Jamison, Edmond (Ed) Howard (b. FEB 1850, d. AUG 1909)

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Text: Date of Import: Jan 3, 2003

Note: It is reported that one of Allen's sons went to south Alabama and lived with the Indians. I believe it was Ed who's wife is reported to have been a descendent of Pocahontas. A check in Jemison, Alabama indicates that this town has had 6 or 7 names but currently believe by residence that Jemison was named for Robert Jemison of Birmingham who was a hero in the war between the states. A book in the county seat is reported to give the history of the town.

Death: AUG 1909

Note: One of Calvin's daughters is known as Maude Jamison. Maude was married to Ross Anderson Hoover son of William Frances Helton & Martha Helton Hoover. They had 2 children.

Death: 13 MAY 1925

Note: The information concerning the John Wesley Boyd family was obtain primarily from Mose Boyd, Jr. and notes believed to have originated with Frank Boyd. In addition, information was obtained from County Clerks Office of Rutherford Co., TN. and Beulah Boyd had heard all her life that John Wesley Boyd was born in Texas and never heard anything about Georgia as recorded in census records. Others believe he was born in Tennessee. Tracy Boyd, a grandson of Benjamin, believes that he heard that John Wesley came to Tennessee from Texas with the Golden family. It may have been that John's sister married a Golden but this information is unconfiremed. We may never find the full story concerning John.

The following is provided by Thelma Delores Compton Smith:

John Wesley Boyd and wife Susan Ann Pitts Boyd gave birth to 15 healthy children, Susan Ann's grandparents migrated to Tennessee from North Carolina in the early 1800's . It is believed that John Wesley's family came from Texas. Susan's parents married Oct. 12, 1842 when her mother was 13 years old and her father was 21. Her parents were Mathew and Martha Daughtery Pitts. Mathew acquired a large amount of land when they moved to Tennessee from North Carolina. Susan was given around 200 acres of land and her father, Mathew built her a two story colonial home, a barn, chicken house, a outside privy and hog houses. He gave her some of the farm animals. Mathew was a very prosperous farmer and did this for each of his children when they married.
My father, Grover C. Compton told me that my mother's parent and her grandparents were on of the finest, kindest, hard working, respected, honest Godly family in the Pitts-Boyd-Compton Community. He felt honored that their daughter, Ida Dora Boyd, chose him as her husband, who also came from a highly respected Logan Lonzo and Battie Susan Owen Compton family.
The beautiful southern colonial home of John Wesley and Susan Ann stood very stately upon a small rise, with a front porch with large columns extending up to the porch on the second floor. This home was beautiful furnished with tall bedsteads with at least 2 or 3 in each of the 5 large bedrooms to sleep 15 children and Mother and Father.

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In 1841 a Robert Boyd married a Mary Hopson. Robert Boyd was born September 18, 1819 in AL or SC. Mary Hopson was born in 1824 in Meriweather County, Georgia and it is speculated that she died in 1882 in Texas. Mary's father was Caswell Hopson (also seen as Hobson in "Georgia to 1850" and "NC to 1825" marriage records -- interestingly, there is also a marriage record from 1788 for a William Hobson in Caswell County, NC). Mary's mother was Polly Keeton (speculated to be from Upton County, Georgia).

Anyway, the Robert and Mary Hopson Boyd family moved to Texas in 1870. The couple had the following children:

· William H. Boyd (born in Georgia)
· John W. Boyd (born April 5, 1845 in Georgia) (As you know, this is the correct date of birth for our John Wesley Boyd in Rutherford Co.)
· Amanda (Mandi) Boyd (born May 31, 1848 in Calhoun County, AL, and died July 6, 1930 in Turnesville Pct., Coryell, Texas. She was buried on July 7, 1930 in Peoria Hill, Texas)
· Mary Ann Boyd (born in 1850 in Calhoun County, AL)
· Nancy Jane Boyd (born in 1853 in Calhoun County, AL)
· Robert (Pole) Napolean Boyd (born March 14, 1857 in Calhoun County, AL)
· Hugh Caswell Boyd (born March 14, 1858 in Calhoun County, AL)
· Mattie Judson Boyd (born July 12, 1866 in Calhoun County, AL)
· The names of two additional siblings are listed on another site: They are George Hubbard Boyd and Masuria Alice Boyd. The other eight
siblings are also included in this separate listing, and the parents are named as Robert B. May Boyd and Nancy Hopson.

Amanda (Mandi) Boyd married a Felix (Grundy) George Golden. They had nine children, including a son named Sam Ross Golden. Records show that Sam Ross Golden was originally from Alabama, and later lived in Bosque County, Texas. This information was in fact documented by two relatives of Sam Ross Golden on Genalogy.com. - provided by Tracy Boyd, Feb 6, 2003

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Following are Boyd associated records of unknown or confirmed relationships:
On record page 499 of Rutherford County records:
John Boyd, Dec'd
I, John Boyd, do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all others by me at any time made.
First, I direct that my funeral expenses & all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possessed of or may first cause into the hands of my administratix.
Secondly, I give & bequeath to my wife, M. S. Boyd, all my property, both personal and real, to have and to hold as long as she lives or during her widowhood, or to dispose of any stock or crops or personally when she sees proper to do so, but the real estate to remain as it is during her life or widowhood and at the expiration of that period to be sold or the on three payments , tow it: one third cash & balance in two equal payments on twelve & twenty-four months time with interest from date of sale or the deferred payments, and the proceeds to be equally between each & every child of ours living at the time or their heirs if any living at that time, and in the event my wife. M. S. Boyd showed marry again she is to have a child part & it is my desire for here & each & every child living at that time, or their heirs, if any, to share equal & alike in any & all means or effects of my estate.
Lastly, I, do hereby nominate and appoint my wife, M. S. Boyd, as administratix with my son T. M. Boyd, advisor, in witness whereof, I do to this my will set my hand this ninth of April 1900.
John Boyd.
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Rutherford Co., marriage records indicate the following Boyd marriages:
Boyd, James A. & Rosannah E. Boyd, Jan 13, 1836
Boyd, John & Isabelle E. Boyd, Jan 3, 1835
Boyd, James H. & Fanny Weatherspoon, Dec 30, 1822
Boyd, Mack & Derinda Summars, Nov. 30, 1830
Boyd, Wm M. & Isabella M McKnight, March 24, 1834
Boyd, (Rosa) m. Boyd of Wilson Co. married in Rutherford Co., Jan 13, 1836

Death: 1898

Note: Susan Ann Pitts Boyd was known as "Ann" by the family as indicated by Aunt Nell's letter. There is a picture of John & Ann Boyd. For those who have found a Susan N. Pitts in the records of Rutherford Co., the translation from script to type is incorrect. It should have been noted as Susan A. Boyd. Following is the obituary which was in the local paper in March of 1925:

Mrs. S. A. Boyd Dies At Home of Daughter

Mrs. S. A. Boyd, age 74 years, died Thursday March 6 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Zumbro on East Vine Street from infirmaries of age. Funeral services were held from the home as above Saturday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. W. F. Jaggers after which her remains were buried at the family graveyard near Pittstown.
Mrs. Boyd was a Miss Pitts prior to here marriage and was born and lived in the 21st district all of her life up to about two years until when she came here to spend here remaining days with Mrs. Zumbro.
She was a life long member of the Republican Grove Baptist church and had live a consistent Christian life. She is survived by numerous near relatives, the most of whom are natives and residents of the county.
Mrs. Boyd had fifteen children, all of who survived her. Two or three of the boys and two of the girls are in other states and cities but the others are all in this county. She had seven boys and eight daughters, all of whom were present at the funeral services.
This family is remarkable in the fact that these fifteen children are adults and a wonderful robust set. They range in weight from 180 pounds to 290 pounds. The three largest weigh respectively 290, 250 and 245 pounds. The aggregate weight of the family is about 3,500.
Her ancestors were among the earliest settlers in Tennessee and she was descended on both sides from stock to be proud of.

Death: 6 MAR 1925 Rutherford Co, Tennessee

Burial: Boyd Cemetery on Pitts Lane north of Murfreesboro, TN

Death: 1952 buried in Boyd Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Note: Some records say: William Lee (Will) Boyd

The information concerning the children is in part from the records of Tom Boyd.

Death: 12 SEP 1953 Rutherford Co, Tennessee, buried in Boyd Cemetery, Pitts Lane.

Note: Some records have her name as Luretta F. Boyd.

Funeral Memorial Record [in Evelyn HALL's handwriting]
Lula Mae Hall

Born April 14, 1873
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Passed away at Mercy Hall Hospital
September 19, 1938
aged 65 years 5 months 5 days

Funeral Services
Harey A. Neely Funeral Home
September 22, 1938 at 3:00 p.m.

Ceremonies by Reverand Jefferies

Interred at Grand Lawn Cemetery
Detroit, Michigan

Pall bearers:
Mr. Jas. Russell [Gustin RUSSELL]
Mr. Jack Fobear
Mr. Keller
Mr. Benway
Mr. Kay Sisco [relative of Ola SISCO HALL?]

Family record:
Father: John Wesley Boyd
Mother: Anne Pitts
Other family members:
Mose Boyd Ida Compton
Ben Boyd Ada Jameson
Jim Boyd Alice Cook
Robert Boyd Mary Zumbro
John Boyd Ellen Nolan
Tom Boyd Martha Love [Lane? ink is smeared]
Joe Frank Boyd
Will Boyd

Relatives attending:
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Hall [John Preston HALL & Ola SISCO HALL]
Mr. & Mrs. R.B. Hall [Robert Boyd HALL & ? ]
Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Hall [Benjamin Gilbert HALL, Sr. & Vina WHITLOW HALL, my grandparents]
Gladys Hall [daughter of Ola & John HALL]
Ben Hall Jr. [older son of Bennie & Vina HALL]
Evelyn Hall [daughter of Bennie & Vina HALL]
Dennis Hall [younger son, my Dad, of Bennie & Vina HALL]
Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Boyd [John & Bessie BOYD]
Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Boyd [James & ? BOYD]
Ralph Boyd [son of J. W. BOYD]

Visitors:
Jas. R. Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Sisco [related to Ola SISCO HALL ?]
Mrs. Rena Russell [wife of James 'Gustin' RUSSELL]
Mr. A. Keller
Mr. & Mrs. J. Benway
Clarence Ball
Mrs. Keller
Mrs. Elwart
Mrs. Sundell
Dorothy Mack
Eleanor Albert
Dorothy Russell [daughter of Gustin & Rena RUSSELL]
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Hall [my father doesn't think they are related to us]
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Dunn
Augustin Oliver
Mrs. Mae Arthur [Mac Arthur ?]
Mr. & Mrs. Cunningham
Mrs. Myrtle Hathaway [became 2nd (?) wife of Robert Boyd HALL]
Mr. Roy LaPrairie

Browne Florist -- Schaefer Hwy & Grand River Ave. [around the corner from the cemetery]
Floral tributes:
Mr. J. W. Boyd
Mr. J. R. Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. Roy LaPrairie
Mrs. Sundell
Dorothy Mack
Gladys Hall
Mrs. Myrtle Hathaway
Street Car Men's Union -- Division #26 [Ben HALL & Gustin RUSSELL were members]
The Hall Family

Death: 12 APR 1929 buried in Boyd Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Death: JUL 1943 Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN

Death: 1935

Death: 21 MAR 1970 buried in Boyd Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Note: Ida died as a result of child birth of her 8th child. Baby's name unknown.

The descendants of Ida Dora are taken from WFT Vol. 3 #4738. Also about same information located in WFT Vol. 20 #1788.

Death: 14 FEB 1930 buried in Boyd Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Death: 23 MAY 1971 buried in Boyd Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN

Death: --Not Shown--

Note: Hazel was born prior to Martha's marriage to Ike. He was her father but made Martha put her out for adoption before he would marry her.

Death: 14 OCT 1966 Prosper Cemetery in Plymonth, VT

Note: This researcher has found little about the Shelton s of Rutherford Co., their origin and descendants. Shown below are additional notes which someday may be significant:

Shelton s buried in the Jamison Cemetery:

Martha J. Shelton, Sept. 30, 1842 - Jesse R. Shelton, Jan. 16, 1884 - May 14, 1940;
Samuel Forrest Shelton, Nov. 15, 1878 - July 28, 1969, & Arnie Frizzel Shelton, June 20, 1885 - Nov. 12, 1968, m. July 28, 1901.
R. B. Shelton, Jr. Aug. 12, 1931 - Aug. 15, 1931.
Jesse Shelton, Pvt. Tenn. Cav. CSA, May 14, 1910.

Also other Frizzells, Fulks, Eatons, Hoovers, Carters & Bells are buried in the Jamison Cemetery.
A Tennison is the oldest known grave in the cemetery. It is the pile of stones which is not marked. We believe it is Abraham Tennison, Jr., Caroline Fulk's grandfather, i.e. Lucy Tennison Fulks' father.

Buried in the Shelton Cemetery which is down the road on the east side is:
John W. Shelton, Sept. 4, 1869 - Jan. 4, 1946 m. Ella M. Shelton, Dec. 15, 1869 - Nov. 2, 1964.

In the Census Records as #773: (must be the 1850 Census?)
John Shelton 39 M Va Emily Yardley is missing
Elizabeth Shelton 22 F TN Another wife or is the date wrong (see 1850)???
Thos. Shelton 13 M TN
Mary J. Shelton 11 F TN This is the second Mary Jane Shelton's in County.
Wm. D. Shelton 10 M TN
Jno. B. Shelton 7 M TN
Landlen? C. Shelton 3 M TN
Jas. M. Shelton 1 mo. M TN
Hezekiah Chaney 22 M TN
Jas. Graves 65 M Va.

In 1850 Census:
John Shelton 70 M NC (b. Abt. 1780)
Elizabeth Shelton 65 F NC (b. Abt. 1785)
Wilson R. Shelton 20 M Tenn (b. Abt. 1830)

The 1850 Census records record:
Thos. W. Shelton 58 M Va
Elizabeth Shelton 48 F Tenn
J. Godfrey Shelton 16 M Tenn
Jas. F. Shelton 14 M Tenn
Sarah A. Shelton 11 F Tenn
America Shelton 9 F Tenn
Martha T. Shelton 6 F Tenn
also #58
Samuel Shelton 38 M Va
Emily M. Shelton 38 F Tenn
Mary J. Shelton 6 F Tenn <==
Thomas W. Shelton 4 M Tenn
Wm. B. Shelton 2 M Tenn

John and Samuel were probably brothers born in VA. John. may be father.

In the census of 1850, there is a Elizabeth Blaze, 50 F TN living with Wilson and Nancy A. Shelton with their daughter Lucy J. Maybe Elizabeth is Nancy's mother.

Note: The 1950 census states Emily M. Shelton.

Note: Matthew Pitts parents unproven but commonly believe that Matthew Pitts was his father and Martha was his mother by family tradition.

Matthew Pitts is buried in the Rucker-Pitts Cemetery on Compton Road 1.5 miles from the Veterans Hospital. There are several graves but several have been moved by local agriculture. The cemetery is named after James Rucker, Jr. 1788-1850, the son of James Rucker, Sr. who is buried on the grounds of the Hospital. Family tradition indicates that several graves are located in the plot, however, only parts of three grave markers remain. The cemetery has been carefully examined and a total of 11 graves have been located. These are arranged in 4 groupings. Eight now marked with field stones. It is believe that some of these may belong to the Baird family who purchased the farm from the Ruckers. The dimensions have be established to be approximately 40 x 50 feet.

Next to grave site is the Rucker/Pitts home place. The home was built in 1829 by the Ruckers. There were 4 Rucker brothers who were reported to be of different faiths. After apparently James Rucker, Jr. , the owner of the property was John & Martha A. Baird. Martha became the sole owner after her husband passed away. She sold the land to Matthew Pitts in 1879. The land was just across the road from Matthew's brother's John Pitts farm. The road at that time was called the Browns Mill Road. Now it is Compton Road. After Matthew died, he was buried in the cemetery which is about 100 yards east of the home place. His monument is probably 12-14 feet high. In recent years it could not be seen from the road became of vandalism and/or the farming over the past 100 years. It has been re-erected as result of several relatives of the Ruckers and Pitts joining together to restore the site (1999).

The home now belongs to Bill Burgess whose Grandfather purchased the home originally in 1914. Bill purchased the house and 80 Acres in 1974 when the property was put up for auction. None of the other family members wanted the house at that time. The house is thus the traditional home place of James Rucker, Baird, Matthew Pitts and then 3 generations of Lufkins.

The house was being restored slowly in 1994 by Bill and his family. It has a half basement which is about 5-1/2 feet high. The timbers as very large and long cut true and show no apparent aging apparently due to the atmosphere created in the basement which is has a brick floor. There are 3 main rooms in the basement. The floor of the main floor show the underside of the lumber of which each board has been trimmed to make the upper floor level. The boards appear to be 6 to 8 inches wide. The supporting timbers appear to be about 3 inches thick and about 10 inches wide space about a foot apart. The foundation which supports the full brick outside wall is made from cut limestone blocks probably from a nearby area. There is a quarry currently within a mile of the property. The outside walls have two basic patterns. The side has a layer laid endways about every forth layer. The front is laid in a pattern of a end laid brick every forth brick. This is apparently to create the very thick walls of the house. There are 4 major rooms on the main floor, a large hallway and back porch area. They are currently two bedrooms, living room and a kitchen. The original kitchen was about 20 to 30 feet outside the house in another building as was the custom of the era. Only traces of the foundation currently remains. Bill has enclosed a back porch and enlarged the back area to add a modern bath. All of the floors on the main level have been cleared to the beautiful wood floors except for the Kitchen area which is planned to be stripped next. There are 3 rooms on the second level which are bedrooms. The upper floor is divided into two areas which may only be accessed by separate stairways. This was the custom of the area for boy and girls to have separated living quarters. The ceiling is very high on the main level and also higher than normal on the second level. The ceilings are beautiful exposed wood on the second level. The Lufkins were the grandparents of Bill Burgess.

The home as two wells and a cistern. The well has some sulfur content. The slave quarters is believe to be in the back northwest part of the property. The home currently has a galvanized steel roof, i.e. traditionally called tin. This information was obtained from William L. Burgess, Compton Road, on August 7, 1995.

See Fate Pitts notes for detail of census records and comparisons with Aunt Lell's letter written in 1973. The 1850 census shows Mathew, Martha, William, Anderson, Benjamin & Susan.

The will of Matthew Pitts includes 12 equal heirs &/or children for the distribution of cash. Descendents of Matthew Pitts indicate that every thing Matthew touched turned to money. He owned a cotton gin, a store, toll road and bridge over the Stones River. The area near the gin & store became known as Pittstown which was on highway 96. He gave each of his 12 children a farm. None of his children apparently inherited his touch.
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The Rucker-Pitts Cemetery Notes:

The property was sold to John & Martha A. Baird and after John's death it was sold to Matthew Pitts.
The 1850 Census records taken in September 1850 of John & Martha A. Baird:
John Baird 44 Farmer Born in NC
Martha A. 33 Tenn
John L. 19 Tenn
Charles 15 Tenn
Wyley? M. 10 Tenn
Louisa A. 5 Tenn
Rosanna 2 Tenn

Nearby lived: (James died just a few days after the census (18th) on Sept. 27th)
James Rucker 60 VA (Actually 62 years old, b. 1788)
Mary 60 VA
Samuel R. 29 Tenn
unknown female 20

Death: 19 DEC 1885 Rucker-Pitts Cemetery on Compton Road, Rutherford Co, TN

Note: Martha is reported to be 1/4th Indian. She is believe to be the lady in the scarf from the old tin plate picture now belonging to J. D. Howse, her great-grand son. Some have reported her birth date to be 1829. Oddly enough, she is not buried with Matthew in the family cemetery adjacent to the family home on Compton Road.

Settlement date of Property on July 15, 1894
Martha A. Pitts settlement after death mentions for equal distribution of monies of $33.27 : 1) S. A. Boyd 2) M. T. Pitts 3) F. E. Pitts 4) Nancy T. Watson 5) A. L. Pitts 6) Mary E. McAdoo 7) Ben Pitts 8) A. J. Pitts 9) Maggie M. Jarman 10) Cora L. Pitts, guardian of Murrel Pitts 11) Josie M. Blair 12) J. R. Pitts, the administrator for total of $399.24.

Death: JUL 1891 Rutherford Co., TN

Note: William is buried in the Rucker-Pitts Cemetery. Engraved on Pierce's memorial is also: 49 yrs. 2 mos. 21 dys.

Death: 3 DEC 1887 Rucker-Pitts Cemetery, Compton Road