Friday, June 30, 2017

The Naramores of North Alabama - First generations


The North Alabama family of Nar(a)mores I am describing here trace their ancestry to Joseph Naramore, who was born between 1790-1800.  Based on DNA matches, Joseph’s descendants (including my father) are related to some of Lt. John Naramore’s (son of Edward Naramore of South Carolina) descendants. But our Joseph seems unlikely to be one of John’s children since his children by his first wife (which Joseph would have to be) are named in his application.  So it is probable that our Joseph Naramore is a child of another son of Edward, either William, Edward (Jr.), or Eli, and a grandson of William Naramore of North Carolina.

[Update 3/19/19:  In his Revolutionary War pension application, John lists his children but this list is incomplete.  He lists his two wives and his children by his first wife Mary Walker, with their birthdates.  But it stops with Nancy (b. 1796), the last known child of Mary Walker Naramore.]


Note that there are some Alabama Naramore families that moved into the central part of the state in the early-mid 1800’s from Lt. John’s family.  Here I attempt to trace the family of Joseph which mostly stayed around Jefferson/Walker/Tuscaloosa Counties and also moved into Colbert County in the first 1-2 generations.  (After that, several moved north to Ohio/Michigan and a few moved west.)



Very little is known about Joseph.  He was born in the 1790’s.  His first documented appearance is his marriage to Delila Reid (1802-1879).  This record is the only place that Delila's maiden name appears.  Joseph next appears as a constable in Jefferson County, Alabama in 1826.  It is perhaps significant that the first sheriff of Jefferson County was a Levi Reid (beginning in 1819).  In 1830, he appears on the Walker County census.  In 1837, he (or perhaps his son Joseph) receives land in Tuscaloosa County from John Woodiel of Walker County.  Remember that name because it will be significant later.

Joseph and Delila's last child was born about 1836.  After 1837 there is no other record of Joseph, and his places of death and burial are unknown.

Delila appears on the 1850 census as Delila Woodell, living next door to several of her children.  How do we know this is her?  In 1852, the State Assembly of Alabama passed an act "solemnizing the existing marriage of John Wooddell and Delila Naramore" and exempting them from penalties of an illegal marriage.  The exact details of this arrangement we can only speculate about.  Perhaps one of the spouses abandoned the other.  Perhaps Joseph went missing or died but there was no evidence to prove he was in fact dead.  Anyway, as Delila lived near her children, we can presume that she was on good terms with them.

I know nothing about Delila's ancestry.  The presence of Levi Reid in Birmingham is suggestive of a relationship, particularly since they named a child Levi.  As a warning to researchers, there is also a Levi Laird Reid about the same age who moved from South Carolina to Mississippi but it does not appear to be the same person.  So I am interested in where Levi Reid came from.  He seems to be the same Levi Reid who was named as one of the first people to ship coal down the Warrior River.


The children of Joseph and Delila are not known for certain.  However, there are multiple pieces of evidence that these individuals named here are the right children.
1) The ages and genders of the children born before 1830 match those children of Joseph listed on the 1830 census.
2) Almost all of these people (Delila and her supposed children) lived in very close proximity in 1850 and 1860.
3) Four of the brothers (and at least one brother-in law) served in the 43rd Alabama Cavalry in the Civil War.
4) These families repeatedly reuse several uncommon names, in particular Levi and Reuben.
5) DNA matches have linked some of these branches.
6) All of these children were born in Alabama and Joseph is the only known male Naramore of the right age in north Alabama in the 1820-1830 time period.

One more thing, this family is one of the hardest to trace I have ever run across.  Due to the vagaries of 19th century spelling, people possibly not being able to write or read, backwoods accents, and (last but not least) poor census-taker handwriting, I have seen this name appear in many forms including Narrimore, Nawromore, Larimore, Normo, Normoor, etc. It is only from years of research (and the input of many other researchers and family members) that I have been able to compile all this information!

The Civil War was obviously a tragic time in our nation's history but it hit this family especially hard.  I will write a follow-up post that gives more details of their military service.

Descendants of Joseph NARAMORE



Generation 1
1. JOSEPH1 NARAMORE was born about 1795. He died after 1837. He married Delila Reid on 03 Jun 1819 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She was born about 1802 in , , Alabama.  She died in Aug 1879 in Jefferson County, Alabama. 






Joseph NARAMORE  and Delila Reid had the following children:




1.1. EDITHA2 NARAMORE was born on 29 Mar 1820 in Alabama, United States. She died in Jun 1870 in Alabama, United States. She married Lewis Franklin on 28 Sep 1837 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He was born on 25 Apr 1813 in Kentucky, United States. He died in Jul 1860 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. 








1.2. JOHN NARAMORE was born about 1822 in Walker Co? AL. He died on 19 Jan 1864 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Died as a POW of typhoid fever.). He married Melissa Wray about 1849. She was born in Apr 1832 in Alabama. She died after 1910 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA. 








1.3. LEVI NARMORE was born in 1824 in ALABAMA. He died on 27 Jun 1888. He married Celia Ann Hopkins on 17 Dec 1848 in Jefferson, Alabama. She was born in 1830 in ALABAMA. She died after 1900. 








1.4. ELIZABETH NARAMORE  was born about 1827 in ALABAMA. She married John Brown  on 09 Sep 1849 in Jefferson, Alabama. He was born about 1823 in Tennessee. [I have not been able to trace where this family went, Elizabeth and John Brown being such common names.]








1.5. MARY ANN "POLLY" NARAMORE was born about 1827 in ALABAMA. She died in 1880 in Alabama, United States. She married Calvin Johnston, son of Jesse Johnston and Barbara LaGrone in 1855 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He was born on 06 Sep 1817 in Jefferson County, Alabama. He died in Sep 1897 in Hurd Shoals, Walker County, Alabama, USA. 








1.6. REUBEN NARAMORE was born on 14 May 1827 in Walker County, Alabama. He died on 05 Mar 1863 in Cumberland Gap. He married Mary (Polly) Ann JOHNSTON, daughter of Jesse Johnston and Barbara LaGrone on 09 Oct 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama. She was born on 17 Jun 1826 in Perry County, Alabama. She died between 27 Oct 1900-1909 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. 








1.7. WILLIAM  NARRIMORE  was born in 1834 in AL. He died in 1862 in (Civil War). He married Frances A. M Jarvis, daughter of Braswell Jarvis and Susanna Narramore [This family came from Georgia and probably SC before that.]  on 13 Jul 1858 in Perry, Alabama, USA. She was born on 05 Jul 1840 in GA. [I am less certain about William being one of Joseph's children.]








1.8. JOSEPH NARAMORE was born in 1836 in AL. He died in 1862 in St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Died from Typhoid Fever in the Civil War. 4th St. Hospital, St. Louis. POW.). He married REBECCA (UNKNOWN). She was born in 1836 in ALABAMA. 





Generation 2



1.1. EDITHA2 NARAMORE (Joseph1 ) was born on 29 Mar 1820 in Alabama, United States. She died in Jun 1870 in Alabama, United States. She married Lewis Franklin on 28 Sep 1837 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He was born on 25 Apr 1813 in Kentucky, United States. He died in Jul 1860 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. 





Editha Naramore and Lewis Franklin had the following children:




1.1.1. JOSEPH GREENBERRY FRANKLIN was born on 13 Aug 1838 in Alabama, United States.








1.1.2. LEVI FRANKLIN was born on 14 Dec 1840 in Alabama, United States. He died on 10 Apr 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA.








1.1.3. MARY ELIZABETH FRANKLIN was born on 06 Sep 1844 in Alabama, United States. She died in Dec 1927 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.








1.1.4. THOMAS GORE FRANKLIN was born on 29 Dec 1846 in Alabama, United States. He died on 06 Apr 1928 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.1.5. DAVID M FRANKLIN was born in Jun 1850 in ALABAMA. He married Nancy Caroline Reid, daughter of Reuben Joseph Reid and Matilda in 1869 in Jefferson, Alabama. She was born in 1849 in Alabama, United States. She died on 08 Feb 1934 in Bessemer, Jefferson county, Alabama. 








1.1.6. WILLIAM O FRANKLIN was born on 16 May 1852 in Alabama, United States. He died in 1913 in Alabama, United States. He married MARY C FLORENCE. She was born in Nov 1850 in Alabama, USA. She died in 1920. 








1.1.7. DARKEP? FRANKLIN  was born on 27 Nov 1854.








1.1.8. LOUISE RACHAEL FRANKLIN was born on 24 May 1857 in ALABAMA.






1.2. JOHN2 NARAMORE (Joseph1 ) was born about 1822 in Walker Co? AL. He died on 19 Jan 1864 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Died as a POW of typhoid fever.).  He is buried in the "Old Grey Cemetery" in Knoxville but the grave is unmarked.  He married Melissa Wray about 1849. She was born in Apr 1832 in , , Alabama, USA. She died after 1910 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA. 


John Naramore and Melissa Wray had the following children:




1.2.1. WILLIAM NELSON3 NARMORE was born on 19 Jan 1846 in Alabama, USA. He died on 21 Jun 1921 in Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma, USA. He married (1) REBECCA ELLEDGE about 1872. He married (2) REBECCA JONES BENDALL  on 02 Jan 1898 in , Colbert, Alabama. She was born in 1854. She died in 1900 in , Colbert, Alabama, USA. He married (3) LOU ELIZABETH (LULA) ROSS on 10 Aug 1901 in , Colbert, Alabama, USA. She was born on 09 May 1866 in Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, United States. She died on 31 Mar 1919 in Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma, USA. 








1.2.2. JOSEPH H NARMORE  was born in 1853 in Jefferson Co, AL.








1.2.3. LEVI WASHINGTON NARMORE was born in Feb 1853 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He died on 29 Mar 1912 in Colbert Co., AL. He married (1) MATILDA CLAKELEY, daughter of Solomon Clakeley and Dicy Crumpton on 26 May 1878 in Colbert Co. Alabama, USA. She was born about 1859 in Alabama USA. She died about 1879 in Alabama, USA. He married (2) LOUISA ANN KIMBROUGH, daughter of Benjamin Franklin KIMBROUGH and Cynthia Ann ELLEDGE in 1882. She was born on 02 Feb 1862 in ALABAMA. She died on 17 Feb 1946 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA. 








1.2.4. SARAH E NARMORE was born on 29 May 1856 in AL. She died on 14 Feb 1947 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married (1) CHARLES CROW HUTCHINS in 1876 in ALABAMA. He was born on 05 Jul 1852 in ALABAMA. He died on 23 Dec 1954 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married (2) JOHN N COSBY in 1872 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA. He was born on 16 May 1843 in Burke, North Carolina, USA. He died on 30 Nov 1927 in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. 








1.2.5. MARY CATHERINE "MOLLIE" NARMORE was born on 28 Feb 1859 in AL (Headstone says 29 Feb.!). She died on 10 Dec 1938 in Alabama, USA. She married William Thomas Sparks on 04 Dec 1879 in Lawrence, Alabama. He was born on 26 Jan 1856 in ALABAMA. He died on 30 Sep 1938 in Leighton, Colbert, Alabama. 








1.2.6. REUBEN H NARMORE was born on 15 Mar 1862 in Alabama, USA. He died on 26 Feb 1909 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama. He married Hattie (Harriot) Elizabeth BENNICH (Bennix) * on 19 Dec 1894 in Colbert Co, Alabama, USA. She was born in Oct 1877 in Mississippi. She died on 09 Jul 1947 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama. 






1.3. LEVI2 NARMORE (Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Joseph1 ) was born in 1824 in ALABAMA. He died on 27 Jun 1888. He married Celia Ann Hopkins on 17 Dec 1848 in Jefferson, Alabama. She was born in 1830 in ALABAMA. She died after 1900. 





Levi Narmore and Celia Ann Hopkins had the following children:




1.3.1. MARY ANN3 NARAMORE was born on 22 Feb 1850 in ALABAMA. She died on 07 Jul 1886 in Alabama, USA. She married Joseph Humber, son of Charles Christian Humber and Susan Lettice Hammon on 25 Feb 1868 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. He was born on 10 Feb 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. He died on 07 Feb 1907 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. 








1.3.2. MARTHA J NARMORE was born in 1854 in ALABAMA. She died on 03 May 1930 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama. She married JOHN OWEN FRANKLIN. He was born about 1848 in ALABAMA. He died on 19 Jul 1919. 








1.3.3. ELIZABETH NARAMORE ? was born about 1855 in ALABAMA.








1.3.4. JAMES N NARAMORE was born in 1856 in ALABAMA.








1.3.5. SARAH MARIA CAROLINE NARMORE was born on 14 Feb 1858 in ALABAMA. She died on 14 Feb 1947 in Alabama, USA. She married CHARLIE A HUTCHINS. He was born about 1859 in ALABAMA. He died on 23 Dec 1954. 








1.3.6. REUBEN BARTLEY (BRADY?) NARAMORE was born in Jun 1867 in ALABAMA. He died on 19 Oct 1958 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. He married (1) MARGARET REDD in 1891. She was born in May 1870 in ALABAMA. She died in 1916 in , , Alabama, USA. He married ELLA EDGEWORTH. She was born on 22 Jan 1888 in Alabama, USA. She died on 27 Oct 1972 in Alabama, USA. 








1.3.7. CATHERINE NARAMORE was born on 03 May 1868 in ALABAMA. She died on 03 Apr 1964. She married JOSEPH FRANKLIN. He was born on 18 Dec 1868. He died on 22 Sep 1947 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. 








1.3.8. RENA NARAMORE






1.5. MARY ANN "POLLY"2 NARAMORE (Joseph1 ) was born about 1827 in ALABAMA. She died in 1880 in Alabama, United States. She married Calvin Johnston, son of Jesse Johnston and Barbara LaGrone in 1855 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He was born on 06 Sep 1817 in Jefferson County, Alabama. He died in Sep 1897 in Hurd Shoals, Walker County, Alabama, USA. 





Mary Ann "Polly" Naramore and Calvin Johnston had the following children:




1.5.1. MARTIN JOHNSTON was born in 1848 in Alabama, United States.








1.5.2. ALLEN JOHNSTON was born in 1850 in Alabama, United States.








1.5.3. MARY JOHNSTON was born in 1852 in Alabama, United States.








1.5.4. BARBARA ELIZABETH JOHNSTON was born on 02 Jun 1855 in Toadvine, Alabama, United States. She died on 30 Apr 1942 in Toadvine, Alabama, United States. She married W. B ROGERS. He died before 1942. 








1.5.5. EDITHA EVELYN JOHNSTON was born on 19 Oct 1858 in ALABAMA. She died on 19 Aug 1902 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.5.6. LEVI F JOHNSTON was born in Mar 1861 in ALABAMA. He died in 1928 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.5.7. SARAH JOHNSTON was born about 1863 in ALABAMA. She died on 27 Jul 1940 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.5.8. CATHERINE MELISSA JOHNSTON was born about 1867 in ALABAMA. She died on 27 Feb 1958 in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States. She married SAMUEL J ROBERTSON








1.5.9. JULIA JOHNSTON was born on 17 Mar 1868. She died on 11 May 1966. She married DAVIS








1.5.10. ADELINE JESSIE JOHNSTON was born on 01 Sep 1870 in ALABAMA. She died on 08 Oct 1941 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.5.11. NANCY JOHNSTON was born about 1873 in ALABAMA.






1.6. REUBEN2 NARAMORE (Joseph1 ) was born on 14 May 1827 in Walker County, Alabama. He died on 05 Mar 1863 in Cumberland Gap. He married Mary (Polly) Ann JOHNSTON, daughter of Jesse Johnston and Barbara LaGrone on 09 Oct 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama. She was born on 17 Jun 1826 in Perry County, Alabama. She died between 27 Oct 1900-1909 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. 

Reuben Naramore and Mary (Polly) Ann JOHNSTON had the following children:




1.6.1. CATHERINE3 NARAMORE was born in 1847 in ALABAMA.








1.6.2. MARY J NARAMORE was born in 1850 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.








1.6.3. WILLIAM THOMAS NARAMORE was born on 19 Feb 1852 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He died on 25 May 1925 in Walker County, Alabama. He married Mary Elizabeth (Emeline) Earnest in 1870 in Winston, Alabama, United States. She was born on 12 Nov 1852 in Alabama, USA. She died on 26 Nov 1931 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama. 








1.6.4. MARTHA E NARAMORE was born in Jul 1854 in ALABAMA. She died on 27 Aug 1937 in Jefferson County, Alabama. She married J. C GILLIAN. He died after 1937. 








1.6.5. ALEXANDER P NARAMORE was born on 08 Nov 1856 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He died on 06 Dec 1913 in Walker County, Alabama.








1.6.6. REUBEN DOTSON NARAMORE was born on 06 Mar 1859 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He died on 08 Apr 1932 in Walker County, Alabama. He married Sarah Adeline Dunn, daughter of William Winton Dunn and Phoebe Ann Fulton on 05 Mar 1882 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. She was born on 02 Feb 1861 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died on 22 May 1941 in Walker County, Alabama. 








1.6.7. OCTAVIA ELIZABETH NARAMORE was born on 01 Aug 1861 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died on 28 Jan 1942 in Jefferson County, Alabama. She married THOMAS JACKSON FRANKLIN. He was born on 21 Oct 1852 in ALABAMA. He died on 29 Oct 1937 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She married (2) JAMES HUSTON MINOR on 16 Jan 1880 in Walker,Alabama (Hewitt Johnson, in "Salmagundi", gives the children's names as Carolice, Monte, Archie, and Carl.). He was born on 14 Feb 1860 in ALABAMA. He died on 15 Feb 1901 in ALABAMA. 






1.7. WILLIAM *2 NARRIMORE  (Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Joseph1 ) was born in 1834 in AL. He died in 1862 in (Civil War). He married Frances A. M Jarvis, daughter of Braswell Jarvis and Susanna Narramore?  on 13 Jul 1858 in Perry, Alabama, USA. She was born on 05 Jul 1840 in GA. 





William * NARRIMORE  and Frances A. M Jarvis had the following child:




1.7.1. GEORGE W3 NARRAMORE was born in 1859 in ALABAMA. He died on 15 Aug 1911 in Jefferson County, Alabama.






1.8. JOSEPH2 NARAMORE (Joseph1 ) was born in 1836 in AL. He died in 1862 in St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Died from Typhoid Fever in the Civil War. 4th St. Hospital, St. Louis. POW.). He married REBECCA (UNKNOWN). She was born in 1836 in ALABAMA. 






Joseph Naramore and Rebecca (Unknown) had the following children:




1.8.1. MARY ELIZABETH3 NARAMORE was born on 10 Apr 1854 in Fayette, Alabama, USA. She died on 18 Jan 1936. She married Willis Marion Gray in 1872. He was born on 14 Aug 1852 in Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. He died in 1894 in , Fayette, Alabama, USA. 








1.8.2. WILLIAM MARION NARAMORE was born in Jun 1854 in Fayette, Alabama, USA. He died in 1908 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA. He married FRANCIS M RUSSELL. She was born on 26 Feb 1883 in ALABAMA. She died on 27 May 1916. 








1.8.3. MARTHA JANE NARRAMORE was born about 1864 in Alabama, USA. She died on 26 Jun 1943 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married James Henry Gurley in 1887. He was born in Apr 1860 in Blount, Alabama, USA. 





Generation 3



1.1.5. DAVID M FRANKLIN (Editha2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Lewis Franklin) was born in Jun 1850 in ALABAMA. He married Nancy Caroline Reid, daughter of Reuben Joseph Reid and Matilda in 1869 in Jefferson, Alabama. She was born in 1849 in Alabama, United States. She died on 08 Feb 1934 in Bessemer, Jefferson county, Alabama. 





David M Franklin and Nancy Caroline Reid had the following children:




1.1.5.1. JOSEPH WILLIAM FRANKLIN was born on 09 Mar 1868 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. He died on 30 May 1918 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.








1.1.5.2. MARY M WALDEN was born on 24 Aug 1874. She died on 21 Jul 1957.








1.1.5.3. LEVI FRANKLIN was born in Nov 1878.








1.1.5.4. DAVID MONROE FRANKLIN JR was born on 14 Oct 1887. He died on 11 Mar 1929 in Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.








1.1.5.5. BARTLEY FRANKLIN was born about 1893 in ALABAMA.








1.1.5.6. ADA FRANKLIN was born about 1894 in ALABAMA. She died on 01 Nov 1975.








1.1.5.7. REUBEN B FRANKLIN was born on 24 Aug 1897. He died on 11 Jan 1963.






1.1.6. WILLIAM O FRANKLIN (Editha2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Lewis Franklin) was born on 16 May 1852 in Alabama, United States. He died in 1913 in Alabama, United States. He married MARY C FLORENCE. She was born in Nov 1850 in Alabama, USA. She died in 1920. 





William O Franklin and Mary C Florence had the following children:




1.1.6.1. WILLIAM BURL FRANKLIN was born on 11 Sep 1889 in Alabama, USA. He died on 21 Aug 1929 in USA.








1.1.6.2. GROVER LEE FRANKLIN was born on 16 Apr 1892 in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. He died on 01 Jul 1931 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.






1.2.1. WILLIAM NELSON3 NARMORE (John2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,John2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born on 19 Jan 1846 in Alabama, USA. He died on 21 Jun 1921 in Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma, USA. He married (1) REBECCA ELLEDGE about 1872. He married (2) REBECCA JONES on 02 Jan 1898 in , Colbert, Alabama. She was born in 1854. She died in 1900 in , Colbert, Alabama, USA. He married (3) LOU ELIZABETH (LULA) ROSS on 10 Aug 1901 in , Colbert, Alabama, USA. She was born on 09 May 1866 in Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, United States. She died on 31 Mar 1919 in Lebanon, Marshall County, Oklahoma, USA. 





William Nelson NARMORE and Rebecca Elledge had the following children:




1.2.1.1. JAMES ROBERT4 NARMORE was born on 31 Dec 1873 in , , Alabama, USA. He died on 18 Jan 1964. He married Mary Magdalene "Lena" Gaisser on 20 Oct 1898 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama. She was born on 22 Feb 1871 in ALABAMA. She died on 08 Nov 1945. 








1.2.1.2. ELLA M NARMORE was born in 1875. She died in 1907. She married JOHNSON








1.2.1.3. MARK ELLEDGE NARMORE was born on 07 Jul 1882 in ALABAMA. He died on 27 Aug 1954 in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA. He married LAURA ALICE JAMES. She was born about 1883 in Alabama, USA. She died on 17 Nov 1938 in Alabama, USA. 








1.2.1.4. SARAH IDA NARMORE was born on 25 Jul 1886 in ALABAMA. She died on 11 Feb 1981 in Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.1.5. WILLIAM HENRY NARMORE was born in Dec 1887 in ALABAMA. He died on 01 Feb 1967 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States of America. He married ADA BLANCH HENRY. She was born in 1893 in Tennessee,USA. She died in 1984 in Tennessee USA. 








1.2.1.6. JOHN O'RILEY NARMORE was born on 12 Apr 1890 in ALABAMA. He died on 08 Mar 1956 in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA. He married Bessie Louise Rone (Rhine?) in 1927. She was born on 23 Nov 1911 in Clarksville City, Red River, Texas, USA. She died on 15 Aug 1992 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA. 








1.2.1.7. FRED LEE NARMORE was born in Nov 1898 in ALABAMA. He died on 22 Dec 1980. He married LIZZIE B. She was born about 1904 in Oklahoma. 








1.2.1.8. ADA NARMORE. She married BROWN





William Nelson NARMORE and Lou Elizabeth (Lula) Ross had the following children:




1.2.1.9. MARY ALICE NARMORE was born on 13 May 1902 in ALABAMA. She died in 1989 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. She married SHANKLES








1.2.1.10. BESSIE EDNA NARMORE was born on 30 Nov 1904 in ALABAMA. She married BENTLEY








1.2.1.11. CHARLES ARCHIE NARMORE was born on 05 Nov 1906 in ALABAMA. He died on 07 Dec 1989 in Love County, Oklahoma, USA. He married VIRGIE L LAUDERDALE HUGHES. She was born in 1912. She died in 1971. 








1.2.1.12. JOSEPH WHEELER NARMORE was born on 16 Apr 1908 in ALABAMA. He died on 10 Oct 1975 in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA.






1.2.3. LEVI WASHINGTON3 NARMORE (John2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,John2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born in Feb 1853 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He died on 29 Mar 1912 in Colbert Co., AL. He married (1) MATILDA CLAKELEY, daughter of Solomon Clakeley and Dicy Crumpton on 26 May 1878 in Colbert Co. Alabama, USA. She was born about 1859 in Alabama USA. She died about 1879 in Alabama, USA. He married (2) LOUISA ANN (LOU/LOUISIANA) KIMBROUGH, daughter of Benjamin Franklin KIMBROUGH and Cynthia Ann ELLEDGE in 1882. She was born on 02 Feb 1862 in ALABAMA. She died on 17 Feb 1946 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA. 





Levi Washington NARMORE and Matilda Clakeley had the following child:




1.2.3.1. MARY MATILDA4 NARMORE was born on 27 Mar 1879 in Colbert, Alabama, USA. She died on 19 May 1939 in Iuka, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA. She married (1) PINK FERNANDO MCBRIDE, son of WIlliam McBride and Catherine Ander Michael on 23 Dec 1915 in Colbert, Alabama, USA. He was born in 1871 in Alabama, USA. He died in 1948 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA. She married ALFRED GOINS. He was born in Jul 1844 in Georgia, USA. He died in 1909. 





Levi Washington NARMORE and Louisa Ann Kimbrough had the following children:




1.2.3.2. HENRY NARMORE was born on 13 Nov 1885 in Alabama, USA. He died on 11 Jan 1972 in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, United States of America. He married Emma Edna "Dodo" Graham, daughter of John Holland GRAHAM and Martha Van Buren BEVILL on 14 Jan 1912 in Colbert Co, AL. She was born on 17 Jul 1894 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States. She died on 19 Apr 1981 in Colbert Co, AL. 








1.2.3.3. LULA NARMORE was born on 09 Aug 1890 in Alabama, USA. She died on 12 Jan 1940 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. She married WILLIAM GUY THORN. He was born about 1886 in ALABAMA. 








1.2.3.4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NARMORE was born on 02 Nov 1891 in ALABAMA. He died on 16 Apr 1985 in Alabama, USA. He married Jackie Sue INMAN on 18 Mar 1916 in Colbert Co, AL. She was born on 19 Sep 1894 in ALABAMA. She died on 25 Oct 1989 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. 








1.2.3.5. BELLE NARMORE was born in 1893 in ALABAMA. She married (2) NOAH DAVIS on 19 Nov 1911 in Spring Valley, Colbert, Alabama. 








1.2.3.6. MARY LUCY NARMORE was born on 28 Mar 1897 in ALABAMA. She died on 10 Jan 1977 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. She married LEO STOUT. He was born in 1897 in ALABAMA. He died in 1972 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. 








1.2.3.7. JOHN WALKER NARMORE was born on 04 Jan 1898 in ALABAMA. He died on 18 Jun 1986 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. He married Mary Bell BOLES on 09 Dec 1917 in Tuscumbia, Colbert Co, AL. She was born on 10 Nov 1894. She died on 14 Apr 1991. 








1.2.3.8. PEARL NARMORE was born in 1903 in ALABAMA. She married Howard (Harold) COOK in 1918. He was born about 1890 in Tennessee. 








1.2.3.9. MINNIE NARMORE was born in 1906 in ALABAMA. She died on 07 Oct 1993 in Medon, Madison Co., TN. She married Oscar COLLINS on 28 Feb 1924 in Sheffield, AL. He was born on 02 Jun 1902 in TN. He died on 07 Apr 1975. 








1.2.3.10. ALBERT OWEN NARMORE was born on 08 Sep 1908 in ALABAMA. He died on 16 Sep 1997 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. He married Della Grayshock on 22 Dec 1934 in Summit, Ohio, USA. She was born on 02 Jul 1913 in New Jersey, United States. She died on 27 Jun 1991 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, USA. 






1.2.4. SARAH E3 NARMORE (John2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,John2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born on 29 May 1856 in AL. She died on 14 Feb 1947 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married (1) CHARLES CROW HUTCHINS in 1876 in ALABAMA. He was born on 05 Jul 1852 in ALABAMA. He died on 23 Dec 1954 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married (2) JOHN N COSBY in 1872 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA. He was born on 16 May 1843 in Burke, North Carolina, USA. He died on 30 Nov 1927 in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. 





Sarah E NARMORE and John N Cosby had the following children:




1.2.4.1. LAURA COSBY was born in 1878 in Alabama, USA. She died after 1880.








1.2.4.2. JAMES H COSBY was born in 1879 in Alabama, USA.








1.2.4.3. CHARLES WILLIAM COSBY was born on 28 Jan 1883 in Brighton, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. He died on 12 Apr 1957 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.








1.2.4.4. FREDERICK G COSBY was born on 03 May 1884 in Franklin Co., Al or Colbert Co. He died on 23 Sep 1979 in Michie Tn, McNairy, Tennessee, USA.








1.2.4.5. MOLLY COSBY was born on 13 Oct 1885 in Colbert or Franklin Co, Al. She died in Dec 1978 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.4.6. CALVIN LUTHER COSBY was born on 29 Oct 1886 in Franklin, Alabama, USA. He died on 27 Jul 1963 in Alcorn, Mississippi, USA.








1.2.4.7. HENRY CLAY COSBY was born on 08 Oct 1890 in Alabama, USA. He died on 05 Oct 1961 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.4.8. ANNIE COSBY was born on 30 Aug 1895 in Alabama, USA. She died on 10 Oct 1935.








1.2.4.9. ALBERT COSBY was born on 08 Oct 1899 in Franklin, Alabama, USA. He died on 18 Nov 1938 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.






1.2.5. MARY CATHERINE "MOLLIE"3 NARMORE (John2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,John2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born on 28 Feb 1859 in AL (Headstone says 29 Feb.!). She died on 10 Dec 1938 in Alabama, USA. She married William Thomas Sparks on 04 Dec 1879 in Lawrence, Alabama. He was born on 26 Jan 1856 in ALABAMA. He died on 30 Sep 1938 in Leighton, Colbert, Alabama. 





Mary Catherine "Mollie" Narmore and William Thomas Sparks had the following children:




1.2.5.1. CORA SPARKS was born on 22 Jan 1881 in Alabama, USA. She died on 22 Aug 1942 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.5.2. WILLIAM THOMAS "WILL" SPARKS was born in Nov 1884 in ALABAMA. He died on 04 Dec 1944 in Leighton, Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.5.3. LELAR SPARKS was born in 1886 in Alabama, USA. She died on 03 Dec 1973 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama.








1.2.5.4. HENRY C SPARKS was born on 04 Jun 1886 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. He died on 15 Sep 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.








1.2.5.5. ALICE SPARKS was born about 1890 in Alabama, USA. She died on 24 Nov 1952 in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama.








1.2.5.6. VIRGIL LEE SPARKS was born on 22 Oct 1892 in Alabama, USA. He died on 03 Jul 1952 in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama.








1.2.5.7. ALVIN SPARKS was born about 1896 in Alabama, USA.








1.2.5.8. LOULA SPARKS was born about 1900 in Alabama, USA.






1.2.6. REUBEN H3 NARMORE (John2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,John2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born on 15 Mar 1862 in Alabama, USA. He died on 26 Feb 1909 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama. He married Hattie (Harriot) Elizabeth BENNICH (Bennix) * on 19 Dec 1894 in Colbert Co, Alabama, USA. She was born in Oct 1877 in Mississippi. She died on 09 Jul 1947 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama. 





Reuben H Narmore and Hattie (Harriot) Elizabeth BENNICH (Bennix) * had the following children:




1.2.6.1. GEORGE C4 NARMORE was born in Dec 1895 in ALABAMA. He died on 03 Nov 1960 in Colbert, Alabama, USA.








1.2.6.2. CLEVELAND WINFIELD NARMORE was born in Oct 1896 in ALABAMA. He died on 11 Nov 1956 in Morgan County, Alabama, USA. He married GRACE B MEYERS. She was born on 12 Jan 1902. She died after 1956. 








1.2.6.3. LOLA A W NARMORE was born in Dec 1899 in ALABAMA.








1.2.6.4. NETTY LEOLAR NARMORE * was born on 29 Nov 1901 in ALABAMA. She died on 01 Apr 1955 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama. She married HARVEY FLEMING. He was born on 02 Jul 1896. He died on 28 Jul 1970 in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA. 








1.2.6.5. NEAL FRED NARMORE was born on 10 Apr 1905 in ALABAMA. He died on 12 Feb 1966 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama.








1.2.6.6. ADALEE NARMORE was born on 13 Nov 1907 in Alabama, USA. She died on 13 Sep 1968 in Alabama, USA.






1.3.1. MARY ANN3 NARAMORE (Levi2 Narmore, Joseph1 ,Levi2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born on 22 Feb 1850 in ALABAMA. She died on 07 Jul 1886 in Alabama, USA. She married Joseph Humber, son of Charles Christian Humber and Susan Lettice Hammon on 25 Feb 1868 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. He was born on 10 Feb 1846 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. He died on 07 Feb 1907 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. 





Mary Ann NARAMORE and Joseph Humber had the following children:




1.3.1.1. JAMES WILLIS HUMBER was born on 31 Jan 1869 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He died on 28 Jan 1904 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.3.1.2. ELLEN HUMBER was born in 1871 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She died in 1941 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.








1.3.1.3. CHARLES LEVI HUMBER was born on 04 Jun 1872 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA. He died on 26 Jul 1956 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA.








1.3.1.4. JASON MAULT HUMBER was born on 04 Oct 1877 in ALABAMA. He died on 23 Feb 1949 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.3.1.5. MARY JANE HUMBER was born in Nov 1881 in ALABAMA. She died on 18 Mar 1962 in Jefferson Co, Alabama, USA.








1.3.1.6. WILLIAM JEFFERSON HUMBER was born on 02 Jan 1883 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He died on 19 Aug 1932 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.








1.3.1.7. IDA LEE HUMBER was born on 03 Feb 1885 in ALABAMA. She died on 10 Jul 1958 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.






1.3.2. MARTHA J3 NARMORE (Levi2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Levi2, Joseph1 ) was born in 1854 in ALABAMA. She died on 03 May 1930 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama. She married JOHN OWEN FRANKLIN. He was born about 1848 in ALABAMA. He died on 19 Jul 1919. 





Martha J Narmore and John Owen Franklin had the following child:




1.3.2.1. REUBEN FRANKLIN was born about 1893 in ALABAMA.






1.3.5. SARAH MARIA CAROLINE3 NARMORE (Levi2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Levi2, Joseph1 ) was born on 14 Feb 1858 in ALABAMA. She died on 14 Feb 1947 in Alabama, USA. She married CHARLIE A HUTCHINS. He was born about 1859 in ALABAMA. He died on 23 Dec 1954. 





Sarah Maria Caroline Narmore and Charlie A Hutchins had the following children:




1.3.5.1. JOSEPH ROBERT HUTCHINS was born on 03 Oct 1880. Joseph Robert died on 19 Aug 1938.








1.3.5.2. MARY LEE HUTCHINS was born on 23 Oct 1886. Mary Lee died on 15 Mar 1987.








1.3.5.3. ALTON WILBURN HUTCHINS was born on 05 Apr 1910 in Alabama, USA. He died on 11 Feb 1979 in Alabama, USA.






1.3.6. REUBEN BARTLEY (BRADY?)3 NARAMORE (Levi2 Narmore, Joseph1 ,Levi2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born in Jun 1867 in ALABAMA. He died on 19 Oct 1958 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. He married (1) MARGARET REDD in 1891. She was born in May 1870 in ALABAMA. She died in 1916 in , , Alabama, USA. He married ELLA EDGEWORTH. She was born on 22 Jan 1888 in Alabama, USA. She died on 27 Oct 1972 in Alabama, USA. 





Reuben Bartley  NARAMORE and Margaret Redd had the following children:




1.3.6.1. LEROY4 NARAMORE was born on 23 Dec 1895 in ALABAMA. He died on 19 Feb 1969 in Pordo, Pickens, Alabama. He married MATTIE REDD








1.3.6.2. BAMMA NARMOR was born about 1900 in ALABAMA. 








1.3.6.3. DORA NARMOR was born about 1902 in ALABAMA.








1.3.6.4. MALTA L NARAMORE was born on 10 Oct 1903 in ALABAMA. He died on 22 Feb 1975. He married ELIZABETH JONES. She was born in 1914. She died in 1991. 








1.3.6.5. OLA NARMOR was born about 1904 in ALABAMA. She married LUNA H SEXTON








1.3.6.6. HESTER NARAMORE was born on 27 Aug 1907 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. She died on 14 Nov 1986 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. She married HOWARD SEXTON








1.3.6.7. REUBEN ANDERSON NARAMORE was born on 17 Apr 1913 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He married GLADYS BALLENGER. He married OCTAVIA HAMNER








1.3.6.8. JIM NARAMORE








1.3.6.9. LEVI NARAMORE





Reuben Bartley NARAMORE and Ella Edgeworth had the following children:




1.3.6.10. CECIL NARAMORE was born on 15 Feb 1922 in Tuscaloosa Co., AL. He died on 05 Dec 1978 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.








1.3.6.11. CHESTER WILLIAM NARAMORE was born on 04 Mar 1926 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. He died on 07 Dec 1995 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA.






1.6.3. WILLIAM THOMAS3 NARAMORE (Reuben2, Joseph1 ) was born on 19 Feb 1852 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He died on 25 May 1925 in Walker County, Alabama. He married Mary Elizabeth (Emeline) Earnest in 1870 in Winston, Alabama, United States. She was born on 12 Nov 1852 in Alabama, USA. She died on 26 Nov 1931 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama. 





William Thomas Naramore and Mary Elizabeth (Emeline) Earnest had the following children:




1.6.3.1. JAMES4 NARAMORE was born in 1873. He died in 1898.








1.6.3.2. REUBEN JASPER NARAMORE was born on 09 Feb 1875 in Alabama, United States. He died on 08 Jan 1957 in Liberty Hill, Walker, AL, United States.








1.6.3.3. WILLIAM NARAMORE was born about 1876.








1.6.3.4. THOMAS BRADIN (BRADY) NARAMORE was born on 15 Feb 1878 in Alabama, United States. He died on 11 Nov 1961 in Walker, Alabama, United States.








1.6.3.5. MARTHA JANE NARAMORE was born in Dec 1884 in Alabama, United States. She died in 1918 in Scott, Arkansas, United States.








1.6.3.6. HATTIE NARAMORE was born about 1885.








1.6.3.7. HARLEY H NARAMORE was born on 16 Feb 1885 in Alabama, USA. He died on 21 Apr 1906 in Alabama, USA.








1.6.3.8. ARTIE VIRGIL NARAMORE was born on 21 May 1887 in Alabama, United States. He died on 07 Jun 1982 in Salem, Dent, Missouri, United States.








1.6.3.9. LUCIOUS NARAMORE was born on 25 Feb 1893 in Alabama, United States. He died on 05 Oct 1983 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States of America.






1.6.6. REUBEN DOTSON3 NARAMORE (Reuben2, Joseph1 ) was born on 06 Mar 1859 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He died on 08 Apr 1932 in Walker County, Alabama. He married Sarah Adeline Dunn, daughter of William Winton Dunn and Phoebe Ann Fulton on 05 Mar 1882 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. She was born on 02 Feb 1861 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died on 22 May 1941 in Walker County, Alabama. 





Reuben Dotson NARAMORE and Sarah Adeline Dunn had the following children:




1.6.6.1. WILLIAM ALLEN4 NARAMORE was born on 27 Jun 1884 in Walker, Alabama, United States. He died on 21 Dec 1954 in Jasper, Walker, Alabama. He married ADA RICE. She was born on 01 Feb 1900. 








1.6.6.2. MARTELLA NARAMORE was born on 05 May 1886 in ALABAMA. She died on 12 Sep 1961 in Walker County, Alabama. She married JESSE MARTIN RUSSELL








1.6.6.3. DOVIE CATHERINE NARAMORE was born on 25 Apr 1889 in ALABAMA. She died in 1981. She married JAMES ANDREW MYERS








1.6.6.4. CANNIE BELL NARAMORE was born on 19 Jul 1891 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died on 08 Sep 1971 in Walker County, Alabama.








1.6.6.5. VIRGIE ELLEN NARAMORE was born on 26 Jun 1895 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. She died on 20 Sep 1987 in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States. She married JAMES DAVID APPLING. He was born on 02 Oct 1889 in Walker, Alabama, USA. He died on 05 May 1964 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. 








1.6.6.6. EZRA PERRY NARAMORE was born on 03 Dec 1899 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. He died on 05 Jun 1987 in Walker County, Alabama.








1.6.6.7. JAMES EVERETT NARAMORE was born on 25 Jul 1904 in ALABAMA. He died in Nov 1950. He married EUNICE LEALDA TESTON. She was born on 16 Dec 1924. He married MARY ANN JOHNSON. She was born on 07 Mar 1907 in Walker, Alabama, USA. She died on 17 Nov 1951 in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA. 






1.8.2. WILLIAM MARION3 NARAMORE (Joseph2, Joseph1 ) was born in Jun 1854 in Fayette, Alabama, USA. He died in 1908 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA. He married FRANCIS M RUSSELL. She was born on 26 Feb 1883 in ALABAMA. She died on 27 May 1916. 





William Marion Naramore and Francis M Russell had the following child:




1.8.2.1. JOSEPH WILSON4 NARRAMORE was born on 04 Jul 1895 in Fayette County, Alabama, USA. He died on 29 May 1958 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.






1.8.3. MARTHA JANE3 NARRAMORE (Joseph2 Naramore, Joseph1 NARAMORE ,Joseph2, Joseph1 NARAMORE ) was born about 1864 in Alabama, USA. She died on 26 Jun 1943 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. She married James Henry Gurley in 1887. He was born in Apr 1860 in Blount, Alabama, USA. 





Martha Jane Narramore and James Henry Gurley had the following children:




1.8.3.1. BULA I GURLEY was born in Sep 1884 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.2. CASA GURLEY was born in Apr 1886 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.3. JAMES G GURLEY was born in Feb 1888 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.4. BAMA GURLEY was born in Mar 1890 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.5. JOSHUA V GURLEY was born in Dec 1892 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.6. ERNEST B GURLEY was born in Oct 1894 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.7. MURPHY BANDER GURLEY  was born in Feb 1897 in ALABAMA.








1.8.3.8. DOVEY E GURLEY was born about 1901 in ALABAMA.







12 comments:

  1. Clay: Great post on the family of Joseph Narramore. I agree completely with your analysis that Joseph cannot be a son of Lt. John Narramore. I have a question or two, perhaps you can help me.

    1st: You mention the will of Lt. John Narramore which names his children. I have not seen this and wonder if you can point out where to find a copy.

    2nd: You mention that Lt. John Narramore has another son named Joseph. I am not aware of that also. Is your reference the will? Or can you provide a source?


    Regards--Louis Ogden

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    1. Your wrong,Joseph is the father of John b.1822. My GGG grandpa John Walker co.

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    2. Gary, I agree, I am 99% confident Joseph b. 1790's is the father of John. The part I crossed out had to do with Joseph's father. But I need to update it, I said the wrong name in one place.

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  2. Louis, I thought I replied earlier but it didn't post. Thanks for your comment. I was in error about the will. I was working from memory and I thought Lt. John's children were all listed somewhere? From his pension? Land records? And I was wrong about him having a son named Joseph. Sorry for the misinformation! I thought I had discovered a reason who Joseph could not be John's son but now I am having trouble reconstructing my reasoning.

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  3. Clay: Apologies for the lengthy message, but I still believe you are right that Joseph could not have been John's son. The family record in the pension application appears to be complete for the children of the first marriage to Mary Walker. Joseph was too old to have been the son of Nancy Adkins, John's second wife.

    More likely, he was a son of Edward Narramore (say Jr), John's brother, and his wife, Marion Kennington. In 1800 Edward Jr was living in Lancaster County, SC with two males under ten in his household. Various records show Edward Jr continuing in Lancaster County until the 1830 census. After 1830 there are no further records for Edward Jr.

    However, Edward Jr's wife Marion Kennington appears in the 1840 census of Perry County, AL (Mary A Narrymore); 1850 census of Marion township, Perry County, AL (Mary Narrowmore); and 1860 census of Marion, Perry, AL (Mary A Naramore). There is a Find-a-grave site that shows a Mary Ann Narramore buried in Tuscaloosa, which is the location of some of Joseph's descendants.

    As for evidence supporting this, the 1850 census shows her living next door to the family of Burrell Holly. Edward Sr's will indicates that he had an unnamed daughter who married a Holly. This Holly is likely to be Marion's nephew. In the 1860 census, she is next door to Mary Cannington (Kennington) who will prove to be her granddaughter.

    The smoking gun that ties all this together is a newspaper article appearing in various newspapers concerning a grisly quadruple murder that took place in Marion, Alabama on 21 June 1866. Here is the article if this link works: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3883254/harrisburg_telegraph/.

    The article identifies the murder Mrs. Mary Kennington (the granddaughter), her two children, and her aunt, Mrs. Kennington's aunt, Becky Narramore. Sleeping in the house and unmolested was "a very old lady," thought to be the grandmother of Mrs. Kennington and the mother of Becky Narramore.

    I believe the two males less than 10 in the 1800 census for Edward Narramore Jr were Joseph and Alfred. Alfred is in the 1840 Perry County, AL census on the page before Marion. I suspect Marion moved west to be near her son after Edward Jr died sometime after 1830 back in SC. Alfred's 1840 census shows a female age 5-10 who is the perfect age to have married a Kennington relative and been murdered in 1866.

    As for ending up in Tuscaloosa, I figure that with the remaining family of one son (Alfred) having been wiped out, she moved up to Tuscaloosa to be near grandchildren by her other son (Joseph). At least that is how I have reconstructed this family. I am currently heavily involved in trying to find the connection of my Narramore relative, Edward Narmour, who appears in Mississippi about 1850, supposedly from Tennessee by way of Alabama. With the DNA results that are available now, I hope to be able to finally piece the families of Edward Narramore Sr together in a way that makes sense. If anyone wants to help, or if I can provide more information, please fell free to email me at louis.ogden@gmail.com.

    Again, you have a great blog and it has been very helpful.

    Regards--Louis

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  4. Louis, thanks so much for your comment. That is tremendous work. I never made the connection between Mary A. Narmore in Perry County and Edward Jr. I will take a look at the DNA and see what I can find. I was getting so many matches with Lt. John's family that I was starting to think that way. Which line are you from?

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  5. My husband is a Naramore who's family is from Carbon Hill, AL. I believe his great-grandfather may have been Reuben Jasper Naramore. Do you know who his children were?

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  6. I do have that family in my tree. Reuben J. Naramore and Elzada Mullinax had Norvil (1902), James L (1904), Trevia (1905), Ommie (1906), Richard (1908), Oscar (1910), Clyde (1914), Cleveland (1916), Glenn Allen (1919), Balmer (1922), and Bonnie Ledford (1924). Names from various census records and FindAGrave. Feel free to email me (firstname.blankenship@gmail.com).

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  7. I, too, have Narramores in my family. I am descended from Sarah Narramore and Charlie Crow Hutchins. If Sarah was married twice and Charlie died after Sarah married her 2nd husband, did they divorce?

    Thank you,
    Terri Hutchins Cournoyer

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  8. Terri,
    I think the document above has a mistake. (I will fix it.) It looks like the Sarah who married a Charlie Hutchins was the daughter of Levi Naramore (1824-1888) and Celia Hopkins. At least that is how I have it in my tree now. Corrections welcome!

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