Davis Caleb WADE

                   STEPHEN HIRUM WADE was about 6 feet tall, very thin, almost gaunt, sandy hair and blue eyes. (this info was obtained through the internet from STEPHEN's grandson, Gary D. Wade)
                  

                   REFN10 JASPER CAROLINA WADE (3rd Great-grandfather of Kelsey Elizabeth Denkers)and his family live d in the farming community of Sand Mountain, near Chavies,Alabama. He and his wife loved t o do nothing more than live on the farm, raise their family and grow cotton. He loved singin g and taught all his family toappreciate good music. JASPER WADE was a regular church-goer a nd lead his family to church, first as a Methodist, and later as a Baptist. His first contac twith the Mormon missionaries was made at Sand Mountain. JASPER WADE  was baptized May 26, 1 901 in Chavies Creek, a muddy little stream in Alabama. The missionaries encouraged them to m ove their family to Utah, so they sold their farm and began a nomad-type journey which was t o last 10 years. First moving to Bountiful, Utah, then to Dawson, Alabama with their 6 childr en. Then they continued their travels from Collinsville, Alabama, to Midland Indian Territory . Fromthere to Bunkersville, Nevada, then to Stratford, Oklahoma, to Gridley, California, ba ck to Oklahoma, then to Bountiful, Utah, to Guthrie, Oklahoma, and finally ending up in Kelse y, Texas.  Source of information: Eulogy of MAMIE ADELINE WADE FUTRELL  A BRIEF LIFE STORY OF JASPER CAROLINA WADE, by his oldest son,Chester King Wade.  JASPER CAROLINA WADE was born 17 February 1865 near Atlanta, Georgia. The son of Davis Cale b Wade and Parthenia (Tryphenia) Martin Wade.His home place was about half way between Atla nta and Roswell, Georgia on theRoswell Road, which is now Highway 19.  He lived in that comm unity near Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, this is also close to the Chattahoochee River, until h ewas grown.  Then by chance Dad and a boy friend of his as they were out ridinghorseback on e Sunday passed the Leake home and Miss Berta was on the front porch.  Said Dad to his friend , "There's my girl."  And later he made his acquaintance.  As best as I have been able to fin d out their courtship was short andthey were married 20 July 1890, near Menlo, Georgia. To t his union was born the following children: Pearl Eunice Wade, Chester King Wade, Clyde Sexto n Wade, Ethel Leotha Wade, Mamie Adeline Wade, Paul Wade, Howard Leonard Wade, JasperCliffor d Wade, Byron Asbery Wade, and Vera Esther Wade.  Their first home wasnear Menlo, Georgia o n the side of the ride known as Shinbone Ridge. The farmwas in a little valley, the house be ing on the ridge.  During the time they lived there Pearl, Chester and Clyde were born.  Afte r nearly four years they sold out and moved on to Sand Mountain near Chavise.  JASPER CAROLIN A and his wife loved to do nothing else but live on the farm and see cotton grow.  He wasa l over of singing and was a good singer and was a regular church goer.  He loved to be in churc h. He was first a Methodist and then a Baptist until he moved to Sand Mountain. While here so me Mormon missionaries visited our home and he soon joined this church, "The Church of Jesu s Christ of Latter Day Saints."When he was baptized it was an amusing sight to watch.  It h ad come a rain and the Chavise Creek was muddy and it was a creek with big round rock boulder sin it, and when it came time for Dad to be immersed, the elder, not knowing, had backed Da d against a rock boulder about 3 feet thick.  As Dad's head went down he kicked water everywh ere. His feet were up for he had been bent backwardsover that round boulder.  It had to be d one again, but this time they missedthe rock. The missionaries told him what a wonderful place Utah was and how fertile the land was t here so he sold his farm and began to move from one place to another, which he did for abou t 10 years, never staying in one place but oneor two years at a time.  While living on the m ountain he cleared the timber from some new land every winter and worked it the next year.  I t was terrible rooty to cultivate. He could hardly plow it for the roots in the ground fo r 3 years. This was done each year for the five years