I am looking for info on the Alabama line of Castleberry's who also desencended from
Heinrich Kasselberg, in particularly James Franklin Castleberry or simply JF. He was the
grandson of Paul Castleberry who was born on the Tars River in Va. and later moved into
the Spartanburg, SC region and his 1st. wife Mary Elizabeth ? JF was the son of Benjamin
Thomas Castleberry and his 1st. wife Basheba White of Spartanberg SC. He was born in Sept.
of 1830 on the way to Alabama. Basheba died in Dec. of 1830. They had 5 children. Benjamin
Thomas married 2. Nancy Gillispie and they had 6 children. The family settled in Lincoln,
Ala. JF married 1st. Martha Smith of Coosa, Co. daughter of Absolom and Ansibel Smith.
They had 7 children: john William born 6-1860; Thomas born 2-22-1865; W. Reily born 1867;
James Jr. born 1868; Sarah L. born 1866, M Della born 5-1870; Charles H born 6-1873. After
Martha's death JF moved to Montgomery Co., TN where he married Matilda Black daughter
of micheal !
Black and Prudence Stewart Black in 1875. They had 4 children; Micheal Benjamin born
10-30-1879; Minnie M. born 7-1883; Joseph born 3-1885; and Sallie born 11-1890. JF died in
Montgomery Co., Tn Jan. 31, 1901. I would REALLY love to know if anyone knows of his
military service to the CSA and if so PLEASE share it with me. Any other Alabama
Castleberry's out there? Your Tenn. cousins would like to share genealogy facts with
you! Any Castleberry relative!