{"1": {"fulltext": "John Owen s Journal\\nOF HIS\\nREMOVAL FROM VIRGINIA TO ALABAMA\\nIN 1818\\nEDITED BY\\nTHOMAS MCADORY OWEN\\n[From Publications of the Southern History Association, April, 1897]\\nBALTIMORE, MD.\\nTHE FRIEDENWALD COMPANY\\n1897", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Qass.\\nBook.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "o-^^^- 8^^\\nJohn Owen s Journal\\nOF HIS\\nREMOVAL FROM VIRGINIA TO ALABAMA\\nIN 1818\\nEDITED BY\\nTHOMAS MCADORY OWEN\\n[From Publications of the Southern History Association, April, 1897]\\nBALTIMORE, MD.\\nTHE FRIEDENWALD COMPANY\\n1897", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "Ji\\nCI\\nh", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "JOHN OWEN S JOURNAL OF HIS REMOVAL\\nFROM VIRGINIA TO ALABAMA IN 1818.\\nThe student of the Western migrations will find in this brief\\njournal much of interest. In its brief form and rough jottings of\\ndaily events, consisting of hardships and vexations, a more graphic\\npicture is presented than could be realized from mere description.\\nJohn Owen, born in Person County, N. C, Feb. 12, 1786, was\\none of seven children of Richardson Owen (b. in Henrico Co., Va,\\nd. at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,) and his wife Sarah Duty, (b. in Warren Co.,\\nN. C; d. at Tuscaloosa, Ala.) He received an old field school\\neducation. On March i, 1805, at a session of the Va. Conference,\\nM. E. Church, at Edmund Taylor s, Caswell Circuit, North Caro-\\nlina, he was admitted on trial in the traveling connection. In 1807\\nhe was ordained deacon, and in 1809, an elder. In Feb., 1812, he\\nlocated, and never again entered into active connection with the\\nConference.\\nOn Sept. 9, 1813, in Norfolk, or Princess Anne County, Va., he\\nmarried Ann Keeling Silvester, b. March 10, 1797, the daut. of\\nDavid Silvester, (b. April 25, 1767; d. March 20, 1797,) and his\\nwife Frances Bartee (b. Feb. 20, 1774; m. Sept. 23, 1790; d. Jan. 15,\\n^^33-) Frances (Bartee) Silvester, referred to as Mother in this\\nJournal, on the death of her husband became, Aug. 25, 1801, the\\nwife of Joseph Nimmo (d. Jan. 22, 1816.) At the date of this\\njourney, she was the second time a widow. She was the daut. of\\nThomas Bartee (b. Feb. 19, 1739, son of Robert and Elizabeth\\nBartee) and his wife Anna Keeling (b. May 23, 1741; m. Oct.\\n4, 1767, daut. of William and Amy Keeling.) The Keelings,\\nNimmos, Bartees and Silvesters were all early and prominent\\nsettlers in Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties.\\nAt the time of the breaking up of his home, for this journey to the\\nfar West, John Owen lived near the Great Bridge, in Norfolk Co.,\\nVa. Those accompanying him were his wife, two small children.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "4 Southern History Association.\\nhis mother-in-law, and three or four slaves. On reaching Tusca-\\nloosa, Ala., he acquired lands and added to his slave property. He\\nbecame a practicing physician, and rose in importance locally. He\\nwas at dififerent times a State Bank Agent, State Bank Director,\\nand Mayor of Tuscaloosa. He was ever a devoted Methodist, being\\na liberal contributor, and preaching when occasion demanded. He\\nwas a useful and honored citizen. He d. Feb. 7, 1848, and his wife\\nd. June 30, 1861, and both are buried at Tuscaloosa.\\nThey had five children: I. Sarah Frances Owen, b. Jan. 27, 1815;\\nm. Thomas J. Burke, (both dead) issue: i. Edmund Burke, d.\\nunm. 2. Malcolm Clayton Burke, m. Annie Ida Inge (dead), issue:\\ni. Mary Kate Burke, ii. Robert, iii. Edward, iv. William, v. Malcolm\\nall at Montgomery, Ala.; 3. Mary Kate Burke (dead), m. Hon.\\nRichard H. Clarke, M. C. ist Ala. Cong. Dist. issue: i. William E.,\\nd. young; ii. Mabel Radford Clarke, unm.; iii. Kathleen Clarke\\n(dead), m. J. Manly Foster, Tuscaloosa, Ala., issue: (i) Richard\\nClarke Foster; iv. Mary Clifton, d. young. II. Joseph Richardson\\nNimmo Owen, b. Feb. 28, 1818, unm., a practicing physician at\\nEureka, Nev. III. Anne Keeling Owen, d. young. IV. Robert\\nSilvester Owen, unm., resides at East Lake, Ala. V. Virginia\\nOwen, m. Rev. Thomas F. Greene; they reside at Montgomery\\nissue: i. Annie Findley Greene, m. Eugene LeVert Brown, they\\nreside at Atlanta, Ga. Issue: i. Eugene; ii. Mary; 2. John Owen\\nGreene, d. young; 3. Kate Silvester Greene, d. young; 4. Robert\\nHarvey Greene; 5. Mary Virginia Greene; 6. Frances Nimmo\\nGreene numbers 4, 5 and 6 reside at Montgomery, Ala.\\nTwo large folio journals kept by John Owen, 1813-1848, from one\\nof which the extract below is taken, are in the possession of his\\ndescendants.\\nJournal.\\nOct. 20 [1818]. Sale of all my goods.\\n24. Started to the West about 12 oclock got within i\\nmile of Deep creek where we encamp\\n25. Mov forward at half past 8 am At 10 Cart broke\\ndown stop to fix it All well good weather and in high\\nspirits Am sick at night camp^ in church yard\\n26. Good weather bought cart wheals repar^ started\\nforward At night Camp i mile above Sufifolk Sufifolk\\n34 [miles] B Water B 22 [miles]\\nA branch of the Elizabeth river, into which the north end of\\nthe Dismal Swamp Canal empties.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "John Owen^s Journal. 5\\n27. M Stewart left us At 9 mov^ forward All poorly\\nat one stop*^ to feed.\\n28. Mov^ forward at 9 am bad sailing- encamped nigh\\nBlack Water Bridge where I set up all night apprehensive\\nof Robbers.\\n29. Start at half past 7 travel slow encamp^ at the\\npiny old field\\n29. Mov^ foward at 7 and camp that night at Capt\\nBisils at 12 this day the Bolt of the fore Bolster broke\\nloose and detained us. We could this day get no corn or\\nfodder till night so that our horses fasted all tolerably well.\\n30. Started at nine got one mile above Petersburg,*\\n31. Started at 9 got 20 miles on our way to Lynch\\nBurg the roads bad all well Except Mother Camp^\\nin a piny old field The wind to the South warm.\\nNov. I. Started at past 8. Roads hilly no accident\\nbut old mair fell down and broke chair bo[a]rd at camp\\nat a oke Thicket all well but self unwell with Rheumatism\\nwind to South warm,\\n2. Started 20 Minutes Before 9 Roads tolerable got\\nto Prince Edward [County] encamp** nigh Millers Tavern\\nat a good place all well wind to South warm\\n3. Pas Prince Edward CH at Night camp^ at Buffalo\\nR 2 miles above Hamden Sidney College where J. Nimmo\\ncame tarried all night with us\\n4. Staid to wash at 12 at Morgans Branch\\n5. Started at 9 Mother sick bad Roads Cart turned\\nover no damage of consequence only shafif Broke Low\\nspirited in consequence of Mothers indisposition camp^\\nnigh Thompsons on the Buckingham Road\\nOver Black Water river, a considerable stream, dividing the\\ncounties of Surry and Isle of Wight on the north from Southamp-\\nton and Sussex on the south.\\nErased in the original, leaving one day unnumbered.\\nThere were two roads from SuflFolk to Petersburg, the more\\ndirect one lying along the James. The other, taken in this case,\\nwas much longer, and after passing Black Water extended north-\\nwesterly up the Nottoway.\\nIn Prince Edward County.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "6 Southern History Association.\\nFrid. 6. Rain the fore part of the day got into the\\nstage Road Camp^ nigh Long mountain nigh Lynchburg.\\nWeather clear up cool All well But Mother she on the\\nmend Good Roads to day.\\nSat. 7. Mov** forward at 9 bad roads weather Cloudy\\nwindy cold got nigh New London^ where we had a tol-\\nrable encampment. All well.\\n8. Mov** forward at 7 Very cold good roads tho hilly\\nencampd nigh Liberty All well tho in the dumps.\\n9. Pas^ through Liberty reach*^ within 3 miles of\\nBeaufords Gap roads hilly and Rocky incamp on a hill\\nside All well\\n10. Cros** the Ridge at Beaufords Gap the road bad\\ntho not worse than we expected Got to the limestone\\nwatter which is disagreeable to the taste makes bad Coffee\\nopperates on the bowels rain commenc** at 3 PM and\\ncontinued the night All tolrably well bought a horse at\\n$90.00 that does not work well encamp in the mountains\\non the Western side of the foot of the Ridge\\n11. Continued there the old Mair stray d ofif Nelly\\nstrayed off also The Devil turnd loose in good earnest\\nall well but Lucy Sam who have the limestone fever\\nthe old Mair Nelly came in toward night\\n12 Pas through Salem* good weather roads All\\nwell Camped nigh a mill pond on Roanoke in the Alegany\\nMountains\\n13 Cros^ the Alegany Mountain roads bad rocky\\nhilly Cros Roanoak creek 7 times pas^ through the turn\\npike camp^ nigh Christians Burg the Capital of Mont-\\ngomery County All well in tolrable spirits\\n14. Pas Montgomery Court house, a contemtible look-\\ning place. Cart tire came loose got a man to mend it who\\nhalf done it charg** double price. Have thought no one\\ntoo big a fool for a Black Smith but find my mistake.\\nIn Campbell County, Va.\\nCounty seat of Bedford Co., Va., now called Bedford City.\\nThen in Botetourt, but now county seat of Roanoke County, Va.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "John Owen s Journal. y\\nCrost New River roads bad no fodder to be had nor Eggs\\nMother poorly rest well but Powel Winny camp nigh\\nNew river Weather warm like for rain\\n15. Mov^ forward fell in with negro traders met sev-\\neral droves of hogs intolerable roads the people very\\npoor can get nothing to eat incampd within 14 Miles of\\nWythe All well\\n16. Started Early pas the most infernal Roads that we\\never saw can get nothing for ourselves or horses but can\\nbuy Whisky fat Meat the people poor Begarly mean\\npoor days march Camp nigh Wyth C H All well but self\\nsick with Rheumatism\\n17. Started Early roads something better Cart turned\\nover no damage done no chance of geting anything to Eat\\nAll well incampd in an enclosd place on a damp spot.\\n18. Started late clouded up in night Rained Snow^\\ntill 10 am cleard oiT cold windy Roads worst we have\\nhad yet hilly stony and Muddy got fresh meat for the first\\ntime camp*^ on a handsome spot All well but self\\n19. Bad roads worst I ever saw cold weather Camp\\n12 m\u00c2\u00ae from Abington All well\\n20. Started Early about 10 AM wagon came un-\\ncoupled one of the hames tongue broke Repar^ them\\nin 3 hours got within one Mile of Abington Weather\\ncold roads a little better Mother very unwell Lucy un-\\nwell very low spirited envy the Bruit creation their free-\\ndom from care anxiety of mind.\\n21. Mov*^ tolrably early and made a short stop in Abing-\\nton to lay in stores got meat meal several other articles.\\nNo coffee in town nor Bread A sorry looking place a\\npoor set got 12 or 15 miles above roads muddy and full\\nof holes Camp^ in a new ground All well except Mother\\nshe better.\\n22. Started early bad roads Old mair fell down car-\\niage run back very much alarm^ ISfother Ann Coup-\\nling Bolt broke detain much distres^ low spirited almost\\nwish I was dead or that fate had bloted the day in which I", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "8 Southern History Association.\\nwas born out of the calendar left a perfect Blank; mended\\nBolt Roads continue bad. Crost the Tennessee line\\npeople poor Rough. Swap^ the sorel mair the new one\\ndon* work well camp^ on a hill All well But Mother\\nself\u00e2\u0080\u0094\\n23. Have gone back alarm^ Mother Ann horse Run-\\naway with cart broke it all to peaces alarm us all very\\nmuch My mind in a state of distraction on her account\\nand Anns my wife more fortitude than myself asham of it\\nM Ray very cleaver kind left the old wheals body\\nand mov foward roads Bad Camp nigh Boat landing.\\n24. Started late pas^ the boat yard crosd the N. fork\\nof Holston where axele tree gave way in the river scarcely\\ngot to shore made a new one which detain^ us 3 hours\\npoor days march camp^ on a high hill nigh the Mill No\\ncleaver people all shifting and mean weather continues\\ngood roads hilly Rocky All well except self Mother,\\nin some better spirits\\n25. Roads Bad met with no disaster which is a wonder\\npas^ through Rogersville Camp** one mile below the\\npeople in better Circumstances. All well as common But\\nNelly Delila Camp^ at a Brick yard\\n26. Started Early Bad roads little better in the Even-\\ning Camp^ nigh Beans Station* at one Johnstons who is\\na hermit in principle practice Came on to rain in the\\nnight tent fell down all got wet\\n27. Rainy morning all in better spirits than I expected\\nstarted late roads muddy pas^ through Rutlage Bought all\\nIt had taken thirty days to make the trip through Va.\\nWhat special reasons determined the selection of this longer and\\nmore circuitous route, rather than that through the Carolinas, do\\nnot appear. Doubtless, however, it was because of his familiarity\\nwith this road, and because travel on an old and established high-\\nway was less liable to accidents, and needful supplies could be more\\neasily secured.\\nIn Sullivan County, Tenn., in the forks of the Holston.\\nCounty seat of Hawkins County, Tenn.\\nIn Granger County, Tenn.\\nCounty seat of Granger.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "John Owen s Journal. 9\\ntheir Bacon porke which was very Httle Camp*^ nigh\\nRutlage in a vally All little better weather clear^\\n28. Started late fell in with many families Roads Bad\\ncamp^ 12 miles below Knoxville rain hard in night all wet\\nPestered with travelers negro drivers\\n29. Started late rainy disagreeable roads intolerable\\npas through Knoxville a poor Contemptible looking place\\nNo meat to be had in it camp^ nigh on the Hill lost dog\\nall well as could be expected\\n30. Started late got the dog got no meat in Knox-\\nville Roads Httle Better met Bro H All well except\\nmother\\nDecem i. Started late Roads Bad Mother very un-\\nwell No milk Butter Chickerts or Eggs to be had camp^\\n8 Mis from Kingston All low spirited\\n2. Started late Roads Bad pas d through Kingston\\ncros^ Clinch R drove late camp** nigh the fork of the Road\\nin a Bad place\\n3. Roads continue Bad. Bro H left us Took the\\nSequatchee Road Camp^ nigh a Branch people poor\\nno greens milk chickens or Eggs Mother better Tony sick\\nself Better\\n4. Started late roads better provisions scarce Camp^\\nnigh Walter Beanses came on to rain in the night rain\\nall night\\n5. Rainy in the morning snow** all the fore noon\\nStarted late and got only 4^ miles rented a room of M\\nDickens a free Black man, the night windy Blustering in\\nthe Extreme All unwell low spirited\\n6. Started late roads Bad Mother little Better Clouded\\nup toward night like for snow but clear^ off, camp^ at M\\nBensons\\n7. Started late roads Bad entered the Cherokee Na-\\ntion felt Bad wife more fortitude than my self. Bought\\nmeat of M Paterson\\nHopson Owen.\\nThe route through the Cherokee Nation left the main,\\nSequatchee road, at or near Washington, Rhea Co., Tenn.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "lO Southern History Association.\\n8. Started late from Patersons and mov*^ on through the\\nwilderness roads Bad Banks of Creeks steep rocky\\nSome good land Got nigh James Browns Mother sick\\nall low spirited\\n9. Roads Bad got to Browns ferry cros^ But stal\\non the other Bank which is very Bad\\n10. Got up the Bank of Tennessee Nelly run away\\ndetained us till i oclock P M Started got 4 or 5 Mis\\nover Bad roads Camp^ nigh Choats on the Georgia road\\nAll in tolerable health except Mother she Better\\n11. Started late rainy all day roads very bad stal\\nseveral times wagon tongue Broke mended it Camp^ on\\nan eminence in the Cherokee Nation All in common health\\n12. Fine fair weather roads Bad wagon turned over\\nno harm done Mother sick Camp^ at an old camping\\nground in the Nation.\\n13. Started by sunrise roads tolerably good No pro-\\nvisions to be had for horse feed gives out in the middle of the\\nwilderness at a loss to know what course to pursue mind\\nmuch distres Our trust is yet in God whose mercy is over\\nus and we yet think he will send us deliverance in some\\nway Camp^ near a creek the bank very steep\\n14. Started by sunrise good roads made a good days\\ndrive lost our road. Camp nigh a creek where we got in\\nthe right way\\n15. Started early Camp*^ on a bad hill horses got\\naway had to walk 6 miles to look for them in the wilderness\\nfound them at an Indian house. Much distres^\\n16. Started late Bad roads Got no provisions for self\\nor horses did not like the conduct of the Indians Camp\\nnigh Walkers Indian drunk came to M Harrises tent\\nplagued us all night horses get away detain us\\n17. Found Horses late indian tries to shoot us M\\nHarris family very kind and assist us Made a tolerable\\ndays drive camp nigh the line not far from Ratclifts\\ngot corn fodder", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "John Owen s Journal. 1 1\\ni8. Cros^ the line into the Alabamma Terytory very\\nglad on the occasion. JVP Harrises wagon breakes down\\nStop to assist him Camp*^ nigh Leaths\\n19. Roads bad weather good Bolts Broke Smiths\\nLazy No meal to be had\\n20. Started Early got a little meal every thing very\\nhigh people poor rough c roads little Better Very\\nunwell\\n21. Started late roads good provisions high But more\\nplenty nothing remarkable All well\\n22. Rain all night Started late, mists, rain all day roads\\nBad Enter*^ Joneses Vally Good land corn fodder\\nhigh All well\\n23. Roads Bad fell in with hog drivers bought porke\\nCamp at the Mill\\n24. Roads little Better corn high people Shufling\\n25. Roads little Better Christmas day\\n26. Past Broken Roads got to Tuscaloosa feel\\nthankful to kind Heaven that after 9 weeks traveling\\nexpos to Every danger that we arriv safe and in good\\nhealth\\nCreated by Act of Congress, Mar. 3, 1817, in force Aug. 15,\\n181 7, when the Constitution of Miss, was formed. See Vol. i,\\nNo. I, pp. 61-63, for full abstract of governmental history.\\nNamed for Devil John Jones. He and three companions,\\nAndrew McLaughlin, IMoses and Isaac Fields, came from Tenn.\\nin the spring of 1815, and made a small crop of corn that year\\nnear the present city of Bessemer, Jefferson County, Ala. In the\\nfall they brought their families. Each succeeding year brought\\nnumbers of settlers, so that by 1818 the valley was quite populous.\\nSettled in 1815.", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\nw^\\n014 369 932 8 y^.\\ny^v\\nf f7\\nJ J(\\n^5WK\\n1\\n^r.i", "height": "3455", "width": "2044", "jp2-path": "johnowensjournal00owen_0022.jp2"}}