Private
Company A The Pelham Guards
1st Tennessee Infantry Volunteers
Turney's Regiment
Enrolled 5 June 1861 at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Present to December 1861.
∼Son of Berrie and Sophia Bostick.∼Prominent landowner in smithland.
A.C. 'cy' Bostick had built a land empire in the 25th District by 1910. He owned 1345 acres which completely surrounded his home ,also known as Tom Woods home from 1928 to 1979+. A.C.'s property included land from Bear Wallow to Buckeye Creek, river bottom land along the elk river. land out Skeet Ridge and toward the Franklin County line.When Eliza,his oldest daughter, was thirty years old and ca.1894 A.C. gave her a large farm which her husband Bill Derrick worked and where they started their family.
A.C.Bostick was said to be the largest land owner in the 25th District in the early 1920's. He was a friendly, kind man who had a great imagination. even though Major Jarred Simmons had given A.C. a good start with money and land through A.C's wife Malinda, A.C. accoumulated and built up his wealth aided by his own intelligence,perserverance,and good fortune.
1870 346 acres $3200 value
1880 541 acres $7851 value
1892 1041 acres $13800 value
1910 1345 acres $26830 value
Roads overseers in 1880 were; A.C. Bostick,Edmund Ethridge,D.B.Gattis,John Stiles,James Syler, J.A.Taylor,Jno. Williams and James Warren.
Tidbits from the Fayetteville Observer.
Sept.26,1878
A.C.Bostick had a fine colt which took two premiums at the LCT Fair in September, 1878.
The attendance at the fair was small when compared with former years.Threatening weather and hard times were prominent causes.
May 21,1891
A few days since Mr. A.C.Bostick, of Smithland was kicked by a horse and is still lame from it.
July 23,1896
A.C.Bostick and son have the finest lot of popular saw logs hauled here for sale to be found in any part of the county. they say they have about 1,500 cut and will ship them from this place.
August 20, 1896
Mr.A.C.Bostick loads a car with corn every day and and has several car loads more to ship. Mr. Lewis Bostick has four car loads that he will haul to this place for shipping.
Company A The Pelham Guards
1st Tennessee Infantry Volunteers
Turney's Regiment
Enrolled 5 June 1861 at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Present to December 1861.
∼Son of Berrie and Sophia Bostick.∼Prominent landowner in smithland.
A.C. 'cy' Bostick had built a land empire in the 25th District by 1910. He owned 1345 acres which completely surrounded his home ,also known as Tom Woods home from 1928 to 1979+. A.C.'s property included land from Bear Wallow to Buckeye Creek, river bottom land along the elk river. land out Skeet Ridge and toward the Franklin County line.When Eliza,his oldest daughter, was thirty years old and ca.1894 A.C. gave her a large farm which her husband Bill Derrick worked and where they started their family.
A.C.Bostick was said to be the largest land owner in the 25th District in the early 1920's. He was a friendly, kind man who had a great imagination. even though Major Jarred Simmons had given A.C. a good start with money and land through A.C's wife Malinda, A.C. accoumulated and built up his wealth aided by his own intelligence,perserverance,and good fortune.
1870 346 acres $3200 value
1880 541 acres $7851 value
1892 1041 acres $13800 value
1910 1345 acres $26830 value
Roads overseers in 1880 were; A.C. Bostick,Edmund Ethridge,D.B.Gattis,John Stiles,James Syler, J.A.Taylor,Jno. Williams and James Warren.
Tidbits from the Fayetteville Observer.
Sept.26,1878
A.C.Bostick had a fine colt which took two premiums at the LCT Fair in September, 1878.
The attendance at the fair was small when compared with former years.Threatening weather and hard times were prominent causes.
May 21,1891
A few days since Mr. A.C.Bostick, of Smithland was kicked by a horse and is still lame from it.
July 23,1896
A.C.Bostick and son have the finest lot of popular saw logs hauled here for sale to be found in any part of the county. they say they have about 1,500 cut and will ship them from this place.
August 20, 1896
Mr.A.C.Bostick loads a car with corn every day and and has several car loads more to ship. Mr. Lewis Bostick has four car loads that he will haul to this place for shipping.
Private
Company A The Pelham Guards
1st Tennessee Infantry Volunteers
Turney's Regiment
Enrolled 5 June 1861 at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Present to December 1861.
∼Son of Berrie and Sophia Bostick.∼Prominent landowner in smithland.
A.C. 'cy' Bostick had built a land empire in the 25th District by 1910. He owned 1345 acres which completely surrounded his home ,also known as Tom Woods home from 1928 to 1979+. A.C.'s property included land from Bear Wallow to Buckeye Creek, river bottom land along the elk river. land out Skeet Ridge and toward the Franklin County line.When Eliza,his oldest daughter, was thirty years old and ca.1894 A.C. gave her a large farm which her husband Bill Derrick worked and where they started their family.
A.C.Bostick was said to be the largest land owner in the 25th District in the early 1920's. He was a friendly, kind man who had a great imagination. even though Major Jarred Simmons had given A.C. a good start with money and land through A.C's wife Malinda, A.C. accoumulated and built up his wealth aided by his own intelligence,perserverance,and good fortune.
1870 346 acres $3200 value
1880 541 acres $7851 value
1892 1041 acres $13800 value
1910 1345 acres $26830 value
Roads overseers in 1880 were; A.C. Bostick,Edmund Ethridge,D.B.Gattis,John Stiles,James Syler, J.A.Taylor,Jno. Williams and James Warren.
Tidbits from the Fayetteville Observer.
Sept.26,1878
A.C.Bostick had a fine colt which took two premiums at the LCT Fair in September, 1878.
The attendance at the fair was small when compared with former years.Threatening weather and hard times were prominent causes.
May 21,1891
A few days since Mr. A.C.Bostick, of Smithland was kicked by a horse and is still lame from it.
July 23,1896
A.C.Bostick and son have the finest lot of popular saw logs hauled here for sale to be found in any part of the county. they say they have about 1,500 cut and will ship them from this place.
August 20, 1896
Mr.A.C.Bostick loads a car with corn every day and and has several car loads more to ship. Mr. Lewis Bostick has four car loads that he will haul to this place for shipping.
Company A The Pelham Guards
1st Tennessee Infantry Volunteers
Turney's Regiment
Enrolled 5 June 1861 at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Present to December 1861.
∼Son of Berrie and Sophia Bostick.∼Prominent landowner in smithland.
A.C. 'cy' Bostick had built a land empire in the 25th District by 1910. He owned 1345 acres which completely surrounded his home ,also known as Tom Woods home from 1928 to 1979+. A.C.'s property included land from Bear Wallow to Buckeye Creek, river bottom land along the elk river. land out Skeet Ridge and toward the Franklin County line.When Eliza,his oldest daughter, was thirty years old and ca.1894 A.C. gave her a large farm which her husband Bill Derrick worked and where they started their family.
A.C.Bostick was said to be the largest land owner in the 25th District in the early 1920's. He was a friendly, kind man who had a great imagination. even though Major Jarred Simmons had given A.C. a good start with money and land through A.C's wife Malinda, A.C. accoumulated and built up his wealth aided by his own intelligence,perserverance,and good fortune.
1870 346 acres $3200 value
1880 541 acres $7851 value
1892 1041 acres $13800 value
1910 1345 acres $26830 value
Roads overseers in 1880 were; A.C. Bostick,Edmund Ethridge,D.B.Gattis,John Stiles,James Syler, J.A.Taylor,Jno. Williams and James Warren.
Tidbits from the Fayetteville Observer.
Sept.26,1878
A.C.Bostick had a fine colt which took two premiums at the LCT Fair in September, 1878.
The attendance at the fair was small when compared with former years.Threatening weather and hard times were prominent causes.
May 21,1891
A few days since Mr. A.C.Bostick, of Smithland was kicked by a horse and is still lame from it.
July 23,1896
A.C.Bostick and son have the finest lot of popular saw logs hauled here for sale to be found in any part of the county. they say they have about 1,500 cut and will ship them from this place.
August 20, 1896
Mr.A.C.Bostick loads a car with corn every day and and has several car loads more to ship. Mr. Lewis Bostick has four car loads that he will haul to this place for shipping.
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Albert Clark Bostick
Pvt Co A 1st Tenn Inf
Confederate States Army
Feb 21, 1836 June 14, 1924
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