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Family/Spouse: Mike Sallee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JONES, REECE ALEXANDER, 84,, died April 10, in Macomb. He served as afield director with the American Red Cross with the army during W.W.II. Born Dec. 29, 1916, in Coalfield to John William and RoxieHallcox Jones, he married Mary Lillian "Lynnn" Cox on June 7, 1942 inKnoxville. She survives. Also surviving: duaghters, Joanne and DanCurtis of Custer, Wis., and Barbara and Mike Sallee of Bloomington;five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and a host of hiecesand nephews, some of whom live in Morgan County. Gour brothers andthree sisters preceded him. (no burial site listed) [Morgan CountyNews, 5/3/2001]

Reece married Mary Lillian Cox. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John W. Jones was a farmer and owned a sawmill on Fairview Road.

John married Roxie Hallcox. Roxie (daughter of James Allcock and Margaret Ann Walls) was born on 23 Aug 1878; died on 13 Jan 1919; was buried in Jackson-Lyles Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Roxie died in 1918 in childbirth. This was during the flu epedemic,and those complications caused her death.

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Camp Near Murfreesboro, Tenn
June 7, 1863
Dear Father
Morgan Co. E. Tennessee
I am here a soldier in 2 Regiment East Tenn Cavalary Commanded by ColD. M. Ray from Sevierville Ten I have been in the service sinceNovember 20th, 1862 and have enjoyed excellent health all the time.Was in the battle of Stones River before Murfreesboro. The Regimentlost several men in the engagement amongst others my Capt James H.Morris he was from Knox Co Ten and was a kind man and good officer.My Co is now commanded by Capt James H. Knight I am Co blacksmith anddo a good deal of woork. I recd a letter from home recently bearingdate May 7th 1863 it contained Sad news the death of my oldestdaughter Rachael also that my wife was very unwell I could beperfectly contented here to fight for my country if things were allright at home but knowing the condition of affairs there renders mewhen I suffer myself to think of it unhappy indeed has it not cost usmany sacrafices to be loyal in E. Tenn Yet I together with my exiledfriends intend to strike for out altars and our homes until the lastarmed foe expires or until the flag of the free again floats as onceit did over our State May the time not be long when Tenn will againbe Free.
Tis impossible to tell whether the Federal Army will invade E. Tennthis summer and even if I knew it would not be prudent to write it ina letter going there knowing that letters are frequently captured andthat their contents often do harm to ouur glorious cause of Union.There has been considerable skirmishing along our lines at this placefor some days past Also some heavy fighting at _______distancefifteen miles from here and at Franklin distance about 30 miles fromhere the rebs were repulsed everytime with heavy loss
Remember me kindly to relations and friends
Write me if you have an opportunity
don't fail
would afford me much pleasure to hear from you all.
To
J.B. Jones

Respectfully
W. A. Jones
pr McBath
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Edgefield near Nashville, Tenn
Jan 17th 1865
My unforgotten Father
I with much pleasure seate myself to write to you to let you know mywhere abouts and what I am doing. I am on the north side ofCumberland River two miles fro the State House. My health is not verygood at the present time. I hope these lines may come to hand in duetime and find you and family in the best of health and I doing well.I have no news that would intrust you more than that I am yet in theland of the living for which I feel to have great cause to Thank Godthe giver and preseserver of life. I will just say to you that ourRegt. has had a -----rough times for the last 7 five (five is crossedout) months. We were 5 months at and neat Decatur Ala during whichtime we were on duty nearly all the time scouting and marching orfighting. We left Decatur on the25th of Nov. last arrived inNashville Tenn on the 28th at the time Gen. Hoods were marching onNashville. Hood came on this city of Rocks so near all round on thesouth side of the river as to look in on the ccity on the 15th of Dec.Gen. Thomas marched out of the city on Hood------ the gray backesfought like men all that day stood and defended there batterys amidthe heaviest cross fireing from our ----- The schrmish lines------aconstant lines of fire from there lines all that night the ----openedheavy and constant all that day late in the evening of the 16th weflanked them out of there works after a heavy cross fire on them forthe two last days. Hood then commenced his retreat southwardrd. Hisretreat soon became to be a wild stampeed. I were in the fightfollowed Hood to Sugar Creek, Ala. There I gave out and came back tothis place. Hood crossed Tenn River with (15,000) men he lost twothirds of his men on this side Tennessee River. I have not receivedletter from any of you in great while I would like to be there if Iwere consistent but I can not say when the time will be that I can bethere but I still hope the day is not far distant that I will beblessed with the happy privilige to see you all and enjoy your companyI want you to write to me as soon you get this letter Do the best youcan for my children which I know you will do. Give my love andrespects tell them I wish them to write to me

I remain your son until death
Farewell for the present

W.A. Jones to John B. Jones & Family
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William Alexander Jones and his father were both blacksmiths. W.A.Jones' blacksmith shop still stands at the homeplace on Fairview Rd.two miles west of Coalfield.......from the Dr. Reece Jones' "HallcoxGenealogy" prepared in 1991.

William Alexander Jones fought on the Union side during the C.W. Heenlisted in 1962 as a blacksmith into the 2nd Reg of the TNVolunteers. He fought in the Stones River Battle, the Battle ofFranklin, Battle of Chicamaugua, and the Battle of Gettysburg, whichended theCivil War. He was dischared in July 1865 with the rank ofprivate. .........from Meredith Newberry's 2002 4-H Speech Contest.

Died:
Alternate date of 1899 per _______________ at ______________________

William married Margaret Langley on 17 Mar 1872. Margaret (daughter of James Osborne Langley and Margaret Graybeal) was born on 28 Jan 1839; died on 20 May 1909; was buried in Hicks Cemetery, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Judy Gooch: Margaret 1839 was supposed to be the d/o James Oand Margaret Langley, she married Eli Eastridge and had two childrenJack/Andrew Jackson b abt 1859 , her husband died 1864 in Richmond VA
Margaret Eastridge
Age in 1860: 21
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: District 1, Morgan , Tennessee
Gender: Female
Post Office: Crooked Fork
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Eli Eastridge 20
Margaret Eastridge 21
Andrew J Eastridge..........from Judy Gooch

1870 Morgan County Census, page 3
EASTRIDGE, Margaret 31 F W Farmer Tenn
Andrew 10 M W Tenn
William 3 M W Tenn

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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

James married Margaret Ann Walls on 23 Dec 1864. Margaret (daughter of John D B Walls and Jane Annie Wolf) was born in 1840; died in 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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