I wrote Evelyn and low and behold she replied with a 10 page listing from her book. Turned out she had been looking for my grandmother but only had the name, "Molly", who was born about 1866. "Molly" struck a cord with me. I opened my "mom's trunk", photos department, and found a photo of a young girl in wedding dress entitled, "Miss Molly." You could see the similarity between that photo of an 18 year old bride and my grandmother when she was 80, high cheekbones, the eyes, etc. And I knew my grandmother's birth was 26 Sep 1866 from her death certificate; and her father was Francis E. ANGLIN and mother Clary Alice EDWARDS.
The following Descendancy List has lots of good notes from Evelyn Williams.
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1 - Adrion ANGLIN
Born - 1693 FR
Died - Abt 1777 Buckingham Co., VA
Note - !SOURCE: Evelyn Williams, Boyd, TX, 76023. Aug, 1993.
"Adrion ANGLIN was born somewhere in France in 1693. His first wife was
Elizabeth. To them were born 5 children. His second wife was mary Thornhill,
they had 6 children.
"One source says that Adrion was an admiral in the French Navy. Family tradition
of the 1880's said that Adrion had descended from the Royal House of France and
had married one from the Royal House of France and had Married one from the
Royal House of England.
"Adrion came to America about 1731 and settled in Virginia. We find "Adrion"
spelled many ways according to the way the writer thought it should be spelled.
I have used the spelling found in the note dated 1859, that may be the French
spelling.
"The earliest record of Adrion in Virginia is in the Commissioners' Court of
Albermarle County, on September 12, 1746, when a road was ordered from Meridith
Maning's to the courthouse in Albermarle County to be kept open by nine men,
among them was listed "Adrian Angle" (Adrion Anglin). These men must have lived
along the road and were to keep it clear of growing vegetation.
"Adrion Anglin was in Hanover Co., VA in 1731
"Adrion received the following land patents in Buckingham Co., Virginia:
1. July 20, 1748; 165 acres on S side of James River and both sides of Slate R.
2. March 3, 1760; 400 acres on the Slate River
3. August 20, 1760; 370 acres south of the Slate River."
sp- Elizabeth
Mar. - Abt 1723
2 - Ann ANGLIN
Born - 20 Mar 1724 FR
2 - William ANGLIN
Born - 31 Mar 1733 VA
Died - 1803 Caswell Co., NC
Note - Will: See Will Book E, 1803-E, Page 6, dated Mar 26, 1798, Caswell Co., NC
sp- Ann
Born - Abt 1735
Mar. - Abt 1756
Died - Abt 1756 Louisa Co., VA
sp- Elizabeth
Mar. - Abt 1757 Louisa Co., VA
Died - Louisa Co., VA
3 - John ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1757 Louisa Co., VA
Died - 10 Dec 1836 Dickson Co., TN
Note - John was called into service in 1777 from Caswell Co., NC.
His will was dated May 11, 1828; his pension application was dated July 9, 1834.
sp- Jemima CARVER
Born - Abt 1760
Mar. - Abt 1775
Died - Bef 1810 Laurens Co., TN
Dau of Thomas CARVER
Note - !SOURCE: Shirley Norton, Humble, TX, 77338. Nov 1995
Shirley noted that John & Jemima had a total of 11 children.
She lived in Lee Co., VA.
4 - Cornelius ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1775 Caswell Co., NC
Died - Abt 1855 Hickman Co., TN
Note - Cornelius and Milby moved to Laurens Co., SC in 1810 and were members of
the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Wilson Co., TN. In 1850 he and Milby were
living in Williamson Co., TN.
sp- Milby
Born - 1784 SC
Mar. - Abt 1810 Laurens Co., SC
Died - Hickman Co., TN
5 - Philip ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1810 SC
Died - Abt 1875 Hickman Co., TN
Note - Philip & Elizabeth lived in Williamson Co., TN in 1850 and 1860.
sp- Elizabeth WATKINS
Born - 1810 TN
Mar. - 25 Oct 1832 Williamson Co., TN
Died - Aft 1880 Hickman Co., TN
6 - John ANGLIN
Born - 1834 TN
sp- Catherine UNKNOWN
Born - 1829
7 - Polly Ann ANGLIN
Born - 1856 TN
7 - Christian E ANGLIN
Born - 1859 TN
6 - Daniel ANGLIN
Born - 1837 Williamson Co., TN
Note - Daniel Anglin served in the 20th Infantry from Williamson Co., TN;
his pension number was 13568.
sp- Margaret BARNHILL
Born - 1843
Mar. - Abt 1859 Williamson Co., TN
7 - Thomas B ANGLIN
Born - 1 Jan 1860 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 18 Dec 1879
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7 - Rueben J ANGLIN
Born - 3 Feb 1862 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 22 Mar 1949 TN
sp- Kizie Francis
Born - 6 Jan 1867
Mar. - Abt 1882 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 7 Nov 1936 TN
7 - James Edwin ANGLIN
Born - 27 Sep 1876 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 16 Sep 1953 Williamson Co., TN
sp- Dorthulia Evelyn SULLIVAN
Born - 22 Jul 1880
Mar. - Abt 1900 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 8 Apr 1958 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Polly ANGLIN
Born - 1838 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Nancy ANGLIN
Born - 1842 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Rebecca ANGLIN
Born - 1846 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Hannah ANGLIN
Born - 1846 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Elizabeth ANGLIN
Born - 1849 Williamson Co., TN
5 - Jonathan ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1811 SC
Died - Abt 1898
Bur. - Hickman Co., TN
sp- Matilda TURMAN
Born - Abt 1811 Hickman Co., TN
Mar. - 14 Dec 1828 Williamson Co., TN
Died - Abt 1893
Bur. - Hickman Co., TN
6 - Eliza ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1831 TN
6 - Milley ANGLIN
Born - 1832 TN
6 - William C ANGLIN
Born - 1834 Hickman Co., TN
sp- Nancy BROWN
Born - 1833 TN
Mar. - Abt 1856 TN
7 - Elizabeth ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1857 TN
7 - Andrew ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1859 TN
sp- Eugenia A GOINS
Born - Abt 1860
Mar. - 20 Dec 1877 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Tennessee Catherine ANGLIN
Born - 1837 Hickman Co., TN
sp- Thompson Jefferson TIDWELL
6 - John ANGLIN
Born - 1839 Hickman Co., TN
Died - Abt 1862
Bur. - Hickman Co., TN
sp- Sophronia TIDWELL
6 - Francis Marion ANGLIN
Born - 28 Apr 1841 Hickman Co., TN
Died - 2 Dec 1924 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
Note - !SOURCE: Evelyn Williams, Boyd, TX, 76023. Aug 1993. Francis was in Co.
H, 24th Infantry Rgmt, from Shelby Co., TN. His pension application was #11558,
filed Oct 2, 1909, from 1026 Blythe Ave. He had received a disability discharge
for asthma about 1862 and engaged in farming in Bowling Green, KY, where he was
discharged. For a business he stated: "Engaged in pushing peddlers cart,
firewood and vegetables, earn about 60c per day." The application was witnessed
by his brother, Newton Jasper Anglin. His physician said: "His is a sufferin
from chronic asthma. Suffers more or less all the time, but has occasional very
severe attacks that render him incapable for any kind of labor. I was his
physcian from about 1880 to 4 or 5 years ago and all this time he has been a
great sufferin from asthma and this disability coupled with the infirmities of
age, sclissosis, render him unable to perform manual labor." Dated 30 Sep 1909.
J.B. Wirthington.
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1910 US Census, Memphis, TN. ED 285, page 5, res 15:
Nickell, Francis E Head M W 44 m1 12yr IN VA IN Engineer Steam Eng
Mary Wife F W 43 m1 12yr TN TN TN none
Joseph D Son M W 7 KY IA TN none
Anglin, Francis M Fath M W 69 TN NC NC Gardner
(Father of Mary)
1904 Paducah City Directory, page 235:
Nickells [sic], F E, eng, Smith & Scott, res 1033 N 12th, Mrs Mollie.
[Note: This is an important link to wife Mary's nickname. This notation, a
family photo, and a listing from an Anglin genealogy showing Francis M.'s
daughter "Molly," identify her in the family. This Anglin genealogy is from:
Evelyn Williams, Rt 2, Box 337, Boyd, TX, 76023, Apr 13, 1993.]
1910 Memphis City Directory,
page 131:
Anglin, Frank N, bds 1026 Blythe av. (s/b Frank M.)
page 1131:
Nickell, Frank E., eng, res 1026 Blythe av
sp- Clary Alice EDWARDS
Born - Abt 1842
Mar. - 9 Nov 1862 Shelby Co., TN
Died - Bef 1909 TN
7 - Mary Elizabeth "Molly" ANGLIN
Born - 26 Sep 1866 Shelby Co., TN
Died - 18 Jan 1946 Miami, Dade Co., FL
sp- Francis Elliott "Frank" NICKELL
Born - 30 Jul 1865 Logansport, Cass Co., IN
Mar. - 22 Nov 1899
Died - 29 Apr 1934 Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX
Son of Joseph Mackel Haney NICKELL & Elizabeth Jane ELLIOTT
Note - A Floral Album was found amongst my dad's possessions; it was signed by a lot
of Frank's friends and relatives. Dates range from 1886 to 1895 and indicate he
was in southeast Nebraska: Steel City and Crab Orchard area. Several of the
later entries, 1890-1893, were signed in Minneapolis, MN; there is indication he
was associated with The Missionary Training Institute. Francis was an
"industrial engineer"; he worked with mechanical industrial equipment including
steam engines. Once when working on a cotton gin his coat sleeve caught in the
blades which started pulling him into the equipment. He quickly kicked out his
foot to push himself away and had the toes of his left foot cut off, but he
saved his arm and possibly his life. 1904: Paducah, KY; Francis lived at 1033 N
12th Street with Mrs. Mollie and family. The following entry from the Paducah
City Directory aided in identifying Elizabeth Anglin, Frank's wife, as the
daughter of Francis Marion Anglin. As a young girl she was listed in his family
records as "Molly". (See 1910 Memphis entry below.) While in Paducah, Francis
worked for Smith & Scott Tobacco Company, 8th & Burnett.
1904 Paducah City Directory, page 235:
Nickells [sic], F E, eng, Smith & Scott, res 1033 N 12th, Mrs Mollie.
This Directory notation was an important link in identifying Mary Elizabeth
ANGLIN as the daughter of Francis Marion ANGLIN. A family photo titled
"Mrs. Molly" and a listing from an ANGLIN genealogy showing "Molly" as his
daughter; this, together with this Directory listing, confirmed the
relationship.
[Ed: Carol and I visited Paducah in 1992; the home was occupied and
in excellent condition, but Smith & Scott, a mile away, had been replaced by a
cheap neighborhood bar. When we drove through those neat, tree lined streets
late at night, my mind's eye could see Frank, in the wee hours of the morning,
walking to work carrying his lunch pail.]
1908: Paducah; Oldest son, John, came down with a viral pneumonia type illness.
His brother, Joseph, later related the story about John's medicine making him
froth at the mouth. While taking his medicine one night, he choked to death.
It is suspected the family moved to Memphis shortly after this. (See 1910
Memphis Census below.)
1910: Memphis, TN; Francis is to be found in the US Census, and the City
Directory, with wife "Molly", son Joseph Donald, and f-i-l Frank N [sic M.]
Anglin.
1910 US Census, Memphis, TN. ED 285, page 5, res 15:
Nickell, Francis E Head M W 44 12yr IN VA IN Engineer Steam Eng
(Anglin),Mary Wife F W 43 12yr TN TN TN
Joseph D Son M W 7 KY IN TN
Anglin, Francis M Fath M W 69 TN NC NC Gardner (Molly's father)
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1934: Francis' death certificate lists death as "suicide by hanging by bed
sheet" while in a hospital in Koffman Co., TX. Francis was a proud man, self
educated, and had been hospitalized for senility for a couple of years. He
evidently couldn't handle being old and senile and this was his way to end his
dependency on others.
Grandson, Joseph Donald (Don) Jr., remembers, in March of 1995:
I don't remember Francis ("Pappy"), but Molly ("Mammy") lived with us from 1934
until 1946 when she died. Dad told me that his father was a very religious
man who read the Bible every evening before dinner. When Dad came home from the
Navy about 1923 he asked Pappy not to read the Bible at the dinner table.
Pappy quietly said, "All right, son, I'll never read it in your presence again."
Of course Dad felt bad then, but as long as he was at home they never read the
Bible in his presence again, not with prejudice, but with respect for his
wishes. I remember Mammy always going into her room to read the Bible after
dinner.
Mammy always had a garden wherever we lived. She had a green thumb and during
the WWII years was able to always provide fresh vegetables for the table. She
was a quiet kindly person and everyone loved her...including my teenage
friends. I remember when she was in the Wheel Chair Convalescent Home in
Miami, just before she died, the nurses would put pink bows in her very white
hair; she would feel like she was dressed up. She dipped snuff all her adult
life but they wouldn't let her dip in the hospital...she would ask me to bring
her "just a bit to clear the sinuses." She died of an "ingrown goiter" in her
throat.
8 - John Francis NICKELL
Born - 11 Oct 1900 Paducah, McCracken Co., KY
Died - 18 Dec 1908 Paducah, McCracken Co., KY
8 - Joseph Donald "Joe" NICKELL Sr.
Born - 17 Mar 1903 Paducah, McCracken Co., KY
Died - 15 Jul 1982 St Simons Island, Glenn Co., GA
Note - Joe worked many jobs in his lifetime. He attended the Peabody School in
Paducah but dropped out in the 9th grade and attended a trade school for a year
taking accounting courses. He left home about 1920 and joined the Navy. The USS
Tennessee was being commissioned and issued a plea for "native sons" to help
with that job. Although born in Paducah, KY, he was living in Memphis at the
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time and joined up. He served for about 3 years and received a medical discharge
for TB. A copy of his Shellback Certificate is in the Appendix; take a look at
it, it's interesting to read.
After his discharge from the Navy he returned to Memphis and had several jobs
as an accountant, primarily learning the ropes from the ground up by doing.
His father had a farm in Jackson, TN, and he worked there for about a year,
then to Atlanta, GA, for a spell, and then to west Texas as an insurance
adjuster. I remember his tales of farmers in the area that were hard hit by
the depression building stone and concrete-block barns, stuffing them full of
green hay, and then collecting on the damage done by the resulting explosion.
Those were tough times for all.
In 1932 we were living in Dallas, TX, and Dad had become the proud owner of a
1932 DeSoto, a fine car for those days. But his proud ownership was short
lived. In August of 1933 Dad and some friends went on a fishing trip in his
1932 DeSoto. They were returning early in the morning, before dawn, and were
on the Terrell highway outside Mesquite, Texas. As they approached an oncoming
oil pipeline truck, carrying 6" casing pipe, the securing chains broke and the
top pipe swung over into their lane, piercing their car just above the driver's
side windshield and spearing the car. A filling station operator about 3 miles
away heard the sound of the accident. He jumped into his car and headed to the
scene. Upon seeing the carnage he made a `U' turn and collided with another
car in which a Miss Celia Engleberg was riding. According to Dad she was NOT
with them, but trying to get Mom and the other wives to believe that was
difficult. He also told about them having picked some roses in a field to bring
home; the highway was littered with roses, ice and dead fish as well as bodies,
pipe, auto and truck.
Insurance photos of the accident show:
Dad was asleep in the middle of the back seat; he was thrown forward and hit
the back of the front seat with his head. In those days the seat frame was
metal, the seat was bent into a `V' shape, about 12" deep; he had a stiff neck
for months afterward.
This is the way the Dallas Herald reported the incident:
"... The truck driver, Roger H. Thorn, 40, of Wichita Falls, was taken to the
Emergency Hospital in a private car and later transferred to Parkland Hospital,
where he was reported suffering from a broken left leg, severe body bruises and
cuts about the head and shoulders.
"Two occupants of the sedan, J.D. Nickell, 30, of 5110 Goodwin, and George Eutz,
25, of Memphis, Tenn. were treated at Emergency Hospital. Eutz sustained a
strained back, possible fractures of the ribs and scalp abrasions. Nickell
suffered abrasions of scalp and legs.
"Walter H. Haetzbuehler, 26, and J.R. Moore of 932 Santa Monica, were treated at
Baylor Hospital. Haetzbuehler suffered two broken ribs and severe body bruises
and abrasions. Moore was slightly injured. Miss Celia Engleberg, 1520
Beaumont, another victim of the wreck, was taken to her home for treatment.
(See why the wives were suspicious?)
"The truck, which was traveling west, was struck about the middle, the front of
the sedan wedging under the load of iron pipe. The sedan was almost
demolished. ..."
About 1935 we moved to Jacksonville, FL, and a year later we moved to Miami
where he was manager of Universal Credit Corporation for South Florida (the
Ford equivalent of GMAC). But, because of the curtailment of civilian auto
production during WWII the office was closed and he was employed as a Senior
Buyer by Pan American Airlines at the Dinner Key Terminal in Coconut Grove, FL.
In the early days of WWII he attempted to enlist in the Navy but was rejected
because of his medical discharge for TB. So he applied for OCS School at Fort
Bragg, NC. They tentatively accepted him; he quit his job at Pan American,
took and passed his physical exam, and waited. Soon a letter from the army
arrived and seemed typical; they wouldn't take him for OCS School because of
his Navy medical discharge in 1922, but they wouldn't forget him:
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH SERVICE COMMAND
AG 201 - Nickell, Joseph D. Nov. 25, 1942
Mr. Joseph D. Nickell, Miami Springs Florida.
Dear Nickell:
In connection with your recent examination for induction for the purpose
of competing for officer candidate training, the Commanding General
directs me to advise you as follows:
Your application has been given careful consideration and it has been
determined that you failed to meet all the requirements. You were found
to be disqualified for the following reasons:
Physically disqualified by reasons of tuberculosis primary type, inactive.
Area of pathology exceeds acceptable limits.
You are further advised that the foregoing action is in connection with
your qualifications as a volunteer officer candidate only, and will have
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no bearing on your qualifications for future induction as a selective
service registrant.
/s/ GEORGE MATTHEWS, JR.,
Captain, A.C.D.,
Asst. Chief, Mil. Pers. Br.
Dad then enlisted in the Coast Guard Auxiliary Reserves and was assigned to the
Miami River Repair Depot and became the storeroom manager. During those early
days the German subs were very active off the coast of Florida, cruising the
Gulf Stream and torpedoing tankers and cargo ships coming up from South
America. Many small Navy ships were brought into that facility for repair. In
order to thwart the sub activity the Navy commandeered many private power boats
and outfitted them with depth charges. There was one small problem; it turned
out that Chris Craft pleasure boats of the 1940's weren't designed for that
type of duty; they couldn't out run the explosion of the charges. The practice
was soon abandoned.
His pastime activities included deep sea fishing, golf, and poker parties with
his many friends in the area. Most friends were in the auto sales business in
Miami ... Johnny Pellit, Earl Hyde, and Stubby Kerns to name a few.
In 1946 he moved to Albuquerque, NM, to start a turkey ranch with Cousin
Joe(?). Lucille and Don followed a month later when school was out. That
ranch didn't materialize and Lucille couldn't handle the dust storms
that occurred more often than not. Thus, we continued on to the South Bay area
of Los Angeles and found a house in the Mar Vista area, close to Venice. Joe
soon went to work for General of America Insurance Company, based in Seattle,
Washington. He worked as a Fire Engineer responsible for assessing commercial
applications for insurance. He worked for them until he retired in 1963 while
living in the San Diego area.
From there Joe and Lucille moved around: Ft Lauderdale, FL; Los Alamos, NM;
Atlanta, GA., and then to various locations in Florida, finally St Simons Is,
GA. He was always as restless as his grandfather, Joseph Mackel Haney. He died
there in 1982 of lung cancer.
Joe was a fiercely serious person about his morals...patriotism, work,
heritage. His seriousness in those areas often brought him pain and loss of
lifelong friends. I remember, with tears in my eyes, one night in Dec 1941
when he had tears in his eyes, because the Navy/Army wouldn't let him re-enlist
to protect his country because of a Navy Medical Discharge from 1922.
His seriousness concerning work ethics brought him high regard from his
employers. He once used his own time and money to fly to the home office of
General of America in Seattle, WA, to confront the president concerning
cancellation of a big insurance policy on the Hollywood Race Track in
Inglewood, CA. Dad had cancelled the policy because of the track's "poor
housekeeping," but his supervisors had the policy re-instated. Dad confronted
the president in his office and threatened to go to the CEO over the matter.
The president finally capitulated and authorized cancellation of the policy.
The track grandstands (primarily steel and concrete construction) mysteriously
burned to the ground the following month, a multi-million dollar loss. Shortly
afterward Dad received a letter of commendation from the president.
sp- Lucille Elizabeth MOOTY
Born - 24 May 1903 LaGrange, Troup Co., GA
Mar. - 17 Oct 1925 Shawmut, Chambers Co., Al
Died - 3 Dec 1990 Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., NM
Dau of Marion Spear MOOTY & Nancy Leona LANCASTER
Note - Lucille was born in West Point, GA and attended Cox College about 1920-1922.
She worked for the Alexander Seawald Company in Atlanta, a large automotive
parts company as an administrative assistant. She married Joe in 1925 at the
home of a cousin, Carriella Farley, in Shaumut, AL. (See MOOTY Genealogy.)
She and Joe lived in Dallas, TX, from 1929 to 1936. From there they lived in
Jacksonville, FL, until they moved to Miami about Nov 1935. Following the death
of Joe's mother in 1946 they moved to Los Angeles, CA.
Lucille worked primarily for GMAC (General Motors Acceptance Corporation) for
35 years. Her favorite pastimes were keeping the neatest house in the
neighborhood and tending to Joe's wishes. In her early years (1925...1936)
she was interested in oil painting, primarily still life. (I remember loving
the smell of the oil paints in her paint tray when I was 6 years old.)
When on St. Simons Island, GA, (late 1970s) she again became active with her
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oil painting and won a few ribbons, but she never did sell any that I know of;
the family prized them too much. She primarily did these things out of
personal enjoyment. In later life (1972) she was able to take some ceramics
classes in Los Alamos, NM; glazing, painting, etc. Shortly after the death of
Joe in 1982 she moved to Santa Fe, NM, to be near her son, Joseph Donald Jr.;
she died there at the age of 87 on December 3, 1990.
Mom loved to write letters to friends about trips, events, etc. The following
concerns an especially exciting fishing trip taken in 1937 and written to a
friend of hers:
Miami, Florida (and so glad to be here)
April 7, 1937.
Dearest Martha:
Thanks so much for the prompt reply. Think we guessed right, so hope nothing
happens.
Did you get a card from the Bahama Islands, with no signature? Will you
please write "Joe and Lucille" on the correspondence side? For some unknown(?)
reason I failed to write my name. (It couldn't have been that I wasn't able!)
Would you like to hear about the trip? I can't make it short, because it was
almost a lifetime in two short days. Well, here goes:
We have been planning for some time to take a trip - the Ford dealer at Fort
Lauderdale has a little 36 foot boat, he likes to go fishing, and when he can
get a few couples together he takes them over to the Bahama Islands, sharing
expenses. It finally materialized for last week-end. There were two couples
besides Joe and I (single - imagine us as chaperones?), and Mr. Johnnie (the
dealer) making a nice party - seven. He has a nice little cottage with the
back lawn facing the canal making a landing for the boat. We got up there
about 4:30, and he had the boat stocked up to perfection - a five pound beef
roast cooked to a turn - loads of bread, potatoes, canned vegetables, and
everything that goes to make a fishing trip a party.
It hadn't been an especially pretty day, looked hazy all around, had been
blowing pretty hard, but we had hopes, of course, that it would clear off next
day. The canal was pretty calm, we pulled out about 6:00 o'clock (Saturday
afternoon) and the minute we hit the deep blue sea the big wave caught us up
and "upsy-daisy" I thought we'd be on our heads in a minute. You know I'd
never been out in anything except a fishing boat at Lake Dallas, and of course
there were no waves in Lake Dallas. Along about two miles out, after rocking
and rolling, first you're up and then you're under, I began to feel it. Have
you ever been sea-sick? If you have, there's no use to try to describe it -
and if you haven't, there still isn't any use, because they haven't found the
right words yet. (And as Stacey said, I was only sick twice, just going over,
and coming back!) The water stayed rough and choppy all the way over, but I
finally got used to it and realized that boats didn't turn over so easily, and
after I lost everything I had eaten for the past week, I settled down and
enjoyed it (a little).
Well on our way, about midnight everybody went down to catch a nap - I had to
stay on deck because every time I raised my head I got sick again, so what
sleeping I did was on deck. About two o'clock Mr. Johnnie said "Well we should
be seeing a couple of lights now in a few minutes", so I started looking. And
sure enough, in about ten minutes we sighted the lights. Bimini! It was about
three o'clock when we finally pulled into the harbor and dropped anchor - and
how good it felt to just sit still for a minute! We went to sleep then and
woke up about 7:30 - and did the bacon and eggs taste good!
Just about time we got everything cleaned up the "town" came down to greet us
- and what a "town" - the blackest black negro you ever saw! He was the big
shot - constable, commissioner and everything else - and he meant it. He
wanted $11.00 before we could set foot on their British soil, so rather than
turn around and go back we paid. That gave us the privilege of going ashore -
we didn't see anything to see, but since we had paid for the privilege, we'd
see what there was. It's the most God-forsaken looking place imaginable. The
island is about 8 miles long and 75 feet wide. Only about 3/4 of a mile of
the length is inhabited, and it is right up one hill from one side of the
ocean and down the hill on the other side. Once upon a time there was a big
hotel there, 3 stories, but everything was level with the top of the hill now.
What the 1926 storm didn't take away the 1935 hurricane finished. Just a few
little shacks and the remains of the hotel, a mass of crumbling concrete, was
all that was left. Nothing there except negroes of the poorest kind, a few
whites, but they inter-marry, and all the kids were brown and black, dirty and
half-witted looking. I certainly lost my respect for the English, but I guess
you can't judge by that one little island.
We picked up a negro fishing guide about 11:30 AM and started out to catch a
whale. There's an enormous concrete ship, which was wrecked during the war,
on a sand-bar about two miles from the island, and fantastic tales have been
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told about the size fish that could be caught there, so we went. The water is
the most beautiful color in the world - no picture has ever been painted that
found the right colors. Where it is shallow it is light green - where deep,
the deepest indigo blue. Stacy caught the first fish - a big pretty
"yellow-tail" and the second - and the third! He just pulled them in right
and left, and nobody else got a nibble! The first thing we knew Joe began to
yell and shout, so of course everybody stopped to see his catch and what a
catch! About three inches long - and on a 2 inch hook. His second was the
same. We had plenty for a grand fish dinner - which was most certainly
enjoyed by all. The day was beautiful - the sea was calm, and everything
seemed to be going off fine. We planned to leave about four in order to get
back to Miami by midnight.
After the fish dinner we had to explore the island some more - then fish again
- and this time Joe caught a Baracoota (or however you spell it) - "the tiger
of the sea" they are called, as they have the same habits as the shark. He
also caught a couple of groupers and a yellow-tail, and more or less redeemed
himself as a fisherman on this trip.
Back to the harbor and bout 4 o'clock getting ready to leave. The sky was
beginning to look gray and the wind had started blowing. I've heard how those
gales blew up out of nowhere in the tropics, but I really saw this one do it.
By the time we were ready to pull out the wind was blowing a gale, sounded
just like it does in a picture show when they're making a storm at sea - that
whistling sound. Johnnie said it was blowing in the wrong direction, and that
we couldn't start out in it, but would have to wait until the wind changed.
Well we waited, and waited and waited. Joe, Stacy and Stubby, all out of the
same office - only one man left to keep things going - the two girls had to be
at work at nine the next morning, and so did I. Mother of course was
expecting us by midnight at least - and you know Mother when her "chilllun"
are late. Midnight came and it was still blowing up a storm - the water was
so choppy in the harbor we had to pull away from the dock and anchor to keep
the boat from knocking to pieces against the wall. We knew if it was this bad
in the harbor, it would be impossible at sea, and being dark we wouldn't have
had a chance. So we kept on waiting. About five o'clock the wind changed and
it was beginning to get daylight, so we pulled out. Gosh, I wish you could
have seen it! I was too darned scared to get sea-sick going back - we hadn't
eaten anything the night before, everybody was so worried after the storm came
up thinking about not getting away that night nobody wanted anything, then we
pulled out so early we didn't stop to fix breakfast, and it would have taken
an acrobat to have done anything except hang on after we were out to sea, so
we got no breakfast.
For about an hour it looked like if the Lawd was with us, we might make it.
The sky was like a black blanket overhead - the waves were actually as big as
mountains on all sides. That might sound exaggerated, but I wish you could
have had just one peek at it. The boat would follow one up - then turn
completely on a right angle, then right itself again. It did that over and
over and over again, and every time I thought it would be the last one. There
is a place about 25 miles out from Bimini they call "over the hills" - it is
supposed to be the roughest part between Florida and the Bahamas, and that is
what the bootleggers used to call it when they made frequent trips over for
liquor. Well, we got right in the big middle of that, and the motor started
sputtering - the wind was still whistling and the waves still rolling like
mountains - and I started "sayin' my prayers" - It kept sputtering and
spitting - he'd flood it and it would move along all right for about 3 minutes
then do it again. All of a sudden it stopped. Nothing he did to it seemed to
help. He cranked and cranked but it didn't start. You should have seen us
sitting there. All he could do was hold the wheel so the boat's nose would
head into waves, and that didn't help much. Finally had to take the gas line
off, which had stopped up from the rolling and tossing of the boat which got
dirt into it - - and what a job! First on his head, then his back - and me
sittin' there wondering what would happen if the little gadget he had in his
hand that came off some important part of the motor, should suddenly fall out
of his hand into the sea! That one hour seemed like a thousand - I guess no
word was spoken - everybody just sat looking grim and worried - wondering how
far we could swim - or how long it would take to drift to shore after we
turned over and were drowned. Right now I wouldn't take anything for it -
since we got back - but right then, in the middle of the ocean and "not a
street car was in sight" it sure felt mighty lonesome! And I promised myself
right then and there if I ever set foot on this Miami dirt again I'd never get
on another boat - so we aren't going to Cuba!
While we were rocking and pitching around trying to get the gas line fixed, we
saw a big school of porpoise - the largest one's I've ever seen, swimming
about 50 mi. an hour, round and round the boat. If I hadn't been so scared it
ANGLIN Descendants - 3 May 1997, Page - 9
would have been fun to watch them. Also saw flocks of flying fish. I didn't
know what they were, thought they were birds and wondered how they could live
under water so long, they would up out of the water in droves of about 50,
like a drove of sparrows, then dive back down again - their wings looked like
humming birds.
We finally got started again, and although it blew hard the rest of the trip,
the sea got a little smoother as we got nearer Miami, but it was still
impossible to move around or do anything except hang on. We had drifted North
while stopped so that we landed up the coast at Pompano, about 20 miles north
of where we thought we were headed. Got to Lauderdale about 2 and home about
3:30 - and it never looked so good before! After it was all over, I just
wanted to sit down and cry. Hadn't slept for two nights, and hadn't eaten
since the noon before - all covered with salt from the waves splashing all the
way over - you can imagine how it felt to sit down to a big dinner - and get
under a warm shower.
From the papers I think the storm must have been general. Noticed that
Montgomery and also Tennessee reported damage. 6 people drowned in a lake at
San Antonio when their boat turned over in a gale. It blew a couple of
fishing boats over here in the bay and tore up a couple of life-guard stands.
They said it blew like a gale all day that day in Miami.
Have you gotten this far along? I wish I could make it sound real, but when
you are sitting snug and warm you can't realize how it feels to be face to
face with not knowing whether you'll ever see land again.
MOOTY GENERATIONS OMITTED: MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
7 - Docia ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1869 Shelby Co., TN
7 - William ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1871 Shelby Co., TN
7 - Edna ANGLIN
Born - 1876 Shelby Co., TN
6 - Newton Jasper ANGLIN
Born - 26 Jun 1843 Hickman Co., TN
Died - 17 Apr 1921 TN
sp- Tabitha BLACKBURN
Born - Abt 1843
Mar. - 11 Nov 1879 Williamson Co., TN
6 - Jonathan Monroe ANGLIN
Born - 12 Dec 1844 Hickman Co., TN
Died - 23 Feb 1927 TN
Bur. - Williamson Co., TN
sp- Arrena Jane MCCORD
Born - 17 Jul 1848 Hickman Co., TN
Mar. - 1 Sep 1870 Williamson Co., TN
Died - 14 Mar 1932 Williamson Co., TN
4 - Aaron ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1775 SC
4 - William ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1775 NC
sp- Elizabeth CARVER
Born - Abt 1790 Wilson Co., TN
Mar. - 15 Aug 1810 Wilson Co., TN
Died - Dickson Co., TN
4 - George ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1811 TN
4 - Nancy ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1813 TN
4 - Margaret ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1815 TN
4 - Salley C ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1816 TN
4 - John Carver ANGLIN
Born - 16 Feb 1818 TN
4 - Mary ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1819 TN
3 - Cornelius ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1758
Died - Jul 1777
Note - Cornelius was a Pvt in Dixon's Company of the Continental Line of NC. He was
given a Military Land Warrant of 640 acres of land in TN on Feb 12, 1784.
3 - Aaron ANGLIN
Born - 1765 NC
ANGLIN Descendants - 3 May 1997, Page - 10
3 - William ANGLIN Jr.
Born - Abt 1768 Caswell Co., NC
sp- Karen Happuch RICE
Mar. - 15 Nov 1789 Caswell Co., NC
3 - Catherine ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1780 NC
sp- William BROWNING
Born - Abt 1768
Mar. - 24 Aug 1797
3 - Sally ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1785 NC
sp- Richard SMITH
Born - Abt 1784
Mar. - 26 Oct 1804
2 - John ANGLIN
Born - 30 Jul 1734 VA
2 - Maryan ANGLIN
Born - 2 Feb 1735 VA
2 - Mary ANGLIN
Born - 13 Jul 1738 VA
sp- Mary THORNHILL
Mar. - Abt 1740
2 - Philip ANGLIN
Born - 20 Dec 1742 Albermarle Co., VA
Note - !SOURCE: Francinia Cox was Philip's 2nd wife according to Don Van Epps,
6172 Calle Vera Cruz, La Jolla, CA 92037. Don's daughter-in-law comes down
through Philip.
sp- Francinia COX
3 - Armine ANGLIN
sp- Charles GOOLSBY
3 - John ANGLIN
Born - 1793
Died - 1838
3 - Nancy Ann ANGLIN
sp- William WEBB
Note - !SOURCE: Don Van Epps, La Jolla, CA 92073; Oct 1995.
3 - Philip ANGLIN Jr.
Born - 1797
3 - Robert ANGLIN
Born - 1799
Died - 1883
3 - William ANGLIN
Born - 1802
2 - Elizabeth ANGLIN
Born - 10 Feb 1744 Albemarle Co., VA
2 - Sarah ANGLIN
Born - 16 May 1747 Albemarle Co., VA
sp- HAY
2 - Lydia ANGLIN
Born - 16 Mar 1749 Albemarle Co., VA
2 - Adrion ANGLIN Jr.
Born - 28 Apr 1752 Albemarle Co., VA
Died - Abt 1818
3 - Philip ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1772
3 - John ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1775 Carter Co., KY
3 - Matilda ANGLIN
3 - Elizabeth ANGLIN
3 - Lydia ANGLIN
3 - Jane ANGLIN
3 - ANGLIN
3 - Naamon ANGLIN
Born - Abt 1800
3 - Elisha ANGLIN
Born - 1808
Died - 1897
2 - Joseph ANGLIN
Born - 1 Apr 1755 Albemarle Co., VA
From the Personal Ancestral Files of:
Joseph D. Nickell, Jr
1175 Forest Park Lane
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
(208) 765-5582
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