James A Bates, 85 year-old Confederate veteran, died Friday, October 30, at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs Harve Tallent, on Coweta, at 8 o'clock in the evening after an illness of several weeks.

Funeral services were held at the Coweta Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev  P C Umberger, pastor of the Franklin Methodist circuit.

Mr Bates volunteered at the age of 16, serving through the last year of the war in Company B of the 39th regiment of the Confederate army.  During this period of service he was reported to have used an average of 250 cartridges each night.

The deceased is survived by one brother, John Bates, of Tignal, GA, and several nephews and nieces.

(Published in "The Franklin Press", November 5 1931.)

CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES

Samuel Taylor Ramsey, 90, Succumbs After Foot Amputation.

Samuel Taylor Ramsey, 90, one of the five remaining Confederate veterans in Macon county, died shortly before noon Saturday at the home of his son, Robert Ramsey at Tellico.

Mr Ramsey, despite his age, had been active until he became seriously ill four days before his death.  An infection, which developed into gangrene, necessitated the amputation of his right foot on Friday, the shock of the operation proving too great for the old man to withstand.

Enlisted at 17

Mr Ramsey, son of the late John and Patsy Bryson Ramsey, was born at Tellico, February 22, 1847.  At the age of 17, he enlisted in Thomas' Legion, famous in Western North Carolina annals of the War between the States.  He was a member of Berry's 69th regiment.

His death leaves in this county only four Confederate veterans, A M Shope of Prentiss, J M Daves of Clark's Chapel, Sam Pickelsimer of Tesenta, and J W Caldwell of Iotla.  In addition to these, there are a number of widows and one negro bodyguard, Jim Deal of West's Mill, who accompanied his master to the war.

Mr Ramsey joined the Cowee Baptist church early in life but later became a charter member of the Tellico Baptist church which he had served in as a deacon since 1884.

Leaves 5 Children

On October 19, 1869, he was married to Miss Nancy Emmaline Parrish of this county.  They had seven children, five of whom survive - George, Robert, Harley and James Ramsey and Mrs Vance DeHart, all of Tellico.  In addition, there are 37 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Tellico Baptist church with burial in the church cemetery.  The Rev W B Underwood, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, conducted the rites.

Pallbearers were Albert Ramsey, Jack Weyman, Clyde West, Floyd Ramsey, Creed DeHart and Wade Moody.

(Published in "The Franklin Press" January 28, 1937.)

CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES

Alfred M Shope Passes After Short Illness; Burial Thursday

Alfred M Shope, one of the four surviving Confederate veterans in Macon county, died at his home on Coweta Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock after an illness of 11 days with pneumonia. Had he lived until March 28 he would have been 92 years of age.

Funeral services were held at the Coweta Baptist church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the Rev W B Underwood and Rev J A Flanagan, pastors of the Franklin Baptist and Presbyterian churches.

Mr Shope was the son of John Shope and Luranie Allen Shope.  He served in the Civil War as a member of Company D, 62nd regiment of North Carolina state troops. He had been a member of the Coweta Baptist church for a number of years and was widely known throughout Macon county.

Surviving Mr Shope are his wife; one daughter, Mrs Ada Hyatt, of Otto; two half brothers, Zeb and E V Shope, of Prentiss, and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

(Published in "The Franklin Press", Franklin, NC, 4 March 1937.)