Stories & memories...

1.  Daddy (J. C. Mixson, son of James Gilbert (1874)) is said to have had 
a BIG goat. It could pull a car. One day said goat went across the Forsyth 
field (third field east of our farm house) and went into Jessie and Mary 
Cox's house. The goat ran everybody out of the house and up a tree in 
the front yard. Daddy had to go over to get the goat. Said goat was in 
the living room up on a dresser and had broken the mirror on the dresser 
(butted it out) all except for a small corner.
2. There were a number of "shacks" on the east side of the Forsyth field.
One belonged to Charlie Boney. (I remember the name well. Barely remember
the person.) Charlie Boney worked in the fields for Mixsons. Anyhow, 
Charlie's wife died. He got hooked by Jehovah's Witness people, became 
enamoured by one of their preachers, married her and moved to Alabama.
3. Another of the "shacks" was inhabited by Jessie and Mary Cox.
Jessie Cox was not married to Mary Cox. Mary had been married to Jim Cox.
I'm not clear on this, but, evidently Jim Cox was first married to Annie,
Mary's sister, then married Mary. Maybe Jessie was a son of Annie and Jim? 
Or, maybe Jessie was Jim's brother? 
I wish there were someone around to clarify.
4. Jessie Cox was a bit of a strange duck. It was not unusual to hear him
talking all the way across the fields from his house to ours. I think he
talked to himself and to his mule.
4. When growing up, we often would drive around through Shiloh to visit
Jessie and Mary. It never occurred to me at the time to ask why Grandma
wanted to go around and visit the (black) Cox family. Over the last few
years, I've invented my own answer. I'm now thinking that the Cox's were
descendants of slaves owned by Charles Jones Mixson and/or some of his
children. I've been told that buried along with Charles Jones, wife Mary,
and an infant there are several slaves as well.
Slaves and slave owners were often close knit.

I also wish I had known enough to ask the right questions before
Grandma/Aunt Lois/Aunt Alice/Uncle Maxey/Uncle Charlie/Uncle Wilbur, etc.,
died. Would somebody kick me if I bend over?