Henry Walton Box

Henry Walton Box 1 2 3 4, son of Allen Box and Mary Box, was born on 14 Sep 1820 in Tennessee 1 3 4 5 6, died on 25 Dec 1906 1 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, St. Clair County, Alabama 2.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation 4 6 7. Farmer (1850,1860, 1870)

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4. Listed as a 29 year old male farmer from Tennessee. Real Estate worth $200.

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 6. Listed as head of house, 49 years old, and a farmer from Tennessee. Real Estate worth 800 and personal property worth 600.

• Census; 1880, Township 13 Crawfords Cove, St. Clair County, Alabama 3. Listed as 59 years old, white, male farmer, born in Alabama. Mother and father from South Carolina.

Henry married Telitha L. Holeman on 8 Sep 1839 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Telitha was born in 1820 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, died on 3 Nov 1889  and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, St. Clair County, Alabama. They had 11 children: Richmond Rhodes, Hamilton Leroy, Joseph Allen, Mary Margaret, Leroy Worth, Martha Ann, Franklin Pierce, Sarah Angeline, Fletcher Walton, Telitha Frances, and Infant.

Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation 6 7. Housewife (1860, 1870)

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4. Listed as a 29 year old female from South Carolina.

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 6. Listed as 49 years old, keeping house, and from South Carolina. Real Estate show to be worth 750 and personal property worth 600 in addition to her husband's worth.

• Census; 1880, Township 13 Crawfords Cove, St. Clair County, Alabama 3. Listed as 59 years old, born in South Carolina. Mother and father from South Carolina.

Richmond Rhodes Box 2 4 8 9 was born on 17 Sep 1840 in Alabama 4 7 9 and died about 1863.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation 7. Farm Laborer (1860)

• Military; 9 May 1862, St. Clair County, Alabama. 42nd Alabama Regiment Company G

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4. Listed as a 9 year old male, born in Alabama, living with his parents.

Hamilton Leroy Box 4 8 was born on 4 Jun 1843 in Alabama 4 7 9.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military; 20 Dec 1861, Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama 4 10. 18th Alabama Regiment

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4. Listed as a 6 year old male, born in Alabama, and living with his parents.

Joseph Allen Box was born on 12 Dec 1845 9.

Mary Margaret Box 3 4 5 8 9 was born on 5 Aug 1847 in Alabama 3 4 6 7 9.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 3 4 6 9. Listed as 22 years old, without occupation, and living at home with parents. Born in Alabama.

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4 9. Listed as a 2 year old female, born in Alabama, and living with her parents.

• Census; 1880, Township 13 Crawfords Cove, St. Clair County, Alabama 3 4 9. Listed as 30 years old, from Alabama, and living at home with parents.

Leroy Worth Box 4 5 8 9 was born on 19 Dec 1849 in Alabama 4 5 8 9 and died before 1860 in St. Clair County, Alabama 7 9.

General Notes: Leroy disappeared in the 1860 Federal Census. Since he would have only been 10 years old, I am assuming he died somewhere between 1850 and 1860. 7

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 2 Dec 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama 4 9. Listed as a 6 month old male, born in Alabama, and living with his parents.

Martha Ann Box 9 was born on 3 Feb 1852 9.

Franklin Pierce Box 2 5 8 9 was born on 4 May 1854 in St. Clair County, Alabama 6 7 9.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 6. Listed as 16 year old male, works on farm, born in Alabama, and lives at home with parents.

• Census; 1880, Township 13 Crawfords Cove, St. Clair County, Alabama 3. Listed as 24 years old, married, and a Farmer born in Alabama.

Sarah Angeline Box was born March 30, 185? 9.

Fletcher Walton Box 2 3 8 was born on 30 May 1858 in St. Clair County, Alabama 3 6 7 9, died on 1 Aug 1944 and was buried in Cleveland Methodist Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Blount County, Alabama.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 6. Listed as 12 years old, lives at home with parents, works on farm, and was born in Alabama.

• Census; 1880, Township 13 Crawfords Cove, St. Clair County, Alabama 3. Listed as 22 years old, working on farm, and living at home with parents.

Telitha Frances Box 5 8 was born on 7 Feb 1860 in St. Clair County, Alabama 6 7 9 and died on 15 Apr 1940 9.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census; 13 Jun 1870, Precinct 9 Broken Arrow, St. Clair County, Alabama 6. Listed as 10 years old, living at home with parents.

Infant Box was born on 3 Aug 1862 9.

Henry next married Susan Hillsman on 1 Aug 1895 in St. Clair County, Alabama.


Sources

1. Burt Veal, Those Faces We Never Saw, (1983, Pages 7-15. Arkansas History Commission).

2. Ruby Sisson, St. Clair County Marriages 1819-1899, (Gregath Publishing Company- 1999).

3. 1880 Township 13, St. Clair County, Alabama United States Federal Census, (1880 - www.familysearch.com online transcription database.)

4. 1850 Federal Census - District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama, (www.Ancestry.com Online Image Database as posted March 24, 2002.)

5. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997), Page 93.

6. Federal Census - 1870, (Photocopy from Alabama History Commission).

7. 1860 Federal Census - St. Clair County, Alabama, (Page 48 Families 402-409, Photocopy from Alabama History Commission).

8. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997).

9. Glenn Holemon - gholemon@charter.net, Email from Glenn Holemon concerning Telitha Frances Box, (Information provided May 3, 2003.)

10. Website - Alabama Department of History and Archives, (http://www.archives.state.al.us - Civil War Database.)