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Note: Calhoun County was created in 1832 from former Creek Indian territory.
Initially, the county was named Benton for Colonel Thomas Hart Benton.
In 1858, the name was changed to Calhoun in honor of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina.
The county seat is Anniston
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Cleburne County was created by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1866 from portions of Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega Counties.
The county was named for Major General Patrick R. Cleburne.
The county seat was established at Edwardsville, but moved to Heflin in 1906.
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1866 - Cleburne County, Alabama formed from Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Cleburne County organized from Calhoun and Randolph Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD]
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wikipedia.com: History - Cleburne County was established on December 6, 1866, with the County Seat at Edwardsville. In the early 1900s, the county seat was moved to Heflin.
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The Homestead was west of Union Hill, Cleburne Co., Alabama
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Subject: RE: Wm Prestridge grave photos
Date: 6/25/2008 12:55:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
From: fsprestridge@@suddenlink.net
To: VCJFreeman@@aol.com
Sent copy of a map to Hal of a 1987/88 highway map of AL where Bill had traced in the approximate location of the Slate Hill Cem. and the Prestridge homestead location just west of Union Hill, AL. Mr. Kirby told us the old homestead was all fenced in by a wood pulp company who raised pines for making paper but that the house was still standing at the time the fence was erected - he didn�t say when that was and I didn�t think to ask - he was a native of that area, retired military (Navy ? - I think).
Again, Thank you for all your help!!!
Frances
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From Mrs. Frances (Shipley) Prestridge to Ralph Crosby 1/29/99 (from Website of Hal Prestridge):
The Prestridge Homestead of 160 acres, plus 40 acres purchased after the death of William, was sold 12 Dec 1888 by William's widow and children - Louisa Smith Patterson [William's Step-Daughter], John M. Prestridge, Mark Z. Prestridge, Sarah M. Haley, Wm. C. Prestridge, Nancy Ann Dothard, James E. Prestridge, Daniel J.. Prestridge - to son, and also an heir, Larken M. Prestridge, as recorded in the Cleburne Co., Courthouse.
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Subject: [ALClebur] Slate Hill Cemetery Old Randolph now Cleburne County part 2
Date: 9/2/2005 7:40:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
From: WwLSARANDOLPH@@aol.com
To: ALCLEBUR-L@@rootsweb.com
Slate Hill Cemetery
Cleburne County, Alabama
[Old Randolph County]
Township 17, Range 12, Section 36
Prestridge, William [Jun 12, 1823 Mar 7, 1866]
(Company F, 22nd Alabama Infantry)
No dates on CSA marker in the Cemetery
[Husband of Louisa Hammond she died in Calhoun County Alabama]
Also it is thought Malachi Prestridge son of William & Louisa born app. 1864, died before 1870 is buried at Slate Hill Cemetery
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Alabama Land Patents Database: Cleburne County - Surnames Beginning P-S
Contributed by Joy Fisher and Tina Vickery
Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
These land records represent the transfer of public
lands to private ownership. In most cases they
represent purchase of the land by individuals from the
United States Government. Others are the result of
homesteading, Indian cessions or treaties, or bounty
lands given to military veterans.
This database of more than 330,000 records can be
browsed and is based on the original raw database of
the General Land Office, a precursor to the Bureau of
Land Management.
The BLM is in the process of scanning and putting on-
line all of these records for you to see and print out
for your own use.
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
The database this introduction is appended to may
contain errors the BLM has corrected as they double
checked every record while scanning the documents.
Once you have found an entry of interest in this
database, be sure to double check it against the BLM
web site.
The county designation in this database represents
what county the land is in today, not what county it
was at the time the individual took possession of the
land, as county boundaries have changed many times
over the years.
You can view current county maps at the University of Alabama web site:
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/counties/
A 1915 AL map published by the General Land Office showing the township and range numbers for the entire state
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/alabama/statemap/alabama1915.jpg
Last Name First Name MI SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE MERIDAN_CD TOTAL_ACRE SIGN_DATE REMARKS
PRESTRIDGE WILLIAM 24 17S 11E HUNTSVILLE 0 1860/02/01
PRESTRIDGE WILLIAM 25 17S 11E HUNTSVILLE 159.85 1860/02/01
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From Hal Prestridge website, via Suzy (Hickerson) Martinez, 29 March 2004:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=halprestridge&id=I08923
Information shared by Norma Young
Court of Ordinary, State of Georgia, Fayette County Administrator and Guardian Bonds, Book A, 1830 - 1850:
p. 127 - On 7 Nov 1837 Wm Prestridge was gain apprenticed. This time to E. P. Nixon.
p. 128 - Edward P. Nixon and L. E. Case are name as bound in the amount of $500.00 in the case of "Wm. Prestridge son of John Prestidge deceased of the age of fourteen years on the 12th day of June 1827 for 7 years or until 21." Recorded 10 Nov. 1837.
p. 410 - Give the administration of the estate of Edward P. Nixon of Randolph Co., AL. This is recorded 15 Feb 1849.
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1850 Census--Beat #7, Randolph Co, Alabama #680; pg. 327A
William Prestige, 26, Ga
Louisa, 26, Ga
John M., 4, AL
Mink N., 2, AL
Louisa Smith, 8, GA
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1860 Census--Rockdale P.O., Randolph Co, Alabama #872
William Prestridge 38 b. GA
Eliza 37 b. GA
Eliza P., 17, GA (Louisa P. Smith, Louisa's daughter)
J. M. , 13, AL, M (John Milton)
U. Z., 12, AL, M (Marcus Zachariah)
S. M., 9, AL, F (Sarah M.)
W. C., 7, AL, M (William Crofford)
Nancy C., 5, AL
J. E., 4, AL, M (James E.)
L. M., 2, AL, F (should be male -- this is Larkin McDonald)
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1870 Census - Township 17/Range 11, Cleburne Co., AL; P.O. Wehoga; pg. 378, Image 148
Elizar Prestage, 43, GA
Larance Prestage, 20, AL
Sarah M Prestage, 18, AL
Wm C Prestage, 16, AL
Nancy A Prestage, 14, AL
James Prestage, 12, AL
Larcus E Prestage, 10, AL
Daniel A Prestage, 8, AL >> 1862
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The Talladega Camp Of Instruction Rosters
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Linda Ayres WwLSARANDOLPH@@aol.com December 15, 2004, 6:58 am
The Talladega Camp Of Instruction
[Note: Some of these men were transferred to other Regiments, and some
were unfit for service and never served in the war, and some were
Indian Wars soldiers who were called upon to train the men]
Privates unless otherwise stated
Prestridge, W. E. H.
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Civil War Service Database
Alabama Department of Archives & History
Last Name: Prestridge
Date of Birth:
Birth Information:
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch:
Regimental Unit: 22nd Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: F
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec: Yes
Authority: Pension Application, 1891/08/01, Calhoun County.
First Name: William MI: Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date:
Enlistment Information: Private
Engagements:
Engage. con't:
Remarks: Applicant: Louisa Prestridge (widow)
Remarks con't:
Submit a reference request
Updated: April 11, 2008
http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm
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Civil War Service Records
Name: William Prestridge
Company: F
Unit: 22 Alabama Inf.
Rank - Induction: Private
Allegiance: Confederate
Co. F, 22nd Alabama Infantry, CSA
Randolph Co. & Cleburne Co,, AL
Arbacoochee Rangers,
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/randolph/military/civilwar/cwroster.txt
Contributed by Mary Ann Nichols Nichols3@@leo.infi.net JAN 1999
Here is a Civil War roster that I copied from an old newspaper. These folks were from Randolph County, AL. This article found in the AL Archives loose papers of CW Units, and was a newspaper clipping from a Hico, TX [Hamilton Co.] area newspaper, apparently in late 1800's or early 1900's, when members of this unit were still living.
ROSTER OF CO. F, 22ND ALABAMA INFANTRY, C.S.A.
Some weeks ago this paper contained an item relative to the Roster of Co. F., 22nd Alabama Infantry, C.S.A. As stated at that time, that Alabama Department of Archives and History was not able to give a list of the members of this interesting organization. However, during the past few weeks two members of the Company, Messrs. W.S. Pruett and N.B. Ross, who reside near Hico, have succeeded in recalling the following names of the men composing the company. The company was organized at Arbecoochie, Ala., (then in Randolph County, but since changed to Cleburne County); were mustered into the Confederate service on October 1, 1861, at Notasulga; the first battle participated in was the battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862; then spent the summer of that year in the Shiloh vicinity, and from there went to Mobile, thence to Atlanta, later to Chatanooga; after having marched through Kentucky, the 22nd Regiment returned to Alabama, where they were mustered out of service at the close of the war.
The roster:
(per Suzy Hickerson, served under command of Col. George H. Nixon)
Commissioned officers:
P. W. Shepard, captaian;
Jerimiah Smith, First Lieutenant;
W. S. Pruett, Third Lietenant.
Non-commissioned officers:
George Smith, first sergeant;
Billie Otwell, third sergeant,
N. B. Ross, fourth sergeant.
Privates:
Bill Prestrye
- - - Alma Suzy (Hickerson) Martinez has the following:
A military payroll document for William, dated 20 Jan 1864, for service in the Confederate States of America...Wm received $44 for 4 months of service, plus $134.13 bounty...his signature can be seen on the document...
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From Frances Prestridge to Ralph Crosby 1/29/99 (from Website of Hal Prestridge):
The Prestridge Homestead of 160 acres, plus 40 acres purchased after the death of William, was sold 12 Dec 1888 by William's widow and children - Louisa Smith Patterson [William's Step-Daughter], John M. Prestridge, Mark Z. Prestridge, Sarah M. Haley, Wm. C. Prestridge, Nancy Ann Dothard, James E. Prestridge, Daniel J.. Prestridge - to son, and also an heir, Larken M. Prestridge, as recorded in the Cleburne Co., Courthouse.
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Prestridge Gen Forum
Posted by: Burnis Argo (BurnJi@@aol.com)
Date: April 29, 1998 at 08:41:12
In Reply to: William Prestridge b1822 Georgia by Charles T. Snow of 256
Charles -- I have found a William Prestage, b. 1822 in GA who was married to a Louisa Smith b. Nov 1821 in GA. Of course the Smith part could be a mistake. He was the son of John Prestridge and Alsy Campbell. Children include John, Mink, Nancy, Larance, Sarah, James Larons etc. Could this be the one you are looking for?
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The United States of America
Certificate No. 9815
To all to whom these Presents shal come, Greetings:
Whereas William Prestridge of Randolph County, Alabama
has deposted in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Lebanon whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William Prestridge according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands." for:
the north west Quarter of the North East Quarter of Section ten, in the township of Eighteen, of Range twelve, East, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Lebanon Alabama, containing forty acres.
according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said William Prestridge,
NOW KNOW YE, That the United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in such case maed and provided, HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said William Prestridge,
and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOlD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said William Prestrige, and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof, *, Zachary Taylor, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the tenth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine [10 Aug 1849] and of the Independence of the United States the Seventy fourth
By the President: Z. Taylor
By: /s/ Tho. Ewing Jr., Sec'y
/s/ N. Sargent Recorder of the General Land Office
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Subject: RE: [Prestridge] Re: John Milton Prestridge photo
Date: 6/18/2008 2:02:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
From: fsprestridge@@suddenlink.net
Reply To: Prestridge@@yahoogroups.com
To: Prestridge@@yahoogroups.com
Hal, would you like a bonus photo of the gravesite of William Prestridge of Co F 22nd Ala Inf. CSA ? I have one (ca 1988) with my husband and the very kind local man, Horace A. Kirby who helped us locate this cemetery which is about 50 yards off a road and in thick brush. This is the cemetery Jessie Hearle told us about and gave us directions to the area, then we needed a local "guide" for the actual site. This William Prestridge is the one born June 12, 1823, Fayette Co., GA; died 07 March 1866 Rock Springs, Randolph Co, AL; married 1845 to Louiza Smith b. 05 Nov 1821 GA, d. 14 Dec 1901, buried Four Mile Methodist Church Cemetery just south of Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., AL near the home of her daughter Nancy Ann Prestridge Dothard. By the way, Louiza signed her name using a "z" instead of an "s" on her application for a CSA Widow�s Pension.
Sorry, didn�t mean to get carried away������
Frances
* Forwarded to the Prestridge Yahoo Group mailing list on 6 June 2008 by Jessie Hearle
From: Frances Prestridge [mailto:fsprestridge@@suddenlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:58 PM
To: Jessie & Bert Hearle
Subject: Prestridge/Findagrave
Dear Jessie:
I have been monitoring the Prestridge Website with interest in the Find a Grave messages. I notice "our" William Prestridge does not show a birth or death date. I have all the information from my research of 1987 or 1988 when we met and you directed Bill and I to the Slate Hill Cemetery. I do not know how to add dates etc. to the Find a Grave site but thought perhaps you would and since you pointed us in the right direction for our Prestridge research, would you go the extra step and add what information should be inserted for CSA veteran William Prestridge? I think he needs an obit of some kind � those soldiers gave so much to gain so little! If you don�t feel you can add this information perhaps you could forward this message on to Burnis Argo?
Thank You!! Frances Prestridge (for William A. Prestridge � Bill � b. 8-25-1925 and still hale and hearty)
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John Prestridge born ca. 1791, died in Fayette Co., GA after the 1830 census and before March 1831. There does not seem to be any record surviving showing the name of his wife who quite possibly also died as no wife is mentioned in various pages of the apprenticeship records of the Fayette Co., GA Court of Ordinary Book A 1830-1850 when "the orphans of John Prestridge recently deceased" are apprenticed until age 21 on March 7, 1831 to learn the "mysteries of farming". James, age 14, was bound to A. McEachens, William, b. 12 June 1823, bound to Warren H. Cooper, and Jesse C.* b. 28 March 1827 was bound to Martin Post. William was apprenticed a second time, still in Fayette Co., GA to Edward P. Nixon on Nov. 7, 1837 where his date of birth is shown. E. P. Nixon dies before Feb. 1, 1849 in Randolph Co., AL which gives us the answer as to why William was in AL. I have found nothing else about brother James. In the papers of the Cherokee Land Grant applications of Georgia, an application was made "for the orphans of John Prestridge of Fayette Co., GA". The land they won in the Lottery was never taken up, again not unusual. Many times the land "won" was never viewed by the "winner" but the option on it was sold or was returned to the State having never been improved upon. In this case, it was sold in 1854 by the State of Georgia as unclaimed. This acreage is in the hilly area of Georgia just southeast of Blairsville, Union County, GA.
William Prestridge born June 12, 1823 in Fayette Co., GA, died 7 March 1866 in Rock Springs, Randolph Co., AL., buried in Slate Hill Cemetery near Rock Springs [area became Cleburne Co. on 6 December 1866]; married about 1845 Louiza (Hammond?) Smith, born 5 Nov. 1821 in GA., died 14 Dec. 1901, buried in Four Mile Methodist Church Cemetery just south of Jacksonville in Calhoun Co., AL near the home of her daughter Nancy Ann [Prestridge] Dothard. It is thought Louiza was the daughter of Mark and Margaret (Gentry) Hammond and that she had been married previously as she had a daughter named Louisa Smith who was later listed as an heir of William's. William and Louiza had the following children: John Milton b. 18 May 1847; Mark Zachariah b. 15 Aug. 1848, m. Martha Caroline Orphelia Hodnett; Sarah M. b. 13 Mar. 1850, m. Andrew Johnson Haley; Wm. Crofford b. 20 Nov. 1852 m. Mary E. Johns; Nancy Ann b. 23 Sept. 1854, m. Hugh Dothard; James E. b. 1856, m. Georgia Ann Walker; Larkin M. b. 1858, m. Sarah Jane Johns; Daniel Jefferson b. 1862, m. Anniliza ______; all born in present day Cleburne Co., AL. The Prestridge homestead was very near the county line between Randolph and Cleburne counties and that line has since changed making the site of the homestead approximately 4 miles due west of Union Hill, AL. Confederate Army Pay Vouchers show that Private William Prestridge of Co. F, 22nd AL. Infantry, CSA received twenty five cents per day through July, August and September 1863 from a paymaster "near Chattanooga, TN". On Jan. 20 1864 "near Dalton, GA" Private William Prestridge received $178.13 from the Quartermaster. There was a "bounty" of $134.13 included in this last payment. On April 15, 1864 Pvt. William Prestridge was issued "one pair of pants, one jacket, one pair of socks" by the same Quartermaster. At this time Pvt. Prestridge was serving as a Teamster for the 10th Tennessee Regt. near Dalton, GA according to Confederate Widows Pension Paper of Mrs. Louiza Prestridge. William died at their home in Randolph Co., AL soon after returning from the War. Family tradition says that William "died of his wounds soon after returning home". I surmise that William Prestridge was in the Battles of Chattanooga and Chickamauga, probably wounded and hospitalized; issued clothing to get home and was released being no longer a viable soldier of the CSA Army. The Prestridge Homestead of 160 acres, plus 40 acres purchased after the death of William, was sold 12 December 1888 by William's widow and children - Louisa Smith Patterson, John M. Prestridge, Mark Z. Prestridge, Sarah M. Haley, Wm. C. Prestridge, Nancy Ann Dothard, James E. Prestridge, Daniel J. Prestridge - to son, and also an heir, Larken M. Prestridge, as recorded in the Cleburne County Courthouse, each heir receiving $36.11 as the 200 acres was valued at $325.00.
John Milton Prestridge born 18 May 1847 in Randolph Co., AL. His first wife was Matilda Jane Miller,- daughter of Jefferson and Nancy (Taylor) Miller - b. 4 June 1849 in AL, d. 1 Sept. 1894, buried in Everette Springs Cemetery, Everette Springs, (just north of Rome) Floyd County, GA. They had apparently moved to Georgia after participating in the sale of the Homestead in Alabama. J.M. and Matilda had six children, Cular Dialtha b. 22 Aug. 1872 m. J. Currie; Mary Izora b. 9 July 1874, Matilda Ann b. 9 Dec. 1876 m. W. Bowen; William Jefferson b. 3 Jan. 1882 m. Myrtle _____; Nancy Penelope b. 13 May 1884 m. T.F. Adams; Elijah Alexander b. 28 Aug. 1891 m. Alta Woodward. All born in Alabama. On 5 December 1897 J. M. married Elizabeth Louis Reese b. 21 April 1864 Sonoraville, GA "after the crops were in" as told to Gladys Prestridge, a dau-in-law. J. M.'s second family consisted of Olive Lee b. 27 Sept. 1898 m. W.D. Graves; Louis Reece b. 6 Mar. 1901 m. ____ ; John Alva b. 9 May 1903 m. Gladys McDowell; Cornelia Alice b. 21 Feb. 1906 m. Ed Smallwood; all born in Everette Springs, GA. The children of the first family and the second family did not get along very well so in 1907 J.M. moved the second family to Decatur, TX where they bought a farm. J.M. died there 21 Jan. 1936, Elizabeth died there 14 Aug. 1947.
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