James F. Box

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1-James F. Box ¹ ² ³, son of Henry Sr. Box and Cassandra Unknown, was born in 1787 in Laurens County, South Carolina ¹ ³ and died on 10 Aug 1858 in St. Clair County, Alabama.

James married Cassandra Unknown about 1816 in Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. Cassandra was born about 1797 in South Carolina. They had eight children: Allen, Margaret Elizabeth, John, James Allen, Wiseman, Pinkney Farrow (Forrest?), Edward, and Avarilla.

2-Allen Box was born about 1817 in Franklin County, Tennessee ⁴.

2-Margaret Elizabeth Box ⁵ was born on 8 Nov 1818 in Alabama ⁴ ⁶, died on 6 Jul 1883 ⁶ and was buried in Old Mitchell Cemetery, Ragland, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁵ ⁶.

2-John Box ³ ⁶ ⁷ was born about 1820-1821 in Alabama ³.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 1880, Broken Arrow Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁸. Listed as a 60 year old male white farmer from Alabama. Both parents from South Carolina.

2-James Allen Box ⁴ was born about 1825 in St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴ and died after 1880 in Jackson County, Alabama ⁴.

2-Wiseman Box was born on 1 Dec 1827 in St. Clair County, Alabama and died after 1900 in Union Springs Cemetery, Winn Parish, Louisiana.

2-Pinkney Farrow (Forrest?) Box ³.

2-Edward Box ² was born about 1834 in Alabama ³.

2-Avarilla Box was born on 8 May 1835 and died on 23 Jul 1896 in Tarrant County, Texas. Other names for Avarilla were Serelda, Rilla, Evelina, Sarilda and Berilla ⁴.

Sources

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

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

3. 1850 Federal Census - District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama, (www.Ancestry.com Online Image Database as posted March 24, 2002.)

4. Norma Jean (Box) Lloyd, Family Group Sheet of Norma Jean (Box) Lloyd, (Pedigree Chart No. 8 - James Allen Box. Sent to Pris Weathers by Norma Jean (Box) Lloyd, April 5, 2002. Sources cited: 1860 and 1870 Jackson County, Alabama Federal Census, 1880 Madison County, Alabama Federal Census. Bureau of Missing Ancestors, Everton's Genealogical Helper, Social Security Application of John Joseph Clem. 1850, 1860, and 1900 St. Clair County, Alabama Federal Census. 1860, 1870, and 1880 Winn Parish Louisiana Federal Census, 1900 Coryell County, Texas Federal Census, Jackson County, Alabama Marriage 1851-1856, Valley Leaves, Betty LeClenc, Old Land Records of Madison County, Alabama by M.M. Cowart, Records of Estates Book, St. Clair News, A Study of the History of Ragland).

5. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997), Page 92.

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

7. 1880 Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama United States Federal Census, (1880 - www.familysearch.com Online Federal Census Transcription Database.)

8. 1880 Broken Arrow Township, St. Clair County, Alabama United States Federal Census, (1880 - www.familysearch.com Online Federal Census Transcription Database.)