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December 27– January 30, 2014 • ONE COPY F R E E
Buckingham
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Beacon
Dreaming of a Home
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The Sprouse Family
Page 3
Page 4
Maysville Youth
Helps Community
Page 12
This Month in the
Buckingham Beacon:
✓ Middle School Honor Roll
Page 7
Cover
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Sarah Rachele Haines
Sue Miles
Contributors
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Linda Davis, Patricia Butcher
Kenneth “Peanut” Johnson’s
biggest fan holds the player’s hand.
Photo by Kim Murphy.
Youth
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In the Spotlight
By Martha Louis
Correspondent
I
t is not unusual for seven young men to join the military
and serve their country. It is not unusual for them to be
from one rural county in Virginia, but it is extraordinary
for them to all be brothers.
The father of these boys was Elbon Booney Sprouse (born May
17, 1876) who was in the Army and fought in the Spanish American War. He married Harriet Ann Gough (fondly known to everyone as Bubba) and together they produced 7 boys in a span of only
10 years which would include the Great Depression. They lived at
what was known as Sprouses Corner, a crossroads of two major
highways in that day- Rt. 15 and Rt. 60.
Their first born was Elbon Booney Sprouse, Jr. (known as Bill).
He married Ruth Virginia Griffith in 1942 and lived at Sprouses
Corner, the same year his father would have died. Bill worked in
an airplane factory until he joined the Army on Feb. 8, 1943. Jack
Moss (who had married Nancy Boatwright ) and Bill were stationed
at Camp Howze , Texas for basic training. Nancy and Ruth would
go on the long trip together to visit their husbands. Bill’s unit was
sent to Italy in 1943. He was severely wounded in 1944 and spent
14 months in the hospital. He earned the Purple Heart and the
European African Theater Medal for bravery. In 1947, Bill and
Ruth and family moved back to Dillwyn- he bought Sprouse’s Garage in 1947.
Next born was William Carrington Sprouse (Pete). He married
Lucy Alice Baldwin in 1947. He entered the Army Air Force in
1943 and received basic training at Miami Beach, Fla., gunnery
See Sprouse page 14
2• BUCKINGHAM BEACON • December 27–January 30, 2014
L to R.: Harriett Ann Gough Sprouse Newton (their mother better known as Hattie or Bubba) with
her sons:E.B. Sprouse, Jr. (Bill), William C. Sprouse (Pete) , David Linwood Sprouse (Linwood),
Robert S. Sprouse (Bobby), James Sprouse (Jimmy), Wallace G. Sprouse (Wallace) and Freddy
Sprouse (Freddy). Photo courtesy of Patricia Butcher.
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Cover Story
A few of the players visited the preschool the Friday before their game. All photos by Kim Murphy.
Buckingham Loves
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Brunswick vs Buckingham. The Knights lost to 27-0 ending its playoff run.
4•Buckingham Beacon • December 27–January 30, 2014
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By Sarah Rachele Haines
Correspondent
his town loves football. Loves it. Buckingham supports the youth
league as much as it supports the high school teams from flag
football to varsity. When the Buckingham Knights started their
season off at 2-2, surrounding counties didn’t think the team
would do well. Says athletic director Ed Dike, “When we were
2-2, a lot of people wrote off these guys but the kids and coaching staff buckled down and went on a heck of run for one of the
most successful seasons in recent history…” The Knights fans
didn’t write this team off either. They traveled to away games,
packed the stadiums and supported their players in the heat, in
the rain, and in the cold.
Each week a group of fans lined up to tailgate by the end zone too. Says
Ashley Carter, a teacher at Buckingham Primary, “We love to come out here
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football fan, says, “We’re just one big family. This
is what we do.” And the team felt the love, after
a game one night #51 Tevin Harris stopped by
to thank the fans for all their support this season.
The Knights finished the season at 10-4
including their four game playoff run. In years
past, the Knights have only made it to the second
round of playoffs before being eliminated, so this
year was a huge success.
When the Knights made it the playoffs and wound
up having to practice on Thanksgiving Day, the community
rallied behind them to show their support and held a feast. It was originally planned
for Thanksgiving morning and no one batted an eye. The Facebook page where
parents could sign up to bring a dish for the players and coaches blew up with posts.
Everyone wanted to help. Eventually the feast was moved to Friday evening, so as
to not interfere with their practice schedule.
And when the Knights made it to the semi finals, what did they do before their
big game? Some of the boys from the varsity team came around to the preschool,
primary school, and elementary school and read stories to the kids. Says Tyson,
“These boys are such great role models for the younger generation on and off the
field.” They must have had a million things running through their head, but they
chose to give back to the community. The community that loves and supports them.
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December 27–January 30, 2014• Buckingham Beacon •5
A Formidable Force
Knights from Page 5
Led by Coach Craig Gill, the Buckingham County Varsity football team was a formidable force this season. They are the 2A State Semi-Finalists for the
2013-2014 school year; having been in the playoffs for the last five years. The last time Buckingham reached this level was in 2002. In spite of losing to
Brunswick High School, the Knights outscored their opponents by 228 points for the season, including Brunswick. The team members were also well recognized by the coaches of the James River District. All district offensive team are: Demetrius Jones, Tevin Harris, and Jacob Snoddy. Justin Ayres, John
Edwards, Michael Mabry, and Leon Ragland were selected for All-District Defense. Sophomore Leon Ragland was recognized as All-Purpose Offensive, and
senior Kenneth “Peanut” Johnson, was the James River Offensive Player of the Year. Coach Craig Gill was assisted by Micah Haines, Seth Wilkerson, Zach
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Elizabeth Bailey
Johniece Baker
Jordan Banks-Posey
Cole Bohanon
Amil Bolden (All A’s)
Dylan Brown
Sarah Bryant
Kywann Cain
Autumn Chambers
Jalen Chambers (All A’s)
Tyshea Chambers (All A’s)
Micaiah Coleman
Kayleah Corral (All A’s)
Kalin Dabney (All A’s)
James DeVore (All A’s)
David Edmondston
Brayden Edwards (All A’s)
Jaelynn Edwards
Walter Edwards
William Edwards
JahNya Eldridge
Gabriela Facundo-Franco
Jermarious Ford (All A’s)
Carlitos Gaines
Darrell Garland
Mia Garrett (All A’s)
Tajhmir Gough (All A’s)
JaMelvin Gregory
Nathan Hawk
D'Kiya Jackson
Kaylyn Johnson
Malaysia Johnson (All A’s)
Trevor Kelly (All A’s)
Branson Layne
Gabrielle Mangialetti (All A’s)
Ian Martin (All A’s)
Emily Martinez-Vais
Quinn McCabe
Tyler Moore
Lauren Morton
Chase Moss
Sydney Mullins (All A’s)
Jordan Murphy
Heaven Pillois (All A’s)
Kennedy Powell
Dylan Price
Savannah Pritchett
Joshua Reynolds
Keith Rowe
Gabriel Rumsey
Logan Rumsey
April Sage (All A’s)
DaJa Skinner
Morgan Small (All A’s)
Christian Snoddy
Dalton Stuple
LaDeTra Swann
James Taylor
Joseph Test (All A’s)
Hunter Townsend
Taliyah Turner
Elana West-Smith
William Whetzel
Adam Wilson (All A’s)
Caitanya Wingham
Matthew Wright (All A’s)
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Trevor Agee
Caitlyn Amos (All A’s)
Demetris Anderson
Melvin Anderson (All A’s)
Charmaine Battle (All A’s)
Kaylee Bliss
Kaleb Bond
Mya Brydie (All A’s)
Aniyah Butler
Ketara Cain
Jaycee Call
Tekeisha Chambers
Brianna Chapman
Dien Dang (All A’s)
Hunter Dispanet
Emily Edwards
Isaiah Faison
Alyssa Gormus
Tamiyah Gough
RhaNeisha Holman
Jarius Jones
Kaleigh Jones (All A’s)
Daniel Lawrence
Diante' Lee
Jerrod Lewis
Lucy Lopez
Mary Love (All A’s)
Jada Mallory
Casey Marshall (All A’s)
Kaitlyn Martin (All A’s)
Enoch Matthews
Jaquan Monroe
Colton Morris
Leah Moxley (All A’s)
Sidney Mullins
Hannah Palmore
Bailey Perkins
Samantha Poole (All A’s)
Brianna Powell
Alexandria Ragland
Christine Reams
Sophia Rumsey (All A’s)
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Abigail Snoddy
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Jeffrey Stanley
Quantarius Stanton (All A’s)
Thomas Steger (All A’s)
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Daquan Tindall
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December 27–January 30, 2014 • BUCKINGHAM BEACON • 7
In the Spirit
Building
on
Faith
By Sue A. Miles
Correspondent
I
t would be safe to say that many peobefore her house is completed. This commitple take for granted that everyone
ment requires Shelanda and any of her family
either owes their own home or will
members, over the age of 16, to perform vareventually become a homeowner.
ious jobs at the worksite, on another Habitat
However, that is not the case for
project, and at the Farmville ReStore facility.
many. Shelanda Harris is an example. At the age
In order for construction to begin on her
of 34, and a mother of three, she is a hardworkhouse, she must have worked at least 100
ing citizen who wants more for her children;
“sweat-equity” hours. Shelanda must also
more than living in a two bedroom trailer, that is
attend 12 prospective homeowner workshops
basically falling apart. “I bought this used trailer
covering topics relating to home ownership,
about four years ago,” said Shelanda. “I’m rentsuch as budgeting, buying insurance, home
ing the lot to put it on. But, it’s not the best place
maintenance, and energy conservation.
for my children. I have a three-year-old daughter
To assist a potential new home owner in
and a 12-year-old son. We need more space and
this process, Habitat assigns them a Family
a better place to live.” Shelanda’s oldest son is
Advocate to be part of the ongoing process.
attending college and comes home during breaks.
Habitat can drop clients from the program if
Because of space limitations, during those visits,
personal situations change. The greatest danhe usually stays with a relative.
ger for a new client is obtaining new debt after
Shelanda’s parents have never owned their
they have been approved, which is why havown home so she did not have the role model
ing an Advocate to consult with is so importhat most young people have to follow. But
tant.
because of her determination and drive, we come
Chris Yates is the volunteer coordinator for
to the second part to this story – that of Habitat
Shelanda’s house. Newly involved in the profor Humanity. Shelanda had heard about the
gram, he knows that the goal of raising
non-profit Christian housing ministry from a co$90,000.00 by March, 2014 is a daunting
worker at Westminster Canterbury in
challenge – but well worth the effort. “The
Charlottesville, where she works as a CNA. “I
$90,000.00 can be in volunteer work, inwent to the Farmville Habitat office and asked for
kind, and actual donations,” said Chris. “We
an application,” she said. “They called me about
want to involve the local churches, and busitwo months later.”
nesses.” Businesses can donate building supHabitat’s mission is to develop communities
plies or sell to Habitat at cost, as an example
by assisting people in need “by building and renof community support. Heavy machinery
ovating houses so that there are decent houses in
operators can donate their time. There are
decent communities in which God’s people can
many ways to help the cause. Shelanda has
live and grow.” Begun in Georgia in 1976 by
already contributed over 82 hours of time in
Millard Fuller, the organization has developed into Shelanda Harris sits on the front steps of her current home with her financial education classes and volunteer
an international organization that has made it 12 year old son, Octavius, and Jaziyah, her three year old daughter. work without the guarantee of a home in
Her goal is to work with the Farmville area Habitat office to provide return.
possible for more than 120,000 families to move
a better home for her children. All photos by Sue Miles.
into decent homes they can call their own.
Shelanda’s new house is scheduled to be
A non-profit organization, Habitat builds and
1080 square feet in size. The Habitat homesells their houses at “at cost”, with no interest charged to the homeowner, with vol- owner’s manual is very specific and the mortgage payment procedure is detailed.
unteer hours, and with a tremendous amount of “sweat equity” by the future home- There is even a moving check list and the most exciting part, a Dedication Day.
owner.
Jayne Johnson, Executive Director of the Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity
Shelanda had to go through a qualifying process, which included a review of her spoke with great compassion on this Buckingham project. “Shelanda works hard to
debts, income, and credit history. She will have to be responsible for the cash down provide for her family, commuting an hour and a half to and from work each day,”
payment and closing costs and will have to commit to at least 250 hours of work said Johnson. “But, safe, decent and affordable housing has been out of reach for
8 • BUCKINGHAM BEACON • December 27–January 30, 2014
In the Spirit
Three year old Jaziyah plays in front of the family home.
The trailer is deteriorating and is too small for the family.
Shelanda’s dream is to provide her children with a better home.
She struggles with the maintenance of an old trailer that is hard to heat
and has little space for her family.
basically all done on faith.
If you would like to assist in this
Habitat project, through financial,
volunteer, or in-kind donations,
contact Chris Yates at 434-9835615 or 434-808-6734.
You can also go tohttps://share.habitat.org/melissa-gies-affiliate-26#guidestart to learn more about the Farmville
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at Shoppes at College Park, is open
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and Fridays until 6 p.m. Anyone who
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should call Habitat about their pick-up
program.
her, until now. By partnering with
Habitat, Shelanda now has an opportunity to realize her dream of a 0% mortgage at a monthly payment she can
afford. But, first Habitat needs to raise
the funds to buy the materials to build
this home.
“I’ve always dreamed of having a
home,” said Shelanda. “I realize that it
will be a lot of hard work and will take
some time. But, I know that it will be
worth it, especially for my children.”
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Dedication Day it will be! A new home
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Slate River Ramblings
On The Move
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Joanne Yeck, author of “At a Place Called
Buckingham” and “The Jefferson Brothers,” has been
fascinated with Buckingham County for nearly twenty years. In late 2012, she started blogging her collection of Buckingham facts and photos.
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11/04/2013: Buckingham Gold: Alcinda Mine
On July 14, 1838, a letter to the Editor ran in the Washington D.C. newspaper,
Madisonian, for the Country. It was in response to “extracts from the New York
Gazette, on the subject of Gold Mines in Virginia.” The letter discusses several
Buckingham County gold mines which were active in 1838 and was signed, simply,
BUCKINGHAM.
I trust, sir, that it was not your intention to turn this subject to political account.
Sure, I am, you could have had no such purpose in mentioning the employment of
foreign capital in our mines…. Of the balance of the gold region I shall not speak,
nor of any mines which I have not visited, except that from the information of others, I may safely remark, that if Buckingham does not contain the very best mines in
this country, they are certainly not inferior to any.
The following mines I have seen . . . The Morton; the Booker; the Alcinda, or
Eldridge; the Ford and Nicholas, and the Ayres….
The Alcinda mine has been opened by the sinking of two shafts, probably fifty feet
deep. The vein is the largest I have seen, and is said to be the largest known in this
county. The ores yield well, though not so much, perhaps, to the given quality, as
those of the Booker. They are easy of access and may be raised in any quantity
required, at a smaller expense than is common in small veins. . . Like that of
Morton’s, a small creek affords the only motive power applied in crushing the ores.
11/06/2013: Buckingham Gold: Alcinda Mine Today
An Act of the Virginia General Assembly passed on January 13, 1837 to incorporate the Alcinda Gold Mining Company. According to the Act, Charles S. Morgan
purchased the entire interests of Thomas Eldridge, George W. Eldridge, Christopher
Ford and others, in about six hundred and twenty acres of land.
10 • BUCKINGHAM BEACON • December 27–January 30, 2014
Jan Kennedy, Slate
River Ramblings reader,
whose family now owns
the land were the Alcinda
Mine once operated,
commented:
Our mine had a large,
shallow depth pond or
lake upstream of the
sleuce or canal. The
sleuce was about 10 feet
wide and 6 feet deep. The
partial dam and sleuce still
Shaft mining in central Virginia,
exist. The sleuce is about
c. 1865 (Harper’s New Monthly Magazine)
100 feet long with several
cutouts which probably
had adjustable wooden openings to vary the water to the undershot or over shot
water wheels used to crush the rock from the mines shafts.
On the hill side above the sleuce, there are 3-4 mine shafts partially filled. About
35 years ago, there were large, left over rock piles, 15 feet high. They have been
eroded or spread out due to amateur gold seekers.
11/30/2013: Buckingham Gold: Booker Mine
Continued from the letter to the Editor of the Madisonian and signed, simply,
BUCKINGHAM.
The Booker mine went into the hands of a company in the fall of 1836, and some
thirty or forty thousand dollars were expended in preparation of machinery upon a
very large scale, (to be propelled by two steam engines,) and in sinking a shaft, which
was unfortunately located and failed. But this plan was changed last fall – a cheaper one adopted – and machinery, propelled by one of the Engineers, has been
recently put to work. The vein has been opened some fifty feet deep, and their
prospects appear very flattering. The vein is large and the ore productive. The
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History
The Man Behind Buckingham County’s Alexander Hill Community:
Will the Real Alexander Moseley Please Stand Up?
By Joanne Yeck
Correspondent
D
Nelson County at his plantation, Fish Pond. The house
uring 1809–1810, two Alexander Moseleys
sat high on the hill, looking down on the canal and the
were born. Distant cousins, they were both
James River, and across to his birthplace, Buckingham
reared in Buckingham and, over time, their
County. There, the extended Moseley families owned
biographies became confused.
large estates, including Wheatland and Willow Lake.
The older of the two, born on June 10, 1809, was the
That year, this Alexander Moseley shared his home with
product of prominent Buckingham families; his parents
his twice-widowed mother, his two Walker nephews, a
were Col. Robert Moseley and his second wife, Elizabeth
free mulatto man, Henry Bradley, and a free black man,
“Betsey” Putney, whose mother was a Fearn. Like many
John Harris, who may be the John Harris, Sr. soon to
citizens in Buckingham County, he had more than a touch
be one of the owners of Alexander Hill. That year,
of French Huguenot blood; his Moseley grandmother was
Moseley’s wealth was calculated at $100,000, $70,000
a Guerrant. A life-long bachelor, he grew up to be Editor
of which was represented, in part, by his fifty-six slaves,
of the Richmond Whig.
who lived in thirteen dwellings at Fish Pond.
The younger, whose full name was possibly Alexander
When the Civil War ended and emancipation was
Marshall Moseley, was born on July 22, 1810 in
Sketch of Alexander Hill Church by Dr. Margaret
realized, Alexander Moseley of Fish Pond assessed his
Powhatan County, Virginia. The son of Spotswood Lewis
Pennington, Courtesy Historic Buckingham.
new life and his new responsibilities. Like many memMoseley and his first wife, Mary Marshall, sometime
bers of the planter class, he had experienced great finanbefore 1817, the family moved to Buckingham County.
cial losses during the war and, as a result of overwhelming debt, on October 15,
He grew up to be a lawyer, who practiced in Buckingham at Curdsville and Gravel
1866, he deeded his beloved plantation to his cousin and namesake, Alexander J.
Hill. On August 30, 1837, he married Emeline J. Brown.
Bondurant. Concurrently, he was concerned with the future of his former servants.
One of these two men was the founder of “Alexander Hill,” a tract of land gifted
Now that the farm was out of Moseley’s hands, both he and the newly freed men,
to newly emancipated slaves. Some accounts of the establishment of Alexander Hill
women, and children of Fish Pond had lost their home. Moseley devised a plan to
attribute the gift to Alexander Moseley, Esquire, of Gravel Hill. However, it was
provide them with land to work, giving them a solid start in the New South. The
Alexander Moseley, Editor (and coincidentally, Esquire as well) who made the gift to
remains of his farm at Sycamore Islands, located in Buckingham County, directly
his former servants. It is doubtful that Alexander Moseley of Gravel Hill ever owned
across the James River from Fish Pond and near Moseley plantations owned by his
numerous slaves, since he was not a planter. By 1860, he owned just a two-yearclose cousins, would become Alexander Hill.
old girl and a one-year-old boy, making him a very unlikely candidate for the man
behind the community established at Alexander Hill.
See Alexander Hill Page 13
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Youth Doing Good
Giving the gift of Help
Many residents in the Buckingham Courthouse village
were given a gift of love recently, when the youth group of
Maysville Baptist Church, walked through the community
and raked leaves for their neighbors, as part of their
Serving Community Project. Led by youth pastor, Taylor
Leuthold, the youth group enjoyed a cool autumn day of
giving to others, many who were elderly or shut-ins.
Shown left to right (back) are: Brandon Womack, Ryan
Womack, Joanna Reid, Taylor Leuthold, Justin Reid, Devin
Townsend, Caleb Yoder, Jordan Reid, Jessica Yoder,
Tiyhanna Gramnar, Jocelyn Reid, Sarah Whittington.
Front row: Wyatt Yoder and Darrell Friend.
Photo by Sue Miles
499 Pounds
of Food
Gathered
Fuqua School’s Youth for
Christ (YFC) members gathered
499 pounds of food for
Farmville Area Community
Emergency Services (FACES).
In addition to the food donation,
members of the Fuqua School
family also raised $79.00 for
the cause.
Bobby Eiban,
FACES Operations Director,
shared, “Contributions mean so
much to the families in our area
and every dollar donated equals five pounds of food”. FACES’ mission is to gather and distribute
food to neighbors in need in hopes of creating a hunger-free community.
Pictured (l-r): front row – Ally Martinez, MS YFC Secretary, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A.
Martinez of Amelia; Kate Elam, MS YFC Chaplain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Byrd Elam of
Pamplin; back row – Luke Wyatt, US YFC Chaplain, son of Reverend and Mrs. Ron Wyatt of
Cumberland; Nicholas Davis, YFC member, son of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Davis, Jr. of
Buckingham; Antonio Gonzalez, US YFC President, grandson of Ms. Laura Fowlkes of Meherrin;
Mr. Bobby Eiban; Guy Wall, MS YFC President, son of Ms. Jennifer Wall of Farmville; Michael
Johnson, US YFC member, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Johnson of Chase City -- Photo courtesy of Linda Davis
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Buckingham
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Money Raised for Llama
For the third consecutive year, the Spanish students from
Buckingham County High School raised money to purchase
a llama for Heifer International. The llama will go to a
needy family in a Central or South American country.
Llamas are unique gifts because they provide struggling families with a lifetime of opportunities. Heifer International
provides llamas and their close cousins, the alpaca, to families living at high altitudes in the Andes Mountains of South
America where no other animals can withstand the harsh
conditions. Their wool is prized around the world for being
denser, warmer and softer than sheep wool — making it
possible for families to earn a steady living by either selling
the wool or making clothes and blankets. The students
shown raised the most money in the class (top, left to right):
Caitlin Ragland, Marisa Robertson, Kristen Jamerson, Erin
Parrish, Kenneth Johnson, Henry Jones, Chyenne Fisk, and
Hannah Ragland. Photo by Sue A. Miles.
Alexander Hill from Page 11
On January 1, 1867, a remarkable
deed was witnessed in Buckingham.
The tract of land consisted of 346
acres. The deed transferred the property to nine “men of color,” including
Gabriel Palmer, who would become the
pastor of Alexander Hill Baptist
Church, the first African-American
Baptist Church in Buckingham County.
The others were Emanuel Wayne,
Emanuel Moseley, Cornelius Palmer,
Winston Palmer, Peter Scott, Jesse
Moseley, Sr., John Harris, Sr., and
Samuel Braxton. The tract was located
at the headwaters of Ryan’s Creek just
west of Glenmore. On the deed a
church was noted at the tip of Emanuel
Wayne’s land on Nicholas Cabell’s
Ferry Road. In the center of the property, on Emanuel Moseley’s lot, there was
a saw mill.
On October 23, 1866, Moseley’s
cousin, Grandison Moseley of Willow
Lake, surveyed the tract and, on
January 1, 1867, Moseley signed the
deed of gift. His cousin, Alex. J.
Bondurant, Justice of the Peace in
Buckingham, was a witness. In it,
Alexander Moseley expressed that the
land was to go to his “former servants.”
They all may have been former servants, but not all of them were former
slaves, at least not all were freed by
emancipation. One of the exceptions
was likely Buckingham-born John
Harris, Sr., who was living at Fish Pond
in 1860.
Currently, it is unknown how
Alexander Hill got its name. It is interesting that Alexander Moseley’s first
name was remembered rather than his
surname. Oddly, there is no hill at the
place. Was the name a nod to Israel
Hill, the long-established free black
community in Prince Edward County?
By 1868, without a farm to manage,
Alexander Moseley returned to
Richmond, once again dedicating himself to the Richmond Whig. The men of
Alexander Hill were on their own to
work their land, grow their church, and
care for their families. When the census
was enumerated in July of 1870, all of
the grantees of Alexander Hill remained
present and accounted for in James
River Township of Buckingham
County. Reading the census, it is immediately apparent that Alexander
Moseley had provided a new beginning
for more than just nine men. Together
with their wives, children, and extended
families, some of whom may have
joined them from plantations other than
Fish Pond, they were a ready-made
community.
The Palmer families included three
grantees, Gabriel, Cornelius, and
Winston, all of whom could read and
write. The deed identifies them as former servants of Alexander Moseley but
were they slaves? In 1870, the fortyyear-old “Gabe” Palmer was listed as a
farmer whose real estate was valued at
$114.00. If he was already preaching,
the census taker did not make note of it;
ten years later, however, Palmer’s occupation would be given as “preacher.” In
1870, his wife, Lydia (a.k.a. Lidia and
Lettie), was considerably younger, enumerated as twenty-four years old. Oral
history maintains that she had been the
property of Alexander Moseley. Their
children, Daniel, Ananias, David, and
Patrick H. lived with them. The thirtyfive-year-old Cornelius Palmer, another
grantee, was living with his wife, Susan,
and five children. Winston Palmer, age
twenty, was nearby with his wife,
Pamelia, and two children. A fourth
Palmer household was headed by Julius
Palmer who lived with his wife, Louisa,
and a sixteen-year-old boy enumerated
as Page Lomack, though his surname
was probably Lomax.
Who were these literate Palmers?
According to Buckingham resident, Bob
Parson, who compiled a history of
Alexander Hill Baptist Church based on
interviews with the church's oldest
member, Mrs. Mildred Johnson (ninetyone at the time), and others affiliated
with the church, “Gabriel Palmer was a
free black who lived near the Moseley
plantation."
According to historian and author
Charles White, the congregation of
Alexander Hill Church swelled to over
500 members. Eventually, some members split off and formed the
Warminster Baptist Church, located
nearby and closer to the James River.
Then, in 1896, others established
Jerusalem Baptist Church, just down
the road from Alexander Hill.
In 1870, grantees Peter and Adeline
Scott, and their four children; the sev-
enty-five-year-old Jessie Moseley, Sr.
and his wife, Emma; and Samuel and
Emma Braxton, and their six children,
all lived adjacent each other. “Manuel
Wain” (Emanuel Wayne) and “Manuel”
Moseley were listed as well.
Sixty-year-old John Harris, Sr.’s
household was especially large. It
included Kizia Harris (40), Abby Harris
(14), Louisa Knight (16) and what may
be her six siblings, the youngest of
whom is named Alex. Interestingly, the
gift of land to John Harris, Sr. was “for
life” and upon his death his thirty-eight
acres were to go to his sons John,
William, Monroe, Thomas, and Peter.
See Alexander Hill page 14
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Sprouse from Page 2
school at Laredo, Texas and
Sioux City, Iowa. Overseas service was with the 8th Air Force in
1944 and he completed 35 combat missions over Germany.
Citations Air Medal with 5 Oak
Leaf Clusters and Presidential
Group citations. Pete was shot
down over Cologne, Germany on
Jan. 10, 1945 and crashed in
Belgium. He also crashed in
February of 1945 at the White
Cliffs of Dover after he was shot
up over Germany. He eventually
operated the famous Sprouse’s
Restaurant and Cabins.
The third son was David
Linwood Sprouse (Linwood) who
joined the Marines, but only
stayed in 30 days and received a
Front row 2nd Lt. Adrian L. Lemon, PFF Navigator, 1st Lt. Robert J.
medical discharge in 1944
Roush. Pilot, 2nd Lt Fred L. Crouse, Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt Stuart G.
because of a foot problem. He
Newman,
Dead Recogning Navigator. Back row: T/Sgt. Irvin Schlom,
married Dolly Nuckols and lived
Radio
Operator;
S/Sgt. Richard E.. Davis, Right Waist Gunner; S/Sgt.
in Dillwyn.
William
“Pete’
C.
Sprouse,Tail Gunner; 1st Lt. Earl J. Malerich, Jr.,,
The fourth son was Robert
GeeH
Navigator,
Sgt.
Michale Stohazu, Flight Engineer & Top Turret
Samuel Sprouse (Bobby) who
was in the U.S. Navy from July Operator. Missing from photo: 1st Lt Hugh W. Treadwell, Bombardier –
1945 to September 1948. He taking picture S/Sgt. Arthfur C. Hafner, Left Waist Gunner - traumatic
right leg amputation below the knee during this mission.
served in the Atlantic and the
Photo courtesy of Martha Louis.
Mediterranean, also around Haiti
and South America. He was on
the USS Manchester (cruiser)
The seventh son was Fredrick Cosby Sprouse
and USS North Carolina (battleship).He has memo(Freddie) who entered the Army in 1953 and did
ries of visiting Italy, Morocco , Gibraltar and places
basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC. He then was
up and down the an. Bobby is one of two sons still
moved to Camp Pickett for training in a Medical
living. His son, Robert Samuel Sprouse, Jr. served in
Reserve Training Course. When Camp Pickett
Vietnam in the Army.
closed, Freddie was sent to Pittsburg, PA to serve in
The fifth son was James Washington Sprouse
an Anti-Aircraft unit. His rank was P.F.C. and he
(Jimmy) who entered the Navy Jan. 15th, 1948. He
was discharged in 1955. He has moved back to
served at Great Lakes, Ill., New York, Florida,
Sprouses Corner and is the only other son still livCharleston SC , Elizabeth City, NC and Norfolk Va.
ing other than Bobby.
He was discharged at Norfolk , Va in 1952.
Thanks to Patricia Sprouse Butcher, DK Sprouse
Son number six was Wallace Gough Sprouse
Lowe and WC Sprouse, Jr. for their important con(Wallace), who married Hazel Gowin in 1951. He
tributions to this article.
entered the Army Jan. 8, 1952 and took his basic
Note: If you have older members of your famtraining at Ft. Knox, Ky. On June 2, 1952 he was
ily whom you are able to interview about their life
shipped to Japan and then to Korea, He was
and maybe generations before them, do so. Oral
wounded Sept 4, 1952 which caused loss of use of
history is very important and when the storyteller
his left arm, leg and left side of his face. He was in
is gone, the story goes with them unless written
a hospital overseas and then back to the states to
down or recorded. Contact Historic Buckingham
Walter Reed in Washington and McGuire in
for information on Oral History. 969-4355.
Richmond. He was discharged from the Army in
1953 .After coming back to Sprouses Corner he
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Photo courtesy Martha Louis.
Ruth and Elbon Booney Sprouse, Jr. (Bill) taken in
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Photo courtesy of Patricia Butcher.
Alexander Hill from Page 13
By 1870, young John Harris (30)
and William Harris (28) had established
separate households, living with their
families adjacent John, Sr.
Following the community over the
next ten years, there were births and
deaths and, no doubt, an exodus or
two, yet Alexander Hill appears to be a
stable community. Rev. Gabriel Palmer
preached. Winston Palmer died, leaving
Pamelia a widow with five children to
rear.
Jesse Moseley, Jr. named his sixth
child, Alexander Moseley. Peter Scott
and Samuel Braxton, still in their forties
headed substantial families; in fact, the
Braxtons had twelve children! John
Harris, Sr., Gabe Palmer, Manuel
Wayne, Manuel Moseley, and Jesse
Moseley all worked as farmers, farming
their own land.
According to tradition, Cornelius
Palmer founded Alexander Hill School.
Young Edward Lomax served as
teacher, beginning a long and illustrious
career in Buckingham County. In 1870,
Edward Lomax and his family lived near
the John Harris family; Lomax was enumerated as a twenty-one-year-old
mulatto. By 1886–87, perhaps before,
Edward and his wife, Josephine, held
“First Grade Certificates” and were
teaching in a “colored school” at
Buckingham Courthouse. Together,
14 • BUCKINGHAM BEACON • December 27–January 30, 2014
they would go on to become leaders in
the Buckingham County schools, conducting training institutes for African
American teachers.
In 1867, nine free men of color, and
their families, were given land they
could call their own. Alexander
Moseley, life-long bachelor and Editor
of the Richmond Whig, surely believed
in his former servants’ ability to succeed. His faith was not misplaced. The
Palmers, the Moseleys, Emanuel
Wayne, Peter Scott, John Harris, Sr.,
and Samuel Braxton took that gift and
provided a community for their children
and their grandchildren.
Joanne Yeck’s ancestor, Evelina Ann
(Moseley) Harris, was the half-sister of
Alexander Moseley, Editor. Yeck is
expanding this story of the two
Alexander Moseleys and the long-lasting legacy of Alexander Hill. If you have
stories to share about Alexander Hill,
please contact her at [email protected].
She is the author of The Jefferson
Brothers and At a Place Called
Buckingham . . . Historic Sketches of
Buckingham County, Virginia (Slate
River Press, slateriverpress.com). Her
blog, Slate River Ramblings (slateriverramblings.com), focuses on the history
of Buckingham County.
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