Family of Allen Page

Generation No. 1

1. Allen³ Page (Jacob², John¹) was born Abt. 1804 in Georgia, and died 10 Nov 1859 near Fork Sepulga, Conecuh Co, AL (Source: History of Conecuh County by Rev. B. F. Riley.). He married Sarah A. Wright, daughter of David Wright and Eunice Pierce. She was born Abt. 1810 in SC (Source: 1860 Conecuh County, AL Census.), and died 1889 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: Kay Anderson of Monroe County, AL)

Notes for Allen Page: Allen Page was shot and killed in November 1859 by two neighbors , the Ward Brothers (Irvin and Stephen), who were hanged on 18 Nov 1859 for his murder. The Ward brothers were buried at Ward-Witherington  Cemetery at Fork Sepulga (T. 7, R 11, Section 10), located east of Bowles Church, about 12 miles from Evergreen (off Hwy 83). Their graves lie North/South and not facing East, as was the custom.

From Eugenia Ellis on 15 March 2001: "Yes, it was Allen Page who was killed by the Ward Brothers. He and John Wright, Sr. (Page's brother in law) had carried their cotton to Claiborne to sell. They were on their way home and almost there when they were shot. Allen Page was killed, but few shots penetrated Mr. Wright's clothing. His clothes 'took a beating' according to Rev. Riley's 'History of Conecuh County'. Locals built a rude gallows over the spot where the deed happened and there they were hanged. They sent for the sheriff, but he was busy and could not come. The ropes were "adjusted" by Patrick D. Page and William Wright (sons of Allen Page and John Wright). They swung at 1 oclock, on Friday, 18th November 1859."

Allen Page (son of Jacob Page) and his wife Sarah Wright, owned the largest cotton plantation in Conecuh County prior to the Civil War. The 10,000 acre Page Estate, located in the community called "Fork Sepulga", extended into Butler County. After Allen Page was killed in 1859, his son, Kinchen Page, assumed responsibility for management of the family cotton plantation. Kinchen managed the plantation from the time of his father's death until the onset of the Civil War that marked the end of prosperity for the Allen Page family. When Federal troops marched into Conecuh County, killing all those who resisted, they burned the courthouse and other public buildings at Sparta. The occupying Yankee troops took over the Page Plantation and transformed it into their field military headquarters until the end of the war.

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From Marsena Hawk-Smith on 16 March 2001: "Allen Page was a half brother of Curtis Page. Their father, Jacob Page, was first married to a woman whose last name was Raiford. (We've never been able to find her first name.) She died soon after they were married having had only two children; Allen and Temperance. Jacob then married a widow, Priscilla (May) Barber. They had about nine or ten children which included my grandfather, Curtis Page. The whole family, including Allen and Temperance, moved from Jefferson County, Georgia, to Conecuh County, Alabama, at about the same time the Witherington family moved from Louisiana to Conecuh County (about 1820).

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From John Buford Page on 18 June 2004: "Allen PAGE (b.1805-GA)(d.1859-AL) was first buried in the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery but was later moved to the Old Evergreen Cemetery beside his wife, Sarah (WRIGHT) PAGE. Their surviving children purchased a large family plot where they placed Allen & Sarah together, along with other members of the Allen PAGE family. A memorial monument now stands there in the Evergreen City Cemetery to mark the Allen PAGE plots."

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Note: Allen Page is found living next to John WITHERINGTON family on the

1830 Butler County Census

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May 1850 Conecuh County, AL Census, page 340 B:

Family # 147

PAGE ALLEN 46 M FARMER GA $2,000

PAGE *SARAH 31 F SC (nee Wright)

PAGE MARY 19 F AL

PAGE SUSAN* 18 F AL In School

PAGE ELIZABETH 11 F AL In School

PAGE JAMES 21 M SCH TEACHER AL

PAGE PATRICK D 16 M FARMER AL

PAGE KINCHEN 15 M FARMER AL In School

PAGE ASKINS 9 M (Haskew?) AL

*Note: *Sarah's age (31), is likely in error; she is probably 39 (see 1860 census).

1860 Conecuh County Census shows:

(this would have been shortly following the murder of Allen Page in Nov 1859)

House # 31 Family # 27

*Sarah A. Page age 50- b.NC (widow)

Mary A. Page age 29- b.AL

Kinchin R. age 24- b. AL - Farm Overseer

Susan age 22 - b.AL - Teacher C. School

Haskew age 18 - b.AL - Student

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From Conecuh County Land Records:   Allen Page - Oct. 20, 1836 - Sect. 14 - #32148

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Family Info from files of Kay Anderson of Monroe County, AL

Children of ALLEN PAGE and SARAH WRIGHT are:

i. JAMES W. PAGE, b. 1829, Conecuh Co., AL.

ii. MARY A. PAGE, b. 1831, Conecuh Co., AL.

iii. PATRICK DONOVAN PAGE, b. 1834, Conecuh Co., AL.

iv. KINCHEN PAGE, b. 1835, Conecuh Co., AL.

v. SUSAN PAGE, b. 1837, Conecuh Co., AL.

vi. ELIZABETH PAGE, b. 1839, Conecuh Co., AL.

vii. HASKEW PAGE, b. 1841, Conecuh Co., AL; d. Conecuh Co., AL.

Notes for Sarah A. Wright: Sister of Mary Wright, the wife of Curtis Page.

Children of Allen Page and Sarah Wright are:

+ 2 i. James W.⁴ Page, born Abt. 1829 in Conecuh Co, AL; died Aft. 1870.

3 ii. Mary A. Page, born Abt. 1831 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: 1860 Conecuh County, AL Census.).

Notes for Mary A. Page: Appears on 1860 Conecuh County Census as age 20, born in AL.

4 iii. Patrick Donovan Page, born Abt. 1834 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: Kay Anderson (Monroe County, AL).). He married Anna D. Mitchell; born 1834.

Notes for Patrick Donovan Page: Patrick Page practiced law in Conecuh Co., AL until he and his family departed for Bryan, TX in 1872. More About PATRICK DONOVAN PAGE: Census: 1870, Conecuh Co., AL

Children of PATRICK D. PAGE and ANNA MITCHELL are:

i. HETTY L. PAGE, b. 1867

ii. PAUL PAGE, b. 1869

5 iv. Kinchin R. Page, born Abt. 1835 in AL.  Note: Do not confuse this Kinchin R. Page with Kinche\n Page, born 1813.

6 v. Susan Page, born Abt. 1837 in AL (Source: 1860 Conecuh County, AL Census.).

Notes for Susan Page: Shown living with the widow, Sarah A. Page, on 1860 Conecuh County, AL Census. Occupation: School Teacher Age: 22

7 vi. Elizabeth Page, born Abt. 1839 in AL (Source: Kay Anderson (Monroe County, AL).).

8 vii. Haskew Page, born Abt. 1841 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: 1860 Conecuh County, AL Census.); died Unknown in Conecuh Co, AL. He married Laura Autrey 26 Jul 1869 in Conecuh Co, AL; born 1849 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: Kay Anderson (Monroe County, AL).); died 1925 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: Kay Anderson (Monroe County, AL).).

Notes for Haskew Page: Shown on 1860 census as age-18, student; living with the widow, Sarah A. Page.  Conecuh Coounty, AL Marriages: H. Page to Laura Autrey - Jul 26, 1869

Below Info provided by Kay Anderson:

Children of HASKEW PAGE and LAURA AUTREY are:

i. ALLEN PAGE, b. 1871, Conecuh Co., AL.

ii. FREDERICK PAGE, b. 1873.

iii. EDWIN CAREY PAGE, b. February 24, 1881, Sparta, Conecuh Co., AL; d. March 24, 1924, Conecuh Co., AL.

Edwin Carey Page practiced law in the town of Evergreen and served as mayor there in 1908-1909. His political interests continued and he served as a member of the House of Representatives in 1911. He was an outspoken Democrat. Burial: Old Evergreen Cemetery

My husband's g-grandparents were Allen (b. 1871)  and Francis PAGE who lived in or near Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama. Their children (so far as I know) were:

1. Harvey Ethridge Page

2. Mendenhall (Paul) Page

3. Haskew Page

4. Marguerite Page m. Mr. Hayes

5. Sarah Page (died after 1987) m. Mr. Hamilton

So far as I can piece together from the IGI (which could be wrong!), this line would be:

Allen/1 Page m. Sarah Wright

Haskew/2 Page m. Laura Autrey

Allen/3 Page m. Francis [-?-]

Harvey/4 Page m. Alma Crenshaw

Thank you, Jody McKenney Thomson.

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From John Buford Page: "Bill... Some of the data in my book EARLY PAGE FAMILIES (page 59), describing the execution of the WARD brothers, was taken from an interview I had with, Sarah (PAGE) HAMILTON in Montgomery in 1987. Sarah was a granddaughter of Haskew and Laura PAGE and she had heard the details of the tragic event told to her by her grandparents who were among the 40 eyewitnesses present at the execution. Sarah (90 years of age when I met with her in 1987), also gave me detailed information, about the period during the Civil War, that her grandmother had described about the Yankee troop occupation of the PAGE Plantation as their headquarters. John"

 

Generation No. 2

2. James W.⁴ Page (Allen³, Jacob², John¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Conecuh Co, AL (Source: Kay Anderson Monroe County, AL).), and died Aft. 1870. He married Catherine L. 'Unknown'. She was born Abt. 1833 in AL, and died Aft. 1870.

Notes for James W. Page: Notes for JAMES W. PAGE: Owned the only mercantile business located on the Old Sparta Road in Starlington, a small community in Butler Co. Page sold the business to Jackson Allen about 1860. (from History of Butler County/Starlington, AL).  Enlisted in the CSA at Bethel Church, AL and was accepted into Co. E, 2nd Alabama Calvary.  JAMES W. PAGE: Appears on 1860, Butler Co., AL Census.

Children of JAMES PAGE are:

JEFFERSON PAGE b. 1852

HENRY PAGE b. 1853

WILLIAM PAGE b. 1855

June - 1860 Butler Co, AL Census; Starlington Post Office

Fam # 481 Page 66

J.W. Page 31/AL Merchant $5000/$16,000

C.L. Page 27/AL Wife

J.F. Page 8/AL Son

H.R. Page 7/AL Son

W.B. Page 6/AL Son

A.P. Page 22/AL Relationship not noted Clerk

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1870 Conecuh County Census/Beat # 1/Sepulga Post Office

Family # 312

James W. Page 45/AL Farmer $3000/$800

Catharine L. 30/AL Keeping House (age?)

Jefferson 18/AL Farm Labor

Henry R. 17/AL Farm Labor

William 15/AL Farm Labor

Amanda Hawthorn 23/AL ?

Children of James Page and Catherine 'Unknown' are:

9 i. Jefferson F.⁵ Page, born Abt. 1852 in AL; died Unknown.

10 ii. Henry R. Page, born Abt. 1853 in AL; died Unknown.

11 iii. William B. Page, born Abt. 1855 in AL; died Unknown.