Maintaining the Linville Ford Road, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/misc/linville.txt ============================================= USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Linda Ayers ============================================= December 2002 This came from my 3rd great-grandfather Jeptha Smith's old papers. It is a list of men who were responsible for maintaining a portion of the road; they signed to say they would keep up their section, and if not, would then receive a visit from the Overseer, then the Sheriff. The 1860 federal census for Randolph County lists these men in nearly the same order as their names are written on this list. My guess, by looking at the 1860 census, is that John Garner’s property would now be located across the Randolph County line in Cleburne County, while Joseph Bell’s property would be in the vicinity of Morrison's Crossroads. I know that Grandpa Smith’s property would be just outside of Wedowee on Piney Woods Creek. Grandpa Smith died in 1864 and Joseph Bell did not move to Randolph County until the mid-1850s, so the list probably dates from between 1855 and 1860, but certainly before the Civil War began. The Linville family lived in a portion of Randolph County which is now part of Cleburne County; most of the Linvilles eventually moved to Texas. Linville should not be confused with Lineville (Clay County), which was called Lundieville (for the Lundie family) before about 1860. ================== State of Alabama) Randolph County) To Lawful Constable You are hereby Commanded to make known to Isaac Newell that he has been appointed overseer on that portion of Linville Ford Road beginning at John Garner’s on the Linville Ford Road. Signed by: Solomon Bowen John V. McKee John Hicks Harrison Hicks John Hicks Jr James Morgan David M. Morgan William J. Satterwhite [killed in Civil War] & boy Yancey Satterwhite James Whitaker Fredrick Leefinger Cicero Satterwhite Jesse Savage Joseph Savage Elias Morrow John W. Martin James Kitchens M. M. Teague James Smith Worley D. Lineville Isaac M. Newell Joseph Bell [moved to Randolph County after 1850] John Brooks Vincent Walls Jefferson Levins F. Davis Josiah Keadle William Keadle John B. Thomas Jr. C. L. Thomas John Morrow Sr. John Hunter William Hunter Greenberry Canady Jeptha V. Smith [killed Civil War] & two boys Dallas Smith Andrew Smith Dr. Daniel Harris John Wortham Thomas Wortham Alphesus Wortham William Reid David A. Perryman William Perryman Alford Belcher Henry Belcher Lewis Kelley J. Thomas Weaver