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- Jimmy Hallcox came from England in the 1840's and settled in CoalHill. Fought during the Civil War. CO E 1st TN INF.
From "A History of the Coalfield Area" by W.B. Lyles:
Two great friends, Bill Wilson and Jimmy Hallcox, lived in England inthe early 1830's, and they wanted to come to America. They arrived inVirginia, later made their way to Powell, Tennessee, and stayed withBill Wilson's brother for a couple of years before thy moved west tothe Coal Hill area in Coalfield. These two teenage boys boarded withJohn Walls and worked in the mines for him. Bill Wilson fell in lovewith John Walls' daughter, Margaret. They eventually got married.Shortly t thereafter, the Civil War began. Bill and his friend, JimmyHallcox, joined the Union forces. After a few months at war, the boysreceived a furlough to visit home. They brought a friend they had metin service whose name was Hugh Lawson. Bill, his wife, Jimmy, andHugh Lawson stayed together during this furlough in a log cabin thatwas located on the property where Jimmy Wendt presently resides.Somehow, the Rebel forces discovered that the Union boys were in town.The Rebels sneaked into Coalfield, knocked the chinking out frombetween the logs of the cabin, and they shot Bill Wilson in the headwhich killed him instantly. Hugh Lawson and Jimmy Hallcox got away.Bill's wife was not harmed. After a bit, the Rebels caught HughLawson. They took Lawson up on Walden Ridge. They tortured him andburned him at the stake. While these boys (Jimmy and Bill) werefriends in service for the Union Army, they had made an agreement; ifanything happened to Bill, Jimmy would take care of Margaret. Shortlyafter his horrible incident, Jimmy returned to the area, marriedMargaret, and they had a large family. One of their children was SamHallcox, whose children were Grace Adcock, Nicola Hallcox, ChloeThornton, Clarice Shipwash, Viola Russell, and Walter Hallcox. All ofthese children raised their families in the Coalfield area exceptWalter, and he moved to Ten Mile, Tennessee. Sam Hallcox was RaymondHallcox's father, whom so many of us know.
1870 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, 1st Civil District page 1
ALLCOCK, James 45 M W Farmer Engl
Margaret 30 F W HK Tenn
Charlotte 4 F W Tenn
Mary 1 F W Tenn
WALL, Anna 61 F W Tenn
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1825 - 1889 (64 years)
