J P Taylor to Minerva Boyce(1873, recorded 1877)

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J. P. Taylor Deed to Minerva Boyce

for a valuable consideration, I have this day bargained and sold and do hereby convey to Minerva Boyce all my right title claim and interest in and to a tract of Land in District No 10 Bedford County Tennessee, bounded on the North by the lands of J. A. Boyce, East by John King and South and west by William Jackson being the tract of land conveyed to me by James Russ to have and to hold the same to the said Minerva Boyce wife of W. M. Boyce her heirs and assigns forever. I covenant with the said Minerva Boyce that I am lawfully seized of said land and have a good right to convey the same and convey and warrant to her such title as I have acquired by the Deed above recited, and will defend only such title. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nov 27th, 1873
J. P. Taylor

Test
W. C. Cook
Joseph K Cook

State of Tennessee 

Bedford County

Personally appeared before me R. L. Singleton Singleton Clerk of the County Court of said County W.C. Cook and J K Cook subscribing to the attached Deed who being first duly sworn deposed and says that they are personally acquainted with the above named J. P. Taylor, the bargainor and that he acknowledged the same in their presence to be his act and deed for the purposes therein contained Witness my hand at Office this 5th day of April 1877 

R L Singleton Clerk
by A.A. Cooper DC

Source
Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds, Vol. NNN, pp. 266–7, J. P. Taylor to Minerva Boyce; Register of Deeds, Bedford County Courthouse, Shelbyville, Tennessee; digital image, Bedford County, Tennessee, Deeds, vol. NNN–OOO, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-K9NN-K : accessed 24 December 2024), IGN 8567899, image 161 of 638.

Evander Warren Boyce(2 April 1866- 17 Dec 1944)

Funeral Services For Evander Warren Boyce

Funeral services for Evander Warren Boyce, 78, who died at 5:30 A.M. Sunday at his home in the 11th Civil District near Poplin's Cross Roads, were held Monday at 1:30 P.M., at the Rover Baptist Church by Rev. Crawford Reed and Rev. Bill Gentry. Burial was in Simpson Cemetery at Rover.

Mr. Boyce was the son of William Moody Boyce and Minerva Cook Boyce, both natives of Bedford County. Forty-seven years ago he married Miss Alda Epperson who survives. He was a farmer and had been a member of the Ray's Chapel Methodist Church twenty-two years.

Surviving besides his wife are five children; one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Wright of Chapel Hill; four sons, Clyde and Jno. of Chapel Hill, Forest of Eagleville and Herschel of Rockvale; 24 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; one brother, H. H. Boyce of Unionville.

Source:
"Funeral Services for Evander Warren Boyce," The Shelbyville Gazette, Thursday, 21 Dec 1944, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-93TS-532M : accessed 23 May 2024), IGN 8992189, image 105 of 1103.

Tennessee Ferguson Hill(1862-1946)

 Mrs. Tennessee Hill Funeral Tomorrow

Mrs. Tennessee Hill, 83, died last night at her home at 421 South Buckeye.

Mrs. Hill was born in Bedford County, Tenn., and had been a resident of Allen county since 1930. She was a member of the First Methodist church.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sophia Boyce of Unionville, Tenn.

Funeral Services will be at the Sleeper chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Lynn Rupert will conduct the services and burial will be in Highland cemetery.

Source:  The Iola Register(Iola, Kansas) 12 March 1946 p. 1 col 3.

She was the daughter of James C Ferguson and Susan Carson.  Susan married a 2nd time and Tennie is listed as Tennessee Cook in the home of her stepfather in 1870 & 1880 Bedford Co TN.  She moves with them to Ozark, Arkansas and marries there in 1886.  While her death notice says that she has been a resident of Allen Co since 1930, I was able to find her in a city directory there in 1912 listed as a housekeeper.  She is also listed in several of the Kansas State Censuses one of which notes her as the niece of the head of household George H Solifelt.  I found George's obituary at Newspapers.com and it details the time that he and his niece arrived in Iola.  I have not been able to figure out how she is his niece as of yet.  Perhaps he was married to a sibling of one of her parents rather than being kin by blood.  Will address that in another blog post.

Angeline Cook (1838-1938)

Angeline Cook's 100 Birthday Celebration
(The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Wed. 16 Mar 1938,  pg. 3)
Born March 8, 1838, Longview Community
Daughter of W. C. Cook and Elizabeth Putman Cook(my 2nd Gr Grandparents)
Celebrated 100th Birthday on Sun. March 13, 1938
Held at home of Mrs. G. W. Turner(her daughter) in Rockvale
In the article, it says many pictures were taken.

Guests in attendance:

• Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Putman
• Jim Cook & Family
• Tip McCord
• W. E. McCord
• Clifford Cook
• U. O. Webb
• R. B. Lamb
• C. W. Reid & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. J P Kimmons
• Mr. & Mrs. Joe Cook & son
• C. B. Cook
• Mr.. & Mrs. Earnest Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Grady Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. John Cook
• W. G. Cook(my Great Grandfather)
• S.W. Williams
• Sophie Williams
• Miss Pearl Tucker
• W. R. Turner
• H S. Smotherman
• Mr. & Mrs. D M Hay
• Buddie Hay
• Mrs. Watt Hay
• Mr. & Mrs. Luther Webb & Family
• Myrtle Lamb
• Mr. & Mrs. Richard Turner & Family
• Bennie Mae Lamb
• Veston Crick
• Mr. & Mrs. William Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Herman Rowland
• Mrs. Leonie Mullins
• Mr. & Mrs. James Ward Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. J. H. McCord
• Mr. & Mrs. Carl Boyce
• Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Lamb
• Mr. & Mrs. Edward Delk
• Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Boyce & Son
• Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Cook & Family
• Mrs. Emma Taylor
• Mrs. Ella Martin
• Mr. & Mrs. Dave Cook & Family
• Lillian Cook
• Clem King and son
• Mr. & Mrs. G C Jernigan & Daughter
• Mr. & Mrs. Horace Brown
• Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Farris
• Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Brown & Family
• Dr. E. L. Williams
• Cass B. Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. John M Elrod
• L.W. Lamb
• Daisy Cook
• Mrs. W. C. Cook & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. George D. Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. John Cook
• Mr. & Mrs. Eumph Boyce(Humphrey) & Family
• Clarence Cook and Sons
• Elizabeth Cook Rowland & Horace E. Rowland
• Pearl Tucker(*listed twice)
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turner & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Cook
• Mrs. Greeley Smotherman & Family
• Mr. & Mrs. Horace Smotherman and Son
• Thomas Reid
• Clay Turner
• Thomas Turner
• Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Lamb
• Mrs. Stanley Rowland 

She passed away 19th of Oct 1938-- about 5 months later.

The Daily News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) Fri. 21 Oct 1938, pg. 1

While researching the YDNA of the Cook line I have found a line that connects back to Shem Cook(as our YDNA line indicates) that also named a daughter Angeline and their daughter was also born in 1838 Georgia.

I have several of her descendants which have autosomal DNA tested who match me or my siblings.  I also have a number of descendants of those who attended her birthday celebration who are a match with me and/or my siblings.