Michael Decalb Charles Spradley, son of Warren Charles Spradley and Alcey D. Malone. Born Oct 10, 1826 at Cash District, SC, died Feb 21, 1882 at Calhoun Co., AL, 55 years, buried at Coldwater Baptist Church, Calhoun Co., AL Custom Field:<_FA108 1826 Mich. D.C.Spradley 24 M South Carolina Elizabeth 23 F North Carolina Napoleon 1 M Alabama 1860 Federal Census of Lowndes Co., AL. Northern Division, Hayneville. Hayneville is the county seat of present day Lowndes Co., AL. Dwelling House 374. Family 51. Spradley, M. D. C. 43 M Farmer SC Real Estate Value: 200. Personal Estate Value: 200 Spradley, Elizabeth 42 Keeping House NC On 1 Dec 1852 Michael D. Spradley signed for the purchase of 40.45 acres in Crenshaw Co., AL. The legal land descriptions: Nr. 1; Allquot Parts: SENW; Sec/Blk: 25; Township: 10-N; Range: 18-E; Fract. Sect.: N; Meridian: St Stephens Meridian; Acres: 40.45; and County: Crenshaw. Land office Cahaba. (Note: this area is most likely Lowndes Co. AL) Michael moved his family to Calhoun Co., where he was farming. He was killed in an accident in St. Clair Co. His grandson, Flint Elmer Spradley told B. Elmer Spradley that Michael was carrying a load into a hog pen and fell. The hogs killed him before any one could help him. One source has his burial as Honoraville, Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Married Dec 23, 1847 at Lowndes Co., AL (34 years married) to: Elizabeth Boone, daughter of Samuel Boone and Elizabeth Rebecca Bradley. Born Nov 20, 1826 at NC, died Dec 8, 1889 at St. Clair Co., AL, 63 years, buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, 7 miles north of Ashville, St. Clair Co., [coosa1.ged] "Died on Dec. 8th, 1889, Mrs. Elizabeth Spradley, near Hoods, age 63 years. The deceased was the mother of our townsman Mr. N. B. Spradley." (1) (1) Souther Aegis, 12 Dec 1889. St. Clair Co., AL. (Note: Hood is located in northeast St. Clair Co., AL north of Ashville on State HWY 411. Hood is near where she is buried. Researched by Ron Bridges on 28 Sep 2001. Upon the time of her death she was living with her daughters in St. Clair Co., AL and the Coosa River was flooded so the ferry could not cross so she could be buried with husband. BOON(e)FAMILY CEMETERY[Location T11,R18,S22 in Crenshaw Co., AL.) _UNKNThe county marriage records spelt his surname wrong: Spradlin.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 Children: 1. Francis P. SpradleyBorn at AL, died at ? 2. Napoleon Bonapart SpradleyBorn Dec 7, 1849 at Montgomery Co., AL, died Jul 28, 1929 at St. Clair Co., AL, 79 years, buried at Seddon Cemetery, Pell City, St. Clair Co., AL. Occupation: at Blacksmith. Superintendent of Education for St. Clair Co., AL from 1 Oct 18; [coosa1.ged] "Napoleon Bonaparte Spradley was born in the county of Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 7, 1849. His father was Michael D. Spradley, a prominent farmer of South Alabama, who died in Calhoun county, Ala., in January, 1881, and was son Warren C. Spradley and his wife, Alcey (Malone) Spradley. The mother of Mr. Spradley was Elizabeth Boone, daughter of Samuel Boone and his wife, Elizabeth (Bradley) Boone, of North Carolina, who removed to Montgomery county, Ala., in 1830. Samuel Boone was a nephew of Daniel Boone, the pioneer hunter of historic fame. In the private schools of Montgomery county Mr. Spradley began his education, and at the age of sixteen he left school and acquired the trade of mechanic, the occupation partly followed him since 1884. He has educated himself, read extensively, and is now county superintendent of school, St. Clair county, which office he has held since 1892. He was justice of the peace in Calhoun county for two years, in which county he was also engaged in farming. In St. Clair county he blends the literary duties with the scientific by supervising the schools and carrying on the important work of farming. Politically, he is a Populist; fraternally, a member of lodge 28, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Of Cropwell, denominationally, a Methodist. In December, 1868, he married Minerva A., daughter of Joseph L. and Malinda Taylor Kirby, of South Carolina. They have the following children: Joseph K., in business in St. Clair county; Panora, wife of J. D. Scoot, of St. Clair county; Thaddeus, a blacksmith of Cropwell; Mary, wife of U. G. Nelson, engineer of the government building at Birmingham; Taylor D., clerk in Birmingham postoffice; Lewis N., clerk at Cropwell; Rusia E., wife of Rufus Pate, and Flint E., mechanic in Birmingham; the baby, twelve years of age, now in school. The great-uncle of N. B. Spradley, whose name is a household word in every intelligent family, gave Kentucky in large measure to the Union." (1) (1) Hon. Joel C. DuBose, Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, Vol. II (Atlanta, GA: Southern Historical Association, 1904), pp. 281-282. "ST. CLAIR"S SUCCESSFUL MEN With Comments on What Makes Them So Wealth has been defined as the product of labor applied to lard. All things come out of the earth and go back to it. And it might almost be said that the history of civilization is the history agriculture, rather than a narrative concerning rulers and wars. Though the farmer's broad back has carried the load of a hungry world for 6,000 years strangely enough for the greater part of this period he has given more attention to the welfare of his city brethren than he has for himself. In an age which has organization as its moving spirit the farmer has tried several times to organize. The Farmer's Alliance and the Grange were formed and paved the way for the present association which now gives assurance of being permanent and of wonderful services to its members as well as to those who have not yet affiliated with it. In St. Clair county the story of the Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union is the story of Mr. N. B. Spradley. He is today its president just has he has always been in the forefront of its plans since the first information leaked across the Texas border on the wings of hope and pride. The Union leaders, knowing the rocks upon which the predecessors had split, took good pains to avoid these dangers. Confining its activities to the subjects included within its title, the Union is gaining strength by leaps and bounds and has already worked a miracle in the way of changed farming methods and conditions. Mr. N. B. Spradley was born in Montgomery Dec. 7, 1849. He moved to Calhoun county 13 years later. To keep the wolf from the family door he was compelled to leave school at the age of 16 but with Mr. Spradley leaving school did not mean the 3. Jeffalonia SpradleyBorn Jun 3, 1851 at Greenville, Butler Co., AL, died Apr 21, 1944 at Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL, 92 years, buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, seven miles north of Ashville, St. Clair Custom Field:<_FA One source spelt her first name as Jeffalona.@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 4. Alesia E.C. SpradleyBorn Mar 20, 1854 at AL, died at ? 5. E. SpradleyBorn Oct 4, 1855 at AL, died at ? [coosa1.ged] This may be her - Elery Elizabeth Spradley This may be him. On 13 Aug 1883 Ephraim Spradley signed for the purchase of 80.07 acres in Baldwin Co., AL. The legal land descriptions: Nr. 1; Allquot Parts: S1/2SW; Sec/Blk: 17; Township: 3-N; Range: 3-E; Fract. Sect.: N; Meridian: St Stephens Meridian; Acres: 80.07; and County: Baldwin. The land office was in Mobile. 6. Fannia I. SpradleyBorn Sep 30, 1856 at AL, died at ? Custom Field:<_FA One source has her name as Fanny Jay@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 7. Lousia Ellen SpradleyBorn Dec 19, 1858 at Lowndes Co., AL, died Jun 29, 1954 at AL, 95 years, buried at Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery, Calhoun Co., AL Custom Field:<_FA She may have been born near Montgomery or Wetumpka, AL@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003 8. Sally Cook SpradleyBorn Sep 14, 1862 at AL, died Apr 10, 1960 at AL, 97 years, buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL [coosa1.ged] Ron I just wanted to let you know that I have a few pictures of the Spradley sisters and a couple of the husbands. I also have a few pictures of the headstones. I would be happy to share with you the information that I have. One problem, I have the new 9.0 FTM and I am still not sure as to how to send the information to others. I have done something wrong each time. Sally Cook Spradley was 90 years old when she took her first airplane flight. She also had a great sense of humor and according to my husband, Bill, his granny was a wonderful person. We are trying to find out more information on husband 1 FranklinYoung Ford (b) 4-10-1860 (d) 1887 Husband George Washington White (b) 10-14-1861 (d) 11-27-1910. Children of Sally Cook Spradley are Morris Ford, Herbert Pierce Ford, Isaac Young Ford, Luther White, Charles Napoleon White and **Burnett William White (b)1-26-1906 (d) 3-13-1984 Married Blanche Bryant Boyd (b) 9-29-1913. Child of Burnett and Blanche, (Bob & Be) is William Boyd White who married me, Anita Bryant. We have four childern and four grandchildren.Hope you can add this to you file. Thank you for your time Anita 9. Nancy Lee SpradleyBorn Jun 27, 1865 at Calhoun Co., AL, died Jun 9, 1949 at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL, 83 years, buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, 7 miles north of Ashville, St. Clair Co., 10. Mary DeKalb SpradleyBorn Sep 6, 1869 at Oxford, Calhoun Co., AL, died Nov 12, 1958 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, 89 years, buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashville, St. Clair Co., AL 11. Charles Warren SpradleyBorn Feb 24, 1873 at AL, died Dec 19, 1951 at Calhoun Co., AL, 78 years, buried at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Calhoun Co., AL [coosa1.ged] Buried in Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Calhoun Co., AL. Spradley, Bertha; Spradley, Charles; Spradley, Leona; Spradley, Lola; Spradley, Mary |