Your line, that is Florida Missouri Cagle is not listed in the Cagle book
and only two Stephens are listed neither of them your line.
This took the better part of two hours to determine. The entire index of
Cagles from A to F is missing. I am going to have to write
to Paris, TX histerical society, have them copy it and return it. The
printer got sloppy along toward the end of the book. Many of
the pages are upside down and some are missing.
I have nothing on Elisha Stephens ancestors. I don't even know where
Elisha Stephens was born.
Also, something is apparently, amiss. You say your Howard Monroe
Stephens is named for his Uncle William James Monroe Cagle,
but I don't have a brother for Florida by that name. Do you have a date
of birth for William James Monroe Cagle.
And, now for Lillie Mae Marlow. I need to know when and where she was
born, married and died. If you know the name of the
cemetery, that would be great. Is she buried in Sandy Creek Bapt Ch
Cem., Morgan Co., GA with her husband?
I know Elisha Stephens died in 1943, but do you know the complete date?
Also, do you have a marriage date for he and Florida
Missouri Cagle.
If you need help with the Cagles, let me know. Which William C Cagle,
specifically are you talking about?
Jacob was the second son of Catherine and John Cagle of Moore Co., NC.
Since he was not listed in his mother's household in the 1800 Census of
Moore Co., NC, it can be assumed he had left home, either because he was
married, or to find work. He is not listed in the 1800 census of Moore
County as a head of household. It is not known with certainty where he
was by 1800 but, a good liklihood he was already in Georgia.
Jacob migrated to the Hudson River, Nathan Smith Settlement on the
borders of the Cherokee Nation, Franklin Co., GA during the 1800s where
he received a Headright Grant per Grant Book M-5, p.538, 55A in 1819,
this is the area which became Habersham Co in 1819 and then part of Banks
Co in 1858 and eventually settled permanently on the North bank of the
Oconee River, Hall Co., GA in the early 1820s. His sons Jacob and
Joseph Roland grew to adulthood and married in Hall County, and appeared
briefly in the records of that county before migrating to Cherokee County
in the early 1830s.
The Master Index to veterans of the War of 1812 from Georgia lists only
three Cagles, all of whom were residents of Franklin Co., and who lived
in that part of the county which became Habersham in 1819. Two of these
men, Jacob and George, 1789-1860s, served in Company C, Alexander's
Battalion, GA Militia, from Aug 26, 1813 to March 4, 1814, and had
identical service records. The third was John, the oldest son of Jacob
who served in Co C, Lt Col William Jones Brigade (4th Brigade), GA
Militia, from Nov 21, 1814 to May 21, 1815.
The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery, opened to white settlement a large tract
of former Indian lands in central Georgia, one of which was to Jacob, c.
1766-1858 and son, John Cagle, 1790s-1820s of Habersham Co:
Caigle, Jacob Habersham Co., Ritche's Dist Houston
Co., Dist. 5, Lot 149
Caigle, John Habersham Co., Ritche's Dist Dooly
Co., Dist. 5, Lot 133
Jacob's tract was surveyed to Jacob on Aug 27, 1821, and granted to him
on May 6, 1824. John's tract, by contrast, was never surveyed or granted
to him, but was a Reverted Lot, which was a term used to describe a
lottery draw which was relinquished by the fortunate drawer, with the
land put back into public trust and later offered for sale to the public.
It is unclear why John Cagle never attempted to possess this lot of 202
acres, unless his untimely death (late 1820s) was the cause.
At the time of the 1830 Federal Census, three Cagle Heads of household
were enumerated in Hall Co., GA, as follows:
1830 Census of Hall Co., GA, p. 096
Cagle, Jacob 101100001-12110001
Cagle, Joseph 00001 -0001 (Son of Jacob)
Cagle, William 20001 -02001 (Cousin of Jacob & husb of Mary
Cagle, Jacobs daughter)
The census brackets show that Jacob Cagle Sr 1766-1858, was listed in the
60-70 column, and that his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" was listed in the
50-60 column. The two young men in their household listed in the 15-20
and 10-15 brackets apparently were Jacob Cagle, 1805 and George W Cagle,
1812, even though their known birth dates are slightly older than the
dates of 1810-1815 and 1815-1820 shown by the census taker.
Jacob purchased 90 acres from Elizabeth Martin on 13 Mar 1830 as recorded
in Deed Book C, p. 167, Hall Co., GA, and then, sold 90 acres to
Elizabeth Martin on 15 Mar 1830 as recorded in Deed Book C, p. 167, Hall
Co., GA. Apparently, Jacob acted as Elizabeth's agent in the purchase of
the property of her deceased husband's estate.
Hall County Deed Book O, p.210, records the sale of 20 acres of land in
Dist #9, Lot #98, from Jacob to William Cagle (son-in-law); the deed,
originally executed on Jan 30, 1852, was not recorded until June 4, 1883,
after the death of both Jacob and William. Original survey of Dist 9,
Lot #98, from GA Surveyor-General's Book MMM, 1819. The tract apparently
was a reverted lot (not claimed by it's drawer in the Land Lottery of
1820), and it was subsequently purchased by Jacob Cagle. Unfortunately,
the date of Jacob's purchase is not given.
Jacob sold 200 acres of land in Dist #9, Lot #94 to grandson Henry Cagle,
son of his deceased son, John. Jacob was 88 yrs of age in 1854 when he
sold this acreage to Henry. Henry had been raised in Jacobs household
and was 21 yrs of age in the 1850 census of that household. He also,
received a full share of Jacob's estate at its settlement in 1859. Hiram
Cape and J. M. Carter, J.P. who witnessed this sale were sons-in-laws of
Jacob's, having married his daughters Nancy and Amelia in 1824 and 1838.
1850 Hall County, GA.
Cagle, Jacob 84 NC Farmer/$700
Elizabeth 80 " Illiterate
(Elizabeth)
George 23 GA
(George)
Henry 21 " Farmer /$400 Illiterate
(Henry)
Jacob died without a will, and his estate was brought to the Court of
Ordinary on Oct 4, 1858, by Samuel Chalmers, husband of Matilda Cagle
Chalmers, one of the heirs. A neighbor, Jonathan Martin, was appointed
to administer the estate. The process of administration continued
through the years 1858 to 1861, and multiple references to the estate
appear in four different Hall County record books. A complete detail is
available in "The Cagle Family in the South, to 1850, Vol II: Georgia, Ch
6, Hall County, 1820s-1850, page 291" by John G. Cagle, Little Rock, AR.
Jacob, Joseph and George W were among the several heirs who received full
shares from the estate settlement of old Jacob, after his death in Hall
County in 1858. Old Jacob's daughter, Mary 1796-1865, who married
William Cagle, was among Jacob's heirs who remained in Hall County.
Both Jacob and Elizabeth are thought to be buried in unmarked graves at
Timber Ridge Cem., Hall Co., GA.
Lee Cagle
Okla City
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 21:48:52 -0400 Sandra Mckeithan
<ssmckeithan(a)surry.net> writes:
Lee,
I think I'm a direct line - Joseph (Henry, John, Jacob, John Dutchman,
Leonhart) and Mary(Jacob C., Mary Polly and William C, Jacob, John
Dutchman, Leonhart) are my great grandparents thru my grandmother Florida
Cagle Stephens. She married Elisha Stephens in Banks County, Ga in about
1904. I'm the daughter of their oldest son, Howard Monroe Stephens
(named after his uncle William James Monroe Cagle) and his second wife,
Yvonne Millwood Stephens. I have pictures, death certificates, my birth
certificate, census records, the infamous Cagle temper and in Joseph
Cagle's case, cheekbones to prove my lineage. What do you need?
If it makes you feel better, fix your report to me to just show "Living".
I'm more interested in comparing my father's generation and back from
there than in the current group. I know a few more of them than is
probably healthy! Since my father was born in 1905, I don't think we'll
have a problem with giving out info on too many living people. I just
assumed you already had my line. If you don't, we'll talk.
By the way, is my line in the Cagle People book? And when is someone
(YOU) going to find out who the father of William C. Cagle was? And, if
Jacob and Elizabeth Cagle are buried at Timber Ridge, they aren't listed
in the Hall County Cemetery book. There are a few graves with no names -
they have stones just no names) really close to their children that I'm
kind of suspicious of, but no proof. How did you find where they were
buried? As you can see, I'm pretty familiar with my line, just still
have questions.
Once again, I'll share anything you don't have on my line that I can help
you with, but you probably have more than me.
Sandra
----- Original Message -----
From: caglel1(a)juno.com
To: ssmckeithan(a)surry.net
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Files
Sandra,
The file you are asking about contains data on many living persons. How
are you related to this line, and do I have your
line. I am a little reluctant to pass information on living persons
unless I can verify they are direct descendents. Please
send me your genealogy, connecting you to Joseph and Mary V Cagle.
Yes, the "Cagle People" was last printed in the 1980s, some of the
information is current to that time. Many of the
Historical Societies and Libraries have it. It doesn't contain all the
Cagle, it is mostly concerning particular lines some of
whom were sent to the author for inclusion in the book. If nobody sent
him their Cagle line, and they were not in his
direct line, then they probably are not in the book. There is a good
section in the book on Tennessee 1850Census records;
however, this information is available at most all public libraries.
Lee Cagle
Okla City
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:25:44 -0400 Sandra Mckeithan
<ssmckeithan(a)surry.net> writes:
Lee,
Would you send me what you have on the descendants of Joseph J. and Mary
V. Cagle? I'd like to compare it to mine and see what I need or you -
whichever. If you don't mind, I've got a few more lines that I'd like to
check whenever we can.
Did you say that "Cagle People" mostly pertained to Ga. Cagles? If so,
how recent does it go - into the 1930's and later or what?
Thanks,
Sandra