From J.A. Thomason writings from 1945-1950, General History of Marshall County Alabama
p. 162, March 24, 1948, "He came to Marshall County with his parents when a lad of a boy and settled near where Diamond is now. I can't get a record of his first marriage. His second marriage was to Malinda Crumer Cates. They were married by Washington W Griffin, a justice of the peace. Each of them had four children by their first marriages.
