CANNON COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - R.A. Dennis Manuscripts, Part 3 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Jim Stringer born June 16, 1838, died Jan. 26, 1897. Elizabeth Higgins, wife of Jim (Stringer) Cummings b. Sept 1, 1843, died April 6, 1915. Warren Cummings born Nov. 11, 1814, died May 11, 1898. Dovey Sullivan, wife of Warren Cummings, died Nov 7, 1884, age 70 yrs. James (Stringer) Cummings b.. June 17, 1838, died Jan 26, 1897. Elizabeth Higgins, wife of Jim (Stringer) Cummings born Sept 1, 1843, died Apr 6, 1915. Lula Land, wife of J. M. Cummings born May 26, 1865, died May 7, 1915. Page 15 J. M. Cummings b. died Hig Cummings b. died Johnson Cummings b. died THE ADAMS FAMILY JACOB SR. SISTERS Barbara Adams, a sister of the first Jacob Adams, was born about 1780. She married Dr. Sam Tittle about 1799. Their home was upon Canall Creek just above Gassaway known as the Alf Owen home. Later known as the J. T. Powell place now owned by A. J. Smithson. Three sons & four daughters I can trace. Adams Tittle, one of Dr. Sam & Barbara Adams Tittles sons, was born 180?, died 1879. Adams married Cynthia Gann. Their sons were Bethel and Sam. Bethel went to KY and died there. Sam married Elizabeth Davis. Susan married Bob Smith. Liz married Clent Spurlock. Julia married Obe Nokes. Mary married Tom Davis. John Adams Davis, who died last Oct. 1939 was Tom Davis and Mary Tittle Davis only heir. John lived and died on Hurricane Creek. Dow Tittle died unmarried. Dow died during the Civil War. Hiram Tittle, son of Dr. Sam and Barbara Tittle, and nephew of the first Jacob Adams, was born in Va. on Dec. 3, 1801, died Feb. 10, 1881. Hiram Y. Tittle married Mary (Pop) Higgins. She was the old pioneer John Higgins daughter. She was born Jan 1, 1806, died July 11, 1894 being 88 yrs 6 mo 10 da. of age. They had four sons and several daughters. Tilman and John Tittle was killed in the War between the States. Sam J. Tittle, son of Hiram Tittle, mar. Allochie Higgins. Two daughters were born to them. Sadie married Newberry Mullenix. They had no children. Adah married M. B. Davenport. They had three sons, Sam T, Grover, and Selmer. The daughters were Mary Allochie, Mennie May, Sadie B. and Dosie Brown Davenport. B. Davenport and his wife are dead. M. B. Davenport born Aug. 10, 1861, died Sat. Aug 11, 1928, Lacking one day being 67 yrs of age. H. Y. Tittle, son of Hiram Tittle, married Liz Melton. They had three sons, Tilman, John, and George were the sons. Camillee & Molly the daughters. The daughters of Hiram Tittle and Mary (Pop) Higgins, were as follows: Susan married Joe Kate Milligan. Three sons and six dau. graced their home. Two sons and one girl died young. Sam D. Milligan was Joe Kates & Susan Milligans son. He died the 31 day of May 1939, born Dec. 26, 1855. He was 83 years of age when he died. Joe Kate Milligans daughters were as follows, Jennie married Isaac Wilcher, Eliza married Johnnie Womack. Joe Bob Womack is a son of Johnnie and Eliza. Georgia married Calvin Womack. Allie married Willie Womack. Nebe married Jim Jones, son of Canal Creek Will Jones. Nancy Tittle married Spunt Dennis. They went to Ark. and I have lost sight of them years ago. Barbara Tittle, Hirams daughter, married Ike Higgins Three sons and four daughters were born to them as Follows: James, Bill, and Dick the sons. Molly married Jada Jones, They had one child, Cola. She married John Cooper, Tomie married Mike Markum. Lizzy married Joe Bob Womack. Alvin Blanks Page 16 wife is a daughter of Ike and Barbara Higgins. Martha Tittle, Hiram Tittles daughter, married Bill Rigsby. Murf and George are the sons. Florence married Knox Armstrong. Willie married Lewis Womack. Lillie married Senate Herriman. Delia married Dock Womack. Fanny married Billy Keaton. Betty married Bob Higgins. A Rigsby married another one of the girls. A Elkins wife was a daughter of Hiram Tittle, the mother of Sandy Elkins. Camille Tittle married Pink Milligan. They removed to Ark. They are dead. Elsie Tittle died unmarried. Julia married a Elkins. Henry Duggin, father of John Duggin, married Hiram Tittles first dau. Henry Duggin’s second wife was Sarah McKnight. Hiram Tittle’s first home was on Cavenders Branch where the late Ike Higgins lived and died. Hirams latter home was on Sugar Tree Knob where H. Y. Tittle, Jr., lived and died. Adams Tittle home was upon the head of Hog Thief Branch south east of Gassaway. Adams land was in DeKalb Co. He was magistrate of the Third Civil Dist. of DeKalb Co several years. The Tittle farm is divided up into four or five different parts. The Adamsons, Sauls, Smithsons, Hales, and others own the Adams Tittle land at present. Dr. Sam Tittle and Barbara Adams Tittle daughters was Salena. She married John Derting. {Salena Tittle married John Derting March 28, 1844 in Cannon Co., TN} He was born Feb 4, 1793, died Nov 21, 1881. They lived upon Hog Thief Branch on the Smithville Road in DeKalb Co. Two sons graced the Derting home. John A. married Elizabeth Adamson. Horace married Polina Mason. Sabina Tittle, Dr. Sam Tittles daughter, married Jonas Nokes. Four sons and one daughter were born to them as follows: James Nokes married Elizabeth Ashford. Bud married James Andersons daughter. Obe married Julia Tittle. Sam married Paralee Davis. Nan Nokes, the only daughter, died unmarried. Jonas Nokes lived on the ridge at the head of Tassey Hollow. Jonas owned three hundred acres of land. Some of it was in DeKalb Co. Some of the land was sterile and the larger part of it was very fertile. It on one of a fine timbered section of land. Bill Smithson bought the farm. A. J. Smithson owns it now. SUSAN, DAUGHTER OF DR. SAM TITTLE Susan married Alex Milligan, Sr. Six sons and two daughters were born to them. Pink Milligan married Camille Tittle. They removed to Ark and died there. George died in Camp Moton, Ill a prisoner of War, 1863. He was only 18 years of age. James Milligan shot James Higgins dead in 1868 and ran away. He died in Grayson Co., Texas 1887. Brown Milligan married Francis (Babe) Powell. Three sons: George, Buddy, Bill are the boys. Susie, Ally, Bernice, Molly and Quizie are the daughters. Abner Milligan, son of Alex Milligan, married Sarah Ann Higgins. Bob, the youngest son, married Betty Preston. Five daughters, two sons, were born to them. Hattie married John Bogle. Jennie married Ben Shirley. Jessie married Clyde Hollandsworth. Oda married Jim McGee. Bobbie married Oscar Pitman. The boys Rae died in his ninth year. Joe B. married Lela King. Lela married Shelah Ashford. He died and she married Joe B. Milligan. They lived at the Milligan home on Hurricane Creek. Alex and Susie Tittle Milligans two daughters were named Luese and Liz Milligan. Luese was born May 29, 1841, died Aug 2, 1900. She married Elijah Ashford, in 1859. Elijah was born Dec. 24, 1833, died March 20, 1910. Page 17 Eight daughters and two sons were born to them. Mary Alice Ashford, born Aug 20, 1861. Married Rufus A. Dennis Oct 12, 1912. Alice died Feb. 21,1938. Antilize Ashford born Sept 3, 1863. Died Mar 10, 1916. She married Frank Bogle 1887. Susan born Mar 20, 1865, died Dec 11, 1911. Harriet born Jan 16, 1868, died Mar 4, 1907. Elizabeth born May 30, 1870. She is living. Nola born Mar 12, 1873. Died Mar 8 1907. Hanson born Dec 1, 1875, living. Pearl, born Sept 2, 1880 died July 6, 1905. Wilburn Ashford born Jan 16, 1878. Living. Shelah Ashford, born Oct 9, 1884, died Mar 2, 190?. The Ashfords are all dead except Betty, Hanson, and Wilburn. Wilburn Ashford is sheriff of Cannon County, Tenn (1940). Liz, Alex and Susie Tittle Milligans eldest daughter, married Alex (Dutch) Jetton. They lived on top of the hill above the John Milligan home on Hurricane Creek. Two sons and two daughters were born to them. Benjamin, the first son, never married. He was near 80 years of age when he died. James Jetton married Peggie Milligan. She was a daughter of Sire Fuson. She married John Milligan. John died and she married James Jetton. Liz and Alex eldest girl died very young. Betty Jetton married Robert Stone. Three sons and four daughters were born to them. Charles, Jesse and Alexander the sons. Joe Watsons wife, Dixie Marcums wife, Jim B. Markums wife, and Edd Hollandsworths wife are the daughters. They live in the fifteenth civil district of Cannon Co., Tenn. Alex Milligan born Oct 14, 1814, died Dec. 4, 1874. Susie Milligan born May 18, 1817. Died Feb 18, 1888. One of Dr. Sam Tittles girls, Mary Ann, married Elijah Higgins, son of John Higgins. Elijah was born about 1802. I don't know where he lived but I believe the Shirley farm on Hurricane Creek was his home. He and his Tittle wife had two sons and three daughters. Robert and Coleman was the boys. Robert married Susan Sullens. Coleman died single. Elijah's girls were Susan, Ebeline and Dycie. Dycie married Josire Hollandsworth. Susans first marriage was to a Kelly. Her second marriage was to Wm. Preston. Ebeline married John A. Stanley. Ebb and John A. Stanleys children: R. M. Stanley married Christine Cox. Auntna married Parlea Kelley. Burt married a Thompson. Mort married Rachel Davis. His second wife was Nora King. Alex, Jr. was killed the 23rd day of Feb 1863 in the Calfkiller battle in White county. Jerry and Burt was killed by a fallen tree the 4th day July, 188?. The daughters of Ebb and John A. Stanley was as follows: Sis married George McNelley. Caroline married Jack Jones. Dorcas married William Quarrels. SISTERS OF JACOB ADAMS, SR Mary Adams was a sister of the old pioneer Jacob Adams, Sr. She was born 177?. She married Christopher Cooper. Their home was on Clear Fork Creek. Later the A. L. Hancock home. Mr. Cooper died 1809, Nov 25. Richard Hancock married the widow Cooper, 1810. Mr. Cooper and Mary Adams had no issue. There was three children born to Richard Hancock and Mary Adams. Alfred and Cooper the sons, and Alamenta the dau. Richard and Mary owned 2,000 acres of fine land. They had lots of property of every kind. Richard was a money lender on a large scale for that day and time. Christopher Cooper married Mary Adams in Fluvanna Co., Va and came here when the first Jacob Adams, Sr. came to this state, 1809. Alfred L. Hancock, son of Richard and Mary Hancock, born Mar 30, 1811. Married Eliza Blair in 1836. She was born 1812. Four sons and five dau. Page 18 were born to them as follows: Monroe, the oldest son, married Cyntha Hancock, were born to them as follows: Monroe, the oldest son, married Cyntha Hancock,daughter of Charles Hancock. Christopher Elcana died unmarried. A. E. Hancock married Susan Adams. George Hancock married Molly Melton. The Blair marriage daughters: Arzilla married Monroe Allen, 1858. Died 1877. Margret Lucetta marries James Monroe Hollandsworth. Alamenta Eliza married Peter I. Turney. Mary Caroline married John King. Eliza, first wife of A. L. Hancock, died Apr 5, 1858. Nancy E. Hale became the second wife of A. L. Hancock about 1859. She was born Sept 11, 1840. Died Oct. 24, 1871. Nancy was the first person buried in the beautiful Sycamore grave yard. The children of A. L. Hancock and Nancy E. Hale his second wife are Alice married George Turney. Rebecca Francis married Galan Morris. John Morgan Hancock died unmarried; America married Joe D. Vandygriff. Robert Lee & Sylvester died young. A. L. Hancocks wife died Oct. 24, 1871. Martha J. Vandygriff, who became the third wife of A. L. Hancock on April 4, 1872, was born Mar. 4, 1854. Two sons and three daughters were born to A. L. and Martha J. Hancock. Aletha married James Grizzle; Audie Ethel married W. J. Dodd; Minnie married Hall Owen; William married Hally Milligan; Marshal married E. W. Tasseys daughter. A. L. Hancock had nine children by his first wife, six by his second wife, and five by his third wife. Twenty children of whom only one living 1940 William Hancock, the only child, lives in Warren County. C. C. Hancock, son of Richard and Mary Hancock, born Sept 15, 1815. Died Sept 15, 1877. He married Rebecca Dolly Fite, Dec 18, 1839. She was born June 5, 1822, died May 24, 1904. C. C. Hancock’s home was upon Sycamore Creek at the Richard Hancock place. Cooper's father gave him a good farm one mile down on the creek below his (Richard's) home. It is know to us as the C. B. Summar home, now owned by Grady Smithson. When his father, Richard Hancock, died Cooper became heir to the home place and died there the 15 Sept 1877. Rebecca Hancock died May 24, 1904. She was 82 years of age lacking a few days. She was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. She outlived her five daughters and three of her sons. C. C. & Rebecca brought up a large family of twelve children. C. C. and Rebecca Hancock's children; Mary Parlee was born in Cannon Co., Tn Dec 6, 1840. She married John R. Turner on Feb 22, 1858. John R. was born Nov 2, 1829. Louisa E. died when only about 4 years old. Richard Thomas Hancock born Nov. 27, 1844. He married Elizabeth P. Francis September 9, 1869. She was born January 12, 1844. Rebecca Francis Hancock born Mar 1, 1847. She married Dave Chambliss in her 19th year. Rebecca Francis died 1892. Mr. Chambliss died in 1893. Alamenta Jane Hancock born May 31, 1849. Married Thomas Jewell Sept 23, 1869. Died March 24, 1904. William Christopher Hancock born Feb 17, 1853. He married Fanny Lax. They are dead. Benjamin Cooper Hancock born Jan 18, 1856. He married Cassie Odom dau. of C. B. Odom about 1879. A. J. Hancock born July 4, 1858. He married Alona Gossett of Liberty, TN on Jan 18, 1888. Alona died the year 1896. On Sept 11, 1898 Mary Rich became the wife of A. J. Hancock. A. J. died May 11, 1904. A. B. Hancock, nicknamed Hardy. born May 3, 1861. He is dead. Date? James Quincy Hancock born Nov 25, 1863. He married Hattie Johnson of the state of Mississippi. Quend is dead. Page 19 Kittie Hancock born Mar. 18, 1868. She was a leading member of the Baptist Church. She was quite handsome and polished in her manners. She died Aug. 14, 1898. Her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near the Sycamore Baptist Church. No funeral procession has ever equaled her’s at Sycamore. Wiser, greater women may have lived in this world that Kittie Hancock but never a truer, stronger devoted saint of God. She was no angel, just merely a strong, ardent, zealous saint to be loved and trusted. Noble woman, kind friend, good sister. Fare you well. Fountain Owen and Alamenta Hancock Owen's children were as follows: Fate [Richard Lafayette] Owen married a Miss Odom. Alfred Owen married Lucinda Fuson. They had two sons and one daughter. Fate, Jr. married Babe Goyrd. They went to Gibson Co. Adam was their only child. Jesire Owen, son of Alfred Owen married Nola Campbell. They lived at the Joe Campbell home upon Wilmouth Creek south of Gassaway. Their children: Josie, Willy, Gertrude, Ocie, Alva, Oscar Nelma, Alfred, and Lena. Kansie Owen, the only daughter of Alfred Owen married a Thompson of Gibson Co., Tn. Fate, Josir & Thompson are dead. Fountain and Alamenta Owens daughters were as follows: Nancy L. Owen born Mar 19, 1837, died May 2, 1882. She married John Marcum. They had four daughters, one son. Johnny, Jr. died in his 18th year. Anthem married Bob McGee; Helen married L. Evans; Delia married Black Bill Grizzle; A Redman of Williamson Co. married Francis Marcum. John Marcum died and Nancy L. married Monroe King. Monroe was born July 6, 1843, died May 26, 1915. Monroe and Nancys children were Fountain King the only son. He married Jenny Vandygriff. Fountain died this July 1940. Edna married Joe Melton. She lives on Wilmouth Creek. Joe Melton is dead. Arch Marcum born Dec 7, 1836, died Mar 30, 1905. Arch Marcum married A. H. (Puss) Owen, born Sept. 29, 1846, died Mar. 23, 1903. Arch and Puss no issue. H. A. Overall married Caroline Owen, daughter of Fountain Owen and Alamenta Owen. {Horace A. Overall married Caroline Owen, April 9, 1850 in Cannon County, TN} Two sons and five daughters graced their home. Lee, the eldest son, married Adah Spurlock; Herschel Overall married Jennie Powell. Lee, Herschel and Jennie are all dead. Letha, the eldest daughter, married Jim Keaton, son of Thomas Keaton of Cottage Home, Tenn. Babe married Pleas Adams ; Alice married A. J. Smithson; Nola married Jim B. Adams; Earnest married Jefferson McKnight. The Overall children are all dead. A. J. Smithson & Jim B. Adams are living. H. A. Overalls home was 2 miles south of Liberty, Tn. on Clear Fork Creek. James Odom married Eliza Owen, dau of Fountain Owen & Alamenta H Owen. FRANCIS ADAMS, DAUGHTER OF JACOB ADAMS Francis Adams married Lewis Hancock Jan 21, 1811. Lewis Hancock born Oct. 25, 1787 or Jan 8, 1790? They had three sons that I knew: Bluford, Ros & Richard Alexander Hancock. Two dau: Hannah married William Adamson, the other one married Zachariah Thomason. Richard Alexander Hancock married Ann Jeff Sneed. There is a correct report of Richard's and Ann Jeff Hancock's issues. Richard Alexander Hancock lived on Sycamore Creek until 1879. He bought a farm on Kennedy Creek some few years before he moved to it. The farm was in Wilson Co. when he bought it. It is attached to Cannon Co. now. Hally Bryan, daughter of Richard Alexander Hancock lives at the home place on Kennedy Creek. T. M. Bryan, Hally’s husband, died in 1938. Richard Alexander Hancock born Jan 17, 1827, died July 29, 1897. ISSUE OF RICHARD ALEXANDER HANCOCK ANN JEFF SNEED HANCOCK Lewis Delta Hancock born Jan. 19, 1859, died May 28, 1880 Page 20 Etna Hancock born Mar 15, 1860, died July 23, 1899 Addie Hancock born Sept 4, 1864, died Aug 9, 1895 Claudius Hancock born in 1866, died 1869 Col Walter Hancock, born Jan 32, 1869, Living at Woodbury, Tn Hallie Hancock born Dec. 13, 1870. She is residing on Kennedy Creek. Myrtle Nash Hancock born Oct. 17, 1873. Died June 25, 1898. LEWIS HANCOCK Lewis came to Tenn in 1809 and settled on Sycamore Creek. Lewis Hancock was born Oct 25, 1787. He married Frances Adams about 1811. They reared a family of children: two daughters and three sons are all I can trace. Lewis Ross Hancock born 1829, removed to Limestone Co., Texas in 1851 and spent his life in that county. He married but had no children. He died about 1890. Bluford Jordan born in 1831 removed to Limestone Co., Texas in 1851 and spent his life there, and died there about 1900. He married but had no children. Hannah Hancock married William Adamson, son of Simon Adamson. The other dau. married Zachariah Tomason. Richard Alexander Hancock was born Jan. 17, 1827, died July 29, 1897. Ann Jeff Sneed, wife of Richard Alexander Hancock, was born Jan. 29, 1835, died Jan. 2, 1908. He was tall and strongly built, fair complexion, blue eyed, and by way of misfortune neuralgia, busted or put out one of his eyes. He was of a kind, affectionate disposition and very pleasant to be in company with. He was discreet in his talk and spurned all ill mannered talk. He was a strong advocate of good school and churches and freely gave of his means to support such. He was affiliated with the Baptist Church. He was a rock ribbed Democrat. He was magistrate of the 10th Civil Dist. of Cannon Co. and was state representative of Wilson Co. He was neighborhood advisor and arbitrator when the occasion required it of him. The latch string of his door hung on the outside and within his breast the pulsations of a true heart throbbed for the interest and future welfare of humanity. Richard Alexander Hancock married Anna Jeff Sneed, dau. of the venerable John Sneed of Kennedy Creek. Three sons and four daughters were the only children. Delta, the oldest son born Jan. 23, 1859, died May 1880. Sad indeed. In the month of May 1880 I went to Mr. C. B. Summar's shop with my father. A storm came up and a heavy rain. When it ceased, or near that time, Quent Hancock came down the creek riding a mule in a fast run. He stopped at the shop and informed us that Delta had been accidentally shot by Morgan Bullard. I went with father & Horace Knight up there. We found him in a very critical condition. Jerry Collins was there also. The house was soon full of people. Dr. Everett was called. He said death would be the result. DELTA Remedies and the tender care of loving friends were of no avail for cure. He was wounded on Friday near 11 o’clock and died on Sunday evening 44 min. after 11 o'clock. I was helping fan him when he died. France Ellege & George Hancock was fanning him when father and I arrived. We relieved them for they were wearied. I looked upon that noble, rotund form that had so many times dangled my upon his knee. I looked upon that idol of a kind indulgent father and broken hearted mother as he swayed to and fro under the sting of deathly pangs. At last the fatal minute came. A gasp for breath, a twitch of the nerve, and Delta was no more. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Spradley patspradley@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________