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Supplementary Information
SOURCES: (1) Thomas Poindexter Stowe, great grandson
of ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE (lives in
1830 FEDERAL CENSUS--
Listed on page 188 was the household of WILLIAM STOWE, consisting of 1 male age 15-19 and 1 male age 20-29. There were no females living in the household, and no slaves.
Listed on page 205 were two JOEL STOWE households, names spelled the same, living 6 dwellings apart. The household of the first JOEL STOWE consisted of only one inhabitant, a male age 30-39. There were no females, no slaves. The second JOEL STOWE household consisted of 2 males under age 5, 1 male age 5-9, 1 male age 30-39, 1 female under age 5, 2 females age 5-9, 1 female age 30-39, and no slaves.
Listed on page 225 was the household of JACOB STOWE, consisting of 1 male age 20-29, 1 male age 30-39, 1 male age 70-79, and no females. He owned 18 slaves--3 males under age 10, 5 males age 10-23, 2 males age 24-35, 2 females under age 10, 4 females age 10-23, 2 females age 36-54.
Listed on page 226 was the household of HARBARD STOWE, consisting of 1 male age 15-19, 2 males age 20-29, 1 female under age 5, 1 female age 15-19, 2 females age 20-29. He owned 6 slaves--2 males under age 10, 2 females under age 10, 1 female age 10-23, and 1 female age 24-35.
Listed on page 227 were three STOWE households. LEROY STOWE's household consisted of 1 male age 30-39 and no females. He owned 8 slaves--1 male under age 10, 2 males age 10-23, 2 males age 24-35, 1 male age 36-54, 1 female age 10-23, and 1 female age 55-99. ABRAM STOWE's household consisted of 1 male age 60-69, 1 female age 30-39, and 1 slave, under 10 years of age. BERRY STOWE's household consisted of 2 males under age 5, 2 males age 10-14, 1 male age 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 2 females age 5-9, 1 female age 40-49, and 1 female age 70-79. He owned 2 slaves--1 male age 10-23 and 1 female age 55-99. LARKIN STOWE, ESQ.'s household consisted of 1 male under age 5, 3 males age 5-9, 1 male age 40-49, 2 females under age 5, 1 female age 5-9, and 1 female age 30-39. He owned 20 slaves--1 male under age 10, 1 male age 10-23, 2 males age 24-35, 6 females under age 10, 3 females age 10-23, 2 females age 24-35, and 1 female age 36-54.
Listed on page 229 was the household of WHITEN STOWE.
Note:
There were 14 additional
1830 FEDERAL
CENSUS--
Listed on page 140 (line 4) was the household of
ABRAHAM STOW (spelled this way),
consisting of two free white males (one age 20-29 and one age 70-79) and two
free white females (one age 15-19 and one age 60-69). There were 19 slaves—11 males (five under age
10, two age 10-23, three age 24-35, and one age 55-99) and 8 females (five
under age ten, one age 10-23, one age 24-35, and one age 36-54).
Listed on page 140 (line 18) was the household of
JOEL STOW, consisting of six free white males (one age 5-9, one age one age
10-14, one age 15-19, two age 40-49) and three free white females (one age
10-14, one age 15-19, and one age 40-49).
There was one female slave, under age 10.
Listed on page 150 (line 17) was the household of JOHN STOW, consisting of
five free white males (one under age 5, one age 5-9, one age 10-14, one age
15-19, one age 40-49) and six free white females (one under age 5, one age 5-9,
one age 10-14, one age 15-19, one age 20-29, one age 40-49). There was one male slave, age 36-54. (NOTE:
I believe JOEL STOW is the son of ABRAHAM STOW; and JOHN STOW may be the
brother of JOEL STOW. Need
to prove. See also family group record for ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOW and the
family group record for JOEL STOW.)
See STOWE file, for census images and worksheet.
1830 FEDERAL CENSUS--
Listed on page 272 were JOSEPH STOW, SAMUEL STOW, NANCY STOW, and SOPHIA STOW.
Listed on page 273 were CALEB STOW and WILLIAM STOW.
Listed on page 280 was WALLACE STOW.
(This information taken from the index to the
census; need to look at microfilm, for details.)
1830 FEDERAL CENSUS--
Page 210 - ARCHIBALD STOW
Page 211 - WILLIAM STOW, SR. Page 214 - MARY STOW
1830 FEDERAL CENSUS--NEW
The family of C. STOW was listed on page 160. Do not know what/if any relation to our STOW/STOWE family.
1830 FEDERAL
CENSUS--
1832 Jul 30: ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOW was married to SALLIE FRANCIS POINDEXTER, in Surry Co., NC. He was also known as ABRAM STOWE, and his wife was also known as FRANCES STOWE. (This information per Thomas Stowe, of Wetumpka, AL, 1990.)
1832/1835: ABRAHAM R. STOWE and wife SALLIE FRANCES
POINDEXTER STOWE moved to
1833 Apr 30: WILLIAM GREEN UPTEGROVE STOWE was born in Surry Co., NC this date. He later married MATHILDA ANN MILES, date and place unknown.
1835 Sep 9: AMY ELIZABETH (STOWE) BECKETT was born this
date in
1838 Jul 8: JOEL C. STOWE was born in
1840 FEDERAL
CENSUS--
1840: The first census of
Hooper convinced the census marshal to include the following note at the end of the census report: “This is to certify that the subscribers are well acquainted with Tallapoosa County, and they willingly state that it is a large county—that it being very thinly populated and the Tallapoosa River running through it, making any transit like that of taking the census particularly difficult. The extreme length of the county is 48 miles and its bredth 24 miles…the families generally in this county are very small, averaging only eight and a fraction.”
1840 FEDERAL
CENSUS--
Listed
on line14 was the household of A. R. STOW, consisting
of one male and one female under age 5, one male age 15-19, one male and one
female age 20-29. No marks were made in
the spaces for slaves, but in the “Total” column, the number “2” was
inserted. The number “5” was written at
the beginning of the second page, which was the number of free white persons
indicated on the first page. I believe
they may have had 2 slaves. Need to prove.
See census microfilm image, in STOWE file. The name is spelled “
Listed on line 14 was the household of JOEL STOW (name
spelled this way) consisting of one male age 15-19, one male and one female
age 20-29, one male age 50-59, and one female age 40-49. No marks were made in the spaces for
slaves, but in the “Total” column, the number “10” was inserted. The number “5” was written at the beginning
of the second page, which was the number of free white persons indicated on the
first page. Need to reconcile. Did they have 10 slaves? See census microfilm image, in STOWE
file.
Note: See
STOWE file, for census microfilm images and worksheet.
1843 Nov 6: SALLY (POLLY) FRANCES STOWE was born to ABRAM
and SALLIE FRANCES STOWE, in
1847 Apr 25: ABRAHAM LEROY STOWE (written A. LEE STOWE, on
tombstone) was born, in
1850 Jan 28: ISAAC POINDEXTER STOWE was born in Tallapoosa
Co, AL, per tombstone inscription, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, south
of Alexander City (Tallapoosa), AL, near the intersection of Hwys. 63 and 128. (This information copied by C. MILLER,
on 9 Aug 1990.)
1850 Mar 19: FRANCES ELIZABETH PATTON STOWE (wife of A. L.
STOWE) was born this date, per tombstone inscription, at
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS--
Living in Dwelling 423 (taken 22 Oct, page 31A-31B)
was the household of ANDREW J. STOW. He
was age 28, a farmer, born in NC. His
wife was listed as MARTHA ANN STOW, age 24, born in GA. Their one child was FRANCES STOW (female, age
3, born in
Living in Dwelling 453 (taken 24 Oct, page 33B) was
the household of SIMEON LOVEJOY, who was age 58, a farmer, with real estate
valued at $1000, born in SC. His wife
ANNA LOVEJOY, was age 53, also born in SC.
Living in their household were (1) EMILY LOVEJOY (age 18, born in
GA), (2) ELIZABETH LOVEJOY (age 15, born
in GA), (3) ANJALAN(?) (difficult to read name, female, age 13, born in
Living in Dwelling 553 (taken 30 Oct, page 40B) was
the household of R. W. STOW (not sure about the second initial). He was age 22, a farmer, born in NC, with no
real estate or property value given.
Living in his household was REBECCA STOW (age 18, born in NC). (Perhaps this was the REBECCA STOWE with
whom the children of ISAAC STOWE were living in 1870, at Youngville,
after his wife had died? See note for that census, this chart). In their household was one child, named JOHN
W. STOW who was age 10 months, born in
Living in Dwelling 556 (taken 30 Oct, page 41A) was
the household of SIMEON STOW was age 45, a farmer, with real estate valued at
$1500, born in NC. His wife MATILDA STOW
was age 40, also born in NC. They listed
8 children living in their household--(1) MICHAEL M. STOW (age 20, born in GA,
attended school in the year), (2) JOHN STOW (age 18, born in GA), (3) SUSAN O.
STOW (age 15, born in GA), (4) SIMEON C. STOW (age 12, b.in
GA), (5) MARTHA ANN STOW (age 10, born in GA), (6) SARAH ANN STOW (age 6, born
in GA), (7) ADALINE STOW (age 4, born in AL),
and (8) GEORGE W. STOW (age 1, born in AL). (Note:
According to the 1850 Slave Schedule forTallapoosa
Co., AL, page 659), SIMEON
Living in Dwelling 573 (taken 24 Oct, page 42A) was
GEORGE STOW, who was age 62, a farmer, with real estate valued at $300, born in
NC. His wife was listed as
"BARBARRY"
Living in Dwelling 578 (taken 12 Nov, page 42B) was the household of MARTIN STOW (page 42B, Dwelling 578, taken 12 Nov) was age 27, a farmer, with real estate valued at $316, having been born in Georgia. His wife (name unclear) was age 27; and they had 4 children--(1) MARY ANDONETTA STOW (name difficult to read, perhaps is ANTONIETTA, age 5, a female), (2) SILAS J. STOW (male, age 4),
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS--
Living in Dwelling 1502 (page 102B) was the household of JOEL STOWE, who was age 60, a farmer, with real estate valued at $5000, born in NC. Living in his household were RACHELL STOWE (age 30, born in NC), JOHN STOWE (age 27, a physician, owning real estate valued at $1600, born in NC), WILLIAM A. SCOT (age 18, a farmer, born in GA), and JOHN SCOT (age 14, born in GA).
Living in Dwelling 1504 (page 102B) was the
household of A. R. STOWE who was age 38, a farmer, with real estate valued at
$800, born in NC. Living in his
household were FRANCES STOWE (age 31, born in NC), and their children--(1)
WILLIAM STOWE (age 16, born in NC, attended school in year); (2) ANN ELIZABETH
STOWE (age 15, born in AL, this actually being AMY ELIZABETH), (3) JOEL
C. STOWE ( age 12, born in AL, attending
school in year), (4) POLLY FRANCIS STOWE (age 8, born in AL, attending
school in year), (5) ABRAHAM L. STOWE (age 3, born in AL), and (6) ISAAC P. D.
STOWE (age 6 months, born in AL).
Living in Dwelling 1505 (page 102B) was the
household of ABNER B. FULLER. He was age
34, born in NC, and a farmer with real estate valued at $1000. POLLY FULLER was age 31, also born in NC. (This
was the daughter of JOEL STOWE.)
They listed 4 children, all born in
Living in Dwelling 1509 (Family 1509, page 103A,
lines 2-6) was the household of ISAAC STOWE, who was age 30, a farmer, with
real estate valued at $800, born in NC.
His wife was listed as NANCY STOWE (age 33, born in GA), and they indicated
they had been married during that year.
(They had been, in fact, married
in January 1850, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book
II, page 498; see STOWE file, for photocopy). Living in their household were
Living in Township 20 (taken 21 Oct 1850, page 659) was the household of SIMEON STOW, who owned one slave, a 39-year-old male, per the 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Tallapoosa Co., AL. This was a different SIMEON STOW, from the one above.
NOTE:
According to the 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule for
Tallapoosa Co., AL, taken 3 Oct 1850 by ELI T. POUNCEY, from Township 23,
Tallapoosa Co., AL, page 690 and lines 3-6, JOEL STOWE owned 4 Black slaves-two
females age 25 and 12 and two males age 6 and 2). Listed on line 7 of the same census page
was ABRAHAM STOWE, who owned one slave, a 15-year-old Black male. Listed on lines 8-9 was MARY NEIGHBORS, who
owned two Black female slaves, ages 40 and 17.
Lines 10-16 listed the 7 Black
slaves of ISAAC STOWE—a male age 35 and a female age 25, and 4 children
(two boys age 8 and 5, and three girls ages 7, 3, and 1). On line 17 was listed THOMAS KIMBROUGH, who
owned one Black female slave, age 10.
GEORGE M. DENDY was listed on line 18 as owning one Black female slave,
age 27. Listed on line 19 was RUBEN G.
YONG, who owned one Black female slave, age 35.
Listed on lines 20-24 was ANDREW J. COLEY, who owned 5 Black slaves—3
females (two, age 17, and one age 14) and two males (ages 3 and 7 months). See STOWE file, for census microfilm images
of these reports, taken from the regular
schedule and the slave schedule, and worksheet.
1850's (about): WILLIAM GREEN U. STOWE married his first wife
MATHILDA MILES. He later married a
second time, to SARAH HELEN WAMACK. Do
not know dates/places of these marriages.
Have looked for the records in Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage
Records, at the county courthouse, Dadeville (
1852 Nov 16: RACHEL ANN STOWE was born to ABRAM and SALLIE FRANCES POINDEXTER STOWE, At Tallapoosa Co., AL.
1853 May 17: JOSEPH BRYAN of Washington, D. C. sold to ABRAM STOWE Fraction East of Section 8, Township 22, Range 22. No price given. Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book H, page 148.
1855 Feb 24: License was granted to SAMUEL WILSON BECKETT
to marry AMY ELIZABETH STOWE, with the marriage taking place in March (exact
day of marriage ceremony not given on the record). The ceremony was performed by
1855 Aug 7: CORDELIA L. STOWE was born to ABRAM and SALLIE FRANCES POINDEXTER STOWE, in Tallapoosa Co., AL.
1857 Nov 12: RICHARD STOWE and SARAH AMANDA POWER were
married by W. C. DAVIDSON, M. G., at Tallapoosa Co., AL, with the license
having been granted on Nov 5th, with WILLSON STOWE as bondsman. Do not know exactly how this STOWE fits into
our STOWE family, but he was born in
1858 Nov 6: JOHN L. D. STOWE was born to ABRAM and SALLIE FRANCES POINDEXTER STOWE, in Tallapoosa Co., AL.
1959 Mar 16: JOHN J. POWELL sold to ABRAM STOWE, for $75, the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 22, Range 23, also the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 22, Range 23. Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book U, page 303.
1860: JOHN ASHLEY STOWE married INDIA PITTS this
year, per 1860 Federal Census, which showed her name as
"INDIANNA." See note below,
under that census.
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--YOUNGVILLE (TALLAPOOSA),
Living in Dwelling 1330 (Family 1330) were JOEL and
RACHEL STOWE. He was 72 years old, a
farmer, with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $9000,
born in NC. RACHEL STOWE was 46 years
old, born in NC. (Youngville was later renamed
Alexander City, in 1872, in honor of E. P. Alexander, president of the Savannah
and Memphis Railroad, when rail service was extended to the town.)
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--STOWES FERRY (TALLAPOOSA),
Living in Dwelling 1108 (Family 1007) was J. A. STOWE, age 37, a male, a physician by occupation. He listed real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate value of $3400. He was born in NC. He had been married within the year. His wife was named as INDIANNA STOWE, age 23, born in GA. Note: According to the 1860 Slave Schedule for Tallapoosa Co., AL (Beat 14, taken by J. CRITTENDON 6 Sep 1860, page 38), J. A. STOWE owned 3 slaves and had one "slave house." (The slaves included 1 female age 24, 1 male age 16, and 1 female age 1.) J. A. STOWE was the brother of ABRAM STOWE.
ISAAC STOWE was listed on page 19, a physician, with real estate valued at $3500 and personal property valued at $8000. He was age 40, born in NC. His wife NANCY STOWE was age 42, born in GA. They listed 3 children, all born in AL--(1) JOEL A. STOWE (age 10), (2) PERKINS H. STOWE (age 7) and (3) NANCY F. STOWE (age 2). Living with them was SAMUEL L. YOUNG, age 21, no real estate value given for him, personal estate valued at $1400, born in AL. (Samuel Young was NANCY YOUNG STOWE's son, by her former marriage; see note under 1850 Federal Census.)
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--TALLAPOOSA CO.,
ABRAM R. STOWE was listed as 48 years old, a farmer,
with real estate valued at $3000 and personal property valued at $4250. His
wife FRANCIS STOWE was age 46. Living in their household was their son JOEL C.
STOWE (age 21, a farmer, with personal property valued at $175). (Note:
According to the 1860 SLAVE SCHEDULES for Tallapoosa Co., AL, Western
Division, taken 29 Aug 1860, by L. T.
STRICKLAND, page 32), ABRAHAM R. STOWE owned 3 slaves (1 female age 38, 1 male
age 21, and 1 male age 6) and one slave
house.) According to the 1860 Slave Schedule for Tallapoosa Co.,
NOTE: See
family group records for SAMUEL WILSON BECKETT, for details regarding ABRAM STOWE's daughter AMY ELIZABETH STOWE BECKETT.
1861 Nov 28: TILLIE PARKER STOWE, second wife of ISAAC P.
STOWE, was born this date, per her tombstone.
She was buried in the STOWE plot,
in the
1863 Dec 24: JOHN W. SCOTT married POLLY FRANCES STOWE, at
Tallapoosa Co., AL, with JOHN A. STOWE his bondsman, license granted Dec
23rd. The ceremony was performed by J. M.
BERRY, J. P. (per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book V,
page 318; see STOWE file for photocopy of the record). At the time of their marriage, JOHN was on
furlough, recovering from wounds which he had received on Sep 20th, at the
Battle of Chicamauga.
After their marriage, he returned to military service the following May
6th, when he was present for duty at the Wilderness. JOHN served in the same regiment as GEORGE
MADISON BECKETT--the 47th Alabama
Infantry Regiment. For more details on
his military service, based on official records, see Some Early Pioneer Settlers of Tallapoosa County Alabama, by
Sandra S. Wilson (photocopy in STOWE file). JOHN SCOTT's
father was JAMES D. SCOTT, who had moved to Chambers Co., AL, from Newton Co.,
GA, sometime after 1839, the year JOHN
W. SCOTT was born. By 1850, his family
was living at Stowe Ferry, in Tallapoosa Co.
Several members of the SCOTT family operated the Stowe Ferry, over the
years. (See Some Early Pioneer
Settlers of Tallapoosa County Alabama, by Sandra S. Wilson, for more
details on the SCOTT family.)
1864 Mar 15: JOEL C. STOWE died of Civil War injuries
received at the Battle of Gettysburg (PA).
He was buried near the
1864 June: ABRAHAM LEROY STOWE entered service in the CSA at the rank of private, at Talladega, Alabama, per Census or Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers Residing In Alabama 1907. According to his military record, he served in Company B, 8th (HATCH's) Regiment Alabama Cavalry, CSA. (See also note under 4 May 1865.)
1864 July: GENERAL SHERMAN, who was headed for
Note:
Local history says that when they came through the Stowe's Ferry area,
they "messed up everything," killing all the livestock and destroying
personal belongings of the families who lived in their path. They took the featherbed mattresses outside
and tore them apart with their bayonets, according to MRS. JESSE M. VINES,
whose grandmother related this story to her (per Some Early Settlers of Tallapoosa County Alabama). They ransacked and burned the
The Montgomery Weekly Advertiser (newspaper),
on Aug 19, 1864, stated that ROUSSEAU's cavalry
probably passed through or near Stowe’s Ferry, which was located near the
center of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 4, Range 22 East, Township 22
North. (Today, the location of the
ferry is covered by the backwater of Martin Dam, according to SANDRA S. WILSON,
researcher and compiler of Some Early Pioneer Settlers of Tallapoosa County Alabama, 1986; see
photocopy from this publication, in STOWE file.)
1865 Jan 14: JOHN W. SCOTT, husband of POLLY STOWE SCOTT,
was near Richmond, VA, with Co. F, the 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment, per
historical roll. He had enlisted 13 May
1862, at
1865 May 4: A. L. STOWE's Co.
B, 8th (HATCH's) Regiment Alabama Cavalry, CSA, was
surrendered at
1865 Aug 15: JOHN L. D. STOWE (youngest child of ABRAHAM
ROBINSON STOWE and his wife SALLIE FRANCES POINDEXTER STOWE) died, at age 7—probably at home, in Tallapoosa Co.,
AL. (Need to prove.)
1865 Nov 16: ABRAM STOWE's
oldest daughter, AMY ELIZABETH (STOWE) BECKETT, the widow of SAMUEL WILSON
BECKETT, remarried, to JOHN F. FLOURNOY, with F. M. SANDERS as bondsman, the
license granted on 15 Nov, and the ceremony performed the next day, by WILLIAM
R. RODGERS, J. P. Tallapoosa County
Alabama Marriage Records, Book 6, page 264.
(See BECKETT file, for photocopy of the record. Also, see family group sheet for SAMUEL WILSON
BECKETT, supplementary section, for further information regarding AMY BECKETT FLOURNOY's
subsequent life and children with JOHN F. FLOURNOY.)
1869 Dec 16: ISAAC POINDEXTER STOW married TABITHA JANE WARD, at Tallapoosa Co., AL, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book 7, page 298. The license was granted on Dec 6th, with G. W. BALLARD acting as his bondsman, and the ceremony performed by A. G. HOLLOWAY, J. P. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the record.) TABITHA STOWE died in 1885 and was buried in the Old Stowe Cemetery, Tallapoosa Co, AL. (The inscription on the tombstone was copied in 1979 by Sandra S. Wilson and published in the book, Some Early Pioneer Settlers of Tallapoosa County Alabama, Vol. 1). (Inscription reads, "Tabitha Ward wife of I. P. Stow, 1850-1885.")
1870
FEDERAL CENSUS—NEWTONVILLE (FAYETTE),
Living in Dwelling 26 (Family 26) was the household
of J. F. FLORNEY (actually should be Flournoy). He was 46 years old, a farmer, with real
estate valued at $800 and personal estate valued at $500. He was born in
GA. M. E. FLORNEY was age 34, “keeping
house,” and born in
1870 FEDERAL CENSUS--DADEVILLE (TALLAPOOSA),
ABRAHAM STOWE (Dwelling 47, Family 47) was age 58, a
farmer, with real estate valued at $3000 and personal property valued at $500,
born in NC. Living in his household were
his wife FRANCIS STOWE (age 54, also born in NC) and their three children, all
born in AL-- (1) LEROY STOWE (age 22) (2) ANNA STOWE (age 17), and (3) CORDELIA
STOWE (age 15, attending school). None of the family members could read or
write. See STOWE file, for census
microfilm images and worksheet.
Living in Dwelling 48 (Family 48) was the household
of ISAAC STOWE. He was age 21, a farm
laborer, with no property value listed, and personal property valued at $200.
He was born in
1870 FEDERAL CENSUS--WALNUT HILL BEAT (TALLAPOOSA), ALABAMA (Jones X Roads Post Office, taken 17 Jun 1870 by Jas. M. Holley, ), pages 129B (lines 38-40) and 130A (lines 1-11):
Living in Dwelling 88 (Family 88) was the household of WILSON STOW (name spelled this way on the record). He was age 54, a farmer with real estate valued at $600 and personal estate valued at $500, born in NC. He could not read and write. TABITHA STOW was age 50, “keeping house,” born in GA (no other spaces marked). There were 12 other individuals listed in their household—(1) RICHARD STOW (age 22, a farm laborer, born in AL), (2) JACKSON STOW (age 20, born in AL, no other spaces marked for him), (3) ALFORD STOW (age 15, born in AL, could not read and write), (4) ANDREW STOW (age 53, farm laborer, born in NC), (5) NANCY STOW (age 30, “keeping house,” born in SC), (6) FRANCIS STOW (female, age 22, born in AL, could not read), (7) JOHN STOW (age 20, born in AL, could not read), (8) MARION STOW (male, age 18, born in AL, no other spaces marked), (9) ELIZA STOW (age 14, born in AL, could not read), (10) MARTHA STOW (age 7, born in AL, could not read or write), and (11) HENRY STOW (age 4, born in AL), and (12) JACKSON STOW (age 1, born in AL). Need to prove relationships. I would guess that the first 3 children are those of Wilson and Talitha Stow. ANDREW STOW is probably his brother, and the rest are probably children of Andrew Stow.
1870 FEDERAL
CENSUS--YOUNGVILLE (TALLAPOOSA),
Listed on page 17B (Dwelling 126, Family 127) was
the household of JOEL STOWE, who was age 20, a farmer, with no real estate
value given, but with personal property valued at $300, born in
Listed on page 18 (Dwelling 127, Family 128) was the household of REBECCA STOWE, who was listed as a head of household, age 40, keeping house, with real estate valued at $2500 and personal property valued at $400, born in SC. Living with her were the two younger children of DR. ISAAC STOWE (ISAAC STOWE had died of smallpox during an epidemic in the area, which he had contracted while helping victims in Coosa County, Alabama; and their mother had died earlier, in 1870)—(1) PERKINS STOWE (age 17, b. in AL, attending school) and (2) NANCY STOWE (age 12, b. in AL, attending school).
Also listed on page 18 (Dwelling 130, Family 131) was the household of NASHE STOWE who was a Black man, age 23, listing his occupation as "earning money." He probably descended from former slaves of the STOWE family, as it was common practice for them to adopt the surnames of their owners. He probably was working for them, at this time.
Listed on page 18 (Dwelling 131, Family 132, on
lines 17-20) was the household of JOHN SCOTT, who was the uncle of SAMUEL
WILSON BECKETT, through his marriage to POLLY STOWE. He was listed as age 32, with real estate
valued at $1500 and personal property valued at $500; and he could read and
write. His wife POLLY STOWE was age
26, "keeping house," and she
could read and write. They had 2 children,
both born in
Listed on page 18, living in the next dwelling (Dwelling 132, Family 133) was the household of JANE SCOTT, who was age 59, "farming," with no personal property or real estate value listed. In her household were 3 individuals, all born in AL--(1) GEORGE SCOTT (age 23), (2) JERRY SCOTT (age 21), and (3) ALEXANDER SCOTT (age 14). All people in the household could read and write.
Also listed on page 18, living in Dwelling 132 (this
is the number given, and the next family listed had the next, sequential
number, so this must have been intentional) and as Family 134 was the
household of ABRAM STOWE, who was age 55, farming, with real estate valued at
$1500 and personal property valued at $400, born in NC, and could read and
write. His wife FRANCES STOWE was age
55, "keeping house," also b. in NC and could read and write. Their children, both born in
Living in Dwelling 133 (Family 135), same page, was
the household of FRANK SCOTT, who was age 28, a farmer, born in
See STOWE file, for census microfilm images and
worksheet.
1871 Jul 21: At age 59, ABRAM R. STOWE gave to his wife
FRANCES STOWE "the entire control and management of my estate, both real
and personal," to take effect after his death. He specified she would carry on all the
personal business of himself, as well as all the business of the plantation, in
her own name, giving to each of their children, as they would marry, whatever
property she deemed appropriate.
Witnessed and signed by A. L. STOWE and I. P. STOWE. Signed by A. R. STOWE. Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records,
Book U, page 350. (See STOWE file,
for photocopy of the record)
1872 Dec 24: CORDELIA L. STOWE married ELISHA B. DENDY, at Tallapoosa Co., AL, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book 7, page 739. License was granted on Dec 20, with JOHN W. SCOTT acting as bondsman, and the ceremony was performed by A. S. SMITH, J. P. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the record.)
1873 Jan 28: RACHAEL ANN STOWE married JOSEPH W. FLOURNOY, in Tallapoosa Co., AL, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book 7, page 763. Bondsman on the license, issued Jan 27th, was JOHN W. SCOTT, and the ceremony was performed by A. S. SMITH, J. P. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the record.)
1874 Oct 1: A. L. STOW married FANNY E. PATTON (FRANCES
ELIZABETH), with license having been granted the previous day, Sep 30th,
and WILLIAM R. W. KEY acting as bondsman.
The ceremony was performed by JOHN R. CALDWELL, M. G. Per Tallapoosa County Marriage Records,
Book 8, page 105. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the
record.)
1874 Dec 30: FRANCIS STOW sold land to the Savannah and Memphis Railroad Company to use as right of way through their property for building a railroad. The Railroad company paid 39.50 in cash for the right of way, which included a strip 100 feet wide (50 ft. either side of the center line of the road bed), running all the way through their property, in Section 8, Township 22, Range 22. The railroad company was required to build and maintain a good cattle guard "at the place most suitable to protect the said FRANCIS STOW PLANTATION," and also to prepare and maintain suitable places for the Town to cross the railroad with wagons. If the contemplated railroad were to not materialize, along the designated land, then the agreement would be nullified. Filed 9 Nov 1896. Recorded 21 Nov 1896. Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Book, page 144-147. See STOWE file for photocopy of record.)
1875: CORDELIA L. STOWE DENDY died, probably at
Tallapoosa Co., AL. (Need to prove
place of death.)
1875 Apr 19: ABRAM R. STOWE died, at Stowe's Ferry
(Tallapoosa),
1875 Aug 31: STOWE land (77-1/2 acres) located in Yadkin Co., NC, and apparently still owned by STOWES living in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, was sold for $135.63, by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, POLLY FULLER, JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of NANCY F. STOWE), to GEORGE Z. POINDEXTER (of Yadkin Co., NC). ("Beginning at a Rock corner of J. C. POINDEXTER lot, runs East Thirty three chains and fifty links to VICEY HALL's corner, thence North with her line Twenty five chains (VICEY HALL's corner), thence West thirty three chains and fifty links to a Maple (STEPHEN DAVIS corner), thence South to the beginning." Signed by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of N. F. STOWE), JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and POLLIE FULLER. (JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, and POLLY FULLER were all children of JOEL STOWE; PERKINS H. STOWE and NANCY STOWE were the two children of DR. ISAAC F. STOWE (now deceased); not sure where JOHN A. STOWE fits. (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book S, pages 495-496; see STOWE file for photocopy of the record)
1878 Dec 4: JOHN A. STOW and wife S. P./S. F. STOW (This
was probably misunderstood, was actually I. P., since he was married to INDIA
PITTS STOW), living in Lee Co., AL, sold 140 acres of land in Tallapoosa Co.,
AL, for $1160, to JOHN W. SCOTT, husband of POLLY STOWE SCOTT (who was ABRAHAM
R. STOWE's daughter), whose family was living at
Tallapoosa Co., AL. The land was in Section 5, Township 22, Range 22 and a part
of Section 4, Township 22, Range 22, by the
1878 Dec 16: FRANCIS STOW sold the following tract of land, in Tallapoosa Co., AL, to SARAH EMILINE MARTIN, for $61.25: "Commencing where the West line of Fraction B, of Section Eight (8), Township Twenty two (22), and Range Twenty two (22) crosses the S and M R. R., running North to Gum(?) corner, thence South of West to an oak stump on the right of way of the aforesaid Rail Road, thence along the right of way to commencing point, containing three and one half (3-1/2) acres, being in Tallapoosa County, Alabama." Signed by FRANCIS STOW and two witnesses--W. G. A. STOW and A. L. STOW. Certified by JOHN D. WAGNER, J. P., same date. Recorded 17 May 1906, by G. J. SORRELL, Judge of Probate. (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book 15, page 259; see STOWE file, for photocopy of record)
1879 Nov 10: FRANCIS STOW sold to I. P. STOWE the
following tract of land, for $1000:
"Beginning on the West bank of the
Tallapoosa River, at the center line of Section five of Township twenty
two, Range twenty two, in the aforesaid state and county, thence up said river
to a birch tree in Section four in the aforesaid Township and Range, thence to
the North East corner of Section five, thence West to dogwood tree on North
line of Section five at a cross fence where D. T. KIMBROUGH's
land now corners, thence south to center
line of Section five, thence East along said line to starting point, all lying
and being in Tallapoosa Co., Alabama being one hundred and seventy acres, more
or less." Witnessed by F. E. STOW,
this date; certified by J. S. JONES, J.
P., on 14 Feb 1881; recorded 10 May 1912, by G. J. SORRELL, Judge of
Probate. (
1881 Feb 14: The land transaction of 10 Nov 1879, between FRANCIS STOW and I. P. STOWE, was certified by J. S. JONES, J. P. in Tallapoosa Co., AL.
1881 Oct 22: 1881 Oct 22: JOHN W. SCOTT and wife P. F. SCOTT sold 140 acres of land for $1500 to S. DENNIS, JR., in Section 4, Township 22, Range 22, and part of Section 5, same Township and Range. (This was the land they had bought from JOHN A. STOWE, in 1878.) (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book X, page 288.
1881 Dec 17: FRANCES STOW, "a single woman," for $200, sold to G. T. CRADDOCK the following tract of land: the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, also the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, also the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, all in Section 34, Township 23, Range 22 East, in Tallapoosa Co., AL., consisting of 125 acres of land. Witnessed by A. L. STOWE and JOHN T. WAGNOR. Filed and recorded on Jan 2, 1882. (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book U, page 354; see STOWE file for photocopy)
1885 Sep 12:
TABITHA JANE (WARD) STOWE died and was buried in the
1885 Sep 8: AMY ELIZABETH STOWE (BECKETT) FLOURNOY died at Slate Springs (Calhoun), MS, where she had settled with her husband and family, by 1880.
1886: According to THOMAS P. STOWE, of
1890: RACHEL ANN STOWE FLOURNOY died, probably at
Tallapoosa Co., AL, and was buried in the
1896 November: The sale of the tract of land for right of
way for the
1907: A. L. STOWE was residing in
1912 May 10: The land transaction between FRANCIS STOW and I. P. STOWE, was recorded in Tallapoosa Co., AL, and signed by G. J. SORRELL, Judge of Probate. (See note under 10 Nov 1879.)
1919: According to THOMAS P. STOWE, of
1919 Nov 11: ISAAC POINDEXTER STOWE died at Tallapoosa
Co., AL. He was buried at
1923 Nov 17: A. LEE STOWE died at Tallapoosa Co., AL. He was buried at
1938 Aug 18: TILLIE PARKER STOWE, second wife of ISAAC P.
STOWE, died, per tombstone. She was
buried in the
NOTE: According to THOMAS STOWE (1990), in the
early days, on the STOWE plantation, Indians would sometimes sneak up and try
to see the people who lived there. (They
lived up river from the plantation.)
When FRANCIS POINDEXTER STOWE would see them peeking through the bushes
or around the outbuildings at her children, she would scoop up her children and
carry them to the house, to hide them.
Also, they would see Indians come down the river in canoes carrying
silver, but they would never tell other people, for fear of attracting into
their area people who would be greedy for the silver. The STOWE, YOUNG, and
LOVEJOY families owned big plantations in the area.
For further
information regarding the marriage and descendants of ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE
and wife SALLIE (POINDEXTER) STOWE, see STOWE file. See also family group record of the parents
of SALLIE (POINDEXTER) STOWE—WILLIAM PLEDGE POINDEXTER and ELIZABETH (ASHBURN)
POINDEXTER.
Sources:
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