This book has been copyrighted by the author. Please note the copying restrictions shown on the copyright page. T. J. King. Chapter 2 THE KING, CLOUD AND ALLIED FAMILIES WHERE WERE THEY FROM : Where did our ancestors, the King's, Cloud's and others come from? Similar questions are often asked by the younger members of our society. Of course, I really don't know where they and other members of society came from in the far distant past. But, for those who might ask the question, I will summarize some of the genealogical data I have collected to date on our more recent King, Cloud and allied family ancestors. OUR KING FAMILY LINE: The family name "King" is a common one in Europe where most early American's came from. The King name is spelled and written differently in each language area of Europe. It generally came into use when peasants and commoners were first required to adopt a family name. That occurred sometime between 1000 and 1800 A.D., depending on where in Europe our ancestors lived. Some authors claim that the name "King" was often adopted as a family name by persons that played the role of a "King" in touring entertainment groups. Such touring groups were common in all medieval European countries and their members usually had exceptionally good memories. Such could well be true in our King line, since I have known several individuals in our King line that have, or have had, phenomenal memories. When immigrants first arrived in America, their non-english names were often Anglicized. In the process, names that were the equivalent of "King" in other European languages, were call-ed King in the U.S.A. They included such names as Ching, Kyng, Kunge, Rex, Reyes, Regius, Mac-Conroy, Corona, Karl, Kroll, Kiraly, O'Kinga, Koenig, Roi, LeRoy, Rey, Kyser, etc., To-date, I have traced our King family ancestors back about five generations. So lets start with the author's great-great grandfather, Ephraim King of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Ephraim King (1785-1845): Ephraim King was born around 1785 in Virginia or in what today is North Carolina. Research indicates that several generations of earlier King's in America used the name "Ephraim" as a given name. However, I have not been able to sort out just which branch of the King line our Ephraim came from. But I have researched several Ephraim Kings's from Virginia and both of the Carolinas and I hope to find the answer soon. Records indicate that our Ephraim King married Jane Harkins around 1809, most likely in North Carolina; since my grandfather King stated in the 1900 U.S Census that his father was born in North Carolina. Yet, I have been unable to find a copy of their marriage record. It appears that Ephraim may have served in the War of 1812. I requested a copy of the service records for the two Ephraim King's of North Carolina that served in the War of 1812; but I received two sets of data, both for the same Ephraim. ANCESTRY CHART FOR THOMAS JACKSON KING Born 1920 in Huntsville, Alabama |Ephraim (Jr.?) KING *Farmer | |Margaret KING ? *Homemaker |Andrew Jackson KING *Farmer | |Jane HARKINS *Homemaker |Thomas Shadrach KING *Warehouse Mgr. | | |Elijah (Eli) MITCHELL *Farmer | |Isabella Emaline I MITCHELL *Homemaker | | |Robert GLIDEWELL | | |Nash GLIDEWELL, Sr. *Rev.War Veteran | | | |Eliza Elizabeth GLIDEWELL ? *Homemaker | | |John G. GLIDEWELL | | | |Martha GLIDEWELL ? *Homemaker | |Permelia GLIDEWELL *Homemaker | |Nancy Ann WHITLOW *Homemaker |Ephraim Jackson (Jack) KING *Roofing Contractor | | |Andrew CHAPMAN *Farmer | | |John CHAPMAN *Farmer | | | |Julia CHAPMAN ? *Homemaker | |Mary Lina (Alina) CHAPMAN *Homemaker | |Ann E. ROBINSON *Homemaker Thomas Jackson (Tom) KING *EDP Manager/Consultant | |Robert CLOUD *Early England | | |Isabel (Bred) COLLINS *England | |William CLOUD *Farmer (USA) | | |Joan (Jane) NORYS *Homemaker | |Jeremiah CLOUD *Cordwainer | | | |Richard JAMES, Jr. | | |Susan JAMES *Homemaker | |William CLOUD *Yeoman | | |Elizabeth Ann BAILEY *Homemaker | |William Jr. CLOUD *Farmer | | | |Henry HAYES | | |Elizabeth HAYES *Homemaker | | |Rachel HAYES ? *Homemaker | |Daniel CLOUD | | | |Mark HARDIN, Sr. | | | |Mark HARDIN, Jr. | | |Alice (Alis) HARDIN *Homemaker | |William CLOUD *Farmer/Merchant | | |Unknown CLOUD ? | |John E. CLOUD *Farmer (Died in Civil War) | | |Sarah CLOUD ? *Homemaker | |John Ruben Lee (Beadle) CLOUD *Farmer/Merchant | | |Sarah J. CLOUD ? *Homemaker |Leatrice (Beatrice) CLOUD *Homemaker | |Thaddeus Alfred WALL *Farmer |Fannie Lacy WALL *Homemaker |Rebecca HIGDON *Homemaker Note: A question mark following a female name on the preceding chart indicates that her pre-marital family name is unknown at the time this book went to press. Please note the Appendices for more genealogical data. Oral King family history passed on to the author by older King relatives, is that the King's were from the Wilmington and Lincolnton areas of North Carolina, prior to their migration to south central Tennessee. Ephraim's father may have died around 1810 in the Pendleton District of South Carolina, but to date I have been unable to confirm that lead. Soon after the apparent death of Ephraim's father, he and his young family and mother, migrated to south central Tennessee, near Petersburg. There they settled in the Chestnut Ridge area on Cain Creek in Lincoln County, just west of U.S. highway 231 (Please note the map that follows). That was near the home of Ephraim's sister who had earlier married into the Armstrong clan of North and South Carolina. Some time earlier they had migrated to south central Tennessee. Though Ephraim was apparently illiterate, he was a successful farmer. When he died in 1845, his will left a sizeable estate to his wife. For example, the 1860 U.S. Census for Lincoln County Tennessee, shows his widow owning two adult slaves with three minor children, and other property valued at $10,000.00. That was a very significant estate in those days. Perhaps today's equivalent would be around $200,000.00 dollars. There was a court case concerning the distribution of her estate upon her death in 1863. It is on file in Lincoln County, Tennessee; but details have not been fully examined by the author of this book. Ephraim established a cemetery on his farm for King and allied families. It still exists, but was in a very poor state of maintenance when the author last visited it several years ago. At that time, the owner of the adjacent land was using the cemetery area as a pasture for cows. The cows had knocked over most of the tombstones and broken several. There was also a lot of undergrowth in the cemetery area. The cemetery is situated near the left rear (southeast) of the Barham Dairy farmhouse on Chestnut Ridge Road, near Petersburg, Tennessee. Incidentally, one of Ephraim's daughters married into the Barham line, so the present owner's of the cemetery land are most likely related to the King's. I haven't followed up on all of Ephraim's land transactions to see if there are any deed restrictions on the use of the cemetery plot. Note the map that follows for it's exact location. Andrew Jackson King (1813-1871): Andrew Jackson King was the author's great-grandfather. He was born around 1813 in North Carolina, soon after the battle of New Orleans. For a long time, I thought that he was named after the famous General and President, Andrew Jackson. But later research revealed that both the Andrew and Jackson names were often used much earlier as given names by persons named King. Andrew was the second son of a family of eight children. He grew to maturity in the area of Tennessee pioneered by his father. He married Isabella Emaline Mitchell on 28 February 1839 in Lincoln County Tennessee. Records indicate that he was a farmer. They also suggest that he most likely could read and write, and that he had a strong desire for his children to be educated. Andrew appears to have spent most of his adult life farming. He died in Lincoln County, Tennessee on 3 July 1871. His will suggests that he was apparently a very successful farmer. He was also a small slave owner. He left a significant estate to his wife and children. There was also a court case in Lincoln County Tennessee regarding the administration of his estate. The author has not fully researched available records on his estate. Space for photograph and caption. MAP OF THE AREA IN LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE WHERE EPHRAIM KING SETTLED IN EARLY 1800'S. NOTE CHESTNUT RIDGE AND KING CEMETERY RIGHT CENTER AND PETERSBURG LEFT CENTER Thomas Shadrach King (1852-1918): My grandfather, Thomas Shadrach King, was born in 1852; he was the eighth of twelve children. He too grew to maturity in the Chestnut Ridge area of Lincoln County, Tennessee. He married Mary Lina Chapman on the 24th of December 1878 in nearby Bedford County. Records show that grandfather Tom tried his hand at farming in Lincoln County Tennessee, apparently on land received or purchased from his father-in-law, John Chapman. Later, he operated a restaurant situated on the courthouse square in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Around 1895, grandfather King tenant farmed some land situated near Toney, Alabama, close to a church cemetery where he and other members of his family are buried. But, apparently he was not a very successful farmer. So around 1900 grandfather King and family gave up their rural life style and moved to the textile mill village of Merrimack. At that time, Merrimack was located a few miles west of Huntsville, Alabama. It is now known as Huntsville Park. Afterwards, grandfather King and most of his ten children that were age twelve or older, went to work with the Merrimack Manufacturing Company. My father joined them in the textile mill when he turned age 12 in 1908. Sometime in 1909, the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama. While there, they worked in textile mills. They lived in Birmingham for a year or so before returning to Huntsville. However, by March of 1911, they were back in the Huntsville area, living in the Dallas Mill area. Since, records show that my father was working for the Dallas (textile) Manufacturing Co. by that date. Space for photograph and caption. FAMILY OF THOMAS S. KING, ca. 1905, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Top: L to R: Tera, Ann, Sumner, Ethel, Bot: Sanford & wife Mollie, Jackson, Thomas and Robbie. After a brief stay in the Dallas Mill area, the family moved back to the Merrimack Mill Village area. I was told that shortly after they returned to Huntsville, they moved into the same house on Triana Road where they lived before moving to Birmingham! Grandfather Tom's oldest living grandchild, Mrs. Ibbie King Bradford, once described him as being a voracious reader and an exceptionally well educated person for his time and circumstances. Also, that he used his inheritance from his father in furthering his education. And for a brief period, he taught school in the Toney, Alabama area. Ibbie also said, that at his work place, grandfather Tom associated with the better educated supervisors and managers. He worked in the Merrimack textile mill until his death in 1918. His death occurred a couple of years before my birth during a nation wide flu epidemic. Shortly after grandfather King's death, his daughters' Ann, Robbie and Ethel, had saved sufficient funds to finance the purchase of about two acres of land near the south end of the Merrimack mill village. Then they borrowed funds needed to build a large two bedroom frame house for themselves and their mother. The house is situated on the southern outskirts of Merrimack Village (now Huntsville Park). It is now known as 4002 Triana Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama. The King house lot was very long and narrow. But there was not only room for the house, but also for a barn, wood/coal shed, hen-house, privy and large vegetable garden. There grandfather Tom's widow, Mary Lina Chapman King and her daughters Ann, Ethel and Robbie, enjoyed living a semi-rural life style during the remainder of their lives. Ephraim Jackson King (1895-1948): My father, Ephraim Jackson King, was at various times called Jackson, Jack or E. J. King. He was named after his great grandfather and grandfather. He was the last of the ten children mentioned above. His birth took place in 1895 on a farm near the Madison Cross Roads' area of Toney, Alabama. He received a grammar school education. He married Beatrice (Leatrice) Cloud on 14 January 1920 in Huntsville, Alabama. As previously mentioned, my father's parents put him to work in a local textile mill at age twelve, since that was the custom of the area at that time. During his late teens, he followed the western wheat harvest for two seasons as a farm laborer, starting in north Texas and going north to Canada as the harvest season progressed. During World War-I in 1917 at age 22, he joined the U. S. Navy. He served as a fireman aboard a destroyer named the U.S.S. Nichelson. They were escorting cargo ships between New York City and Brest, France. Also during the war, he like my father-in-law (Walter Clay Hardy) who also served in France, developed a long lasting dislike for the French people. I don't recall all of their reasons, but their distaste was related to their treatment by local citizens while they were serving in the military in that country. After World War-I, my father and his sister Robbie King, owned and he operated a meat market in the West Huntsville, Alabama area. After 1924, he owned and operated roofing companies, first in Birmingham, Alabama and later in Houston, Texas. In Texas his firm was known as the Crown Roofing Company. People who knew my father early during his life, have said that he had an excellent memory and a likable personality. Also that he was a very good salesman. But he became addicted to alcohol and was disabled before his 40th birthday. He died in 1948 at the age 53 due to tuberculosis of the lungs. OUR CLOUD FAMILY LINE: The "Cloud" family name is much less common than our King family name. Yet it has been used in England, Scotland, Ireland and France as far back as the year 1000. In France near Paris, there is a town called Saint Cloud. Apparently no one really knows the origin of the Cloud name. Some authors think it is of Frankish origin and others of Irish or Norman origin. Some think it is derived from the Saxon word "Clud" that means hill or outcropping of rock. Others think it is from the Frankish word "Hlds" (H being pronounced as C). In England where our Cloud line came from, the name was usually spelled Cloude or Clowde. In America, several other variant spellings were used; such as Cloyd, Clowd, Clud, Clooud, etc. Research shows that our English ancestor William Cloud came to America around 1682 or 1683 from southern England. He and family settled on a farm a few miles northwest of Wilmington, Delaware. Then, that area was considered to be part of Pennsylvania. They had purchased 500 acres of land from William Penn before leaving England. Our early Cloud family ancestors were Quakers, and as such, left very good records on their activities in America. I have been able to collect considerable data on the first ten generations of William Cloud's descendants in America. Since several genealogical books have been written about our Cloud line. It appears that the first four or five generations of Cloud's in America continued to follow the principles of their Quaker religion. Their wills show that they were usually successful farmers and none were slave owners. A few were ministers and medical doctors. As each generation matured, usually the older son or sons, took over the family estate. The younger sons migrated either west or south in search of less expensive and more fertile farm land. The line we are descended from moved from Delaware to eastern Pennsylvania, then to western Virginia, North Carolina and on down to the Fairfield District (County) of South Carolina. William Cloud (1774-1846): My great-great grandfather William Cloud appears to have been born around 1775, most likely in North Carolina or Virginia. Land records in the Fairfield District of South Carolina show that his wife was named Sarah. They most likely married around 1812 in South Carolina. Around 1824 William migrated with his family to north Alabama from South Carolina. They settled on a farm in an area between what today is New Hope, Alabama and the Tennessee River, somewhat southeast of Huntsville, Alabama. The area is currently known as Cloud Cove. It is located a few miles southwest of U. S. highway 431 near New Hope. A copy of a personal letter written by William and addressed to my great-grandfather John E. Cloud, was found in one of William's South Carolina land transaction (deed) files. It shows that their educational achievements were somewhat above average, since most farming people on America's western frontier during that era, could neither read or write. A copy of the letter may be seen in Appendix B of this book. Besides farming, my great-great grandfather William owned and operated a country store near New Hope, Alabama. The town was initially named Clouds' town; but later that was changed to Vienna, and still later, to New Hope. Over time, William's descendants intermarried with most other families that were early settlers in the New Hope area. The area southwest of New Hope, Alabama where William's farm was situated, is known as Cloud Cove. In addition, a nearby mountain and a cemetery are each named after our Cloud family ancestors. The Cloud cemetery is still in use, but early Cloud burials were made elsewhere. Supposedly they were made in an abandoned cemetery located about one-quarter mile northeast of the existing Cloud cemetery. A few years ago the author could only find one marked grave in that area among a grove of Pine trees. There is also supposed to be an old Cloud slave cemetery about one quarter mile due north of the existing Cloud cemetery, but I have never looked for it. Space for map with caption. MAP OF AREA IN MADISON COUNTY ALABAMA SETTLED BY WILLIAM CLOUD IN EARLY 1800'S . NOTE NEW HOPE TOP RIGHT AND CLOUD COVE AND CLOUD CEMETERY LOWER LEFT William died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1846 where he had moved prior to his death; apparently to be near a daughter that had married into the Bell line. He is buried in the old Nashville City Cemetery. His grave is unmarked, but cemetery records give the date, cause of death and the section where he is buried. Apparently William's wife must have died either before or shortly after his family relocated to north Alabama. I have been unable to find a record of her death, or of her family name before marriage. South Carolina property transfer records indicate that her given name was Sarah. William's estate was quite sizable for that era. It consisted of several slaves that he set free under the terms of his will. He also owned several city lots in New Hope, Alabama and over 500 acres of fertile farm land in the Clouds' Cove area. In addition, at the time of his death, he owned and was operating a country store in Davidson County, Tennessee. William's estate in Tennessee was settled a couple of years after his death. However, his estate in Alabama was not settled until around 1888. Consequently, considerable legal documentation is available on his estate, especially in Madison County Alabama. The documentation contains names of his children, his grandchildren and the names of their spouses. There is still much documentation in both states that has not yet been examined by the author. John E. Cloud (1814-1865): My great-grandfather, John E. Cloud, was one of five children. He was born in South Carolina around 1814, before his family migrated to Alabama. He grew to maturity in the Cloud's Cove area mentioned above. He most likely married around 1844 , but so far I have been unable to find a record of his marriage. Since he traveled to Tennessee and South Carolina, it is possible that he was married in one of those states. Estate and census records show that his wife's given name was Sarah J. She may have been from Tennessee or South Carolina, but I have not checked to see if that is correct; some day I may do so. Around 1838, John E. returned to the Fairfield District of South Carolina to help his father dispose of some land left behind when the family migrated to Alabama. Records show that afterwards, he spent sometime in Tennessee and later farmed some land his father owned in the Cloud's Cove area of Madison County Alabama. Civil War records show that on the first of August 1863, John E. Cloud sold some forage (hay) to the Confederate States. About a year later on the 25th of June 1864, he signed an Oath of Allegiance to the U. S.; since at that time, north Alabama was occupied by Union troops. On the oath form that John signed, he was described as being of ruddy complexion, having dark hair and grey eyes; he was also five feet and nine inches high. Incidentally, his brother Durgan's Oath that was processed at the same time, reflects a similar description; except he was six feet tall. Court records regarding the estate of John's father William, show that John E. died during the Civil War. He left seven minor children, my grandfather being the youngest of them. I once heard from another genealogical researcher that John E.'s widow remarried a couple of years following his death to a man named John Harrison. They lived in the New Hope, Alabama area. I was unable to find them in the 1870 U. S. Census for Madison County, Alabama; but I did find a John Harrison living in nearby Marshall County. Some Civil War records that the author recently received photocopies of, say that John E. was arrested for Violation of his Oath of Allegiance to the Union. He was subsequently transferred to a Federal Military prison in Nashville. There he died on 30 January 1865 in a federal military hospital. His death was due to dropsy (edema) of the liver, which could have resulted from interrogation abuse while in prison. Please note Appendix B for a copy of the charges against him. John's brother Durgan Cloud was arrested the same day for violation of his Oath of Allegiance. He survived the war and later became the foster father of my grandfather John Ruben Lee Cloud. (Incidentally, Durgan also had a son named John). John R. L. Cloud (1854-1927): My grandfather, John Ruben Lee Cloud, was the youngest of seven children, having been born in 1854. He was only about eleven years old when his father died. Apparently, he was informally adopted and raised by his uncle, Durgan M. Cloud. Incidentally, early genealogical researchers treated the two John's in Durgan's family as one. Thus, considerable effort was expended in sorting out the two John's in Durgan's family and documenting their place in the Cloud family line. Durgan and family lived in the Cloud Cove area mentioned above. They lived on land belonging to the estate of the father of John E. and Durgan. The land had been willed to their children by their father William. Though John's father was apparently well educated for the era in which he lived, his son John R. L., apparently received little education during and after the Civil War. But somewhere along the line he apparently learned how to write, since he signed several legal documents related to loans and property transfers. Illiteracy was common for rural farm youths maturing in the South during and for several years following the civil war. That was especially true in border areas occupied by Union forces during the early years of the war. Even though north Alabama voted against succeeding from the Union, during the war many private houses, barns and public buildings (such as schools, bridges, ferries, etc.), were destroyed by Union troops. In addition, public services such as schools were most limited or nonexistent during the Civil War years. And lastly, many of the better educated members of southern society lost their lives while serving in the military services of the north or the south, and while serving as public servants in the South during the war years. Grandfather John was age 31 when on 11 April 1885 he apparently married for the first time in Madison County to Fannie Lacy Wall. That was a rather late marriage for his era. He farmed for several years in the Hobbs Island area, located a few miles south of Huntsville, Alabama near the Tennessee river. Only one of grandfather John's five children was a male and he was partly disabled early in life by poliomyelitis (polio). That added to the difficulties his postwar generation experienced in making a living by farming. Still, he managed to gain title to a family home. It was located near the railway station in Hobbs Island, a few miles south of Huntsville, Alabama. Most likely he leased or sharecropped the land he farmed, since no significant land purchases other than the family home were recorded in Madison County, Alabama; in either his or his wife's name. By 1910, grandfather Cloud had gone broke farming. He was later sued for past due fertilizer bills. After losing their home in Hobbs Island, the family moved to Huntsville, Alabama. There, grandfather fabricated and sold stove wood for a living. He died some-what impoverished in 1927. My grandfather John was sometimes called Beadle Cloud, possibly to differentiate him from his uncle Durgan's own son named John. His mother may have been a Beadle, or the Beadles' may have been the owners of a farm he sharecropped or leased. Records show that the Beadle's once owned a farm near Hobbs Island, Alabama, where John R. L. farmed. Beatrice (Leatrice) Cloud (1898-1937: My mother, Beatrice (Leatrice) Cloud, was born in 1898 at Hobbs Island, Alabama, the fourth of five children. She apparently received a fairly good elementary school education, considering her family circumstances and the era. Remaining samples of her handwriting are well done and grammatically acceptable. She was 22 years old in 1920 when she married my father and was only 39 when she died of tuberculosis of the throat in 1937. After my mother's death in 1937, I erased most of my memories of her from my mind. But I do recall that she was meticulous in her personal grooming and in housekeeping. In addition, she insisted that my brother and I keep ourselves clean. Once, when I was still quite young, mother said to me: "You may be poor, but you don't have to be dirty, since water is almost free." Until then, I had not realized we were poor! She was a very loyal wife and kept her family together under most trying circumstances until her death. Those who knew her have said that she had a very pleasant personality. ALLIED FAMILY LINES: King Allied Lines: Families allied to the author's King line include Chapman, Mitchell, Harkins, Glidewell and Robinson. Most of the data the author has collected on these families was first developed by his father's cousin, Miss. Mary Scott of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Her data has been published in a local genealogical journal named Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers. She has also supplied the author with a copy of the vital data pages that appeared in the family bible of the author's great grandfather Andrew Jackson King. The author has developed additional genealogical data on allied Lincoln County Tennessee connections through a review of available genealogical data. Sources consulted include applicable U.S. Census and WPA listings of persons buried in the King Family Cemetery, located near Petersburg, Tennessee and in other nearby cemeteries. Additional details may be found in Appendix A, of this book. A summary of the author's findings to-date follow: Chapman Line: The author's grandmother on the King side of his family tree was named Mary Lina Chapman (1852-1943). She was born in Bedford County Tennessee, the fourth of six children born to John Chapman (1823-1900) and Ann E. Robinson (1819-1887). She married in the same county in 1878 to Thomas Shadrach King. Genealogical research indicates that John Chapman was most likely the son of Andrew Chapman (Abt 1794-?)and wife Julie (Abt 1800-?) of Cabell, Virginia. Both John and his wife, Ann E. Robinson (1819-1887), were born in Virginia according to census records and oral family history. No data is available on Ann's parents at this time. Oral family history indicates that the two families knew each other in Virginia. Also that the Robinson family and their future son-in-law migrated from Virginia to Tennessee together. All of John and Ann's children and some of their spouses are shown in an estate settlement for Ann in Lincoln County Tennessee (1901). The author found another Lina Chapman listed in Virginia genealogical records, she could possibly have been the grandmother of the author's grand-mother Lina Chapman; but proof has not been found to date to make a connection. Harkin Line: The author has been unable to develop much information on his Harkin line. Jane Harkin (Abt 1789-1863) was the wife of Ephraim King, the author's double great-grandfather. They were married about 1807, most likely in the Pendleton District of South Carolina. According to oral family history, they had known each other earlier when both lived in Lincolnton County North Carolina; but the author has been unable to find data to support the oral history. Additional data may be found in a court case in Lincoln County Tennessee where her estate settlement in 1865 was contested by some of her children. Mitchell Line: Isabella Emaline (Ibby) (Eliza ) Mitchell (1822-1906) was the author's great grandmother on the King side of his family tree. She married Andrew Jackson King in 1839 in Lincoln County Tennessee. Her father was Elijah (Eli) Mitchell (Abt 1800-?) and her mother was Permelia Glide-well (Abt 1802-?). Both parents were apparently born in North Carolina. She was buried in the King family cemetery near Petersburg, Tennessee. Glidewell Line: Permelia Glidewell (Abt 1802-?) was alive in 1880 when her daughter Eliza King indicated that she was born in North Carolina in the June 1880 U. S. Census. Another researcher indicates that she was the daughter of Nash Glidewell of Virginia, but the author has been unable to fully confirm that connection. Cloud Allied Families: There have been a number of genealogical books written about our Cloud family lines. They are available in most large genealogical libraries, so I will only mention a couple of allied lines for our Cloud line. Additional data is also available in Appendix B of this book. Wall Line: The author's grandmother on the Cloud side of his family tree was named Fannie Lacy Wall ((1863-1946). She was the daughter of Thaddaus Alfred Wall (1818-1877) and his wife Rebecca Higdon (1814-1884), both of the Madison County area of Alabama. Grandmother Fannie was a small woman, somewhat like the author's mother who is described later in this book. The author received a copy of the vital data pages of his great grandfather Alfred Wall's family bible from his cousin, Charles Hamilton of Nashville, Tennessee. It lists all of his nine children and most of their spouses. There were apparently two Alfred Wall families living in Madison County Alabama during the same time period as the author's great grandparent, so it had been difficult to separate them in available records. As a child the author became acquainted with a couple of his mother's cousins on the Wall side of his family tree. There names were Alice and Annie Wall, children of Peter Binford Wall (1860-1941) and his wife Cherry Clarkie Turner ((1860-?). Alice was married to a man named Aday and Annie to a Barnard. More data on this family line is available from the author. Higdon Line: Rebecca Higdon (1814-1884) was married in 1842 to the author's great grandfather Thaddeus Wall mentioned above. Very little data has been found of her in the archives of Madison County Alabama. However, considerable data is available on Higdon's in adjacent counties. But so for the author has been unable to document a connection. Hardin Line: Alice (Alis) Hardin was born about 1730-4 in Prince William County, Virginia. She was married to my triple great grandfather William Cloud (1728-1810) around 1751. She was most likely his second wife. They lived in the Fairfield District (County) of South Carolina. Her father was a Frenchman named Mark Hardin Jr. of Virginia. . HISTORICAL DATA: If you have further interest in genealogical data, you may find the wills of some of the persons mentioned above to be of interest. Copies of them, together with some letters and other genealogical data have been included in Appendices A and B. Space for photograph and caption.