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NEWSLETTER FOR DESCENDENTS OF ROGER DELK
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Fabian Doles Feb. 20, 2003 F. D. |
Who
was Roger Delk: A Brief Biography
Roger
Delk/Dilke married his first wife Sarah in England and they
had a daughter, Elizabeth born April 1622 in Middlesex, London.
Roger Delk arrived from England to Virginia aboard the ship
"South Hampton" in 1624. This was one of Sir Walter
Raleigh's ships used on his last expedition to South America.
It is most probable that his wife was to follow later, but most
likely died before. In any case he shortly after his arrival
he married Alice Davenport who arrived on the same boat with
him. Roger was indentured to John Chew and employed in 1624
on his plantation on Hog Island. He worked out his indenture
by 1626, and in 1628, Francis West, "Governor and Captaine
Generall", granted him 1,000 acres on Lawne`s Creek which
flows into the James River just below Hog Island. The size of
this patent suggests the possibility of some influence having
been exerted in his behalf.
He rose rapidly in esteem and was chosen to represent Stanley
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He
served during the session that began on Feb. 1, 1632/33 and
may have lived too above his means at Jamestown (then called
"James Cittie"), while attending the assembly in 1634
for he was outlawed for debts and a capias was issued against
him. He appears to have died before 1635 as Alice his wife was
registering land in her name. He had one son Roger II. His Wife
Alice remarried Nicholas Reynolds and had two more sons. The
1,000 acres on Lawne's Creek, granted to Roger Delk I. by Gov.
Francis Westand then became due Nicholas Reynolds on 26 Aug.
1637, he having married Alice, the widow of Roger. Roger II.
inherited this land when he came of age.On Aug. 23 1661: Roger
Delk (II) (and his wife Rebecca) out of love & affection
made a deed to his half- "brothers Francis and Robert Rennells,
born of his mother Alice Gregory (wife of John Gregory) by her
(2nd) husband, Nicholas Reynolds (dec.) of Lawne's Creek,"
for a tract of land in Surry Co.
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Circulation:
currently we have 66 subscribers, mostly descendents of
Roger Delk and growing fast!! Last issue had only 47 subscribers.
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this issue:
I
hope our readers appreciate the advantages of my choice in using HTML vs.
WORD. More pictures, as well as better layout and easier navigation.
I.
GREETINGS
friends, cousins, and fellow researchers. The circulation of the Newsletter
is now up to 65! The organization of the eMail communications between cousins
is getting to be a full time job. To make my life a little easier I therefore
ask everyone to :
a. Include your full name on all correspondences - first and last!
It saves me time when I sort them into 65 files (one for each of you). I
have received a few eMails with no name at all included and had to go through
my eMail address book to identify the author. Please spare me that.
b. let me know what state you live in (or what state you were born
- if it is different). If you are now living in Alaska but were born in
Tennessee. The TN connection is what is most relevant for the mailing list.
Your current address is useful so that cousins in your area can make contact
more easily. I also sort some of my info by state and it makes my work more
easy to send out relevant info to the right people. If you notice I include
the state in the eMail address for your convenience as well; you can find
cousins in your state much more easier or can be found. If your eMail address
does not have a state abbreviation tacked on, it means I do not know where
you live. Please provide it accordingly.
c. No attachments
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II. DELK SOLDIERS (part II continued from issue # 5):
It seems to me
appropriate in these troubled times to honor our Roger Delk descendents
who died for America as well as all those who have served in it's wars.
The following passage
is from a sermon by
John Hageeis and is well worth repeating:
"I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the
soldier at Valley
Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands.
He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from
months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his
family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.
He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He
looks
at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...
I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your
children graduate too illiterate to read it.
I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you
stay at
home because it rains.
I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain
silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.
I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has
stolen democracy from the people.
It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press.
It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.
It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is
draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us
in
our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen."
editors note: I do not support War, but I do support it's soldiers
No stone should be left unturned, even if it takes a little more
time and effort
to prevent any war, any where.
SOLDIERS
descended from Roger Delk (in more or less alphabetical
order):
If you can add to this list, please
forward them and I will include them in the next issue.
Greer Clayburn Delk 1896-1919: was killed during service in WWI.
He was my grandfather's brother. (Son of Solomon Simon; son of Thomas
Greer; son of ?George Washington; son of Joseph or Jacob; son of David)
Garth Delk : Enlisted in the US air Force in 1973 following graduation
from High School. After serving as a medic, he eventually earned a BS
in Nursing from Ball State University, Muncie Ind. and was commissioned
a 2nd Lt. in 1983. Assignments include: Malmstrom AFB Mt., Ellsworth AFB,
SD, Homestead AFB, Fla, Holloman AFB, NM, Al Taif RAFB, Kingdom Saudi
Arabia, and Kirtland AFB, NM. Retired from active duty in 1997. (see new
cousins for more!)
James Ira Delk 1894-1937: WWI vet. Pvt.Co.A.26th A
James Robert Delk (no dates) : son of above James Ira Delk served
in the Navy during WWII.
Jesse Delk 1956-living: Served in the USMC from 1974-1979 when
honorably discharged. Note: see new cousins for more details.
Michelle (nee Delk) AbuAwad ?-living: I began my military career
in the enlisted ranks in 1989. Currently I serve in the USAR as commander
of the HHC 561st CSG. My primary MOS is 95B, which changed to 91A when
I switched from the enlisted ranks to the officer corps. My secondary
MOS is 90A.
Thomas Greer Delk 1837-1911: served in the Civil War, if I remember
correctly in the Union side for AR. I have his records at home. (Son of
?George Washington; son of Joseph or Jacob; son of David)
Coolidge DELK 1924-1991: PFC US Army, World War II, Nov. 16, 1924-Mar.
24, 1991: from TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON
CO. TN.
Patton Edward Delk 1916-1979: Patton was a soldier during World
War II. Son of Rutherford B. Delk.
Sherrod / Sherwood Delk ca 1843-?: Sherwood Delk's name appears
on a list of Tinker Dave Beaty's (known for his Guerilla tactics in the
Civil War) Independent Scouts which is in the Compiled Service Records
of Volunteer Union Soldiers of Tennessee, Microfilm #395/Roll #199, in
the State Archives. All men owned their own horses. The record gives the
names of the men, their rank and age and notes about sick leave, capture
and death and the value of each horse. Each record also states that they
were mustered in on Jan. 25, 1862, and discharged on June 1, 1865. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/tinkerdave.htm
Warren G. "Jack" Delk 1918-?: Jack was a sailor during World
War II . Son of Rutherford B. Delk
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LEFT:
Richard D. Piros
(1962 - still living):
served 1982-1985
taken from:
http://www.geocities.ws/millyella/myservicemen.html [5]
Home page of his mother Milly Piros: http://www.geocities.ws/millyella
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Palmer Rowe (no
dates): retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1992 with 28 years
service. Did three tours in Europe.
The following Delk Soldiers are not plotted in my tree
if any one knows how they tie in please let me know:
DELK, AVERY A.:
Rank=PV2 Serial Number=ER53011200, State of Record=MS, Co. of Record=Monroe,
Race=1, Year of Birth= ,Branch=Infantry, Military Occupation Specialty=(4745)
Light Weapons Infantryman, Assigned Unit=8th Cav. Regt. (Inf)-1st Cav.
Div, Place of Casualty=N Korea Date of Casualty, (Year/Mo/Day)=1950/12/02,
Casualty Description=Seriously WIA by missile-Returned to Duty (US), Disposition
of Evacuations=Returned to duty. Relationship unknown from: http://www.theriver.com/Public/gcompany/1-8-da.htm
The Rev. Fred A. Delk LUDOWICI -- The Rev. Fred A. Delk, 88, died
March 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. He was a native of Long
County and was a former resident of Roopville and Jacksonville, Fla. He
retired from active ministry in 1970. He was a member of Southern Baptist
Convention, Ludowici First Baptist Church and was a Chaplain with the
Army Air Corps during World War II. SURVIVORS: his wife, Jennifer
Wortham of Ludowici; a grandson, David Wortham of Ludowici; two granddaughters,
Anastasia and Victoria Wortham, both of Ludowici; and several cousins.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: will be held at a later date in Ludowici First Baptist
Church. REMEMBRANCES: Stained Glass Window Fund of the Ludowici First
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 494, Ludowici, GA 31316. Gordon-Harrison Funeral
Home in Jesup. Does anyone have him tied in as Roger
Delk descendent?-Fabian
Maj. General James D. Delk : Retired Maj. General James D. Delk
wrote a book about the 40th Division History. In part he said and I quote:
"The Korean Veterans always did feel like they didn't receive recognition
due to them." In as much as I would like to refrain from making the
following observation I must not hesitate to state that I too, feel that
I have not been given due recognition for my efforts in creating that
vital part of the Monument- the Oriental Lantern. I feel honored to have
contributed my artistic talent in creating and donating the Lantern that
will top the monument with no end in sight. Harry Bonnici
JAMES DELK, 8266 MERCER WAY, FAIR OAKS, CA, 95628-2711. TELEPHONE: 916-966-3616,
FAX: 916-966-3607 Info from: http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/40idunk.htm
If anyone knows if and how he ties in let me know
- Fabian.
SFC Michael Delk: The Infantry Trophy Team Match was won by Tippie,
SFC Kenneth Gill, SFC John Chubb, Sgt. Bruce McCauley, McMahon and Tomlinson.
Their score of 1,404 is a new national record for the event. They were
coached by SFC Michael Delk and SSgt. Carl Dooley. THE U.S. Army Marksmanship
Unit's Service-Rifle Team swept the competition at the recent National
Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio. Delk and Dooley led Maj. Richard Hawkins,
SSgt. Kenneth Jones, Gill, Dement, Chubb and Boyd to victory in the Interservice
1,000-yard team match. (U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit PAO) http://www.army.mil/soldiers/oct95/p6.html
relationship unknown?
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California
Delk, Stephen W., b. 06/01/1949, d. 04/27/1992, US Army, PVT, Res:
Los Angeles, CA, Plot: 32 0 739, bur. 06/30/1992
Delk, Warren , b. 11/09/1919, d. 09/05/1992, US Coast Guard, S1,
Res: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 91406 CA, Plot: 34 0 462, bur. 09/14/1992
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California
Delk, Cathryn R., b. 05/06/1906, d. 07/20/1992, Plot: 2B 4642A,
bur. 07/23/1992,
Delk, Raymond , b. 01/01/1909, d. 09/05/1965, 99 SIG CO SIG C,
Plot: 2G 223, bur. 09/09/1965.
Although not related to the Delks, George Pierce DOLES is one of the
more illustrious individuals in my tree:
CSA
Brigadier General
George P.
Doles
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George
Pierce Doles 1830-1864: Born May 14, 1830, in Milledgeville,
Ga. Doles was a businessman and a captain in the Baldwin Blues militia
unit. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a captain in
the Baldwin Blues, “H” Company 4th Georgia Infantry
also known as the Doles-Cook Brigade which participated in all the
major battles that fought under Gen. Robert E. Lee in Northern Virginia.
In May 1861, he was promoted to Colonel, and in November
to Brigadier General. Doles, age 32, commanded a brigade
in Hill's Division at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and a
brigade in Rodes' Division at Gettysburg, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania
before his death at Cold Harbor. He was killed by a sharp shooter
during the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia.
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III. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FAMILY:
Here are all the new "cousins" I dug up at ancestry.com &
genealogy.com that had valid addresses. Another 30 or so postings were identified
as Roger Delk descendents but the contact eMail addresses were not valid
(see attachment: please have a look if you know any of those listed and
have a valid address please forward)
Listed alphabetically by born/maiden surname when known (bold
blue letter)
Imogene Florence Brown: TENNESSEE imogeneflorence yahoo.com
Pedigree :
Roger Delk I. m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II. m. Rebecca -unknown- son
Joseph Delk I. m Hannah Thorp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m. Judy Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m. Patience Newsom son
William David Delk Sr. m. Elizabeth Betsy King son
John M. Jack Delk m. Malinda/Milinda son
James Augustus Little m. Nancy Elizabeth Delk daughter
Mary Elizabeth Little m. ? son? or daughter?
? Little m. ?
Imogene maiden name?
My gg grandfather was John Delk from NC. Birthday ca 1808. Spouse-Milanda
.... Came to TN before 1833.Children-Lousia,Nancy E. my g grandmother,William
K., Matilda, David & Henry F. They resided in Hardeman CO, TN
Dale & Georgia Carr: dgcarrworldnet.att.net
We are working on this Delk branch from South Carolina. If anyone knows
more about this line any help would be appreciated!
Daniel Jefferson
Delk m. Lillian Augustus Rowell
children:
1. Herbert Graham Delk m. Julia Louise Armstrong daughter
--- Charlotte Delk m. Avinger daughter
------Jo-Ann Avinger m. Way
2. Esma Delk m. Groce (of Spartenburg S.C.) no known children
3. Pearl Delk m. Rev. Harvey Danner
4. Robert Allen Delk m. Tharie Copland son
--- Daniel Jacob
Barbara
Ann (nee Delk) & Jim Husband: (state?)
cedar3tds.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
Joseph Benton Delk III m Frances Dawson son
Jacob Benton Delk m Alma Ann Crowell son
Samuel Gill Delk m Isabelle White Anderson son
John Alexander Delk m Mary Alice Cathey son
Edward Blair Delk m Hortense Whiteside daughter
Barbara Ann Delk m James Allen "Jim" Husband
Note: Autobiography was not received before
deadline
Charlie Delk & Renee: (state?) rjdelkprodigy.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
James Delk m Matilda Ellen Stewart
William Pearson "Gurse" m Mary Elizabeth Crockett (descends from
pioneer hero Davy Crockett's father)
Tom James Garfield Delk m Ida Brooks son
Walter Delk m Marie Liza Pullings son
Charlie Delk m Renee Bray
Note: Autobiography was not received before
deadline
Jane
(nee Delk) Shine: IOWA catcrazynetins.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca (?) son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah (?) son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
David Delk Sr. m Sarah A Miller (Smith?) son
Jeremiah "Jerry" Delk m Abigail Cobb (1/8 Cherokee & Davy
Crockett connection) son
Joseph "Joe" Delk m I. Mary Ipock m II. Haley
Gibson son
William "Willie" "Bill" Lonzie Delk m Minnie Ellen
Sharp son
Joseph "Joe" Ray Delk m Bessie Lois Sparks daughter
Jane Marie Delk m Daniel Marvin Shine daughter
Danielle Marie Shine m Adam Joe Halterman
Note:
Autobiography was not received before deadline
Garth Delk:
TN > Muncie, IN > Albuquerque, New Mexico garthdelk13hotmail.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
Thomas Sherwood Delk m Jane ? son
Thomas Delk m Marmon ? son
Rosier Lee Delk m Laura J. Bolin son
Garth Delk m. Debra
My father, along with many of the Appalachian out migration of the 1940's
settled in Muncie Indiana to work as a glass maker. He had 2 sons by Edna
Lavender of Fentress Co. Tennessee, (Dennis Eugene, and Eules Dean) and
one by Laura Bolin after moving to Indiana. I was born in Muncie and enlisted
in the US air Force in 1973 following graduation from Muncie Southside
High School. After serving as a medic, I eventually earned a BS in Nursing
from Ball State University, Muncie Ind. and was commissioned a 2nd Lt.
in 1983. My assignments include: Malmstrom AFB Mt., Ellsworth AFB, SD,
Homestead AFB, Fla, Holloman AFB, NM, Al Taif RAFB, Kingdom Saudi Arabia,
and Kirtland AFB, NM . After retiring from active duty in 1997, I have
worked as a research nurse, and an occupational health nurse for the US
Public Health Service.
I currently reside in Albuquerque NM with my wife Debra, and son Jonathan.
I have always had an interest in Delk heritage and welcome the opportunity
to know our extended family.
Jesse
Delk: Jamestown, TENNESSEE Tennman41hotmail.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
John Delk II. m Sarah "Sallie" Williams son
Dudley Denton Delk m Abigail Tennessee Richardson son
Jessee Woodson Delk m Lillie Alice York son
Noble Delk m Ruth Beaty son
Jesse Delk m Sylvia Whited: 2 children: Jesse A. Delk and
Amanda R. Delk m. Vaughn son
Seth Vaughn
Hi all, my name is Jesse and I reside in Jamestown, TN. I was born in Jamestown,
TN on May 15, 1956 along with a twin sister. I Grew up in Muncie, IN. Served
in the USMC from 1974-1979 when honorably discharged. Moved back to TN in
1992. About a year ago or so I got the ancestry bug and been digging since.
Haven't really hit it hard so I've
been learning new things everyday. Have found that I descend from Roger
like
almost all the Delks have and in the spring I am planning a trip to Surry
County VA also noticed on the map of Surry co. that there is a little area
called Delks Crossroads or Crossing. Look forward to meeting and chatting
with all these new relatives I've come across. Best wishes. Jesse
Judy Celeste Delk: Memphis, Tennessee JCDTNaol.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
William Delk Sr. m Elizabeth Betsy King
John M. "Jack" Delk m Malinda/Milanda -unknown-
William Kindred Delk m Eliza Jane Park
James Robert m Ada E. Williams
James Ira Delk m Bessie G. Ralph
William Ralph Delk m Mary Ann Delashmit daughter
Judy Celeste Delk m William Henry Carrier III
I was born in Tipton co. Tennessee in the house of my maternal Grandmother.
My brothers . Steven Ralph Delk and Duane Alan Delk were born in Memphis,
Tennessee. Both my grand parents and my great grandparents are buried in
Tipton co. Tennessee (some in Munford, some in Covington). All my father's
siblings who have died are buried in Tipton co. Tennessee as well.
My brother Duane is still single and living in Hollywood, Florida. My other
brother Steven is living in Fayette co. Tennessee.
My first husband died in April 2000. He was the father of my 3 older children:
- Carmen Delaine (b. 23 Mar 1970 Memphis, Tennessee), first married
Thomas Walls in March of 1986 in Verona Mississippi. They had 3 children:
- Brandon Ray (b.22 Oct 1986, Tupelo, Mississippi)
- Elizabeth Celeste (7 Oct 1987, Tupelo, Mississippi) and
- Matthew Alan (29 Aug 1992, Tupelo, Mississippi).
Carmen later divorced Thomas and married then Bruno Antonio Greco (b.
Italy)
They are living in O'Fallon a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.
- Kendall Shea (20 Jul 1971, Memphis, Tennessee) married and then divorced
Robert Hunter. She is currently engaged and lives in Alabama
- Joshua "Josh" Scott lives in Memphis
My second marriage is of no consequence and I do not wish to divulge any
further info. After my 2nd divorce I resumed my maiden name Delk. I never
married, …, the father of Rhiannon my 4th child. I met Bill Carrier,
my first husband, in Norfolk, Virginia in 1968. We married in Elizabeth
City North Carolina and then moved back to Memphis, Tennessee. Bill and
I both remarried then divorced again (remained friends all along). I live
in Memphis with my daughter Rhiannon, and my son lives in Memphis. My daughter
Carmen Delaine (nee Carrier) exWalls Greco. lives I O'Fallon, Missouri.
My other daughter Kendall Shea (nee Carrier) Hunter lives in Alabama.
The latest addition to our family was on 5 Feb 2003 with the birth of Ashlynn
Kate Delk the daughter of Shannon and Brian Thomas Delk. (Brian being the
son of my brother Ralph).
Steven Ralph
Delk & Edna Louise (nee Woods) (state?)
DelkEcnrc.navy.mil
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
William Delk Sr. m Elizabeth Betsy King
John M. "Jack" Delk m Malinda/Milanda -unknown-
William Kindred Delk m Eliza Jane Park
James Robert m Ada E. Williams
James Ira Delk m Bessie G. Ralph
William Ralph Delk m Mary Ann Delashmit son
Steven Ralph Delk m Edna Louise Woods
Note: Autobiography was not received before deadline
William R. Delk: (state?) wrdelkbellsouth.net
descends from Kindred Delk Sr. (son of Jacob Delk Sr. and Judith)
Note:
Autobiography was not received before deadline
Sue
Eldridge: Centerville on Cape Cod, MA originally
from James Town TN seldridge02632attbi.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk I. m. Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II. m. Rebecca son
Joseph Delk I. m. Hannah Thorp(e)/Tharp son
Joseph Delk II m. Judith Juday Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m. Susan Randall son
John Delk m. Jemima Adkins son
David m. Sarah Miller son
Jeremiah m. Abagail Cobb 1/8th Cherokee a descendent of Davy Crockett's
father son
John m. -unknown- son
Son Dallas m. Ruby Howard 3 daughters:
Betty
Sue (me) , Carlie Ann and Nellie Grace (died as an infant). All born in
Jamestown, TN
I am Betty Sue Delk Williams Eldridge Born April 24, 1944 in Jamestown,
TN. I never use the Betty so please refer to me as Sue. I am the daughter
of Dallas Delk and Ruby Howard. Dallas was a notorious ladies man, gambler,
and moon shiner. I have a living sister Carlie Ann Delk Williams Silvia
and a deceased sister Nellie Grace Delk who died at age 5 months and is
buried in Frogge Chapel Cemetery in Pall Mall. My parents were married but
left my sister and I with relatives in Jamestown and disappeared for many
months. The relatives were Thursie and Erwin Stephens, Dallas's half sister
and her husband. When Thursie became ill, Erwin took us down the street
to Ruby's sister, Roxy and Luther Smith. They wrote another sister, Bernice
Howard Williams who came and got us and took us to Massachusetts where we
were legally adopted after many attempts by Ruby to get us back. I was never
allowed to use the name Delk but it always had a fascination for me.
We visited Jamestown often, on the same street that Dallas would visit his
sister but he never acknowledged us in any way. When I had my children,
I tried to find my mother. My sister remembered some names and with the
help of an operator I found a cousin. My mother visited me twice and said
that Dallas had died of alcoholism and was buried in a pauper's grave in
Cincinnati, Ohio. The stories I heard were many. One about outsmarting the
sheriff who tired to arrest him at his still, another about him winning
a hardware store in a poker game, and one that he tired to kill the sheriff
and wounded his wife instead. It was on the road down to Pall Mall. Other
stories have him buddies with Sgt. York when he rode the horse into the
church which I believe is Frogge Chapel. Of course, Alvin York found religion
and Dallas never did. When Ruby, my biological mother died, I went to the
funeral and found my Delk relatives. It was wonderful for me and wonderful
for them since they never knew what happened to us. I am a special needs
teacher, married to a lawyer. We
have three children, Jeff, a journalist photographer, Stephen, a lawyer
and daughter Kristi, who got married last week, is a special needs teacher.
I became fascinated while teaching Social Studies with the Lost Colony
of Roanoke Island. English colonist disappeared without a trace and with
no sign of violence. Theory has it that the Cherokee took them inland
to save them and they intermarried. There are lots of English names in
the Cherokee Tribe. I also saw a show many years ago about a a tribe of
blond haired, blue eyed Cherokee on one of the news show., Unfortunately,
I did not pay attention as it was before I had known my roots. Would anyone
have any knowledge of this?
I live in Centerville,
MA on Cape Cod. There does not seem to be much information on Dallas. Has
anyone ever heard of him? I guess I did not get any of his bad habits but
he sounds like an interesting person. I would love to here from any relatives.
Sue Eldridge
Note
from the editor: Thank you for the longer then average autobiography!
Clark
Fulton: Elk Grove, ILLINOIS cwf1netzero.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
James Delk m. Matilda Stewart son
James Alfred Delk m Lily Alice Slaven daughter
Cora Hazel Delk m son
Clark Fulton
I was born in Michigan, grew up in Florida, and went to college in Michigan
and South Carolina, then moved to Illinois to get married. I've lived
in the Chicago area ever since. After spending 39 years with United Airlines,
I retired last year and have been traveling a bit (more) since. In addition
to seeing my children and grandchildren more, who are spread across the
country, I'm trying to spend as much time keeping my mother company as
I can.
Tracy
Kauffman (nee King) UTAH skauffaol.com
Pedigree:
I currently reside in West Jordan, Utah. I've been married for 9 years
and have 3 children. A boy, Sawyer, aged 5 and two daughters, Grace aged
3 and Felicity aged 6 months. my sister, Tamera, was just asking me about
getting some genealogy pedigree files and things to her because she is
taking a PAF class, and wants to enter all the information on the computer.
(I enjoy the research more, and she likes to do the data entry stuff more.
A good compromise, I think!) Anyway, when I get it out in front of me,
I'll send some of the information that I have, and then when she gets
it into PAF format, I'll send that too.
Note: Pedigree was not received before
deadline
Sandra
Deppe (nee Kelley illegitimate Delk) Jewell,
IOWA sdeppeglobalccs.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk I. m. Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II. m. Rebecca son
Joseph Delk I. m. Hannah Thorp(e)/Tharp son
Joseph Delk II m. Judith Juday Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m. Susan Randall son
John Delk m. Jemima Adkins son
David m. Sarah Miller son
Jeremiah m. Abigail Cobb (1/8th
Cherokee and a descendent of Davy Crockett's father) son
Joseph "Joe" Delk m. Mary Ipcock
Sherman Delk partner Delvagene Kelley daughter
Sandra
Kelley
Daniel
Ervin Mills: (state?) loueenjuno.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
Joseph Benton Delk III m Frances "Fannie" Ross Dawson son
George Washington D. m Lydia Liddy Davis son
George Washington Delk m Maleta Melita Jane Allbritton son
James "Jim" A. Eli William Delk m Elen Lusinda "El"
Railey (Native American)daughter
Josephine "Josie" Catherine Delk m John William David Manes daughter?
Delk m Mills (parents not mentioned in correspondence) son
Daniel E. Mills
Note: Daniel as you can see I am still
missing your parents and autobiography
Sue
Hall Mills: state? shmapex.net
Pedigree.
Roger Delk m. Alice Davenport
Roger Delk II m. Rebecca daughter
Rebecca m. George Ezell son
John Ezell m. Hannah Avoris, son
William Ezell m. Sarah Gilliam, son
Gilliam Ezell m Nancy Slaughter son
William Lewis Ezell m. Jane Joiner (Joyner) daughter
Narcissia Jane Ezell m. Robert Washington Mize, son
Robert Bailey Mize m. Kennie Cunningham, daughter
Bernice Mize m. Marvin W. Hall, daughter
Sue Hall m. Fred J. Mills
I was born on October 11, 1933 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky,
the first daughter of Marvin and Bernice Mize Hall. At the time of my
birth I had one brother deceased, and two living brothers, Darrell and
Bill Hall. I have one younger brother, Jon, and two younger sisters, Sarah
and Nira.
My father Marvin W.
Hall was a Baptist Minister and in 1936 we moved to Logan County, Ky where
he pastored Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
At the age of 10 I moved to Lyon County, Kentucky and I have lived all
my life within a 90 mile radius of where I was born. I presently reside
in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. I retired in 1984 from my job as a paralegal
due to health reasons, and since then I have worked quite hard trying
to find the branches of my family tree.
I am the mother of
four children, Sherry, Mike, Rob and Chris, 11 grandchildren and am expecting
my 3rd great grandchild.
My Delk connection
comes way back to Rebecca Delk who married George Ezell abt. 1695-1700
in Surry Va.
Janice
Neagle: KANSAS neaglecowley.cc.ks.us
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport
son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
Joseph DELK & Fannie Ross Dawson
George Washington DELK & Lydia Davis or Brewer
Thomas Greer DELK & Sarah Ann Hendrix
Solomon Simon DELK & Sarah Isabelle Hancock DELK
James Cecil DELK & Ercy Effie Rader DELK
Lena Florine DELK Pryor & Robert Harrison Pryor
Janice Kay Pryor m.(Glidewell, Winningham) Neagle
My name is Janice (Pryor, Glidewell, Winningham) Neagle (I've been married
twice before). I will be 51 years old on Saturday (posted on Tuesday 02.11.03)
and I was born in Wellington, Kansas to Robert H. Pryor and Lena Florene
Delk Pryor. I have one married son (31), one step-son (22), one step-daughter
(21), one grand-daughter, one grandson, and one step-grand-daughter. We
have lived in Arkansas City, Kansas for six years, moved down from Wichita,
Kansas. We own Coyote Auction, and I am a full-time Human Resource Director
at Cowley County Community College. My grandparents were James Cecil Delk
and Ercy Effie Rader Delk; James' parents
were Solomon Simon Delk and Sarah Isabell Hancock Delk; Solomon's parents
were Thomas Greer Delk and Sarah Ann Hendrix Delk. The rest I think is
George Washington Delk; Joseph Delk, David Delk, Joseph Delk, Jr; Joseph
Delk, Sr., Roger Delk, Jr, and Roger Delk. I've still got a ways to go
to prove the last part - any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I love genealogy and am addicted to it, but unfortunately don't have enough
time to devote to it.
I don't know if any of you are descended from Thomas Greer or not, but
I am, and I just had to share something. My mother gave me an old religious
book that Thomas Greer gave his son, Solomon Simon (my gggrandfather)
in 1907. It has his writing in the front of the book. I've been told that
Thomas was a preacher - I think he was trying to tell his son something!
Jim
Pekrul: MICHIGAN jpekrulnetonecom.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
William Delk Sr. m Elizabeth Betsy King son
John M. "Jack" Delk m Malinda/Milanda -unknown- son
William Kindred Delk m Eliza Jane Parker son
James Robert Delk m Ada E. Williams daughter
Irene Neely Delk m James Russell McIntosh daughter
Ora Alene McIntosh m. Alfred Andrew Pekrul son
James "Jim" Pekrul m. Darlene Ann Morris 2 children
Michael Andrew & Robert Allan Pekrul
James and Irene met in Tenn. and married in KY. They moved to CA. about
1931. James and Irene worked for General Electric. After they retired
they moved back to Tenn. Ora met Alfred in Ca, in 1943 when he was stationed
there after being inducted into the Army. Ora moved to West Branch, MI.
to live with Alfred's parents until he came home from the war. I was born
and raised in West Branch, MI. After my marriage in 1966 I moved to Grand
Rapids, Mi. I have worked in commercial construction for 39 years. At
the present time I work for an Architectural firm as an on site construction
reviewer.
My McIntosh line has been traced back to Scotland through my four great
grand father John Og McIntosh. John Og was a British soldier captured
at the battle of Cow Pens 1781. Then remainder in this country after the
war.
My Pekrul line I have traced back to my third great grand father Andrew
born in Russia 1776.
Palmer
Rowe: Gadsen, ALABAMA prowemicroxl.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m. Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m. Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m. Hanna Thorp(e)/Tharp(e) son
Jacob Delk Sr. m. Judith
Samuel Delk m -unknown-
David Delk m. Elizabeth Terrell daughter
Elizabeth Delk m. John Chapman son
Thomas Jefferson (Budd) Chapman and Christina Fletcher daughter
Ellen Tallulah Chapman m. Hendley W. Gordon daughter
Olive Clemintine Gordon m. William Lenard Rowe son
Palmer Wingard Rowe m. Martha Doris Jones son
Palmer W. Rowe, Jr m. Virginia Ann Thompson 3 sons & 3 grandchildren
I retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1992 with 28 years service.
I did three tours in Europe. Want to compare notes?
Jerry
Stephens: Jerrystepmsn.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk I. m. Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II. m. Rebecca son
Joseph Delk I. m. Hannah Thorp(e)/Tharp son
Joseph Delk II m. Judith Juday Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m. Susan Randall son
John Delk m. Jemima Adkins son
David m. Sarah Miller son
Jeremiah m. Abagail Cobb 1/8th Cherokee a descendent of Davy Crockett's
father son
John m. -unknown- daughter
Thursie Jane m. Erwin Stephens son
Jerry Stephens
Note: Autobiography was not received
before deadline
Carol
Strickland: Cape May, NEW JERSEY secretgarden98yahoo.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
James Delk m Matilda Evans Stewart
John McHenry "Red" Delk m Vina /Vian Kroger / Koger
Mertie Delk m Travis Reagen
My g-grandfather was John McHenry Delk of Wolf River Tenn. He was married
to Vian Kroger. He died in 1928 in Jamestown. They had children by the
names of Will, Lonzo, Everret, Alf, Ellen, Mertie (my g-mother) Bertha,
and Usley
Note: Carol as you can see I am missing
your parents
Shirly
(nee Delk) & William Partlow: TENNESSEE
wpartlowqnis.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk I
Roger Delk II
Joseph Delk I
Joseph Delk II
David Delk
Joseph Delk III
George Washington Delk
Thomas Greer Delk
James Washington Delk
Ira Thomas Delk
and myself, Shirley Delk
My family settled at Kettle Mills, Tenn. I am 7th generation Delk from
Benton Delk, born about 1750.
Note: Pedigree, and autobiography was
not received before deadline
Betty
Sitton: state? cbjausit.net
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk Sr. m Jemima Adkins son
John Delk Jr. m Sarah "Sallie" Williams son
Jasper Delk m Mary Jane Douglas
Ancil Delk Sr. m Della Rose Miller daughter
Georgia May Delk m -not provided- Sitton daughter
Betty Sitton
My mother-in-law is Ancil Delks daughter. Her grandfather was Jasper Delk
Note: Autobiography was not received
before deadline
John
Robert & Marsha Young: TN >Texas mrszorrohotmail.com
Roger Delk
m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I. m Hanna Thorp(e) /Tharp(e) son
Joseph Delk II. m Judith Jordan son
David Delk Sr. m Patience Newsom son
William Delk Sr. m Elizabeth Betsy King son
John M. "Jack" Delk m Malinda/Milanda daughter
Matilda Mary Delk m James M. Ray Jr. daughter
Martha Caroline Ray m James Henry "Jim" Shelly daughter
Mary Malinda Shelly m John Henry Luttman daughter
Frances Thema Luttman m Louis Sylvester Young son
John Robert Young m Marsha
Rose O'Dell
I
am Marsha Rose O'Dell Young, born in MO and my husband is John Robert Young.
We live in a little town in East Texas called Van, TX. It has one blinking
stop light. My husband's mother is Frances Luttman Young, born in Hardeman
County, TN. The Delk line is on Frances' side. John has two daughters from
a previous marriage. He has four grandchildren. We like to travel, ride
bikes, ride horses, genealogy, hunting, and fishing. John can fix ANYTHING
and has the patience of Job!
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IV. FEATURE: The Cherokee Connection
While researching the Delk name I had read in many queries alluding that
there is Cherokee Blood in the Delk lines. Though very few could document
this the fact that so many different branches insisted this connection aroused
my curiosity. I thought it would be interesting to delve into this "Family
Myth" and try to separate the fact from the fiction. In almost every
myth there is a little truth.
a.
Readers answers to Cherokee Myth Question [6]
b. Relevant queries found on-line related to Delk Cherokee Connection
- Sarah Delk/Hughett and Nancy Delk [7]Cherokee children
adopted by Garfield Delk
- Hymelus Patton Cherokee [8] father of Nancy Ann wife
of Elis Delk
- Fannie Koker/Coker Cherokee married to Asa Cobb [9]
> son Jesse Cobb m. Jenetta Stephens > son Thomas Cobb m. Sarah
Sallie Crockett (see issue #5) > daughter Genetta Cobb married Sherrod
Delk
- Native American Data Base: [10] search results DELK
c. Testing for Cherokee DNA - modern technology makes
it possible
Answers
to Cherokee Questionnaire:
From our 60 subscribers only 25 bothered to answer the question about
having a myth of Cherokee blood in there Delk line. I have included all
responses both positive and negative, as some of the negatives had useful
and relevant info. Most of the positive responses were from branches that
hail from Tennessee. Other tribes mentioned were Creek & Choctaw.
by state text in red signifies indian
blood referred to:
Palmer Rowe ALABAMA prowemicroxl.com
: I have found no Cherokee connection.
Dianne Baer ARKANSAS
mombaercox-internet.com
: I checked with my mother (Imogene Brown ibrowncrosscountybank.com)
and she said that her mother had a bit of Indian
blood but that she had always been told it was Choctaw.
Don Collins COLORADO
dcollinsbewellnet.com
: No Cherokee descent that I know of.
Bill &
Lindy Sillers GEORGIA WSLSPlanters.net
: To answer your question, no, I don't have any Cherokee Indian blood
in my line.
Audrey M. Cox INDIANA audreyciglou.com
: The answer is no.
Janice Neagle KANSAS neaglecowley.cc.ks.us
: I haven't found any thru the DELKs, but I have thru someone married
into the family - Hancock-Reynolds-Sutton-Nakisha.
Sue Hall Mills KENTUKY shmapex.net
: None that I know of. I connect so many years back that I can't be of
much help. Sue
Irene Anderson
(nee Holsted) OKLAHOMA:
IANDRSNaol.com
: Yes, my family always said so but were
unwilling to discuss it with us. Also I heard some of them say that they
were from another tribe, Creek I believe.
Sorry but my answer probably won't help much. I'm sure none
of them had any real proof. Irene
Clark Fulton b.
MICHIGAN lives
in ILLINOIS clarkfultoncomcast.net
:
My mother has always said that an ancestor of hers on her mother's side
(Isaac Roysden) was a full-blooded Indian - tribe
unknown. I have not been able to find any evidence of his race,
and I have no direct knowledge of any Delks being Indians.
Jim Pekrul MICHIGAN jpekrulchartermi.net
: I have not heard of any Indian connection. I asked my mother if she
had heard any talk about an Indian connection, she said no. She did say
that a lot of the Delk's looked like there could be, by there completion.
Beverly (nee Delk) & Dean Trytten SOUTH
CAROLINA tryttenanchorsprintmail.com
:
No Cherokee Myth
Nancy Benefield
MISSISSIPPI bordering TENNESSEE belle38663yahoo.com
:
I don't know if there are any Native American bloodlines on my side of
the Delks. Always heard that it maybe so.
Yet I have no known evidence.
Jesse Delk TENESSEE
tennman41hotmail.com
: it has been told to me that my grandmother Lillie Alice York who married
Jesse Woodson Delk was either half or one quarter cherokee.
Judy Celeste Delk
TENNESSEE
JCDTNaol.com
: I know there is a direct line on Mother's side, and have been
told there is on Dad's (Delk) side. I do not have any way to verify.
Sorry, Judy Delk Memphis, TN. I know I have Cherokee Indian Heritage on
my mother's side and was always told that my Great great grandmother Jameda
Hayes Ralph was indian. She was my my Father's mother's mother. Have no
documentation though.
Linda Hackett TENNESSEE
llhacketbellsouth.net:
My family has always insisted that Dorcas Crabtree
was a full-blooded Cherokee. Recently, a cousin of my mother disputed
this stating that Dorcas was half Cherokee and that it was her
mother that was the full-blooded Cherokee. The family legend was
that her soon-to-be husband left town (which town?) with two horses because
he was riding to the indian village (reservation?) to bring her back with
him. Food for thought. Hope it helps!
Mary Fuller TENNESSEE/ SOUTH CAROLINA mfullerbellsouth.net
:
I guess my answer is NO - I haven't come across this that I was aware of.
Interesting though. M. Fuller.
Jane Shine (nee Delk) TENNESSEE
> IOWA catcrazynetins.net
:
Yes, my great grandfather Joseph Delk born April 4,
1867 in Fentress County, TN claimed to be part Cherokee. However it was
through his mother's side of the family. In 1907, my great grandfather applied
to the Special Commissioner of the Court of Claims for a share of money
appropriated by Congress for Eastern Cherokees. see also: Abigail
Cobb who married Jeremiah Delk
Marsha and John Young TEXAS mrszorrohotmail.com
: Not that I (we) know of.
Tracy King Kauffman UTAH
skauffaol.com
: yes the family claims Cherokee Descendents. They call it Black Dutch (if
that helps). They think it's a female, but no one is sure who it would be.
Good luck in the search!
Mark Dickson VIRGINIA mdickson101hotmail.com
: No on the Cherokee question
Ann Hanrahan (state?) edhan4243aol.com
: I have been told several times that we are descendants from Cherokee and
will ask to see if I can find out a name for you.
Mildred T. Delk (state?) jkent3000charter.net
: - No Cherokee Myth
Jim Delk (state?) jams0304hotmail.com
: A more appropriate question would be, Does anyone have any American Indian
blood line and which ancestor makes the claim and do they have a CDIB (Certificate
of Degree of Indian Blood) and are/were they enrolled in any Federal Recognized
Tribes. My experience has been that if "Indian Blood" is mentioned
everyone has a "Cherokee Grandmother" which is usually a myth.
My answer to your Cherokee question is NO.
Nancy Wilson (state?) njwilson1yahoo.com
: I checked through my files and found no connection to a Delk Cherokee
part of the family…I have never heard of any American Indians marrying
into the Delk family. My 3rd gr-grandmother, Eda Delk, married Hyram Crabtree
and that's where it splits. I hope this helped.
Jim Bridgewater (Tennessee?) Bridgy-1msn.com
:
Hi!...My answer is yes and it is through Sally Delk Hughett. I do not know
exactly which Delk is her father. Her son, James Pryor Hughett (a preacher),
listed a Garfield Delk as her father on her death certificate and the mother's
maiden name as Adkins (no first name). The family story is that Sally was
adopted by a Delk family during the Trail of Tears. I have also heard a
family story that we were related to Alvin C. York through her (Delk family).
As far as actual written proof of her being a Cherokee - none, although
my mom actually knew her and was told this about her. There are many, many
family stories about her along this line and the York connection. I have
been researching Gabriel Delk to see if he might be the father but have
struck out because I simply can't find any info on him (such as the simple
question as to who his wife was). It appears to me that there at least has
to be a Delk/Adkins husband/wife connection which would narrow it down a
lot. I look forward to your next newsletter as I really enjoyed the last
one! - Jim
James V. Delk (state?) jvdelk37397aol.com
: I know of no indian blood, cherokee or otherwise, in my direct lines back
to Roger. I Think that I saw on the internet on some web site, a series
of questions regarding indian blood by one of the descendants
of George Washington Delk, son of Joseph Delk, in Arkansas of Oklahoma.
If my memory serves me these discussions were on GenForum, and it seems
that the conclusion was that one of the Delk men had married a cherokee
Indian. s/JAMES V. DELK
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That Concludes
the results of the Cherokee question. Below are some other relevant queries
that were found on-line:
Dixie
Scott-Lester wrote July 05, 1998 at geneology.com :
My SARAH (DELK) HUGHETT was born about 1832-36. She died in Scott Co Tn
in 1918. The father is listed on her death cert. as Garfield Delk. The
reason I have inquired about one JOHN DELK is that there was a JOHN who
married Nancy ADKINS. On SARAH'S death certificate her Mother is listed
as (?) ADKINS. I found GARFIELD DELK on the 1840 c. All
family history that I have, has been told that SARAH and a sister, NANCY,
were CHEROKEE infants left behind on The Trail of Tears.
As we have pieced this together, we have found that NANCY'S first daughter
was named SARAH, and SARAH'S first daughter was named NANCY. We believe
the two girls were raised by 2 different 'white' families. This is a big
guess at this time. NANCY'S maiden name was GOAD and she also married
the brother of SARAH'S husband. SARAH m WILLIAM ALEXANDER HUGHETT-NANCY
m ALLEN HUGHETT. They all lived and died in Campbell and Scott Co Tn.
The latest and official date is the death of SARAH, documented with a
death cert. under the name of SARAH DELK (HUGHETT). This has been a puzzle
that has had many pieces. Perhaps I will find something soon.
Thank you for your speedy reply.
| Fabian
Doles comments : If Sarah & Nancy were really abandoned
infants from the "Trail of Tears" saga this would
mean that though their descendents bare the Delk surname they
are not biologically related only adopted. |
|
response
July 03, 1998 : Thank you for replying. 'John' is a name that I found
on an 1840 census. I have no other info on him. Somewhere in my Tn. research,
the names of 'Garfield' and ? Adkins have come together. They are listed
on the death cert. as the parents of Sarah, b 1832, Tn. As most of the
area in Campbell and Scott Co's of Tn. records were destroyed by fires
during the Civil War. Family history has always listed Sarah as Indian,
probably Cherokee. I have a tin-type of Sarah and her husband, William
Alexander Hughett, taken c. 1865. They had 9 children, all but one married,
but all grew to be adults. I have all of the info on them. It is the parents
of Sarah that have me stopped. One John did marry Nancy Adkins, but I
do not know if this is the correct one for here. I do have a marriage
date for these two if you need it.
Thanks again,
Dixie
response April
13, 2000: Hello, Wilma Gibson:
It has been too long since we last 'spoke'. (My PC has been bummed up
for a long time and now it is fine.)
I see that there are still several questions about "Garfield"
DELK. I just posted a note to one Mike about the same. Do you remember
the story that we were discussing some time ago in regard to my Sarah(Sally)(DELK)
HUGHETT? (b c 1840 / d April 4, 1918: buried at Brimstone TN.) Her Father
is listed on her Scott Co. TN death certificate as Garfield DELK and Mother
is listed only as ADKINS. Somewhere in my memory there is the name of
"Sookie" DELK or something similar. Do you think this could
be the Sarah that I have been looking for these past 10 years?
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Hymelus Patton Cherokee Indian - Elis And Nancy
Ann Delk
Hymelus had a daughter Nancy Ann who married Elis Delk the son of Johnny
Delk and Sarah Williams Delk. He was born June 5, 1855 and died April 24,
1926. The Delks came from Germany. (editors
note: many people in the past believed DELK to be of german origin. see
Delk Newsletter #1 for more info on the German Origin Myth)
The following
information was taken from:
The
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/f206.htm
Nancy Ann was the
daughter of William "Billy" Patton. Billy was the son of Hymelus
Patton. He was said to have been a half Cherokee Indian. The Pattons
are said to have come from England. "Billy" was a soldier during
the Civil War. He was born in 1811 and died in 1915. Nancy was born July
26,1855.
Elis was a farmer and
Nancy was a housewife, mother and a midwife. EIis and Nancy had three children.
They were Rutheford B. (R. B.) who was a merchant and sold real estate,
Warden P. (W. P.) was a merchant and Sarah Jane who was a housewife and
mother.
by Ruby Tipton
Fabian Doles
comments : this would have meant that Nancy Ann Patton was 1/8 Cherokee
and the children of Ellis & Nancy 1/16th Cherokee.
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Following is a documented Delk - Cherokee Indian Relationship:
taken from:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/asasmith.htm [15]
Fannie COKER / KOKER an alleged Full blooded Cherokee Indian married Asa
Cobb. They had a son Jesse Cobb (½ Cherokee)
who married Janette Stephens they had a son Thomas Cobb (1/4 Cherokee)
who married Sallie Crockett (descendent of the father of the famous pioneer
statesman Davy Crockett's) they had a daughter Abigail Cobb (b.
22 Feb 1843 ; d. Jul 27. 1919 - 1/8th Cherokee)
married Jeremiah Delk (b 12 dec 1846; d. Jul 27 1919).
Abigail was 1/8th Cherokee, her father Thomas Cobb 1/4th, her grandfather
½ Jesse, her great grandmother Fannie Coker/Koker was a full blooded
Cherokee.
Jesse Cobb (½
Cherokee) had another daughter, Frances "Fanny" Cobb who married
David Smith. They had a son Asa. In 1907 Asa Smith (1/8th Cherokee) applied
"for such share as may be due me of the fund appropriated ... in
favor of the Eastern Cherokees ... through my grandfather Jesse Cobb ...
his mother was a Coker and she we a Cherokee Indian. She married a Cobb,
my mother's maiden name: Fannie Cobb". Claim was disallowed as fact
of descent from a person who was a party to the treaty of 1835-36 and
1846 was not established. Neither were many other Fentress County claims
through Jesse Cobb and others established.
Sherwood / Sherrod
Delk b.1840-44, Fentress co. TN married Genetta Jane Cobb 1/8th Cherokee.
Her father Thomas Cobb 1/4th, her grandfather ½ Jesse, her great
grandmother Fannie Coker/Koker full blooded Cherokee.
Florence Delk daughter
of Sherwood was 1/16th Cherokee. She married David Evans 1/8th Cherokee.
His mother Deborah Cobb was 1/4th Cherokee, her father Jesse Cobb was
½ Cherokee his mother Fannie Coker/Koker full blooded Cherokee.
Since both parents had cherokee blood that would mean the children of
this marriage were 3/32 or 1/10.66th or rounded off 1/11th Cherokee.
Jesse W. Evans was
1/8th Cherokee he married Dean G. Delk ( b. Feb. 2, 1869; d. Feb. 13,
1914). There children would have been 1/16th Cherokee. His mother Deborah
Cobb was 1/4th Cherokee, her father Jesse Cobb was ½ Cherokee his
mother Fannie Coker/Koker full blooded Cherokee.
I am the great grand daughter of Chestanna Delk. From my knowledge she
is of Indian descent. She had 6 siblings, by the names of James, Mckinnley,
Hezekiah Delk her sisters were Cora (Delk) Fleetwood, Rebecca (Delk) Johnson,
And Maggie (Delk)Tynes. Her mother name was Henrietta Darden and her father
was James Delk. She about 7 children. 2 died at birth. Her other children
were Gladys, George, Emily, Ruth, and Hezekiah. If you feel that there
is a connection please contact me at Honeygirl525hotmail.com
John Washington Delk
(b. 8 Jun 1852; d. 16 Oct 1943 son of George Washington Delk & Malita
Albritton) was married eight times. Supposedly his last wife was a full
bloodied Cherokee squaw. I have not been able to verify this and do not
know if they had children.
Joyce H. Tucker jhtentconcentric.net
Dan Mills wrote:
James1 Delk was born 1855 in ?, and died Unknown in ?. He married Elen
Lusinda Railey (1/2 Cherokee) Unknown in ?, daughter of Ben Railey and
Indian Maiden (full blooded).
Children of James
Delk and Elen Railey are:
1/4 i. William D2 Delk, born 1878.
1/4 ii. Jocey Catherine Delk, born 1880 in Arkansas; died 05 April 1966
in mt. View, Okla. She married John William David Manes 24 March 1898
in Snow Ball,Ark.
1/4 iii. Ida Delk, born 1884.
1/4 iv. Walter Delk, born 1885.
1/4 v. Claude Delk, born 1887.
1/4 vi. Nollie Delk, born 1892.
1/4 vii. Carl Delk, born 1898.
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NATIVE AMERICAN DATABASE search results for DELK:
If you are searching for info on Native American ancestors a good site to
begin with which includes listings of Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks,
Seminoles, and Delawares can be found at RootsWeb:
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/nativeamerican/
The Dawes
Commission and the Allotment of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee,
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek or Seminole) was a plan of the U.S. Congress that
tried to end self-government for five major American Indian tribes and assimilate
them into the dominant culture through a program of "allotment."
The program provided an allotment of land to each Indian that enrolled although
almost two thirds were rejected between 1893-1914 when the reviewing of
cases officially ended.
For another good link dealing with this commission
click here.
Search Results for the Delk surname in the Rootsweb Database reveal only
three individuals and all three were members of the Choctaw Nation :
Delk, James
Tribe: Choctaw
Record Type: enrollment
Sex: M
Enrollment Type: P (Parent)
Card No.: MCR5497 Credit belongs to the staff of SW National Archives, Fort
Worth, Texas, who compiled the names from the Dawes/Doles Enrollment Cards.
Delk, Lavinia
Tribe: Choctaw
Record Type: enrollment
Age: 33
Sex: F
Enrollment Type: MCR (Minor)
Blood %: NR
Card No.: MCR5497
SCOOBA MISS
Credit belongs to the staff of SW National Archives, Fort Worth, Texas,
who compiled the names from the Dawes/Doles Enrollment Cards.
Delk, Lucinda J.
Tribe: Choctaw
Record Type: enrollment
Age: 14
Sex: F
Enrollment Type: MCR (Minor)
Blood %: NR
Card No.: MCR5497
SCOOBA MISS
Credit belongs to the staff of SW National Archives, Fort Worth, Texas,
who compiled the names from the Dawes/Doles Enrollment Cards.
The most common enrollment types are: BB (by blood), P (parent), D (doubtful),
A (adoption) and IW (intermarried white person). Children born to recognized
enrolled citizens after certain dates (mostly in the early 1900s) of these
various nations could be enrolled by their parents and you'll find these
on the P (parent) cards. During the enrollment process, if there were any
questions about a person's eligibility to be enrolled, their information
was recorded on a D (doubtful) card. Many people stayed on the D cards for
years while the Dawes Commission gathered enough information to make a determination
on their eligibility.
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DNA
Testing for Native American Bloodlines http://www.familytreedna.com/description.html [16]
It is amazing how
far technology has come, but like all new technology it is an expensive
procedure. The tests may become more inexpensive with time (Remember how
expensive the first generation of hand calculators were? Today they do
much more and cost only a fraction of the price). If you really want to
prove that you have Cherokee Blood you can always take a DNA test. If
the test is positive you have your proof. A negative result does not mean
you are not Cherokee only that the marker that appears in 70% of Native
Americans is not shown. You may belong to the 30% that the marker does
not cover.
Y-Chromosome -
DNA Tests
Native Match - Male: ($289.00) Native Match - Male incorporates our Y-DNA
test with a test for markers that are present in approximately 70% of
Native American males. Native American males have 1 of 2 specific markers
that can be verified with just 2 SNP tests. In some instances it is necessary
to perform several SNP tests to determine if you have Native American
male ancestry. Because this test is limited in volume, we currently run
it once per quarter. Results are placed in our Y-DNA database and when
2 people show the same identical 12 loci, we will inform both parties
if you have both signed the FTDNA Release Form. The customer receives
a Certificate & report generally describing Y-DNA sequencing detailing
whether you tested positive for the markers found in most Native Americans
males.
Mitochondria -
mtDNA Tests
Native Match: ($289.00) Native Match for females incorporates our Maternal
Match with others tests and compares your results to databases of scientific
experts in this field. Your results will show your polymorphism and differences
from the Cambridge Reference Sequence and indicate which of the 5 major
groups that settled in the Americans you are most likely to be descended
from. In some instances it is necessary to perform additional tests on
the DNA to determine between rare non-Native American DNA and actual Native
American DNA samples. If this is necessary your results may take 10 weeks
to arrive. Your results will be data based for genealogical matching if
you have signed the FTDNA Release Form. A certificate and report will
also be sent to you.
Combined - Y-Chromosome
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NAM+SNPY: ($149.00) this test is a combination of the Native Match - Male
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DNAWorks: ($619.00) DNAWorks is the most comprehensive DNA test available
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and the mtDNA for your paternal and maternal lineages respectively, it
also gives you a report based on the DNAPrint analysis, which establishes
in clear percentage terms your deep ancestral anthropology as to the major
population groups. (e.g. Native American, East Asian, Indo-European, sub-Saharan
African, etc.) Because it includes the Y-DNA, this test is only for males.
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V. SO CLOSE and yet SO FAR: Proven Cousins that can't be contacted
As in the last issue I am asking for your help to contact lost & found
(or found & lost?) cousins. These are cousins that according to the
information that they have posted on the net (generally speaking on either
ancestry.com or genealogy.com) are ascertained to be descendents of Roger
Delk, but due to invalid eMail addresses can not be contacted. As always
I encourage everyone who has ever posted an on-line query to check ancestry.com
& genealogy.com to make sure that the contact address you gave is still
valid (or was written correctly!). Maybe someone has been trying to reach
you in vain with that bit of info that can help you hurdle your brick wall!
Anna Ball Anna_Ballmsn.com
Pedigree:
Roger Delk m Alice Davenport son
Roger Delk II m Rebecca ? son
Joseph Delk I m Hannah ? son
Joseph II Delk m Judith Jordan son
Jordan/Gordon Delk m Susannah Randall son
John Delk m Jemima Adkins son
James Delk m. Matilda Ellen Stewart
Pamelia Jane Delk m. William W. Sharp
Joseph Sharp m. Amanda Blake daughter
Essie Sharp m.Donald Russell. daughter
Kathy Ursula Jones m. Mark Innis daughter
Anna Colleen Innis m. Thomas Lloyd Ball
Note from the editor: Does any one have
a valid eMail address for her? She also has a homepage but the address
listed there is also not valid. The web site is well worth visiting (esp.
for the Tennessee branches) and has photos. http://www.geocities.com/shalalagirl_2000/Sharp.html
Mildred
T. (nee Thomas) Kent: ALABAMA jkent2000charter.net
Pedigree:
James Randolph "Randel" Delk m Sarah Palmer daughter
Caroline Delk daughter m Charles Hanrey Vesper daughter
Mary Louise Vesper m John Franklin Thomas son
Roscoe Roy Thomas m. Lillie Edith Nolen daughter
Mildred Elisabeth Thomas m John Edward Kent
Note from the editor: If anyone can
help name the parents of James Randolph "Randel" Delk or connect
him as a Roger Delk descendent we will be one cousin richer. Any help
is appreciated!
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VI. AN INTERESTING TIE IN
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Alvin C. York descendent of
Pioneer Coonrad/Conrad Pile
Alvin C. York WWI hero descendent of Coonrad (Conrad)
Pile, Tennessee Pioneer and "long hunter":
Most of
our subscribers who either are WWI history buffs or who hail from
Fentress co. Tennessee have certainly heard the name of Alvin Cullum
York. And some may even have seen the Hollywood rendition of the hero's
story in Sergeant York starring Gary Cooper as Alvin York.
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The commemorative
US Stamp
honoring Alvin York
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Even
Hollywood knew
a good story when they
saw one. Gary Cooper
starred as
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Alvin
York was brought up in a mountain cabin across from York Springs in
Fentress county, TN. It was a two-room log cabin with a fireplace
in one room and a kitchen was in a lean-to. The porch was on the rear
of the cabin. The house spoke of poverty but the home was warmed by
mother's love. On summer nights the York family sat on the stoop and
sang. Alvin came from a line of mountain men who could shoot with
deadly accuracy.
It was from this background that he enlisted in the army in the First
World War, and went to France as a sergeant with the 82nd Infantry
Division.
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The
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Sergeant Alvin Cullom York
- a WWI war hero -
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On
Oct 8, 1918 he single handedly killed about twenty Germans with a
rifle and pistol and forced 132 others to surrender. Marshal Ferdinand
Foch called his deed, "the greatest thing accomplished by any
private soldier of all the armies of Europe." General John J.
Pershing, in pinning upon him the Congressional Medal of Honor, the
highest award for valor the United States government bestows, called
York, "the greatest civilian soldier of the War."
At New York he was taken from the troop-ship and given a hero's welcome.
In Washington, the streets were lined with people to welcome him home.
When he appeared in the gallery of the House of Representatives in
Washington, the debate was stopped and the members turned to cheer
him. Alvin York was offered all kinds of money from many business
propositions and for a six weeks theatrical engagement and money for
the rights of his story to run in certain newspapers, but he turned
them all down and went back to his mother's cabin in the mountains.
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refused to capitalized on his fame. His achievements were crowded
into a few months in the army of his country. Admiral Albert Gleaves,
who commanded the warship convoy for the troopships, himself a Tennesseean,
made a prediction which came true. He said, "The guns of Argonne
and the batteries of welcome in the East were not to be compared to
those to be turned loose in York's home state." The people of
TN filled the depots, the streets and tabernacles to welcome him.
Gifts awaited him, which ranged from a 400-acre farm, raised by public
subscriptions by the rotary clubs and the newspapers, to blooded stock
for it and almost every form of household furnishings that could be
thought of to aid in York's comfort. It took a warehouse at the State
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The
home which the Rotary Club presented
to Alvin York their state hero.
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He was made a Colonel by the Governor of TN and appointed a member of his
staff. He was elected to honorary memberships in many organizations and
the nations of Europe continued to honor him. No man of the mountains had
ever been given such a welcome. Home again, Alvin wanted no special deference
shown to him. He lived in the mountain cabin with his mother, for she had
been a great influence on him all his life.
Alvin
York married his childhood sweetheart
Gracie Loretta Williams
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He
married Gracie Loretta Williams. When his mother was asked if she
wasn't proud of Alvin, she smiled and said, "I am proud of all
of them--all eight of my boys." York asked that money given to
him by admirers be used to found the York Foundation to promote the
education of mountain children. This was done and the York Agriculture
Institute was established in 1927. It is a state-operated High School
today.
Many of our subscribers wanted to know how they were related to Alvin
York. To answer this we need to know that Alvin was a great-great-grandson
of Conrood Pile who is buried in the same cemetery him in Wolf River
Cemetery, Pall Mall, Fentress Co. Tennessee.
Many of our Roger Delk descendents who migrated to Tennessee married
into several old families including Davy Crockett's (see issue #5)
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Coonrod
grew up in the new home to which his father brought him. And, in the
tradition of the famous Daniel Boone, and David Crockett who had preceded
him southward from Pennsylvania, he became one of the famed "Long
Hunters" -- those men who were experts at shooting a rifle.
And, around 1798, when he was about 37 years old, he picked up his
flintlock rifle and set out, on foot, to explore the wilderness area
to the westward. And to find a new home for himself and his family.
His adventure turned out to be much more favorable to himself, however,
than Boone's did. Because Fortune really smiled on him and poured
out blessings on him with a lavish hand.
For one thing, he was on friendly terms with the Indians, and did
not have to fight them as Boone did.
And, for another thing, he amassed a great fortune, in land and in
gold, which Boone failed to do.
At the Three Forks of Wolf River, where the village of Pall Mall is
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York
in the pioneer
spirit of his forefather
Coonrod Pile
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He found a spring of flowing water that was cool and clear. And, there beside
the spring, he camped. He cooked his first meal on a hot stone, drank his
water from a terrapin shell, and made his home, temporarily, in a cave that
was directly above the spring. He carried a big batch of dry leaves into
the cave to sleep on, and kept a fire burning in front of the entrance.
He was all alone -- the first white man in the valley. But, it is said that
he was not afraid of man or beast. However, there was one thing that he
did fear -- lightning. Every time that he was away from the cave when an
electrical storm approached, he would run to the cave as fast as he could.
And he would stay inside it until the storm had passed on. For several years,
Coonrod thought that he had settled in Kentucky.
Other white men traveling that way saw the smoke from his fire, and came
and settled in the valley. The first of these were Pearson Miller, Arthur
Frogge, John Riley and Moses Poor. 80% of the residents of the valley are
descendants of these 5 men. For, after a while, Coonrod brought his family
there. And he erected a large, well-built house of hewn logs, some of which
were over 50 feet long. Coonrod built one of the rooms with no windows and
with only one door. That door opened by his bedside. In this room, he kept
his valuables. It served as sort of a bank for him. He had a small keg covered
with skins in which he kept his gold coins. He kept his rifle by his bedside,
and also a pitchfork with the prongs straightened and sharpened. He felt
that he was quite capable of taking care of his life savings with these
weapons.
"Coonrod Pile took up 200 acres. In the valley of the Wolf, along the
Wolf River in what is now TN, but Coonrod saw his valley change from part
of the State of Franklin to part of the state of KY and then to TN. Coonrod
was a man of business and ran the general store in an end of his home. He
traveled with the Indians as their trails led close to his house. He bought
and traded in land and slaves. When Fentress County, TN was a made a county,
the records show that within 18 months Conrod Pile had added, through a
number of trades, over 600 acres to his already large land holdings. He
was the owner of the most desirable parts of Fentress County, and court
records show that the land upon which Jamestown, the county seat, now stands,
was owned by Conrod. He owned timber land and had a mill.
The
Pile Cabin
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He
built his cabin beside the spring, now called York Spring, for it
was on this spot where he killed his first deer. His house was of
hewn logs, large logs, some of them over 50 feet in length. He sold
timber off his land and floated it down the Wolf River; he raised
cotton, wheat and corn and, as Sam K. Cowan states in his book, "Sergeant
York and His People," "Ol' Coonrod was ready at any time
to trade with anybody for almost anything. In later years he turned
to stock raising. He said that way the product could walk to market
and he didn't have to boat it to market or drive it in a wagon."
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John M. Clemens, the father of Mark Twain, was friend of Conrod's for they
lived in the same area. Mark Twain wrote about this Fentress County area
in his books, "Squire Si Hawkins," and "The Gilded Age."
Another friend of Conrod's was David Crockett, the hero of the Alamo who
hunted with Ol' Coonrod along the upper waters of the Cumberland. The old
Crockett home still stands a few miles north of Jamestown beside the road
that leads to Pall Mall. Fentress County became a no-man's land during the
Civil War, subjected to marauding bands from the North and from the South,
a land for plunder and revenge. The county was on the military border between
the free and slaveholding states. Coonrod had been a slaveholder, but very
few of the mountaineers were slave owners. Those with sympathies, for the
south, went with those forces and those with northern sympathies, went with
the northern forces. The men who remained home were compelled by public
sentiment to take sides, and the bitterest of feelings developed. The raiding
of passing soldiers was the excuse for organized raids on both sides. Bands
who claimed to be "Home Guards," caused much trouble. Two of Conrod's
grandsons were killed during this period, Conrod, Jr. or Rod as he was called,
and Jeff, both sons of Elijah. Rod sympathized with the north and Jeff with
the south. The lawlessness for years and the bitterness of the feelings
of the two sided subsided slowly. Conrod Pile or Old Coonrod, as he was
called by his friends and acquaintances, was on of the last of the "Long
Hunters;" a very special breed of pioneer.
In just one 18-month period, he added over 600 acres to his holdings. At
one time, he owned the land where Jamestown is now located. He cleared a
road to there from Pall Mall. He owned several slaves, a store and a flour
mill. He raised livestock, cotton, wheat, corn and various other crops of
produce. Also, he made profitable deals with the Indians. For Fentress County
was a part of the great hunting grounds of the Shawnee, Cherokee and Chickasaw;
and one of their trails passed near Coonrod's home. When he died in 1849,
he was one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Fentress County.
A lot of the wealth that Coonrod had accumulated and that his son Elijah
Pile had conserved, was lost during the Civil War.
According to Pile Genealogy by Ferne Sepp, Coonrod Pile was a "long
hunter". Long hunters were pioneer men who made long journeys into
unexplored territory, mostly westward, hunting for game. Family stories
are that Coonrod Pile and probably his older sons, Jacob and Daniel, knew
David (Davy) Crockett and his family. He immigrated to Fentress Co, TN in
1791. Had a large family and amassed a fortune. Was a gun manufacturer,
owned land and slaves. He built a turnpike road from Jamestown to Monroe,
TN. When he died most of his estate fell to William, his 6th son, who stayed
in TN and cared for him in his illness and old age.
Coonrod
Pile and his wife now lie side by side in the Wolf River Cemetery
at Pall Mall, with a large slab of limestone covering each grave.
While in another grave, only a few yards away, lies the remains of
their famous and heroic great-great-grandson -- Sergeant Alvin Cullom
York.
If you want to learn more about Alvin C. York some other good sites
include: http://www.fentressco.com/sgtyork.html
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The
grave site of Sergeant Alvin C. York
Wolf River Cemetery
Pall Mall, Fentress co.
Tennessee
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VII. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS & QUESTIONS TO ANSWERS
I have received many questions from many people. Some I have been able to
answer some not. It is my experience that when something is asked there
are often other people who have asked themselves the same question but never
bothered or were able to find an answer. I am therefore including all questions
that I have been able to answer in this section. If you have questions you
want answered post them to me and if I can't help directly, I will include
them in this space. Maybe someone else has the answer or knows where to
look. Many people looking at the same time for a needle in a haystack will
find it quicker.
A. A couple of people asked me about Shookie Delk -daughter of John
and Jemima "Nina" (nee Adkins) Delk. I have since found a related
entry on-line: Pension
records of Coonrod Pile husband of Susannah "Shookie" Delk Pile.
Susan Pile Affidavit for a widow's pension April 7, 1898. Susan was 82
years old and resided in Pickett Co TN. Her post office was Chanute.
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If someone can check to see if the name"Shookie" really
appears in this document, then the mystery is solved. Susan
alias Susannah alias Shookie are all the same person. If someone
has seen this document or have access to these documents a confirmation
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B. Does anyone
know the parents of Ampie Odell "Opp" Delk. I have him currently
logged as child of William Pearson "Gurse" and Mary (nee Crockett)
Delk, but I know this is wrong. The dates do not jive.
C. I found
the following Delks at : http://www.cafes.net/jimandmarilyn/Phillips/Cemetery.htm [19]
Does anyone have any of these individuals tied into the family tree?
Information about persons buried in the Cemetery as researched
by and with permission of Timothy R. and Helen C. Marsh of Shelbyville,
TN in their book Cemetery Records of Bedford County and Copyrighted by
Southern Historical Press Greenville, SC
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Christine Delk 1905-1926
(Belva)
Nadean/(Nadeen) Delk 1917-1924
(Susan)
Pauline Delk 1907-1924
Answered 20.12.2004
by Betty Landers Betty.landersns.doles.com
The Pauline Delk b.10-28-1907 d. 11-07-1924 buried in
Bedford Co. Tn you mentioned in the #6 newsletter is the
daughter of James Allison Delk b.1881-1952, son of William
Carrol Delk 1838-1910. Her full name is Susan Pauline
and she was the sister to Mary Christine Delk,4-7-1905
and Homa Delk
8-7-1913 d.8-18-1913 and Belva Nadeen Delk 1-31-1917 d.9-18-1924
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D. CROCKETT TIP:
I recently discovered another good site for those who are interested in
the early Crockett /De Crocketagne Includes more dates of the early lines
then the sites I mentioned in the last issue: http://mer71.tripod.com/pafg46.htm#1286
- Fabian Doles
E. Jim Pekrul
jpekrulchartermi.net
: My grand mother is Irene Neely Delk. Her father is James Robert Delk.
I have a piece of paper that Irene wrote down the birth and death date
for some Delk's. One date is for Eliza Jane (Parks) Delk. The death date
is 13 March 1927, I have not seen this date in all the info that I have
looked at, can anyone confirm this date and a burial place?
F. Etymology (the study of the origin and history of words):
Question: What "nee" meant. It is often used before names
of cousins in the Delk Newsletter.
Answer:"Nee" is french for born. In other words the name
a woman had at birth before she married (maiden name). Etymology: French
née, feminine of né, literally, born, past participle of
naître to be born, from Latin nasci -- Other forms of this word
that are used in english :
native
is born of a particular place.
re·nais·sance (french for re-birth used as a term
in art history to describe the rebirth of classical art).
As long as we are discussing the meaning of words let us take the word
Genealogy.
Etymology: Middle English genealogie, from Middle French, from Late Latin
genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + -logia -logy (the study
or science of);
1. an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor
or from older forms
2. regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor
or older form Pedigree
3. the study of family pedigrees
genealogy (genea = from Greek, meaning race & logy=the study or science
of). Therfore the study or science of your direct race > clan >
family.
This then leads us to another interesting french word that we use in genealogy:
Pedigree.
ped·i·gree Etymology: Middle English pedegru, from Middle
French pie de grue crane's foot; from the shape made by the lines
of a genealogical chart 1 : a register recording a line of ancestors 2
a : an ancestral line b : the origin and the history of something 3 a
: a distinguished ancestry b : the recorded purity of breed of an individual
or strain
here the so called
cranes foot
pedigree diagram
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VIII. COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE
In the next or upcoming issue:
- A few more new cousins have been discovered and contacted but did
not get their info sent in before deadline, so they will be introduced
in the next issue.
- I will be sending out a new question in regards to religion. In the
next issue I will be listing all the known DELK preachers, priests,
reverends, ministers and clergymen. Churches built by or with the help
of Delks.
- Politicians
- Please send in any other soldiers you have that were not listed in
this issue. I know there are more out there.
- Anybody have any other ideas?
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IX. MESSAGES & OFFERS
- I read thru the
newsletters and noticed a mention of the Delk cabin now in Oatland Island.
I have visited the cabin site and have recent photos if anyone is interested
I can email them. Jim Delk jams0304hotmail.com
- Hello, All: I have
just finished adding about 68 more names to my ongoing transcription
of the 1930 Peach County, Georgia Federal Census. This is the first
census for this county. Check it out when you can.
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X. HUMOR
Mozart Beyond the Grave When
Mozart passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later,
the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange
noise coming from the area where Mozart was buried.
Terrified, the drunk ran and got the priest to come and listen to it.
The priest bent close
to the grave and heard some faint, unrecognizable music coming from the
grave. Frightened, the priest ran and got the town magistrate.
When the magistrate
arrived, he bent his ear to the grave, listened for a moment, and said,
"Ah, yes, that's Mozart's Ninth Symphony, being played backwards."
He listened a while
longer, and said, "There's the Eighth Symphony, and it's backwards,
too. Most puzzling."
So the magistrate
kept listening; "There's the Seventh... the Sixth... the Fifth..."
Suddenly the realization
of what was happening dawned on the magistrate; he stood up and announced
to the crowd that had gathered in the cemetery, "My fellow citizens,
there's nothing to worry about. It's just Mozart decomposing."
Safer
Sex: Grandparent to Teen A
teenage boy and his grandfather go fishing one day. While fishing, the
old man starts talking about how times have changed. The young man picks
up on this and starts talking about the various problems and diseases
going around.
Teen asks, "Grandpa,
they didn't have a whole lot of problems with all these diseases when
you were young did they?"
Grandpa replies,
"Nope."
Teen asks, "Well,
what did you guys use for safer sex?"
Grandpa replies,
"A wedding ring."
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XI. Closing Comments
As always I ask for help. I would appreciate anyone contributing an article,
an autobiography, family stories, family heirlooms, family recipes, homestead
or grave sites info pertaining to our family's history.
If you know of a cousin that is not on the mailing list, let me know. Share
your wisdom with the family.
If anyone can offer photos or scans that would be great. Maybe together
we can create a big On-Line Delk Photo Album.
Let me know what interests you!
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