , Elizabeth and their children were there. There were also some grandchildren’s death dates. There were a few pictures inside and a poem written by one of their sons, James D. Pardue, just before his departing to fight in the War between the States.
Elizabeth had carded the wool to make the cover for the Bible and when the "Yankee’s" were coming through Selma and the area, she hid this prized book in a hollow log. The Bible got wet while in the log and the inside cover, back and front, are "skewbald". This is the term Orin Carroll uses to describe the water markings.
The son of Joseph and Nancy Key Pardue of Chester, South Carolina, Joseph, his wife and first three sons migrated to Alabama in 1834. According to Elizabeth’s Bible, they arrived in what was then Perry County, Alabama on December 24, 1834. Their oldest son, George Washington Pardue was born in 1827; Thomas C. Pardue, the second son, was born in 1829; and Joseph Marion Pardue youngest at the time of their migration, was born in 1833.
Joseph had a land grant of 80 acres in what is now Grist State Park. In fact, the property where this family lived and farmed is now under water. A lake in the park now covers where they settled in Alabama.
Over the next sixteen years, the couple had five more sons and two daughters. The first of their children born in Alabama was John M. Pardue, born February of 1836. Next came two daughters, Mary born in 1838 and Caroline born in 1841. Of the next four sons, only two lived to maturity. They were James D. , born 1843 and Jefferson Franklin, born 1850. A son named William born in 1845, died 1847 and a son Andrew J. born 1847, died 1863. I am descended from George W. Pardue, the oldest child of this family. He married Margaret Jane Bell on December 16, 1846 and purchased land in what was Perryville, Alabama. Thomas C. Pardue married first Mary Bell (sister of Margaret Jane) on December 30, 1850. After her death, he married Isabelle Barnes Campbell. Joseph Marion Pardue married Emily Apperson and migrated to Milam, Texas. John M. Pardue married Fannie Apperson on September 2, 1858. This family migrated to Booneville, Mississippi. Mary Pardue married James Cook on September 15, 1858. The settled in the Plantersville area of what is now Dallas County, Alabama. Caroline
Pardue married William Walker on August 24, 1865. She died shortly after giving birth to a baby girl. Her sister, Mary Cook, took the child, Myrtle, and reared her. James D. Pardue married Lenora Shelby on December 9, 1866. They settled in the Summerfield area of what is now Dallas County.
Jefferson Franklin Pardue married Paralee Letcher on May 27, 1872. In the latter part of the 1870’s, Jefferson Franklin and family migrated to Maud, Texas.
We have been able to reconnect with members of several of these families. Ann Hall, of Dallas, Texas, is descended from Jefferson Franklin. We know that Joseph Marion had several children, and last known location for them was in Texas. Although we found the grave in Booneville, Mississippi of John M. and his wife, we have had no luck in finding any of their descendants.
The remaining Pardue’s in the Dallas County area are descended from James D. Pardue and Lenora Shelby. There are descendants of Thomas C. Pardue’s daughters (he had four) who still live in Selma, Alabama. Many of these have been most helpful in reconnecting these families.
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery is the final resting place for many members of Joseph and Elizabeth Pardue’s family. Although there is no marker, I feel that Joseph and Elizabeth are buried there. Many graves have markers, but there are probably a goodly number that are not marked. This cemetery is in a quiet area and it is most pleasant to be able to go back there and know that these people lying there were instrumental in helping to settle Perry County.
Most were simple farmers, but from these families came business men, bankers, artists, soldiers, architects, teachers, doctors, and yes even a few genealogists.Sources: Family Bible, Census records, Family stories, Perry County Marriage Records and
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery records.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.49522.7]
Patentee Name: Perdue, Joseph M.
Accession Number: AL0550__.472
State: Alabama
Volume: 550
Page: 472
Document Number: 21295
Land Office: Cahaba
Aliquot Part Reference: E_SE
Section Number: 29
Township: 19 North
Range: 11 East
Meridian/Survey Area: St. Stephens Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: Apr 10, 1837
Acreage: 80.06
Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.
POST OFFICE--DUBLIN 1860 Census
Joseph M. Pardue 61 M Farmer 1,860 550 NC
E. (Elizabeth) 48 F Wife SC
Caroline J. 18 F Domestic AL
James D. 17 M Laborer [School) AL Andrew J. 13 M [School] AL Jeff Pardue 10 M [School] AL
PAGE 669-July 6, 1860
JOSEPH M PERDUE
Survey
State: ALABAMA
Acres: 80.06
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 4/10/1837
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 21295
Accession/Serial Nr.: AL0550__.472
BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/NMore About JOSEPH MARTIN PARDUE:
Fact 1: Accession Number: AL0550__.4721
Fact 2: State: Alabama
Fact 3: Date Signed: Apr 10, 1837
Fact 4: Acreage: 80.06
Fact 5: Aliquot Part Reference: E_SE
Fact 6: Section: 29
Fact 7: Township: 19 North
Fact 8: Range: 11 East
Fact 9: Meridian/Survey Area: St. Stephens Meridian


Children of JOSEPH PARDUE and ELIZABETH CORDRAY are:

2. i. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 PARDUE, b. July 12, 1827, SOUTH CAROLINA; d. April 14, 1890, PERRYVILLE, AL.
3. ii. THOMAS C. PARDUE, b. June 28, 1829, SOUTH CAROLINA; d. October 29, 1900, ALABAMA.
4. iii. JOSEPH MARION PARDUE, b. October 31, 1833, SOUTH CAROLINA; d. October 10, 1886, Prob. Texas.
5. iv. JOHN M. PARDUE, b. February 15, 1836, ALABAMA; d. March 10, 1904.
6. v. MARY A.E. PARDUE, b. March 27, 1838, ALABAMA.
7. vi. CAROLINE J. PARDUE, b. January 31, 1841, ALABAMA; d. March 24, 1867.
8. vii. JAMES D. PARDUE, b. March 12, 1843, ALABAMA; d. January 27, 1871.
viii. WILLIAM P. PARDUE, b. February 01, 1845, ALABAMA; d. September 01, 1847.
ix. ANDREW J. PARDUE, b. August 26, 1847, ALABAMA; d. November 17, 1863.
9. x. JEFFERSON FRANKLIN PARDUE, b. March 26, 1850, ALABAMA; d. MAUD, BOWIE CO., TEXAS.Generation No. 2

 

2. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE)

was born July 12, 1827 in SOUTH CAROLINA, and died April 14, 1890 in PERRYVILLE, AL. He married JANE BELL

December 13, 1846 in PERRY CO., AL, daughter of JAMES BELL and MARIA. She was born 1823 in ALABAMA, and died 1904 in DALLAS CO., AL..
 

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON PARDUE:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.49520.17]
Patentee Name: Perdue, George W.
Accession Number: AL4270__.390
State: Alabama
Volume: 4270
Page: 390
Document Number: 5038
Land Office: Montgomery
Aliquot Part Reference: SESE
Section Number: 24
Township: 20 North
Range: 22 East
Meridian/Survey Area: St. Stephens Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: Apr 15, 1837
Acreage: 39.99
Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.49520.18]
Patentee Name: Perdue, George W.
Accession Number: AL4270__.391
State: Alabama
Volume: 4270
Page: 391
Document Number: 5039
Land Office: Montgomery
Aliquot Part Reference: NWNE
Section Number: 25
Township: 20 North
Range: 22 East
Meridian/Survey Area: St. Stephens Meridian
Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries
Date Signed: Apr 15, 1837
Acreage: 40.11
Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.
1860 Perry Co Census
243 George W. Pardue 36 M Farmer 2,775 4,480 SC
Jane 36 F Wife Ala
James J. Y. 12 M [School] Ala
Maranda P. 10 F [School] Ala
John P. W. 7 M [School] Ala
America J. 1 F Ala
More About GEORGE WASHINGTON PARDUE:
Fact 1: April 15, 1837, Accession Number: AL4270_390 &3912
Fact 2: State: Alabama
Fact 3: Date Signed: Apr 15, 1837
Fact 4: Acreage: 80.10
Fact 5: Aliquot Part Reference: NWNE & SESE
Fact 6: Section: 24 & 25
Fact 7: Township: 20 North
Fact 8: Range: 22 East
Fact 9: Meridian/Survey Area: St. Stephens Meridian
Fact 10: Vol: 4270, Pg. 391, Doc. # 5039
Fact 11: Land office: Montgomery

Children of GEORGE PARDUE and JANE BELL are:

10. i. JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7 PARDUE, b. March 07, 1848, ALABAMA; d. March 29, 1900, BIRMINGHAM, AL..
ii. MIRANDA PARDUE, b. 1851, PERRY CO.; d. PERRY CO.; m. WILLIAM WALLIS, December 04, 1873, PERRY COUNTY; b. 1849; d. July 10, 1917, AT HOME IN SELMA, AL..
11. iii. JOHN P. PARDUE, b. August 1853, PERRY CO., AL.; d. August 29, 1913, St. LOUIS, MO..
iv. LORANAH PARDUE, b. May 15, 1855; d. August 24, 1856.
v. GEORGE S. C. PARDUE, b. September 28, 1857; d. February 08, 1858.
12. vi. AMERICA JOSEPHINE PARDUE, b. March 02, 1859, SUMMERFIELD, AL. (DUBLIN BEAT); d. January 06, 1940, 1ST AVE HOME IN SELMA, AL..
3. THOMAS C.6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE)

was born June 28, 1829 in SOUTH CAROLINA, and died October 29, 1900 in ALABAMA. He married (1) MARY BELL May 23, 1851 in PERRY CO., AL, daughter of JAMES BELL and MARIA. She was born 1821 in Alabama, and died 1866 in DALLAS CO., AL. He married (2) ISABELLA BARNES CAMPBELL December 23, 1874 in DALLAS CO., AL. She was born December 14, 1827, and died June 23, 1913.

Notes for THOMAS C. PARDUE:
THOMAS C. PARDUE
When Joseph M. and his wife Elizabeth Pardue reached their destination in Perry Co., Al., in
December of 1834, their second son, Thomas, was only 5 years old. He was born in Chester, S.C.
He grew up on his fathers farm near Plantersville.
May 23, 1851, Thomas married Mary Bell. She was a sister to Margaret Jane Bell Pardue who had
already married Thomas’ older brother George.
This marriage was blessed with the birth of four daughters.
1) Elizabeth born October 22, 1851, who married William Bell
Their children were: Ida
Ellen who married Alonzo Eaves
T. Archie who married Dixie ____
Pearl
2) Frances Mariah born September, 1853, who married John Lovick Sherrer,
Their children were: Thomas Madison who married Mary Quintilla Porter
John Nelson who married 1st Mittie Lily O’Neal 2nd Kate
Fred Alonzo who married Leila Melton
Mary Maude who married 1st William Thomas Carroll 2nd George W. Mitchell
William Pinkney who married Louise Gladden Morrow
Warren Otto who married Mary Lou Milling
Vida Mae who married William C. Porter
Charles DeWitt who married Nancy Irene Milling
Martha Ann (Mattie) who married Luther Osborn
3) Mary Ellen born 1855, who married Issac S. Eaves
Their children were: Clemmie who married Dixon Cole
Mary Callie who married William Marshall
4) Josephine born June 1863, who married William W. Campbell
Their children were: William Wesley who married Ella Mae White
Thomas Benjamin who married Mattie Key
Laura Elar who married James Wesley Gay
Anna Levania who married Benjamin Franklin Ellis
Walter Leon
When "the War" began in 1862, Thomas joined the Company "A" of the 20th Alabama Infantry.
Three of his brothers, John M., Joseph Marion and James D., also joined the same company. During the
battle of Vicksburg, all four of these brothers were captured. They were paroled after signing a statement
that they would "not take up arms against the United States" again. As many soldiers did, Thomas
rejoined his company and again took up the fight. While fighting at Cassville, Georgia, on May 20, 1864,
Thomas was again captured. This time there were no paroles being given and Thomas was sent
North to Rock Island Prison in Illinois.
There are conflicting reports as to the conditions at Rock Island. In documents at the Archives in
Montgomery, Al., one soldier described the conditions as comfortable with enough food and water and
clothing. Other documents show that soldiers had to sign an oath of allegiance to the United States
in order to be transferred to this part of the prison. The other area where soldiers who would not sign
this oath remained. They were "kept on starvation rations and are often reduced to rats, dogs, putrid meat
and other repulsive food". For understandable reasons, Thomas signed the oath.
When "the War" was over, and he was released, Thomas returned to Alabama and his family.
In 1866, Mary died leaving four small daughters for Thomas to raise. Although his in-laws, Mary’s
parents lived close by, it must have been a difficult time. From census records we find that the oldest
daughter, Elizabeth, lived with Meary Johnson, keeping house for her.
December 23, 1874, Thomas remarried to Isabella Barnes Campbell, who was also a widow.
Isabella had first married William Campbell and had three sons.
1) Alexander
2) Walter who married Josephine Pardue (dau. of Thomas)
3) Morgan who married Emily Barnes
Thomas and Isabella lived in an area known as Pearidge. They had a small farm where in 1880
the Agricultural and Manufacturing census recorded they owned 40 acres valued at $535.00.
They had 1 horse, 2 mules, 3 cows, 22 poultry, 4 swine and 3 calves valued at $400.00. Produce
raised that year was corn, oats, peas and beans, Irish potatoes and eggs. They also produced 3 bales
of cotton at 400 pounds each.
On October 29, 1900, Thomas died. We have found no record of where he was buried. Isabella
filed to receive his pension in 1908. Her request was denied on March 18, 1914, because of
the oath that Thomas signed while in Rock Island Prison.Written by: Frances Hulsey Pardue
Submitted by:
1860 Perry Co., Census
Thomas C. Pardue 31 M Farmer -- 160 SC
Mary A. 39 F Wife Ala
Elizabeth J. 8 F [School] Ala
Maria F. 6 F [School] Ala
Mary E. 5 F

Children of THOMAS PARDUE and MARY BELL are:
13. i. ELIZABETH7 PARDUE, b. October 22, 1851; d. June 05, 1929, PLANTERSVILLE.
14. ii. FRANCES MARIAH PARDUE, b. September 1853, ALABAMA; d. 1915, DALLAS CTY., AL..
15. iii. MARY ELLEN PARDUE, b. June 1855, Perry Co., AL.; d. 1940, DALLAS CO., AL.
16. iv. JOSEPHINE PARDUE, b. June 10, 1863, Perry Co., AL.; d. April 30, 1945, SELMA, AL.
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4. JOSEPH MARION6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born October 31, 1833 in SOUTH CAROLINA, and died October 10, 1886 in Prob. Texas. He married EMILY ADELINE LETCHER January 18, 1851 in ALABAMA, daughter of STEPHEN LETCHER and CHLOE NORRIS. She was born February 25, 1835 in Dallas Co., AL, and died January 21, 1914 in Texas.

Notes for JOSEPH MARION PARDUE:
Joseph Marion and family migrated to Texas. Nothing further is known about this family.
1860 Perry Co., Al Census
394 Joseph M. Pardue 25 M Overseer --- 160 SC
Emily A. 24 F Wife Ala
Luvenia J. 5 F Ala
William E. 2 M

Children of JOSEPH PARDUE and EMILY LETCHER are:
i. EDNY (EDNA ?)7 PARDUE.
17. ii. LAVENIA JANE PARDUE, b. July 28, 1855, Dallas Co., AL; d. 1944, Temple, TX.
18. iii. WILLIAM EDMOND PARDUE, b. 1858, PERRY CO..
5. JOHN M.6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born February 15, 1836 in ALABAMA, and died March 10, 1904. He married FANNIE APPERSON August 28, 1858 in PERRY CO., AL.
Notes for JOHN M. PARDUE:
1860 AL Census Perry Co.
John Pardue 23 M Farmer Ala
Fanny M. [Apperson] 19 F Wife Ala
Elizabeth T. 1 F Ala
Elizabeth Apperson 45 F Widow


Children of JOHN PARDUE and FANNIE APPERSON are:
i. ELIZABETH T.7 PARDUE, b. 1859, PLANTERSVILLE, PERRY CO., AL..
ii. WALTER PARDUE, b. 1863.
iii. LAURA E. PARDUE, b. 1866.
iv. WILBUR P. PARDUE, b. 1873.
v. MERTON PARDUE, b. 1879.
6. MARY A.E.6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 27, 1838 in ALABAMA. She married JAMES J. COOK September 10, 1858 in PERRY COUNTY, AL.

Notes for JAMES J. COOK:
The Cook Family of Perry County Alabama

The 1800 census of North Carolina lists Martin and Jacob Cook in Wayne County, North Carolina.
Because there is no will to confirm a father son relationship, we can only speculate that Martin and Jacob’s
father was Jacob, Sr. Martin sold land to Jacob, Jr. that was granted to Jacob Cook, Sr. and Postum
Cook. Because of the wording of this deed, it seems to be a memorial and the notation of Senior was
used in the deed.
Martin Cook moved To Green County, Alabama. We only have his wife’s first name as Elizabeth and
a marriage date of 1802 in South Carolina. Martin and Elizabeth had three children. Andrew , born 1805,
married Mary Crockett ,1832 in Green County, Alabama. Henry, born 1806, married Elizabeth
Richardson, 1842 in Green County, Alabama. Martin, Jr., born 1810, married 1st Polly Crockett on March
19, 1831 in Green County, Alabama. After the death of Polly (Harriet) on June 27, 1848, Martin
married Irene Horne in 1849 in Perry County, Alabama. These Cook families lived near Liberty Church, which was near the Green and Perry County line in the
1840’s. This region became part of Hale County in 1867. Martin, Jr. and Polly had eight children: Frances, born January 17, 1831, Argean Elizabeth , born
November 15, 1833, Jacob Martin, born August 31, 1835, Mary Smatha, born April 22, 1837, James (Jim)
B. Cook, born March 2, 1837, Harriett Amanda, born 1841, Elizabeth, born December 23, 1843, and
Andrew Thomas, born June 27, 1848. Because the date of Andrew Thomas birth and his mother, Polly’s,
death dates are the same, I feel she must have died from complications during child birth. The fifth child of this family, James, married Mary A. Pardue. Mary was the daughter of Joseph
Martin and Elizabeth Cordrey Pardue, also of Perry County. James and Mary were married on
September 10, 1858 in Perry County. They had one daughter, Luezar, who died in infancy. She is
buried at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery, in Dallas County. Mary had one sister, Caroline, who married William Walker. Caroline and William had one daughter,
Myrtle. Shortly after Myrtle’s birth Caroline died. The family tell that Caroline knew she was dying and
asked her sister, Mary, to care for her child. Mary and James took Myrtle and raised her as their own.
According to records at the Archives in Montgomery, Alabama, James was a Justice of the Peace
in the community of Plantersville, Alabama. According to the obituary in the Selma Times Journal, he died
on September 18, 1919 after a lengthy illness. His service was conducted by the Reverend D.P. Taylor of
the Christian church. He was a Confederate Veteran. Mary lived in Selma, Alabama with Myrtle until on March 22, 1926, Mary died after a brief illness.
Mary and James are buried at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery, not far from their daughter,
Luezar. In the home in Plantersville of Orin Carroll, one of Mary’s nephews, sits the rocking chair that Aunt
Mary used to sit and rock cousin Myrtle when she was a baby. The same chair is in the picture above
this article.


Written by Frances Pardue
Submitted by Committee


Child of MARY PARDUE and JAMES COOK is:

i. INFANT DAUGHTER7 COOK.
7. CAROLINE J.6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born January 31, 1841 in ALABAMA, and died March 24, 1867. She married ? WALKER.

Child of CAROLINE PARDUE and ? WALKER is:
i. MYRTLE7 WALKER.
8. JAMES D.6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 12, 1843 in ALABAMA, and died January 27, 1871. He married LENORA SHELBY, daughter of JOHN SHELBY and MARY A. She died 1882.

Notes for JAMES D. PARDUE:
JAMES D. PARDUE

On March 12, 1843 James Pardue was born, the 7th of ten children born to Joseph Martin
Pardue and Elizabeth Cordray Pardue. The family lived in the Plantersville area of Perry County.
A family bible that belonged to Elizabeth has been a tremendous help in giving dates and names
relating to this and other Pardue families. This Bible gives the date of James marriage to Lenora
Shelby as December 9, 1866. Since finding the date in this Bible, we have located a copy of their
marriage record in Perry Co. probate office.
James and Lenora’s story is a sad one. After the birth of their two sons, Morgan born 1869 and
Joseph Shelby born 1879, James died. No one in the family knows the cause of James death.
When Joseph was still a small boy he witnessed the death of his brother, Morgan, from suffocation
in a sawdust pile. After James death, Lenora moved in with her sister Alice Shelby Melson and her
husband John, in the Plantersville area. The family tells that Lenora committed suicide by hanging
herself sometime after 1880. Joseph Shelby was then raised by his aunt and uncle John and Alice
Melson.
On February 14, 1893 Joseph applied for a marriage license in Dallas County. The Rev. J.W. Shores
performed the ceremony on February 16, 1893 at Bethel Church, uniting Joseph in marriage to Louvinia
Callie Sanderson, daughter of Henry Sanderson. This couple had eleven children.
1) Morgan born 1895
2) F.O. born 1897
3) Juanita born 1899
4) Henry Madison born 1901
5) Lydia born 1903
6) Clyde born 1905
7) Joseph Bruce born 1909
8) Bertha born 1910
9) Ralph Howard
10) Rufus Shelby
11) Stella
Rufus Shelby was killed in an accidental shooting while out hunting with his brothers. He was crossing
a fence when the gun he was carrying discharged and killed him.
Any descendent of Joseph Martin Pardue and Elizabeth Cordray Pardue still living in Selma, Dallas
County, Alabama, are descended from the family of Joseph Shelby Pardue.
Several of these children and their parents are buried at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Cemetery. In fact most of the people buried at Mount Pleasant are in some way related to this
family.
Written by Frances Hulsey Pardue
Submitted by Janie Pardue Chance
Sources: Family Stories, Cemetery Records, Newspapers, Census RecordsTHE VOLUNTEER or IT IS MY COUNTRY’S CALL
I leave my home, and the dear
with sorrow at my heart
It is my Country’s call dear
To aid her I depart
And on the bloody red battle plain,
We’ll conquer or we’ll die,
Tis for our honor and our name,
We raise the battle cry. Then weep not, dearest, weep not
If in her cause I fall
Oh, weep not dearest, weep not
It is my Country’s Call.And yet my heart is sore, love
To see the weeping tears
But mark me, there’s no fear love
For in Heaven is our trust
And if the heavy drooping tear
Swells in my mournful eye,
It is the Northmen of our land
Should cause the battle cry Then weep not, dearest, weep not
If in her cause I fall
Oh, weep not dearest, weep not
It is my Country’s Call.
Our rights have been usurped dear,
By Northmen of our land
Fanaticks raised the cry, dear
Politicians fired the brand,
The Southerns spurn the galling yoke
The Tyrants threats defy,
They find we’re sons like sturdy oak,
To raise the battle cry Then weep not, dearest, weep not
If in her cause I fall
Oh, weep not dearest, weep not
It is my Country’s Call.I know you’ll let me go pet
I saw it in that tear
To join the gallant men, pet
Who never yet knew fear
With Beaureguard and Davis
We’ll gain our cause or die
With Battles like Manasses
And raise the battle cry Then weep not, dearest, weep not
If in her cause I fall
Oh, weep not dearest, weep not
It is my Country’s Call.
Written by James D. Pardue, son of Joseph Martin and Elizabeth Cordrey Pardue. It was found in Elizabeth’s Bible. James served in Brooks Light Infantry and in Co. A, 20th Alabama Infantry and was captured at Vicksburg in 1863
Submitted by Committee


Children of JAMES PARDUE and LENORA SHELBY are:

i. MORGAN7 PARDUE, b. 1869, DALLA CO., AL; d. 1876.
19. ii. JOSEPH SHELBY PARDUE, b. September 17, 1871, DALLAS CO.; d. August 08, 1938, DALLAS CO., AL.
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9. JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 26, 1850 in ALABAMA, and died in MAUD, BOWIE CO., TEXAS. He married PARALLE C. LETCHER June 06, 1872 in NEAR PLANTERSVILLE, daughter of STEPHEN LETCHER and CHLOE NORRIS. She was born February 01, 1850 in ALABAMA, and died March 09, 1912 in MAUD, BOWIE CO., TX..

Children of JEFFERSON PARDUE and PARALLE LETCHER are:
i. ELLA7 PARDUE, b. 1873, AL.; d. MAUDE, TX; m. DAN MORGAN.
ii. JINNIE PARDUE, b. March 11, 1876, AL.; d. October 04, 1885, MAUD, TX..
20. iii. WILLIAM EZRA PARDUE, b. November 24, 1879, AL.; d. October 04, 1954, MAUD, TX.
21. iv. MIRALDA ESTELL PARDUE, b. August 21, 1881, MAUD, TX.; d. November 10, 1945, MAUD, TX..
22. v. MERANDA COSBY PARDUE, b. September 09, 1884, MAUD, TX.; d. August 18, 1968, IDABEL, OK.
23. vi. JEWEL MARIAN PARDUE, b. July 08, 1888, MAUD, TX.; d. January 31, 1975, MAUD, TX..Generation No. 3

 

10. JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7 PARDUE (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE)

was born March 07, 1848 in ALABAMA, and died March 29, 1900 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.. He married (1) MOLLY STONE in HEIDLEBURG, MS.. She was born Abt. 1852 in Alabama, and died Aft. 1878 in HEIDLEBURG, MS.. He married (2) CATHRINE CARRIE ROWELL in HEIDLEBURG, MS., daughter of TILLMAN ROWELL and JANE BOLTON. She was born January 12, 1861 in MOBILE, and died April 06, 1939 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.

Notes for JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG PARDUE:
On March 7, 1848, James was the first child born to George and Jane Bell Pardue. He grew up
in a small town called Perryville in Perry Co., Alabama. His father had a large farm plus one of
the towns general stores, so there was much that a young boy could do to help his father if not
with farming surely there were chores at the store that a young boy could help with.
At the age of 21, on November, 29, 1869, James married Mollie R. Stone. Their first two
children, George and Rebecca both died in infancy. Their third child, James Elgin was
born on July 31, 1878. Shortly after the birth of James Elgin, the young couple moved to
Heidleburg, Mississippi, where James worked for the railroad. Somewhere between
August 1878 and late 1879, Mollie died and is buried somewhere in Heidleburg.
The story is told by family members that a young girl of 18 was visiting with her brother,
Russell Rowell who lived near James. Needing someone to care for his child, James
asked Catherine Caroline Rowell to help look after his child. Before long, James and
Carrie, as she was called, were married.
They had 10 children.

1) Joseph Delgan born July 21, 1880 & died Aug, 1886
2) Jane Mozell born July 1882 & died 1883
3) Sidney Cordrey born September 24, 1884
4) Evan Norman born March 15, 1886


5) Oscar Julius born July 6, 1889

6) Luther Jorman born June 5, 1891
7) Ida Florence born January 12, 1893

8) Agnes Alzada born March 11, 1895

9) Julia Catherine born February 17, 1898
10) James Isadore born September 17, 1900

In 1887 James work with the railroad as a wheelwright brought him and his family to
Birmingham, Alabama. They lived happily in a large home on the north side of Birmingham
until the loss of one of his legs in an on the job accident, forced a change in his job with the
railroad. After the loss of his leg he had to work as a flag man. Ever the faithful laborer he
continued to work in the early spring of 1900 even though he was sick with the flu. His flu
turned to pneumonia and on March 29, 1900 he died leaving Carrie with 8 children and
expecting their 9th .
When Joseph died, Carrie moved to Mobile, Alabama to be near her sisters and their family.
While there, James Isadore was born. Around 1903, Carrie moved her family back to
Birmingham.
(Carrie is pictured below in middle, with daughter Agnes, and second husband, William Gray.)

With the help of her older boys, she was able to provide for her children.
She remarried to a man named William Gray. Strangely Mr. Gray had also lost a leg at
sometime before their marriage. They moved to Rocky Ridge a beautiful area near
Birmingham.


Carrie’s son Oscar, had a dairy

and Carrie and Mr. Gray lived near him.
A daughter of Oscar now owns the home where Carrie once lived. The area has
changed but it is still beautiful and there are still a few Pardue descendants living
around Rocky Ridge with memories of Grandma Gray (as they knew her). They
tell of how she played games with her grandchildren.
A favorite story that is told is about the Pardue boys, Carrie’s sons. It seems she left them at
home and went to town. They had chickens, as many folks did back then, and they were let run
free in the yard. When Carrie came home, the boys had plucked all the feathers off the chickens.
It must have been a strange sight that greeted Carrie.


Notes for MOLLY STONE:
1860 Perry Co Census Marion Town
796 J. H. Stone 34 M Merchant 10,000 75,000 Fla
Rebecca 50 F Domestic Ala
Henry 14 M [School] Ala
Emmer 10 F [School] Ala
Mary 8 F [School] Ala
Thomas 6 M [School] Ala


Children of JAMES PARDUE and MOLLY STONE are:

i. GEORGE H.8 PARDUE, b. October 31, 1870, ALABAMA; d. December 23, 1870.
ii. REBECCA BELL PARDUE, b. October 19, 1873, ALABAMA; d. July 24, 1876.
24. iii. JAMES ELGIN PARDUE, b. July 31, 1878, HEIDLEBURG, MS.; d. August 31, 1930, FT. SUMNER, N.MEXICO.
 
Children of JAMES PARDUE and CATHRINE ROWELL are:
iv. JOSEPH DELGAN8 PARDUE, b. July 21, 1880, HEIDLEBURG, MS.; d. August 1886, HEIDLEBURG, MS..
v. JANE MOZELL PARDUE, b. July 1882, HEIDLEBURG, MS.; d. 1883, HEIDLEBURG, MS..
25. vi. SIDNEY CORDREY PARDUE, b. September 24, 1884, HEIDLEBURG, MS.; d. December 1967, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISINIA.
26. vii. EVAN NORMAN PARDUE, b. March 15, 1886, HEIDLEBURG, MS.; d. November 20, 1969, BIRMINGHAM, AL..
27. viii. OSCAR JULIUS PARDUE, b. July 06, 1889, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; d. December 27, 1963, BIRMINGHAM, AL..
28. ix. LUTHER JORMAN PARDUE, b. June 05, 1891, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; d. June 19, 1959, BIRMINGHAM, AL..
29. x. IDA FLORENCE PARDUE, b. January 12, 1893, BIRMINGHAM, AL; d. BIRMINGHAM, AL.
xi. AGNES ALZADA PARDUE, b. March 11, 1895, BIRMINGHAM, AL; d. April 01, 1992, NURSING HOME; m. CONNIE DONNER TOOHEY.
(Ida, Kate, and Agnes pictured below, 1955)

30. xii. JULIA CATHRINE PARDUE, b. February 17, 1898, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; d. May 28, 1956, BIRMINGHAM, AL.
31. xiii. JAMES ISADORE PARDUE, SR, b. September 17, 1900, MOBILE, AL.; d. June 1974, BIRMINGHAM, AL.
11. JOHN P.7 PARDUE (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born August 1853 in PERRY CO., AL., and died August 29, 1913 in St. LOUIS, MO.. He married MATTIE ADAMS 1880 in Alabama. She was born March 1855 in ALABAMA, and died January 04, 1935 in St. LOUIS, MO..

Notes for JOHN P. PARDUE:
1900-1920 census records show a cousin, Lou or Lulu M. Cole living with John and Mattie1900 Missouri Census record lists John, Mattie and 5 children living in St.
Louis.
Census states that John is a physicianJohn's obit in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reads: PARDUE-Entered into rest after a lingering illness, on
Friday, Aug. 29, 1913 a.m. Dr. John P. Pardue, dearly beloved husband of Mattie A. Pardue (nee Adams),
and dear father of John L., Belle T., William A., and Theodore M. Pardue, at the age of 61 years.
Due notice of funeral from family residence, Eden place, St. Charles Rock road, will be given in morning
papers.
Birmingham (Ala.) and Selma (Ala.) papers please copy."
More About JOHN P. PARDUE:
Occupation: Doctor

Notes for MATTIE ADAMS:
Obit for Mattie Adams Pardue from St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Pardue, Mattie Adams-6829 St. Charles Rock
Road, entered into rest, Friday, Jan. 4, 1935, 9:30 a.m., widow of the late Dr. John P. Pardue, beloved mother of Belle T, William A. and Theodore M. Pardue, dear mother-in-law of Daisy L. Pardue and
dear grandmother of Russell, Irene, Marion and Eva Belle Pardue.
Funeral Monday, Jan. 7, 2:30 p.m., from the George L. Pleitsch Chapel, 5966 Easton Ave, to Bethany
Cemetery.


Children of JOHN PARDUE and MATTIE ADAMS are:

32. i. JOHN L.8 PARDUE, b. January 1884, Missouri; d. October 28, 1934, Missouri.
ii. BELLE P. PARDUE, b. February 13, 1887, Missouri; d. April 1983, St. Louis, Missouri.
Notes for BELLE P. PARDUE:
According to the 1920 census, Belle was teaching school, and was 27 years old. Info from Mid-continent
Public Library, MO. states that she taught school at Wellston School.
From all the info I have found, I do not believe she ever married, she was living in the family home on
Charles Rock Road in 1979.
iii. WILLIAM A. PARDUE, b. July 17, 1888, Missouri; d. December 1982, St. Louis, Missouri.
Notes for WILLIAM A. PARDUE:
Info from city directories list William still living in the family home in 1979 with his sister, Belle. In 1956 he owned Pardue Motor Co., in St. Louis, MO. and was president of the company with Bartley R. Dean as V.P. By 1979 William was retired and living with sister Belle in the family home on Charles Rock Road.
iv. IRENE PARDUE, b. August 1890, Missouri; d. Bet. 1900 - 1910, Missouri.
v. THEODORE M. PARDUE, b. October 1894, Missouri.
Notes for THEODORE M. PARDUE:
Info from St. Louis city directories show Theadore working for Radio Service Publicity in 1928. By 1935
he was working for Pardue-Sheldon Motor Co.
12. AMERICA JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 02, 1859 in SUMMERFIELD, AL. (DUBLIN BEAT), and died January 06, 1940 in 1ST AVE HOME IN SELMA, AL.. She married (1) GEORGE CHAPPELLE. She married (2) WILLIAM WALLIS July 06, 1875 in PERRY CO.. He was born 1849, and died July 10, 1917 in AT HOME IN SELMA, AL..

Notes for AMERICA JOSEPHINE PARDUE:
The second daughter born to George Washington Pardue and wife Margaret Jane Bell Pardue,
was America Josephine ( or Josie as she was called). She was born on March 2, 1859 in
Summerfield, Perry County, Alabama. On July 6, 1875 she married William T. Wallis. William
had first married Josephine’s sister Miranda on March 2, 1873, but Miranda died between 1873 and 1875.
Josephine and William had five children:
1) Alma born 1876 who married John M. Seymour
Their children were: Josephine L. Seymour, Annabell Seymour, Wallis A. Seymour,
Alma Seymour, Mary E. Seymour and John M. Seymour, Jr.
2) Ada who married James A. Moore April 8, 1903, and had one daughter, Elizabeth
3) Oscar who was born 1879
4) Edgar who was born October 1, 1880 and married Mattie Wood January 30, 1902
5) Otis who was born 1883
The family lived on First Avenue in Selma and William worked as a merchant. The house
where they lived still stands and close by is the last known home of Josephine’s mother,
Margaret Jane Bell Pardue. The couple owned property in Selma and sold one lot on
Jefferson Avenue to a congregation for a church.
Following a stroke of paralysis on Friday, July 6, 1917, William died in his home. His funeral
was held at his home in Selma on July 10, 1917 at 10:00 a.m. and he is buried in Old Live Oak
Cemetery.
In 1921, Josephine moved to Atlanta, Georgia following her marriage to George Chappelle.
She lived there for seven years, until the death of her husband . She moved back to Selma in
1928 and again lived on First Avenue.
She loved to write poems for her own pleasure and she penned many charming verses
which received special recognition,. One of these, "Alabama" was included in an anthology of
poetry which was exhibited at the World’s Fair of 1939 in New York City.
On January 6, 1940, Josephine, at the age of 80, passed away at her home. Her obituary in the
Selma Times Journal reads: Possessed of an alert and gay spirit which was not overshadowed by
advancing years, Mrs. Chappelle was active up to the time of her final days and her sudden
passing is a loss to the many who enjoyed her acquaintance and friendship." She was a member
of the Christian Science Church. Her funeral was held in the chapel of Breslin Funeral Home with
burial in Old Live Oak Cemetery. She is buried between her first husband William Wallis and her
son Otis C. Wallis.
Aunt Josie, as she was known to the family, visited her family that had moved to Birmingham,
often. They have special memories of these visits from her and taking trips to Selma to see her
and her family.
Written by: Frances Hulsey Pardue
Sources: Family Bible, Newspapers, Census and family stories

Children of AMERICA PARDUE and WILLIAM WALLIS are:

i. EDGAR8 WALLIS.
33. ii. ADA WALLIS.
34. iii. ALMA WALLIS, b. 1876, PERRY CO., AL; d. 1945, DALLAS CO..
iv. OSCAR WALLIS, b. 1879, PERRY CO, AL; d. UNKNOWN.
v. OTIS C. WALLIS, b. 1883; d. 1915.
13. ELIZABETH7 PARDUE (THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born October 22, 1851, and died June 05, 1929 in PLANTERSVILLE. She married WILLIAM BELL November 28, 1874 in DALLAS CO., son of JOHN BELL and ELVIRA COCHRAN. He was born February 17, 1851, and died November 22, 1918.

Children of ELIZABETH PARDUE and WILLIAM BELL are:
i. IDA8 BELL, m. M. WILSON.
ii. PEARL BELL.
iii. T.ARCHIE BELL, m. DIXIE.
iv. ELLEN BELL, b. May 25, 1880; d. June 22, 1964; m. ALONZO D. EAVES; b. March 03, 1878; d. May 01, 1963.
14. FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE (THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 1853 in ALABAMA, and died 1915 in DALLAS CTY., AL.. She married JOHN LOVICK SHERRER October 23, 1872 in Home of James Bell, Dallas Co., AL., son of JAMES SHERRER and MARTHA CAMPBELL. He was born December 01, 1853 in DALLAS CTY, AL., and died 1926 in DALLAS CTY., AL..

Children of FRANCES PARDUE and JOHN SHERRER are:
35. i. THOMAS MADISON8 SHERRER, b. January 29, 1873, DALLAS CO.; d. November 26, 1950, DALLAS CO..
36. ii. JOHN NELSON SHERRER, b. December 09, 1875, DALLAS CO..
37. iii. FREDRICH ALONZO SHERRER, b. December 11, 1877, DALLAS CO.; d. February 24, 1953.
38. iv. MARY MAUDE SHERRER, b. December 06, 1879, DALLAS CO..
v. WILLIAM PICKNEY SHERRER, b. November 30, 1881, DALLAS CO.; m. LOUIS GLADDEN MORROW.
39. vi. WARREN OTTO SHERRER, b. May 17, 1884, DALLAS CO.; d. March 18, 1960.
40. vii. VIDA MAE SHERRER, b. March 23, 1887, DALLAS CITY, AL.; d. January 07, 1971, SELMA, AL. DALLAS CO..
41. viii. CHARLIE DEWITT SHERRER, b. July 25, 1889, DALLAS CO.; d. May 29, 1977.
42. ix. MARTHA ANN SHERRER, b. November 19, 1897, DALLA CO. PLANTERSVILLE.
15. MARY ELLEN7 PARDUE (THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born June 1855 in Perry Co., AL., and died 1940 in DALLAS CO., AL. She married ISSAC S. EAVES September 11, 1879 in DALLAS CO., son of ISAAC EAVES and CAROLINE SHERRER. He was born March 1847 in Alabama, and died 1923.

Children of MARY PARDUE and ISSAC EAVES are:
43. i. MARY CALLIE8 EAVES, b. 1882; d. 1961, DALLAS CO., AL.
ii. CLEMMIE EAVES, b. May 1884; d. 1961, DALLAS CO., AL; m. (1) DIXON (BUD) COLE; b. 1876; m. (2) D.T. COLE, November 25, 1905, DALLAS CO., AL..
iii. WILLIE EAVES, b. May 1887, AL.; m. FRANCIS E. HOOKS, December 22, 1892, DALLAS CO., AL..
iv. MATTIE EAVES, b. November 1892; m. J.D. SEYMOUR, December 26, 1909, DALLAS CO., AL..
16. JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE (THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born June 10, 1863 in Perry Co., AL., and died April 30, 1945 in SELMA, AL. She married WILLIAM WALTER CAMPBELL February 21, 1881 in Residence of Tho. C. Pardue, Dallas, Co, AL., son of WILLIAM CAMPBELL and ISABELLA CAMPBELL. He was born April 1861 in Selma, AL, and died July 28, 1928 in Selma, AL.

Children of JOSEPHINE PARDUE and WILLIAM CAMPBELL are:
44. i. WILLIAM WESLEY8 CAMPBELL, b. February 26, 1882, DALLAS CO., AL; d. August 19, 1968, Selma, Dallas Co., AL.
ii. THOMAS BENJAMIN CAMPBELL, b. October 1884, SELMA, AL; d. October 1907; m. MATTIE E. KEY, June 13, 1907.
45. iii. LAURA ELAR CAMPBELL, b. March 23, 1886, SELMA, AL.; d. August 18, 1955, PENSACOLA, FLA..
46. iv. ANNA LEVANIA CAMPBELL, b. December 29, 1890, SELMA, AL; d. June 25, 1973, SELMA, AL..
v. WALTER LEON CAMPBELL, b. 1905, SELMA, AL; d. 1955.
17. LAVENIA JANE7 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARION6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born July 28, 1855 in Dallas Co., AL, and died 1944 in Temple, TX. She married ROBERT WILLIAM MARTIN December 25, 1877 in HOME OF FATHER MARION PARDUE. He was born January 25, 1857 in Selma, Alabama, and died September 08, 1942 in Ft. Worth, TX.

Children of LAVENIA PARDUE and ROBERT MARTIN are:
i. EMILY JANE8 MARTIN, b. February 04, 1879; m. SAMUEL T. BURT, August 27, 1896.
ii. BABY MARTIN, b. August 18, 1880.
iii. ANNIE G. MARTIN, b. February 02, 1882.
iv. ROBERT M. MARTIN, b. September 11, 1884.
47. v. ZADA IDELL MARTIN, b. April 19, 1888, Temple, TX; d. November 17, 1942, Mindota, IL.
vi. WILLIAM W. MARTIN, b. March 04, 1891; m. MITTIE RAY, December 23, 1913.
vii. MARTHA BELLE MARTIN, b. August 13, 1896.
18. WILLIAM EDMOND7 PARDUE (JOSEPH MARION6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1858 in PERRY CO.. He married EMMA SARAH GARDNER. She was born in Belton, TX.

Children of WILLIAM PARDUE and EMMA GARDNER are:
48. i. FLOYD FRANCES8 PARDUE.
ii. MARY LAVENIA PARDUE.
iii. RUTH PARDUE.
19. JOSEPH SHELBY7 PARDUE (JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 17, 1871 in DALLAS CO., and died August 08, 1938 in DALLAS CO., AL. He married LOUVINIA CALLIE SANDERSON February 16, 1893 in DALLAS CO.. She was born July 06, 1874 in ALABAMA, and died August 07, 1955 in PLANTERSVILLE.

Children of JOSEPH PARDUE and LOUVINIA SANDERSON are:
49. i. ERNEST MORGAN8 PARDUE, b. May 03, 1895, Alabama; d. April 04, 1958, Alabama.
50. ii. F.O. PARDUE, b. 1897.
iii. JUANITA PARDUE, b. 1899; m. ABNER ROLLINS.
51. iv. HENRY MADISON PARDUE, b. October 03, 1901, SECTION VALLEY, AL; d. July 14, 1990.
52. v. LYDIA PARDUE, b. 1904.
53. vi. CLYDE PARDUE, b. September 29, 1905; d. March 24, 1989, PLANTERSVILLE, AL.
vii. JOSEPH BRUCE PARDUE, b. September 13, 1907, Dallas Co., Al; d. November 09, 1978, Dallas Co., Al; m. MARY JANE GANTT.
More About JOSEPH BRUCE PARDUE:
Burial: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Al
54. viii. BERTHA MAE PARDUE, b. 1910.
55. ix. RALPH HOWARD PARDUE, b. December 20, 1911, Selma, Al; d. December 1985, Selma, Al.
56. x. STELLA PARDUE, b. 1912.
xi. RUFUS SHELBY PARDUE, b. November 01, 1913; d. November 11, 1920.
20. WILLIAM EZRA7 PARDUE (JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born November 24, 1879 in AL., and died October 04, 1954 in MAUD, TX. He married NINA ESTELL SANDERS. She was born September 17, 1884 in MAUD, BOWIE CO., TEXAS, and died December 20, 1971 in MAUD, BOWIE CO., TEXAS.

Children of WILLIAM PARDUE and NINA SANDERS are:
i. WILLIE EDGAR8 PARDUE, b. February 02, 1901, MAUD, TX.; m. ETHEL KILGORE.
ii. OTTIS "OSCAR" LOYD PARDUE, b. February 26, 1905, MAUD, TX; d. 1975, MAUD, TX.; m. VIOLET DAVENPORT, SAN BENITO, TX..
iii. CHRISTINE PARDUE, b. August 03, 1912, MAUD, TX.; m. WILLIAM RALPH GRIFFIN, May 29, 1934, IDABEL, OK.
iv. FRANK NORRIS PARDUE, b. June 25, 1917, MAUD, TX.; d. September 07, 1986, MT. VIEW, CA.; m. AMANDA SUE MCFATRIDGE, 1946, HARLINGEN, TX..
v. ANNICE BLANCHE PARDUE, b. January 22, 1919, MAUD, TX.; m. JOHN MCCALL, 1938, TEXARKANA, TX..
vi. JOHNNIE LAFAYETT PARDUE, b. March 12, 1923, MAUD, TX..
vii. HAROLD LEONARD PARDUE, b. May 24, 1926, IDABEL, OK.; d. March 29, 1979, DALLAS, TX.; m. BONNIE.
21. MIRALDA ESTELL7 PARDUE (JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born August 21, 1881 in MAUD, TX., and died November 10, 1945 in MAUD, TX.. She married EDWARD HARVEY SHARP. He was born July 09, 1880 in ROCK CREEK, BOWIE CO, TX., and died May 06, 1960 in MAUD, BOWIE CO., TX..

Children of MIRALDA PARDUE and EDWARD SHARP are:
i. FANNIE LEE8 SHARP, m. MARVIN PHILLIPS.
ii. LUCY SHARP, m. L.S. MITCHELL.
iii. NORA MAE SHARP, b. MAUD, TX.; d. MAUD, TX..
iv. WILLIAM HALL SHARP, b. 1902, MAUD, TX.; d. January 1941; m. ELLEN JORDAN, MAUD, TX..
v. HARVEY BRYAN SHARP, b. 1903, MAUD, TX.; m. ALICE VIVIAN MAYS, MARSHALL, TX..
vi. CHARLEY LEE SHARP, b. 1906, MAUD, TX.; d. 1936, MAUD, TX..
vii. ELMER EDWARD "PETE" SHARP, b. May 17, 1912, MAUD, TX.; d. April 01, 1975, MAUD, TX.; m. VERA LEE FOSTER, MAUD, TX..
viii. THELMA SHARP, b. May 17, 1912, MAUD, TX; d. 1914, MAUD, TX..
ix. ODELL SHARP, b. 1913, MAUD, TX.; d. 1916, MAUD, TX..
57. x. JR. EDWARD HARVEY SHARP, b. May 18, 1922, MAUD, TX..
22. MERANDA COSBY7 PARDUE (JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 09, 1884 in MAUD, TX., and died August 18, 1968 in IDABEL, OK. She married HENRY ALLEN RACHEL November 11, 1900 in MAUD, TX.. He was born January 21, 1877 in LITTLE YORK, WASHINGTON CO., INDIANA, and died April 03, 1932 in IDABEL, OKLAHOMA.

Children of MERANDA PARDUE and HENRY RACHEL are:
i. MORRIS JAMES8 RACHEL, b. December 01, 1902, MAUD, TX.; d. November 24, 1981, FREDERICKSBURG, TX.; m. (1) HAZEL SMALLWOOD, HUGO, OKLAHOMA; m. (2) JULIET KEITH, August 19, 1927.
ii. HORACE FRANKLIN RACHEL, b. April 05, 1905, MAUD, TX.; d. June 25, 1949, IDABEL, OK.; m. OTTOLYNE MILLER, August 28, 1926, IDABEL, OK.
iii. EUNICE IRENE RACHEL, b. July 31, 1907, MAUD, TX.; d. June 25, 1957, IDABEL, OK.; m. JR CHESTER R. O'NEAL, July 11, 1926.
iv. BERNICE CREOLA RACHEL, b. April 30, 1910, MAUD, TX.; d. October 31, 1981, IDABEL, TX.; m. JAMES A. SASSER, December 25, 1931, IDABEL, OK..
v. ANNIE DEAN RACHEL, b. March 22, 1918, MAUD, TX.; m. C. RAY HALL, August 25, 1941, DALLAS, TX..
vi. VIRGINIA ALICE RACHEL, b. May 14, 1921, IDABEL, OK.; d. September 15, 1931, IDABEL, OK..
vii. EUGENE ALLEN RACHEL, b. July 16, 1924, IDABEL, OK.; d. August 15, 1988, WEWOKA, OK.; m. BARBARA GREEN, August 19, 1946, NORMAN, OK..
23. JEWEL MARIAN7 PARDUE (JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born July 08, 1888 in MAUD, TX., and died January 31, 1975 in MAUD, TX.. She married WILLIAM S. LINDSEY.

Children of JEWEL PARDUE and WILLIAM LINDSEY are:
i. JAMES LOYD8 LINDSEY, b. August 29, 1910, MAUD, TX.; m. GUSSIE LEIGH RICHARDSON, May 06, 1939, MAUD, TX; b. August 05, 1913, MAUD, TX..
58. ii. LENA BELL LINDSEY, b. September 25, 1915, MAUD, TX..Generation No. 4
24. JAMES ELGIN8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born July 31, 1878 in HEIDLEBURG, MS., and died August 31, 1930 in FT. SUMNER, N.MEXICO. He married IDA BOYD July 23, 1908 in WAGGONER, OKLAHOMA. She was born January 13, 1885 in AVON, MO., and died September 11, 1977 in WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.

Notes for JAMES ELGIN PARDUE:
"Go west young man, go west" came alive when James Elgin Pardue, son of James
Joseph Young and Molly Stone Pardue, left Birmingham, Alabama.
James Elgin was born in Mississippi, July 31, 1880. His mother died when he was two
years old. During his mother’s illness, he was cared for by a young girl, Catherine Caroline
Rowell. After Molly’s death, Elgin still had to be cared for and so his father married Caroline.
This family moved to Birmingham in the late 1800’s and after finishing school he went for a
while towhat is now Birmingham Southern College. It was told that he was studying for the
ministry in the Methodist Church. There was something in the Methodist religion that he did
not believe and he definitely never, but never, said anything that he did not believe.
At 21 he inherited a trust fund established by his mother, a descendent of Thomas Stone,
a signer of the Declaration of Independence. About this time his father died and he gave
his inheritance to his step-mother to help raise his ten step-brothers and sisters.
Around 1903 he headed west aboard the Sante Fe Train and went as far as the tracks
were built-Sunnyside, Territory of new Mexico. His first venture was a restaurant. It was
said that he could cook a steak better than anyone.
About 1807 he established a large mercantile business in partnership with a Mr. Katz.
It served the community well, and even included a doctors office. The town of Sunnyside
incorporated and changed its name to Fort Sumner. Elgin framed the town ordinances and
was elected the first mayor on a "clean up ticket." He issued an ultimatum giving three days
for gamblers, bootleggers and prostitutes to leave town. One day in the blacksmith shop a
gambler called Elgin’s bluff with a gun. Elgin grabbed a hammer and chased him around the
block. Once he defended a payroll with a buggy whip against three masked gunmen. Although
small in stature he was strong of character with firm convictions and he never backed down.
On July 23, 1909, Elgin married Ida Boyd in Waggoner, Oklahoma. While Ida was in
Oklahoma preparing for the wedding, a tornado destroyed the Pardue-Katz Store.
Times were hard after the loss of the store. Elgin sold real estate in Melrose for awhile
and then started the Clovis Daily Journal, later taking in T.J. Mabry as a partner.
He sold the paper to Mabry and attended law school at Washburn University in Topeka,
Kansas, teaching Greek and Latin to earn his way.
After he received his law degree, Elgin and Ida came home to Fort Sumner. He became
an exceptional lawyer, and worked just as diligently for a poor client as he would for anyone
with money to pay his fees. Always active in civic affairs and politics, he kept abreast of what
was going on locally, state-wide and nationally. In 1913, he was elected to the House of
Representatives in New Mexico and in 1916 he was Democratic Leader of the House.
There were five children born to Elgin and Ida.
1) Nicholas Elgin born 1909 who married Naomi McGann
2) James Aaron born 1910 who 1st married Jo Garrison, 2nd Dorothy Woodward
3) Ida Mary Margaret born 1913 who married John O’Brien Joerns
4) Joseph Oscar born 1917 who married Colinne J. King
5) Anna Mae born 1918 died 1918
Sometime in the 1920’s Elgin developed cancer in his left thigh. A few years later, it returned
under the knee cap. On August 31, 1930, he died in Clovis, New Mexico at the age of 50. All city
businesses were closed for the largest funeral the old-timers had ever seen. An excerpt from
his obituary in the Fort Sumner Leader states "Probably no other man took such a leading part
in the affairs of the town and county, both in civic affairs and in politics. Besides framing many
of the first ordinances for the town he was responsible for cleaning up on the bootlegger
element which operated her after local option went into effect."
Although he kept in touch with his family in Alabama, he was never able to come back for a
visit. Two of his brothers were planning a trip west for a visit when news of his death reached
Alabama.
Many cousins had heard stories of Elgin and his trip west, but until a Pardue Family Reunion
in 1989 when his daughter Margaret attended, his life was a mystery. With Margaret’s help,
Elgin’s family again found their roots in Alabama.
Written by Charlene Pardue Lewis

Children of JAMES PARDUE and IDA BOYD are:
i. NICHOLAS ELGIN9 PARDUE, b. July 24, 1909, CLOVIS, N.M.; d. December 16, 1970, COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.; m. NAOMI MCGANN.
ii. JAMES AARON PARDUE, b. September 03, 1910, WAGNER, OK.; d. March 21, 1997, Colorado Springs, Co.; m. (1) JOE GARRISON, December 26, 1931; m. (2) DOROTHY WOODWARD, May 16, 1947, COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.; b. EVERETT, MASS..
Notes for JAMES AARON PARDUE:
A Memorial Tribute to James A. Pardue
Our dear father died March 21, 1997. It seemed appropriate that he would die on the first day
of Spring. He love to garden and spring flowers were among his favorite plants. He loved red
tulips and red geraniums, and red gladolias, and even red tomatoes. He loved plants and he
loved the color red.
As our Dad's health dereriated, he became dependent on his electric scooter. Dad was
incredibly resourceful. He could invent gadgets to fix any problem. For several years, he
continued to garden from the seat of his scooter. He had built a little trailer to carry his rakes
and shovels around the yard. Dad was considered resourceful even by others who experienced
the depression years. He often would darn his own socks by pulling them over a light bulb and
then sewing up the hole.
In contrast to his trhifty nature, Dad was always a generous host. He was quick to offer his
guests a piece of watermelon or a bowl of ice cream. They soon learned that Dad was a practical
joker and food was often involved in his exploits. Perhaps you would be unlucky enough to be
invited over for pancakes and cowboy coffee. Good luck chewing those pancakes. The coffee
was expecially tasty. Dad would take off one of his dirty socks and fill it with some coffee grounds
and then throw it in a pot of boiling water. Dad always had a brand new sock tucked in his pocked
already filled with fresh coffee. He would switch the tow socks before throwing the good one in
the pot. He always had a "straight face" and his guests rarely said a word, I guess they figured
that the boiling water would remedy the problem.
Dad was a hard worker and a good business partner. He had been a cement contractor for
most of his life and he took great pride in his work. He thrived for the joy of working. It gave
him a great sense of accomplishment.
Besides having a strong work ethic, Dad was a very honest man. He once stopped at a gas
station close to our house. When he arrived home, he realized that the attendant had given
him too much money in change, he then walked back to the station to return the nickel.
Dad was also a good storyteller. His bollo tie would swing as he acted out his tall tales.
Dad loved to go arrowhead hunting and he enjoyed collecting American Indian artifacts. He
once found some pieces of bone, perhaps used on a necklace. He placed them into a small
container and as he quit for the day, he had an encounter with a rattle snake. As he raced
down the trail, his container fell open and he could hear his old bones rattling down the trail
behind him.
These are just a few fond memories we wished to share with you. We loved our father
and we will miss him greatly.
The daughters of Colorado Jim Pardue
iii. IDA MARY MARGARET PARDUE, b. January 12, 1913, FT. SUMNER, N.M.; m. JOHN O'BRIEN JOERNS, June 30, 1936, SANTA FE, N.M.; b. September 19, 1909, RATON, N.M..
iv. JOSEPH OSCAR PARDUE, b. May 19, 1917, FT. SUMNER, N.M.; m. COLINNE J.KING, May 19, 1984, MONTERREY, CALF.; b. November 19, 1909, PANORA, IOWA.
v. ANNA MAE PARDUE, b. February 22, 1918, FT. SUMNER, N.M.; d. March 1918, FT. SUMNER, N.M..
25. SIDNEY CORDREY8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 24, 1884 in HEIDLEBURG, MS., and died December 1967 in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISINIA. He married LOU PARDUE. She was born 1889.

Children of SIDNEY PARDUE and LOU PARDUE are:
i. OSCAR9 PARDUE.
ii. SIDNEY PARDUE, b. March 07, 1915; d. January 03, 1999, Tennessee; m. (1) MARGUERITE CARROLL PARDUE; m. (2) ELOISE HELM PARDUE.
iii. JOSEPH ELGIN PARDUE,SR, b. 1916; m. EDITH CLAIRE BAEHR; b. 1918.
iv. HELEN PARDUE, b. Abt. 1919; m. CLARANCE WILLARD JORDAN; b. 1904.
v. CATHERINE PARDUE, b. 1921; m. GERALD C. RODRIGUE; b. 1926.
26. EVAN NORMAN8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 15, 1886 in HEIDLEBURG, MS., and died November 20, 1969 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.. He married (1) OLIVIA BISENET August 30, 1905 in MOBILE, AL, daughter of JAMES BISENET and MARTHA ROWELL. She was born August 1881 in MOBILE, AL, and died December 1926 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.
He married (2) ALMA WARD BAUGUS.


She was born July 19, 1908, and died December 18, 1984 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.

Children of EVAN PARDUE and OLIVIA BISENET are:
i. NORMA MAE9 PARDUE, b. 1905; m. WILLIAM GEORGE GRISSETT.
ii. BLANCHE CATHERINE PARDUE, b. 1908; d. 1996, Matthews, N.C.; m. THEODORE ADRIASRE KRIEG; b. 1907; d. 1998, Matthews, N.C..
iii. JANIE PARDUE, b. 1911; m. PAUL LINDSAY.
iv. ETOILE PARDUE, b. 1915; m. (1) HENRY ARMSTRONG; m. (2) GORDON NEWBERRY.

Children of EVAN PARDUE and ALMA BAUGUS are:

i. E.N.9 PARDUE, JR., b. December 1928, d. December 1928.
ii. OSCAR WARD PARDUE, b. January 14, 1930; m. (1) MARY CAROLYN PENDERGAST; m. (2) JUDITH ANN ROPER.
iii. EVAN LONNIE PARDUE, b. October 08, 1931, B'ham, Al; m. JUNE WILLIAMS; b. June 08, 1933, Hiram, GA.
 
27.OSCAR JULIUS8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born July 06, 1889 in BIRMINGHAM, AL., and died December 27, 1963 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.. He married (2) MARY MADELINE LOUISE LABAN,

daughter of WILLIAM LABAN and FANNY BOREL. She was born February 28, 1895 in MOBILE, AL., and died October 15, 1986 in BIRMINGHAM, AL. He married (1) LOLA EDITH BISENET October 27, 1909 in MOBILE, AL, daughter of JAMES BISENET and EMMA ROWELL. She was born July 1891, and died 1910 in MOBILE, AL.
Notes for OSCAR JULIUS PARDUE:
Social Security records give death date as January, 1963
More About OSCAR JULIUS PARDUE:
Social Security Number: 1958, 419-54-0352

Children of OSCAR PARDUE and MARY LABAN are:
i. NORMAN CORDREY9 PARDUE,

b. March 30, 1914, B'HAM, AL; d. May 13, 1979, MANASSAS, VA.; m. MARY ELIZABETH S. DUKE, of B'HAM, AL.
More About COL. NORMAN CORDREY PARDUE:
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery.

ii. ALBERT LUTHER PARDUE, b. 1916; m. MARIE PARKMAN MAXWELL; b. 1918.
iii. ESTER LOUISE PARDUE, b. 1917; m. (1) RALPH HUGHES GENTRY; b. 1918; d. September 30, 1964; m. (2) WILLIAM LORNE BOX; b. 1908.
iv. JR. OSCAR JULIUS PARDUE, b. August 12, 1919; d. July 01, 1996, Cahaba Heights, Jeff. Co., Al.; m. COROLIE.
More About JR. OSCAR JULIUS PARDUE:
Burial: July 03, 1996, Elmwood Cemetery, Jeff. Co., AL
Child of OSCAR PARDUE and LOLA BISENET is:
v. JR. OSCAR JULIUS9 PARDUE, b. Abt. February 1910, MOBILE, AL.; d. Abt. 1910, MOBILE, AL..
28. LUTHER JORMAN8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born June 05, 1891 in BIRMINGHAM, AL., and died June 19, 1959 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.. He married MINNIE OLA WIDEMAN December 17, 1920 in BIRMINGHAM, AL., daughter of AB WIDEMAN and IDA GOTHARD. She was born December 17, 1905 in ALABAMA, and died August 11, 1990 in BESSEMER CARRAWAY HOSP..

Notes for LUTHER JORMAN PARDUE:
Luther Jorman Pardue was born on June 5, 1891 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the sixth
child born to James Joseph and Carrie Rowell Pardue. When he was about 9 years old, his
father died of typhoid pneumonia. Although he did attend school through the third grade, the
loss of his father made it necessary for him to quit school and go to work to help support the
family. The first job we know that he had was as water boy for some company in Birmingham,
Alabama. He held a series of jobs as a laborer and in 1910 he lived in Mobile. Here he worked
in a dairy as a milkman. At one time he also lived in New Orleans which is where he enlisted
in the U. S. Cavalry in 1917 serving in the Quarter Master Corps at Camp Pike near Little Rock,
Arkansas.
The story was told that he and some fellow soldiers decided to do some cave exploring in a
cave they found. While in the new cave, he and the other men became lost and it took three
days to find their way out. When they did get out, they were on the other side of the mountain
several miles from where they went in.
Because of the conditions he served under while in the Army, his health was damaged and
he suffered the remainder of his life with emphysema and asthma. During his time of service
he had pneumonia, scarlet fever, malaria and heat stroke. In 1919 he received an honorable
discharge from the Army and came home to Alabama.
He went to work for his older brother, Oscar Julius Pardue, in his dairy. It was while
rounding up stray cows for milking that he met his future wife, Minnie Ola Wideman.
She was only 15 when they married on December 17, 1920, her birthday.
In the early part of 1920, he owned his own dairy in Sulphur Springs, Alabama, near
what is now Hoover, Alabama. When the depression came they lost the dairy and he went
back to work for Oscar.
Luther and Minnie had 9 children.
1) Minnie Alzeda
2) Lois Madeline
3) Doris Lucille
4) Luther Julius
5) Carlis Tillman
6) Mary Kate
7) Ola Mae
8) James Donald
9) Ester Carolyn
In the spring of 1936, Luther moved his family to Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, near Tannehill
State Park, where he purchased land from his brother, Evan Norman Pardue. Because of his
deteriorating health, he was not able to work a regular job so he did what he could to support
and feed his family. From truck farming, to sawmill and timber cutting, he managed to provide
for his family.
In the early 1940’s he began preaching, and would preach anywhere invited from churches,
to homes to brusharbors.
As the years passed, his health always gave him problems. In the 1950’s he spent a lot of
time in the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham. On June 19, 1958, he lost his fight and died at the
age of 67.
The family have many good memories of their father and grandfather. They remember his
love for practical jokes and his sense of humor. He is buried at Cahaba Heights Baptist Church
Cemetery and in August of 1990, his wife, Minnie was buried beside him.

More About MINNIE OLA WIDEMAN:
Social Security Number: 1962, 423-60-1310


Children of LUTHER PARDUE and MINNIE WIDEMAN are:

i. MINNIE ALZEDA9 PARDUE, b. November 03, 1921, BIRMINGHAM, AL; d. June 07, 1984, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; m. (1) BRYAN WHITE; m. (2) HAROLD WOOD; b. August 18, 1910; d. June 24, 1984, Birmingham, Alabama.
ii. LOIS MADELINE PARDUE, b. June 26, 1924, BIRMINGHAM, AL; d. December 30, 1924, BIRMINGHAM, AL..
iii. DORIS LUCILLE (WIDEMAN) PARDUE, b. December 10, 1925, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; d. September 23, 1998, Columbus, Oh.; m. (1) HENRY NEWELL; m. (2) VAN HILL.

iv. LUTHER JULIUS PARDUE, b. May 19, 1927, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; d. June 07, 2002, Carraway Methodist Med Ctr, Jeff. Co., AL; m. JANIE LOU JENNINGS, August 30, 1947, MCCALLA, AL; b. November 06, 1929, BROOKWOOD, AL; d. July 22, 2002, Baptist Medical Center Princeton, Jeff Co., AL.
Notes for LUTHER JULIUS PARDUE:
Luther Julius Pardue Born May 19, 1927, the first son of Luther Jorman and Minnie Ola Wideman Pardue, Julius, as he was to be called by some, Buddy by others, had to grow up quickly. His father’s bad health and the bad economy of the early 1930’s made it necessary for him to begin at a very early age to help support the family. From logging work in the Irondale area to helping his father with the farm, he learned what hard work was.
In 1934, the family moved from Birmingham, Alabama (Rocky Ridge Road area), to
the Bucksville area of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
While attending Abernant Elementary School, he was wrestling with a classmate. They were just playing around, but Julius broke the other boy’s leg. Because of hard times, he was only able to attend school through the third grade. Through work, he learned much. When doing carpenter work, he is able to picture in his mind what the project will be and there aren’t many better at figuring out a bill of lumber for any building project.
Julius’ father was a preacher, and held many a brush arbor meeting in the Abernant to Brookwood areas. While visiting in Brookwood, Julius met his future wife, Janie Lou Jennings. Her grandfather had been a preacher and she was the oldest of six children born to C. N. and Dessie Jennings. They were married on August 30, 1947 in the home of Rev. J. E. Johnson of McCalla. Julius sold his Indian motorcycle to buy the household goods he and his wife would need to set up housekeeping.
At this time, he was working at U. S. Pipe in Bessemer, Alabama. He rode the bus to work every day. He worked for them until 1979 when, in and accident, he injured his back, making it impossible to continue working.
On August 19, 1948, the couple had their first child, a son they named Luther Juliun Pardue. A second child, Janie Mae, was born on October 18, 1949. By this time they had moved to the Bucksville area that is now Lakeview, just across the highway from his parents. On August 23, 1957, their last child, Steve Allen, was born.
Although times were hard sometimes for the family, they worked together to build a home and always tried to help their children prepare for a better life than they had known growing up in the Depression.
There are many family stories that have been told and retold but one of my favorite is the one "Pop" tell of his trip to the Rock Stand, a hang out that was about a mile from their home. He was about 15 or 16 and his mother, Minnie, had told him not to go down there. Well, that was just what he had to do. By going somewhere he wasn’t supposed to, he was anxious to get home before it got too late. As he started for home, he thought he heard someone following him. Back then this was very much out in the country and was usually very quiet. This added to his worry that someone was following him. He continued to walk several more feet, and then stopped and listened for any sound that might mean he was being followed. After doing this several more
times, he decided to try to out run whoever was following him. After running for about half a mile he still could hear and see (he thought) someone following and finally decided to face whoever it was and take his chances. He stopped running and turned to fight whoever this persistent follower was only to see that it was his shadow. We never tire of hearing this story, and it grows in drama with each telling.
He loves to pull practical jokes. We have been told stories about some of the pranks his father Luther Jorman pulled and this seems to be a trait that has been passed down from father to son, to grandson and even to Luther Jorman’s great grandson. While we were building our house, a girlfriend of mine came over to see how the work was going. As she and I walked through the house, Julius was jacking up the rear of her car. He put a concrete blocks under the axles of the rear wheels, leaving the tires only _ of an inch off the ground. When she got ready to leave, we were standing upstairs looking out the window. She tried to back up, but the car wouldn’t move. He wouldn’t let me call out to her and warn her. Finally, he went down
and fixed her car. She and I laughed about what he did, but for a few minutes, she really thought that something was wrong with her car.
Since I married his son, Luther Juliun, in 1969, I have been on the receiving end of many of his jokes. All are in good fun, and I have even learned to get even a little from time to time.
When our son was born in October of 1971, we decided to carry on the tradition of naming him Luther with a middle name that started with J. He is Luther Jeffery, the fourth L. J. Pardue in the family. We have a daughter, Dana Elaine, who was born in 1977.
Janie Mae married Jerry Chance in August of 1970. They have no children, but have helped spoil ours. Steve married Susi Hall and they had two children, a daughter, Stevi, and a son, Shane.
Julius and Janie Lou celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary, August 30, 1997. There were many friends who shared the special day. Julius and Janie Lou still live on the land that his father bought back in 1934. They are happy there. Their children and grandchildren are close at hand. And summer evenings it is nice to just sit out on their front porch, listen to the night sounds and share some of the stories once again.

Caption: Luther Julius and Janie Lou Pardue
More About LUTHER JULIUS PARDUE:
Burial: June 10, 2002, Valhalla Cemetery, Jeff. Co., AL
More About JANIE LOU JENNINGS:
Burial: July 24, 2002, Valhalla Cemetery, Jeff. Co., AL

v. CARLIS TILLMAN PARDUE, b. January 11, 1929, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; m. SHELBY JEAN GEORGE.
vi. MARY KATE PARDUE, b. June 26, 1930, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; m. HUBERT MCCLELLAN.
vii. JAMES DONALD PARDUE, b. March 03, 1932, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; m. JEANETTE HYDE.
viii. OLA MAE PARDUE, b. April 22, 1939, BIRMINGHAM, AL.; m. (1) CLIFFTON SMITH; m. (2) SULLIVAN D. LITTLETON; m. (3) CLARENCE BAUGH; m. (4) DOUG GOREE.
ix. ESTER CAROLYN PARDUE, b. May 25, 1942, MCCALLA, AL.; m. (1) PRESTON CHAMPION; d. April 28, 1968, GREENPOND, AL; m. (2) ODIS BERTRUM JOHNSON.
29. IDA FLORENCE8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born January 12, 1893 in BIRMINGHAM, AL, and died in BIRMINGHAM, AL. She married DANIEL OTIS MCCLUSKY. He was born 1891.


Children of IDA PARDUE and DANIEL MCCLUSKY are:
i. MILDRED AGNES9 MCCLUSKY, b. 1914; m. JESSE CAMERON ANDERSON; b. 1914.
ii. JR. DANIEL OTIS MCCLUSKY, b. 1916; m. MILDRED RUTH MASSEY; b. 1917.
iii. HUGH YATES MCCLUSKY, b. 1918; m. CAROLYN ELIZABETH MCCOY; b. 1923.

iv. KATHRYN FRANCES MCCLUSKY, b. 1921; m. ROY WILLIAM ROBERTSON; b. 1921.
30. JULIA CATHRINE8 PARDUE (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born February 17, 1898 in BIRMINGHAM, AL., and died May 28, 1956 in BIRMINGHAM, AL. She married OMER FRANK ASH.

Children of JULIA PARDUE and OMER ASH are:
i. CAROLINE9 ASH, m. J.B. GARGUS.
ii. ALZADA FLORENCE ASH, m. FRED THOMAS BLAIR.
iii. ALBERT DELGAN ASH, m. CHRISTINE WHID.
31. JAMES ISADORE8 PARDUE, SR (JAMES JOSEPH YOUNG7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 17, 1900 in MOBILE, AL., and died June 1974 in BIRMINGHAM, AL. He married LUCILLE MARIE HATCHER. She was born 1906, and died July 23, 2002 in Jefferson Co., AL.

More About JAMES ISADORE PARDUE, SR:
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
More About LUCILLE MARIE HATCHER:
Burial: July 26, 2002, Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL


Children of JAMES PARDUE and LUCILLE HATCHER are:

i. JR. JAMES ISADORE9 PARDUE, JR, m. VERA JEAN GLENN.
ii. ALBERT PARDUE, m. WYNELLE EVELYN POOLE.
iii. JOAN PARDUE, m. GEWOGE W. BLOMELEY.
iv. WILLIAM OSCAR PARDUE, b. April 16, 1925, B'HAM, AL.; d. September 12, 1999, Vestavia Hills, Jefferson Co., Al.; m. GWENDOLYN FAY SCOTT; b. March 28, 1929, JACKSON'S GAP, AL..
Notes for WILLIAM OSCAR PARDUE:
Obituary from B'ham News Sept. 14, 1999
Pardue, William O. Bill, age 74, of Vestavia Hills, died Sunday, September 12, 1999. A retired investigator for Equifax with 44 years of service, Veteran of WWII, fighting in Patton's 3rd Army, 94th Division, 376th Battalion, Civil Air Patrol, Birmingham Aero Club, Birmingham Sailing Club and F.D.S.K. Club. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 15, at 11:00 a.m., at Chapel of Jefferson Memorial Gardens South with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens South. Rev. Randy Pardue officiating. Visitation Tuesday, September 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. Survivors: wife, Gwen Pardue; two daughters, Dian (Jed) Bersanti and Kay (Joey) McClure; mother Lucile Pardue; sister, Joan Blomeley of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, Jim Pardue and Albert Pardue, both of Birmingham; eight grandchildren and one great grand child. Jefferson Memorial Hoover directing.
32. JOHN L.8 PARDUE (JOHN P.7, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born January 1884 in Missouri, and died October 28, 1934 in Missouri. He married DAISY METELLA LINK. She was born January 24, 1890 in Missouri, and died April 1971 in Union, Franklin, MO..
Notes for JOHN L. PARDUE: According to the 1920 census, John worked for the telephone company.
Obit for John's mother gives names of children, John is not mentioned, but his wife and children are
listed.


Children of JOHN PARDUE and DAISY LINK are:
i. MARION A.9 PARDUE.
ii. EVA BELLE PARDUE.
iii. JOHN RUSSELL PARDUE, b. December 04, 1916, MO; d. April 1971.
Notes for JOHN RUSSELL PARDUE:
iv. IRENE D. PARDUE, b. 1920.
33. ADA8 WALLIS (AMERICA JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) She married JAMES A MOORE.

Child of ADA WALLIS and JAMES MOORE is:
i. ELIZABETH9.
34. ALMA8 WALLIS (AMERICA JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE, GEORGE WASHINGTON6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1876 in PERRY CO., AL, and died 1945 in DALLAS CO.. She married JOHN MICHAEL SEYMOUR, SR. 1896. He was born 1875 in ALABAMA, and died 1939.

Children of ALMA WALLIS and JOHN SEYMOUR are:
i. JOSEPHINE LOUISE9 SEYMOUR.
ii. ANNABELL SEYMOUR, m. WALTER MAHAN JACKSON, SR..
iii. WALLIS ANDREW SEYMOUR.
iv. ALMA SEYMOUR, b. 1898.
v. MARY ELIZABETH SEYMOUR, b. August 01, 1905; d. January 09, 1984; m. CLIFFORD THRASH.
vi. JR. JOHN MICHAEL SEYMOUR, JR., b. September 05, 1907, SELMA, AL.; d. January 19, 1964; m. FLORA UNKNOWN.
35. THOMAS MADISON8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born January 29, 1873 in DALLAS CO., and died November 26, 1950 in DALLAS CO.. He married MARY QUINTILLA PORTER.

Children of THOMAS SHERRER and MARY PORTER are:
i. DESSIE VELMA9 SHERRER, b. November 28, 1895.
ii. CHARLES RAYMOND SHERRER, b. August 07, 1897; d. March 05, 1935; m. ALMA BEASLEY.
iii. JAMES MARVIN SHERRER, b. October 10, 1900.
iv. CLAUDE ALONZO SHERRER, b. September 18, 1902; d. May 16, 1978; m. PINKIE MORRIS; b. October 03, 1901.
v. WILLIAM EDGAR SHERRER, b. November 23, 1905; d. Unknown; m. ALIENE.
vi. JOHN LESTER SHERRER, b. October 09, 1908; d. February 10, 1970; m. WILLIE MAE SEYMORE; b. July 17, 1910; d. February 03, 1980.
vii. ANNIE VERNA SHERRER, b. August 11, 1911.
36. JOHN NELSON8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born December 09, 1875 in DALLAS CO.. He married (1) KATE. He married (2) MITTIE S. ONEAL 1886. She was born February 1877.

Children of JOHN SHERRER and MITTIE ONEAL are:
i. HARVEY9 SHERRER, b. August 1897, DALLAS CO..
ii. ERNEST SHERRER, b. August 1899, DALLAS CO..
37. FREDRICH ALONZO8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born December 11, 1877 in DALLAS CO., and died February 24, 1953. He married LEILA MELTON. She was born November 09, 1886, and died May 11, 1956.

Children of FREDRICH SHERRER and LEILA MELTON are:
i. GLENNIE MAE9 SHERRER, b. July 22, 1905; d. October 04, 1955.
ii. GRACE ELEANOR SHERRER, b. May 11, 1907; d. January 27, 1974; m. JR. JOHN NIX, December 24, 1924, BUHL, AL.; b. March 13, 1903, JENA, AL.; d. February 20, 1968, TUSCALOOSA, AL.
iii. JR. FRED ALONZO SHERRER, b. July 17, 1909; d. July 19, 1978; m. UNKNOWN.
iv. ANNIE JOSEPHINE SHERRER, b. December 09, 1912, ELMORE, AL.; m. SR. AUBREY RAYMOND COOK, June 27, 1931, TUSCALOOSA, AL; b. July 13, 1910, ELPASO, TEXAS; d. March 29, 1971, PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
v. JOHNNIE LOVET SHERRER, b. December 28, 1915.
vi. MARY RUTH SHERRER, b. October 08, 1921, BUHL, AL.; m. JAMES BRANDON ACKER, April 18, 1942, TUSCALOOSA AL.; b. November 05, 1920, BUHL, AL.
vii. ARCHIE LEON SHERRER, b. April 28, 1923; d. July 26, 1989.
38. MARY MAUDE8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born December 06, 1879 in DALLAS CO.. She married (1) WILLIAM THOMAS CARROLL. She married (2) GEORGE W. MITCHELL.

Children of MARY SHERRER and WILLIAM CARROLL are:
i. FRANCES VELMA9 CARROLL, b. April 16, 1899, DALLAS CO., AL; d. 1947; m. STERLING HUTTO.
ii. WILLIAM ONROE CARROLL, b. Abt. 1900; m. FLORENCE SCREWS.
iii. ANNIE MAY CARROLL, b. April 07, 1903.
iv. MAGGIE INEZ CARROLL, b. September 02, 1904.
v. THOMAS ORAND CARROLL, b. April 09, 1909, Plantersville, Dallas Co., AL; d. May 2001, Plantersville, Dallas Co., AL; m. PAULINE LAWRENCE, December 20, 1927.
Child of MARY SHERRER and GEORGE MITCHELL is:
vi. MARGARET E.9 MITCHELL, b. September 27, 1914; d. 1975.
39. WARREN OTTO8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born May 17, 1884 in DALLAS CO., and died March 18, 1960. He married MARY LOUISE MILLING, daughter of ROBERT MILLING and MARY SHELBY. She was born October 08, 1887.

Children of WARREN SHERRER and MARY MILLING are:
i. MARY LOUISE9 SHERRER, b. June 04, 1910, SELMA, AL.; m. H. SNEED MCMILION, August 09, 1932, PENSACOLA, FLA.; b. March 23, 1898, SELMA, AL.; d. August 21, 1965, SELMA, AL.
ii. MATTILENE SHERRER, b. March 03, 1913; d. September 15, 1914.
iii. WILLIAM ONROE SHERRER, b. October 05, 1917, PLANTERSVILLE, AL; d. 1999, Plantersville, Dallas Co., AL; m. CAMMIE SMITH, PLANTERSVILLE, AL.
iv. EUNICE LEE SHERRER, b. August 29, 1919; d. September 23, 1922.
v. JAMES THOMAS SHERRER, b. February 08, 1923; m. (1) JERRI SMITH; m. (2) EVELYN ROUNDTREE.
40. VIDA MAE8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 23, 1887 in DALLAS CITY, AL., and died January 07, 1971 in SELMA, AL. DALLAS CO.. She married WILLIAM CAROTHER PORTER December 11, 1094 in DALLAS, AL, son of JOHN PORTER and MARGARET SHELBY. He was born June 25, 1883 in DALLAS CTY., AL, and died August 18, 1965 in SELMA, AL. DALLAS CO..

Children of VIDA SHERRER and WILLIAM PORTER are:
i. RUBY MAE9 PORTER, m. RICHARDSON MCKENZIE.
ii. WILLIAM CLAUDE PORTER, d. October 09, 1949, ORLANDO, FLA.; m. ELISE MCCRORY; d. NASHVILLE, TN..
iii. ARTHUR CLEVELAND PORTER, b. March 23, 1911, SELMA, AL.; m. MADELINE VANZANT.
iv. JOHN HOWARD PORTER, b. October 19, 1913, SELMA, AL. DALLAS CO.; d. June 06, 1994; m. HAZEL JOSEPHINE PAGE, February 22, 1936, SELMA, AL., DALLAS CO.; b. March 29, 1916, SELMA, AL. DALLAS.
41. CHARLIE DEWITT8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born July 25, 1889 in DALLAS CO., and died May 29, 1977. He married NANCY IRENE MILLING, daughter of ROBERT MILLING and MARY SHELBY. She was born September 06, 1890, and died July 16, 1980.

Children of CHARLIE SHERRER and NANCY MILLING are:
i. GLADYS LUCILLE9 SHERRER, b. November 20, 1910, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL.; d. April 07, 1978, DUNN REST HOME SELMA, AL.; m. ROBERT ACIE BRADLEY, November 02, 1939, SELMA, AL.; b. December 28, 1895, PERRY CO., AL; d. April 08, 1978, DUNN REST HOME SELMA, AL..
ii. EDNA IRENE SHERRER, b. October 09, 1913, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL.; d. May 29, 1918, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL.
iii. CLIFFORD DEWITT SHERRER, b. December 21, 1915, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL; d. November 29, 1980, PENSACOLA, FLA.; m. RUBY.
iv. DORIS FRANCES SHERRER, b. September 26, 1919, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL.; m. JR GEORGE BOZEMAN ALEXANDER, April 21, 1937, SHELBY CO., ALDRICH, AL.; b. January 06, 1914, BIBB CO., PIPER, AL.; d. February 11, 1991, SHELBY CO., ALABASTER-SHELBY MED. CTR..
v. WILLIAM ALTON SHERRER, b. January 24, 1922, DALLAS CO., PLANTERSVILLE, AL; d. September 07, 1974, MED. CENTER, SELMA, AL.; m. ELIZA VASSER; b. April 06, 1921.
vi. BOBBY EUGENE SHERRER, b. April 17, 1929, SHELBY CO. ALDRICH, AL; m. LULA NIX, June 22, 1955, MONTEVALLO, AL. SHELBY CO.; b. April 26, 1924, SHELBY CO., AL..
42. MARTHA ANN8 SHERRER (FRANCES MARIAH7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born November 19, 1897 in DALLA CO. PLANTERSVILLE. She married SR. LUTHER C. OSBORN. He was born January 28, 1893 in STANTON ALABAMA (CHILTON CO.), and died January 03, 1982.

Children of MARTHA SHERRER and LUTHER OSBORN are:
i. JR. LUTHER CHESTER9 OSBORN, b. December 13, 1916, TUSC., AL; d. August 26, 1971, TUSC., AL.; m. MARY BELLE LOWERY; b. July 10, 1918, TUSC., AL..
ii. SHERRER WARD OSBORN, b. May 11, 1919; d. August 02, 1982; m. UNKNOWN.
iii. JAMES EDWARD OSBORN, b. March 20, 1923; m. BEATRICE WHITCOME.
iv. LAWRENCE PITTMAN OSBORN, b. May 21, 1925.
v. PAUL MCKENZIE OSBORN, b. May 15, 1931; m. SYLVIA BASTABLE.
vi. MARTHA LARNELL OSBORN, b. March 04, 1935; m. K. C KELLEY.
43. MARY CALLIE8 EAVES (MARY ELLEN7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1882, and died 1961 in DALLAS CO., AL. She married WILLIAM MARSHALL February 02, 1899 in DALLAS CO., AL..

Children of MARY EAVES and WILLIAM MARSHALL are:
i. LESTER9 MARSHALL.
ii. OTIS MARSHALL.
iii. JOHN T. MARSHALL.
44. WILLIAM WESLEY8 CAMPBELL (JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born February 26, 1882 in DALLAS CO., AL, and died August 19, 1968 in Selma, Dallas Co., AL. He married ELLA MAE WHITE December 15, 1914. She was born March 10, 1888, and died July 30, 1962 in SELMA, AL.

Children of WILLIAM CAMPBELL and ELLA WHITE are:
i. THELMA9 CAMPBELL.
ii. HERMAN CAMPBELL, d. 1986.
45. LAURA ELAR8 CAMPBELL (JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born March 23, 1886 in SELMA, AL., and died August 18, 1955 in PENSACOLA, FLA.. She married JAMES WESLEY GAY May 01, 1904 in SELMA, AL..

Children of LAURA CAMPBELL and JAMES GAY are:
i. HENRY B.9 GAY, b. April 08, 1905; m. GRETCHEN BRADFORD, FT. SMITH, ARK..
ii. MARY ANNIE GAY, b. February 21, 1907; m. LYSTER VADEN GREENE.
iii. WALTER ERNEST GAY, b. December 09, 1908; m. THELMA BURNEY.
iv. OWEN GAY, b. June 29, 1918; m. CLIVIA SHERFIELD.
v. OPAL GAY, b. June 29, 1918; m. JAMES THORNTON SMITH.
vi. JR. JAMES WESLEY GAY, b. 1920; m. REXINE A. TOMPKINS.
vii. WILLIAM LESTER GAY, b. 1922; m. VIRGINIA WOODS.
viii. GEORGE ROBERT GAY, b. 1925; m. JAUNITA WILKERSON.
46. ANNA LEVANIA8 CAMPBELL (JOSEPHINE7 PARDUE, THOMAS C.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born December 29, 1890 in SELMA, AL, and died June 25, 1973 in SELMA, AL.. She married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELLIS May 14, 1910. He was born March 17, 1888, and died March 09, 1950.

Children of ANNA CAMPBELL and BENJAMIN ELLIS are:
i. NORMAN DEWITT9 ELLIS.
ii. RUBY MAE ELLIS, b. December 29, 1913; d. July 06, 1945; m. CLAUDE SANDERSON.
iii. SARA ELIZABETH ELLIS, b. 1918; d. 1979; m. (1) TOMMY MCHUGH; m. (2) FRANK THOMPSON.
iv. SADIE MILDRED ELLIS, b. 1921; m. ALTON MOTT.
v. JR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELLIS, b. 1924; m. BETTY.
vi. HENRY MONROE ELLIS, b. 1926; m. (1) MARTHA; m. (2) SHIRLEY; m. (3) KATHERINE.
vii. CHARLES DONALD (SONNY) ELLIS, b. 1932; m. ? BOOKER.
47. ZADA IDELL8 MARTIN (LAVENIA JANE7 PARDUE, JOSEPH MARION6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born April 19, 1888 in Temple, TX, and died November 17, 1942 in Mindota, IL. She married THOMAS MCDONALD. He was born December 26, 1871 in Galesburge, IL, and died January 02, 1967 in Brookfield, IL.

Child of ZADA MARTIN and THOMAS MCDONALD is:
i. BEULAH9 MCDONALD, b. March 25, 1913, Mendota, IL; d. November 29, 1988, Paw Paw, IL; m. THEODORE ETZBACH; b. January 16, 1911, Mendota, IL; d. August 29, 1973, Paw Paw, IL.
48. FLOYD FRANCES8 PARDUE (WILLIAM EDMOND7, JOSEPH MARION6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) He married ARLENE MATTHEWS.
Notes for FLOYD FRANCES PARDUE:
From Steve Pardue (grandson of Floyd): F.F. as he was known was a candy maker in Dallas, TX. He eventually bought the company which became F.F. Pardue & Sons then later Pardue Candy Company, which operated from 1926 until the late 1980's.


Children of FLOYD PARDUE and ARLENE MATTHEWS are:
i. WOODARD9 PARDUE, m. MABLE HULSE.
ii. DORIS PARDUE.
iii. MAXINE PARDUE.
iv. GAIL PARDUE.
Notes for GAIL PARDUE:
Gail died at about age 5. as per Steve Pardue descendant of Woodward Pardue
49. ERNEST MORGAN8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born May 03, 1895 in Alabama, and died April 04, 1958 in Alabama. He married RUTH MAYS.

Children of ERNEST PARDUE and RUTH MAYS are:
i. JOSEPH SHELBY9 PARDUE.
ii. MELVIN PARDUE.
iii. ELAINE PARDUE.
50. F.O.8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1897. He married BESSIE HOLMS.

Children of F.O. PARDUE and BESSIE HOLMS are:
i. FRANCIS OMER9 PARDUE, m. MARIE.
ii. WILLIAM HENRY PARDUE.
51. HENRY MADISON8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born October 03, 1901 in SECTION VALLEY, AL, and died July 14, 1990. He married (1) ETHEL HOLMES. He married (2) ZODIE SHUMATE PARDUE.

Child of HENRY PARDUE and ETHEL HOLMES is:
i. KATHRYN ELIZABETH9 PARDUE, b. October 29, 1923; m. MARION SADLER RUSSELL.
52. LYDIA8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1904. She married JOHN ROBERTS.

Children of LYDIA PARDUE and JOHN ROBERTS are:
i. RICHARD9 ROBERTS.
ii. PAULINE ROBERTS.
iii. JEAN ROBERTS.
53. CLYDE8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 29, 1905, and died March 24, 1989 in PLANTERSVILLE, AL. He married LORETTA SMITH PARDUE. She was born December 19, 1907, and died May 27, 1981 in PLANTERSVILLE, AL.

Children of CLYDE PARDUE and LORETTA PARDUE are:
i. JAMES ARTHUR9 PARDUE, m. (1) JO ANNE ELAM; m. (2) BETTY.
ii. EDNA CLYDE PARDUE, m. KENNETH FULFORD.
54. BERTHA MAE8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1910. She married SR. MALCOMB MOTLEY.

Child of BERTHA PARDUE and MALCOMB MOTLEY is:
i. JR. WILLIAM MALCOMB9 MOTLEY, m. CAROL GRAFT.
55. RALPH HOWARD8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born December 20, 1911 in Selma, Al, and died December 1985 in Selma, Al. He married (1) MARGIE HOOTS. He married (2) JOAN PARDUE.

Child of RALPH PARDUE and MARGIE HOOTS is:
i. TARZI9 ALLEN.
56. STELLA8 PARDUE (JOSEPH SHELBY7, JAMES D.6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born 1912. She married JOSEPH REGINALD CARSON. He died 1984.

Children of STELLA PARDUE and JOSEPH CARSON are:
i. JOSEPH RALPH9 CARSON, m. DELORIS HARRIS.
ii. RAYMOND PARDUE CARSON, m. MYRA SIMPSON.
57. JR. EDWARD HARVEY8 SHARP (MIRALDA ESTELL7 PARDUE, JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born May 18, 1922 in MAUD, TX.. He married CARRYE MAYE YOUNGBLOOD March 29, 1946 in NUBOSTN, TX.. She was born July 05, 1920 in NEW BOSTON, TX..

Children of EDWARD SHARP and CARRYE YOUNGBLOOD are:
i. ELIZABETH ANN9 SHARP, b. August 24, 1947, NEW BOSTON, TX.; m. ROBERT JOHN AQUINO, October 07, 1972, MAUD, TX..
ii. III EDWARD HARVEY SHARP, b. January 28, 1956, TEXARKANA, TX.; m. JONI RENEE GEDDY, MAUD, TX.; b. November 09, 1961.
58. LENA BELL8 LINDSEY (JEWEL MARIAN7 PARDUE, JEFFERSON FRANKLIN6, JOSEPH MARTIN5, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, JOHN1 PARDOE/PARDUE) was born September 25, 1915 in MAUD, TX.. She married MORRIS SEALS 1934 in MAUD, TX.. He was born August 12, 1910 in MAUD, TX., and died August 09, 1957 in MAUD, TX..

Child of LENA LINDSEY and MORRIS SEALS is:
i. REBECCA ANN9 SEALS, b. November 23, 1934, MAUD, TX.; m. NOLAND RYAN, May 30, 1960, NEW YORK.
Endnotes
1. Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.49522.7
2. Brøderbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Jan 8, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.49520.18
 

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