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Barksdale Chronicles in America:  Volume 1
The Stories of John Hickerson and Hickerson Barksdale 
FREEHOLD, N.J. – Author Robert A. Groves is proud to announce the release of his new book, Barksdale Chronicles in America:  Volume 1 published by AuthorHouse. 
Motivated by the colorful stories he recalls his mother and her siblings sharing during his childhood, Groves has compiled a decade of research into a 
useful reference interspersed with stories about the family’s early history in the New World. 

Family chronicles define and preserve the contributions of ancestors to their families and communities.  Through a study of our roots, we gain an 
appreciation of what helped shape us as individuals and citizens.     

This edition captures but a small part of the Barksdale family as it starts out in the New World.  As followed through the lineage of John Hickerson Barksdale, early 
ancestors began forging a life for themselves in Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas.  They courageously served their country in the 
Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Some dipped their toes into the political waters of our country and served their communities, states and 
nation as elected officials. Using their creativeness, they turned resources available to them into entrepreneurial opportunities in agriculture, merchandising, and 
manufacturing. Some heard a higher calling and faced the moral issues of the time from rural pulpits. Indeed, the early Barksdale ancestors played a vital role in 
shaping the communities where they settled and the environment into which following generations were born.

About the Author 

	Rob was born and reared in Dalton, Georgia.  After finishing high school, he attended Dalton State College and the University of West Georgia 
majoring in nursing.  Following 13 years of employment as a Registered Nurse in the private sector, he commissioned into the 
United States Air Force Nurse Corps in 1996 and has served tours of duty in Alabama, Mississippi, Alaska, South Carolina, and Japan.
  
	Rob’s interest in genealogy grew from an interest in the colorful family stories portrayed by his mother and her siblings throughout his childhood.  
While serving his first tours in Alabama and Mississippi he began to collect some data on the family.  In 2002, he decided to begin putting that huge amount of 
data into a format to be shared with others.  The result is his first published work, Barksdale Chronicles in America, Volume I.
	Rob is currently on active duty in New Jersey where he resides with his sister and editor, Linda, beloved pet, Cow Puppy, and makes his home in 
Monmouth County. 

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INDEX:
 
A
Abbeville County, SC, 17
Abernathy, Bettie Jo, 128
Abernathy, Boyd Martin, 127
Abernathy, Edna, 132
Abernathy, Evelyn, 128
Abernathy, Gertrude, 129
Abernathy, Hosea B., 119
Abernathy, Irene, 125
Abernathy, Jackson Dean, 133
Abernathy, Jessie Lee, 120
Abernathy, Julian Ray, 121
Abernathy, Mamie, 133
Abernathy, Martha Sue, 128
Abernathy, Mary Ruth, 132
Abernathy, Otis Ware, 122
Abernathy, Robert Byron, 127
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 60
Allen, Chesley Burton, 104
Allen, Dora, 103
Allen, Elizabeth, 102
Allen, Ezelle
Allen, Eliza, 112
Allen, George Columbus, 108
Allen, George Columbus Jr., 108
Allen, James Browning
Senator Allen, James Browning, 109
Allen, James Hiram Sr, 101
Allen, James P., 100
Allen, John Henry, 104
Allen, Lucinda, 107
Allen, Margaret, 103
Allen, Martin Luther, 102
Allen, Vernie Ann, 101
Allen, William J., 111
Allen, William Timothy, 107
Allen, Young John, 101
B
Barkesdale, Mary, 10
Barkesdale, Nathaniel Rev., 11, 14
Barkesdale, Thomas de, 9
Barkesdale, William Rev., 9, 10, 12
Barksdale, Allen, 18
Barksdale, Anna, 21
Barksdale, Cleavers, 22
Barksdale, Daniel, 18
Barksdale, Frances, 217
Barksdale, Hickerson, 1
Barksdale, John, 17, 18, 23
Barksdale, John A. Capt, 8
Barksdale, John A., 6
Barksdale, John Hickerson, 17
Barksdale, Joseph, 23
Barksdale, Lucy, 7
Barksdale, Patsy, 22
Barksdale, Polly, 216
Barksdale, Richard, 215
Barksdale, Thomas, 20
Barksdale, Unity Nancy, 23
Barksdale, William, 14, 18
Barksdale, William II, 16, See
Burton, George Washington Jr, 189
Burton, John D., 189
C
Caldwell, John, 17
Carrie Onnie Pearson, 87, 88
Carson, Cornelius, 88
Carson, Durell, 87
Carson, Ed, 88
Carson, Edna Lavonia, 86
Carson, Elton, 87
Carson, Fred N., 88
Carson, George Hugh, 89
Carson, Harlice, 89
Carson, Leon, 89
Chesley Burton Martin, 229
Church of Latter Day Saints, 224
Cogburn, Matthew Eugene, 190
Collier, Sarah, 16
Cotton Kingdom, 29
Cowan, Susanna, 19
D
Daughters of the American Revolution, 4
Davenport, Joanna Lynn, 59
David, Isaac, 23
David, Sally, 23
Davis, Ann Hughston, 66
Davis, Dr. Joseph Edward Jr., 65
Davis, Elizabeth Hobbie, 61, 65
Davis, Joseph Edward, 63
Davis, Joseph Edward III, 66
de Barkesdale, Thomas, 9
Denham, Elizabeth, 93
Denham, Fannie M., 93
Denham, Ida, 94
Denham, James Henry, 92
Denham, Joseph Franklin, 93
Denham, Nuten Abner, 94
Denham, Robert Ransom, 92
Denham, Wyatt Edward, 94
Dingler, Martha L., 42
F
Farrow, Beatrice, 187
Farrow, Eric B., 187
Farrow, Eula I., 186
Farrow, Hunter, 186
Farrow, James B., 185
Farrow, Kay, 186
Farrow, William Sanders, 185
First United Methodist Church of Montgomery, 56
Fourth National Bank of Montgomery, 55
Freeman, Caroline, 210
Freeman, Celia, 211
Freeman, Charles M., 212
Freeman, Frances, 211
Freeman, Henry, 210
Freeman, Littleberry B., 209
Freeman, Mary Ann, 211
Freeman, Polly, 23
Freeman, Sterling, 210
G
Gore, Walter M., 6
Great Migration, 27
Greenwood Cemetery, 60, 61
H
Harbin, Rosemary Phelan, 6
Haygood, Dwight L., 37
Haygood, Eunice, 38
Haygood, Henry Clifford, 38
Haygood, Homer Howard, 37
Haygood, Monroe, 39
Haygood, William Zachariah, 37
Hickerson, John, 1, 4
Hobbie & Vandiver, 51
Hobbie and Teague, 51
Hobbie Elevator Company, 55
Hobbie Motor Company, 55
Hobbie, Ame Lenora Martin, 66
Hobbie, Andrew Jackson Martin, 60
Hobbie, Callie Elizabeth Martin, 54
Hobbie, Catherine, 53
Hobbie, Elizabeth, 63
Hobbie, Emily Whiting, 61
Hobbie, Ethel LeAnn, 57
Hobbie, Helen Hall, 52
Hobbie, Henry Martin, 32
Hobbie, Henry Martin III, 55
Hobbie, Henry Martin Jr, 54
Hobbie, Jackson, 61
Hobbie, John, 53
Hobbie, John Martin, 51
Hobbie, Lynn Martin, 56
Hobbie, Mary Whiting, 62
Hobbie, Minnie, 62
Hobbie, Priscilla Street, 56
Hobbie, Rebecca, 32, 50
Hobbie, Rebecca Alice Martin, 51
Hobbie, Richard Martin, 51
Hobbie, Richard Martin III, 53
Hobbie, Richard Martin Jr., 52
Hobbie, Samantha Lynn, 53
Hobbie, Simeon, 50
Hobbie, Stephen Martin, 53
Hobbie, Virginia Whiting, 62
Hobby, Barbara, 12
Hope, Catherine Winslow, 59
Hope, Henry Martin Jr, 60
Hope, Henry Martin Sr, 59
Hope, Nina Allison, 58
Hoyt Lumas Waldrop, 77
Hubert, Sarah Donelson, 6
Hull, John, 14
I
Ivy, Bobby D., 131
Ivy, George Warren, 130
Ivy, James Rex, 130
J
Jackson, Lenora Elizabeth, 50
James P. Allen, 101, 103
John Hickerson, 19
K
King, John W., 202
King, Martha E., 201
King, Robert L., 202
King, Sarah Catherine, 202
L
LDS Church, 224, 225
M
Major General Martin, 48
Manley, Joseph Harold, 75
Margie Stephens, 110
Marshall, Hope Allison, 58
Martin, Adline H., 199
Martin, Alfred M., 46
Martin, Alice Ware, 140
Martin, Allen Burton Jr, 138
Martin, Allen Burton Sr, 133
Martin, Andrew Alfred, 45
Martin, Asbury, 26, 30, 32
Martin, Beatrice, 26
Martin, Benjamin E., 206
Martin, Bertha, 158
Martin, Caroline, 99
Martin, Catherine, 208
Martin, Charles Barnett, 174
Martin, Chesley Burton, 115, 165
Martin, Clarence Chesley, 175
Martin, Cora Eugenia, 39
Martin, David Sanders, 170
Martin, Dora, 161, 183
Martin, Dorothy Delphne, 142
Martin, Douglas K., 49
Martin, Edna E., 46
Martin, Edna Iola, 167
Martin, Edward, 207
Martin, Eliza Cornelia, 177
Martin, Elizabeth, 185, 188
Martin, Elizabeth Glennie, 139
Martin, Elsa L., 197
Martin, Estelle, 159
Martin, Ethel, 173
Martin, Eugenia L., 157
Martin, Frances, 69
Martin, Frances E., 196
Martin, Francis Edward, 204
Martin, Frederick H., 207
Martin, George Chesley, 144
Martin, Grace W., 139
Martin, Hattie Viola, 167
Martin, Helen Ouida, 137
Martin, Henry, 32
Martin, Henry Harrison, 156
Martin, Henry Lucious Waits, 176
Martin, HenryHobbie, 50
Martin, Hurley, 161
Martin, Indiana, 198
Martin, James, 194
Martin, James Allen, 181
Martin, James Chesley, 139
Martin, James E., 183
Martin, James Edwin, 117
Martin, James F., 25, 26, 195
Martin, James Franklin, 67
Martin, James M., 204
Martin, James Ransom, 177
Martin, James Samuel, 157
Martin, James Wesley, 149
Martin, Jeff M., 43
Martin, Jeter Bell, 135
Martin, John, 23, 24, 196
Martin, John H.F., 197
Martin, John Jr., 24
Martin, John Lysle, 174
Martin, John Sr., 23
Martin, John T., 195
Martin, John Thomas, 150
Martin, John Tyler, 180
Martin, John W., 204
Martin, John, Jr., 25
Martin, Josephine, 49
Martin, Josephine Ardella, 39
Martin, Julia Ann, 197
Martin, Kissiah, 205
Martin, Laura Jane, 178
Martin, Lillie Eliza Clementine, 172
Martin, Lucius A., 148
Martin, Luetta L., 198
Martin, Lula Bess, 179
Martin, Lula Lenora, 118
Martin, Lydia Charlotte, 170
Martin, Manning, 160
Martin, Marcie M., 46
Martin, Margaret, 197
Martin, Margaret A., 204
Martin, Margaret Elizabeth, 207
Martin, Margaret F., 44
Martin, Marshall, 207
Martin, Martha, 152
Martin, Martha Jane, 196
Martin, Martha Luellen, 178
Martin, Martha M., 208
Martin, Martha Olena, 198
Martin, Mary, 205
Martin, Mary A.E., 196
Martin, Mary Alice, 36
Martin, Mary Eliza, 42
Martin, Mink, 183
Martin, Mitchell Andrew, 161
Martin, Mitchell Chesley, 184
Martin, Myrtle T., 158
Martin, Nancy Emmeline, 201
Martin, Nancy Eunis, 47
Martin, Nancy Idella, 176
Martin, Nonnie, 174
Martin, Nora Ella, 44
Martin, Omar, 160
Martin, Patsy, 27
Martin, Peterson, 206
Martin, Pharis, 200
Martin, Pinkney, 205
Martin, Polly, 208
Martin, Randall B., 49
Martin, Robert, 203
Martin, Robert Allen, 177
Martin, Robert Chesley Jr, 145
Martin, Robert Chesley Sr, 141
Martin, Robert E. Lee, 151
Martin, Robert Ware, 136
Martin, Rosa Lee Anna, 40
Martin, Ruby, 159
Martin, Ruth H., 116
Martin, Sally, 213
Martin, Samuel Bud, 163
Martin, Sanders M., 163
Martin, Sanders Pheris, 151
Martin, Sarah Caroline, 199
Martin, Sarah E., 43
Martin, Sarah Frances, 47
Martin, Scott F., 49
Martin, Sherman Fielder, 47
Martin, Sherman Fielder Jr., 48
Martin, Stephen Marion, 46
Martin, Susan, 198
Martin, Thomas Henry, 116
Martin, Toliver Pinkney, 27
Martin, Unity, 19
Martin, W.H., 159
Martin, Walter Alonza, 162
Martin, William, 23, 193
Martin, William Clayton, 172
Martin, William Elbert, 140
Martin, William Ethridge, 173
Martin, William Jr., 194
Martin, William Monroe, 40
Martin, William P., 149
Martin, William Pheris, 146
Martin, William R., 195
Martin, William Ray, 43
Martin, William Samuel, 148
Martin, Wyatt Sanders, 180
Martin, Zachariah, 32
Maryon Pittman Mullins, 110
Montgomery Buick Company, 55
Moore, Martha Dingler, 41
Moseley, William, 14
N
Neely, Austin, 169
Neely, Betty, 168
Neely, Bobby, 168
Neely, Burton, 169
Neely, Charley, 169
Neely, Lee, 168
Ninety-Six District, 17, 18
O
Oakwood Cemetery, 56
Orr, Vergie, 179
Orr, Vinnie, 179
P
Palmer, Emma Arabella, 191
Palmer, George Ezra, 192
Palmer, John Walter, 192
Palmer, Julia Savannah, 188
Palmer, McPherson O’Neil, 190
Palmer, Noreganset Pawtucket, 191
Palmer, Surrenia Florida, 190
Palmer, Worcester Herst, 191
Palmer, Zipporah E., 193
Parish of Bramley, 9
Pearson, Addie P., 74
Pearson, Avie Cornelia, 76
Pearson, Carrie Onnie, 86
Pearson, Ernest Euvert, 72
Pearson, Francis C., 85
Pearson, George, 74
Pearson, Gladys, 75
Pearson, Liza Eddie May, 90
Pearson, Margaret Emmie Beatrice, 75
Pearson, Melissa, 91
Pearson, Newton Donald, 72
Pearson, Newton Edward, 71
Pearson, Ora Lavonia, 90
Pearson, Theron, 73
Pearson, William Ransom, 70
Pearson, Wyatt Buren, 72
R
Rector of St. Martins, 11
Reed, Dale Nixon, 144
Reed, Robert Russell, 144
Reed, Walter Neal, 144
Richardson, Minnie Lee, 63
Ritzenthaler, Robert Thomas Phillips, 58
Robert Martin, 204
Robyns, Barkesdale, 11
Rushing, Charlotte, 81
Rushing, Maxine Miriam, 80
Rushing, Opal Chastain, 82
Rushing, Roland Darrell, 81
Rushing, Ronnie, 81
S
Sims, Emily J., 156
Sims, George A., 154
Sims, George M., 153
Sims, John Benjamin, 155
Sims, Madelle, 153
Sims, Martha J.C.A., 154
Sims, Mary F., 155
Sims, Peggie, 154
Sims, Sylvester M., 153
Smith, Allen H., 98
Smith, Charles H., 97
Smith, Eulie, 96
Smith, George B., 95
Smith, James M., 95
Smith, John Wesley, 95
Smith, Lee J., 96
Smith, Lula O., 96
Smith, Mary Margaret, 97
Sons of the American Revolution, 4
Starke’s University School, 55
Sylvester M. Sims, 153
T
Tanner, Henry, 9
Teague, William M., 51
The Emigrant, 12, 14, 15
U
United States Senate, 110
V
Vandiver, W.F., 50
Vardaman, John, 60
Vardaman, John Wesley Jr, 66
Virginia Land Patent, 13
W
Waldrop, Ellen Cornelia, 77
Waldrop, Grace Lavonia, 83
Waldrop, Hoyt Junior, 79
Waldrop, Hoyt Lumas, 76
Waldrop, Iverdale Buena, 82
Waldrop, Kathryn, 78
Waldrop, Louwade Haseltine, 84
Waldrop, Raynell, 78
Waldrop, Tommy Gene, 78
Waldrop, Vera Mae, 82
Waldrop, Vida Beatrice, 80
Waldrop, Virginia Florella, 85
Waldrop, Winford Porter, 77
West Point Pepperell, 74, 75, 87, 90, 91
William Barksdale, 221
William II, 15, 16
Williams, Dorothy Marie, 126
Williams, Herbert Everett, 125
Williams, Imogene, 126
Williams, Irvin Lavern, 126
Williams, Virginia Elizabeth, 125
Williamson, Anna Davis, 21
Winchcomb, 12
Witt, Linda Williamson, 7
Wodhull, Dorothy, 12, 14
Wodhull, Nicholas, 12
Worcester Cathedral, 9
Y
Yost, David J., 7
 

Source:  Barksdale Chronicles in America Volume I:  The Stories of John Hickerson and Hickerson Barksdale
Copyright 2010 Robert A. Groves

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