by Charles Lavon Lee
This is an attempt to reconstruct the
northern part of the "Westover Census Precinct". This is the northwestern
most part of Covington County, near McKenzie Al.
We know from census records that there
are many names not listed here. Any comments, corrections or additions
are most welcome. If you wish to include your record here,
provide name, date and land description. Early records would be especially
useful.
Please send any Comments, corrections etc. to:
Charles Lavon Lee lavonlee@alaweb.com
or Dennis L. Merritt demerit@comcast.net.
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References:
Greenberry Lee ;"Original Land Sales and Grants in Covington
County Alabama" by Wyley Donald Ward
Andrew J. Lee; Land records of Covington county Courthouse.
All other names are from The Bureau Of Land Management http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
*George W. Lee applied for homestead 4-8-1870 but canceled.
Location was the same parcel owned by James Hallford 1861, next to Lucinda
Taylor.
Rat, Covington County, Alabama
by Charles Lavon Lee
Rat Alabama was located in the area of Bethel Church,
Bushfield Cemetery. This list is not dated, but from the names on it we estimate
around 1884-1890. Rat, Covington County Alabama shows on a map 1887.
The State of Ala. in Covington county and Bethel Church choirs.
G. B. Lee in the First(?) agree to take a singing school to be taught at Bethel church, for the space of 10 days for 10 dollars. I further agree to keep good order & do all in my power to learn all Vocal music & we the under singed patrons to said school do promise to pay our parts as set opposite our respective names for the same.
Name
Geo. W. Lee 2
Y. J. Lee 1
W. J. Lee 1
A. Mc lellan?
J. M. Peevy 1
G. W. Lee 1
H. C. Hester 2
R. W. Lee 21
G. T. Terry 2
second column names
Willey Goram 1
J. A. Matthews 1
P. B?????L 1
W. A. Mathews 1
H. O. Stanley 2
A. R. Peevy 1
W. B. Sanford 1
T. H. Holt 3
John Daniel? 2
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Name
Geo.
W. Lee 2 George Washington Lee SR. b1844 d1908
Y.
J. Lee 1 Younger Jackson Lee b 1874 d1914
W.
J. Lee 1 William James Lee b. 31Dec 1871 d1950
A.
Mc lellan?
J.
M. Peevy 1 Jesse Miles Peevy b 1852 d1931
G.
W. Lee 1 Geo. Washington Lee Jr b. 30 oct 1866 d 1915
H.
C. Hester 2 H C Mack Hester b1873 d1954
R.
W. Lee 21 Richard Wesley Leeb1839 d 1924
G.
T. Terry 2
second
column names
Willey
Goram 1 Wiley Madison Gorum b1858 dAft. 1910
J.
A. Matthews 1 John Allen Matthews b 1861 d1946
P.
B?????L 1
W.
A. Mathews 1 William A Mathews b1859 d 1918
H.
O. Stanley 2 Henry Ollington Stanley b 1850 d 1938
A.
R. Peevy 1 may be Arrington Peavy.
W.
B. Sanford 1 William B. Sandford b l876 d l961
T.
H. Holt 3
John
Daniel?/Powell 2
G B Lee above, Gipson Boyet Lee b 1869 d 1962
Brothers: the 4 Famous Lee brothers musicians
George Washington Lee Jr b.30 oct 1866
Gipson Boyet Lee b. 4 dec 1869
Youngry Jackson Lee b.31jan1874
William James Lee b. 31 dec 1871
These are four sons of G W Lee Sr
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Please send any Comments, corrections etc. to:
Charles Lavon Lee lavonlee@alaweb.com
or Dennis L. Merritt demerit@comcast.net.
Accounts ledger of Carp's old mill
Comments by author
I am all but sure this is the Accounts ledger of Carp's old mill.
"Carp" Lee was George Washington Lee b 1854, s/o Andrew Jackson Lee.
He also had a brother Andrew Jackson Lee who married Nancy Jane Merritt.
As I said, I have documents that say he owned a mill, and the road itself was called "Carp's old mill road" on one census!
1900
Westover, Covington co Al
393, Lee, George W, head ,W, M, Apr 1854 ,46, m,24,yrs Owns sawmill
Willotte J ,wife, W, F, Mar 1853 ,47, 5ch
3living
1930
Covington, westover 6a
Lee & Hartley road from Carp's Mill to Butler co line
107 Lee, Council 27m
Minnie wife 27f
Gilford 4 1/12m
Eddie son 2 11/12
Gleen son 11/12
Bethel L father 63m Wd
Lee, James R? lodger 70m married at 25
And from ledger itself;
"All of the with in paid to G. W. Lee"
J M Peevy det to G W? Lee 16.00
With in amount is all paid to G W Lee up to date.
Seems pretty clear that George Washington Lee was the one getting paid and keeping the accounts ledger. The fact that he mentions G W Lee is why they called him Carp Lee. He had a uncle "One Arm George" and a cousin "Spyker" also named George Washington Lee.
I also have it from James Richard Smith that Carp was postmaster of Rat post office.
Almost everyone mentioned except Jesse Miles Peavy lived in Westover precinct, Covington county. Census, land records etc.
Accounts ledger of Carp's old mill
Oct 31st 1882
Acct. sales one bale cotton
480lbs @ 9 1/4 $44.40
Dec. 1st 1882
Cash 15 dollars 15.00
C? Z due bill of M? Y Lee 16 dollars
and 50 cents. 16.50
Mable 3.35
Cotton 6.65
All of the with in paid to G. W. Lee
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Dec 11th 1883
One bale cotton
1 ble 416 @ 9 1/2 39.52
1 cash 9.68
On the clearing 21.65
Foder 2.00
Bell 1.00
73.85
All the with in paid to G W Lee
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J M Peevy paid on hauling 21.35
15.00
10.00
---------
25.00
-21.35
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3.65
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Feb 7th 1884
J M Peevy det to G W? Lee 16.00
March 29th one order to
Samuel Parker for stumpage 3.50
J? H Parker 11.37
Feb 8th 1884
Money 18.20
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The Mitchell timber
For work done 4.38
One order J H Y 11.78
Due on W. B Lee 9.20
25.36
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A 2 1884
J H Yancey given orders
One order to J M Peevy
on 15.00
One to Mathis 6.00
One 20.00
One to Smilee 5.00
One Merritt 13.55
One Bill 3.97
One to G W Lee 2.25
One to Bryant 5.87
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71.64
J. H. Yancey
Amount of feet of timber
2649 @ 3 1/2 cent a foot
92.71
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G W Lee got amount of feet of timber 1559 feet @ 3 1/2 cents 54.56
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Dec the 25th 1884
J M Peevy _____
G W Lee 11.00
One order to J Mathis 10.45
One Tobe Hallford 1.45
Dec 23rd 1884, G W Lee give me one order 10.00
January 31st 1885
Coffee .50 and Tobacca .25
Lumber 298 feet 9.25
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Dew G W Lee March 3rd 1885
On Acct 82.04
to Hughs on rent 8.33
90.37
General 3.65
94.02
With in amount is all paid to G W Lee up to date.
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January the 16th A D 1886
Mobile Ala.
Jesse M Peevy paid out in
two dollars to Matthis?
Board two dollars
Shoes 2.75
One gallon whiskey 1.50
One to Yancey
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A G Odom timber
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Jan the 20th 1890
One order from Davis 4.50
One to J T Mitchell 15.00
Jan 22nd and Dec __ 1884 one order to J T Mitchell for 15.00
And one for 12.00
and one 4.20
Jan 10th 1890
J T Mitchell got 1038 lbs of corn
and coffee.
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Feb. the 5th 1894
Smiley Hallford __of J M Peevy
Corn ,Coffee, tobacca, flour, bacon
March the 17th
Corn, bacon, tobacca
Due J H Yancey 6.60
R W Lee 4.86
J R Smith 4.40
R F Davis 1.50
March 22nd 1894
Smiley Hallford
J M Peevy 10.00
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The ones we know from this list are;
C? Z due bill of M? Y Lee-unknown
G. W. Lee- "Carp" Lee. Owned Mill & store next to Bushfield cemetery. Was also Rat post office.
J M Peevy- Jesse Miles Peavy. wife Mary Rebecca Lee.
Samuel Parker for stumpage 3.50-married LeVina Jane Mitchell.
J? H Parker 11.37-James H Parker
Sons of Samuel Parker b 1807.
The Mitchell timber-prob. sons of R. M. J. Mitchell.
One order J H Y 11.78- James H Yancey, married a Lee in Putnam county Ga, shows in Covington 1860.
Due on W. B Lee 9.20-unknown
One to Mathis 6.00- unknown
One order to J Mathis 10.45
One to Smilee 5.00-Smiley Hallford
One Merritt 13.55- poss Marion Merritt
One to Bryant 5.87-unknown
to Hughs on rent 8.33- Richard S Hughs
A G Odom timber-unknown
One to J T Mitchell 15.00-Zachery Taylor Jackson Mitchell
R W Lee 4.86- Richard Wesley Lee
J R Smith 4.40-James Richard Smith
R F Davis 1.50-Richard Franklin Davis
If you have anything that you would like to see posted to this page that is relevant to this line of Merritt's and is not copyrighted by anyone other than yourself, email the material to us at: Charles L. Lee lavonelee@alaweb.net or Dennis Merritt demerit@comcast.net and we will post it for you or we will send you our snail mail address so you can mail it to us. Thanks! Robert, Charles and Dennis
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