Dekalb-Heard County GaArchives Biographies.....Haley, Allen Johnson "A. J." September 16, 1851 - 1942
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Candace (Teal) Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 January 12, 2007, 2:12 am

Author: himself - A. J. Haley

"The Cleburne News"
Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, SEPTEMBER 24, 1931

HEFLIN CITIZEN, 80, TELLS OF THE PAST

(Written by A.J. Haley)

A sketch of my life

I was born in DeKalb county, Ga., Sept. 16, 1851. My father moved to Alabama 
when I was a small boy; later on, the Civil War came up; my father furnished 
four boys to the "lost cause." We moved to Franklin, Heard county, Ga. My 
schooling was limited. In those days we had no schools, we had to work to 
make a living; all I learned was over a pine knot fire after a hard days 
work on the farm. In 1873, I entered what was then a high school. I spent 
seven months in that school. In 1874, I came to Wood's copper mines in 
Cleburne county. I worked at the mines until July 1, 1875 at 80 cents per 
day. I then took up an eight months' school at Stone Hill and on Oct. 14, 
1875, married the best woman in the world. We had born to us six children, 
two boys and four girls. I taught school and farmed a number of years. On 
Oct. 6, 1880 we moved to Heflin, where I have been for 41 years. I sent all 
six of my children to school here until they were grown; lost two of the 
girls. When I came to Heflin, I worked for Bob Smith for three years, then 
for Morgan & Perryman Bros. I then went to weighing cotton and loading 
guano, worked at that for 12 years. In 1910, I was selected Tax Assessor for 
Cleburne county and served four years; then I served eight years as Deputy 
Tax Assessor for W.M. Evans four years and for W.F. Groover four years. Then 
I was elected County Treasurer for Cleburne and served one year, then I was 
elected Major of Heflin and was elected the third time in succession and 
since then I have been helping the boys (do nothing). Last Wednesday, the 
16th, I passed the 80th mile post. I am just standing on the bank of the 
river waiting to cross over and rest in the shade of the trees. A. J. Haley

(Transcribed by Candace (Teal) Gravelle - tealtree@comcast. net - Jan 10, 2007)

Additional Comments:
Son of Ambrose M. Haley & 2nd wife, Elizabeth Hendon.

He married Sarah M. Prestridge, daughter of William Prestridge & Mrs. Louisa 
Smith, on 14 October 1875 in Cleburne Co., Alabama.
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Heflin City Cemetery
Township 16, Range 10, Section 10
Heflin, Cleburne County Alabama 

http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/cemeteries/heflincity.txt

Submitted by Linda S. Ayres Aug-2002.
Updated and completed by Linda S. Ayres - wwlsarandolph@aol.com - and Linda 
Bonner Hutchens - Ezsolutions36264@aol.com - July-2006.

Haley, Sarah P.  [Prestridge]                  1851-1933

Haley, Lula Dau. of A. J. & S. M. Haley   30 Aug 1876    24 Dec 1903

Haley, Allen J.                                 1851-1942

Haley, William A.                               1878-1937 

Chaney, Nannie L. wife of J. H. Chaney    6 Apr 1888 - 13 Dec 1907
[Daughter of Allen Haley and Sarah Prestridge] 

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