Family/Spouse: Living White. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living White
2. Living White
3. Living White

James married Lillie Mae Stiefel on 25 Oct 1914. Lillie (daughter of General Gartrell Stiefel and Alice Hamilton) was born on 30 May 1901; died on 4 Feb 1979 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Section, Jackson, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the book "A Window on Yesterday" by Edward H. Carter, pg. 137. General Gartrell (Gart) Stiefel was described by his children as being a friendly, soft-spoken man about 5'8" tall with an average weight of 150 pounds. He had brown hair and blue eyes, with a slight hump on his nose. He wore a mustache continually from age 21 to 56. Gart was a farmer all his life, rainsing mainly cotton and corn. Gart's horse was named "Old Maude. He was a stonemason and a beekeeper. At one time he had over 50 hives of bees. He was also talented as a sorghum molasses maker which he did from age 23 to 57. He was a hunter and fond of wildlife. In his early life he was a Baptist and attended Old Antioch Church, now called Zion Hill. Around 1911 Gart switched his religious affiliation to Free Holiness. Around 1913 he deeded one acre of the family farm in Jackson County south of Macedonia Community for the site of a church. The church is known as Rock House Church. The first family home at the Rock House Place was L shaped with 3 rooms, built in 1916. A second house with 4 rooms was built on the same land in 1929. Gart Stiefel and his family became Republican's during the presidency of Democrat Grover Cleveland, when the price of cotton fell to 3 cents per pound. Gart Stiefel married Alice Hamilton on August 1st, 1895, at her parent's home. Alice had brown hair and a fair compelxion. She was part Indian through the Reynolds family. She was described as being an ambitious, hard-working person. She was a good cook and enjoyed gardening. She was a firm disciplinarian. Each year the family held a gathering at their home and Alice would cook for as many as 60 people.

Buried:
Macedonia Cemetery

General married Alice Hamilton on 1 Aug 1895 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. Alice (daughter of Elijah M. Hamilton and Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds) was born on 5 Mar 1879 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; died on 26 Sep 1962 in Section, Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Sep 1962 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Macedonia Cemetery

Elijah married Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds on 8 Aug 1875 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Ross Reynolds and Pheba Catherine "Kate" Story) was born on 14 Oct 1856 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; died on 16 Sep 1923 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Sep 1923 in Section, Jackson, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah Elizabeth "Aunt Bunk" Reynolds was the second daughter and fourth child that was born to the marriage of John R. Reynolds and Pheba Catherine Story. She was born on Sand Mountain, in Jackson County, Alabama on October 14, 1856. At the age of sixteen, Sarah married Samuel Pruitt on January 4, 1872 in Marshall County, Alabama. I am not sure what Samuel Pruitt died of, but I believe that he is the same Sam Pruitt (June 22, 1852 - December 6, 1873) that is buried in the Union Cemetery in Langston, Marshall County, Alabama. The date of birth would put him the right age to be Sarah Elizabeth's husband, and his death was two years prior to her next marriage. I do not believe that there were any children born to this marriage. Sarah was next to marry Elijah M. Hamilton, the son of William Alfred and Susan (Bynum) Hamilton. He was born in January of 1852 in the state of Illinois. They were married at her father, John R. Reynolds' home, in Jackson County, Alabama on August 8, 1875 by G. W. Morris. There were nine children that was born to Sarah and Elijah. From what I've heard about Aunt Bunk, she was a "Spunky" woman and like so many of the Reynolds' she loved music, singing, and dancing. As most families of their time, Elijah and Sarah were farmers, they worked the land and raised children. Elijah Hamilton died on June 25, 1916 and he was followed seven years later by Sarah Elizabeth, who died on September 16, 1923. They are buried together in the Macedonia Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama. Many of their descendants are still living in and around Jackson County, Alabama.

Buried:
Macedonia Cemetery