Judge J. E. McCall, an agriculturist of Herring Township, was born in Alabama, March 11, 1826, and is a son of John and Sarah (McCall) McCall, who were born in Richmond County, N.C., in 1800 and March 4, 1804, respectively, but were wedded in Alabama. The father, on his arrival in Alabama, was elected county commissioner of Lowndes County, and was justice of the peace of Lowndesboro Township for many years, and died in this State in 1849; his widow, still surviving and living in Alabama, is eighty-six years old, and of the Presbyterian faith, having been connected with that church for over seventy years. The subject of this sketch was united in marriage, in Dallas County, MO., December 29, 1860, to Miss Fannie Wood, born in Johnson County, this State, January 4, 1839, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Denton) Wood, and they became the parents of four children: Sarah (born August, 1886, and deceased), Paul (born December 16, 1867), John C. (born October 1, 1872) and William P. (born in 1874). In 1861 he enlisted in the Missouri State Guards, serving six months, when he entered the Confederate Army, and joined Company G, Eleventh Missouri Regiment of Infantry, and took part in the following battles: Elk Horn, Prairie Grove, Helena, Pleasant Hill, Jenkins Ferry, and was paroled at Shreveport, June, 1865. When peace was once more restored to the land he came to Arkansas and engaged in farming, which has been his occupation ever since, and owns 285 acres of land, cultivating sixty. In 1884, as an appreciation of the esteem in which he was held by his fellow-citizens, he was elected county judge, served two terms, and thus earned his present title of Judge. He has been a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal denomination for twenty-two years, and himself, wife and sons are members of a church of the same faith, and he socially belongs to the Masonic fraternity.

Goodspeed Biography and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas, Yell County, pg. 164.

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One of the advantages of putting together a timeline on John M. Montgomery is the fact there was a short history published of him in 1891. I’ve had a couple relatives who fall into this category.

This timeline is fresh off the presses, and I’m sure I’ll find room for improvement shortly. I can already see a couple holes that need filled, the next time I get a chance to review census records. The following is timeline I’ve put together this far for Dr. John M. Montgomery Sr.:

Historical Timeline: Dr. John M. Montgomery Sr. (1823-1855)

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Hugh Tinnin
James Tinnin of Scotland, born 1758, died 1844, married Hannah. James is listed in D. A. R. Patriot Idex as pensioned and PVT. of North Carolina. He had one son, possibly others of Orange County, North Carolina, Hugh Tinnin, married Isabella Thompson, who was a sister of Laurence Thompson of Scotland. Hugh and Isabella has the following children: 1. Azaria, 2. Hugh, 3. Laurence, 4. Thomas, 5. John 1770-1835; married to Elizabeth Moore, 6. Lemuel, 7. Mary Jane married Richard Harrison, 8. Sarah married Andrew Allen.

John Tinnin married Elizabeth Moore in Nashville, Tennessee. Her mother was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had the following children: 1. Rachel, born 1798, 2. Hugh, born 1800/died December 13, 1869 in Burleson County, Texas, 3. Graville moved to Austin, Texas, 4. Asa was living in Hinds County, Mississippi in 1830 census, 5. John moved to Lampasas, Texas, 6. Brown, born 1805, married Susan Fletcher, stayed in Mississippi, 7. Martha, married John E. Shephard in 1843, 8. Jane married John Carr and moved to Austin, Texas.

Hugh Tinnin, born in 1800, died in Burleson County, Texas. Hugh first married Betsy Rutherford. Their children were: 1. Rachal, born January 15, 1826, died in 1903 or 1904, she married Andrew Alexander Crawford of Washington County, Arkansas (see A. A. Crawford_. 2. Elizabeth, born August 17, 1827, 3. Lucy Jane, born August 12, 1828 in Clinton, Mississippi. Lucy married first to Col. William T. Neal, second to Col J.P. Neal. Her tombstone inscription says she came to Arkansas in 1836. Both William and James Preston Neal were prominent figures in Washington County, Arkansas having come to that county with their mother and stepfather Reverend and Mrs. Andrew Buchanan in 1829. James P. Neal was a noted lawyer. 4. Granville, born 1829.

Betsy (Rutherford) Tinnin died and Hugh married her sister, Fanny Rutherford. Fanny died in 1846. Their children were 1. John, born July 7, 1836, 2. Harriet, born July 22, 1839 in Arkansas. She married Richard Barron August 16, 1869 in Washington County, Arkasas. See “Joseph Barron And His Decendants” by Jack L. Barron. 3. William born August 13, 1840, 4. Emaline, born 1842, 5. Hugh, born December 12, 1843, died February 21, 1846.

Hugh Tinnin married third to Helen Mary Kirkpatrick. Helen was born in 1825 in Kentucky. She died June 24, 1893, buried in Oak Wood Cemetery in Austin, Texas. Their children were 1. Albert, b. May 8, 1849, d. 1875 2. Mary Melvina, born August 15, 1850, died May 25, 1851, 3. Cleopatra (Miss Clippy), born May 24, 1852, married Henry Roberts, 4. Pinckney, born March 12 , 1854, died August 30, 1916, married Effie Littlepage, 5. Susanella, born August 25, 1855, 6. Matison, born February 1, 1857, died February 14, 1931, 7. Eddie, born August 25, 1860, died May 29, 1861.

Matison Tinnin who was born February 1, 1857 married Elizabeth Angeline Willoughby, January 13, 1884. Their children were: 1. Helen Mary, born October 23, 1885, died March 24, 1979, 2. Elmira, born October 28, 1887, died September 2, 1877 married William Lawrence Ilfrey, born December 29, 1897, died May 8, 1977, both are buried in Baytown, Texas. Their children are William Tinnin Ilfrey and Allen Ilfrey BA BS University of Texas. 3. Hugh, born March 30, 1889, died april 12, 1962, married first to Ruth Dawson, their children were: Elizabeth, Mary Jane and Dawson. He married a second time to Mattie Mae Carter, born December 7, 1896, their children were Helen Lou and Dorthy Jean, Ph. D., married Troy L. Joyner.

Hugh Tinnin moved with his family from Mississippi to Washington County, Arkansas in about 1836. His first wife was Betsy Rutherford and when she died he married her sister, Fanny Rutherford. Betsy probably died while the family still lived in Mississippi. Fanny died in Washington County where he found his third wife, Helen Mary Kirkpatrick, whose family had moved from Kentucky to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Letters addressed to him were addressed to Mr. Hugh Tinnin, Esquire, Boonsboro, Arkansas. Federal Census shows his residence in Mountain Township.

John Carr, Tinnin’s brother-in-law, persuaded Tinnin to try his lot in Texas. The Tinnins took a route that would avoide the swollen streams and evade Indian attacks as much as possible. In order to finance the trip they stopped off along the way to buy supplies for soldiers quartered at various camps. The family and many of the slaves they brought with them fell ill with malaria fever. This delayed their progress and it took the greater part of 2 years to make the trip.

The Tinnins arrived in Texas in 1850. Hugh bought about 500 acres of fine bottom land south of the Colorado River – land that is completely within the boundaries of Austin. He had about two miles of river frontage. The old crossing where cattle were driven up the Chishold Trail was on Tinnin land. It was called the Tinnin Ford.

Hugh and Helen Mary made a trip to Burleson County to look after some property they had there. Hugh fell ill, died, and had to be buried there. Helen returned to Austin. Later, a son by his first wife, came to Texas to claim his portion of the estate. A general division was made to all the surviving children: thus a very large plantation was broken into many parts. See “Women In Early Texas” Edited by Evelyn M. Carrington, PhD.

This information was developed from boxes of old letters and papers belonging to Hugh Tinnin’s family of Austin, Texas. The greatest contributor was Miss Helen Tinnin (Matison’s daughter), Dorothy Jean Joyner and Allan Ilfrey. Mattie Mae Tinnin, age 90, of Austin made it possible for me to collect it all.
- By: Ruth Lee

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This single photocopy pushed me on to find the rest of the charts, because it looked like it was part of a much larger charting of the McCall family line. I couldn’t find any of these charts in the Genealogy Library in Salt Lake City, UT, so I posted a note online at genealogy.com in search for them. I also began researching the names on the piece of the chart I had in my possession and posted some of my research online. While researching I discovered a link to the inventory of the Manuscripts Department at the Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This link outlined an inventory of the McCall Family Papers that contained genealogy for the McColl family of Marlboro County, SC. I called the library and ordered the collection in on microfilm.

When I recieved the film, I was excited to see that it contained the entire collection of charts, and solved the mystery about it’s origins and author. The charts began with a letter that said the following (and were in the same handwriting of the original chart):

Dec 11, 1990

Connie -
The clan genealogies were prepared by Duncan McColl of Bennettsville and Hugh McColl of Scotland sometime in the twenties or early thirties. Duncan McColl of Bennettsville did the ground work. A lawyer and prominent citizen of Bennettsville. His son now about 70 lives on South Main Street in Bennettsville.

John “Gurly” is my line and I believe to be basically correct. I do not know if SC/3 (Referring to the numbering on the charts) is correct but believe it probably is. John “Gurly”s son Malcolm was supposed to have married a Reynolds and died without issue. According to descendents consensus this is correct.

I am writing this from memory my records are in such a mess it will take much digging to be more specific but will try if there is any point upon which you may desire clarification. I will try. I believe these people – the ones going to Lowndes County, Alabama came out of Mountain Creek in Richmond County, North Carolina. I think I remember a land grant to a Paul McColl. Buried in Hayneville, Lowndes Co., Alabama is Nellie McRae widow of Daniel McColl who died in his mill pond on Mountain Creek about 1820 I think. Ellerby Springs is near Mountain Creek. Many of these McColl families passed through Marlboro County – stayed for years in fact – on their way south.

The first McColls on Mountain Creek was old John and his wife Catherine who came over about 1775 on the Jupiter of Larne from Appen Argylshire Scotland. The old cemetary in the middle of the woods has only two readable tombstones, the last one 1857 old John’s daughter Catharine and her husband red Hugh McColl – Secretary to Harmony Presbyterian Church record still in existence.

On second thought – please do not accept SC/3 as fact although it probably is. I cannot prove it either way. I accept SC/9 as basically factual because through the years it has proven so. The same opportunity has not been the same with SC/3. Some information in the History of Marlboro County is probably true but needs to be accepted with care.

John “Gurly” was alive thru the census of 1860 living with son Hugh’s widow – Dollie Cameron having probably died some time before. Descendants of Hugh erected a new tombstone to John “Gurly” in Stewartsville Cemetery. The old sandstone marker having become unreadable. How they knew it was his grave I do not know but they believe. The McColl cemetery two miles west of Clio has Hugh and Malcolm and Janet Cameron sister to Dollie and her husband a grandson of old John of Mountain Creek.

With Best Regards
OJ McColl

I also found this note in the same archives originally written to Hugh McColl in 1988. I don’t seem to have printed out the name of the letter’s author, but a portion of it gives more insight to the origin of these charts.

A Hugh McColl came from Appin sometime in the 20′s to the U.S. looking up McColls who had come over here – there were some in the North (Philadelphia) that he visited. Uncle D gave him the use of his car to look up the ones in Marlboro County and that Hugh McColl planned to incorporate what he got in a genealogicial McColl survey. He died during World War II in an automobile accident in Scotland on his way to work (or from) in an aluminum factory.

After the war, Aunt Rhett and Eleanor and later Mary Lynch, and Robin and I went to see his widow who lived at Ballachulish. When we were there (1966) her house was rented out and she was living in a trailer and we stood out in front of her house overlooking the Loch and the Pop of Glencoe. Mary Lynch who was there afterward said Mrs. MacColl said she was embarrassed not to ask us in.

I have posted scanned copies of all the charts online so they can be reference by other McCall, McColl, MacColl surname researchers:

• SC/1.1 David McColl (“the first”) d. 1809
• SC/1.2 Continued
• SC/2 Hugh & Anne McColl – Farmer of Upper Glasdrum Appin b. 1732
• SC/3 Duncan McColl (MacColls of Three Creeks)
• SC/4 Lauchliin MacColl & (1)Jeanette (2)Catharine
• SC/5.1 John & Sarah McColl – farmer in Glasdrum, Appin
• SC/5.2 Continued
• SC/6 John S. & Christina MacIntyre McColl (Granny McColl)
• SC/7 Big Solomon
• SC/8 John & Mary McLaurin McColl of Inverfolla, Appin, Argyll
• SC/9 John “Gurley” McColl Branch (Note: Owen Jasper McColl in the bottom right of the chart is OJ McColl)
• SC/10.1 John of Mountain Creek
• SC/10.2 Continued (Note: This is my family line)
• SC/11 Laurel Hill Branch of McColls
• SC/12 & SC/13 Hanna Ragland Branch
• SC/14 “Steady Hugh” McColl Branch
• SC/15 “Little Solomon”

Thanks to all of those in the past who participated in the research that created these charts – I know that I have found that these have been a great resource in giving me the directions to look for more specific information. Since my line is from SC/10.2 that’s where most of my genealogy research has been from and I can answer questions on.

Fran Stewart is also from this same chart (John of Mountain Creek), and she and her family have done extensive research that she has put online at McColl-Name.com.