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ELZY served in the Confederate Army cavalry during the Civ i l War and was a charter member of the Reilly Springs Meth od ist Church. Elzy is on the 1850 and 1860 Rhea Co., Tenn ess ee censuses, and in the 1870 Meigs Co., Tennessee censu s . He may have moved to Peach Tree Springs, Texas. Elzy is mentioned in "A Compendium of Rhea and Meigs Count i es, Tennessee, 1808-1850" and " Rhea County, Tennessee Wi ll s, Inventories, Estate Settlements, & Guardian Reports , 181 0-1881" both compiled by Bettye J. Broyles.
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2 _SDATE 1 JUL 1827
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The 1900 Fannin County, Texas census shows that John and C a therine were the parents of eight children, only two livi ng . We have no records of children other than Mary Cather ine , William Franklin, and James A. J. Apparently the oth er s died at birth.
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CATHERINE who was crippled by the time of the death of h e r husband, John, having lost one leg, went to live with h e r daughter, Mollie Lamberth, in Cleburne, Johnson Co., Te xa s.
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HARMON moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee, about 1828 with his p a rents. He had little or no formal education. He signe d hi s name with an 'X'. Harmon and Sarah Lucinda moved t o Carro ll Co., Georgia, with her parents between 1836 an d 1839. A bout 1865, just after the end of the war, Harmo n and his fa mily, including widowed daughter Nancy with he r child, an d a widowed daughter-in-law with her child, lef t Carroll Co ., Georgia, for St. Clair Co., Alabama. They m ade the tri p by wagon, carrying all of their belongings wi th them. I t is believed they went through Cleburne Co. wh ere one of L ucinda's brothers was living at the time. I t is believed t hat they crossed the Coosa River at Greensp ort Ferry, the n on into St. Clair Co. They never went bac k to Georgia t o visit. There is no record of him having s erved the Confe derate Army. It is not known how he was ab le to avoid mili tary service. There is some evidence tha t he was not wholl y in sympathy with the Confederate Cause . Harmon was a Far mer, Trader, Lay Preacher, and a Builde r. He was very acti ve in his religion. He was buried bes ide his first wife, S arah Lucinda, at Pleasant Hill. Mos t of the Butram's in St . Clair Co., Alabama are descende d from Harmon. After his mother's death, Harmon went back to Tennessee a n d brought his father (John Elijah Buttram) to Alabama t o li ve with him. His father remained with Harmon until hi s dea th in 1871. He is buried in a stone covered grave a t Red H ill Cemetery. The Inscription can no longer be rea d.HARMON moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee, about 1828 with hi s p a rents. He had little or no formal education. He sig ne d hi s name with an 'X'. Harmon and Sarah Lucinda move d t o Carro ll Co., Georgia, with her parents between 183 6 an d 1839. A bout 1865, just after the end of the war, H armo n and his fa mily, including widowed daughter Nancy wi th he r child, an d a widowed daughter-in-law with her chil d, lef t Carroll Co ., Georgia, for St. Clair Co., Alabama . They m ade the tri p by wagon, carrying all of their belo ngings wi th them. I t is believed they went through Clebu rne Co. wh ere one of L ucinda's brothers was living at th e time. I t is believed t hat they crossed the Coosa Rive r at Greensp ort Ferry, the n on into St. Clair Co. They n ever went bac k to Georgia t o visit. There is no record o f him having s erved the Confe derate Army. It is not know n how he was ab le to avoid mili tary service. There is so me evidence tha t he was not wholl y in sympathy with the C onfederate Cause . Harmon was a Far mer, Trader, Lay Preac her, and a Builde r. He was very acti ve in his religion . He was buried bes ide his first wife, S arah Lucinda, a t Pleasant Hill. Mos t of the Butram's in St . Clair Co. , Alabama are descende d from Harmon. After his mother's d eath, Harmon went back to Tennessee a n d brought his fathe r (John Elijah Buttram) to Alabama t o li ve with him. Hi s father remained with Harmon until hi s dea th in 1871. H e is buried in a stone covered grave a t Red H ill Cemetery . The Inscription can no longer be rea d.1 BIRT
2 DATE 17 JUN 1818
2 PLAC , Wayne Co., Kentucky
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SARAH's parents moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee from Carro l l C o., Georgia, about the same time that Harmon's famil y h ad m oved from Kentucky. Sarah Lucinda married her cous in H armo n Burtram. She is buried in the stone covered gr ave a t Ple asant Hill, beside the grave of Harmon. Her gr ave ha s no m arking.
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HARMON moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee, about 1828 with his p a rents. He had little or no formal education. He signe d hi s name with an 'X'. Harmon and Sarah Lucinda moved t o Carro ll Co., Georgia, with her parents between 1836 an d 1839. A bout 1865, just after the end of the war, Harmo n and his fa mily, including widowed daughter Nancy with he r child, an d a widowed daughter-in-law with her child, lef t Carroll Co ., Georgia, for St. Clair Co., Alabama. They m ade the tri p by wagon, carrying all of their belongings wi th them. I t is believed they went through Cleburne Co. wh ere one of L ucinda's brothers was living at the time. I t is believed t hat they crossed the Coosa River at Greensp ort Ferry, the n on into St. Clair Co. They never went bac k to Georgia t o visit. There is no record of him having s erved the Confe derate Army. It is not known how he was ab le to avoid mili tary service. There is some evidence tha t he was not wholl y in sympathy with the Confederate Cause . Harmon was a Far mer, Trader, Lay Preacher, and a Builde r. He was very acti ve in his religion. He was buried bes ide his first wife, S arah Lucinda, at Pleasant Hill. Mos t of the Butram's in St . Clair Co., Alabama are descende d from Harmon. After his mother's death, Harmon went back to Tennessee a n d brought his father (John Elijah Buttram) to Alabama t o li ve with him. His father remained with Harmon until hi s dea th in 1871. He is buried in a stone covered grave a t Red H ill Cemetery. The Inscription can no longer be rea d.HARMON moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee, about 1828 with hi s p a rents. He had little or no formal education. He sig ne d hi s name with an 'X'. Harmon and Sarah Lucinda move d t o Carro ll Co., Georgia, with her parents between 183 6 an d 1839. A bout 1865, just after the end of the war, H armo n and his fa mily, including widowed daughter Nancy wi th he r child, an d a widowed daughter-in-law with her chil d, lef t Carroll Co ., Georgia, for St. Clair Co., Alabama . They m ade the tri p by wagon, carrying all of their belo ngings wi th them. I t is believed they went through Clebu rne Co. wh ere one of L ucinda's brothers was living at th e time. I t is believed t hat they crossed the Coosa Rive r at Greensp ort Ferry, the n on into St. Clair Co. They n ever went bac k to Georgia t o visit. There is no record o f him having s erved the Confe derate Army. It is not know n how he was ab le to avoid mili tary service. There is so me evidence tha t he was not wholl y in sympathy with the C onfederate Cause . Harmon was a Far mer, Trader, Lay Preac her, and a Builde r. He was very acti ve in his religion . He was buried bes ide his first wife, S arah Lucinda, a t Pleasant Hill. Mos t of the Butram's in St . Clair Co. , Alabama are descende d from Harmon. After his mother's d eath, Harmon went back to Tennessee a n d brought his fathe r (John Elijah Buttram) to Alabama t o li ve with him. Hi s father remained with Harmon until hi s dea th in 1871. H e is buried in a stone covered grave a t Red H ill Cemetery . The Inscription can no longer be rea d.1 BIRT
2 DATE 17 JUN 1818
2 PLAC , Wayne Co., Kentucky
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