1. John W. Stovall 1, 2, 3 was born in 1804/1806 in North Carolina. He died <18??> in Georgia and was buried <18??> in Blue Creek, White Co., Georgia. John is listed in a conflicting birth event in 1804 in Pocahantas Co., Virginia. He resided 1822 in White Co., Georgia. He was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia.
John Stovall came to Rutherford Co., North Carolina from Pocahontas Co., Virginia. His was one of sixty-one families who came to Nacoochee Valley, Habersham (now White) Co., Georgia on 10 May 1822 from Burke Co., North Carolina. He came on horseback with a wagon pulled by oxen, and with slaves. He purchased land from the Indians at one cent per acre. No roads existed; they were cut through the forests. He brought cattle, sheep, hogs, goats, chickens, rose bushes, and grasses.
"According to William Isaac [Stovall], his family came from British Isles and settled in Virginia (Pocahontas County). Later his ancestors moved to North Carolina and when the Wagon Train left Rutherford County, N.C. his great-grandfather, John Stovall who married Elizabeth McCollum from S.C., came and settled in the Blue Creek area in 1822." [James, 1981]
From "The History of Early Settlers of Nacoochee Valley, Habersham Co., GA," we learn that two groups of settlers migrated to this valley in Georgia and were the first white settlers in the area. The first group left Burke County, NC on March 1 and arrived Nacoochee Valley on March 10, 1822. The second party, following right behind them, using the same campfire grounds, were from Rutherford Co., NC. There were sixty-one families in all, among them, "JOHN STOVALL and wife." John Stovall settled in the Blue Creek District, and there is a Stovall Mill Covered Bridge still standing located twelve miles north of Cleveland, Georgia named for this pioneer.
John married Elizabeth McCollum 1, 2, 3, daughter of William McCollum and Mrs. Susan McCollum, before 1831. Elizabeth was born in 1812 in South Carolina. She died <18??> in Georgia and was buried in Blue Creek, White Co., Georgia. Elizabeth is listed in a conflicting birth event in 1812 in North Carolina. She resided 1822 in White Co., Georgia. She was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia.
Elizabeth McCollum was age 48 in 1860.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Calvin M. Stovall + 3 M ii James W. Stovall 4 F iii Elizabeth A. Stovall "Eliza" 1 was born 2 on 24 SEP 1839 in Habersham Co., Georgia. She died ??. Eliza was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia. 5 F iv Margaret Stovall 1 was born 2 on 21 FEB 1842 in Habersham Co., Georgia. She died ??. Margaret was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia. 6 M v John Henry Stovall 1 was born 2 on 23 MAY 1844 in Habersham Co., Georgia. He died ??. John in 1860 White Co., Georgia. He served in the military in the Confederate Army, Georgia 52nd Infantry Regiment, 10 JUL 1862 in White Co., Georgia. 7 M vi Alfred B. Stovall 1 was born 2, 3 on 04 MAR 1847 in Habersham Co., Georgia. He died on 06 FEB 1927 in Georgia and was buried in 1927 in Cleveland Cemetery, White Co., Georgia. Alfred was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia. Alfred married Lois E. Merritt 1 on 26 DEC 1881 in White Co., Georgia. Lois was born on 30 JUL 1856 in Georgia. She died on 12 AUG 1916 in Georgia and was buried in 1916 in Cleveland, White Co., Georgia. + 8 M vii Thomas Harrison Stovall 9 F viii Angeline Stovall 1 was born on 28 DEC 1852 in Habersham Co., Georgia. She died ??. Angeline married Wesley Watson 1 on 24 DEC 1871 in White Co., Georgia. Wesley was born on 28 DEC 1852 in Habersham Co., Georgia. He died ??. 10 F ix Macariah / Macaecah Stovall 1 was born in 1853 in Habersham Co., Georgia. She died ??. Macariah was counted in a census in 1860 in White Co., Georgia.
