Half-Siblings
James H Sewell (1881-)
George D Sewell (1883-)
Josie C Sewell (1889-)
Two Children Sewell (1889-)
Other Children:
Lemuel Wesley Pope (1903-1970)
Samuel Joel Pope (1927-2010)
Amanda's parental ancestry goes back seven generations to Henry Sewell, 1610-1644 who married Alice Willoughby in Virginia. Through her maternal ancestry, she was a direct descendant of Rev. Samuel Newman, pioneer Baptist minister and missionary in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. Rev. Newman was a personal friend of John Gano, Chaplain of George Washington's army during the American Revolution. Mandy's long Baptist background may have accounted for her deep religious faith. Amanda's mother died when she was seven days old. Her father remarried and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Solomon and Winnie McClung. She grew up almost within sight of Poplar Springs Church. Her grandparents donated land for the church and cemetery and were probably charter members. Amanda never lost her love for the church and taught her children to love and respect it, which they did. John and Mandy loved for a time in Haralson County, GA after their marriage. Around 1904, at the urging of Amanda's Uncle Joe McClung, who had gone earlier, they moved to Texas. Amanda's health began to fail and they moved on, first to Arkansas, then to Oklahoma, which was then Indian Territory. John worked for awhile on the Electric Railroad that ran between McAllister and Hartshorne. The climate and water didn't suit them, so around 1906 they moved back to Georgia. John farmed and made a little moonshine to supplement his meager farm income. The latter was against Amanda's religious principles and she persuaded him to do something else. After about a year, they moved to Anniston, AL where John worked in the pipe shops. He did well and worked in foundries at Talladega, Bessemer, and finally Birmingham, where the depression closed the foundries in 1930. With no employment, John moved to Cullman County, AL where he farmed for awhile. They later moved to Columbus, GA where their son Clyde was stationed at Fort Benning. John worked at the Fort for awhile and then back to Haralson County, GA where they lived for some time. By 1945, they were back in Birmingham where both died. They had twelve children. (Bio courtesy of Cousin J. Simmons.)
James H Sewell (1881-)
George D Sewell (1883-)
Josie C Sewell (1889-)
Two Children Sewell (1889-)
Other Children:
Lemuel Wesley Pope (1903-1970)
Samuel Joel Pope (1927-2010)
Amanda's parental ancestry goes back seven generations to Henry Sewell, 1610-1644 who married Alice Willoughby in Virginia. Through her maternal ancestry, she was a direct descendant of Rev. Samuel Newman, pioneer Baptist minister and missionary in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. Rev. Newman was a personal friend of John Gano, Chaplain of George Washington's army during the American Revolution. Mandy's long Baptist background may have accounted for her deep religious faith. Amanda's mother died when she was seven days old. Her father remarried and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Solomon and Winnie McClung. She grew up almost within sight of Poplar Springs Church. Her grandparents donated land for the church and cemetery and were probably charter members. Amanda never lost her love for the church and taught her children to love and respect it, which they did. John and Mandy loved for a time in Haralson County, GA after their marriage. Around 1904, at the urging of Amanda's Uncle Joe McClung, who had gone earlier, they moved to Texas. Amanda's health began to fail and they moved on, first to Arkansas, then to Oklahoma, which was then Indian Territory. John worked for awhile on the Electric Railroad that ran between McAllister and Hartshorne. The climate and water didn't suit them, so around 1906 they moved back to Georgia. John farmed and made a little moonshine to supplement his meager farm income. The latter was against Amanda's religious principles and she persuaded him to do something else. After about a year, they moved to Anniston, AL where John worked in the pipe shops. He did well and worked in foundries at Talladega, Bessemer, and finally Birmingham, where the depression closed the foundries in 1930. With no employment, John moved to Cullman County, AL where he farmed for awhile. They later moved to Columbus, GA where their son Clyde was stationed at Fort Benning. John worked at the Fort for awhile and then back to Haralson County, GA where they lived for some time. By 1945, they were back in Birmingham where both died. They had twelve children. (Bio courtesy of Cousin J. Simmons.)
Half-Siblings
James H Sewell (1881-)
George D Sewell (1883-)
Josie C Sewell (1889-)
Two Children Sewell (1889-)
Other Children:
Lemuel Wesley Pope (1903-1970)
Samuel Joel Pope (1927-2010)
Amanda's parental ancestry goes back seven generations to Henry Sewell, 1610-1644 who married Alice Willoughby in Virginia. Through her maternal ancestry, she was a direct descendant of Rev. Samuel Newman, pioneer Baptist minister and missionary in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. Rev. Newman was a personal friend of John Gano, Chaplain of George Washington's army during the American Revolution. Mandy's long Baptist background may have accounted for her deep religious faith. Amanda's mother died when she was seven days old. Her father remarried and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Solomon and Winnie McClung. She grew up almost within sight of Poplar Springs Church. Her grandparents donated land for the church and cemetery and were probably charter members. Amanda never lost her love for the church and taught her children to love and respect it, which they did. John and Mandy loved for a time in Haralson County, GA after their marriage. Around 1904, at the urging of Amanda's Uncle Joe McClung, who had gone earlier, they moved to Texas. Amanda's health began to fail and they moved on, first to Arkansas, then to Oklahoma, which was then Indian Territory. John worked for awhile on the Electric Railroad that ran between McAllister and Hartshorne. The climate and water didn't suit them, so around 1906 they moved back to Georgia. John farmed and made a little moonshine to supplement his meager farm income. The latter was against Amanda's religious principles and she persuaded him to do something else. After about a year, they moved to Anniston, AL where John worked in the pipe shops. He did well and worked in foundries at Talladega, Bessemer, and finally Birmingham, where the depression closed the foundries in 1930. With no employment, John moved to Cullman County, AL where he farmed for awhile. They later moved to Columbus, GA where their son Clyde was stationed at Fort Benning. John worked at the Fort for awhile and then back to Haralson County, GA where they lived for some time. By 1945, they were back in Birmingham where both died. They had twelve children. (Bio courtesy of Cousin J. Simmons.)
James H Sewell (1881-)
George D Sewell (1883-)
Josie C Sewell (1889-)
Two Children Sewell (1889-)
Other Children:
Lemuel Wesley Pope (1903-1970)
Samuel Joel Pope (1927-2010)
Amanda's parental ancestry goes back seven generations to Henry Sewell, 1610-1644 who married Alice Willoughby in Virginia. Through her maternal ancestry, she was a direct descendant of Rev. Samuel Newman, pioneer Baptist minister and missionary in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina. Rev. Newman was a personal friend of John Gano, Chaplain of George Washington's army during the American Revolution. Mandy's long Baptist background may have accounted for her deep religious faith. Amanda's mother died when she was seven days old. Her father remarried and she was raised by her maternal grandparents, Solomon and Winnie McClung. She grew up almost within sight of Poplar Springs Church. Her grandparents donated land for the church and cemetery and were probably charter members. Amanda never lost her love for the church and taught her children to love and respect it, which they did. John and Mandy loved for a time in Haralson County, GA after their marriage. Around 1904, at the urging of Amanda's Uncle Joe McClung, who had gone earlier, they moved to Texas. Amanda's health began to fail and they moved on, first to Arkansas, then to Oklahoma, which was then Indian Territory. John worked for awhile on the Electric Railroad that ran between McAllister and Hartshorne. The climate and water didn't suit them, so around 1906 they moved back to Georgia. John farmed and made a little moonshine to supplement his meager farm income. The latter was against Amanda's religious principles and she persuaded him to do something else. After about a year, they moved to Anniston, AL where John worked in the pipe shops. He did well and worked in foundries at Talladega, Bessemer, and finally Birmingham, where the depression closed the foundries in 1930. With no employment, John moved to Cullman County, AL where he farmed for awhile. They later moved to Columbus, GA where their son Clyde was stationed at Fort Benning. John worked at the Fort for awhile and then back to Haralson County, GA where they lived for some time. By 1945, they were back in Birmingham where both died. They had twelve children. (Bio courtesy of Cousin J. Simmons.)
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