Family/Spouse: G. Walter Johnson. G. was born on 1 May 1878; died on 16 Jul 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Sarah Lucinda Talley. Sarah was born on 25 Jul 1859; died on 28 Sep 1933 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Starnes Wellborn, "Will", son of Elias and ELizabeth Wellborn was born 26 June 1826 in Langston, Jackson County, Alabama. On 28 Sept 1856, he married Elizabeth Reynolds, born 16 October 1836 in Bedford County, Tennessee to Henry and Mary (Brown) Reynolds. They had the following children, all born in Jackson County; James Lafayette, born 1857, died 1932, married Sarah Talley; Nancy Melvina, born 1858, died 1919, married William Cabaniss; Sarah Elizabeth, born 1859, died 1924, married John Wooten; David Elias, born 09 Sept 1861, died 25 November 1940 in Floyd County, Texas, married #1 Martha Virginia Cabaniss, #2 Ida Belle Carter; Margaret Ann, born 1863, died 1946, married James Allen; William Starnes, born 1865, died 1869, birned next to his father in Boyd Cemetery, Jackson County, and Mary Etoy, born 1867, after the death of her father, died 1948, married Jim Brown. William and Elizabeth also raised two orphans, William Maples born 1873, who was Elizabeth's sister's child, died 1928, married Nancy Reynolds; and Loren, born 1867, born 1867 in Tennessee, died 1940, married John Freeman. William was an educated man, called upon to handle the legal affairs of the family, acting as an administrator to John Maples, Joshua Wellborn, James Sublett, and his father, Elias, until his death. He was a land owner, farmer and raised horses. In May 1861, William prepared a "List of an Election" for the Alabama State Militia, held in Coffee Town, for the purpose of electing one Mayor General for the 9th Division, one Brigadier General for the 10th Brigade, same Division, also one Colonel for the 35th Regiment. The list has 52 names of local men serving. William and brothers James and George were conscripted into the Confederate Army and enlisted at Murfreesborough, TN on 07 Sept 1862 under Captain Henry F. Smith's Company, Col. A. A. Russell's Battalion of Partisan Rangers, 4th Alabama Calvary. On 09 January 1863, from Jiles County, Tennessee, he wrote to his wife Elizabeth, "I am now at Pulaski at a hospitle, detailed to waiton the sick. We came here yesterday. Our commander (Nathan B. Forrest) is gone to Columbia. I have been down early to Padduca on an expedition and we have had hard times, you may be sure. We was across the river in the swamps three weeks and Old Forrest fought the Yankees twelve times and he whipped them every time but once. He had to run the last time. I was in two of the battles. Nary one of our company was hurt, but I don't know how it happened, for the balls flew as thick as hail. We fought 4000 infantry and whipped them. They had histed the white flag and at that moment was reinforced by 4000 more and we had to leave in a hurry. I rode my little horse to death in that expedition. I have rode a hundred miles without stopping or feeding ..." The letter goes on to tell of the men in his company that were hurt or sick. William surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, 04 May 1865 and at that time he was described as 5'11, light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. William got jaundice in the War and died 23 June 1867, leaving Elizabeth with six small children and expecting their 7th child. Elizabeth remained in Jackson county until William's estate was settled. In 1887 she and youngest daughter Mary Etoy followed her children to Titus County, Texas. Son James remained in Jackson County on the homestead, where he died in 1932. Elizabeth died 12 Sept 1889 in Cookeville, Titus County, Texas. For futher information, contact Bertha Bohannon Hall or refer to The Wellborn Genealogy by Ann Gahan. Submitted by Bertha Bohannon Hall, DAR #0728330, 2100 12th Street, Alamogordo, NM 88310. page 356-357

Buried:
Boyd Cemetery

William married Elizabeth Reynolds on 28 Sep 1856 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Reynolds and Mary Brown) was born on 16 Oct 1836 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Sep 1889 in Cookville, Titus, Texas, USA; was buried in Sep 1889 in Omaha, Morris, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth, widowed after the Civil War, ran a livery stable in Titus County, Texas in 1880's


Buried:
Concord Cemetery

Notes:

Elias Wellborn, son of Gideon and Tabitha, born 1790, Rowan County, Kentucky. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under Capt. James Hall's Company, 3rd Regiment, Kentucky. In 1812, he married his first cousin, Sarah (Sally) Wellborn, daughter of Samuel and Margaret and had the following children: Sarah, born ca 1813, married George Hall; Margaret, born 1815, died 1850-60, married James Mitchell; Tabitha, born 1816, died 1877-80, married James Sublett; Joshua Jefferson, born 1818, died 1855, married Martha Sublett; Nancy Isabella, born ca 1820, died 1867, married Joseph Beadles. On 21 February 1814, Elias and Sally sold their parcel of land given to them by her father, Samuel, located on Skaggs Creek, Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky and began their move to Jackson County, Alabama. After Sally's death, Elias married #2, Rachel Wilson, March 1824. Charles Skaggs, her father, was present. Elias then married Elizabeth (Starnes)?, wife #3, ca 1825 in Jackson County, Alabama and had the following children: William Starnes, born 26 June 1826 in Langston, Jackson County, died 23 June 1867, married Elizabeth Reynolds; Melvina Emily, born ca 1827, died 1872-1877, married John Maples; James Lafayette, born 1831, died 1897, married Martha Harrison; George Washington, born 1839, died Carter County, Oklahoma, married Anthaline Romans. Elias was a wealthy and large land owner in Jackson County. He is listed on the rosters of the Patrol Service in 1830-40. In February 1854, he obtained a license to "release spiritous liquors in the neighborhood of Coffee Town". In May 1861, Elias appears on the roster of the Alabama State Militia, Lower District #12 of Jackson County, for the 10th Brigade, 9th Division, 35th Regiment. In 1862, his three surviving sons, William, James and George, enlisted in the Confederate Army, Col. A. A. Russell's Battalion of Partisan Rangers, 4th Alabama Calvary, Army of Tennessee. Together they fought under General Forrest, Wharton, Longstreet, Wheeler, Martin, Hood and Roddy. They participated in the battles of Murfreesborough, TN, Parker's Cross Roads, TN, The Tullahoma Campaign, Chickamauga, GA, Knoxville, TN Campaign, Atlanta, GA, Brice's Cross Roads, MS adn some 174 skirmishes and engagements. All three sons were promoted to Corporal and surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama. On 30 January 1864, Elias' plantation was raided by Union Captain Michael M. Gilbreath, 2nd Division of the 15th Army Corps, General M. L. Smith commanding, who were camped at Larkin's Landing. That very day Elias went to Larkin's Landing and signed an Oath of Allegiance to prevent the Union soldiers from further raiding and destruction of his plantation and for the protection of his wife, Elizabeth and orphaned granddaughters, Sarah and Francis Mitchell. On that day Elias was listed as 73 years old, 5'10, fair complexion, blue eyes, gray hair and a farmer. A claim was filed by the heirs of Elias' to the Committe on War Claims in 1887, lasting 19 years and was denied in 1906 when the Committee found Elias to be: (1) Loyal to the Confederacy; (2) All of his son and sons-in-laws being 'notorious rebels'; and (3) Renting his slaves to the Confederacy. Elias died 14 Sept 1865, his estate being so large tha tit took twelve years to probate.

Elias married Elizabeth Starnes about 1825. Elizabeth was born about 1792 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry Reynolds was born in Kentucky about 1800. He moved to Tennessee, Bedford County before coming to Alabama to live in about 1842. I believe that all of his children except perhaps the last one was born in Bedford County, Tennessee. Henry was a Blacksmith. He bought 160.32 acres of land May 20, 1874. The same land sale is also dated August 5, 1879.

Buried:
Reynolds Cemetery

Henry married Mary Brown in 1823 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of John G. Brown and Mary Catherine "Polly" Friddle) was born in 1803 in Virginia, USA; died in Aug 1844 in Reynolds, Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Aug 1844 in Jackson, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Reynolds Cemetery