"War Eagle.--It is said that Daniel and Thomas JACKSON settled on Jackson's Creek in 1818, but this is probably not to be credited. William HAWKINS settled upon the farm now owned by L. W. ROUTH in 1830, and built a mill here in 1838. David PHILLIPS removed from Jackson Co., Ala., to the vicinity of Huntsville in 1831, and John PHILLIPS in the same year. Richard WITHROW settled three miles south of Huntsville in 1831, and in 1832 removed to the spring which bears the name of his family. In 1831 George W. SANDERS became a resident upon the site of Huntsville. Simon SMITH came from Madison Co., Ala., in 1830, and in 1832 removed six miles up that stream to the locality in which his descendants now live. In Bowen Township William McELHANEY became a resident in 1833; William and John BOWEN in 1832; John MOORE in 1832; Pleasant HAMLIN in 1829; Jeremiah MEEKS in 1830; Jesse MAXWELL in 1832; Robert LEE in 1832; Abner CANTRELL (Still living and nearly a hundred years old) in 183__. James HENDERSON settled on Henderson Creek at an early date. He made hunting a business. Others arrived at later dates, among whom were Abram McCONNELL, 1836; Hiram STOTTS, 1838; J. B. GILLILAND, 1837; Joshua BOREN, 1836; B. C. SAMS, 1837; James CAIN 1838. The "Alabama settlement" was made in about 1842; John and William BERRY, Campbell Montgomery, M. P. MITCHELL, W. D. PROCTOR, George LONG, Thomas MAYNARD and Thomas WILLIS constituted its early population." (Goodspeeds' History of Madison County…)