The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Sunday Morning, June 9, 1918, page 18

Three Boys Who Made Evening Gatherings
Happy Now In Army

“In the long, deary evenings around the farms of Gibbs
Junction, Obion County Tenn., next winter, these three
brave sons of Capt. and Mrs. Lace Walker, who have
heretofore made evening gatherings happy, will be
missed. Privates Lexie, Jessie and Virgil Walker helped to
bring cheer to the jolly winter evenings at the crossroads
hotel. Jesse was a member of the famous in original
Stanley Jug Band of fiddlers and jug, blowers, and the
three popular boys were never too tired after their long
day’s work on their father’s farm to add courtesy and
comfort to the evening parties. But the music that their
dancing feet know now is the music of the drum and fife,
for they marched away as volunteers and left many a
sad heart behind. Capt. Walkers feels the absence of his
three noble sons, but considers proudly for what they
have gone and in what spirit. They are the grandsons of
two fine old Confederates and are of some of the best
blood in the south. Eighteen-year-old Virgil was the first
to volunteer, and he now rights from France. “Don’t
worry about me, dad, I’m all right.” Privates Lexie and
Jesse Walker are at Camp Alfred Vail, N. J., and Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.”

Analyzing the newspaper article

(Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Sunday Morning, June 9, 1918, page 18
Three Boys Who Made Evening Gatherings, Happy Now In Army)

Captain Lace Walker– Lace Eugene Walker was born 4 July 1867 in Obion County, Tennessee.
His parents were Wyatt Walker and Malvina Stanley. He died 22 November 1947 in Fulton,
Kentucky.

Mrs. Lace Walker– Lou Effie Stanley was born10 June 1870 to Benjamin Franklin Stanley and
Elizabeth (Stanley) Stanley. Effie Stanley married Lace Walker on 2 June 1889 in Obion County,
Tennessee.

Lexie Walker– Lexie Parks Walker was born 25 September 1893 in Union City, Obion County,
Tennessee. He served in the US Army Co. C 10th. Field Sig Corp. 7th Division. He married Lottie
Merryman. Lexie Walker died 1 March 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Jesse Walker– Jesse Dewitt Walker was born 31 March 1890 in Obion County, Tennessee to
Lace Walker and Lou Effie Stanley. Besides serving in the army, he was employed by the Illinois
Central Railroad Company as an air brake repair man in the mechanical division. He married
Mossie Cox on 23 September 1919 in Fulton County, Kentucky. He died 4 February 1958 in
Fulton, Kentucky.

Virgil Walker– On 17 April 1921 Virgil Walker married Lora Harwood in Obion, Tennessee.
According to U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939,
Virgil E. Walker departed Brest, France on 5 January 1919 and arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey
on 18 January 1919. He was aboard the ship named South Dakota. He was a private, BRTY "A"
56TH ARTILLERY (C. A. C.), and service number 596665. He died in January 1972 in Illinois.

Crossroads Hotel– See Gibbs Station

Stanley Jug Band of Fiddlers and Jug Blowers- Music was taught at an early age for the Stanley family.

On Friday, 7 April 1905 at Prof. J H Stover’s School at Sunnyside, also known as Stanley Schoolhouse, in Number Seven, the Stanley children performed. “Music on the violin, mandolin, and guitar by Jessie, Myrtle, and Lexie Walker, three of Prof. Stover’s little pupils, was fine indeed for children of their age.” Source: The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.), 14 April 1905. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

In 1911, “the Number Seven Strong Band, Messrs. Odie and Roy Stanley, Jesse and Lexie Walker, Henry Thomas and B.F. Stanley, went to Reelfoot Wednesday to play for the barbecue and lot sale.” Source: The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.), 24 Nov. 1911. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress

“Miss Prather and Mr. Arthur Hamilton entertained Thanksgiving evening with “Music by the Stanley Jug Band.” The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.), 06 Dec. 1912. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

Father’s Farm– The 1910 Obion County, TN Census listed Lace Walker as renting a farm on
Harris Fork Road.

“Grandsons of two fine Old Confederates”– Wyatt Walker and B F Stanley were in the Civil
War.

Wyatt Walker– On 24 December 1854 Wyatt Walker married Malvina Stanley. Wyatt was born
1834 and died sometime between 1880 and 1892 when Malvina remarried to William Wagster.
His parents were Reuben Walker and Mary “Polly” unknown maiden name. Malvina Stanley
(1836-1924) was born 23 Feb 1836 in Obion County, TN to William Mack Stanley and Sarah
“Sallie” Young.

Benjamin Franklin Stanley– On 23 January 1842 Benjamin Franklin Stanley was born to Richard
Stanley and Salina Young. He first married Elizabeth Stanley on 24 August 1867 in Obion
County, TN. He second married Margaret Mathis on 14 February 1889. B F Stanley died 8 June
1933 in Fulton, Kentucky.

Camp Alfred Vail, New Jersey–
The US Army recognized at the beginning of World War I that the Signal Corps strength of less
than 2,000 officers and enlisted men was not able to provide the necessary communications
support should the United States enter the war.
In October 1916, the Office of the Chief Signal Officer asked executives of private sector
communications companies to recruit from among their trained employees for a Signal Enlisted
Reserve Corps. The response was greater than expected with 1,400 male employees of the Bell
Company of Pennsylvania applying for enlistment.
The Signal Corps needed places to prepare these citizen soldiers for service in battle. Four
camps were established: one in Little Silver, NJ.  A training camp was established on a portion of
the site of the former Monmouth Park Race Track. The first 32 Signal Soldiers arrived at the site
in June 1917, first known as Camp Little Silver.  By the end of the month, 451 enlisted men and
25 officers were stationed there.
The camp sent its first units to the Hoboken, NJ Port of Embarkation in August 1917.  In
September, the camp was renamed Camp Alfred Vail, for an individual prominent in the history
of telegraphy who worked with Samuel FB Morse in developing the commercial telegraph.
After the end of the war, Camp Vail became one of the original components of the Army’s chief
communications post, Fort Monmouth. Source:
https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/component/gmapfp/646:camp-alfred-vail-
little-silver.html?view=gmapfp
The Army originally called the installation “Camp Little Silver,” based merely on its location.
General Orders dated June 17, 1917 named Lt. Col. Carl F. Hartmann as the first commander.
The Army renamed Camp Little Silver “Camp Alfred Vail” in September 1917 to honor the New
Jersey inventor who helped Samuel Morse develop commercial telegraphy. By the end of 1918,
some reportedly called it the “best equipped Signal Corps camp ever established anywhere.”
Source: https://www.army.mil/article/36338/fort-monmouth-from-signal-to-cecom-lcmc/

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas– Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in
Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest
active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement
in Kansas.

Gibbs Junction– See article written by Lynn Laster
https://tngenweb.org/obion/gibbs/

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 Case Family Bible cover

State Senator Almon Case

Family Register – Parents and Deaths.

Children’s Names and Marriages.

Additional Marriages.

DEATHS.
Almon Case was killed Jan 11 1867.
Oldon P. died Aug. 11 1865. at Andersville, GA.
James Emitt Case was killed Sept 24, 1866.
Clara Case died Sept. 28 1854.
J. P. Neely was born Feb. 17 and died Oct. 9 1905.

PARENTS’ NAMES.
Husband, Almon Case was born Jan 6th, 1819.
Wife, Clara Case was born Nov. 20, 1823.
Married, Almon Case & Clara Pease were married Feb 20 1844.

CHILDREN’S NAMES.
Oldon P. Case was born Jan 19, 1846.
Adel M. Case was born August 12, 1848.
James Emitt was born Sept. 4, 1850.
Ollive M. Case was born Sept. 19, 1852.
Margie P. Case Aug 7 1861.
Emmadale Case was born April 21 1863.
Almon Junior Case was born Aug 7 1866.

MARRIAGES.
Almon Case and Mary E. Powel were married Aug. 6, 1860.
Mary E. Powel was born Feb 8 1837.
James K. Polk Neely and Ollive M. Case were married Dec. 6, 1866.

[ADDITIONAL] MARRIAGES.
Marvin Neely & Georgia Marshall married Nov. 14, 1915.
Fon Lasater & Lexie Neely married Sep. 26, 1914.
Minnie Cothran & Ira Ruble married Oct. 6, 1912.
Ella Neely & Willard Barnett married Nov. 26.
[This page, Additional Marriages] Written Dec. 29, 1916 (Friday), 20 till 8.

The Long School (School Dist. 53) was located in Civil District 9 on the Minnick-Elbridge Road somewhere across from the intersection of the current Buryl Larry Road, as denoted on a 1925 Reelfoot Lake area map. The land for the school was donated by Reece R. Long in 1881 and it was probably established around that date. A September 1901 list reports 55 students at Long School. It was also referred to as the Stevens’ Ridge Schoolhouse in 1902.

The teacher for the 1920-21 school year was Flossie Williams.
The teacher fo the 1922-23 school year was Novella Wilkerson.

The June 29th, 1925 OC Board of Education minutes report that “On motion the following consolidations were effected: Jacksonville and Harris; Crescent and Spout Springs; Clayton and Rogers; Harpers Valley and Holloway; Curry and McAnna; Crittendon Grove and Cane Creek; Elbridge and Cloverdale; Minnick, Long, and Lakeview; Chapel Hill, Shady Grove and Holman; Kirk and Wells; Campground and Mt. Moriah.”

Below is an Enumeration of the Scholastic Population for the Long Schoolhouse taken on April 30th, 1923.

Each monthly index is searchable and sortable by subject name or by date printed. Each photo in the index contains an ID number. To request a copy of the photo, email me with the ID given.

1954
January

“OBION COUNTY WOMAN HAS SOLDIER’S LETTER DATED ATLANTA, APRIL, 1864.

For many, many years now, Obion county citizens have been receiving letters from their boys at the front.

One of the treasured possessions of Mrs. Sam Pool of near Crystal is a letter, dated April 18, 1864, written by her uncle, Green Matthews, from Atlanta, GA., a soldier in the Confederate army, who later lost his life in that war and never returned to Tennessee.

The letter follows:

Dear Father:

I take this opportunity of writing you a few lines to inform you of my welfare, hoping this will find you all well. I have not heard from home since I saw Lieutenant Hartsfeite and received a pair of sock by him. I am still at work in the government shoe shop. I am doing better here than at the Front, though I would rather come home and see you all if I could. Times are very hard here and provisions very high.

Bacon is worth $5 a pound, meal from $10 to $15 a bushel, flour $1.25 per pound, and everything else in proportion. I have nothing of interest to write so I must close for the present. I remain your affectionate son till death.

GREEN MATTHEWS

Dear Mother:

I cannot close this letter without giving you a few lines. I was glad to hear that my sisters are well, but you did not mention my little brother. I took it for granted, however, that he was well too when you wrote. You spoke about father’s coming. I would be very glad to see him. I add no more, but my respects to the family. I remain your affectionate son till death.

GREEN MATTHEWS

The author of the letter was a brother of Mrs. Pool’s mother, Mrs. Joe Janes. Mrs. Janes was born in Gibson county, but moved with her family to this county at about the time of the Civil War. Whether Green Matthews enlisted from Obion or Gibson counties is not known.”

(Page 1)

Jane Allen
vs. (Bill for Divorce)
A. J. Allen

Taxed June 1889

(Page 2)

State of Tennessee.

To the Sheriff of Obion County — Greeting:

We command you to summon Leonidas Roach, J. T. Branham, Jno. Dickerson, Jno. Rickman, Henry Ragsdale, J. B. Harrison and Jo Resin personally to appear before the Judge of our Law Court, to be held for the county of Obion, at the Court-house in the town of Union City on Thursday after third Monday of June inst. then and there to testify, and the truth to say, in behalf of the Plaintiff in a certain matter of controversy, in our said Court pending, wherein Jane Allen in Plaintiff, and A. J. Allen is Defendant, and this they shall in no wise omit, under the penalty prescribed by law.

Witness J. H. Edmonston, Clerk of our said Court, at office, the third Monday in June A. D. 1889 and the 112th year of American Independence.

J. H. Edmonston, Clerk D. C.

(Page 3)

Law Court, Union City.

Jane Allen
vs. \  Subpoena
A. J. Allen

Issued 18 day of June 1889
J. H. Edmonston, Clerk.

I hereby appoint H. N. Cox my sheriff depty to execute the writ. June 15, 89
F. B. Taylor, Sh’ff.

Came to hand day issued, executed  on Jno Rickman, J. B. Harrison, Leonidas Roach, J. T. Branham, and Jo Resin Henry Ragsdale Jno. Dickerson not to be found in the county this June the 19 1889.
H. M. Cox, Const.
(no punctuation in above note)

Executed on Ragsdale Jun 20 89.
P. R. Nolin, D.S.

(Page 4)

To the Hon. W. H. Swiggart, Judge of 12th Judicial District presiding over Law Court of Union City.

Jane Allen, a citizen of 13th Civil District of Obion County Tennessee
versus
A. J. Allen, a citizen of __ Civil District of same county.

Petitioner respectfully shows to Your Honor that on or about __ day of February 1883 she was legally marrieed to the defendant, and lived with him as a wife, doing her duty well ??? as his wife, until the month of August 1887 when the said Allen without any provocation or cause whatsoever on petitioner’s part, abandoned petitioner and refused and neglected to provide for her, and has continued to refuse and neglect to provide for her. Petitioner is informed and believes that he went off with another woman with whom or with some other one he has since that time been leading an adulterous life. In addition to his abandonment of petitioner, the defendant has slandered and vilified petitioner’s good name and all is without cause.

Petitioner has been foced to provide for herself and defend upon her own exertions for a support – the defendant utterly ignoring any obligation to do anything for her – and repeatedly declaring his intention never to live with her again.

Petitioner therefore prays a divorce a vinculo from the said A. J. Allen and to be restored to her name as it was before her marriage to him – Jane Clymer.

She asks that Allen be made a defendant to this petition – that he be served with process – that he answer and that after hearing proof Your Honor grant above relief.

W. P. and J. C. Caldwell
for petitioner

(Page 5)

Petitioner Jane Allen makes oath that the facts stated in foregoing bill are true to the best of Complainant’s knowledge and belief and that the Complaint is not made out of levity or collusion with defendant but in surety and faith(?) for the causes ??? ??? in the Bill – and further she makes oath that on count of her poverty she is unable to bear the expenses of her suit and ??? to be permitted to prosecute it under laws for benefit of por persons in such cases.

Jane Allen (her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of May 1889.
J. H. Edmonston, Clerk.

(Page 6)

Jane Allen
vs )   Petition for Divorce
A. J. Allen.

Filed May 18 1889
J. H. Edmonston, Clk.

(Page 7)

State of Tennessee.

To the Sheriff of Obion County — Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to summon A. J. Allen if to be found in your County, to be and appear before the Law Court of Union City, at the next Law Court in Union City, to be held for a portion of Obion County, at the Court House in the Town of Union City, on the third Monday in June next; then and there to answer Jane Allen in a Bill for Divorce.

Herein fail not, and you then and there this writ.

Witness J. H. Edmonston, Clerk of our said Court, at office, this the third Monday in Feb. A. D. 1889 and in the 112 year of our Independence.

J. H. Edmonston, Clerk.

(Page 8)

Jane Allen
vs) summmons
A. J. Allen

Issued May 21, 1889
J. H. Edmonston, Clk.

Come to hand day issued executed by reading to A. J. Allen and having copy of bill with him this the 8th day of June 1889.

P. R. Nolen, D.S.

Monday, November 8th, 1830. – (Elizabeth Lane by her next friend, John L. Dorsey vs. Trudence Lane, petition for divorce)

This day came the Plaintiff by Council and it appearing to the Court that a subpoena had been issued to the Sheriff of Obion County against the Defendant on which the return of the Defendant was not found.

The Defendant was called to come into court and plead, answer or demur to the Complainant’s petition, or it would be taken as confessed and set exparte for hearing came not. It was therefore ordered by the court that the said petition be taken as confessed and set exparte for trial at next court.

Tuesday, November 9th, 1830. – (Elizabeth Lane by her next friend, John L. Dorsey vs. Trudence Lane, petition for divorce)

This day came the Complaintaint by council and the Defendant was called to come to court and plead, answer or demur to the Complainant’s Bill of Complaint.

Court adjourned until tomorrow morning, 9 o’clock.

Wednesday, November 10th, 1830. – (Elizabeth Lane by her next friend, John L. Dorsey vs. Trudence Lane, petition for divorce)

This day came the Complainant by Council of the Defendant was called to come into court and plead, answer or demur to the petition in this cause.

On motion it is ordered that publication be made in the “Nashville Republican,” a paper published in the town of Nashville, Davidson County, three successive weeks for the Defendants to appear at next court and plead, answer or demur to the petition in this court, or it will be taken as confessed and set for hearing at next court, exparte.

Thursday, May 12th, 1831. – (Elizabeth Lane by her next friend, John L. Dorsey vs. Trudence Lane, petition for divorce)

This day came on the above cause to be heard exparte when it was made to appear to the court that the Complainants petition was filed and subpeona issued more than fifteen days previous to the November Term, 1830, of this court, that the subpoena was returned not found, that the Defendant was called on three different days of said term to come into court and plead, answer or demur to the Complainants bill, came not and that publication was made in the Nashville Republican, a paper printed in Nashville three successive weeks for the Defendant to plead, answer or demur to the Complainants bill at May Term, 1831, of said court, or the same would be taken as confessed and the same set for trial exparte at said court, came not, and it was further made to appear to the court by evidence, that the said Trudence Lane had wilfully and maliciously absented himself from the said Elizabeth Lane for more than two years prior to the filing the petition in this cause, without any just decree and does hereby order, adjudge and decree that the bonds of Matrimony between the said parties be dissolved and they restored to all the rights and privileges of single persons, except that of intermarrying with each other. It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed by his Honor that John L. Dorsey the next friend at this petition pay the costs of this suit, and that execution issue as in cases at law.

P. W. Humphreys.

Wednesday, November 12th, 1828. – (E. G. Southerland vs. Janette M. Sutherland, petition for divorce)

The Defendant being called three successive days at this term to come into court and plead, answer or demur to the petition in this cause came not.

It is therefore ordered this publication be made four successive weeks in the West Tennesseean, a paper printed at Paris, that the Defendant come by the next term of this court and plead, answer or demur to the Petition or the same will be taken for confessed and set down for hearing ex parte at the next term of this court.

Court then adjourned until court in course.

Tuesday, May 12th, 1829. (E. G. Sutherland vs. Janette Mariah Sutherland, petition for divorce)

In this cause Hugh Allison was a witness summoned to appear and give evidence at this term as appears by the return of the Sheriff and give evidence in behalf of the Petitioner being called to come into court and give evidence as he was bound by subpoena to do came not but was in default; it is therefore considered by the court that E. G. Sutherland recover against the said Hugh Allison Twenty Five Dollars and by consent of the Plaintiff the Defendant is released of the above fine when the payment of costs.

Same Circuit Court Term. (Elijah G. Sutherland vs Janette M. Sutherland, petition for divorce)

Be it Remembered that this cause came on to be heard this 12th day of May, 1829 before the Honorable John C. Hamilton, Judge upon the petition taken pro confesso and the evidence; and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that in the year 1820, the Petitioner and Defendant intermarried in the State of Louisiana and it also appearing to the court that the Defendant has been guilty of repeated Acts of Adultry since her intermarriage with the Plaintiff and during their residence in this State and County, and it also appearing that publication has been regularly made in the West Tennesseean, a newspaper printed at Paris, for the defendant to come in and plead answer or demur to the Petition which she has failed to do. It is therefore considered ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that the Bonds of Matrimony heretofore solemnized between the said Elijah G. Sutherland and his wife, the said Janette M. Sutherland be and the same are hereby totally dissolved, annulled and for nothing held and that they be restored to all the rights and privileges of unmarried persons and that the defendant pay the costs of this cause.