Descendants of Jacob Shadrack Champion
Generation No. 1
1. Jacob Shadrack1 Champion was born 1750 in
Halifax Co., Virginia, and died June 12, 1832 in Kershaw Co., South
Carolina. He married Anne Martin.
Notes for Jacob
Shadrack Champion:
Drover, American
Revolution, served 149 days(1781-1782) Listed in DAR Patriot Index, Vol. I,
page 123.
Will of Jacob S.
Champion, dated June 3, 1826, recorded July 27, 1832, Vol. 2, Book 0, page 309,
Kershaw Co., South Carolina-Codicil was added on May 12, 1834.
In the will are listed all 13 of his
children, stating that Robert being the eldest and that Littleberry was already
deceased.
Will of Jacob Shadrach
Champion
Dated June 3, 1826
Recorded July 27, 1832
Vol. 2, Book 0, Page 309, Kershaw Co.,
South Carolina
This will was written in 1826 and a
codicil was added on May 12, 1832, One month prior
to the death of Jacob
Champion, June 12, 1832.
In the name of God Amen, I, Jacob
Champion of the State of South Carolina and
Kershaw, being in a
reasonable state of health of body, and of sound mind and memory and
understanding, praised
be to God for the same, do make and declare this to be my last will and
testament in the
following manner and form,
Vizt:
First I give and bequeath to my beloved
wife Anne Champion my house wench Rose and
her little son Dick;
her saddle and horse and bridle worth sixty dollars and all that may be of the
property she may have
of what property she had when I married her, to her and her heirs;
Also I give to my eldest son Robert
Champion three negro boys, vizt. Aaron, Charles and
James. These boys and one hundred acres of land and
four hundred dollars in cash given off to
him before is all that
I allow him which he shall have without any drawback;
Also I give and bequeath to the children
of my deceased son Littleberry one twelfth part of
my clear estate not
disposed in this my last will and testament after deducting one hundred and
fifty dollars to be
equally divided among them.
Also I give and bequeath to my son
William Champion on twelfth part of my clear estate
after reduction of one
hundred and sixty-four dollars which I give him off;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Rebecca Buckalew one twelfth part of my clear
estate after a
reduction of four hundred and forty dollars, the price of a boy named Tim;
Also I give and bequeath to my son George
Martin Champion one twelfth part of my clear
estate after a
reduction of five hundred dollars for land given him;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Susannah Graham six dollars; also I give and
bequeath to the heirs
of her body one twelfth of my clear estate and they are to take Hester my
wench at two hundred
and fifty dollars in the first place to be equally divided among them;
Also I give and bequeath to my son Henry
Champion ten dollars, I also give and bequeath
to the heirs of his
body one twelfth part of my clear estate after a reduction of the said ten
dollars;
Also I give and bequeath to my son
Claiborne Champion one twelfth part of my clear
estate after a
reduction of five hundred dollars, the price of a tract of land I gave him;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Priscilla Coker one dollar, also I give and
bequeath to the heirs
of her body one twelfth part of my clear estate;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Theny Bailey one dollar, also I give and
bequeath to the heirs
of her body my negro boy Hudson and after the reduction of six hundred
dollars the price of
said boy, I give and bequeath to the said heirs of her body one twelfth part of
my clear estate;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Mary Bailey one dollar, I also give and bequeath
to the heirs of her
body my negro girl Pol at four hundred dollars and after reduction of the four
hundred dollars I give
and bequeath to the said heirs of her body one twelfth part of my clear
estate divided equally
among them;
Also I give and bequeath to my daughter
Martha Coker one dollar and to the heirs of her
body I give and
bequeath my negro boy Armstead at three hundred dollars and after the reduction
of the three hundred
dollars I give and bequeath to the said heirs of her body one twelfth part of
my clear estate.
All my estate not bequeathed in this my
last will and testament both real and personal I
allow to be sold at
auction and disposed of as above after paying of my just debts and the
necessary charges I
allow the Judge of Ordinary to appoint my executor of this my last will and
testament. I do hereby revoke and make void all other
former wills and testaments at any time
heretofore by me made
and do declare this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I
have near the top of
the second side of this sheet of this my last will and testament. I subscribe
my hand and seal the
third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-six and the
fiftieth year of the independence of the United States of America.
Jacob Champion
(Seal)
Signed sealed and published in the
presence of us who subscribe our names as witnesses:
Wm. Moore, Mary E.
Moore, daughter of James, Henry Parks, Junr.
Whereas I, Jacob Champion, of the State
of South Carolina and Kershaw District, planter,
have made and duly
executed my last will and testament in writing on the other side and above on
this sheet bearing
date the 3rd day of June, A. D. 1826, and thereby given and bequeathed three
boys, viz: Aaron,
Charles and James to my eldest son Robert Champion of the State of Alabama
and now I do revoke
and void the said legacy of two of the said boys so given and bequeathed by
my said will to my
said son Robert Champion, viz: Aaron and James and I give and bequeath to
my son William
Champion the aforesaid boy Aaron by paying his brother Henry Champion one
hundred dollars, and I
do hereby allow my son Robert Champion an equal share of my clear or
personal estate and I
do declare this present writing to be codicil to my said will and that the same
shall be annexed said
will in every particular thereof that is not hereby altered or revoked in
witness whereof I have
to this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two of the
LVI year of the
Independence of the United States of America.
Jacob Champion
(Seal)
Witness: Wm. Moore, Solomon Williams,
William J. Moore
Recorded July 27, 1832
Ord. D. Schrock (Apt. 14, Pkg. 472)
NOTE: Will typed out
as original copy would not copy correctly.
Wording nor spelling has been
changed.
The Judge of Ordinary appointed George
Martin Champion executor of his father's will.
As administrator
George Martin petitioned the court on October 30, 1832 to allow a sale of the
possessions of Jacob
Champion not previously disposed of in order to effect a division amongst
the heirs of the said
deceased and to prevent the loss of perishable items. Permission was granted
and the sale was
advertised in the Camden Journal October 6, 1832, to begin on December 20,
next. The sale included livestock, grain and six
hundred acres of land whereon the deceased had
resided.
Later, the remaining lands of Jacob
Champion's estate was surveyed and a plat was
created and filed
along with the surveyor's report on January 10, 1833. There was five hundred
and twenty-eight acres
lying in Kershaw District on both sides of Singleton Creek. This tract of
land was sold at
public auction to Wiley Patterson. Today that land belongs to the Duke Power
Company and is all
under water.
The final settlement of Jacob Champion's
estate was recorded 10 November 1834.
Each
of his heirs received
$613.94 less the deductions noted in the will.
One share was paid to each of
six of Jacob's
children: Robert Champion, William Champion, John Champion, Rebecca
Buckalew, George M.
Champion and Claiborne Champion, The other seven shares were paid to
the children of
Jacob's other seven children as the will directed.
More About Jacob
Shadrack Champion:
Military service: Bet.
1781 - 1782, American Revolution
Children of Jacob Champion
and Anne Martin are:
2 i. Robert2 Champion1.
3 ii. Littleberry Champion2.
4 iii. William Champion2.
+ 5 iv. John Champion, born 1785 in Lancaster
District, South Carolina; died 1852 in Clark Co., Alabama.
6 v. Rebecca Champion, born May 15, 17882;
died December 1859 in Montgomery, Alabama.
She married James Buckalew.
7 vi. George Martin Champion2.
8 vii. Susannah Champion2. She married Graham.
9 viii. Henry Champion, born November 28, 1794 in
South Carolina2; died March 28, 1873 in Henry Co., Alabama3. He married Mahala; born October 20, 1795 in
South Carolina; died January 03, 1873 in Henry Co., Alabama3.
10 ix. Claiborne Champion4.
11 x. Priscilla Champion4. She married Sampson Coker.
12 xi. Theny Champion4. She married Richard Bailey.
13 xii. Mary Champion4. She married James M. Bailey.
14 xiii. Martha Champion4, died
1832 in Kershaw, South Carolina. She
married Thomas Coker.
Generation No. 2
5. John2 Champion (Jacob Shadrack1) was
born 1785 in Lancaster District, South Carolina4, and died
1852 in Clark Co., Alabama. He married (1)
Elinor McKee 1807 in South Carolina.
She was born in South Carolina, and died 1833 in Wilcox Co., Ala. He married (2) Mary Stewart December
29, 1835 in Clark Co., Alabama.
Children of John
Champion and Elinor McKee are:
+ 15 i. Jane G.3 Champion, born 1809
in South Carolina.
+ 16 ii. Littleberry Champion, born 1810 in South
Carolina.
+ 17 iii. Lucinda Champion, born 1812 in South
Carolina.
+ 18 iv. Susan Champion, born 1813 in South
Carolina; died 1848.
+ 19 v. Patience Theny Champion, born 1814 in
South Carolina.
+ 20 vi. John James Champion, born 1819 in South
Carolina.
+ 21 vii. George M. Champion, born 1820 in South
Carolina; died January 07, 1867 in Clarke Co., Ala..
+ 22 viii. Mary Champion, born October 10, 1822 in
South Carolina; died April 26, 1905 in Clarke Co., Ala..
+ 23 ix. William H. Champion, born 1827 in Wilcox
Co., Alabama.
24 x. Martha Elizabeth Champion, born September
01, 1829 in Wilcox Co., Alabama; died June 26, 1899 in Clarke Co., Ala.. She married James Alexander Finley November
15, 1847 in Clarke Co., Ala..
Notes for James
Alexander Finley:
Died at Petersburg, Va.
during Civil War.
+ 25 xi. Robert Neriah Champion, Sr., born March
04, 1832 in Wilcox Co., Alabama; died February 17, 1900 in Clarke Co., Ala..
+ 26 xii. Nancy A. Champion, born October 1833 in
Wilcox Co., Alabama; died 1910 in Milam Co., Texas.
Children of John
Champion and Mary Stewart are:
27 i. Teresa June3 Champion, born
1845. She married James F. Hudson
August 27, 1862 in Clarke Co., Ala..
+ 28 ii. Mary Lynn Champion, born 1846.
Generation No. 3
15. Jane G.3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1809 in South Carolina. She married John N. Montgomery. He was born 1808, and died 1849.
Children of Jane
Champion and John Montgomery are:
29 i. John Champion4 Montgomery.
30 ii. Jonathan Talbert Montgomery.
31 iii. Mary Susannah Montgomery.
32 iv. James K. Polk Montgomery.
33 v. Nelson Jackson Montgomery.
34 vi. Ellen Salina Montgomery, born 1822.
16. Littleberry3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1810 in South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Upchurch August
03, 1831 in Clarke Co., Ala.. She was
born 1814 in Georgia.
Children of
Littleberry Champion and Elizabeth Upchurch are:
35 i. Harriet4 Champion, born 1837.
36 ii. Mary A.E. Champion, born 1840.
37 iii. Martha C. Champion, born 1840.
38 iv. S.T. Champion, born 1845.
39 v. Littleberry Champion, born 1849.
17. Lucinda3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1812 in South Carolina. She married (1) William T. Morgan
June 22, 1832 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He
was born 1806 in North Carolina, and died 1853 in Alabama. She married (2) Henry Autry March 08,
1856 in Wilcox Co., Ala, son of John Autry and Mary Hare. He was born 1820 in Wilcox County, Alabama.
Children of Lucinda
Champion and William Morgan are:
40 i. Joseph L.4 Morgan5,
born 1834.
41 ii. Amy Melinda Morgan5,
born 1838.
42 iii. William James Morgan5,
born 1840.
More About William
James Morgan:
Military service: Pvt.,
Company B, 38th Alabama Infantry
43 iv. Jackson G. Morgan5,
born 1842.
44 v. Robert J. Morgan5, born
June 17, 1846.
45 vi. Martha E. Morgan5, born
May 1848.
+ 46 vii. Raleigh Henry Morgan, born October 08,
1849 in Wilcox County, Alabama; died 1925 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
Children of Lucinda
Champion and Henry Autry are:
47 i. Elijah4 Autry, born 1857.
+ 48 ii. Mary Luella Autry, born February 14, 1862
in Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama; died August 27, 1937 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana.
18. Susan3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1813 in South Carolina, and died 1848. She married John B. Morgan December
30, 1830. He was born 1810 in South
Carolina.
Children of Susan
Champion and John Morgan are:
49 i. John B.4 Morgan, born 1836.
50 ii. William J. Morgan, born 1840.
51 iii. Jane Morgan.
52 iv. Drucilla Morgan.
19. Patience Theny3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1814 in South Carolina. She married Jackson J. Morgan August
28, 1838. He was born January 31, 1815
in Moore Co., North Carolina, and died October 10, 1901.
Children of Patience
Champion and Jackson Morgan are:
53 i. Martha E.4 Morgan, born 1846.
54 ii. William P. Morgan, born 1850.
55 iii. Webbie Jane Morgan, born April 02, 1853.
56 iv. Daniel H. Morgan.
57 v. George T. Morgan, born 1858.
58 vi. John J. Morgan.
59 vii. Hugh G. Morgan.
60 viii. Mima Ann Morgan, born August 17, 1861.
20. John James3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1819 in South Carolina. He married (1) Eliza Minerva Shaw
February 10, 1836 in Wilcox Co., Ala.
She was born 1816 in Tennessee, and died 1855 in Coosa Co.,
Alabama. He married (2) Eleanor Ann
Shephard January 06, 1859 in Clarke Co., Alabama6. She was born 1823 in Alabama.
Notes for John James
Champion:
In the 1860 Alabama,
Wilcox County census, shows John James Champion, age 42, carpenter from south
Carolina and son, Hugh G. Champion, age 10, living with Jackson J. Morgan and
family.
More About John James
Champion:
Military service: Co.
A, 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA
Marriage Notes for
John Champion and Eleanor Shephard:
John James Champion to
Eleanor Ann Shephard, marriage certificate, January 5, 1859, Clarke Co.,
Alabama, Surety-N. G. Phillips Clarke
Co., Ala. Marriage Book, page 285
Children of John
Champion and Eliza Shaw are:
+ 61 i. Julia Minerva4 Champion, born
October 1837 in Wilcox Co., Alabama; died July 02, 1900 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
+ 62 ii. Martha Jane Champion, born December 09,
1839 in Wilcox Co., Alabama; died May 19, 1919 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
+ 63 iii. John R. Champion, born January 1841 in
Clarke Co., Ala.; died in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
+ 64 iv. James Thomas Champion, born June 13, 1844
in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
+ 65 v. Elizabeth Ann Champion, born 1842 in
Wilcox Co., Alabama.
+ 66 vi. William Yancey Champion, born December
09, 1846 in Clarke Co., Ala.; died October 19, 1920 in Clarke Co., Ala..
67 vii. Ann E. Champion, born 1849 in Clarke Co.,
Ala.. She married John C. Morgan.
+ 68 viii. Hughley Gaston Champion, born January
1850 in Clarke Co., Ala.; died December 11, 1927 in Clarke Co., Ala..
Child of John Champion
and Eleanor Shephard is:
+ 69 i. William James4 Champion, born
October 04, 1859 in Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama; died April 16, 1930 in
Ball, Rapides, Louisiana.
21. George M.3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1820 in South Carolina, and died January 07,
1867 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He married (1)
Tabitha Kelly November 14, 1843 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He married (2) Cynthia Maria Hamilton
August 02, 1848 in Clarke Co., Ala..
She was born 1812, and died August 17, 1895 in Clarke Co., Ala..
Children of George
Champion and Tabitha Kelly are:
70 i. J. R.4 Champion, born 1844.
71 ii. Rebecca Champion, born 1845.
Child of George
Champion and Cynthia Hamilton is:
72 i. Lycurgus Virgil4 Champion,
born August 02, 1849.
22. Mary3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born October 10, 1822 in South Carolina, and died
April 26, 1905 in Clarke Co., Ala.. She
married James Jackson Tompkins December 11, 1838. He was born 1815 in Georgia.
Children of Mary
Champion and James Tompkins are:
73 i. Rebecca Elizabeth4 Tompkins,
born 1840.
74 ii. Mary Jane Tompkins, born 1842.
75 iii. Thomas B. Tompkins, born 1844.
Notes for Thomas B.
Tompkins:
Died at Vicksburg, Ms.
during civil war.
More About Thomas B.
Tompkins:
Military service:
Company A, 23rd Alabama Infantry, CSA
76 iv. Martha E. Tompkins, born 1846. She married James A. Autry November 17, 1866
in Wilcox Co., Ala; born May 1844.
More About James A.
Autry:
Military service: Co.
C, 3rd Alabama Cavalry, CSA
77 v. John N. Tompkins, born 1849.
78 vi. James Archibald Tompkins, born June 10,
1852.
79 vii. Lucinda Tompkins, born 1855.
80 viii. Nancy M. Tompkins, born December 02,
1857.
81 ix. William Jackson Tompkins, born August 26,
1860.
23. William H.3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1827 in Wilcox Co., Alabama. He married Margaret E. Allen March
10, 1853 in Clarke Co., Ala., daughter of Henry Allen and Sarah Latham.
Children of William
Champion and Margaret Allen are:
82 i. John Allen4 Champion, born
1848.
83 ii. Thomas J. Champion, born July 1855.
25. Robert Neriah3 Champion, Sr. (John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born March 04, 1832 in Wilcox Co., Alabama, and
died February 17, 1900 in Clarke Co., Ala..
He married Sarah Allen French January 28, 1858 in Clarke Co.,
Ala., daughter of Drury Allen, Sr.. She
died in Clarke Co., Ala..
Children of Robert
Champion and Sarah French are:
84 i. Willie Ann4 Champion, born
1858.
85 ii. John Madison Champion, born January 25,
1860.
86 iii. Mary E. Champion, born 1863.
87 iv. Robert Neriah Champion, Jr., born
November 17, 1864.
88 v. Drury Champion, born 1867.
89 vi. Littleberry Champion, born January 1870.
90 vii. Sarah J. V. Champion, born October 06,
1873.
26. Nancy A.3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born October 1833 in Wilcox Co., Alabama, and died
1910 in Milam Co., Texas. She married John
J. Woods July 25, 1855 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He died May 11, 1894 in Milam Co., Texas.
More About John J.
Woods:
Military service: Co.
A, 1st Alabama Artillary
Children of Nancy
Champion and John Woods are:
91 i. John Wesley4 Woods, born
November 21, 1856.
92 ii. William Wise Woods, born 1860.
93 iii. Benjamin D. Woods, born May 1862.
94 iv. Seeborn Woods, born 1864.
95 v. Mary A. Woods, born 1866.
96 vi. Ripley S. Woods, born 1870.
97 vii. Martha P. Woods, born 1872.
98 viii. Timothy C. Woods, born 1876.
99 ix. Julia D. Woods, born May 1878.
28. Mary Lynn3 Champion (John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born 1846.
She married Mark H. Morgan May 05, 1864, son of Mark Morgan and
Euphrania Hare. He was born 1835 in
Clarke Co., Ala., and died August 06, 1867 in Clarke Co., Ala..
Children of Mary
Champion and Mark Morgan are:
100 i. Eli4 Morgan, born February 25,
1866.
101 ii. Mellissee Morgan.
Generation No. 4
46. Raleigh Henry4 Morgan (Lucinda3
Champion, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born October 08,
1849 in Wilcox County, Alabama, and died 1925 in Wilcox Co., Alabama. He married Martha Jane Champion
February 14, 1868 in Clarke Co., Ala., daughter of John Champion and Eliza
Shaw. She was born December 09, 1839 in
Wilcox Co., Alabama, and died May 19, 1919 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
More About Raleigh
Henry Morgan:
Burial: Kelly
Cemetery, Wilcox County, Alabama
Children of Raleigh
Morgan and Martha Champion are:
102 i. Matthew Dee5 Morgan, born
December 29, 1869; died January 06, 1929 in Wilcox County, Alabama. He married Eliza Sims.
More About Matthew Dee
Morgan:
Burial: Kelly Cemetery,
Wilcox County, Alabama
103 ii. Sara Jane Morgan, born January 11, 1871.
104 iii. Mary Lucinda Morgan, born June 16, 1874.
105 iv. Erastus R. "Deats" Morgan, born
October 29, 1876.
106 v. Henry James Morgan, born December 30, 1878.
48. Mary Luella4 Autry (Lucinda3
Champion, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born February 14,
1862 in Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama, and died August 27, 1937 in Ball,
Rapides, Louisiana. She married William
James Champion July 31, 1882 in Wilcox Co., Ala7, son of
John Champion and Eleanor Shephard. He
was born October 04, 1859 in Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama8,
and died April 16, 1930 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana9.
Notes for Mary Luella
Autry:
In the 1880 Alabama
Census, Wilcox County, Bethel District, shows Mary Autry as step-sister and
living in the household of Raleigh Henry Morgan.
More About Mary Luella
Autry:
Burial: Kitchen Creek
Baptist Church, Ball, Rapides, Louisiana10
Notes for William
James Champion:
Buried in Robinson
Cemetary, Kitchen Creek Baptist Church, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Was known as
"Jimmy" to friends and family.
More About William
James Champion:
Burial: Kitchen Creek
Baptist Church, Ball, Rapides, Louisiana10
Children of Mary Autry
and William Champion are:
+ 107 i. Emma Janie5 Champion, born
November 16, 1885; died in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana.
+ 108 ii. Elizabeth Bell Champion, born May 24,
1888 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana; died September 20, 1970 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana.
109 iii. Henry Elijah Champion, born January 1891
in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana. He married
Flora Williams.
+ 110 iv. Iona Alabama Champion, born October 09,
1894 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana; died June 04, 1942 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana.
61. Julia Minerva4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born October 1837 in Wilcox
Co., Alabama, and died July 02, 1900 in Wilcox Co., Alabama. She married John Hamilton West
December 25, 1857 in Clarke Co., Ala..
He was born September 1834 in St. Clair Co., Alabama, and died April 20,
1903 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
Children of Julia
Champion and John West are:
111 i. Parson Wiley5 West, born
January 10, 1860.
112 ii. John Lee West, born 1863.
113 iii. Andrew Jackson West, born March 31, 1869.
114 iv. Elizabeth R. West, born June 20, 1871.
115 v. Jane West, born 1876.
116 vi. Viola West, born 1877.
117 vii. Henry West, born December 1880.
62. Martha Jane4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born December 09, 1839 in
Wilcox Co., Alabama, and died May 19, 1919 in Wilcox Co., Alabama. She married Raleigh Henry Morgan
February 14, 1868 in Clarke Co., Ala., son of William Morgan and Lucinda
Champion. He was born October 08, 1849
in Wilcox County, Alabama, and died 1925 in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
More About Raleigh
Henry Morgan:
Burial: Kelly
Cemetery, Wilcox County, Alabama
Children are listed
above under (46) Raleigh Henry Morgan.
63. John R.4 Champion (John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born January 1841 in Clarke Co., Ala., and died
in Wilcox Co., Alabama. He married Mary
E. Sheffield November 15, 1861 in Clarke Co., Ala., daughter of Adam
Sheffield and Elizabeth Hare. She was
born 1844 in Wilcox County, Alabama, and died in Wilcox Co., Alabama.
More About John R.
Champion:
Military service: Co.
B, 38th Alabama Infantry, CSA
Children of John
Champion and Mary Sheffield are:
118 i. William B.5 Champion, born
1862.
119 ii. Rebecca Champion, born 1864.
120 iii. John R. Champion, born 1869.
64. James Thomas4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born June 13, 1844 in Wilcox
Co., Alabama. He married Arrena
Morgan. She was born 1842.
More About James
Thomas Champion:
Military service: Co.
B, 38th Alabama Infantry, CSA
Children of James
Champion and Arrena Morgan are:
121 i. Lydia L.5 Champion, born 1859.
122 ii. John "Jack" Champion, born June
1862.
123 iii. Williiam Jesse Champion, born March 1866.
124 iv. Joseph Henry Champion, born 1867.
125 v. Hugh Champion, born 1868.
126 vi. Noah Franklin Champion, born 1869.
127 vii. Berry C. Champion, born November 29,
1872.
128 viii. Margaret Champion, born 1876.
129 ix. Robert E. Lee Champion, born December 25,
1883.
65. Elizabeth Ann4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born 1842 in Wilcox Co.,
Alabama. She married John
"Jack" Morgan January 27, 1866.
Children of Elizabeth
Champion and John Morgan are:
130 i. Sara Eliza5 Morgan, born
September 11, 1867.
131 ii. John Wesley Morgan, born October 10,
1870.
132 iii. Henry Jackson Morgan, born 1872.
66. William Yancey4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born December 09, 1846 in
Clarke Co., Ala., and died October 19, 1920 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He married Catherine Morgan.
Notes for William
Yancey Champion:
Confederate headstone
on grave in New Prospect Cemetery-Dates are same as listed. Co. A, 23rd Alabama Inf., CSA
More About William
Yancey Champion:
Burial: New Prospect
Cemetery, Clarke County, Alabama
Military service:
1861, Co. A, 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
Children of William
Champion and Catherine Morgan are:
133 i. Mary E.5 Champion, born 1868.
134 ii. Enoch Champion, born 1870.
135 iii. Lucy V. Champion, born 1873.
136 iv. Luvenia Champion, born 1877.
137 v. John E. Champion, born 1879.
138 vi. Willie Mae Champion, born July 10, 1906.
+ 139 vii. John James Champion, born June 07, 1909
in Coffeeville, Alabama; died February 24, 1973.
68. Hughley Gaston4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born January 1850 in Clarke
Co., Ala., and died December 11, 1927 in Clarke Co., Ala.. He married Lucy Sophronia Criswell
August 19, 1869 in Wilcox Co., Ala. She
was born August 30, 1854, and died December 17, 1922.
Children of Hughley
Champion and Lucy Criswell are:
140 i. Elizabeth5 Champion, born
1876.
141 ii. Henry Jackson Champion, born May 03,
1880.
142 iii. Hughley Gaston Champion, Jr., born August
1885.
143 iv. Lucy Champion, born August 1888.
144 v. John Lawrence Champion, born March 1890.
145 vi. Eula Champion, born June 1894.
69. William James4 Champion (John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born October 04, 1859 in
Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama11, and died April 16, 1930
in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana12. He married Mary Luella Autry July 31, 1882 in Wilcox Co.,
Ala13, daughter of Henry Autry and Lucinda Champion. She was born February 14, 1862 in
Thomasville,Clarke County, Alabama, and died August 27, 1937 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana.
Notes for William
James Champion:
Buried in Robinson
Cemetary, Kitchen Creek Baptist Church, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Was known as
"Jimmy" to friends and family.
More About William
James Champion:
Burial: Kitchen Creek
Baptist Church, Ball, Rapides, Louisiana14
Notes for Mary Luella
Autry:
In the 1880 Alabama
Census, Wilcox County, Bethel District, shows Mary Autry as step-sister and
living in the household of Raleigh Henry Morgan.
More About Mary Luella
Autry:
Burial: Kitchen Creek
Baptist Church, Ball, Rapides, Louisiana14
Children are listed
above under (48) Mary Luella Autry.
Generation No. 5
107. Emma Janie5 Champion (William James4,
John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born
November 16, 1885, and died in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana. She married Hughtony Thompson, son of
M.Y. Thompson and Henrietta Driscol.
Child of Emma Champion
and Hughtony Thompson is:
+ 146 i. Millie Maud6 Thompson.
108. Elizabeth Bell5 Champion (William James4,
John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born
May 24, 1888 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana15, and died
September 20, 1970 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana. She married William Thomas Jerimah Fugler 1910 in Ball,
Rapides, Louisiana, son of William Fugler and Sarah James. He was born March 04, 1879 in Copiah Co.,
Mississippi15, and died December 17, 1963 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana.
Notes for Elizabeth
Bell Champion:
Grandma was a
schoolteacher in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana before she married.
Went to school at the
St. James Episcopal School in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
More About Elizabeth
Bell Champion:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Fact 1: School Teacher
Notes for William
Thomas Jerimah Fugler:
William T.J. Fugler
was called by his brothers and sisters "Willie"-Known to his family
and friends, after his marriage, as "Bill".
William Thomas Jerimah
Fugler and his brother, Bartley Fugler, were raised by their aunt "Aunt
Bet", Mary Jane Elizabeth Fugler Hughes, after the deaths of their
parents.
The other three
children, John Henry, Mattie, and Ola were taken in and raised by their uncle,
Andrew Elijah Fugler. Their
half-brother, James Edward Fugler, was 19 years or older and was out on his own
at this time.
In 1900, Bartley and
William Thomas Jerimah Fugler were living with their sister, Ola and her
husband, James Rueban Starling, in Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana.
Rueban Starling was a
millwright and worked in sawmills. The
two brothers were employed with him in the sawmills.
It was during this
period that William Thomas Jerimah Fugler met his future wife, Elizabeth Bell
Champion, a school teacher in Ball, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
William Thomas Jerimah
Fugler rented a room from James Champion, after his sister and her husband
moved on to another sawmill, and this was the father of his future wife,
Elizabeth Champion.
"Willie or
Bill" Fugler was considered to be a "dashing figure of a man"
when he was seen around the town of Ball, finely dressed and driving his black
buggy, with yellow spoke wheels, pulled by a black horse. He was the envy of many in the area.
More About William
Thomas Jerimah Fugler:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Fact 1: Occupation:
Saw Mills/Barber
Children of Elizabeth
Champion and William Fugler are:
+ 147 i. Mary Lillian6 Fugler, born
October 05, 1911 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana; died July 02, 2001 in Lake
Charles, Louisiana.
+ 148 ii. Sarah Jeanette Fugler, born September 08,
1914 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana.
+ 149 iii. Jewel Marguerite Fugler, born October 21,
1916 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana.
+ 150 iv. Wiliam Travis Fugler, born December 26,
1918 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana; died September 20, 1976 in Pineville,
Rapides, Louisiana.
110. Iona Alabama5 Champion (William James4,
John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born
October 09, 1894 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana, and died June 04, 1942 in Ball,
Rapides, Louisiana. She married Oscar
John Capps, son of John Capps and Ida Starling.
Notes for Iona Alabama
Champion:
Iona was known to all
as Aunt Sister as she did not like her name.
More About Iona
Alabama Champion:
Burial: Kitchen Creek
Baptist Church, Ball, Rapides, Louisiana16
Notes for Oscar John
Capps:
Oscar Capps did not
have a middle name but when he went to work for the railroad they told him that
he had to have a middle name so he picked John.
More About Oscar John
Capps:
Fact 1:
Occupation:Railroad
Children of Iona
Champion and Oscar Capps are:
151 i. Oscar Leonard6 Capps, born
April 30, 1918 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana.
He married Hattie Parlee Crooks; born June 13, 1913 in Pollock, Grant,
Louisiana; died February 19, 1999 in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana.
152 ii. Vernon Capps, born December 12, 1921;
died January 15, 1995.
+ 153 iii. Jewel Capps, born 1926 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana.
139. John James5 Champion (William Yancey4,
John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born
June 07, 1909 in Coffeeville, Alabama, and died February 24, 1973. He married Clodie Anderson January
07, 1928. She was born June 21, 1910.
Children of John
Champion and Clodie Anderson are:
154 i. James Harvard6 Champion, born
March 23, 1930.
155 ii. Bernice Champion Champion, born August
23, 1932.
156 iii. Mary Annette Champion, born March 05,
1934.
157 iv. Marvie Blaine Champion, born August 31,
1936.
158 v. Dorothy Gaines Champion, born July 30,
1938.
Generation No. 6
146. Millie Maud6 Thompson (Emma Janie5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) She married
William Carey Ford, son of Lemuel Ford and Nannie Coleman.
Child of Millie
Thompson and William Ford is:
+ 159 i. William Obie7 Ford.
147. Mary Lillian6 Fugler (Elizabeth Bell5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born October 05, 1911 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana, and died July 02, 2001 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She married William Edward McManenim, Jr.,
son of William McManenim and Mary Ford.
He was born July 03, 1912, and died March 10, 1977 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana.
More About Mary
Lillian Fugler:
Burial: July 05, 2001,
Greenwood Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
More About William
Edward McManenim, Jr.:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Fact 1: Switchman-M.P.
Railroad
Child of Mary Fugler
and William McManenim is:
+ 160 i. William Edward7 McManenim III,
born July 11, 1931 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
148. Sarah Jeanette6 Fugler (Elizabeth Bell5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born September 08, 1914 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana. She married Francis Edwin
Nelson in Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, son of Edwin Nelson and Mary
Adams. He was born July 06, 1914.
Children of Sarah
Fugler and Francis Nelson are:
161 i. Kenneth Darrell7 Nelson, born
May 05, 1944. He married Connie Levesay
February 14, 1976 in Mountain View, Califirnia.
162 ii. Martha Ann Nelson, born June 03,
1950. She married Jerry Davidson
September 1977 in Denver, Colorado.
149. Jewel Marguerite6 Fugler (Elizabeth Bell5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born October 21, 1916 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana. She married Clinton Clyde
Cardwell November 23, 1946 in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, son of Argenta
Cardwell and Emma McMichael. He was
born March 28, 1909 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana17, and
died October 29, 1989 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana18.
Notes for Clinton
Clyde Cardwell:
Clinton Cardwell did
not have a middle name until joining the Army where they required that he have
one, so he took the name of his dead brother-Clyde.
More About Clinton
Clyde Cardwell:
Burial: October 31,
1989, Greenwood Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Military service: U.S.
Army-17th Airborne/101 Airborne Divisions-WWII
Occupation: Carpenter
Marriage Notes for
Jewel Fugler and Clinton Cardwell:
Married by Rev. Taylor
Walsworth at College Drive Baptist Church, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Children of Jewel
Fugler and Clinton Cardwell are:
+ 163 i. Bartley Travis7 Cardwell, born
April 20, 1948 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
+ 164 ii. Thomas Clinton Cardwell, born July 02,
1950 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
150. Wiliam Travis6 Fugler (Elizabeth Bell5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born December 26, 1918 in Ball, Rapides,
Louisiana, and died September 20, 1976 in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana. He married Doris Gillette in
Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, daughter of Ralph Gillette. She was born 1927 in Colfax, Grant Parish,
Louisiana, and died in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
More About Wiliam
Travis Fugler:
Burial: Greenwood
Cemetery, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana
Children of Wiliam
Fugler and Doris Gillette are:
+ 165 i. Malcolm Wayne7 Fugler, born
1946 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
+ 166 ii. Patricia Ann Fugler, born 1949 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana.
153. Jewel6 Capps (Iona Alabama5
Champion, William James4, John James3, John2,
Jacob Shadrack1) was born 1926 in Ball, Rapides, Louisiana. She married Reginald French.
Children of Jewel
Capps and Reginald French are:
167 i. Reginald7 French, Jr..
168 ii. Michael French.
+ 169 iii. Steven French, born in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana.
170 iv. Susan French.
171 v. Connie French.
Generation No. 7
159. William Obie7 Ford (Millie Maud6
Thompson, Emma Janie5 Champion, William James4, John
James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) He married Joyce Lee Lane August 28,
1987 in Galveston, Texas.
Children of William
Ford and Joyce Lane are:
172 i. Carey Harlan8 Ford, died in
Texas.
173 ii. Debra Lynn Ford.
174 iii. Kimberly Denise Ford.
160. William Edward7 McManenim III (Mary Lillian6
Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4, John
James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born July
11, 1931 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
He married Lorraine Ballentine, daughter of Samuel Ballentine and
Mamie Flanagan. She was born in
Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
More About William
Edward McManenim III:
Fact 1:
occupation:Retired-Oil Refinery
Fact 2: Military: CW4.-256th Inf. Bde. (M)
More About Lorraine
Ballentine:
Fact 1: Occupation:Retired-BellSouth
Child of William
McManenim and Lorraine Ballentine is:
+ 175 i. Travis Wayne8 McManenim, born
February 21, 1951 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
163. Bartley Travis7 Cardwell (Jewel Marguerite6
Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4, John
James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born April
20, 1948 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
He married Grace Claudine Higley 1968 in Marshall, Texas. She was born December 12, 1951 in Center,
Fisher Co., TX.
More About Bartley
Travis Cardwell:
Fact 1:
Occupation:Retired, Switchman-Union Pacific Railroad
Occupation:
Owner-Rapides Handicap Equipment, Inc.
Children of Bartley
Cardwell and Grace Higley are:
176 i. Sonia Lynna8 Cardwell, born
February 07, 1969.
More About Sonia Lynna
Cardwell:
Fact 1:
Occupation:School Teacher-Rapides Parish
+ 177 ii. Alicia Shontel Cardwell, born March 22,
1971.
+ 178 iii. Bartley Chad Cardwell, born March 29,
1977 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
164. Thomas Clinton7 Cardwell (Jewel Marguerite6
Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4, John
James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born July
02, 1950 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
He married Bettie Ann Earnheart November 26, 1969 in Pineville,
Rapides, Louisiana, daughter of Calvin Earnheart and Billie Stewart. She was born November 20, 1949 in Middleton,
Tennessee.
Notes for Thomas
Clinton Cardwell:
Answers to the name of
"Tommy". Thought is was his
given name until the first grade in school.
Began his career as a
Police Officer with the Alexandria, Louisiana Police Department on August 25,
1972 and is currently the commander of the Criminal Intelligence Division of
the department with the rank of Captain.
More About Thomas
Clinton Cardwell:
Military service: CW2,
La. Army National Guard-Desert Storm
Occupation: August 26,
1972, Cmdr. Criminal Intelligence Division, Alexandria Police Department
More About Bettie Ann
Earnheart:
Occupation: Retired,
Service representative-BellSouth Telephone
Marriage Notes for
Thomas Cardwell and Bettie Earnheart:
Married in College
Drive Baptist Church, Pineville, La. by Rev. Taylor Walsworth.
Children of Thomas
Cardwell and Bettie Earnheart are:
+ 179 i. Thomas Clinton8 Cardwell II,
born October 12, 1973 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
180 ii. Kelly Ann Cardwell, born September 19,
1977 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
More About Kelly Ann
Cardwell:
Occupation:
Communications Officer,Alexandria Police Department
165. Malcolm Wayne7 Fugler (Wiliam Travis6,
Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4, John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born 1946 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana. He married Nelda
VonSenden.
Children of Malcolm
Fugler and Nelda VonSenden are:
181 i. Dana Alice8 Fugler, born October
15, 1967.
182 ii. William Todd Fugler, born March 17, 1971.
+ 183 iii. Karla Kay Fugler, born June 13, 1973 in
Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
184 iv. Travis Edward Fugler, born October 27,
1978.
185 v. Tammy Lee Fugler, born August 17, 1979.
186 vi. Joseph Leon Fugler, born January 16,
1990.
166. Patricia Ann7 Fugler (Wiliam Travis6,
Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4, John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born 1949 in Alexandria,
Rapides, Louisiana. She married Bryan
White in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
Children of Patricia
Fugler and Bryan White are:
187 i. Stacy8 White.
188 ii. Darla Kay White.
169. Steven7 French (Jewel6 Capps, Iona
Alabama5 Champion, William James4, John James3,
John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born in Alexandria, Rapides,
Louisiana. He married Mary Davis
in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana. She
was born in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
Child of Steven French
and Mary Davis is:
189 i. Richard8 French.
Generation No. 8
175. Travis Wayne8 McManenim (William Edward7,
Mary Lillian6 Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William
James4, John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1)
was born February 21, 1951 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana. He married Patricia Gail Liberto July
29, 1973 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana.
She was born December 19, 1951 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana.
Notes for Travis Wayne
McManenim:
Known to all his
cousins as "T-Bone" in his early years, nicknamed as such by his
grandfather-Ed McManemin.
Received his degree in
education from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana and
taught for approximately one year.
More About Travis
Wayne McManenim:
Fact 1: Occupation:
Self Employed
More About Patricia
Gail Liberto:
Fact 1: Occupation:
School teacher
Children of Travis
McManenim and Patricia Liberto are:
190 i. Angela Lorraine9 McManenim,
born July 03, 1977.
191 ii. Charles Edward McManenim, born March 07,
1979.
177. Alicia Shontel8 Cardwell (Bartley Travis7,
Jewel Marguerite6 Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion,
William James4, John James3, John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born March 22, 1971.
She married Jody Glorioso in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana.
Children of Alicia
Cardwell and Jody Glorioso are:
192 i. Maegan Grace9 Glorioso, born
December 19, 1992.
193 ii. Kurt Ashton Glorioso, born April 04,
1996.
178. Bartley Chad8 Cardwell (Bartley Travis7,
Jewel Marguerite6 Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion,
William James4, John James3, John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born March 29, 1977 in Alexandria, Rapides,
Louisiana. He married Kelli Delores
Kuhlmann April 05, 1997 in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, daughter
of Kenneth Kuhlmann and Paula Lindsley.
She was born August 16, 1973 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
More About Bartley
Chad Cardwell:
Fact 1: Occupation: U.
S. Army
Military service:
101st Airborne Air Assault
Child of Bartley
Cardwell and Kelli Kuhlmann is:
194 i. Madeline Elizabeth9 Cardwell,
born April 30, 2003.
179. Thomas Clinton8 Cardwell II (Thomas Clinton7,
Jewel Marguerite6 Fugler, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion,
William James4, John James3, John2, Jacob
Shadrack1) was born October 12, 1973 in Alexandria, Rapides,
Louisiana. He married Carol Lynn
Wiggins July 03, 1993 in Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, daughter of Bennie
Wiggins and Donna Vucinovich. She was
born March 07, 1974 in West Monroe, Ouchita, Louisiana.
Notes for Thomas
Clinton Cardwell II:
ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF
"CLINT" SAME AS HIS GRANDFATHER.
More About Thomas
Clinton Cardwell II:
Military service:
509th Airborne Regiment-Bosnia
Occupation:
Deputy-Rapides Parish Sheriff's Dept.
Children of Thomas
Cardwell and Carol Wiggins are:
195 i. Shelby Lynn9 Cardwell, born
October 03, 1995 in Ft. Benning, Ga..
196 ii. Thomas Clinton Cardwell III, born February
04, 2000 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana.
183. Karla Kay8 Fugler (Malcolm Wayne7,
Wiliam Travis6, Elizabeth Bell5 Champion, William James4,
John James3, John2, Jacob Shadrack1) was born
June 13, 1973 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana. She married Bradley James Mock June 19, 1991 in Pineville,
Rapides, Louisiana, son of James Mock and Barbara McDaniel.
Children of Karla
Fugler and Bradley Mock are:
197 i. Meagan Elizabeth9 Mock.
198 ii. Ashley Lauren Mock.
199 iii. Bradley Lane Mock.
Endnotes
1. Will of Jacob S. Champion, William of Jacob
S. Champion, dated June 3, 1826, recorded July 27, 1832, Vol. 2, Book 0, page
309, Kershaw Co., South Carolina.
2. Will of Jacob S. Champion.
3. Mt. Pleasant Cemetary, Henry Co., Alabama.
4. Will of Jacob S. Champion.
5. 1850 Census Alabama, Wilcox County.
6. Marriage Records-Clark Co., AlabamaVolume
B 1834-1865
7. Wilcox Co., Alabama Marriage Records.
8. Champion Family Bible
9. Death Certificate-Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
10. Tombstone Inscription.
11. Champion Family Bible
12. Death Certificate-Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
13. Wilcox Co., Alabama Marriage Records.
14. Tombstone Inscription.
15. 1910 Census-Rapides Parish, Louisiana
16. Tombstone Inscription.
17. Cardwell Family Bible.
18. Death Certificate-Rapides Parish, Louisiana.