Page Floyd
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Story by T. Larry Smith, Historian Henry County, Alabama
Typed by Margie Daniels
Theophilus Floyd and Delilah Page were the parents of Page Floyd. Theophilus died in 1842. Page Floyd married Elizabeth Margaret Bowden. The Floyd and Bowden families were close friends and married members of both families. The old Floyds and Bowden's are buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, south of Clayton, Al. in Barbour County. The lands of Theophilus Floyd were sold at auction.
Land
The land was sold at "public outcry" in March of 1843. Page Floyd, born 20 Sept. 1816, the second son of Theophilus and Delilah, was the highest bidder at $351.00 for 160 acres of his father's land. Shortly thereafter, he began construction on a six room house, facing west, located at the intersection of present-day county highways 43 and 53.
In all probability, Page Floyd designed the house himself. According to his granddaughters, Mrs. A. B. Robertson, Sr. and Mrs. T. R. Parrish, the house was built in 1843 from hand hewn timber cut from his own land and joined together by wooden pegs. Among the dependencies were kitchen, three cribs (barns) and a smokehouse. Like most homes of that period, the kitchen was not part of the main house because of possible fire from open hearth cooking. It was located near the northeast corner of the house and was connected by a covered walkway.
The floor plan consists of a dog trot with three rooms located on either side/ At that time, many houses were constructed with dog trot to allow summer breezes to blow through the center to make them cooler. Each of the center rooms has a fireplace. The chimneys were made of handmade bricks. The rooms on the right side was connected by doorways while those on the left was not. Each room has two windows and door to the dog trot. As one enters the house, the small rooms to the left and right of the dog trot were used as bedrooms. The two middle rooms were sitting rooms. The small room on the left at the end of the dog trot was the dining room. The one across from it was another bedroom. To the right of the dog trot, stairs lead from the back porch to the attic.
This was the house moved from Barbour county to Stone Mountain Park in 1967.
The house situated on a knoll. A large magnolia tree stood in the front yard. The trees still stands, and it seems strangely out of place for there is no visible evidence that there was ever a house on that spot.
Note: T. Larry Smith has written that his GGG Grandfather Joseph Floyd was Page Floyd's youngest sibling. Joseph's mother died at birth. Page was appointed guardian and "Joe" grew up in the Page Floyd home.
Note: Elizabeth M. Bowden Floyd, wife of Page Floyd and who lived in the Page Floyd (now called Clayton) home was a daughter of William Bowden (1786) who was a GGGG Grandfather of the famous FSO football coach Bobby Bowden. So Page Floyd's wife was Bobby Bowden's GGG Grandaunt
Also recently deceased Jimmy Clark of Barbour county and speaker of the Alabama House of Rep. was kin to Page Floyd, who was a GG Ganduncle of Jimmy Clark
1967 Newspaper article
At Stone Mountain Park
Unique Floyd Home to be Glorified
By Ruth McDonald
A two-story frame house stood on a knoll, located some six miles south of Clayton, for more than a century. Recently it was sold and was transported to a new home at Stone Mountain, Georgia.
The old house was built from hand hewn timbers cut from the virgin forests and was put together by wooden pegs by Page Floyd. Floyd was one of the pioneer settlers in southeast Alabama (now Barbour County)
The house has six rooms with an open hall running through he center. There rooms are on either side of the wide hall. A door at the right of the back of the hall opens on a flight of stairs leading to the second story. A front and back porch adds to the spacious features of the old house and like all homes in that period of time the kitchen was guilt some distance away. A covered walkway connected the kitchen with the main body of the house. The square rooms measure approximately 18 feet and each one has two windows. A door in the middle room opens onto the hall. Hugh fireplace in the middle rooms were built for burning logs for warmth. Chimneys made of handmade brick centers either end of the old structure.
The house was built on property which was purchased by Floyd shortly after Barbour county was created in 1832. Granddaughters here have a deed showing ownership and is signed by President James Monroe in 1810. The actual date of the building has not been determined but is believed to be at least 185 years old.. Many tales could be told, if it could speak, of the growth of the county, people who lived there the builder. Floyd, like most of the early settlers in the new state of Alabama, joined the defense of their families homes from the Creek Indians prior to their departure to new homes. He was too old for service in the War between the States but some of his sons fought bravely for the South.
T the death of Mrs. Greene the property went to her daughter, Miss Margie Greene, with whom she lived here. Four other daughters also live here. Only one of the family has passed away and the other members reside in other sections of the state.
Happy Memories
The house vacant for a number of years before the sale to be moved to a new home. The Homer Dixons and the Marvin Greathouses were the last families to live there. Both families recall happy memories living there and in leavint the house you always went down hill because of the knoll on which the house stood.
A member of the Stone Mountain Foundation Association saw the old house in traveling through the country. He stopped to make inquiries of the possibilities of securing the house to be restored in the park area.
The Old Barbour County home was sold by Miss Greene earlier this year and it was transported to Stone Mountain recently. It will be restored in the near future and will continue to be the sentinel that it has been for many years.
Elizabeth (Lizzie Floyd) granddaughter of Elizabeth and Page married Drewerly Glover
Descendants of Page Floyd
Generation No. 1
1. Page1 Floyd was born September 22, 1816, and died April 16, 1907 in Barbour Co., AL. He married Elizabeth Margaret Bowden Abt. 1838 in Barbour County, Al, daughter of William Bowden and Louisa ?. She was born October 22, 1822 in NC, and died in Barbour Co. Al..
Children of Page Floyd and Elizabeth Bowden are:
2 i. William P.2 Floyd, born April 05, 1839 in Al.; died October 03, 1841 in Al..
3 ii. Lucinda Floyd, born October 12, 1840; died in oct 3 1841.
+ 4 iii. John J. Floyd, born November 01, 1843; died July 26, 1881.
+ 5 iv. Molsey Floyd, born 1845; died 1881.
+ 6 v. Louisa Floyd, born October 10, 1846; died March 03, 1910 in Barbour Co., AL.
7 vi. Mary Catherine Floyd, born March 08, 1849; died September 28, 1849.
+ 8 vii. Ann Elizabeth Floyd, born January 01, 1851; died October 20, 1937.
9 viii. Colon Page Floyd, born September 19, 1856; died January 31, 1864.
+ 10 ix. Henry Lang Floyd, born September 19, 1856; died January 17, 1915 in Houston Co., Al..
11 x. Monroe Floyd, born January 22, 1859; died November 13, 1913.
12 xi. Calvin Chruch Floyd, born October 18, 1862; died November 19, 1863.
13 xii. Nancy Emma Floyd, born June 29, 1864; died August 04, 1947.
Generation No. 2
4. John J.2 Floyd (Page1) was born November 01, 1843, and died July 26, 1881. He married Julia A. Cox October 14, 1869.
Children of John Floyd and Julia Cox are:
+ 14 i. Elizabeth3 Floyd, born March 1875 in Al.; died 1962 in Rocky Mount Cemetery Barbour Co., Al.
15 ii. Rachel Floyd.
16 iii. Rosanne Floyd.
17 iv. John Floyd.
18 v. Emma Floyd.
5. Molsey2 Floyd (Page1) was born 1845, and died 1881. She married John T. Watkins October 12, 1865.
Children of Molsey Floyd and John Watkins are:
19 i. Ezra3 Watkins.
20 ii. Charlie Watkins. He married Elizabeth Stevenson.
21 iii. Page Watkins. He married Della McLendon.
22 iv. Guy Watkins. He married Belle Stevenson.
6. Louisa2 Floyd (Page1) was born October 10, 1846, and died March 03, 1910 in Barbour Co., AL. She married Mirabeau L. Blakey November 07, 1867. He died in Barbour Co., AL.
Children of Louisa Floyd and Mirabeau Blakey are:
23 i. Elizabeth3 Blakey. She married Mack McEachearn.
24 ii. Emma Blakey. She married John Beaty.
25 iii. Nancy Blakey. She married Charlie Bowden.
26 iv. Belle Blakey. She married E. L. Norton.
27 v. Nora Blakey. She married Henry Baker.
8. Ann Elizabeth2 Floyd (Page1) was born January 01, 1851, and died October 20, 1937. She married David K. Thomas November 25, 1869.
Children of Ann Floyd and David Thomas are:
28 i. Johnny3 Thomas, died in While an infant.
29 ii. Floyd Thomas.
10. Henry Lang2 Floyd (Page1) was born September 19, 1856, and died January 17, 1915 in Houston Co., Al.. He married S. Ann Greene. She died in Houston Co., Al..
Children of Henry Floyd and S. Greene are:
30 i. Delilah3 Floyd.
31 ii. Dr. Thomas J. Floyd.
32 iii. Minnie Floyd.
Generation No. 3
14.(John J.2, Page1) was born March 1875 in Al., and died 1962 in Rocky Mount Cemetery Barbour Co., Al. She married Drewerly R. Glover, son of Andrew Glover and Emiline Miller. He was born August 1872 in Barbour Co., Al., and died January 10, 1945 in Rocky Mount Cemetery Barbour Co., Al.
Children of Elizabeth Floyd and Drewerly Glover are:
33 i. Johncie4 Glover, born November 1891 in Barbour Co., Al.. He married Lela Dominy.
34 ii. Page Glover, born October 1892 in Barbour Co., Al.. He married Lillie Viola Thomas.
Drewerly Glover and Wife Elizabeth Floyd
