Ancestors of Annie Kate Stanton

Born in south Alabama, 1893

(Top Row Left to Right): Albert, Phillip, Francis, and Odie (Middle Row Left to Right): Fred and Ethel (Bottom Row Left to Right): Annie Kate, C. Olaff holding Pat, Linnie, and Mazie.	Francis Godwin Stanton, ca. 1940.
Tombstone of Albert Earl Stanton, Canoe, AL, killed in WWI. Reads: "OUR BOY" Co. M 324th U.S. Inf. Albert Earl son of Phillip E. and Francis Stanton July 29, 1895 "God took him while in service in France" Oct 4 1918. "Loved and admired by all who knew him."	Grave site of Phillip E. Stanton and Francis Godwin Stanton, Canoe, AL.

Stanton

The Stanton family is found throughout the southern counties of Alabama since the first pioneers settled in the area in the early 1800's. Phillip E. Stanton, born in 1867, is the father of Annie Kate Stanton who married Russell Wallace Kirkpatrick in 1919. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, however many of their cousins, nephews, and neices remain in the same small town, Canoe, Alabama, that has been their home since the 19th century.

Phillip Edward Stanton¹ was born on November 11, 1867. Around 1892, he married Francis Godwin², born September 18, 1870. Phillip owned a store in the small town of Canoe, Alabama. He is said to have been generous on lending credit to local townspeople. One of his grand-daughters, Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, remembers him as a "good Christian man" who often made the journey to Atlanta in order to help his daughter, Annie Kate's, family with harvesting. In his later years he had difficulty recognizing family members. He died at home in his chair on November 23, 1947. His wife, Francis, was tremendously overcome with grief and could no longer be cared for at home. She was committed to a mental asylum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where it has been said that she destroyed mattresses and was completely without her faculties. She died in the asylum on December 16, 1949. Phillip and Francis are both buried in Canoe, Alabama.

The children of Phillip¹ and Francis Stanton², all born in Alabama, are:

1. C. Olaff³, b. July 19, 1893 d. October 16, 1962
2. Albert Earl⁴, b. July 29, 1895 d. October 4, 1919
3. Annie Kate⁵, b. July 31, 1897 d. December 10, 1984
4. Odie⁶
5. Fred L.⁷, b. June 23, 1902 d. June 9, 1931
6. Maize⁸
7. Linnie⁹

1. C. Olaff Stanton³ married Carrie A. Wiggins¹⁰, born September 2, 1898. They lost two children as infants. Carrie Stanton died on March 5, 1936. Olaff was buried next to her in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama, following his death on October 16, 1962. Olaff was a mason. The children of Olaff and Carrie Stanton, all born in Alabama, are:

1. Infant daughter, b. March 12, 1917 d. March 14, 1917
2. Infant son, b. February 6, 1918 d. February 6, 1918
3. Linwood E.¹¹, b. June 2, 1921 d. February 17, 1949
4. Pat A.¹², b. February 6, 1928 d. September 10, 1987
5. Nell Rhea¹³

1,2. Both the infant son and daughter of Olaff and Carrie Stanton are buried in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama.

3. Linwood E. Stanton¹¹ married Dorothy Dunlap¹⁴. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and acheived the rank on Technical Sergeant, 4119^th AF Base Unit. His life ended in a plane crash while serving in the Air Corps on February 17, 1949. He is buried in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama. The burial location of his wife is unknown. He is not known to have had any children.

4. Pat A. Stanton¹² is not known to have married. He is buried in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama.

5. Nell Rhea Stanton¹³ married a ? Boyse¹⁵ and is still living in Griffin, Georgia.

2. Albert Earl Stanton served in Co. M, 324^th, U.S. Infantry, during WWI. He died on October 4, 1918 while serving in France. He is buried in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama. Albert is not known to have had any children.

3. Annie Kate Stanton⁵ married Russell Wallace Kirkpatrick¹⁶ on December 29, 1918. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and lived there in several locations including Inman Park, East Atlanta, and finally Decatur. She briefly taught piano lessons, but could not afford to continue when hard times hit during the depression in the 1930's. On her 50th wedding anniversary, her family gave her a piano which she still remembered how to play. She died while decorating the family Christmas tree on December 10, 1984. Her husband, Russell, grieved the loss of his wife after a marraige of sixty-six years. He died one year and eight days later on December 18, 1985. Annie and Russell are buried together in Eternal Hills Cemetary, Decatur, Georgia. The children of Russell and Annie Kirkpatrick are listed on the Kirkpatrick page.

4. Odie Stanton⁶ married and had three daughters. The names of her husband and daughters are presently not known. Her burial site is also unknown.

5. Fred L. Stanton⁷ suffered from a fatal medical condition that affected his brain. His niece, Mary Jane Kirkpatrick, remembers him coming to visit his sister, Annie Kate's, family in Atlanta in the around 1930. Fred died on June 9, 1931 and is buried in the Stanton family cemetary in Canoe, Alabama. His tombstone reads, "Fred L. Stanton son of Phillip E. and Francis A. Stanton...we loved him." Fred L. Stanton is not known to have had any children.

7. Linnie Stanton⁹ is still living and is in a Nursing Home in York, Alabama.