[coosa1.ged] Malachi and Telitha migrated from S. C. to Montgomery Co., AL in 1818 when there were but two houses in Montgomery. They first located on the prairie and then moved to Dublin, Montgomery Co., in the piney woods. They were both liberally educated and were farmers. On 21 Oct 1834 he purchased (Signature Date: 10/21/34) 37.84 acres in Montgomery Co., AL. Legal Land Descriptions: Nr. 1; Aliquot Parts SESE; Sec/Blk 5/; Township 12-N; Range 19-E; Fract. Sect. N; Meridian ST STEPHENS MERIDIAN. From Land Office: CAHABA. Document Nr. : 17603 After Malachi died his children move into different family homes. Some of Malachi & Telitha's children are listed in the below 1850 Fed. Census of Coffee Co., AL. Reseached by Ron Bridges on 27 Jan 2003. 1850 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Coffee REEL NO: M432-3 PAGE NO: 606 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 21st Nov, 1870; Alfred McGee; SHEET NO:306A ========================================================================== ========== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB 14 545 545 Cook Green 26 M Farmer 100 Mip 15 545 545 Cook Lucy A. 24 F Ala X 16 545 545 Cook Louisia 2 F Ala 17 545 545 Cook Joseph 7/12 M Ala 18 545 545 Rushing Mc 24 M Unknown 19 546 546 Cook William R. 28 M Farmer 500 Mip 20 546 546 Cook Elizabeth 24 F Ala 21 546 546 Cook Sarah J. 9 F Ala X 22 546 546 Cook Green J. 7 M Ala X 23 546 546 Cook James M. 5 M Ala 24 546 546 Cook Daniel 3 M Ala 25 546 546 Rushing Francis 19 M Ala 26 546 546 Rushing Mary E. 17 F Ala 27 547 547 Smart Richard 23 M Farmer Ala 28 547 547 Smart Larisa 21 F Ala X 29 547 547 Rushing Andrew J. 16 M Farmer Ala