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The man on the left is Tom Worsham and the one on
the right is Hubert McCaleb 1990.
The girl on the left is Clancy McCaleb Worsham, next
is Fred McCaleb, Jean McCaleb Reach and Husband Ardell
Reach. Taken 1998.
The man on the left is Timm Fredrickson, next is
Fred McCaleb and Jean Ellen Fredrickson about 1998.
Verla McCaleb Roby Sandlin on left and Fred McCaleb on the right. Verla
is the last aunt of Fred that is left. Picture about 1995.
The man on the right above was my Winfield High School
agriculture teacher 1935. He was W.D. Hunt. His first
wife died and the woman on the left was a Sprinkle and
married a Johnson who died, then married Mr. Hunt. Picture
was taken about 1983 just before he died.
Picture above of Bettie Cline McCaleb left, wife of
Fred McCaleb (middle) and Ruth Roby Moore (right). Ruth's
husband was Arvil Moore and she was a sister of Louie
Roby who was the first husband of Verla McCaleb. This picture was
taken on the Bigbee Belle on a trip on the Tombigbee
river at Columbus, Ms. 1988.
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The Story of Leah Catherine McCollum, wife of
Andrew MrCaleb
Leah Catherine McCollum was born the 25th
of April 1821 in Chester County S C
the second child of young James K. and Sarah Carter
McCollum. Her grandparents were
Churchill and Leah Moultrie Carter on the matemal sides
and Newmam and Elizateth Guise
McCollum on the paternal side. She was named for
her grandma Leah Moultry Carter. Her
grandma Elizabeth McCollum had apparently already
passed away when she was born, but her great
grandma Ann, widowed. wife of g grandpa Henry
McCollump was living in the home with grandpa
Newman,, and Leah could know her as grandma
McCollum. G grandpa Henry McCollum had
apparently come from the old,country., perhaps from
Scotland through Ireland., taking up land in SC. In
1766 and.had passed away 39 jrears before Leah
was bom, so she would never get to see him. Her gg
grandparents on the McCollum side appeared to be
Henry and Margaret ------ McCollum of Antrimj,
Ireland. She had,uncles Henry and Joseph
McCollum., and-aunt Elizabeth who became a
Patterson.
By 1823 or 1824 the young James K. McCollum
family., grandpa Newman., Uncle Joseph and g
grandma Ann were on their ways perhaps by ox and
mule team., from C:hester., S.C. to the western
territory of Favette County., Al. Perhaps it took 6
weeks or two months to arrive at destination., and
wilderness and indians were everywhere. Sarah took
tare of little Nancy Caroline and Leah Catherine the
best she could along the way, Newman Theodore
was either about to be born., or had just been born
before the trip. But mother Sarah had. slaves to do
the hard work and survived the trip.
Leah Catherine grew up in frontier territory. She
had,left her grandma and grandpa Carter in SC.
and,would,probably never see them again. Other little
McCollum brothers and sisters cam along for she and
Nancy Caroline to play and fight with. There were
brothers Henry Carter, Joseph, James N., Charner;
sisters Ann, Elizabeth, and Sarah Frances. They lived
in a big two story house that Newman, James K,
and.Joseph had built on the McCollum Plantation.
Black servants took care of the house and.field work.
Father James K. devoted much of his time to county
politics and became Fayette County Representative to
Montgomery 3 times. The McCollums were
important people and know it. James K. and Sarah
attended the Primitive Baptist Church at New River
(WAde cemetery). Father James K. was the only one
ever volunteering to tithe, Years of comfortable living
went by for Leah Catherine and before she realized it
she was nearly 17 years old and on 8th of March
1838 was standing on the front doorstep of the old
McCollum plantation home at a bend of New
River(what is now Hubbardville) taking the vow of
matrimony with this fellow Andrew McCaleb who
had been born in Stokes County N.C. 1813 and had
come with his parents Hugh and.Blizabeth Holbrook
MoCaleb to Fayette ounty,, Ala. Leah C. McCaleb
was flxing to become mother
of generations of Favette County MoCalebs and
Hollingsworths..
Andrew and Leah MrCaleb first moved into a little
log house up New River from the McCollum
plantation and across a bend in the river from where
the Hugh and. Elizabeth Holbrook MoCaleb place
was. By 1839 Sarah Frances MoCaleb Was bom.
Jobn Tyler came along in September of 1840.
Andrew could see there was going to be more kids
coming, so by that time he was building on a two
scory plantation home similar to the old McCollum
home. By the time my great grandma Elizabeth Jane
MCaleb Hollingsworth came along on ort. 30., 1842
she was the first one born in the now house. The
house burned (unoccupied and,deteriorated in 1980s)
one hundred-and fifty+ years later., and w as a
monument to old 'Boas Andy", Leah’s husband. Here
the rest of the Leah and Andrew MoCaleb children
were born and raised.
Leah was raised up as a Primitive Baptist. The old McCalobs had been
Presbyteriins, but Andrew NeCaleb was a church of Christ man.
Andrew had no slaves, but p6rhaps had use of his parents slaves. The
Church of Christ was against slavery., at least Alexander Campbell and
the preachers were ---- preaching that it would.be near impossible for a
fellow like James K. McCollum to make the Promised Land. This
probably didn't create too good, a feeling in James K. McCollum for his
son in law Andrew. None of the MoCaleb boys were named for lames
K. McCollum family. . Leah Catherine named some of her girls after the
McCollum faaily. She named one Leah Catherine. This girl married
"Jim" Wade.. Jim had been converted over from Primitive Baptist to
Church of Christ, Jim became a preacher and spent his life as a minister
of the Gospel, going anywhere needed with his buggy and horse, and
never charging a penny for his services, Jim appeared to be Andrew and
Leah's favorite son in law. Andrew spent his last days before dying in
1899 at the home of,Jim and Leah Catherine McCaleb Wade.
Leah Catherine McCollum preceded, her husband Andrew Mccaleb in
death by about 13 or 14 years. she dying in 1885 and Andrew in 1899.
Leah was 64 at death., Andrew living to age 86. Leah's mother Sarah
Carter McCollum died in 1858 with a brain tumorr. 27 years before
Leah's death.
Leah's other children not mentioned were Rejina., Margaret Ann,
Marrtha Caroline, Andrew Jackson., Bashie., William "Biily", and
Susanna McCaleb. They spread the McCollum-McCaleb
blood,throughout the region.
Leah Catherine Mr.Collum McCaleb was my grandma Rejina Catherine
Hollingsworth McCaleb's grandma. You could say she was a grandma's
grandma., and,,with that I Close.
Prepared by Fred, McCalebs, 4156 County Road 51, Fayette, Ala.
35555 1983
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Email: n4eb@fayette.net
