Early settlers and their descendants

This crosswalk publishes the supported results of the 1900 Barney census audit and its later expansion. It includes 22 residents and 29 separately graded paths. A person may appear under more than one settler line.

The Ryall family page follows Isaiah Ryall and Rachel Ann Folsom’s children and their Alderman, Vickers, Jones, and Moody connections. Elizabeth Folsom’s will names Rachel’s four Ryall children as grandchildren; the earlier Lawrence-to-William Folsom step remains secondary-supported. The Vickers, Webb, and Swain pages distinguish the established later households from the remaining early-generation gaps.

Evidence grades

Census- or vital-record supported: recent parent-child steps are named or placed in compatible households by census, marriage, death, or comparable records.
Secondary-supported: a compiled genealogy supplies one or more early generations while local records independently establish the people involved.
Strong probable: the relationship is well supported, but one part of the settler claim still lacks direct settlement-era proof.

Each generation is judged separately. Marriage, surname, proximity, or a shared household does not by itself establish descent.

Sion Hall

Arthur P. Hall

Path: Sion Hall → Enoch Hall → Bolin Green Hall → Arthur P. Hall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Census households place Arthur with father Bolin; Bolin's father Enoch is supported by census/family records.
Open issue: No reviewed original probate names every generation.

Bolin Green Hall

Path: Sion Hall → Enoch Hall → Bolin Green Hall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Census and family records place Bolin as Enoch Hall's son.
Open issue: No reviewed original probate names every generation.

Sion L. Hall

Path: Sion Hall → Enoch Hall → Sion L. Hall
Grade: Strong probable overall
Evidence: The 1880 census explicitly identifies the younger Sion as Enoch’s son. The September 16, 1886 profile of Enoch Hall calls Enoch the son of the elder Sion Hall; Huxford and the older Hall property record support that relationship.
Open issue: No contemporary birth or parent-naming probate record has been located for the older Sion-to-Enoch link.

Lawrence Folsom

Annie Elizabeth Ryall Jones

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Rachel Ann Folsom Ryall → William Raiford Ryall → Annie Elizabeth Ryall Jones
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as William and Edna Ryall's child; William's death record names Rachel Folsom as his mother.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves the Edith and Rachel-family links; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

Charles Wesley Ryall

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Rachel Ann Folsom Ryall → Charles Wesley Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1850/1860 household evidence and William's death certificate support Rachel as mother of the Ryall brothers.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves the Edith and Rachel-family links; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

Cora Ella Rountree Pounds

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Edith Elizabeth Folsom Rountree → James Wesley Rountree → Cora Ella Rountree Pounds
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Census and vital records support Cora > James Wesley > Edith.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves Edith's relationship to this family; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

George S. Joyce

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Edith Elizabeth Folsom Rountree → Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce → George S. Joyce
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: The 1880 census and later records support George > Henrietta > Edith.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves Edith's relationship to this family; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

Hardy Vickers Ryall

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Rachel Ann Folsom Ryall → William Raiford Ryall → Hardy Vickers Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as William and Edna Ryall's child; William's death record names Rachel Folsom as his mother.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves the Edith and Rachel-family links; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Edith Elizabeth Folsom Rountree → Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Death and household records name Edith Folsom as parent.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves Edith's relationship to this family; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

John H. Ryall

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Rachel Ann Folsom Ryall → William Raiford Ryall → John H. Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as William and Edna Ryall's child; William's death record names Rachel Folsom as his mother.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves the Edith and Rachel-family links; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

William F. Rountree

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Edith Elizabeth Folsom Rountree → William F. Rountree
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Death and household records name Edith Folsom as parent.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves Edith's relationship to this family; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

William Raiford Ryall

Path: Lawrence Folsom → William Folsom → Rachel Ann Folsom Ryall → William Raiford Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1850/1860 household evidence and William's death certificate support Rachel as mother of the Ryall brothers.
Open issue: Elizabeth's will proves the Edith and Rachel-family links; the earlier Lawrence-to-William step remains supported by compiled genealogy and circumstantial records.

James Rountree

Cora Ella Rountree Pounds

Path: James Rountree → Weston Wells Rountree → James Wesley Rountree → Cora Ella Rountree Pounds
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Census and marriage/vital records support Cora > James Wesley > Weston.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Weston > James.

George S. Joyce

Path: James Rountree → Weston Wells Rountree → Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce → George S. Joyce
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: The 1880 census places George as William and Henrietta Joyce's son; Henrietta's parentage is supported by later records.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Weston > James.

Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce

Path: James Rountree → Weston Wells Rountree → Henrietta Elizabeth Rountree Joyce
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Death and household records name Weston/Wesley Rountree as parent.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Weston > James.

William F. Rountree

Path: James Rountree → Weston Wells Rountree → William F. Rountree
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Death and household records name Weston/Wesley Rountree as parent.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Weston > James.

Drewry Vickers

Annie Elizabeth Ryall Jones

Path: Drewry Vickers → Henry Vickers → Edna Vickers Ryall → Annie Elizabeth Ryall Jones
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as Edna's child; Edna's death certificate names Henry Vickers as her father.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Henry > Drewry.

Edna Vickers Ryall

Path: Drewry Vickers → Henry Vickers → Edna Vickers Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Edna's death certificate names Henry Vickers as her father.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Henry > Drewry.

Hardy Vickers Ryall

Path: Drewry Vickers → Henry Vickers → Edna Vickers Ryall → Hardy Vickers Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as Edna's child; Edna's death certificate names Henry Vickers as her father.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Henry > Drewry.

John H. Ryall

Path: Drewry Vickers → Henry Vickers → Edna Vickers Ryall → John H. Ryall
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: 1880 and later records place the descendant as Edna's child; Edna's death certificate names Henry Vickers as her father.
Open issue: Original parent-naming probate/deed still needed for Henry > Drewry.

William Alderman

Daniel Alderman

Path: William Alderman → John A. Alderman → Daniel Alderman
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: The 1860 and 1870 censuses place Daniel in John A. Alderman's household.
Open issue: The compiled child list calls a similarly placed child David Harrison; an original probate or deed is needed to resolve the Daniel/David discrepancy.

Jacob Hunter Hiers

Path: William Alderman → Mary ‘Polly’ Alderman Hiers → Jacob Hunter Hiers
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Jacob's death certificate and marriage/census chain identify the Hiers family and an Alderman mother.
Open issue: An original parent-naming record for Mary > William remains preferred.

Mitchell Enoch Alderman

Path: William Alderman → John A. Alderman → Mitchell Enoch Alderman
Grade: Secondary Supported
Evidence: Mitchell's death certificate names John Alderman as his father.
Open issue: Mitchell's mother-name variants and exact birth year remain unresolved; an original probate would strengthen John > William.

George Alderman

George Washington Alderman

Path: George Alderman → Jonathan Howell Alderman → George Washington Alderman
Grade: Strong Probable
Evidence: George Washington Alderman's death certificate names J. H. Alderman as father; the 1870 and 1880 censuses place him in Jonathan's household. The 1880 and 1850 censuses anchor Jonathan as George Alderman's son. Huxford names George among the 1827 settlers.
Open issue: No reviewed original probate names the full chain; the 1827 arrival year is from later county history.

James Carlton Alderman

Path: George Alderman → William Alderman → James Carlton Alderman
Grade: Strong Probable
Evidence: James Carlton Alderman's death certificate names William Alderman as father, and the 1860 census places James in William's household. The 1850 family reconstruction and Aldermans in America identify William as George Alderman's son. Huxford names George among the 1827 settlers.
Open issue: The George > William step should be strengthened with probate, guardianship, or a parent-naming deed; George's exact arrival year remains retrospective.

Jonathan Howell Alderman

Path: George Alderman → Jonathan Howell Alderman
Grade: Census- or vital-record supported
Evidence: The 1880 census places George and Nancy Alderman in Jonathan H. Alderman's household as his parents; the 1850 census places Jonathan in George's household. Huxford's arrival roster names George Alderman among the 1827 settlers and the broader antebellum roster documents the family in the future Brooks geography.
Open issue: An original probate or parent-naming deed for George > Jonathan would raise the lineage step to original-record supported; George's exact arrival year remains retrospective.

Ely Webb

Malinda Anthonette Webb Chambers

Path: Ely Webb → Malinda Anthonette Webb Chambers
Grade: Strong Probable
Evidence: Census and death records identify Ely Webb as Malinda's father.
Open issue: The obituary does not state Ely's settlement date or land location; early-settler status remains qualified.

Joel Gornto

William Blair Gornto Jr.

Path: Joel Gornto → William Blair Gornto Sr. → William Blair Gornto Jr.
Grade: Census- and vital-record supported
Evidence: William Sr.’s 1927 death certificate names Joel Gornto and Mary Blair as his parents; later census and household records support William Sr.-to-William Jr.
Open issue: The reported 1826 arrival remains secondary-supported.

William Blair Gornto Sr.

Path: Joel Gornto → William Blair Gornto Sr.
Grade: Vital-record supported
Evidence: William Sr.’s 1927 death certificate names Joel Gornto and Mary Blair as his parents. The 1850 census places five-year-old William in Joel and Mary’s household.
Open issue: The reported 1826 arrival remains later family testimony.

Research underway

These lines are plausible but do not yet meet the publication standard. They are not presented as descendants.

Mary W. Ryall, household 65: the marriage and census record identifies her as Mary Alderman, sister of Charles Wesley Ryall’s first wife Ruth. Her placement in William and Catharine Alderman’s family is supported; the earlier ancestor connection still needs a record-specific bridge before adding a graded settler path.
Sallie Hines, household 144: an original-record bridge for the early generation and proof of the proposed ancestor's early-settler status are still needed.
America Ingram, household 168: an original-record bridge for the early generation and proof of the proposed ancestor's early-settler status are still needed.
Susan Joyce, household 186: an original-record bridge for the early generation and proof of the proposed ancestor's early-settler status are still needed.
Elwin Ryall, household 191: an original-record bridge for the early generation and proof of the proposed ancestor's early-settler status are still needed.
Stephen Elias Strickland, household 151: his descent from Stephen Smith Strickland is supported, but no reviewed evidence connects that family to the early Simeon, Archibald, or Simpson Strickland lines.
Stephen W. Swain, household 163: an 1858 guardianship record identifies Stephen M. Swain as a child of Thomas E. B. Swain, but no inspected record connects Thomas to early settler Morgan G. Swain; the middle-initial difference also remains unresolved.

Scope

The audit reviewed 385 unique people: 201 heads, 162 spouses, and 22 boarders. No lodgers were enumerated. The complete person-level audit remains an internal research control. Absence from this published crosswalk means only that no qualifying path has yet been documented; it is not proof that no relationship existed.