Dickinson Family Tree - Person Sheet
Dickinson Family Tree - Person Sheet
Spouses
Death16 Mar 1914, Opelika, AL2
FatherJohn Williams "Jack" Pitts (1804-1873)
MotherSophianesba Barnes (1816-1898)
ChildrenWilliam Edgar (1861-1920)
Nisba Uptegrove (1863-1943)
Joseph (~1871-)
Isaac Noel (1872-1933)
India Ashley (1873-1968)
Cecil Pitts (1876-1966)
John Joel (1867-1955)
Notes for Dr. John Ashley Stowe
India Ashley Stow wrote a brief history of the family, in which she stated that her mother added the "e" to "Stow" to "make it look finished."
Notes for Dr. John Ashley Stowe
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--YOUNGVILLE (TALLAPOOSA), ALABAMA (Beat 10, taken 4 Sep 1860, by Solomon T. Strickland, page 391/197?):
Living in Dwelling 1330 (Family 1330) were JOEL and RACHEL STOWE. He was 72 years old, a farmer, with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $9000, born in NC. RACHEL STOWE was 46 years old, born in NC.
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--STOWES FERRY (TALLAPOOSA), ALABAMA (Beat 14, taken 6 Sep 1860, by J. Crittenden, page 143/5?):
Living in Dwelling 1108 (Family 1007) was J. A. STOWE, age 37, a male, a physician by occupation. He listed real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate value of $3400. He was born in NC. He had been married within the year. His wife was named as INDIANNA STOWE, age 23, born in GA. ISAAC STOWE was listed on page 19, a physician, with real estate valued at $3500 and personal property valued at $8000. He was age 40, born in NC. His wife NANCY STOWE was age 42, born in GA. They listed 3 children, all born in AL--(1) JOEL A. STOWE (age 10), (2) PERKINS H. STOWE (age 7) and (3) NANCY F. STOWE (age 2). Living with them was SAMUEL L. YOUNG, age 21, no real estate value given for him, personal estate valued at $1400, born in AL. (This was NANCY YOUNG STOWE's son, by her former marriage; see note under 1850 Federal Census.) According to the 1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Tallapoosa Co., AL (Beat 14, taken by J. CRITTENDON 6 Sep 1860, page 38), J. A. STOWE owned 3 slaves and had one "slave house." (The slaves included one female age 24, one male age 16, and one female age one.) JOEL STOWE was reported to have two slaves (one male age 12 and one female age 8) and one slave house. ABRAHAM R. STOWE was reported to own 3 slaves (one female age 38, one male age 21, and one male age 6) and one slave house.
1864 July: During the Civil War, ROUSEEAU'S RAIDERS rode through Tallapoosa County, Alabama, crossing at Stowe's Ferry, travelling in the direction of Wetumpka, Alabama. Their commander, GENERAL SHERMAN, who was headed for Atlanta, sent GENERAL ROUSSEAU on a raid from Decatur to the Montgomery West Point Railroad, in an attempt to cut off the railroad which ran from Atlanta to Montgomery. ROUSSEAU's raiders passed through Tallapoosa County on July 16th entering from the direction of Bradford (Coosa), AL. At Socopatoy, they cut toward Youngsville, where they headed for the "tax in kind" depot (where the Confederate government had stored one-tenth of the production of the land). They took what they wanted and burned the rest. Local tradition has it that they ransacked and burned the Flint Hill Methodist Church, which was being used as a Confederate hospital. From there, they headed for the Tallapoosa River, reaching it by evening. The river was swollen, hampering their crossing; so GEN. ROUSSEAU sent COLONEL HAMILTON downstream, where he found an elderly Black man and forced him to lead them to Stowe's Ferry (owned and operated by the family of AMY ELIZABETH (STOWE) BECKETT, the wife of SAMUEL WILSON BECKETT). They sought to ford their artillary and ambulances, there. At gunpoint he led them to the ford, where they crossed the river, under cover of darkness. Men were stationed about fifty feet apart, in the treacherous waters. The only casualty of the crossing was the Black man, who was killed when he and his pack mule were swept over a boulder by the swift current. (See History f Tallapoosa County Alabama.) According to STOWE family tradition, the soldiers raided homes in the area. They even took the featherbeds outside the houses and used their bayonets to rip them apart. (See also the Supplementary note for ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE.) By the next day, July 17th, the raiders arrived at Dadeville. Enroute, they skirmished with a party of Confederates who had been sent out belatedly to destroy Stowe's Ferry, in order to delay the Yankee expedition. (See also STOWE file, for details from The Alabama Historical Quarterly and the War of the Rebellion Record (officer's report). 211
875 Aug 31: Probably as part of the estate settlement for ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE, a tract of 77-1/2 acres of land located at Yadkin Co., NC (still owned by him) was sold. The record indicates that he was living in Tallapoosa Co., AL, at this time. The sale price was $135.63, and it was sold by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, POLLY FULLER, JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of NANCY F. STOWE), to GEORGE Z. POINDEXTER (of Yadkin Co., NC). ("Beginning at a Rock corner of J. C. POINDEXTER lot, runs East Thirty three chains and fifty links to VICEY HALL's corner, thence North with her line Twenty five chains (VICEY HALL's corner), thence West thirty three chains and fifty links to a Maple (STEPHEN DAVIS corner), thence South to the beginning." Signed by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of NANCY F. STOWE), JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and POLLIE FULLER. (JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, and POLLY FULLER were all children of JOEL STOWE; PERKINS H. STOWE and NANCY STOWE were the two children of DR. ISAAC F. STOWE (now deceased). (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book S, pages 495-496; see STOWE file for photocopy of the record, and transcription.)
1877 Nov 11: NANCY F. STOW married JAMES D. SCOTT, in Tallapoosa Co., AL, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book 8, page 350. License granted 10 Nov 1877, with JOHN W. SCOTT as bondsman. JOHN F. WAGNER, J. P., performed the ceremony. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the record.) (Note: NANCY F. STOW and JOHN SCOTT's wife POLLY were first cousins, the former’s father, ISAAC STOW, having been the brother of POLLY's father, ABRAHAM R. STOWE.)
1878 Dec 4: JOHN A. STOW and wife S. P./S. F. STOW (This was probably misunderstood, was actually I. P., since he was married to INDIA PITTS STOW), living in Lee Co., AL, sold to JOHN W. SCOTT (husband of JOHN's niece, POLLY), who were living at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, for $1160, 140 acres of land in Section 5, Township 22, Range 22 and a part of Section 4, Township 22, Range 22, by the Tallapoosa River. (TALLAPOOSA COUNTY ALABAMA DEED RECORDS, BOOK X, page 287)
1880 Sep 6: JOHN A. STOWE and wife INDIA STOWE sold Stowe Ferry, for $650, to JAMES D. SCOTT and DANIEL J. KIMBROUGH. ("Land including a ferry. Beginning at stake on north side, a public road at FERRY landing on E side of Tallapoosa River, along public road in NE direction 300 feet to where public road crosses Spring Branch, thence N 210 feet to a stake, thence E 210 feet to another stake, said last line 20 feet north of ferryman house now osccupied by PURRELL HARMON, "CAL", thence south to public road 210 feet, east from whose said road crosses aforesaid branch, thence along road 110 feet west to stake on south side of road to corner of COLLIN D. HENDERSON's land".) (TALLAPOOSA COUNTY ALABAMA DEED RECORDS, BOOK T, page 541)
1902 Dec 13: DR. JOHN ASHLEY STOWE died this date, in Opelina (Lee), AL.
AMY STOWE's father was probably ISAAC UPDEGROVE, who was listed in the 1790 Federal Census in Salisbury Dist (Rowan), NC. He was the only person of that surname listed in NC. Household consisted of 1 free white male age 16 or older, 1 free white male under age 16, and 3 free white females (no age category provided for females). 211
Living in Dwelling 1330 (Family 1330) were JOEL and RACHEL STOWE. He was 72 years old, a farmer, with real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate valued at $9000, born in NC. RACHEL STOWE was 46 years old, born in NC.
1860 FEDERAL CENSUS--STOWES FERRY (TALLAPOOSA), ALABAMA (Beat 14, taken 6 Sep 1860, by J. Crittenden, page 143/5?):
Living in Dwelling 1108 (Family 1007) was J. A. STOWE, age 37, a male, a physician by occupation. He listed real estate valued at $6000 and personal estate value of $3400. He was born in NC. He had been married within the year. His wife was named as INDIANNA STOWE, age 23, born in GA. ISAAC STOWE was listed on page 19, a physician, with real estate valued at $3500 and personal property valued at $8000. He was age 40, born in NC. His wife NANCY STOWE was age 42, born in GA. They listed 3 children, all born in AL--(1) JOEL A. STOWE (age 10), (2) PERKINS H. STOWE (age 7) and (3) NANCY F. STOWE (age 2). Living with them was SAMUEL L. YOUNG, age 21, no real estate value given for him, personal estate valued at $1400, born in AL. (This was NANCY YOUNG STOWE's son, by her former marriage; see note under 1850 Federal Census.) According to the 1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Tallapoosa Co., AL (Beat 14, taken by J. CRITTENDON 6 Sep 1860, page 38), J. A. STOWE owned 3 slaves and had one "slave house." (The slaves included one female age 24, one male age 16, and one female age one.) JOEL STOWE was reported to have two slaves (one male age 12 and one female age 8) and one slave house. ABRAHAM R. STOWE was reported to own 3 slaves (one female age 38, one male age 21, and one male age 6) and one slave house.
1864 July: During the Civil War, ROUSEEAU'S RAIDERS rode through Tallapoosa County, Alabama, crossing at Stowe's Ferry, travelling in the direction of Wetumpka, Alabama. Their commander, GENERAL SHERMAN, who was headed for Atlanta, sent GENERAL ROUSSEAU on a raid from Decatur to the Montgomery West Point Railroad, in an attempt to cut off the railroad which ran from Atlanta to Montgomery. ROUSSEAU's raiders passed through Tallapoosa County on July 16th entering from the direction of Bradford (Coosa), AL. At Socopatoy, they cut toward Youngsville, where they headed for the "tax in kind" depot (where the Confederate government had stored one-tenth of the production of the land). They took what they wanted and burned the rest. Local tradition has it that they ransacked and burned the Flint Hill Methodist Church, which was being used as a Confederate hospital. From there, they headed for the Tallapoosa River, reaching it by evening. The river was swollen, hampering their crossing; so GEN. ROUSSEAU sent COLONEL HAMILTON downstream, where he found an elderly Black man and forced him to lead them to Stowe's Ferry (owned and operated by the family of AMY ELIZABETH (STOWE) BECKETT, the wife of SAMUEL WILSON BECKETT). They sought to ford their artillary and ambulances, there. At gunpoint he led them to the ford, where they crossed the river, under cover of darkness. Men were stationed about fifty feet apart, in the treacherous waters. The only casualty of the crossing was the Black man, who was killed when he and his pack mule were swept over a boulder by the swift current. (See History f Tallapoosa County Alabama.) According to STOWE family tradition, the soldiers raided homes in the area. They even took the featherbeds outside the houses and used their bayonets to rip them apart. (See also the Supplementary note for ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE.) By the next day, July 17th, the raiders arrived at Dadeville. Enroute, they skirmished with a party of Confederates who had been sent out belatedly to destroy Stowe's Ferry, in order to delay the Yankee expedition. (See also STOWE file, for details from The Alabama Historical Quarterly and the War of the Rebellion Record (officer's report). 211
875 Aug 31: Probably as part of the estate settlement for ABRAHAM ROBINSON STOWE, a tract of 77-1/2 acres of land located at Yadkin Co., NC (still owned by him) was sold. The record indicates that he was living in Tallapoosa Co., AL, at this time. The sale price was $135.63, and it was sold by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, POLLY FULLER, JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of NANCY F. STOWE), to GEORGE Z. POINDEXTER (of Yadkin Co., NC). ("Beginning at a Rock corner of J. C. POINDEXTER lot, runs East Thirty three chains and fifty links to VICEY HALL's corner, thence North with her line Twenty five chains (VICEY HALL's corner), thence West thirty three chains and fifty links to a Maple (STEPHEN DAVIS corner), thence South to the beginning." Signed by JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, JOHN A. STOWE (Guardian of NANCY F. STOWE), JOEL A. STOWE, PERKINS H. STOWE, and POLLIE FULLER. (JOHN A. STOWE, RACHEL STOWE, and POLLY FULLER were all children of JOEL STOWE; PERKINS H. STOWE and NANCY STOWE were the two children of DR. ISAAC F. STOWE (now deceased). (Tallapoosa County Alabama Deed Records, Book S, pages 495-496; see STOWE file for photocopy of the record, and transcription.)
1877 Nov 11: NANCY F. STOW married JAMES D. SCOTT, in Tallapoosa Co., AL, per Tallapoosa County Alabama Marriage Records, Book 8, page 350. License granted 10 Nov 1877, with JOHN W. SCOTT as bondsman. JOHN F. WAGNER, J. P., performed the ceremony. (See STOWE file, for photocopy of the record.) (Note: NANCY F. STOW and JOHN SCOTT's wife POLLY were first cousins, the former’s father, ISAAC STOW, having been the brother of POLLY's father, ABRAHAM R. STOWE.)
1878 Dec 4: JOHN A. STOW and wife S. P./S. F. STOW (This was probably misunderstood, was actually I. P., since he was married to INDIA PITTS STOW), living in Lee Co., AL, sold to JOHN W. SCOTT (husband of JOHN's niece, POLLY), who were living at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, for $1160, 140 acres of land in Section 5, Township 22, Range 22 and a part of Section 4, Township 22, Range 22, by the Tallapoosa River. (TALLAPOOSA COUNTY ALABAMA DEED RECORDS, BOOK X, page 287)
1880 Sep 6: JOHN A. STOWE and wife INDIA STOWE sold Stowe Ferry, for $650, to JAMES D. SCOTT and DANIEL J. KIMBROUGH. ("Land including a ferry. Beginning at stake on north side, a public road at FERRY landing on E side of Tallapoosa River, along public road in NE direction 300 feet to where public road crosses Spring Branch, thence N 210 feet to a stake, thence E 210 feet to another stake, said last line 20 feet north of ferryman house now osccupied by PURRELL HARMON, "CAL", thence south to public road 210 feet, east from whose said road crosses aforesaid branch, thence along road 110 feet west to stake on south side of road to corner of COLLIN D. HENDERSON's land".) (TALLAPOOSA COUNTY ALABAMA DEED RECORDS, BOOK T, page 541)
1902 Dec 13: DR. JOHN ASHLEY STOWE died this date, in Opelina (Lee), AL.
AMY STOWE's father was probably ISAAC UPDEGROVE, who was listed in the 1790 Federal Census in Salisbury Dist (Rowan), NC. He was the only person of that surname listed in NC. Household consisted of 1 free white male age 16 or older, 1 free white male under age 16, and 3 free white females (no age category provided for females). 211