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Marriage: Children:
  1. Henrietta Florida Qualls: Birth: 14 Mar 1844 in North Carolina. Death: 31 Jul 1932 in Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

  2. Phillip Augustus Qualls: Birth: 23 Jan 1846 in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Death: 8 Oct 1929 in Polk County, Tennessee

  3. Susan Ann Qualls: Birth: 1 Oct 1848 in Tennessee. Death: 31 May 1929 in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama

  4. Alcy Jane Qualls: Birth: 15 Dec 1851 in Tennessee. Death: 30 Mar 1918 in Limestone County, Alabama

  5. Christopher Columbus Qualls: Birth: 18 Jun 1852 in Tennessee. Death: 4 Nov 1932 in Shelby County, Tennessee

  6. Martha Eliza (Mattie) Qualls: Birth: 24 Aug 1856 in Tennessee. Death: 22 Nov 1921 in Morgan County, Alabama

  7. James William (Jim) Qualls: Birth: 24 Oct 1856 in Virginia. Death: 21 Aug 1941 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma


Notes
a. Note:   SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written by Martha Eliza Qualls Carter to her Mother, Martha Meroney Qualls on Dec. 20,???? (In possession of William D. Curnutt, left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt) To: Mrs. Martha Qualls Route 1, Box 41 Ripley, Alabama From:Martha Qualls Carter New Decatur, Alabama Postage: 1 cent Dear Mother, With love and Best wishes and a Happy Christmas to all. From Mat & Ed
  SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written by Susan Ann Qualls Ball to her Mother, Martha Qualls on Dec. 11, 1909 (In possession of William D. Curnutt, left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt) To: Mrs. Martha Qualls RFD Route 1 Ripley, Alabama From: Susan Qualls Ball Hartselle, Alabama (Message on front of card) 'Tis your birthday so I send you this, To bear my love and heartfelt wish, That many birthdays may you see radiant with great prosperity.' Good evening, Mother, How are you? I hope you are well recieved this birthday Greeting, a true heart felt wish. It seems like a year since I heard from you all. I am coming if nothing prevents. Tell Walter I will write to him soon and tell him when to meet me. So by by for the present. Yours lovingly, Sue
  SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written by Lydia Maude Ball Clayton to her Grandmother, Martha Qualls on Dec. 10, 1910 (In possession of William D. Curnutt, Jr., left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt" From: Maude New Decatur, Alabama To:Mrs. Martha Qualls RFD Route # 1 Ripley, Alabama Postage: 1 cent (written on front of card) 'Here are red roses, gathered at thy cheeks, The white were all too happy to look white; For love, the rose, for faith, the lily speaks; It withers in false hands, but here it is bright!' Hello Grandma, How are you by now? Was sory to hear you had a fall. We are all up but Mama. She is not as well as she has been. Mother is here. She will go home as soon as she hears from Ed. With love, Maud
  SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written Nov 28, 1911, From Martha Eliza Qualls Carter to her Mother, Martha Qualls (In possession of William D. Curnutt, left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt) To: Mrs Martha Qualls Route 1, Box 41 Ripley, Alabama Fron: New Decatur, Alabama Postage: 1 cent Dear Mother, Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving. How are you? We are all tolerably well. I wish that I could eat Thanksiving dinner with you. I am living in hopes of coming to see you soon. Your loving daughter, Mattie
  SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written by Andrew Cooper Clayton to his Grandmother, Martha Qualls on Dec. 12, 1911 (In possession of William D. Curnutt, left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt) To: Mrs. Martha Qualls RFD Route 1 Ripley, Alabama From: A. C. Clayton Hartselle, Alabama Hello Grandmother, How are you? I wish you a happy birthday. A. C. Clayton Ripley, Alabama
  SOURCES: "POSTCARD", Written by Susan Ann Qualls Ball to her Mother, Martha Qualls in Dec. 1911 (In possession of William D. Curnutt, left by his mother, Alcy Byrd Clayton Curnutt) To: Mrs. Martha Qualls RFD Route 1 Ripley, Alabama From: Susan Ball Ripley, Alabama Dear Dear Mother, With love and good wishes I greet you. I wish I could be with you. I wish a happy birthday to you. Your loving daughter, Sue
  DEATH: "DEATH CERTIFICATE", Alabama Bureau of Vital Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama Certificate of Death # 101 - 13 - 12476 Full Name of Deceased - Martha Qualls Date of Death - Month: May; Day: 21; 1913; Hour: 11 A. M. Place of Death - Limestone County, Alabama, Georgia Beat Place of Birth - Greene County, Tennessee White or Colored - White Male of Female - Female Occupation - None How long did deceased live at place of residence? - 43 years Where was disease contracted? - at home Duration of Illness - 12 days Principal disease causing death (brain) Contributing disease causing death - Malaria & Organic Heart Lesion & Old Age Did the deceased have a surgical operation? - No Age - 91 years; 5 months; 8 days Single, Married, or Widowed - Widowed Full Name of Father of Deceased - Philip D. Meroney Birthplace of Father - Virginia Full Name of Mother - Martha Meroney (Davis) Birthplace of Mother - Virginia Place of Interment - Limestone County Reporter - G. E. Tucker Postoffice - Ripley, Rt. 1, Ala. Date of Report - May 28, 1913
  Sources: Remembered by William (Billy) Roberts, grandson of Mollie Baker Rose, who was four years old at the time on the river trip. She told her Grandson what she remembered. After the War Between the States, some of the Baker family ran a ferry on the Tocca River. Whether from the Tocca or Oconee River, several families along with many returning Confederate soldiers, decided to pack up everything they owned and post a sign GTT (Gone to Texas). The families of James Qualls and James Baker joined a flotilla of flat-bottomed boats down the river to the Tennessee River to the west. When they left Tennessee, they intended to go to Texas. Upon reaching the dangerous shoals in the area of Decatur, Alabama, the women of the party decided they had gone far enough. The river was not controlled as it is today by various dams and lakes. It was very hazardous to try to cross these shoals areas. Several of the boats were destroyed and women and children drowned. The remaining women of the flotilla issued an ultimatum. We go no further! An Indian translation of the word "Alabama" means "Here we rest". The James Qualls family and the James Baker family went ashore in the Decatur area and eventually settled in Morgan and Limestone Counties of north Alabama.


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