Dr. Councill was a son of Jordon and Sarah "Sallie" Bower Councill, Jr. He was born on Feb. 22, 1829 in Boone, Watauga Co., NC and died there on Nov. 3, 1899. He married Alice Margaret Bostwick, a daughter of Jefferson and Marguerite Ballard Bostwick on Jul. 7, 1854 in Sumter Co., SC. Alice Margaret was born on Dec. 1, 1832 in Sumter Co., and died on Jan. 10, 1935 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC.
They were parents of at least six children:
Jefferson Bostwick Councill, born Oct. 3, 1855
Judge William Ballard Councill, born Aug. 11, 1858 in Sumter Co., died Apr. 1, 1940 in Hickory, NC
Margaret Francisco Councill, born Feb. 10, 1861
Mary Virginia, born Jan. 12, 1862, died Oc. 1, 1897 in Boone, Watauga Co. This daughter married Thomas Finley Coffey. I wrote about his family and children in 2006.
Isaac Lenoir Councill, born Mar. 25, 1864
Emma Augusta Councill, born Jun. 19, 1866
In addition to Mary Virginia Councill's marriage into the Coffey family, Her brother, Judge William Ballard Councill also married a Coffey. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Coffey, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Greer Coffey*.
They were married on Jun. 27, 1894 in Boone, Watauga Co. She was born Aug. 14, 1871 in Boone and died Aug. 28, 1965 in Hickory, NC. Judge was an attorney in Boone, and later served in the North Carolina State Legislature. He was elected Judge of the District Superior Court in 1900 and served until 1910. He was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1912. Both are buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Hickory.
Their children were:
Howard Folk, born May, 1895; Gordon Stuart, born Oct., 1896; William Thomas, born Sep. 14, 1898, died Apr. 15, 1947 in Catawba Co.; Stedman C., born c1903, died Mar. 11, 1957 in Catawba Co. His wife was Marion Elizabeth Epps who likely descended from the colonial-era Epps of Virginia. Following Stedman was Alan Ballard, born c1905, died Sep. 12, 1923 in Catawba Co.; and Elisabeth Agnes, born c1907.
*More is now known about Thomas Jefferson Coffey and I will present that in a future blog.
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