Marshall County AlArchives News.....Robert Hamrick celebrates 81st Birthday .
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"The Cleburne News" .
Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JULY 14, 1938

HAMRICK HONORED ON 81st BIRTHDAY

Robert Newton Hamrick celebrated his 81st birthday at the home of his son 
Billie Hamrick of Boaz. Four generations of the former Cleburne county 
family were present. Real old fashioned Southern hospitality was extended to 
43 relatives and friends who enjoyed to the fullest the feast spread on the 
lawn. After the feast of food, it was the request of the family to gather in 
the house and have a meeting. J.T. Hamrick, brother of Uncle Bob of 
Hartselle, talked and offered prayer. Elder W.B. Moon preached. Dr. J.E. 
Lindsey made an interesting talk and prayer. Then, all wishing grandpa to 
live and invite us all back next year to have another good time. For the 
benefit of Dad's friends, I will give a brief sketch of the Hamricks as Dad 
gave it to me.

In 1856, Uncle Bobbie Hamrick started from Georgia to Texas in wagons, and 
near where Mars Hill church is now, his horses ran away and he broke his 
leg. They decided to camp awhile and enter land. Uncle Bobbie entered land 
and built near where the graveyard is now. In some way in building his 
chimney, he broke the same leg over again and had it took off. From then on 
he went by the name of Wooden Legged Hamrick. His leg was buried and started 
what is now the Mars Hill grave yard.

Uncle Bobbie raised 13 children, eight boys and five girls, Robert, 
Harrison, Newton, Tom and Vent. Harrison and Robert were Primitive Baptist 
preachers. Jack, Dock and Jasper were killed or died in the Civil War. The 
girls, Calline, Cummie, Mandy, Mary and Beth; ?? married a Duke ; Cummie 
married a Kerr; Mandy married a Kater; Mary married a Tanner and Beth was 
deaf and dumb and lived with Aunt Cummie until she died. Uncle Bobby's wife, 
Grandma Hamrick, lived with Aunt Mary until she died then she moved to Aunt 
Cummie's and lived to be 97 years old. James Newton Hamrick, my granddad, 
settled on the creek and raised his family where Ben Pruitt died. I think 
W.A. Tanner owns the land now. He raised five boys and seven girls. The old 
people know something about the hardships that existed in those days.

Grandpa Hamrick had three horses shot from under him during the War but 
never was wounded but contracted a cough that turned into tuberculosis. Dad 
has lived nearly all his life near Mars Hill. He and mother lived together 
52 years to the day, being married Oct. 29, 1885 and mother died Oct. 29, 
1937. I think I can truthfully say that they were loved and respected by all 
that knew them and since mother died, Dad has been living with me and is in 
very good health. I would be glad that his old friends would drop him a 
line.

I will say in conclusion that Judge Baber told me a few years ago that there 
never had been a Hamrick indicted in Cleburne county, for which I am proud. 
Good wishes to all my friends, W.I. Hamrick, Boaz, Ala.


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