Zilpha Lassiter is listed in Vol. I of "Morgan Co., AL Cemeteries" page192. To go there from Hartselle, take Hwy. 36 east to Hwy. 67. turnright, go to Pines Rd. turn left and go about 5 miles. Cemetery is onleft of road about 1/4 mile in the woods. Township 7S, Range 1W section22.
Her grave is marked but no dates. It is a box type tomb, broken. There isalso a foot stone with ML, may be Moses Lassiter. Vol II page 465 saysMoses died 8 Oct. 1840.
There are about 10 other graves marked with field stones, no names ordates.
Can this be the same person as listed in DAR records if Iola GetchellBishop and said to be a son of Stephen?
Listed in "Old Land Records of Morgan Co. AL" by Margaret Matthews Cowartcopies from book sent by Morgan Co. Archives.
1. Land in Township 7 S. Range 1 W, section 27 NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, 40.031/4 acres, 27 May 1836 #9459
2. Township 7 S Range 1 W, section 22, SE 1/4, 160.10 acres 23 June1831
(Map Book shows same, Isom is assignee 15 Dec. 1818, warrant # 804, samefor him and previous grant)
3. Township 7 S Range 1 W , SW 1/4 160.10 acres section 22, 1 July 1831warrant # 1274, this one shows Isom as assignee also.
Isom Lasitter has one entry shown in AL Land Records on Ancestry.com,Huntsville Land Office, doc. #32, cash entry sale, he signed his name andthe date was 5 Sept. 1821 Township 11 S, Range 2E, Section 6 ,W 1/4 (or1/2? the doc. has W <
I was never able to find the above three listed on the Bureau of LandManagement site, but it may be because he is the assignee and may notshow although it did show Assignees in AR. Land Records on Ancestry.combut this one entry is all shown for Isom Lasitter in AL.
An Isom Lassiter is listed in the 1840 census of Morgan Co. page 13showing him to be 50-60 years old, with a wife (probably) 40-50 anddaughter's 15-20, 10-15 and under 5 and 2 sons 10-15, 2 sons 15-20 and 1son 20-30 with another male 40-50 in the home.
From Morgan County (AL) Marriages 1818-1896 by Elbert Minter (names givenme by Ellouise Wynn) James L. Lasseter married Ann E. Skidmore on 21 July1852 by William R. Sealey Book D 1 page 44
Sarah C. Lassiter married to Thomas H. Brisco 1 January 1851 by PeterSimmons Book B page 84
Lucy Lasseter married John Jennings 6 April 1870 by John Robinson MG BookC1 page 256
A James Bright also received land 2 warrants 9 July 1818 for almost 320acres and 15 July 1818 received 2 warrants for a little over 240 acres.Who is he and where did he go?
Westbrook Journal says that Isham Lassiter ran off with one of Zilpha'sslaves and went to Starkville, Oktibbeha Co., MS
Found the following in Oktibbeha Co, MS
Household No. 479
Lassiter, Isom 54/male/b. NC/farmer
Mary 38/female/SC
Josiah 12/male/SC
Found a Jesse Lasiter 22/male/b. AL/farmer
in household No. 300 being household of Fielding Oakley b. SCPhysician
He is right age to be Isom's son.
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