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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Aaron FeaginMale Note
Born: 28 May 1811 1811-5-28 at Jones County, GA Jones County, GA
Married: 10 Oct 1839 1839-10-10 at Covington Co., AL Covington Co., AL
Died: 22 Sep 1863 1863-9-22 at Hortense, Polk County, Texas Hortense, Polk County, Texas
WIFE
Born: 24 Jun 1821 at Conecuh County, AL
Died: 10 Mar 1869 at Polk County, Texas
Father: William Merrill
Mother: Susan(na) Mcdade
CHILDREN
Born: 22 Aug 1841 at Covington County, AL
Died: 10 Mar 1863 at Covington County, AL
Husband: John A. Handley
Born: 2 Jul 1846 at Covington County, AL
Died:
Wife: M. C. Pearsons
Born: 3 Mar 1850 at Covington County, AL
Died: 6 Mar 1918 at Polk County, Texas
Husband: John Keithly Butler
Born: 6 May 1852 at Covington County, AL
Died: 26 Dec 1872 at Polk County, Texas
Wife: Esther Roper
Born: 1 Jan 1853 at Conecuh County, AL
Died: 4 Jul 1920 at Polk County, Texas
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Rodgers
Born: 21 Sep 1855 at Covington County, AL
Died: 1927 at Houston, Texas
Wife: Nancy Emily Josey
Name: Martha F. Feagin
Born: 29 Dec 1857
Died: 3 Oct 1863
Name: Martha Francis Feagin
Born: 31 Dec 1859 at Polk Co, TX
Died: 3 Oct 1863 at Polk County, Texas
Born: 31 Dec 1859 at Polk County, Texas
Died: 3 Jul 1913
Wife: Amanda C. Lee
Born: 24 Jan 1862 at Polk County, Texas
Died: at Luftkin, Texas
Husband: William Adams
NOTES
1). It was the 1850s, ... our young United States wa s o n t h e m ove again. Thescent of opportunity hung thic k i n th e ai r . The world was a verydifferent place, a n exci tin g plac e , more so than ever. Again, settlersha d begu n t o pour i n . All across the whole western hal f of th e Unit edStates , t hey moved. With there tents an d wagons , pots a nd pans , hors esand cattle, they lined e very cree k and roa dside ev erywher e. There weremore com ing in, an d moving o ut with e very pas sing day, and no w onder.Shout s of Califo rnia Gold , and tale s of riches fa r beyond any one sexpecta tions fill ed every ea r. Texas w as opened, an d ours. Wit h it svas t lands, and e ndles s opportunities , there was n o wonder wh at a youngman a n d his family cou ld accomplis h there. An d a pure shame , i f theydidn t tr y. This itc h was infectio us, and th e only s cratch know n to ayoung ma n, was to tak e advanta ge of it, .. . and mo ve. One such family of Covington County, Alabama, were A a r o n a nd SarahFeagin. Others had done it, why couldn t th e y , an d why shouldn t they.Sarah s father William M erri l l an d hi s family were already there. They,as wel l as ot he r fam ily m embers, sent word back home of their accompli shm ents , and pr essed those still in Alabama t o come, an d joi nthe m in TEXAS . Though move they did, m ost of th e famil y stay ed inAlabam a. Due to the large h oldings o f land an d slave s the famil y hadacquired throu gh the yea rs, they m ust hav e thought hi m fool hardy t o sellout an d move to Te xas. But Aaron was a man of insight, he saw another chang e b l o w ing in thecountry, that most didn t see. A movem en t o f a nt i slavery coming.Although, he and his famil y ke p t a fe w sla ves he sold most, beforeleaving. Becau se Sa ra h was a gain p regnant, they took ship, off the co asto f Ala bama, ra ther th an have her endure the hardship s o f travel ing bywag on. Onc e reaching Galveston Island , h e bough t a yoke of o xen and t henheaded north. The y trav eled thr ough The Big T hicket, ri ghtfully named,be cause i t is fo r the most part , a pine fore st that onc e covere d a thirdo f Texas. Upon r eaching a plac e name d Bear Cre ek by the I ndians, he andhi s family meet u p w ith the Mer rill s and s ettled there. Wa nting toquick l y establish h is family, h e built a storean d bought 2,8 20 ac res oflan d from John Ki rksey, a local set tler, spe nding $10 .000 i n gold. Lifepro spered for Aaron an d Sara h, they enjoy e d life, they laugh ed, theycried, and t he y danced. Aaron l o ved to dance. Sa rah would work all d a yand dance all ni ght . Square dancin g was all they knew . Li ke a lot ofothe r fami lies, they bu ilt their lives i n the w ilderness, an d succeed edin doin g so, until the C ivil War s tarted an d changed live s forev er. Aaronjoine d like most me n, an d while fighting fo r Tex as and his n ew homeland,was t ake n sick along with mos t o f his Compa ny. Returning home , h e died afew days later , t heir youn gest daughter haven t a ken the same illness andd i ed, a f ew days afterward. Nee d ing help with the farm a n d chil dren,Sarah ask their dau ght er Suzanna, and son i n la w , John Handley to run thefa rm . A few years later, a n d lif e having never been the sa me , Sarahjoined her hus ban d in de ath. The youngest chil dre n were raised by th eHand leys. Th e name of the old com munit y of Bear Cree k was lat er changed and named after Su zanna F eagin Handl ey s and Jo hn Handley s youngestdaught er, Horte nse Hand ley. Written by T. Clarence Porter AARON FEAGIN Land Office CAHABA Document Number3 1 4 9 3 Miscellaneous Document Number Title AuthorityCA S H E NT R Y SALESignature Y Signature Date 183708 1 5 La nd D esc ri ption Number 1Aliquot Parts W SW Sectio n Num ber 2 1 Tow nship 6N Range 17E BlockNumber Ba se Lin e ST ST EPHEN S Total Acres 80.2000 FractionalSe ctio n N Subsurfa ce Ri ghts Reserved N Metes and Boun ds De sc ription N Canc eled D ocument N Multiple Patente e s N M ultiple Warante e s NAccession Number AL175 0 .0 54 Ima ge Name 0002004 4 Vol ume ID 061Remarks Viewing records 92070 92070 of 345145 In 1839 Aaron married Sarah Ann Merrill my gg grandmo t h e r , theirchildren were Suzanna M., b. 1841 Willia m G eo rg e , b. 1846 Mary E. b.1850 Henry Jackson, b. 18 52 Aar o n Pi erce, b. 1854 James Columbus myg grandfat her , b. 1 85 5 Ma rtha F., b. 1857 Uriah Gonzales, b. 18 59 S arah E. , b . 1862 . they moved to Texas in 1857. Aaro n s my gggf bro therAnd rew, his sister Martha, and Suz anne s husband , Joh n Handle y moved withthem. Martha wa s give n three sla ves b y either o r both brothers Aaro n andAndr ew after th ey go t to Texas a s a parting gif t These ar e the onestha t Cath y Walker has s poken of, s ee the poste d message fro m CathyW alker . After c oming t o Texas, Joh n Handley Aaro n & Sarah s son in law ma y h ave been obta ined one or mor e of thes e slaves after Aar o n died inSept . 22, 1863. Written by T. Clarence Porter Shortly after Aaron di e d , J o hn Handley andSuzanna Matilda Feagin Handley mov e d i n t o he lp with the farm, thetrading post, and the r ai sin g o f the s maller children. The largerchildren go t the re i nher itance w hen Sarah died on March 10, 1863 , but th esmal ler o nes got n othing. The reason I bring t his up is , eve n thoug h yournam e is Feagin, they could h ave been o wned b y John H andley bef ore theirrelease fro m slavery. !BIRTH Family Group Sheet, Clarence F. Porter T., onl y m y friends and family call me T . Tajport@aol.com 1321 7 Bly the Street Houston, Texas 77015 5019 713 450 2999 !DEATH Family Group Sheet, Clarence F. Porter T., onl y m y friends and family call me T . Tajport@aol.com 1321 7 Bly the Street Houston, Texas 77015 5019 713 450 2999
2). Data on Sarah Ann MERRILL and her husband and childr e n c a m e from a descendant, Clarence PORTER, 13217 Blyt h e St. , H ou ston, TX 77015 5019. Feb. 1998 E mail address TAJPORT@aol.com. Mr. PORTER s data on Sarah Ann gives her birth on 2 4 J u n e 1 821 in Covington Co., AL. This is not likely , as W il li am M ERRILL was still in Montgomery Co., AL a t that t im e a nd un til at least 1823 , and as census ag es for Sa ra h An n sugges t a birthyear nearer 1826 than 1 821. Source Ron HEAD ronhead@knology.net
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