Pike County AlArchives Photo Person.....Flowers Whittington, Alsey ************************************************ 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: Carol Macchia cdmjeep@troycable.net July 17, 2007, 8:00 am Source: Unavailable Name: Alsey Flowers Whittington Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/photos/flowersw7469gph.jpg Image file size: 94.6 Kb Alsey Flowers was born about 1824 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Goldsbury Flowers and Edy Williamson. Alsey married James Whittington around 1840. Alsey died after 09 Jun 1872 in Pike County, Alabama. Alsey may have died of some form of cancer, because her estate records show bills from a doctor for treatment which included morphine for pain. In a probate court record dated December 19, 1872, B. M. Wesley is named as the guardian of the minor heirs of Alsey Whittington. A petition was brought before the court by B. M. Wesley to sell the land left by James and Alsey Whittington. It states that it would be in the interest of the heirs to sell the land and divide the proceeds between the children. Dated September 13, 1873. Final account of the estate of Alsey Whittington Administrator, N. C. Watson, dated September 10, 1883 Children named in the estate of Alsey Whittington are: Catherine, wife of Richard Jones...residing in Texas. Margaret, wife of B. M. Lee...residing in Texas. Marion Whittington...residing in Texas. Malcolm Whittington...residing in Pike County, Alabama Molly (Mary), wife of William Bragg...residing in Texas. Marilda, wife of T. J. Wesley...residing in Texas. Axah, wife of Pinkney Hudgins...residing in Texas. John Whittington...residing in Texas. Martha, wife of R. E. Lee, residing in Texas. Caswell Whittington...residing in Texas. Calvin Whittington, deceased. There is no mention of son James. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/photos/flowersw7469gph.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo has been resized/compressed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb