Jefferson County AlArchives Court.....City Court Of Birmingham AL, Witness List For Grand Jury March 2, 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: L. Hanke lhbham@yahoo.com March 12, 2008, 12:52 am Source: Loose Records Jefferson County Al Written: March 2, 1885 Recorded: March 14, 1885 WITNESSES BEFORE THE GRAND JURY, CITY COURT OF BIRMINGHAM AL March 2, 1885 to March 14, 1885 (Brief research shows that the witnesses weren't necessarily just from Jefferson County) Case No. 1 Evergreen Worthington J. G. Smith J. H. Mingea (James H. Mingea, 70 in 1880) Nellie Duncan Hattie Thompson Tempe Scales (she was a witness on case no. 78 also) Case No. 2 M. A. Parson Hugh Caldwell R. E. W. Thompson George Scott Wilson Williams Emily C. Parson A. D. Waldrop V. A. Wilson J. R. Sellers A. M. Lovelace John F. Parsons Bill Sanders Wm. Sellers T. W. Bridges D. Waldrop Case No. 3 Alonzo Curry Case No. 4 Bill Mosely Case No. 5 Guy Bryant E. Jenkins Wesley Thomas Jesse Jackson Case No. 6 George Downie (George A. Downey?, 21 in 1880) Mrs. J. D. Faggot Case No. 7 Baliss Hawkins (24 in 1880) Case No. 8 Henry Ward Case No. 9 Hulda Towsend (no 'n') Case No. 10 Mrs. Jack Billingsley Case No. 11 Martin Webster Case No. 12 E. C. Bandy Charlie Van Dyke Case No. 13 Mrs. Burwell Ike Vernon Case No. 14 Dave Malone M. Cabot Andy Mack Dave Burke Ed Cosby Case No. 16 (no case no. 15 shown) Jennie Gothard Case No. 17 Mollie Spaulding Joe Spaulding Martha Jones Case No. 19 (no case no. 18 shown) George Nelson Easter Nelson R. M. McAdory Case No. 20 John Brown W. B. Nuckols (William Nuckols, 52 in 1900) Case No. 21 J. W. West Case No. 22 Clint Price L. F. Clayton James Chamblee Anderson Taylor J. A. L. Brumley (1880 census has both Bromley & Brumley in same family. He was 28) W. A. Bradford W. M. Hooper Samp Gibson Davis Taylor Lewis Carlisle John L. Richey Bill Layfield Mrs. Martha Chamblee Blake Downs (John B. Downs? 21 in 1880) Joseph Plunket Case No. 23 John Brannon Jim Johnson Case No. 24 W. L. Gude James Adkins John Rutledge John Powell Case No. 25 John Elmore W. A. Houston James Luke Marian Brown Ezekiel Cartright F. M. Jackson Charlie Foster Case No. 26 Thomas S. Smith P. H. Earle Wm. Hood R. H. Haygood Case No. 27 Marian Woods James Echols J. P. Burns John Phillips W. L. Post Barton Finch Billy Martin Case No. 29 (no case no. 28 shown) James Kemp C. W. Odom Case No. 30 Bill Cameron Case No. 31 Henry Woods Case No. 32 Robt. Evans Case No. 33 David Ewing Mrs. Eliza Ewing Case No. 35 (no case no. 34 shown) E. M. Tutwiler Case No. 36 F. M. Gifford Tom Bradford Walt. Slaton (did they mean Slayton?) Henry Branon Case No. 37 Jake Horton Maud Knox Case No. 38 Mack Yielding Case No. 39 Charlie Dallas Sarah Brown Case No. 40 Oscar Due ? Jake Brake Case No. 41 John Knight George Pickens Case No. 42 J. L. Morris Tom Petete Case No. 43 Tom Zuber? Case No. 44 John Lentz Case No. 45 B. M. Allen (might have been from Bibb Co) A. Seusabongh (looks like-but I can't find anyone even similar on any census) George F. Evans (lived in Jefferson Co AL in 1880) Case No. 46 Dave Horton Case No. 47 Abe Watson J. H. Rowan Case No. 49 (no case no. 48 shown) Caroline Owen W. A. Jones Case No. 51 (no case no. 50 shown) James Poe John Eubank Case No. 52 E. C. Ferguson Case No. 53 J. Schwab Case No. 54 Henry Jordan Bill Brown Lewis Lockheart John Johnson Pete Hays Case No. 55 Henry Nix Harry Knox Case No. 57 (no case no. 56 shown) Russell Hill J. D. English John Smith William Smith Case No. 58 Boy Varnon (Boy, not Roy) Case No. 59 H. G. Rice A. J. Sullivan Case No. 60 Sam Smith Case No. 61 Duncan Thomas Lucinda Thomas Case No. 62 John Hill Case No. 65 (no case nos. 63 or 64 shown) E. D. Taylor W. E. Mitchell Maria Hill Case No. 66 Jacob B. Gore Robt. M. Bass Case No. 68 (no case no. 67 shown) Alford Linn Abner Wood Joe Waldrop Case No. 69 George Horn Case No. 72 (no case nos. 70 or 71 shown) Charlie Swain? Case No. 73 J. T. McGehee Case No. 74 Joel Gillespie Jinnie? Gillespie Case No. 75 P. V(?) McBride B. F. Sharp Case No. 76 Ed O Mally V. Shepard (listed twice, all info the same) Case No. 78 (no case no. 77 shown) Tempe Scales Neal Frazier Case No. 80 (no case no. 79 shown) James Finney Case No. 81 Fayette Hide Nicey Blackman Mollie King Julia Smith Case No. 82 John Gilmon Case No. 83 John Ferguson J. T. Ferguson Case No. 84 Tipton Bradford W. T. Johnson Case No. 86 (no case no. 85 shown) Jake Harris Mat Harris Andy Moore Wm. Winston Case No. 87 Sandy Mills J. A. Turner Frank Lanier Case No. 90 (no case nos. 88 or 89 shown) Jim Clements Case No. 91 John White Emma Griffin Silas Cater (looks like) Case No. 92 John Vaughn Case No 93 Mandy Walls (Amanda Walls, 28 in 1880) Robt. Fennington D. M. Jones M. A. Findley Case No. 95 (no case no. 94 shown) O.(?) A. Pickard J. B. Donaldson Case No. 96 Taylor Fain (33, Talladega AL in 1880) A. B. Jackson Sam Roan Candy Allen Mike Boggins F. V. Evans Case No. 98 (no case no. 97 shown) Bob Sparks Case No. 100 (no case nos. 98 or 99 shown) James Roy Rufus Roy Case No. 106 (no case nos. 101 – 105 shown) G. R. LeRoy Case No. 107 Nancy Williams Case No. 112 (no case nos. 108 – 111 shown) Ben M. Jacobs Case No. 113 Callie Williams Lucy Downie Kate Beckham Case No. 115 (no case no. 114 shown) Dan Rowlett Case No. 116 R. A. Jones D. J. Brock Case No. 117 John Bradley W. P. Hickman Case No. 118 W. P. Hickman W. J. Croswell E. V. Rogers Martha Croswell Emma Croswell Case No. 119 Tom Carter Wm. Robinson Watson Peterson Case No. 120 Mark Peters F. H. Gafford Case No. 121 Lewis Schwartz (Louis Schwartz, 20 in 1880, Mobile Co AL) Lewis Saks (Louis Saks, 39 in 1900, Jefferson Co AL) H. U. McKinney Charlie Gardner Case No. 123 (case no. 122 not shown) J. D. Anderson Case No. 125 (case no. 124 not shown) Alford Mann (NOTE) The pages with Case Nos. 126 – 152 were not in the loose records shuck. Case No. 153 J. N. Jones Charlie Echols W. A. Jones Henry Phillips Case No. 154 E. G. Higdon D. B. Holland John Kreshaw (no 'n' – There aren't any Kreshaws in AL on any census. There are, however, a few Krenshaws, a few Creshaws, but many Crenshaws.) "I certify that the above is a true and correct list of all the witnesses in attendance before the Grand Jury of the City Court of Birmingham during their session of two weeks beginning March 2nd 1885 and closing March 14th, together with the number of the case, the days attended, mileage and amounts. B. F. Moore Foreman March 14, 1885" File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson/court/citycour218gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.3 Kb