John Alexander Darden 
John Alexander was born on July 8th, 1850 in Hanover, Coosa Co., AL.1 John Alexander's father was Uriah Addison Darden and his mother was Mary Logan. His paternal grandparents were Moses Darden and Nancy Wynne; his maternal grandparents were H. Alexander Logan and Martha Ann Smith. He had five brothers and five sisters, named James, Frank, William Stephen, Arthur Addison, Joseph Hubbard, Martha Jane, Mary Eliza, Nancy Emmaline, Sara Virginia and Amanda Belle. He was the third oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 33 on January 22nd, 1884 in Coosa Co., AL. He was buried in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Hanover, Coosa County, AL..1 1 General Notes
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John Alexander Darden was born of Uriah and Mary Darden on 8 Jul 1850 in
Coosa County, AL. He married Georgia Ann Webb on 21 Feb 1878 in Coosa
County. (Georgia Ann Webb is shown on the Marriage License. Georgia
Elizabeth Webb is the name known in family records and on her tombstone.
It is obvious that the preferred name was Elizabeth and that Elizabeth
and Ann are one and the same person.) They lived in the community of
Bentleyville, AL. They had four children between 1879 and 1884 as
follows: John Austin Darden, b. 2 Apr 1879, m. Vashti Olie Sellers 23 Sep
1900, d. 7 Jun 1942; William Anderson Darden, b. 22 Aug 1880, m. Ida
Gertrude Martin 14 Sep 1911, d. 21 Jan 1965; Georgia Hester Darden b. 21
Jul 1882, m. James Carson Rockett about 1918, d. 3 Jun 1960; and Annie
Alexander Darden, b. 18 Jan 1884, m. P. Smith Hammet, d. 6 Jul 1948. John
Alexander was a farmer and a school teacher by profession. He died at an
early age on 22 Jan 1884 in Coosa County and is buried in the Popular
Springs Cemetery. His wife, Georgia Ann Webb, died 22 Aug 1890 in Coosa
County and is buried in the Popular Springs Cemetery. Their premature
deaths left the above children orphans at an early age. My grandfather,
John Austin Darden, was the oldest of the children and was only eleven
years old when his mother died. After the death of their parents the
children were raised by their grandparents, Uriah Addison Darden and Mary
Logan.
Uriah had the reputation in the family of being a stern taskmaster.
My grandfather, John Austin Darden, used to tell a humorous story about
his childhood. It seems that his grandfather, Uriah, expected the
children, except Annie, to work in the fields, chopping cotton, etc. One
night they planned a trick on him. Getting up quite early in the morning
they slipped quietly from the house, gathered their tools, went over the
hill to the cotton patch, and began working. As the story goes, at his
customary time Uriah awakened, went to arouse the children, saw the empty
beds, and rushed to the grandmother, Mary Logan, with news that the
children had run away. He then hurried out, hitched the horse to the
buggy, and left home on the run. As he topped the rise, he saw his
grandchildren industriously working at that early hour! The laugh was on
Uriah.
Submitted by: Paul Neal Head
9461 Old Nacogdoches Rd.
Forney, TX 75126
972-564-4031
Written by: Albert Lee Head, Jr.
8292 FM 455 W
Sanger, TX 76266-2634
940-458-3538
alhjr1@@ bigplanet.com
Sources: Family Records, Marriage License, Cemetery Surveys
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1750 in Nansemond Co., VA d.~ 1806 in Warren Co., GA
- b.31 Aug 1800 in Warren Co., GA d.19 Apr 1881 in Lee Co., AL
- b.23 Sep 1825 in Warren Co., GA d.17 Jul 1903 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.1800 in ? d.1830 in Warrenton, Warren Co., GA
- b.08 Jul 1850 in Hanover, Coosa Co., AL d.22 Jan 1884 in Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.~ 1775 in SC d.Sep 1839 in Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.15 Dec 1803 in TN d.21 May 1885 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.~ 1775 in VA d.< 1850 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.06 Mar 1829 in Morgan Co., AL d.29 Jan 1899 in Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.31 Mar 1810 in TN d.01 Jun 1845 in Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
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John Alexander and Georgia Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on February 21st, 1878 in Coosa Co., AL.1 They had two sons and two daughters, named John Austin, William Anderson, Georgia Hester and Annie Alexander.
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Children
John Austin Darden
John Austin was born on April 2nd, 1879 in Bentleyville, Coosa Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 63 on June 7th, 1942 in Goodwater, Coosa Co., AL. He was buried in Goodwater Cemetery, Goodwater, Coosa Co., AL..1 1
William Anderson Darden
William Anderson was born on August 22nd, 1880 in Bentleyville, Coosa Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 84 on January 21st, 1965 in FL.1
Georgia Hester Darden
Georgia Hester was born on July 21st, 1882 in Bentleyville, Coosa Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 77 on June 3rd, 1960 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.1
Annie Alexander Darden
Annie Alexander was born on January 18th, 1884 in Bentleyville, Coosa Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 64 on July 6th, 1948 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.1
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