From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA

by: Robert E. Harris

CHAPTER 4

THE FAMILY OF d125/71 NELSON HARRIS;

born (c) 1756 and died in 1820.

Pages 696-854

Pages 532-695

Pages 855-884

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d125 OPHELIA SLEDGE; b. March 23, 1875; d. July 18, 1941.

Sallie married Robert Samuel Beene.

Their children:

1. Julia Ann Beene; b. May 5, 1899; d. February 11, 1985. [1]

Julia married Runa Reynolds. He was born October 4, 1899 and died June 5, 1983.

Their children:

a. Ted Reynolds.

b. James S. Reynolds.

James married Dorothy .

c. Robert David Reynolds; b. June 5, 1923.

Robert married Rilla F. Dickens on February 20, 1943.

Rilla was born December 10, 1928.

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ABOVE: Left, Henry Bascomb Sledge (1860-1925), the son of Julia Ann Holloway and Francis Marion Sledge (1811-1900). He was the grandson of Zelpha Harris (d125/712) and Collin Sledge. Center and right, Buster Earl Sledge, Sr. (1891-1962), son of Isabel Watts Purcell and Henry Bascomb Sledge, with his wife, Katie L. Lummus. These last two pictures were taken in 1929 at their home in Oakland, California.

BELOW: This photo, of April 17, 1993, shows the four living children of Katie L. Lummus and Buster Earl Sledge, Sr. (d125/7121/C1). Left to right, Sybil Sledge McKenty, Buster Earl Sledge, Jr., Kathryn Sledge Nordell and Zelda Sledge Cleveland.

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d125 TAYLOR SLEDGE; b. November, 1876.

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Taylor was born in Mississippi.

Taylor married Pearl . Pearl was born in August, 1877 in Texas. Her parents were born in Louisiana.

Taylor and Pearl were living in Collin County, Texas in 1900.

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d125 WALTER FRANK SLEDGE; b. March 15, 1879.

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Walter married Rosa Spearman on December 24, 1900.

Their children:

1. Cecil Sledge; b. June 5, 1903; d. 1943.

2. Ivalee Sledge; b. 1905.

3. Reba Sledge; b. 1907.

4. Jimmy Rebecca Sledge; b. October 23, 1910. [1]

Jimmy married Max Campbell.

5. Walter Sledge; b. 1915.

6. Helen Sledge; b. June 28, 1918.

Helen married Amos Hatfield on December 26, 1935.

7. Billy Mack Sledge; b. 1921.

Billy married Joan Vargo in 1941. Joan died on November 28, 1979.

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d125 SABRA JANE SLEDGE; b. 1843.

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Jane married H. J. Brown on September 27, 1873.

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d125 JOHN WESLEY SLEDGE; b. 1850; d. prior to 1900.

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John was born in Mississippi.

John married Minerva . Minerva was born in May, 1851 in Tennessee.

They were living in Collin County, Texas in 1880.

Their children:

1. Ira Sledge; b. 1875 in Arkansas.

2. Claude Sledge; b. July, 1878 in Texas.

3. Nettie C. Sledge; b. December, 1881 in Texas.

4. Nellie F. Sledge; b. December, 1883 in Texas.

5. George Sledge; b. June, 1885 in Texas.

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d125 MARY FRANCES SLEDGE; b. November 26, 1851; d. July 7, 1951.

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Mary Frances was born in Mississippi. [2]

Mary Frances married John F. Clifft on June 4, 1885. John was born November 18, 1835. He died in 1897.

Mary Frances lived to be 99 years of age. She died in Collin County, Texas.

Their children:

1. John Adolphus Clifft; b. March 7, 1886; d. February 23, 1963.

John married Cora W. Klepper on July 25, 1909.

Their children:

a. Emmett Clifft; b. June 30, 1910.

Emmett married Ethel Burch in January, 1943.

b. Cecil Herman Clifft; b. September 27, 1914.

c. Roland Harvey Clifft; b. 1916; d. 1920.

d. Flossie Wilmoth Clifft; b. March 23, 1922.

Flossie married George C. Hine on May 11, 1942.

Flossie lives in La Verne, California near her daughters.

e. Corrine Clifft; b. February 25, 1927.

2. Claud Clifft (twin); b. March 6, 1890.

Claud married Ruth O’Shields.

3. Maud Clifft (twin); b. March 6, 1890.

Maud married Dugan Carlton.

4. Wiley Clifft; died young.

5. Tessie Clifft. Tessie married Lawson Smith.

6. Grover Cleveland Clifft. He married Mary Cox.

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d125 HENRY BASCOMB SLEDGE; b. February, 1860; d. March 4, 1925.

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Henry was born at Rienzi, Mississippi.

Henry married Isabel Watts Purcell on March 3, 1890. [3]

Isabel, daughter of Henry Wats, was born in 1859 and died June 30, 1922. She was previously married to George Purcell. Isabel’s Purcell children were named Oren Purcell, Henry Purcell, and Gypsy Purcell. They lived in Collin County, Texas.

Henry and Isabel were divorced by the year 1900.

Their children:

1. Buster Earl Sledge; b. May 28, 1891; d. November 11, 1962.

Buster married Katie L. Lummus on October 20, 1912. Katie was born March 10, 1893.

Their children:

a. Sybil Elnora Sledge; b. August 4, 1913.

Sybil married Hugh Philip McKenty on October 8, 1933.

Hugh was born on April 14, 1911.

b. Buster Earl Sledge, Jr.; b. July 16, 1917.

Buster married Marcelle Louise Jouanicot on June 26, 1937. She was born on September 9, 1919.

3. Zelda May Sledge; b. July 21, 1928.

Zelda married Edward J. Cleveland on March 19, 1949.

They live in Temple City, California.

NOTE: The information concerning the family of Henry Bascomb Sledge was furnished by Mrs. Zelda Sledge Cleveland of Temple City, California.

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d125 SIDNEY JOHNSON SLEDGE; b. November 1, 1861; d. August 17, 1927.

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Sidney was born at Rienzi, Alcorn County, Mississippi.

Sidney married Lou Ella Pollard on January 6, 1884 in Collin County, Texas. Ella was born on March 16, 1868 in Adair County, Kentucky. Ella was the daughter of Jenetta Moore and Alexander H. Pollard.

They were living in Collin County, Texas in 1900.

Ella died on February 12, 1943 at Dallas, Texas.

They are buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.

Their children:

1. Henry Berten Sledge; b. July 14, 1885; d. September 4, 1886.

2. Chatman Porter (C.P.) Sledge; b. July 15, 1887; d. August 7, 1961.

C. P. was born in Collin County, Texas.

He married Georgia Bertha Miller on October 26, 1910 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Georgia, the daughter of Amelia Wegenhoft and Herman J. Miller, was born on November 1, 1889 in Colorado County, Texas. She died on August 15, 1964 at Houston, Texas.

C.P. and Georgia were Baptists. They are buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Houston.

Their daughter:

a. Marion Amelia Sledge; b. October 13, 1917.

Marion was born at Houston, Texas.

She married Warren Jackson Graybill on December 22, 1942 in Houston. Warren, the son of Della Zoe Johnson and Minyard C. Graybill, was born on January 23, 1919 at Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.

Marion and Warren live at Kerrville, Texas.

NOTE: The information concerning the family of Sidney Johnson Sledge was furnished by Mrs. Marion Sledge Graybill of Kerrville, Texas.

3. Lee Etta Sledge; b. December 25, 1890; d. August 22, 1892.

4. Auby Vinson Sledge; b. May 22, 1894; d. March 1, 1898.

5. Ola Elizabeth Sledge; August 2, 1896; d. May 7, 1993.

Ola was born at Van Alstyne, Texas and died at Dallas, Texas.

Ola married William Newman on October 14, 1914 at Dallas, Texas.

William was born on January 26, 1892 and died on June 29, 1978.

Their children:

a. William Marion Newman, Jr.; b. March 30, 1921.

William married Bobbie J. Shields on November 21, 1943.

b. Orion Fremont Newman; b. December 19, 1923. [4]

Orion married Benny Strong on July 5, 1949.

c. Laurence Wilbur Newman; b. January 7, 1925.

Laurence married Jeanne Massey on September 12, 1943.

6. Beulah Sledge (twin); b. December 20, 1902. [5]

Beulah married James F. Fine on December 21, 1934 in Dallas, Texas. James is deceased.

7. Eula Sledge (twin); b. December 20, 1902.

Beulah and Eula are living in nursing homes in Dallas, Texas.

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d125 NANCY LONG SLEDGE; b. May 20, 1813; d. 1853.

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Nancy was born in Hancock County, Georgia. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Nancy Long Harris. Nancy moved with her family to Twiggs County, Georgia about 1818.

Nancy married Amos Harris about 1830 and Twiggs County, Georgia. Amos was born about 18 and nine and Georgia. Some descendents of Nancy and Amos believe that Amos may have been the son of Benjamin (born about 1782 in North Carolina) Harris and Elizabeth (born about 1785 in North Carolina) Harris of Twiggs County, Georgia. It further seems likely that Amos was a descendent of Edward Harris (d121) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The given names and other relationships of this family make this assumption likely.

Nancy and Amos were living in Twiggs County in 1840. They moved to Louisiana by 1846. They were living, in 1850, as neighbors of Nancy's brother, Milton D. Sledge. This was near Coushatta in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Nancy died in Louisiana about 1853 according to the memory of her daughter, Winifred. Winifred said that her mother died when she was two years of age. Winifred also remembered her Louisiana home to be a log house with plank floors

Amos joined other relatives and moved his family to south Texas about 1854. The move was made in covered wagons.

Amos established his home a few miles south of the Medina River in Bexar County, Texas. This area is south of San Antonio.

Amos died about 1870. Descendents of Amos and Nancy believe that he is buried in the cemetery of Oak Island Methodist Church. This church is located south of San Antonio on Texas Highway 1604. More precisely, the church is on the south side of Highway 1604 between Texas Highway 16 and US Highway 281.

Much of the information included herein is from the research and notes of Lee Orr Harris (d125/7122/933). The information was provided by Lee his brother, John W. Harris, Jr., of Pearsall, Texas.

Children of Nancy Sledge and Amos Harris:

1. Martha Harris; b. April 22, 1832; d. January 23, 1892.

2. Sarah Harris; b. November 9, 1833.

3. Benjamin Harris; b. September 13, 1835.

4. Allen Andrew Harris; b. May 9, 1837; d. 1917.

5. Mary Hixie Harris; b. July 2, 1839; d. after 1900.

6. Collin S. Harris; b. December 10, 1840; d. 1869-70.

7. Thomas Harris; b. November 15, 1842.

8. Polly Harris; b. March 23, 1844.

9. Simeon Harris; b. March 28, 1846; d. October 15, 1915.

A. Virginia Harris; b. March, 1848.

B. Winifred Harris; b. May 26, 1851.

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d125 MARTHA HARRIS; b. April 22, 1832; d. January 23, 1892.

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Martha was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. She was a teenager when she moved with her family to Louisiana.

Martha married John Applewhite in 1852 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. John was born on January 14, 1826 in Mississippi.

John and Martha lived in Louisiana until after the births of their first two children. About 1857, they joined other family members in south Texas. They made their home on San Miguel Creek in Atascosa County, Texas.

John died on March 23, 1876. They are buried in the cemetery at Oak Island Methodist Church.

Their children:

1. Thomas Benjamin Applewhite; b. November 25, 1852; d. January 14, 1925.

Thomas was born at New Iberia, Louisiana.

He married Eliza Lucinda Kerr on February 29, 1876.

2. John Applewhite; b. September 27, 1954.

3. Susan V. Applewhite; b. February 28, 1856.

Sue was born in Texas. She married Robert Cummins.

4. Clara Sophronia Applewhite; b. April 30, 1858; d. October 23, 1904.

5. Emma Rachel Applewhite; b. December 15, 1859; d. November 28, 1909.

Rachel was born in Texas. Rachel married Robert Cummins, the widower of her older sister, Sue.

6. Jesse D. Applewhite; b. May 19, 1862.

7. Nellie Applewhite; b. February 10, 1865; d. March 28, 1890.

Nellie was born in Texas. She married Titus A. Eldredge. They are buried in the cemetery of Oak Island Methodist Church.

8. Lee Applewhite; b. February 4, 1870. He married Minnie Wallace.

9. Hugh Applewhite; b. August 23, 1875. He married Fannie Stagner.

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d125 CLARA SOPHRONIA APPLEWHITE; b. April 30, 1958; d. October 23 1904.

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Sophronia was born in Texas. She married John Wesley DeVilbiss, Jr., the son of Martha Lucinda Kerr and Rev. John Wesley DeVilbiss, Sr.

Their children:

1. Daisy DeVilbiss; b. July 22, 1878; d. May 4, 1880.

2. Mary Emma DeVilbiss; b. June 12, 1880.

Mary married James M. Riggan on April 24, 1901.

3. Isaac Thomas DeVilbiss; b. March 5, 1882; d. September 17, 1945.

Isaac married on December 23, 1906.

4. Marvin Enoch DeVilbiss; b. February 10, 1884; d. September 17, 1945.

Marvin married Verna Ballard Cowart.

5. Robert W. DeVilbiss; b. June 21, 1886; d. June 9, 1897.

6. Everett Embry DeVilbiss; b. November 1, 1888.

Everett married May on May 3, 1906.

7. Martha A. DeVilbiss; b. August 13, 1891.

Martha married Sidney L. Bennett on October 22, 1913.

8. Ledell L. DeVilbiss; b. June 26, 1894.

Ledell married Roy Cude on December 3, 1897.

9. Helen DeVilbiss; b. April 26, 1897.

Helen married Ernest Youngblood on March 2, 1921.

A. Bess DeVilbiss; b. July 23, 1900.

Bess married Monroe Ward on January 26, 1921.

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d125 ALLEN ANDREW HARRIS; b. May 9, 1837; d. 1917.

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Allen was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. His family moved to Louisiana by 1846. Allen, in 1860, was living with his sister, Martha Harris Applewhite, and her family on the San Miguel Creek in Atascosa County, Texas.

Allen joined Captain Bob Williams’ company of the Texas Rangers and became a Confederate soldier in the War Between the States.

Allen married Elizabeth Little Knox on September 17, 1867. Elizabeth, the daughter of Caroline Bradley and George Knox, was born on November 28, 1845 in Bosier Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth became an orphan when she was three years of age. According to Winifred Harris, the daughter of Amos and Nancy Sledge Harris, Elizabeth had traveled from Louisiana to south Texas in that wagon caravan in 1854. As an eight year old child, she traveled with her older sister, Mrs. Jesse Applewhite. Also, according to Winifred, Elizabeth, while riding in a wagon, discovered a bottle of whiskey which someone had hidden.

After sampling the contents of the bottle a few times, Elizabeth began to take a rosy view of things. She hailed the passing travelers loudly, so loudly in fact that older people in the caravan investigated and discovered the cause of the behavior. They appropriated the bottle. Elizabeth and Allen told the census taken in 1900 that they had been married for 34 years. Also, they said that they had given birth to four children, three of which survived.

Allen and Elizabeth lived in Zavala County, Texas, southwest of San Antonio. They operated a cattle ranch and maintained bee hives.

Their children:

1. Caroline Nancy Harris; b. August 25, 1868.

Nancy married Evan Jones Walker on September 6, 1894.

2. Jessie Elizabeth Harris; b. August 2, 1874. She did not marry.

3. Mary Allen Harris; b. January 16, 1876; d. November 1, 1959.

Mary did not marry.

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d125 MARY HIXIE HARRIS; b. July 2, 1839; d. after 1900.

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Hixie was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. She moved with her family to Louisiana then to south Texas. Hixie married Isaac Newton Kerr on January 1, 1860. Newt, as he was known, was the son of Mary C. Higginbotham and William Price Kerr. He was born in Texas in November of 1836.

They had six children:

1. Willie M. Kerr; b. July 27, 1862; d. February 11, 1890.

Willie is buried in the cemetery of Oak Island Methodist Church.

2. – 6. Others.

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d125 COLLIN S. HARRIS; b. December 10, 1840; d. 1869-70.

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Collin was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. He was named for his maternal grandfather, Collin Sledge. Collin moved with his family to Louisiana then to south Texas. Collin did not marry. He was living with a Gale family when he died.

Collin was buried near the Medina River in Bexar County, “under an old oak tree below the Watson place.”

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d125 THOMAS HARRIS; b. November 15, 1842.

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Thomas was born in Twiggs County, Georgia. He moved with his family to Louisiana and then to south Texas.

Thomas volunteered for military service and became a Confederate soldier. He died of a disease in a military unit in Tennessee during the great war.

Thomas did not marry.

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d125 SIMEON HARRIS; b. March 28, 1846; d. October 15, 1915.

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Simeon was born at Minden, Louisiana. The family was living near Coushatta in Bienville Parish, Louisiana in 1850. Simeon moved with his family to the Medina River area of south Texas when he was about eight years of age.

Simeon married Talitha Ann DeVilbiss on December 31, 1868 in Bexar County, Texas. Talitha was born on May 29, 1853 in Burleson County, Texas. She died on November 7, 1882 in San Antonio. She is buried in Oak Island Methodist Church Cemetery. Talitha was the daughter of John Wesley DeVilbiss and Martha Lucinda Kerr. John Wesley DeVilbiss was a Methodist minister, a circuit rider. He was born on August 28, 1818 in Fredrick County, Maryland. He died on January 31, 1885. Reverend DeVilbiss married Martha Kerr on September 28, 1847. Martha was born on January 30, 1830 in Giles County, Tennessee. She died on February 8, 1905 at Pearsall, Texas. They are buried in the cemetery of Oak Island Methodist Church.

This couple was well known and had a substantial influence in the area in which they lived. It is not surprising that their descendants have been, for the most part, Methodists.

Simeon and Talitha Ann owned a farm on the Medina River south of San Antonio. They had orchards, apiaries, and raised cattle, horses, and chickens.

Their children:

1. Nellie DeVilbiss Harris; b. March 17; 1870; d. April 10, 1940.

Nellie was born in Bexar County, Texas. Nellie married George Calvin Wildman on August 7, 1895 at Pearsall, Texas. Nellie died at Roscoe, Texas. She is buried at Westbrook, Texas.

2. Perry Harris; b. March 29, 1872; d. January 23, 1891.

Perry did not marry. He is buried in Oak Island Methodist Church Cemetery.

3. John Wesley Harris; b. November 20, 1873; d. June 16, 1940.

4. Thomas Harris; b. January 1, 1877; d. June 29, 1877.

He is buried in Oak Island Methodist Church Cemetery.

5. Mattie Harris; b. July 6, 1875; d. March 9, 1908.

6. Lemuel Harris; b. June 17, 1878; d. August 27, 1880.

He is buried in Oak Island Methodist Church Cemetery.

7. Allen Harris; b. March 28, 1880.

Allen married Cora Frye. They moved to California.

8. Sim J. Harris; b. March 15, 1882; d. August 8, 1955.

Sim married Bertha Schmidt on November 2, 1904.

Sim was buried in San Diego, California.

After the death of Talitha, Simeon married Lucy Pickett Hobbs. Lucy was born in Texas in April of 1861. Her father was born in Kentucky, and her mother was born in Indiana. The children of Lucy and Simeon grew up on the same farm as did the older children. Simeon died at Gatewood, Texas. They are buried in the Oak Island Methodist Church Cemetery.

Their children:

9. Talitha Harris; b. February 5, 1886; d. November 4, 1887.

A. Velma Harris; b. March 12, 1888; d. January 18, 1934.

Velma married Shaw A. Barnes on August 9, 1909 at St. David, Arizona.

She died at Pearsall, Texas and is buried there.

B. Frank Harris; b. February 19, 1892.

C. James Ross Harris; b. February 19, 1892.

Ross married Mary Bone on February 11, 1917 at Gatewood, Texas.

Mary died on May 19, 1926 at Corsicana, Texas.

Later, Ross married Wilma Estelle Smith on May 24, 1927.

D. Fred Harris; b. December 8, 1893.

Fred married Ruth Wade on May 6, 1919 at Goose Creek, Texas.

E. Clark Harris; b. September 21, 1896; d. July 15, 1898.

F. Ethel Mae Harris; b. September 8, 1898; d. May 23, 1992.

Ethel married Eddie Lee Bourland on August 14, 1920 in Dallas, Texas.

Eddie Lee is also deceased. They lived at Converse, near San Antonio.

They are buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Surviving, in 1992, are their descendants:

a. Their son, T.E. (Les) Bourland and his wife, Rosalie; two grandchildren, Terry G. Bourland, Linda B. Keen and her husband, Billy, four great-grandchildren: Travis Lee Bourland, Dawn Janes Bourland, Brian William Keen and Devin Michael Keen.

G. Temple Woolls Harris; b. October 29, 1900; d. June 25, 1966.

Temple married Alene Stewart on June 3, 1935.

ABOVE: Shown here is Simeon Harris (1846-1915), son of Nancy Long Sledge and Amos Harris (d125/7122), and his children by his first wife, Talitha Ann DeVilbiss (1853-1882). This picture was taken about 1884. Left to right, seated: John Wesley Harris, Sr. (1873-1940), Sim J. Harris (1882-1955) in his father’s lap, Nellie DeVilbiss Harris (Wildman) (1870-1940), Allen Harris (1880- ). Standing: Mattie Harris (Foster) (1875-1908) and Perry Harris (1872-1891).

These are two views of Oak Island Methodist Church, which is located on Texas Highway 1604 between Texas Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 281 (south of San Antonio). Many of the descendants of Nancy Long Sledge and Amos Harris are buried here. Many of the same are also descendants of the Reverend John Wesley DeVilbiss who established the church in 1867-8. (Photos by the writer, Robert E. Harris).

Nancy Long Sledge (1813-1853), daughter of Zelpha and Collin Sledge, and her husband, Amos Harris, lived in Georgia and in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, where she died. Her family moved on to the Medina River south of San Antonio, Texas. Their grandson, John Wesley Harris (1873-1940), is shown here, on the right, at Pearsall, Texas in 1908.

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d125 JOHN WESLEY HARRIS; b. November 20, 1873; d. June 16, 1940.

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Wesley was born on a farm on the Medina River near the Oak Island community of south of Bexar County, Texas. Wesley married Isabelle Campbell Foster on December 5, 1894 in the Buckhorn community of Frio County, Texas. Isabelle, called Cammie, was born on March 24, 1876 at Pleasanton, Texas. Her parents were Mariah Jane Hindes and Job Wesley Foster who were born in Mississippi and moved to south Texas. Isabelle died in March 13, 1943 at Melon, Texas. Wesley died at Gonzales, Texas. They are buried in the Pearsall, Texas Cemetery.

Their children:

1. Edith Ruby Harris; b. September 11, 1896; d. May 5, 1956.

Edith was born in San Antonio. Edith married Alvin Mood Kellam on February 10, 1931 at Matamoros, Mexico. Mood was born on June 16, 1882 and died on August 10, 1953 in Austin. They had one son. After Mood’s death, Edith married Fletcher Kellam. They are buried in Austin, Texas.

2. Mabel Harris; b. February 22, 1902; d. February 24, 1902

Mabel was born and died in Pearsall, Texas. She is buried there.

3. Lee Orr Harris; b. February 13, 1903; d. April 28, 1980.

Lee Orr was born in Pearsall, Frio County, Texas. Lee was an accomplished family historian. Much of this account is the results of his work. Lee married Martha Holland Byrne on June 10, 1928 at Seguin, Texas. Martha was born on February 20, 1909 at Tilden, Texas. They made their home in Corpus Christi, Texas. Martha now lives in Arkansas.

Their children:

a. Patricia Jean Harris.

She married W.E. Kent. They live in Poway, California.

Their children:

I. Jana Kay Kent.

II. Randy Kent. Randy lives in Laredo, Texas.

III. Todd Kent. Todd lives in Escondido, California.

b. Kay Harris.

She married Jimmy Cavitt. They live in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

(Kay had, first, married Clifton Gene Gent. When she married Jimmy, Jimmy adopted her sons.)

Their children:

I. Kelly Cavitt; lives in Endicott, New York.

II. Craig Cavitt; deceased.

4. John Wesley Harris, Jr.; b. November 13, 1919.

John was born in Pearsall, Texas. He is known to his friends by the nickname, Poker. John operated a jewelry store in Pearsall. He is now retired. John married Ada Evelyn Burden on September 7, 1940 at Pearsall, Texas. Evelyn was born in Melon, Frio County, Texas on November 20, 1920. Her parents were Ada Lee Harrington and Leander Franks Burden of Frio County, Texas. John and Evelyn live in Pearsall, Texas.

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d125 MATTIE HARRIS; b. July 6, 1875; d. March 9, 1908.

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Mattie was born on a farm on the Medina River near the Oak Island Community of South Bexar County, Texas. Mattie married Robert Lee Foster on September 6, 1893 at Oak Island Methodist Church. Robert was the son of Mariah Jane Hindes and Job Wesley Foster who were born in Mississippi and moved to south Texas.

Mattie and Robert made their home in Frio County, Texas. They are buried in the Pearsall, Texas cemetery.

Their children:

1 Lorena Foster.

2. Perry Foster.

3. Bernice Foster; b. July 14, 1891.

Bernice married Theo Rhin.

They are buried in San Antonio.

4. Lora Foster; deceased.

Lora married Clyde McKinley.

They are buried in the Pearsall, Texas cemetery.

5. Alton Foster; b. January 12, 1905; d. September 23, 1991.

Alton was born at Melon, Frio County, Texas.

Alton married Allie Mae Cude.

Allie Mae was born on September 25, 1907 at Buckhorn in Frio County, Texas.

Alton and Allie Mae lived in the northwest area of San Antonio.

Alton is buried in the Pearsall, Texas cemetery.

Allie Mae lives in San Antonio.

6. Woodman Wesley Foster

He is buried in the Pearsall, Texas cemetery.

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d125 WINIFRED HARRIS; b. May 26, 1851.

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Winifred was born in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. She moved to south Texas with her parents as a small child.

Winifred married Thomas Alexander DeVilbiss, the son of the Reverend John Wesley and Martha Lucinda Kerr DeVilbiss.

They are buried in the cemetery of Oak Island Methodist Church.

Their children:

1. Collin Harris DeVilbiss; b. December 11, 1871; d. March 14, 1936.

Collin married Maggie Stagner on December 16, 1894.

2. Lucinda DeVilbiss; b. August 10, 1873.

Lucinda married David William Hinds on October 14, 1891.

3. Luther DeVilbiss; b. February 2, 1875.

Luther married Fanny Hinds on February 22, 1899.

4. Earnest DeVilbiss; b. July 12, 1876.

Earnest married Eliza Mae Hinds on May 24, 1901.

5. Effie DeVilbiss; b. November 23, 1877; d. October 7, 1898.

Effie married Jack W. Ward on September 20, 1898.

6. Susan DeVilbiss; b. September 3, 1879.

Susan married James Augustus Carter on August 22, 1900.

7. Mary Hixie DeVilbiss; b. January 21, 1881.

Mary married George W. Curtis on June 12, 1907.

8. Lottie DeVilbiss; b. October 24, 1882.

Lottie married Crawford E. Laxson on December 20, 1905.

9. Thomas DeVilbiss; b. October 1, 1884; d. October 24, 1884.

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d125 MILTON DANIEL SLEDGE; b. February 1, 1816; d. July 29, 1895.

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Milton was born in Hancock County, Georgia. He was living with his family in Twiggs County, Georgia about 1818.

Milton married Deborah McGinty on March 18, 1838 in Wilkinson County, Georgia. Deborah was born August 17, 1819 and died June 19, 1898.

Deborah died while visiting one of her daughters in Texas.

Deborah is buried in Kempner Cemetery, Lampassas County, Texas (west of Temple).

Milton is buried in the cemetery of Providence Primitive Baptist Church, Ringgold, Louisiana.

Milton and Deborah were living in Harris County, Georgia in 1840. They moved to the Ringgold area of Bienville Parish in 1849.

Mr. H. Rupert Sledge of Arcadia, Louisiana furnished the writer the following data concerning the location, acreage and times of acquisition of the land comprising the home estate of Milton and Deborah Sledge.

A total of 439.97 acres of the old homestead lies approximately one and one-half miles north of the east end of Lake Bisteneau Dam in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Federal land grants signed by President Millard Fillmore included:

No. 49995, the original homestead, dated March 1, 1851 – 160.35 acres.

The following grants were dated October 1, 1852:

No. 7143 – 39.60 acres.

No. 7577 – 40.06 acres.

No. 7891 – 40.09 acres.

No. 8789 – 39.57 acres.

The following land grants were signed by President James Buchannan:

No. 12,732 dated January 3, 1860 – 80.20 acres.

No. 14,603 dated June 1, 1860 – 40.10 acres.

From 1849 until their deaths, Milton and Deborah Sledge lived near Ringgold in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Their children:[1]

1. Nancy Long Sledge; b. January 12, 1839; d. April 4, 1894.

2. John Aaron Sledge; b. April 12, 1840; d. April 4, 1924.

3. Mary Ann Sledge; b. March 2, 1842; d. August 5, 1931.

4. Thiosy Jane Sledge; b. August 29, 1843.

5. Sarah Ann Milly Sledge; b. March 24, 1845; d. 1879-80.

6. Zilpha Ann Sledge; b. August 23, 1847.

7. William Monroe Sledge; b. February 23, 1849.

8. Henry Collin Sledge; b. July 5, 1851; d. December 27, 1928.

9. Thomas Jackson Sledge; b. October 5, 1852.

A. Martha Elizabeth Sledge; b. February 12, 1854.

B. Milton James Sledge; b. April 8, 1856; d. March 10, 1896.

C. Susan Tennessee Sledge; b. January 13, 1859; d. May 3, 1953.

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d125 NANCY LONG SLEDGE; b. January 12, 1839; d. April 4, 1894.

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Nancy was born in Harris County, Georgia. Nancy’s family arrived in Bienville Parish, Louisiana when she was about 10 years of age.

Nancy married, second, David Chanler in 1867. David was born May 10, 1818 and died December 26, 1910.

They are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, which is located north of Minden, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Susie Florence Chanler; b. September 22, 1868; d. June 22, 1928.

2. Joel Milton Chanler; b. February 2, 1870; d. May 19, 1938.

Joel married Sally E. Lyons.

3. Isaac Collin Chanler; b. August 5, 1872; d. September 5, 1957.

Isaac married Mary Elizabeth Morgan on October 17, 1894.

4. Henry David Chanler; b. July 22, 1873; d. 1949.

Henry married Emma C. Chanler on August 20, 1893.

5. John Elton Chanler; b. June 26, 1876; d. November 13, 1958.

John married Tempie Miller on January 1, 1905.

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d125 SUSIE FLORENCE CHANLER; b. September 22, 1868; d. June 22, 1928.

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Susie married Frank L. Krouse on July 3, 1889.

Their children: [2]

1. Arthur Raffett Krouse; b. August 20, 1890; d. April 30, 1972.

Arthur married Bertha Langheld on January 15, 1914.

2. Emile Stakousky Krouse; b. February 1, 1892; d. July 3, 1985.

Emile married Ina Miller on December 20, 1919.

3. Francis Otto Krouse; b. October 9, 1893; d. December 25, 1966.

Francis married Edith Langheld on December 13, 1914.

4. Eunice Bernadine Krouse; b. December 14, 1895; d. September 15, 1962.

Eunice married William D. Miller on March 14, 1914.

5. Iona Rosaura Krouse; b. July 23, 1897.

6. Chester Phillip Krouse; b. April 28, 1899; d. May 6, 1981.

Chester married Florence V. Veazey on April 5, 1931.

7. Louis Bernard Krouse; b. May 24, 1901; d. February 8, 1970.

Louis married Florence B. Hutchins on September 25, 1927.

8. Shirley David Krouse; b. November 16, 1902.

David married Jo Ella White on December 24, 1949.

9. Baby Boy; stillborn on November 23, 1904.

A. Ruby Florence Krouse; b. January 1, 1906.

B. Curtis Life Krouse; b. November 20, 1908.

Curtis married Mattie Lee Long on December 24, 1933.

C. Velma Irene Krouse; b. May 1, 1911.

Velma married Willie Tuggle on February 9, 1932.

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d125 IONA ROSAURA KROUSE; b. July 23, 1897.

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Iona married Robert Lee Botzong on April 15, 1917. Robert was born February 2, 188- and died September 1, 1966.

Their children:

1. Frances Marguerite Botzong; b. March 25, 1918; d. February 18, 1977.

Frances married Danny Lamb. Danny was born October 5, 1947.

Earl was born on November 7, 1915.

2. Wilbur Bernard Botzong; b. May 24, 1920.

Wilbur married Georgie Mayeaux in September, 1948. [3]

Georgie was born May 9, 1919.

3. Gladys Maxine Botzong; b. October 17, 19--.

4. Shirley Leona Botzong; b. April 14, 1927.

Shirley married Eldred T. Smith in April, 1948.

Eldred was born May 20, 1923.

Plus two sons born after 1933

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d125 JOHN AARON SLEDGE; b. April 12, 1840; d. April 14, 1924. [4]

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John was born in Georgia. He was living in Bienville Parish, Louisiana in 1849.

John lived at Castor, Louisiana. He served as Mayor of Castor. He was also a Mason.

John was a merchant for many years. He is buried in the old Castor, Louisiana cemetery.

John married Sarah Bryan on November 25, 1860.

Sarah died on a family trip to St. Louis, Missouri. She became sick and died at McKamie, Arkansas. She is buried at that place.

John and Sarah lived, first, at Iverson in Red River Parish.

Their children:

1. Henrietta Sledge; b. July 17, 1864.

2. Susan Sledge; b. June 27, 1866.

Susan married Edwin A. Tooke.

Edwin was born in 1850 in Louisiana. His parents were born in Georgia.

3. James W. Sledge; b. January 7, 1868.

4. Lynn Boyd Sledge; b. January 9, 1870; d. 1938.

5. Mary L. Sledge; b. January 3, 1871.

6. John Miles Sledge; b. December 26, 1873.

7. Twin; b. and d. September 1, 1875.

8. Twin; b. and d. September 1, 1875.

9. Henry Roland Sledge; b. December 14, 1878; d. May 9, 1939.

A. Nellie Sledge; b. June 11, 1880.

B. Sarah Edna Sledge; b. February 17, 1882.

After the death of Sarah, John married Anna E. Corley on March 19, 1884.

Their children:

C. Chester Harper Sledge; b. January 30, 1885; d. March 31, 1946.

D. Mattie Elizabeth Sledge; b. November 4, 1886.

E. Edward Milton Sledge; b. January 11, 1889; d. 1975.

F. Annie Laura Sledge; b. February 7, 1892; d. April 28, 1984.

G. Grace Truman Sledge; b. September 1, 1894.

Later, John married Josephene Rich.

Later, John married Wincie Nelson in 1910. Wincie was born April 25, 1865 and died April 7, 1922. She is buried at Castor, Louisiana. [5]

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d125 JOHN MILES SLEDGE; b. December 26, 1873.

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Johnny married Kate Elam on January 8, 1892.

Their son:

1. Elam Sledge.

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d125 HENRY ROLAND SLEDGE; b. December 14, 1878; d. May 9, 1939.

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Henry was born at Swans Lake, Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Henry was a merchant from about 1900 until 1924.

Henry was elected Clerk of Court in Bienville Parish in 1924.

Henry married Virginia May Evans on April 1, 1900 in Red River Parish.

They, later, made their home in Castor, Bienville Parish.

They moved to Arcadia in 1924.

Henry served as Clerk of Court from 1924 until he died.

May was born May 2, 1882 and died June 4, 1963.

They are buried in the Arcadia, Louisiana Municipal Cemetery.

Their children:

1. Lennie Ethel Sledge; b. January 8, 1901; d. March 20, 1974.

Ethel served as deputy clerk of court to her father.

She did not marry. She is buried with her parents in Arcadia Municipal Cemetery.

2. Benton Sledge; b. May, 1905; d. September, 1905.

He is buried in Red River Parish.

3. Henry Rupert Sledge; b. June 21, 1913.

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d125 HENRY RUPERT SLEDGE; b. June 21, 1913. [6]

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Rupert was born at Castor, Louisiana.

His family moved to Arcadia, Louisiana in 1924.

Rupert succeeded his father as Clerk of Court in Bienville Parish.

His service in that position extended from May 12, 1939 until June 30, 1988.

Rupert married Margaret Fuller Geer on June 16, 1950 in Augusta, Georgia. Margaret was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Geer, was born May 22, 1924 in Augusta, Georgia.

Margaret is a graduate of Baylor University, Waco, Texas and the Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.

Rupert and Margaret make their home in Arcadia, Louisiana.

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ABOVE: Milton Daniel Sledge (1816-1895), son of Zelpha Harris and Collin Sledge (d125/712), is buried in the cemetery shown above near Ringgold, Louisiana. Milton’s wife, Deborah McGinty (1819-1898), is buried in Kempner Cemetery, Lampassas County, Texas (west of Temple). She died while visiting one of her daughters.

BELOW: Left: Henry Roland Sledge (1878-1939), son of Sarah Bryan and John Aaron Sledge, and a grandson of Milton Daniel Sledge (d125/7123), and his wife, Virginia May Evans. Right: Henry Rupert Sledge (b. 1913), son of Virginia May Evans and Henry Roland Sledge, and his wife, Margaret Geer, daughter of W.F. Geer of Augusta, Georgia. Rupert and Margaret live at Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

ABOVE: Center: Margaret Geer and Henry Rupert Sledge (d125/7123/293), with their family on June 30, 1988. On the left, their daughter, Kathy Sledge, with her husband, Monty Lane Watson, and son, Andrew Watson. On the right, their daughter, Sharlande Sledge, and their son, Jimmy Sledge, and his wife, Sandra McKean.

BELOW: Larry Alma Martin (b. 1922), son of Anna Laura and Joseph Linford Martin (d125/7123/B41), and his wife, Goldie Glee Williams, at their home in Alpine, Texas in 1991. Larry is a Sledge family historian and a great-great-grandson of Milton Daniel Sledge (d125/7123).

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d125 SARAH EDNA SLEDGE; b. February 17, 1882. [1]

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Edna married Fred Brasell on November 27, 1901.

Their children:

1. Johnny Brasell.

2. Cloie Brasell; married Guthrie. They live in Memphis, Tennessee.

3. Ruth Brasell. Ruth lives in Pineville, Louisiana.

4. Lon L. Brasell. Lon lives in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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d125 CHESTER HARPER SLEDGE; b. January 30, 1885; d. March 31, 1946.

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Chester married Kittie C. Vincent on July 16, 1909. Kittie was born in 1886 and died in 1972. They are buried in the old Castor, Louisiana cemetery.

Their children:

1. Laurence Leon Sledge; b. May 7, 1910.

Laurence married Dorothy Wimberly.

2. Sidney Merle Sledge; b. December 3, 1911; d. June 18, 1912.

3. Elizabeth Louise Sledge; b. July 12, 1913.

She lives in Tallulah, Louisiana.

She married Woodrow W. Wilson on June 18, 1938.

Woodrow was born September 15, 1914.

4. Katherine Guyon Sledge; b. October 29, 1923.

She lives in Castor, Louisiana.

5. Jo Eleanor Sledge; b. September 19, 1925.

She married O.G. McDowell.

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d125 MATTIE ELIZABETH SLEDGE; b. November 4, 1886.

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Mattie married Bruce Gimble in 1910.

Their children:

1. Nelwyn Gimble. Nelwyn married George Brewer.

2. Bruce Gimble; b. 1913; now deceased.

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d125 EDWARD MILTON SLEDGE; b. January 11, 1889; d. 1975.

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Edward married Annie Pearl Harolson in August, 1915. Pearl was born in 1892 and died in 1940.

They are buried in the old Castor, Louisiana cemetery.

Their children:

1. Edward Flay Sledge; b. July 17, 1916. [2]

Edward married Doris Sayers in May, 1941.

2. Melba Sledge; b. July 14, 1918.

Melba married Vernon E. Melancon in June, 1940.

3. Emmitt Roy Sledge; b. November 15, 1920.

Emmitt married Mary Ellis in December, 1939.

Later, Emmitt married E. Noughton.

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d125 ANNIE LAURA SLEDGE; b. February 7, 1892; d. April 28, 1984.

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Annie was born at Pleasant Hill in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Annie married John Franklin Riggins on March 23, 1913 at Castor, Bienville Parish, on May 13, 1886 at Toledo, Cleveland County, Arkansas. John died on December 25, 1963 at Buckner, LaFayette County, Arkansas.

Annie Laura died in the LaFayette County Hospital, Lewisville, Arkansas.

Annie and John Riggins made their home in Stamps, Arkansas, in Minden, Louisiana and in Buckner, Arkansas. [3] Annie Laura and John Riggins are buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Stamps, LaFayette County, Arkansas.

Their children:

1. Mildred Claudine Riggins; b. March 6, 1914.

2. Francille Riggins; b. March 24, 1916.

3. John Franklin Riggins, Jr.; b. January 20, 1918.

4. Dorothy Anne Riggins; b. September 9, 1924.

5. Plus one son b. 1934.

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d125 MILDRED CLAUDINE RIGGINS; b. March 6, 1914.

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Mildred was born at Stamps, LaFayette County, Arkansas.

Mildred married Harold Sifford Morgan on June 4, 1939 in Buckner, LaFayette County, Arkansas. Harold was the son of Rodney Earl Morgan. Harold was born on June 17, 1912. Harold died on October 9, 1968 at Dallas, Texas. He is buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Stamps, Arkansas.

Mildred and Harold made their home at Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas and at Dallas, Texas.

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d125 FRANCILLE RIGGINS; b. March 24, 1916. [4]

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Francille was born at Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana.

Francille married Fletcher Fay Seymour on August 31, 1941 in Buckner Methodist Church, Buckner, Arkansas. Fletcher was born April 30, 1913 at Lockesburg, Sevier County, Arkansas. Fletcher is the son of John William and Bertha Latimer Seymour.

Francille and Flecther made their home in Buckner and at Hope in Arkansas.

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d125 JOHN FRANKLIN (JACK) RIGGINS JR.; b. January 20, 1918.

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Jack was born in Buckner, Louisiana.

Jack married Mary Sue Allen on February 16, 1941 at Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. Mary Sue was born on April 28, 1920 at Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mary Sue is the daughter of Glen and Minnie Bullion Allen.

Jack and Mary Sue lived at Hot Springs, Arkansas and at Stuttgart, Germany.

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d125 DOROTHY ANNE RIGGINS; b. September 9, 1924.

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Dorothy was born at Buckner, Louisiana.

Dorothy married Paul Todd Landes, Jr. on June 6, 1948 in Stamps Methodist Church LaFayette County, Arkansas.

Paul was born December 20, 1924 at Lewisville, LaFayette County, Arkansas.

Paul is the son of Paul Todd Landes, Sr. and Elise Copeland Landes.

Dorothy and Paul made their home in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas.

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d125 GRACE TRUMAN SLEDGE; b. September 1, 1894.

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Grace married John C. King in December, 1912.

Their children: [7]

1. James Chester King; b. 1913.

2. Dorothy King; b. 1915.

Grace and John King are buried at Castor, Louisiana.

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d125 MARY ANN SLEDGE; b. March 2, 1842; d. August 5, 1931.

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Mary Ann was born in Harris County, Georgia. She was living with her family in Bienville Parish, Louisiana when she was seven years of age.

Mary Ann married Jessie Green.

They are buried in the cemetery of Providence Primitive Baptist Church at Ringgold, Louisiana.

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d125 THIOSY JANE SLEDGE; b. August 29, 1843.

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Jane is buried in the cemetery of Providence Primitive Baptist Church at Ringgold, Louisiana.

She was born in Harris County, Georgia.

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d125 SARAH ANN MILLY SLEDGE; b. March 4, 1845; d. 1879-80.

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Milly was born in Harris County, Georgia.

Milly married James Monroe.

Later, in 1866, Milly married William D. Green.

Later, Milly married Tom Puckett Thomas.

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d125 ZILPHA ANN SLEDGE; b. August 23, 1847.

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Zilpha was born in Harris County, Georgia.

Zilpha married Isaac Stevenson.

Their son: [8]

1. Thomas Jackson Stevenson.

Thomas married Evie I. Powell.

Their son:

2. Leonard Ray Stevenson.

Leonard married Mary L. Womack.

Their daughter:

a. Martha Louise Stevenson.

Martha married Owen.

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d125 HENRY COLLIN SLEDGE; b. July 15, 1851; d. December 27, 1928.

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Henry was born near Ringgold in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Henry married Elender E. (Nelly) White on November 28, 1872 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Nelly was born May 14, 1854 and died January 27, 1942.

They are buried in the cemetery of Providence Primitive Baptist Church, Ringgold, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Augusta E. Sledge; b. November 25, 1873; d. July 6, 1951.

2. Ella May Sledge; b. June 10, 1879; d. August 17, 1911.

3. Ernest Lynwood Sledge; b. July 16, 1882; d. July 4, 1936.

4. Ollie Lee Sledge; b. January 31, 1885.

5. Loyd Collin Sledge; b. March 27, 1888; d. December 11, 1941.

6. Bascum Davis Sledge; b. September 8, 1890; d. September 2, 1968.

7. Nila V. Sledge; b. June 22, 1893.

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d125 AUGUSTA E. SLEDGE; b. November 25, 1873; d. July 6, 1951.

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Augusta married William B. Hall on September 5, 1889 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Luarine Powell Hall.

2. Della Hall.

Della married Willey Giddings. [9]

Their son:

a. Hershel G. Giddings.

3. Eula Hall.

Their son:

a. Wayne Fuller.

Wayne married Catherine Scallion.

4. Fuller Hall.

Fuller married Sudie Thomas.

Their children:

a. Conroe Hall.

b. Helen Dale Hall.

5. Oma Hall.

Oma married Roy Beard.

Their children:

a. Barbara Beard.

b. Gloria Beard

Gloria married __________ Flowers.

c. Martel Beard.

6. Augusta Hall.

7. John Currie Hall.

John married .

Their children:

a. Curline Hall.

Curline married Becksham.

b. Ruby Jo Hall.

Ruby married Harold Godford.

c. Johnny Hall.

Johnny married Grady Long.

d. Sue Ellen Hall.

Sue married Leonard Wiggins.

e. Hue Allen Hall.

Hue married Geraldine Sylvester.

8. Nellie Hall.

Nellie married Jack Seigle.

Eula married Huey Fuller.

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d125 ELLA MAY SLEDGE; b. June 10, 1879; d. August 17, 1911. [1]

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Ella married James T. Hayes on April 25, 1896 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Vivian Hortense Hayes; b. June 21, 1897; d. October 24, 1909.

2. Doshia Lee Hayes.

Doshia married Bryan.

Their children:

a. Helen Bryan; died at age 8.

b. Jessy Harold Bryan.

c. Leroy Bryan.

3. Glenna Mae Hayes.

Glenna married Clifford Sparks.

Their children:

a. Ella Mae Sparks.

Ella married Murphy.

b. Otis Sparks.

c. Vonsil Sparks.

Vonsil married Blake.

d. Nell Sparks.

Nell married Morgan.

4. Nelly Fredonia Hayes.

Nelly married Shockley.

5. Jack Ulmer Hayes.

Jack married Ruth Rigdon.

Their son:

a. Terrance C. Hayes.

Terrance married Puckett.

6. Nila Verene Hayes.

Nila married Albert Wiggins.

Their children:

a. Jerry Wiggins.

b. Ellaine Wiggins.

Ellaine married Hays.

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d125 ERNEST LYNWOOD SLEDGE; b. July 16, 1882; d. July 4, 1936. [2]

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Ernest married Myrtle L. Thornton on December 8, 1910 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Myrtle was born December 24, 1888 and died September 20, 1966.

They are buried in the cemetery of Providence Baptist Church, Ringgold, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Marlin Ray Sledge.

Marlin married Gloria Sunshine Gremillion in 1950 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

2. Wilmer Sledge.

Wilmer married Mary Todd.

3. Orville E. Sledge; b. 1918; d. 1943.

Orville is buried in Providence Cemetery.

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d125 OLLIE LEE SLEDGE; b. January 31, 1885.

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Ollie married G. Alex Fuller in 1920 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Their daughter:

a. Deseree May Gray Fuller.

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d125 LOYD COLLIN SLEDGE; b. March 27, 1888; d. December 11, 1941. [3]

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Loyd married Lou Ada Puckitt on August 22, 1912. Lou Ada was born August 3, 1888 and died July 30, 1979.

They are buried in Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Thomas Collin Sledge.

T. C. married Sarah B. Elliot.

2. Woodrow Wilson Sledge.

Woodrow married Maxine Wilson in 1942.

3. Nelda Bell Sledge.

Nelda married Roy Noble Golson.

4. Dane Buford Sledge.

Buford married Sybill McKnight in 1946 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

5. Loyace Marie Sledge.

Loyace married Jessie L. Hammett.

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d125 BASCUM DAVIS SLEDGE; b. September 8, 1890; d. September 2, 1968.

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Bascum married Julia A. Perry on March 11 1917. Julia was born October 6, 1895 and died February 3, 1988.

Julia lived to be 92 years of age.

They are buried in Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, Louisiana.

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d125 NILA V. SLEDGE; b. June 22, 1893.

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Nila married Alonzo Edwards.

Later, Nila married Talmadge Giddings.

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d125 MILTON JAMES SLEDGE; b. April 8, 1856; d. March 10, 1896.

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Milton married Sintha A. Nolen. Sintha was born in 1850 and died August 14, 1885.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth D. Sledge; b. 1876.

2. Alice M. Sledge; b. March 5, 1879; d. November 27, 1933. [5]

3. Captain Joshua Sledge; b. August 8, 1880; d. December 18, 1968.

4. Mary Anna Sledge; b. March 18, 1884; d. March 14, 1918.

After the death of Sintha, Milton married Nancy M. Loftin. Nancy was born May 18, 1851 and died November 16, 1894. Nancy was the daughter of William D. Loftin who was born in November, 1825 in Alabama.

After the deaths of Nancy and Milton, the five children of Nancy lived with their grandparents. William D. Loftin and his wife (their step-grandmother), Sarah A. Loftin.

The children of Milton and Nancy Sledge:

5. William Dothan Sledge; b. August 4, 1886; d. August 4, 1971.

6. Benjamin Madison Sledge; b. November 16, 1887; d. September 6, 1960.

7. Jessie Monroe Sledge; b. January 2, 1889; d. January 25, 1965.

8. Collin Sledge; b. March, 1892; d. circa 1912.

9. Charles Macklin Sledge; b. August 1, 1894; d. August 20, 1966.

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d125 ELIZABETH D. SLEDGE; b. 1876.

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Elizabeth married C. V. Chambers in 1892 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Later, Elizabeth married E. Akin.

Their daughter:

1. Ellen Akin.

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d125 ALICE M. SLEDGE; b. March 5, 1879; d. November 27, 1933.

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Alice married Charles M. Bryan in 1897 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Pierce Bryan.

2. Oliver Bryan.

3. John Lee Bryan.

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d125 CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLEDGE; b. August 8, 1880; d. December 18, 1968. [6]

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Joshua married Catherine Elizabeth (Katie) Cowart on September 4, 1904. Katie was born December 21, 1883 and died March 1, 1957.

Their children:

1. Vera Leola Sledge; b. June 15, 1905.

Vera married John E. Breedlove on February 12, 1926.

John was born February 17, 1905 and died February 19, 1937.

Their children:

a. Elsie Donese Breedlove; b. February 26, 1926.

Elsie died in infancy.

b. Elmer Darvis Breedlove; b. July 14, 1930.

Elmer married Charlotte Braxton on March 19, 1950.

2. Verda Mae Sledge; b. April 10, 1908; d. February 27, 1909.

3. James Cowart Sledge; b. January 31, 1910; d. March 13, 1979.

James married Ophelia Hammond on November 5, 1932.

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d125 MARY ANNA SLEDGE; b. March 18, 1884; d. March 14, 1918.

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Mary married Thomas Jefferson Martin on November 14, 1901.

Thomas was born December 6, 1877 and died May 7, 1952. [7]

Their children:

1. Anna Laura Martin; b. August 17, 1902.

2. Emma Alice Martin; b. September 2, 1904.

3. Mary Virgie Martin; b. October 20, 1907.

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d125 ANNA LAURA MARTIN; b. August 17, 1902.

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Anna married Joseph Linford Martin on August 14, 1920.

Anna and Joseph celebrated 70 years of marriage in 1990. Joseph died on September 17, 1990 at the age of 88 years. He is buried in Wimberly Cemetery, Ringgold, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Larry Alma Martin; b. December 24, 1922.

Larry is an accomplished family historian. Larry shared with the writer the contents of the “workbook” or personal diary left by his ancestor, Milton Daniel Sledge, who was born February 1, 1816 (d125/7122). This book contained items personal to Milton Sledge, such as birthdates of relatives and other daily items.

Larry married Elsie Goldie Glee on June 2, 1949. They live in Alpine, Texas.

2. Mary Virginia Martin; b. October 11, 1926.

Mary Virginia married William Holbert.

Later, Mary Virginia married William Westfall.

Later, Mary Virginia married Walter Smith.

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d125 EMMA ALICE MARTIN; b. September 2, 1904.

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Emma married Joe Maxwell.

Later, Emma married J.D. Smith.

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ABOVE: Left: Four of the sons of Nancy M. Loftin and Milton James Sledge (1856-1896) (d125/7123/B). They are also grandsons of Milton Daniel Sledge. Left to right, front: William Dothan Sledge (1886-1971), Ben Sledge (1887-1960). Back: Jesse M. Sledge (1889-1965), and Charles M. Sledge (1894-1966). Right: William Dothan Sledge with his sons, Wayne (left) and Randall (right).

BELOW: Children of Ada Dixon and William Dothan Sledge (d125/7123/B5). Left: Octava Sledge Delony at her home near Ruston, Louisiana. Right: Wayne Sledge and his wife, Pat Briley, at their home near Coushatta, Louisiana.

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d125 MARY VIRGIE MARTIN; b. October 20, 1907.

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Mary married Euel Mae Walker on December 23, 1933.

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d125 WILLIAM DOTHAN SLEDGE; b. August 4, 1886; d. August 4, 1971.

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William married Ada Dixon. Ada was the daughter of William Hamilton and E. Josephine Leshe Dixon of Red River Parish, Louisiana. Ada was born on January 3, 1893 and died November 9, 1962.

William and Ada are buried at Clear Springs Baptist Church, which is located east of Coushatta, Louisiana.

Their children:

1. Octava Estella Sledge (twin); b. October 28, 1915.

Octava was born near Coushatta in Red River Parish, Louisiana.

After graduation from high school, Octava attended Louisiana State University Northwestern at Natchitoches, Louisiana. She taught at Martin School in Red River Parish. She also taught at Ringgold, Louisiana.

Octava married Manumous Lamar (Pete) Delong on June 18, 1936 at Ringgold, Louisiana.

Pete, the son of Jim Henry and Camille Wilder Delony, was born June 1, 1906 near Ruston, Louisiana. [a]

Pete was active in the construction of roads and houses. He was also engaged in a dairy operation and other businesses in the Ruston, Louisiana area. Pete died on December 22, 1988.

Octava is presently living in their homeplace near Ruston and plans to move (1990) to Natchitoches, Louisiana.

2. Eulava Othella Sledge (twin); b. October 28, 1915.

Eulava was born near Coushatta in Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Eulava was trained, in college, in Library Science. She was employed in Library Services at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.

She is now retired.

Eulava married David Vernon Dupree. Vernon was born in 1909.

Vernon has been active as a teacher and as a principal. He has also been an employee of the United States Veterans Administration.

He is now retired. [b]

Eulava and Vernon live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

3. Wayne Dixon Sledge; b. December 4, 1919.

Wayne was born near Coushatta in Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Wayne earned a degree at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, LaFayette, Louisiana.

Wayne has been an employee of the International Paper Company at Coushatta, Mansfield and Shreveport in Louisiana. He is now retired.

Wayne married Patricia Briley on March 28, 1947. She is the daughter of Dr. James Herbert and Gertrude Middlebrook Briley. Her father was born in Alberta, Canada. He had a general medical practice in Duncan, Arizona.

Wayne and Pat live a few miles east of Coushatta on the homeplace of Wayne’s parents.

4. Wilma Eloise Sledge; b. December 21, 1921.

Wilma was born near Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana.

5. Randall Dothan Sledge; b. December 21, 1924.

Randall was born near Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Randall is a Baptist minister. He is a graduate of the Baptist Seminary in New Orleans.

Randall is an employee of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. He has served as a missionary in the South American countries of Columbia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Randall married Dorothy Lee Sewall on August 12, 1949. Presently, they are living in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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d125 BENJAMIN MADISON SLEDGE; b. November 16, 1887; d. September 6, 1960.

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Ben married Ella Watson on September 14, 1921.

Their children:

1. William Frank Sledge; b. July 8, 1923; d. October 10, 1988.

2. James Roy Sledge; b. January 10, 1928.

James is an Electrical Engineer.

He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.

James married Sylvia Hankins on May 20, 1955. [d]

They live in Knoxville, Tennessee.

3. Helen Louise Sledge; b. April 10, 1930.

Helen married O. B. Weaver.

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d125 JESSIE MONROE SLEDGE; b. January 2, 1889; d. January 25, 1965.

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Jessie married Valley A. Dupree on September 17, 1911.

Their children:

1. James Sledge; b. January 17, 1913; d. January 17, 1913.

2. Nancy Lurline Sledge; b. September 24, 1914.

Nancy married York Earl Sheppard on December 1, 1935.

3. J.D. Sledge; b. January 25, 1917; d. October 18, 1981.

J.D. married Christeen King on November 26, 1947.

4. Dan Anglin Sledge; August 31, 1921; d. November 9, 1983.

Dan married Marjorie Hale on January 29, 1947.

5. Curtis Benjamin Sledge; b. April 10, 1924; d. August 2, 1975. Curtis married Vivian P. Hughes on September 4, 1954.

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d125 CHARLIE MACKLIN SLEDGE; b. August 1, 1894; d. August 20, 1966.

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Charlie married Vallery O. Dupree on March 9, 1918.

Their children:

1. Charlie Truett Sledge; b. May 27, 1919.

Charlie married Sybil Prothro on April 25, 1941.

2. Dorothy C. Sledge; b. November 10, 1922; d. September 25, 1958.

Dorothy married Alton L. Townsend on September 26, 1942.

3. Collie Britian Sledge; b. July 16, 1926. Collie married Evelyn Jones on July 16, 1949.

4. Mary Yvonne Sledge; b. April 25, 1928.

Mary married John H. Baker, Jr. on February 8, 1948.

5. Jimmy Ray Sledge; b. October 24, 1932.

Jimmy married Patricia Harkins on December 15, 1956.

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d125 SUSAN TENNESSEE SLEDGE; b. January 13, 1859; d. May 3, 1953.

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Susan married Daniel M. Beard in 1876. They lived in Lampasas County, Texas.

Susan lived to be 94 years of age.

Their children:

1. Herbert Beard; b. April 26, 1878; d. August 28, 1879.

2. Janie Beard; b. February 6, 1880; d. May 14, 1958.

Janie married Rubin Rushing.

3. Deborah Beard; b. December 16, 1882; d. July 29, 1884.

4. Lucy Beard; b. December 6, 1886; d. October 12, 1944.

Lucy married Eldo Stroud.

5. Mae Beard; b. July 31, 1887.

Mae married Charles Groves.

6. Maudie Beard; b. August 16, 1889.

Maudie married Ernest Preston.

7. Buck Charlie Beard; b. July 22, 1891.

Buck married Bettie Barber on March 1, 1912.

Their children:

a. Davie Valoria Beard; b. February 11, 1913.

Valoria married Rev. Irvin Burleson on July 18, 1940.

b. Opal Myrtis Beard; b. November 30, 1916.

Opal married Thomas J. Morris. Later, Opal married Jerome Peak.

c. Bertha Christine Beard; b. April 28, 1920.

Bertha married James Robert Taylor on October 6, 1939.

d. Norma Dell Beard; b. August 25, 1928.

Norma married Jessie N. Sutton.

e. Gay Lanell Beard; b. January 26, 1930.

Gay married Harold L. Hitt on June 26, 1948.

f. Gwendolyn Bell Beard; b. November 6, 1933.

Gwendolyn married Pearl W. Stockemer on December 28, 1956.

8. Rosa Beard; b. December 2, 1893.

Rosa married Carl Hood.

9. Etta Beard; b. December 16, 1896.

Etta married Harve Dunbar.

A. John Beard; b. February 22, 1898; d. November 4, 1924. John married Leila K. McDaniel.

B. Jimmy Beard; b. April 8, 1903.

Jimmy married Edna Morris.

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d125 SEABORN HARRIS; b. 1798; d. after November 19, 1887.

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Seaborn was born in Greene County, Georgia about one year after his parents had arrived in Georgia from Warren County, North Carolina.

When Seaborn was about ten years of age, his family moved a few miles to the south and made their home on Shoulderbone Creek in Hancock County, Georgia.

Seaborn married Polly Shaw on December 19, 1823 in Greene County, Georgia.

They made their home in Greene County.

Seaborn acquired land in Greene County on April 10, 1826 from Sherwood B. Johnson and also from Nancy Johnson.

Seaborn participated in the Georgia land lottery and acquired 167 acres of land newly created Early County.

Seaborn sold this land to William H. Bower on February 1, 1831.

Seaborn also sold 250 acres of land in Early County to William U. Bener on the same day.

Seaborn had moved his family to Fayette County, Georgia by 1832.

Seaborn acquired land in Fayette County on October 4, 1832 from Brewer Strawn.

Seaborn acquired additional land in Fayette County in later years, including the year 1870.

Polly Shaw Harris died about 1836. Children of Polly and Seaborn Harris:

1. Tabitha T. Harris; b. 1827; d. after November 19, 1887.

2. Maria Jane Harris; b. June 4, 1829; d. June 23, 1889.

3. Mary E. Harris; b. 1832; d. after November 19, 1887.

4. Nancy S. C. Harris; b. 1835; d. prior to 1870.

After the death of Polly, Seaborn married Lucy Eason on January 9, 1839 in Fayette County, Georgia. The ceremony was conducted by Elijah P. Allen. Elijah P. Allen was the husband of Seaborn's first cousin, Eliza Harris Allen.

Lucy was the daughter of Abraham Eason, a prominent citizen of Fayette County, Georgia.

Seaborn Harris, on November 18, 1867 and after the conclusion of the War Between the States, conveyed land "to be used to establish a church and school house for the colored people".

This land was conveyed to a board of trustees which included: Berry Austin, Wyatt Austin, Jeff Glass and George Easton. The land was described as being on the "0141, Fayetteville and Decatur Road and opposite the old Flint Ridge Court Ground".

The Flint Ridge Baptist Church and Cemetery exists today on this land on Georgia; Highway 85 in Fayette County.

Seaborn and Lucy made their home in the Flint Ridge area (better known today a° Kenwood) of Fayette County, Georgia.

Seaborn, on September 23, 1887 and at the age of eighty—nine years, divided his land between his children. He called upon his friends, J. J. Gilbert, J. P. Hughie and R. N. Mundy, to assist him in this matter. The results of this work are recorded in Fayette County Land Records, Book L, page 286.

The deeds implementing these agreements were executed by Seaborn Harris on November 19. 1887.

The agreement lists 10 children living at this time.

The exact dates of the deaths of Seaborn, Polly and Lucy are not known to the writer. The places of their interments are not known to the writer.

For more than 55 years, Seaborn was a citizen and resident of the Kenwood area of ?gate County, Georgia.

Children of Lucy and Seaborn Harris:

5. John S. Harris; b. 1839; d. after November 19, 1887.

6. Frances E. Harris; b. August 6, 1844; d. December 3, 1889.

7. Alston Calhoun Harris; b. 1848; d. after 1918.

8. Littleton T. Harris; b. 1849; d. after November 19, 1887.

9. Margaret A. (Maggie) Harris; b. March 12, 1854; d. December 17, 1928.

A. H. Josephine Harris; b. May, 1855; d. November 18, 1924.

B. Washington F. (Phillip) Harris; b. 1857; d. after November 19, 1887.

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d125 TABITHA T. HARRIS; b. 1827; d. after November 19, 1887.

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Tabitha was born in Greene County, Georgia.

Tabitha lived with her family in Greene and Fayette Counties in Georgia. Tabitha, after 1870, married Brown.

They were living in Texas by November 19, 1887.

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d125 MARIA JANE HARRIS; b. June 4, 1829; d. June 23, 1889.

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Jane was born in Greene County, Georgia.

She lived with her parents in Greene and Fayette Counties in Georgia.

Jane did not marry. She is buried in the old Allen Cemetery on Corinth Road, Fayette County, Georgia.

This cemetery is administered by Corinth Baptist Church.

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d125 MARY E. HARRIS; b. 1832; d. after November 19, 1887.

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Mary was probably born in Fayette County, Georgia. Mary, prior to 1870, married _______ Beard.

They were living in Texas by November 19, 1887.

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d125 NANCY S. C. HARRIS; b. 1835; d. prior to 1870.

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Nancy was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

She lived with her family and did not appear with her family in the 1870 census

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d125 JOHN S. HARRIS; b. 1839; d. after November 19, 1887.

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John was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

The details of John's first marriage are not known. However, that marriage p a daughter:

1. Lizzie Harris; b. 1860.

2. John married Saphronia T. Cowan on July 26, 1867 in Fayette County, Georgia.

John and Saphronia lived in the northeastern area of Fayette County, Georgia 11 present location of Friendship United Methodist Church on Georgia Highway 314.

They sold their 55 acres of land in this area to John H. Chapman in 1868.

After 1870 and prior to November 19, 1887, John and Saphronia moved to Texas.

Children of Saphronia and John S. Harris:

2. Blanche Harris; b. 1868.

3. Edgar Harris; b. 1869.

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d125 FRANCES E. HARRIS; b. August 6, 1844; d. December 3, 1889.

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Frances was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

Frances is buried near her sister, Jane, in the Old Allen Cemetery on Corinth Road, Fayette County, Georgia.

Frances married Charles A. Eason.

Charles was born in December, 1845. He was living in 1900. Charles and Frances lived in Clayton County, Georgia.

Their daughter:

1. Florence Eason; b. May, 1883.

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d125 ALSTON CALHOUN HARRIS; b. 1848; d. after 1918.

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Cal was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

He lived with his parents and farmed in the Kenwood area of Fayette County.

Cal, in later years, lived elsewhere.

Cal is remembered today by the grandchildren of his sister, Josephine Harris Graves. They described him as living "way down in the country". He visited their grandmother on several occasions and amused these grandchildren with his sense of humor.

They said that he enjoyed wearing his Confederate Army uniform.

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d125 LITTLETON T. HARRIS; b. 1849; d. after November 19, 1887.

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Littleton was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

Littleton and his wife, Elvira, were living in Fayette County in 1880.

Prior to November 19, 1887, they were living in Texas.

Their daughter:

1. Ivie Harris; b. 1879.

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d125 MARGARET A. (MAGGIE) HARRIS; b. March 12, 1854; d. December 17, 1928.

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Maggie was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

Maggie married T. J. Wyatt.

T. J. was born April 20, 1848 and died October 4, 1938.

They are buried at Jones Memorial Cemetery in Clayton County, Georgia.

The inscriptions on their headstones indicated that they had children. They have not been identified by the writer.

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d125 H. JOSEPHINE HARRIS; b. May, 1855; d. November 18, 1924.

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Josie was born in Fayette County, Georgia.

Josie married James Knox Polk Graves on May 9, 1875 in Fayette County, Georgia.

James was born in 1844 in Fayette County, Georgia. He was the son of John (Jack) Graves, Jr. and his wife, Susan Cleckler.

James died after 1880 and by 1900. The date of his death and place of interment are not known to the writer.

It appears to be desirable to discuss the first marriage of James P. Graves in order

to make this account more complete.

James married Elizabeth "Bitty" Wilkins on January 24, 1866.

Bitty was born March 29, 1847 and died December 6, 1870.

Bitty was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilkins.

Bitty is buried with her parents in the Wilkins family cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia.

Samuel Wilkins was born in 1781 and died February 12, 1867. Elizabeth (Betsy) .4 Wilkins died October 30, 1863 at the age of 89 years.

Bitty's brother, Sam Wilkins, born 1843, operated a business on Trinity Avenue in Atlanta. Sam gave assistance to the small children of his deceased sister immediately after her death.

Children of James Polk and Elizabeth Graves:

1. Aurelius Allen Graves; born March 28, 1867; died October 22, 1930.

2. Lucy "Lou" Graves; born August 9, 1869; d. July 15, 1938.

Aurelius A. (Reel) Graves married Carrie Tallulah Austin on July 28, 1902 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Carrie was the daughter of James Monroe and Mary Jane Graves Austin.

Carrie was born May 12, 1873 and died January 27, 1931.

Reel was an employee of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

They were members of East Point First Baptist Church.

Reel and Carrie are buried in Roseland Cemetery (Cleveland Ave. and 1-85) in Atlanta. Viva.

Their children:

1. Floy Aubrey Graves; born December 31, 1903; d. February 28, 1967. Floy is buried in Roseland Cemetery.

Floy was an employee of Dixie Culvert and Metal Company of East Point, Georgia.

Floy married Ruby Madden of East Point on December 23, 1933 in Fulton County, Georgia.

They had no children.

After Flop's death, Ruby remarried and moved to Florida. She is now deceased.

2. Harry Wilkins (Pete) Graves; born 1907; d. 1981.

Pete was district manager for Standard Oil Company in Atlanta.

Pete married Agnes Tuggle on August 25, 1930 in Fulton County, Georgia. They lived in College Park, Georgia.

They are buried in College Park Cemetery.

Their son:

a. Harry David Graves.

3. Evelyn Graves; born March 11, 1909 in Atlanta in the Stewart Ave. area. Evelyn grew up in East Point, Georgia.

She attended and graduated from Russell High School in 1927.

She attended Creighton Business College in Atlanta. She worked for A. K. Adams Construction Company.

Evelyn lives in East Point, Georgia and is active in the programs of the East Point First Baptist Church.

(Evelyn, very graciously, helped the writer with this portion of the Graves family history.)

Evelyn married Robert Lee Rivers on December 23, 1930 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Robert was born July 4, 1905 at Gainesville, Georgia. He died in 1972. He is buried in College Park Cemetery.

Robert was an employee of the Georgia Highway Department.

Their son:

a. Robert Allen Rivers; born January 18, 1934 in Fulton Cow! Georgia.

Robert graduated from Brown High School in Atlanta. He also earns a degree in Geology from the University of Kentucky.

Robert is employed in the insurance industry and lives in th Roswell Road area of Atlanta.

Robert married Gloria Barwick of Florida.

Their children:

I. Steven Barwick Rivers.

Steven graduated from Woodward Academy, College Park Georgia.

He also attended Georgia Tech and studied Architecture. Steven married Tammy. They live at Charlotte North Carolina.

Their children:

A. Austin Rivers; born in Atlanta.

B. Ashley Rivers; born in Atlanta.

II. Mark Allen Rivers.

Mark graduated from Woodward Academy in College Pali Georgia.

Mark is pursuing a music career in the Boston, Massacht setts area.

Robert remarried to Elaine about 1979.

They live in the Roswell Road area of metropolitan Atlanta.

4. James Austin Graves; born March 19, 1913; d. September 16, 1973. James is buried with his parents at Roseland Cemetery.

James joined the United States Army as a young man and made the service h career.

James served 33 months in Iran.

He held the rank of Master Sergeant.

James suffered a stroke at the age of 49 years.

After retirement from military service, James was employed by the Unit States Army Finance Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

James married Lydia Rhineford of Indianapolis on March 1, 1946 in Fulte4 County, Georgia.

They lived in Indianapolis where James died in 1973.

Lydia is now deceased.

Lucy "Lou" Graves; born August 9, 1869; d. July 15, 1938.

Lou is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in southwest Atlanta, Georgia.

Lou married Aaron Guilford Harris on December 20, 1890 in Fayette County, Georgia.

Aaron, son of Oliver Frank and Elza Jane Flournoy Harris, was born August 3, 1869 in Clayton County, Georgia. He died December 14, 1892 at the age of 23 years.

He is buried in Mann Family Cemetery with his parents. This cemetery is located on Kendrick Road in Clayton County, Georgia.

(Note: A similar account is also included elsewhere in this history under Oliver Frank Harris; b. 1833 - d125/7116.)

Daughter of Lou Graves and Aaron Harris:

1. Mattie Belle Harris; b. December 19, 1892; d. November 22, 1955.

Mattie Belle was remembered in the will of her grandfather, Oliver Frank Harris, who died in 1910.

After the death of Aaron, Lou and Mattie Belle lived with her mother's brother, G. Wilkins, and his wife, Nannie Wilkins, in Fayette County, Georgia.

Mattie Belle Harris married Benjamin Terrell Waters on May 25, 1919 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Mattie was an employee of Otis Elevator Company in Atlanta.

Mattie and Ben lived on Belmont Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

They had no children.

They are buried, with Mattie's mother, in Greenwood Cemetery in South Atlanta.

Lou married John T. Hodges on June 28, 1902 in Fulton County, Georgia. son:

2. Dewey Hodges.

Dewey owned a window cleaning company in the Atlanta area.

Dewey married Effie Edwards of Fulton County.

They had no children.

They are buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.

We now resume the account of the marriage of James P. Graves and H. Josephine Harris.

As she entered her marriage, Josephine became the step-mother of Aurelius Graves, 04m age 8 years, and Lou Graves, then age 5 years.

They were living in Clayton County, Georgia in 1880.

James and Josephine had one child:

1. Horace Eugene Graves; born January 5, 1876; d. March 3, 1962.

The 1900 census found Josie Harris Graves, a widow, living with her son, Eugene, in Fayette County, Georgia.

Josie, in 1887, had received from her father, Seaborn Harris, her share of his estate.

Josie's inherited land was located in the northeastern area of Fayetteville, Georgia, Josie, as described by those who knew her, was a very beautiful woman.

After 1900, Josie married Dr. Doolittle. He was a practicing physician in Atlanta. They lived in the Stewart - Capital View area of Atlanta.

After Dr. Doolittle's death, Josie married A. M. Reinhardt on September 19, 1911 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Mr. Reinhardt was the President of Reinhardt College which was located at Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia.

Josie moved to Waleska to live there.

She returned later to live in Atlanta.

Josie is buried at Westview Cemetery in area 12.

Her grave is indicated by a small uninscribed concrete head marker.

She is buried in the William H. Johnson lot near her daughter-in-law, Huliett Johnson Graves.

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d125 HORACE EUGENE GRAVES; born January 5, 1876; d. March 3, 1962.

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Eugene was born in Clayton County, Georgia. He died in Clayton County, Georgia. R. is buried at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clayton County, Georgia.

Eugene was a farmer.

Eugene married Mabel Irene Helmer on August 1, 1900 in Fayette County, Georgia.

Mabel was born 1882 and died in the year 1913. She is buried in Section 4 of Westview view Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mabel's parents were James Harrison Helmer, Sr. (1837-1922) and Adell Gill Helmer (1855-1929). They are buried near their daughter in Westview Cemetery.

Their children:

1. Helmer Eugene Graves; b. 1904; d. 1977.

2. Junella Irene Graves; b. June 2, 1906.

3. James Wilmer Graves; b. July 3, 1911; d. 1944.

Wilmer served in the United States Navy.

While based in Texas, he suffered a broken neck while swimming and died from such injury. He is buried in Texas.

After the death of Mabel, Eugene married Mrs. Huliett Elizabeth Davis Johnson on November 27, 1914 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Huliett was born December 4, 1879 and died January 29, 1964. She is buried in Section 12, Westview Cemetery.

Huliett had been previously married to William H. Johnson (July 18, 1876-June 30, 13). Mr. Johnson is buried in Section 12, Westview Cemetery.

Five sons were born to this couple. They were;

Fred Davis Johnson; b. March 24, 1901; now deceased.

Robert Lee Johnson; b. June 10, 1905; now deceased.

William Henry Johnson; b. October 19, 1907.

Claude Thomas Johnson; b. November 3, 1909; now deceased.

Luther Fischer Johnson; b. March 12, 1912.

Eugene and Huliett lived on a farm in Clayton County, Georgia. The farm was located in the Johnson Road area of south Forest Park.

Their daughter:

4. Nellie Elizabeth Graves; b. July 6, 1918.

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d125 HELMER EUGENE GRAVES; b. 1904; d. 1977.

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After the death of his mother, Helmer lived, essentially, with his Helmer grandparents who lived in the Stewart Avenue area of Atlanta.

He spent the weekends with his father.

As a boy, Helmer worked at an ice cream store on Stewart Avenue in Atlanta. Helmer was employed for many years by Atlanta Linen Service.

Halmer married Bessie Virginia Ward on December 16, 1928 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Bessie was born 1907 and died 1974.

Halmer and Bessie are buried at Forrest Lawn Cemetery in southwest Fulton County, Georgia. They are in the Masonic area.

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d125 JUNELLA IRENE GRAVES; b. June 2, 1906.

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After her mother died in 1913, Irene lived, essentially, with her grandparents, James and Adell Helmer, in the Stewart Avenue area of Atlanta.

Irene married Alvin Sensing on March 1, 1929 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Alvin died in 1941. He is buried at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Alvin, by a previous marriage, had a son: Max Sensing. Max was born December 31, 1918 and died July 4, 1974.

Max married Helen Mathis.

Irene lives in the Virginia—Highland area of Atlanta.

Daughter of Irene and Alvin Sansing:

1. Mable Sansing; b. July 19, 1931. Mable married Don Sharp.

Later, Mable married Harry D. Florence of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Harry died on March 11, 1993. Mable lives at Stone Mountain.

Mable is the Carillonneur (player of the chime of bells) at Stome Mountain Park.

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d125 NELLIE ELIZABETH GRAVES; b. July 6, 1918.

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Elitabeth was born on a farm in the Johnson Road - south Forest Park area of Clayton Georgia.

Elizabeth has worked as a secretary for the executives of Norris, Inc. and Scripto Pencil Company of Atlanta.

Elizabeth married Harvey Pope Lawrence, Jr. on June 4, 1943 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Harvey is an attorney and a certified public accountant.

Harvey was an employee of the American Credit Company. Later, he was a self-employed CPA until his retirement.

They live in the Doraville area of DeKalb County, Georgia.

d125 WASHINGTON F. (PHILIP) HARRIS; b. 1857; d. after November 19, 1887.

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Philip participated in the agreement as to the division of his father's land, dated November 19, 1887. At that time, he was living somewhere in Georgia.

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d125 HIXSEY HARRIS; b. (c) 1802; d. after February 1, 1894.

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Hixsey was born in Greene County, Georgia. She moved, with her family, to Hancock tY. Georgia in 1808.

Hixsey married John H. Akins on December 21, 1824 in Hancock County, Georgia.

John was born January 15, 1801 in Greene County, Georgia. He died on October 20, 1882 in Spalding County, Georgia.

John was the son of James and Nancy Ivey Akins. John's parents were married on March 17, 1800 in Greene County, Georgia.

Hixsey received her share of her father's estate on January 22, 1825 in the sum of $425.98.

The Nelson Harris estate, on February 9, 1826 "paid J. Akins the sum of twelve dollars for boarding Alston Harris (younger brother of Hixsey) for schooling."

John Akins, also, on February 9, 1826, sold 145 acres of land on the waters of Shoulderbone Creek in Greene County to John Ivey for $560.

John and Hixsey were, apparently, living in Pike County, Georgia in 1830.

John H. Akins purchased the land where he and Hixsey made their home in present day Spalding County, Georgia while it was a part of Pike County, Georgia as follows: 101.25 acres of land, located in District 3, Land Lot 105, was purchased from John Harper on January 1, 1844; 202.5 acres of land, located in District 3, Land Lot 120,, was purchased from Josiah Tattnall on February 10, 1848.

The family of John H. Akins was listed in the 1850 census of Pike County, Georgia. Also, this family was listed in the Spalding County census in 1860, 1870 and 1880.

The area of their home, referred to as the community of Liberty Hill, was changed: from Pike County to Spalding County on December 20, 1851 when Spalding County bra, created from Pike, Henry and Fayette Counties.

Judge John H. Akins served as a member of the Pike County Inferior Court (County Commissioners). He also represented Spalding County in the Georgia Legislature.

The Akins home was located in the southeastern corner of Spalding County.

After the death of Judge Akins, Hixsey continued to live at their family homeplace.

Responding to the action of her son, Elisha C. Akins, in probating the will of her late husband, Hixsey filed a caveat with the court asking that the estate not be divided during her lifetime.

Almost twelve years later, during the February, 1894 term of the Court of Ordinary a Spalding County, motion was granted to divide the estate.

The court, perhaps, was persuaded to permit the Executor to proceed with dividing the estate based upon an agreement, dated January 4, 1894, and signed by the children VI heirs of John H. Akins.

That agreement stated that Hixsey Akins was living in the home of her son, E. C. Akins, and that he was taking personal care of her and was providing for her needs. Further, based upon the commitment of this son to continue to do so for the rest of his mother's life, the other heirs agreed that such needs and care should be funded from the rentals of the estate.

Each child of John H. Akins received the sum of $162.34 as their share of their father's estate on December 15, 1896. The children of deceased children divided the ism sum.

According to some reports, Hixsey lived to be 94 years of age.

The children of Hixsey and John H. Akins:

1. James Nelson Akins; b. February 22, 1826; d. March 2, 1921.

2. Frances L. Akins; b; 1828.

3. Nancy L. Akins; b. September 9, 1830; d. March 28, 1886.

4. Elisha Clay Akins; b. July, 1831; d. after 1900.

5. Jacob H. Akins; b. May, 1833; d. 1921.

6. Seaborn Akins; b. 1836.

7. Mary J. Akins; b. 1838.

8. Zilpha Anne Elizabeth Akins; b. January 11, 1839; d. March 16, 1917.

9. John H. Akins, Jr.; b. 1844. A. William C. Akins; b. 1846.

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125 JAMES NELSON AKINS; b. February 22, 1826; d. March 2, 1921.

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James was born in Greene County, Georgia.

James married Caroline F. Littlejohn on December 11, 1848 in Pike County, Georgia.

Caroline was born September 22, 1823 and died August 22, 1898.

They are buried in the cemetery of Liberty Baptist Church, Lamar County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. John Thomas Akins.

2. Bettie Akins Willis.

3. James M. Akins.

4. Francis L. Akins.

Fannie married F. A . Etheridge on December 10, 1889 in Spalding County, Georgia.

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d125 NANCY L. AKINS; b. September 9, 1830; d. March 28, 1886.

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Nancy was born in Pike County, Georgia. She died in Monroe County, Georgia.

Nancy married James C. Payne on July 14, 1855 in Spalding County, Georgia.

Nancy is buried in the cemetery of Rock Springs Methodist Church, Lamar County, Georgia.

Those listed as heirs of Nancy in the execution of the estate of her father were as follows:

1. J. C. Payne.

2. John F. Payne.

3. J. Abner Payne.

4. W. F. (Bud) Payne.

5. Otis Payne.

6. Emma C. Payne Blackman.

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d125 ELISHA CLAY ALMS; b. July, 1831; d. after 1900.

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Elisha was born in Pike County, Georgia.

Elisha served as a Confederate soldier in the War Between the States. He was assigned to Company A, 53rd Georgia Infantry.

Elisha was the Executor of his father's will.

Elisha married Saphrona _____ Saphrona was born February, 1832.

Their children:

1. Mary A. Akins; b. 1854.

2. Cynthia J. Akins; b. 1858.

Cynthia married W. Tom Gardner on December 29, 1885 at her home (Liberty Hill) in Pike County, Georgia.

3. Ella Akins; b. 1860.

Ella married E. B. Willis on December 29, 1885 at her home (Liberty Hill) ix Pike County, Georgia.

4. Maud G. Akins; b. May, 1880.

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d125 JACOB H. AKINS; b. May, 1833; d. 1921.

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Jacob was born in Pike County, Georgia.

Jacob served as a Confederate soldier during the War Between the States.

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Jacob married Gillian A. Elliott Williamson on January 9, 1868 in Spalding County, -.Georgia.

Gillian was born July, 1846 and died about 1936.

They are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia.

Their children:

1. William Lee Akins; b. March, 1869; d. 1963.

2. Alice Hixie Akins; b. November 30, 1872; d. August 30, 1967.

3. Seaborn L. Akins; b. April 18, 1874; d. January 11, 1941.

4. Jacob H. Akins, Jr.; b. March 18, 1877; d. October 21, 1940.

5. James Nelson Akins; b. December, 1879; d. July 30, 1934.

6. Mary Garfield Akins; b. September 26, 1881; d. February 1, 1969.

7. Edna Bell Akins; b. October, 1887; d. March 3, 1956.

8. Jessie Mae Akins; b. September, 1889; d. February 10, 1960.

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d125 WILLIAM LEE AKINS; b. March, 1869; d. 1963.

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William was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

William married Callie Caldwell on December 27, 1888 in Pike County, Georgia.

Callie was born April, 1870.

They made their home in Fort Valley, Georgia.

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d125 ALICE SIDE AKINS; b. November 30, 1872; d. August 30, 1967.

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Alice was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

She did not marry.

ice is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia.

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d125 SUBORN L. AKINS; b. April 18, 1874; d. January 11, 1941.

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Seaborn was born in Pike County, Georgia.

Seaborn married Sallie Willis on December 29, 1907 in Spalding County, Georgia.

Sallie was born May 5, 1889. She died October 13, 1976.

They are buried at Liberty Baptist Church, Lamar County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Alma Belle Akins; b. December 7, 1908; d. September 16, 1909.

She is buried with her parents at Liberty Baptist Church.

2. Pearl Akins; b. July 26, 1910; d. July 8, 1988.

Pearl married _________ Croley. They made their home at Orchard Hill

Spalding County, Georgia.

Pearl is buried at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Spalding County, Georgia.

3. Melba Opal Akins; b. October 15, 1913.

4. Seaborn Haskell Akins; b. October 7, 1915.

Haskell makes his home in Spalding County.

5. Rufus Gillian Akins; b. October 7, 1917.

Rufus served his country in the United States Army during World War II. I

served in the South Pacific in Company B, 116th Combat Engineers.

Rufus lives near Orchard Hill in Spalding County, Georgia. He is a farmer.

6. Edna Mae Akins; b. September 26, 1919.

7. Herbert Barron Akins; b. July 23, 1921.

8. Sarah Akins; b. August 10, 1923.

9. Albert Allen Akins; b. July 26, 1925.

A. Martha Alice Akins; b. June 24, 1927.

B. Willis Olen Akins; b. January 8, 1930.

C. Virginia Carolyn Akins; b. November 26, 1931.

D. Franklin Akins; b. March 19, 1934.

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d125 MELBA OPAL AKINS; b. October 15, 1913.

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Melba was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Melba married David Hugh Thomas on August 26, 1933 in Spalding County, Georgia David Hugh, son of David Griffin and Lois Goddard Thomas, was born and reared' Weldon Road, north of Milner in Lamar County, Georgia.

He was a farmer.

They made their home in the old Thomas family home on Weldon Road. David died in 1945. He is buried in Griffin, Georgia.

Melba lives in Milner, Georgia.

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d125 EDNA MAE ALMS; b. September 26, 1919.

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Edna was born in Spalding County, Georgia. Edna married Daniel Garr Payne.

Daniel is a farmer.

They live in Butts County, Georgia.

Their daughter:

1. Peggy Joyce Payne.

Peggy married Wendell English.

After Wendell's death, Peggy married Jimmy Waddell. They live in Thomaston, Georgia.

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d125 HERBERT BARRON ARIES; b. July 23, 1921.

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Herbert was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Herbert served his country in the United States Marines during World War II. He held the rank of sergeant in the Fleet Marine Forces in the Pacific.

Herbert was employed by the Georgia Highway Department as a resident engineer. Herbert married Mary Ann Seago. They live in Griffin, Georgia.

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d125 SARAH AKINS; b. August 10, 1923.

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Sarah was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Sarah married Milford F. English on December 17, 1949 in Pike County, Georgia. They live in Zebulon, Georgia.

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d125 ALBERT ALIEN AKINS; b. June 26, 1925.

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Allen was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Allen served his country in the United States Army in Europe during World War II.

Allen was employed by the Coca Cola Company. He is now retired.

Allen married Lorene Bunn.

They live at Orchard Hill in Spalding County, Georgia.

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d125 MARTHA ALICE AKINS; b. June 24, 1927.

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Alice was born in Spalding County, Georgia. Alice is a registered nurse.

Alice married Tommy Sauls.

They live in Burton, South Carolina.

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d125 WILLIS OLEN AKINS; b. January 8, 1930.

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Olen was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Olen served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

Olen was an employee of the Georgia Highway Department. He is now retired. He is also a farmer.

Olen married Sue Brown.

Olen and Sue are divorced.

Olen lives at Orchard Hill, Georgia.

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d125 VIRGINIA CAROLYN AKINS; b. November 26, 1931.

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Carolyn was born in Spalding County, Georgia. Carolyn married Ray Bunn.

Ray is employed by the Holan Company in Griffin, Georgia.

They live at Orchard Hill in Spalding County, Georgia.

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d125 FRANKLIN AKINS; b. March 19, 1934.
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Franklin was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Franklin was employed by the Georgia Power Company. He was also employed by the Highway Department. He is now retired.

Franklin married Vickie

Franklin and Vickie are divorced. Franklin lives in Cedartown, Georgia.

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d125 JACOB H. AKINS, JR.; b. March 18, 1877; d. October 21, 1940.

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Jacob was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Jacob married Ida 0. Willis in 1900.

Ida was born June 4, 1881 and died January 13, 1979.

They are buried in the cemetery of Rehoboth Baptist Church, Spalding County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Ethel Akins; b. 1901.

2. Willis Barron Akins; b. 1903; d. 1955.

Willis married Sarah Coin.

Sarah was born 1909 and died 1961.

They are buried at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Spalding County, Georgia.

3. Roy F. Akins; b. May 7, 1905; d. May 2, 1987.

Roy married Ruby Underwood on March 1, 1928 in Lamar County, Georgia. Ruby was born December 17, 1911.

Roy is buried at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Spalding County, Georgia.

4. Ludie Akins; b. 1908.

5. Ruby Akins; b. 1910.

6. Dedie Rochelle Akins; b. June 20, 1917; d. February 9, 1923. She is buried near her parents at Rehoboth Baptist Church.

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d125 MARY GARFIELD AKINS; b. September 26, 1881; d. February 1, 1969.

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Mary was born in Spalding County, Georgia. Nary married Jefferson Davis Summers.

Jefferson served his country in Company L, 11th Regiment of the United States Army Wing the Spanish American War. He died August 23, 1930.

They are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia.

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d125 EDNA BELL AKINS; b. October 1887; d. March 3, 1956.

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Edna was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

She is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia.

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d125 JESSIE MAE AKINS; b. September, 1889; d. Februsry 1-, 1960.

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Jessie was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

She is buried Jessienwood Cemetery, Barnesville, Georgia.

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d125 MARY J. AUNS: b. 1838.

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Mary was born in Pike County, Georgia.

Mary married James W. Willis on December 22, 1864 in Spalding County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. J. W. Willis.

2. James Willis.

3. John Franklin Willis.

4. Nancy Willis Biles.

5. W. E. Willis.

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d125 ZILPHA ANNE ELIZABETH AKINS; b. January 11, 1839; d. March 16, 1917.

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Elizabeth married Marcus Daniel Spruce on April 14, 1859 in Spalding County, Georgia.

Marcus was born August 1, 1837 in Pike County, Georgia. He died August 27, 1911.

They are buried at Liberty Baptist Church, Lamar County, Georgia.

Their daughter.

1. Hixie Elizabeth Spruce; b. December 28, 1876 in Pike County, Georgia. She died in 1956.

Hixie married George Howard McMahon in 1900.

George was born May 1, 1876 at Carrollton, Georgia. He died February 15, 1960.

They are buried at Rio Vista, Texas.

The daughter of Hixie and George McMahon:

a. Mary Estelle McMahon; b. February 14, 1902 at Barnesville, Georgia. She died December 12, 1984.

Mary married Robert Emmett Anderson on December 24, 1925 at Ocala, Florida.

Robert was born August 22, 1902 in Atlanta, Georgia. He died January 15, 1982.

They are buried in College Park, Georgia Cemetery.

The son of Robert and Mary Anderson:

I. Robert Emmett Anderson, Jr.; b. April 4, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Robert married Miriam Edna Harris on April 18, 1957 it Atlanta, Georgia.

Miriam was born December 10, 1919 in Meridian, Mississippi.

They live in East Point, Georgia.

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d125 DRURY LONG HARRIS; b. circa 1804.

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Drury was born in Greene County, Georgia. He was named for his materna grandfather, Drury Long. He moved with his parents to the Shoulderbone community of Hancock County, Georgia in 1808.

The name Drury also came from Harris family relatives in England. The name la widely used as a given name by the Harris family and by other related families in the Virginia colony.

The name was correctly spelled in the will of Nelson Harris, Drury's father. This name has also been spelled as Drewry in other public records.

Drury participated in the Georgia state land lotteries of 1820-21 and, by OIL method, he aquired 250 acres of land in Early County, Georgia.

Drury acquired his share of his father's estate on January 22, 1825. Perhaps this date was his 21st birthday.

Drury married Eleanor Barksdale on May 17, 1827 in Hancock County, Georgia. He squired land in Fayette County, Georgia on December 15, 1827. Drury, his wife, and A daughter were shown, by the census of 1830, to be living in Monroe County, Georgia. Drury's younger brother, Alston Green Harris, was also living in this same county That year. Apparently, Eleanor had died prior to the 1840 census. Drury married Sarah A. L. Kirby on November 11, 1847 in Newton County, Georgia.

Dury, on September 30, 1839, sold land in Fayette County, Georgia to the husband of his first cousin, Eliza Harris Allen. This was Elijah P. Allen. The deed to Elijah Allen stated that Drury was, at that time, a resident of Carroll County, Georgia. miry conveyed land in Campbell County, Georgia to Ezekael Polk on December 29, 1849. )is deed described. Drury as being a citizen of Carroll County, Georgia. Campbell County had been formed from a part of Carroll County in 1828.

The writer, at this time, has found no further records of Drury.

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d125 ALSTON GREEN HARRIS; b. January 12, 1806; d. October 17, 1896.

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Alston was born in Greene County, Georgia and moved with his family, in 1808, a few miles to the south to live in the Shoulderbone community of Hancock County.

The name Alston, also widely used by others in this Harris family, was for a family in Warren County, North Carolina. Some of this family also migrated to Hancock County, Georgia and several years later to Atlanta.

The name Green came from Alston's maternal great-grandparents.

After the death of Nelson Harris in 1820 and with the creation of new counties to the west, from Indian lands, members of this family began moving in that direction to live in those new counties.

The counties of Fayette, Henry and Monroe were all created on the same day, May 15, 1821.

Parts of Monroe County were later used tosamete the counties of Pike, Upson and Lamar. From Fayette and Henry Counties would come Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton counties.

Meriwether County was created from Troup County on December 14, 1827.

Alston, as a young man, moved west to the newly created Monroe County.

Alston married Ann Williams Gray on December 6, 1827 in Monroe 'County, Georgia.

Later, Alston's brother, Mathew P. Harris, would move to Monroe County and marry Alan Gray's sister.

Ann, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Williams Gray, was born May 29, 1807 fa Orange County, North Carolina.

Ann's paternal grandparents were Samuel and Agnes Gray of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Her maternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth Moore Williams, also of North Carolina.

Ann died April 15, 1888 in Henry County, Georgia. Alston also died in Henry County, Georgia.

They are buried in the cemetery of Mount Carmel Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia. This church is located between McDonough and Hampton, Georgia.

After living in Monroe County for three years or so, Alston and Ann moved into the, newly created Meriwether County, Georgia. They were, therefore, among the very first settlers in that new county.

Meriwether County was the birthplace of all of their children with the exception Of the first two, Joseph and James, who were born in Monroe County.

Alston and Ann made their home in Meriwether County until about 1852-54. At such time, they moved to Henry County, Georgia.

The land records of Henry County show that Alston purchased land in Henry County from Robert Roman on January 25, 1853.

They lived the remaining years of their lives in Henry County. Those years were active and productive.

Alston and Ann were good citizens and were active in the affairs of their community; state and nation.

They were also active in the affairs of the Methodist church.

Their children:

1. Joseph Nelson Harris; born September 5, 1828; d. March 28, 1900.

2. James A. Harris; born March 22, 1830; d. March 6, 1836.

3. Seaborn D. Harris; born April 25, 1838; d. January 2, 1863.

4. Matilda Ann Harris; born November 4, 1843; d. June 2, 1931.

5. Elizabeth Williams Harris; born February 8, 1845; d. February 25, 1920.

6. Absalom Guilford Harris; born March 15, 1847; d. March 1, 1943.

7. Sarah Florence Harris; born October 28, 1849; d. June 1, 1918.

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d125 DR. JOSEPH NELSON HARRIS; born September 5, 1828; d. March 28, 1900.

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Joseph was born in Monroe County, Georgia. He lived his early years in Monroe and Meriwether Counties in Georgia.

Joseph became a druggist and pharmacist as a profession. He worked in such profession in Monroe and Spalding Counties.

Joseph became a partner with his uncle, Absalom Gray, in a business in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia.

By the mid-1860s, Joseph had acquired sole ownership of a .pharmacy, or drug store, in Griffin, Georgia.

Dr. Joseph Harris was exceedingly successful in business and accumulated substantial `holdings in real estate in the Griffin area.

He also planned and constructed an exquisite home for his family in the city of Griffin.

This home, constructed with native and imported building materials, was widely proclaimed for its beauty and splendor. This home is now gone.

Joseph married Mary A. Andrews on September 2, 1856 in Spalding County, Georgia.

Mary was the daughter of Jacob Woodson Andrews of Orchard Hill in Spalding County.

Mary was born October 10, 1836 and died March 26, 1921.

They are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia.

Although Joseph and Mary had five children, only two of those children lived beyond ;their childhood and survived their parents. All are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Their children:

1. Walter Joseph Harris; born July 29, 1857; d. July 23, 1942.

2. Albert Alston Harris; born April 2, 1859; d. August 1, 1860.

3. Ella A. Harris; born January 1, 1862; d. December 1, 1956.

4. Jennie Gray Harris; born April 11, 1867; d. April 5, 1869.

5. Arthur Nelson Harris; born April 1, 1872; d. March 10, 1878.

The above map, produced by the State of Georgia, is an area in Henry County, Georgia. Alston Green Harris, the son of Nancy Long and Nelson Harris (d125/71), and his wife, Ann Gray, lived and died in this area. They are buried at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, which is designated by the letter "H". Three children of Ann Gray and Alston Green Harris are buried in the cemetery of Flippen United Methodist Church, which is designated by the letter "J". These children are: Elizabeth Williams Harris and her husband, John W. Rountree; Judge Absalom G. (Abb) Harris and his wife, Helen Ophelia Burch; Sarah Florence Harris and her husband, Manson D. Rountree. Many of the descendants of these families are also buried here.

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d125 WALTER JOSEPH HARRIS; born July 29, 1857; d. July 23, 1942.

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Walter was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

He worked with his father in the pharmacy business.

Walter attended Emory College at Oxford, Georgia 1876-1878.

About 1912, Walter moved to the Eustis area of Florida and worked in the citrus fruit industry.

Walter married Frances Wood (Frankie) Allen of Kentucky.

Frankie was born July 28, 1870 and died April 13, 1966.

They are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia.

Their child:

1. Walter Allen Harris; born 1891.

Walter lived, at one time, in the St. Petersburg, Florida area.

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d125 ELLA A. HARRIS; born January 1, 1862; d. December 1, 1956.

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Ella was born in Spalding County, Georgia.

Ella married Henry H. Bass on May 28, 1890 in Spalding County, Georgia. Henry was a banker and merchant in Griffin, Georgia.

He was born November 13, 1857 and died October 28, 1918.

They are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Mary Bass; born February 2, 1892; d.

Mary was born in Spalding County, Georgia. She was educated in the public schools of Spalding County. She was also educated at LaGrange Female College; Shorter College, Rome, Georgia and at Woodbury Hall, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mary's training included extensive education in music.

Mary married Dewitt W. Pritchett.

Dewitt was born December 13, 1886 at Patillo, Georgia. He was the son of Jonathan Levett and Florence Pritchett.

Dewitt graduated as a medical doctor from Atlanta College of Physicians (20 Emory University).

Dr. Pritchett, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, maintained offices in Thomaston and Barnesville, Georgia.

They were active in the Barnesville Methodist Church.

Dr. Pritchett died October 5, 1962. He is buried at Pleasant Hill Church$ few miles north of Barnesville on Georgia Highway 36.

Their children:

a. Henrietta Bass Pritchett.

b. Harris Dewitt Pritchett.

c. Eleanor Harris Pritchett. She died as an infant on March 5, 1920. She is buried in the Harris-Bass lot in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia.

2. Haskell Harris Bass; b. 1894; d. August 1, 1986.

Haskell attended Emory College, Oxford, Georgia. He enlisted in the Air Corps of the Army in World War I and attained the rank of lieutenant. After the War, Haskell was active in farming, business and banking. He worked as a banker in Griffin, Georgia.

After retirement from banking, he moved to Bradenton , Florida in 1925. He died there.

Haskell married Edith E. __________.

Their children:

a. Dr. Haskell Harris Bass, Jr., who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

b. Edith Bass Thompson, who lives in Potomac, Maryland.

c. Eleanor Mays Bass Caney, who lives in Bradenton, Florida.

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d125 SEABORN D. HARRIS; born April 25, 1838; d. January 2, 1863.

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Seaborn was born in Meriwether County, Georgia.

Seaborn, as a young man, moved to Florida and acquired land in Lake County near Justtis. This was orange producing land that, after his death at age 24, went to his brother, Joseph Nelson.

When the nation became engulfed in the War Between the States, Seaborn enlisted in the 4th Florida Regiment of the Confederate States Army. Seaborn served as First Sergeant of Company I of the Dixie Boys Regiment. He was promoted to First Lieutenant.

Seaborn was killed in the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

A Memorial (monument) honoring Seaborn was placed in the cemetery of Mount Carmel Methodist Church in Henry County, Georgia on Sunday, May 3, 1992.

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d125 MATILDA ANN HARRIS; born November 4, 1843; d. June 2, 1931.

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Matilda was born in Meriwether County, Georgia.[1] Matilda was educated at the Griffin, Georgia Female College.

Matilda married James Osgood Hightower on November 2, 1865. James was the son of James Calhoun and Manervia Ann Armstrong Hightower.

James was born Ma/ 5, 1845 in Fayette County, Georgia and died July 7, 1922 in Jonesboro, Georgia. James was educated in Fayette County, Georgia.[2]

James served as a soldier in the Confederate Army in Company I, 10th Regiment and Company G of the 44th Georgia Regiment.

After the great war, James and Matilda made their home in Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia.

James was quite successful in business enterprises at Jonesboro, Georgia. His businesses included: a mercantile business, livery stable, the Jonesboro Hotel, banking and several others.

James was Town Marshall of Jonesboro and Sheriff of Clayton County.

James and Matilda were active in the Jonesboro Methodist Church as well as in civic and social organizations.

They are buried in the Jonesboro, Georgia city cemetery.

Their children:

1. Beulah Hightower; born November 5, 1866; d. 1930.

2. Leonora Hightower; born April 18, 1869; d. October 22, 1952.

3. John Osgood Hightower; born December 25, 1871; d. August 16, 1960.

4. James Albert Hightower; born June 22, 1875; d. July 4, 1918.

5. Walter Gray Hightower; born August 7, 1878; d. July 30, 1906.

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d125 BEULAH HIGHTOWER; born November 5, 1866; d. 1930.

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Beulah was born in Jonesboro, Georgia.

Beulah married Charles W. Cooper of Commerce, Georgia on April 24, 1883. They made their home at Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Dr. John Hightower Cooper of St. Petersburg, Florida.

2. Noreen Cooper.

Noreen married Harvey Bray of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

Harvey was an official of the Coca Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia.

They moved to Havana, Cuba in 1908 where Harvey managed Coca Cole interests in Cuba.

They returned to Commerce, Georgia after this assignment.

3. Charles Key Cooper. [3]

4. Lamar Cooper.

5. Linton Cooper.

Linton's daughter was Lynn Cooper.

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d125 LEONORA HIGHTOWER; born April 18, 1869; d. October 22, 1952.

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Laonora was born in Clayton County, Georgia.

Leonora married Charles T. Vincent of Athens, Georgia.

Their daughter:

1. Nettye Bird Vincent; born January 23, 1888; d. December 11, 1965. Nettye married Joseph Brown Waldrop on December 9, 1908.

Joseph was born December 1, 1880 and died January 14, 1957.

Their daughter:

a. Callye Annette Waldrop.

Callye married Robert J. Smith.

Leonora (Nora) married, second, Dr. James Solon Cousins on September 30, 1896 at Jonesboro, Georgia.

Dr. "Sole" Cousins was born July 21, 1870 and died June 13, 1957. He was the son of Dr. Isaac Williams and Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Cousins.

Dr. Cousins graduated from Emory University Medical School in 1894.

The y lived at Jonesboro, Georgia where Dr. Cousins practiced medicine and operated a .rug store. He was also a farmer.

Their children:

2. William James Cousins; born February 14, 1898; d. September, 1965. William married Doris Daniel of Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia.

They lived at Macon, Georgia where William was an employee of the Central of Georgia Railroad.

Their children:

a. Jean Cousins.

Jean married Terrance Parry of England.

b. William James Cousins, Jr.

3. Beulah Maurine Cousins; born July 7, 1903.

Maurine married Lon M. Carnes of Jonesboro, Georgia. [4]

Their son:

a. Lon M. Carnes, Jr.

Lon was a professor at Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, Georgia.

4. Callye Gilbert Cousins; born November 10, 1910.

Callye married W. L. Little, Jr. of Atlanta on October 10, 1931. He was active in the furniture business in Jonesboro, Georgia. They lived in Jonesboro.

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d125 JOHN OSGOOD HIGHTOWER: born December 25, 1871; d. August 16, 1960.

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Osgood was born at Jonesboro, Georgia.

Osgood was active in managing business interests in Jonesboro, Georgia. He assisted his father in the management of his businesses.

Osgood, for a time, engaged in the lumber business in Dodge County, Georgia.

Later, Osgood formed a grocery store partnership at Jonesboro with W. V. Whaley. They operated the Whaley-Hightower Grocery Store.

Osgood established a buggy assembly plant in Jonesboro. He also served as president of the Hightower Manufacturing Company.

Osgood was also a banking official in Jonesboro.

Osgood served in the Jonesboro city government. He served on the Clayton County School Board.

He was a member of the Clayton County Democratic Executive Committee. He was also active in the affairs of the Jonesboro Methodist Church.

Osgood married Aileen Louise Waldrop on June 21, 1899 in Clayton County, Georgia. Aileen was born March 20, 1878 and died February 23, 1962.

They lived at Jonesboro, Georgia. They are buried in the Jonesboro, Georgia city cemetery.

Their children:

1. Anne Louisa (Annelu) Hightower; born May 29, 1900; d. July 9, 1961. [5] Annelu was born at Jonesboro, Georgia. She is buried in Jonesboro city cemetery.

Annelu attended Cox College at College Park, Georgia. She also attended and graduated from Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia. She graduated in 1920. Annelu taught school in Florida, North Carolina and in Georgia.

She taught at Rex, Georgia and at Jonesboro High School.

Annelu was a dedicated and skilled teacher.

Annelu was active in the Jonesboro Methodist Church.

She died of cancer.

2. James Osgood Hightower; born February 16, 1902; d. March 30, 1989. James was educated at Gordon Military Institute, Barnesville, Georgia and at Oglethorpe College in Atlanta.

James worked for the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Chicago and at Talladega, Alabama.

James married Mary Kate (Kitty) Thomason of Butts County, Georgia on June 15, 1929. Kitty was born March 15, 1903 and died July 31, 1956.

They lived at Fayetteville, Georgia.

They are buried at Jonesboro city cemetery.

Their children:

a. Dr. James Osgood Hightower, Jr.; born April 30, 1930.

James attended Emory College, Oxford, Georgia and The University of Georgia Medical College, Augusta, Georgia. He also attended the University of California at Berkeley.

James was a medical doctor, a surgeon.

James served in the United States Air Force as a career. He held the rank of Colonel.

His service included tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam.

James married Sarah Ann Owen of Augusta, Georgia.

They live in Aiken, South Carolina.

After the death of Kitty, James married Mamie Sue Allen Dunlap. Mamie was born June 6, 1914.

3. Dorothy Aileen Hightower; born March 28, 1903; d. December 10, 1970.

Aileen attended Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia with post—graduate studies at Auburn University.

Aileen lived at Jacksonville, Florida and also at San Francisco, California. She retired to live at Inverness, Florida.

She is buried at Jonesboro, Georgia city cemetery.

4. Infant daughter; born August 24, 1907; d. August 30, 1907.

5. Kathryn Idelle Hightower; born September 25, 1911.

Kathryn was born at Jonesboro, Georgia.

Kathryn attended Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville, Georgia. Kathryn married Sheldon Aldine Brown on June 8, 1931 at Jonesboro, Georgia. Sheldon was born September 13, 1899 and died August 12, 1961.

They made their home in Atlanta, then at Inverness and Sanford, Florida.

Their son:

a. Richard Sheldon Brown; born July 22, 1932.

Richard was educated at Georgia Military Academy, College Park, Georgia; Georgia State University and Seminole College in Florida. Richard served, as a career, in the United States Navy. He retired with the rank of Commander.

Richard married Geneva Hubbard of Atlanta.

6. Josephene Waldrop Hightower; born April 14, 1913.

Josephene was born at Jonesboro, Georgia.

Josephene was educated at Georgia State College, Valdosta, Georgia. Josephene married James Marion Moore on March 17, 1935 at Jonesboro, Georgia. James was the son of Henry Thomas and Ida Couch Moore of Hampton/ Henry County, Georgia.

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Josephine lives at Hampton, Georgia.

d125 JAMES ALBERT HIGHTOWER; born June 22, 1875; d. July 4, 1918.

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James was born at Jonesboro, Georgia.

James married Anna Jean Davis of Missouri.

They lived at Amarillo, Texas.

Albert was killed when he fell from a moving train.

Anna died in 1936.

Albert is buried in Jonesboro, Georgia city cemetery.

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d125 WALTER GRAY HIGHTOWER; born August 7, 1878; d. July 30, 1906.

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Walter is buried at Jonesboro, Georgia city cemetery.

Walter served in the United States Army (Company A of the 3rd Georgia Regiment) during the Spanish American War.

His superiors were Colonel John A. Candler and General Pierce M. B. Young.

After the War, Walter migrated to Texas.

He was killed by a gunshot wound in his head.

He did not marry.

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d125 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS HARRIS; born February 8, 1845; d. February 25, 1920.

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Elizabeth was born in Meriwether County, Georgia.

Her family moved to Henry County, Georgia prior to her tenth birthday.

Elizabeth married John W. Rountree on October 11, 1866 in Henry County, Georgia. John was born April 8, 1846 and died December 14, 1916.

John was the son of James and Martha Long Rountree.

James Rountree was an immigrant from the country of Ireland.

James married Martha Long on January 27, 1842 in Henry County, Georgia. Martha Long, daughter of George T. and Mary Long, was born in 1823.

John Rountree served as a soldier during the War Between the States. He was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Reserves, Confederate Army.

Elizabeth and John lived in the Flippen community of Henry County, Georgia. They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church.

Their children:

1. Lula Ellis Rountree; born September 2, 1867; d. March 3, 1918.

2. Rev. John Alston Rountree; born June 24, 1873; d. October 3, 1962.

3. Nellie Rountree; born November 2, 1876; d. July 27, 1958.

4. Jessie R. Rountree; born April 3, 1880; d. March 3, 1952.

5. Willie Rountree; born August 13, 1882; d. July 25, 1966.

6. Beula Rountree; born September 5, 1886; d. October 6, 1887. Beula is buried at Mount Carmel Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 LULA PUTS ROUNTREE; born September 2, 1867; d. March 3, 1918.

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Lula was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Lula married Charlie Clemons Hinton on July 29, 1886. Charlie was born February 26, 1861 and died May 11, 1931.

Charlie was a farmer. Charlie was also associated with his father and his brothers
in the operation of several businesses on Millers Mill Road in Henry County, Georgia.

These businesses included a store, two gins, a grist mill and a flower mill. The mill, originally known as Hinton's Mill, was later called Millers Mill.

The family lived on a farm about four miles east of Stockbridge on Millers Mill Road,

Lula and Charlie are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Elon Elizabeth Hinton; born June 7, 1887; d. March 9, 1976.

2. John Henry Rountree Hinton (twin); born June 22, 1889; d. June 20, 1966.

3. Robert Tye Hinton (twin); born June 22, 1889; d. January 10, 1890.

4. Ruby Hinton; born January 23, 1898.

5. Wade Manson Hinton; born December 12, 1900; d. November 1971.

6. Willie Jesse Hinton; born May 23, 1903; d. February 26, 1962.

7. Charlie Haskell Hinton; born April 17, 1905; d. June 14, 1955.

8. Sarah Louise Hinton; born February 22, 1907.

9. Hazel Hinton; born April 4, 1909; d. October 20, 1976.

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ABOVE: Elizabeth Williams Harris (1845-1920), daughter of Ann Gray and Alston Green Harris (d125/716), is shown here with her husband, John W. Rountree (1846-1916), in front of their home in the Flippen community of Henry County, Georgia.

BELOW: Left: Flippen United Methodist Church, on Jodeco Road in Henry County. Many of this family are buried here. Right: Henry County Courthouse at McDonough.

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d125 ELON ELIZABETH HINTON; born June 7, 1887; d. March 9, 1976.

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Elon was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Elon married Dawson Parks Cook.

Parks was born October 3, 1879 and died April 20, 1956. They are buried in McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Parks was a merchant and cotton buyer in McDonough, Georgia.

Parks was a partner with his brother, Hiram Cook, Sr. They operated the Henry County Supply Company at McDonough, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Dawson Parks Cook, Jr.; b. October 7, 1912.

2. Lula Catherine Cook; b. February 18, 1919.

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d125 DAWSON PARKS (D. P.) COOK, JR.; born October 7, 1912.

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D. P. was employed as a cotton dealer by the West Point Pepperell Company of West Point, Georgia.

He is now retired.

D. P. married Margaret Frances Gunn. She was born February 22, 1915. -They live at West Point, Georgia.

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d125 LULA CATHERINE COOK; born February 18, 1919.

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Catherine was born at McDonough, Georgia.

Catherine worked for the Family and Childrens Services in Henry County, Georgia. Catherine married William Brooks Gilmore on January 27, 1943.

Hill served, as a career, in the United States Navy Medical Service. till held the rank of Commander when he retired in 1957.

Hill was born January 14, 1912 and died December 31, 1965. He is buried in the McDonough City Cemetery.

Catherine lives on the old Hinton farm property located on Millers Mill Road, Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 JOHN HENRY ROUNTREE HINTON (twin); born June 22, 1889; d. June 20, 1966.

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John was born in Henry County, Georgia.

John served in the United States Marines during World War I.

After leaving the military, John worked as a skilled finish carpenter.

John married Lou Berta Gilbert in 1920. Berta was born November 29, 1897 and died April 20, 1972.

They are buried in the College Park Cemetery, Fulton County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Douglas Warren Hinton; b. October 30, 1921; d. April 8, 1990.

Plus 2 children born after 1933.

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d125 JOHN HENRY ROUNTREE HINTON (twin); born June 22, 1889; d. June 20, 1966.

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John was born in Henry County, Georgia.

John served in the United States Marines during World War I.

After leaving the military, John worked as a skilled finish carpenter.

John married Lou Berta Gilbert in 1920. Berta was born November 29, 1897 and died April 20, 1972.

They are buried in the College Park Cemetery, Fulton County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Douglas Warren Hinton; b. October 30, 1921; d. April 8, 1990.

Douglas served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. Douglas was a member of the Methodist Church. He was also a member of the

Later, in 1988, John married Saron Barker.

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d125 RUBY HINTON; born January 23, 1898.

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Ruby was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Ruby married Wilburn Alexander Gardner, Sr. in 1920.

Wilburn was born July 4, 1896 and died February 11, 1964. He is buried in Stockbridge, Georgia city cemetery.

Wilburn was a veteran of World War 1. He was, also, a merchant in Stockbridge, Georgia.

After Wilburn died, Ruby married Mose Hicks in 1970. Mose died in 1982. He 1s. buried at Timberridge Presbyterian Church, McDonough, Georgia.

Children of Ruby and Wilburn Gardner, Sr.:

1. Dorothy Helen Gardner; b. June 5, 1921.

2. Evelyn Elizabeth Gardner; b. October 13, 1922.

3. Wilburn Alexander Gardner, Jr.; b. September 8, 1924.

4. James Alston Gardner; b. August 12, 1929.

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d125 DOROTHY HELEN GARDNER; born June 5, 1921.

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Dorothy was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Dorothy married Peter Wilson Pullin on June 6, 1941.

Pete was born June 15, 1922. Pete, an electrician, is now retired. Dorothy is employed as a teacher's aide.

They live at McDonough, Georgia.

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d125 EVELYN ELIZABETH GARDNER; born October 13, 1922.

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Evelyn was born at Rex, Clayton County, Georgia.

Evelyn married Alexander Stephens Norman on January 10, 1946.

Steve was born February 7, 1927.

They live in Decatur, Georgia.

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d125 WILBURN ALEXANDER GARDNER, JR.; born September 8, 1924.

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W. A. was born in Henry County, Georgia.

W. A. served his country in the military during World War II. W. A. was an employee of General Motors. He is now retired.

W. A. married Imogene McArthur on August 22, 1947. Imogene was born February 23, 1929.

They live at Stockbridge, Georgia.

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d125 JAMES ALSTON GARDNER; born August 12, 1929.

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Jimmy was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Jimmy is a graduate of Georgia Tech.

Jimmy is employed by an insurance company in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jimmy married Patricia Milligan on June 11, 1948.

Pat was born July 20, 1930.

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d125 WADE MANSON HINTON; b. December 12, 1900; d. November 11, 1971.

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Wade was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Wade was a farmer. He also worked for the Southern Railway System.

Wade married Willie Opal Allison of Decatur, Georgia. Willie was born February 15, 1906 and died October 23, 1986.

They are buried in the Hinton Family Cemetery, Millers Mill Road, Henry County, Georgia.

Willie, by a previous marriage, had a son:

Richard Quitman Williams; b. October 31, 1921.

Richard married Juanita Page.

They live at Soperton, Georgia.

Wade and Willie lived on the Hinton family farm on Millers Mill Road, Henry County, Georgia.

Children of Wade and Willie Hinton:

1. Wade Kenneth Hinton; b. December 27, 1926.

2. Doris Hinton.

3. Barbara J. Hinton; b. April 9, 1930; d. June 22, 1942.

Plus 6 more children born after 1933.

d125 WADE KENNETH HINTON; b. December 27, 1926.

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Kenneth worked for General Motors at Doraville, Georgia for 30 years. He is now retired.

meth married Ruth Harris of Stockbridge, Georgia. Ruth is the daughter of Page *rats.

:meth and Ruth live on Old Conyers Road in Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 DORIS HINTON.

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Doris married George Chapman in 1948.

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d125 BARBARA J. MINION; b. April 9, 1930; d. June 22, 1942.

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Barbara was born in Henry County, Georgia. She died at the age of 12 years.

She is buried in the Hinton Family Cemetery.

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d125 MARGARET HINTON.

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Margaret is employed by NEC Electronics at McDonough, Georgia.

Margaret married Robert Zahnd.

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d125 Male HINTON; b. October 4, 1935.

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d125 AUBREY ALLISON 8181108; b. March 22, 1940; d. October 15, 19

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Aubrey was a barber at Forest Park, Georgia. He is buried in the Hinton Family Cemetery.

Aubrey married Janice Elizabeth AUBREY of Stockbridge, Georgia on December 24, 1958.

They lived at Stockbridge, Georgia.

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d125 Female HINTON; b. July 20, 1941.

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d125 ROBERT M. HINTON; b. August 1, 1942; d. August 1, 1942.

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Robert is buried in the Hinton Family Cemetery.

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d125 WILLIE JESSE HINTON; born May 23, 1903; d. February 26, 1962.

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W. J. worked as a machinist at Georgia Baptist Hospital and Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

W. J. married Thelma G. Cochran.

They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 CHARLIE HASKELL HINTON; born April 17, 1905; d. June 15, 1955

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Haskell was a farmer.

Haskell married Ida Lee Carter.

Idawas born December 7, 1907 and died January 28, 1936.

They are buried in the Hinton Family Cemetery, Henry County, Georgia

Their children:

1. Charles E. Hinton; born July 2, 1927.

Charles died October 31, 1974. He is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery, Fulton County, Georgia.

2. Sarah L. Hinton; born April 30, 1929.

3. James W. Hinton; AfterApril 26, 1931.

Plus 3 more children born after 1933.

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d125 SARAH LOUISE HINTON; born February 22, 1907.

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Sarah was born in Henry County, Georgia. She grew up on a farm on Millers Mill Road. Sarah taught in Henry County Schools for 35 years. She is now retired.

Sarah lives at Stockbridge, Georgia.

Sarah married Jesse Merritt Grant on December 21, 1931.

Jesse was born February 22, 1904 and died October 20, 1976. He is buried at Flipper! United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

Jesse was employed as a trainman by the Southern Railway System. His principal run was between Atlanta and Brunswick, Georgia.

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d125 HAZEL HINTON; b. April 4, 1909; d. October 20, 1967.

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Hazel was born in Henry County, Georgia. She is buried in the McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Hazel married John Bill Bond. He was born on November 1, 1910.

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d125 REV. JOHN ALSTON ROUNTREE; born June 24, 1873; d. October 3, 1962.

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John was born in Henry County, Georgia. He was educated in the public schools and at Cordon Military Academy, Barnesville, Georgia.

John taught in the public schools. He was living in Brunswick, Georgia in 1904.

John became a Methodist minister in 1908 and served actively in that calling for 36 years. He served, mostly, in the South Georgia Conference.

John married Irene Bailey of Hall County, Georgia.

After retirement, they lived at Tifton, Georgia. John died at that location.

Their daughter:

1. Katherine Rountree. Katherine married Sam P. Christian. They live at Albany, Georgia.

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d125 NELLIE ROUNTREE; b. November 2, 1876; d. July 27, 1958.

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Nellie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Nellie married John Bradford Warren.

Bradford was born December 23, 1870 and died November 16, 1927.

Nellie and Bradford are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County. Georgia.

Nellie and Bradford lived in south Georgia and also in Florida.

Their children:

1. Julius H. Warren; b. January 8, 1898; d. December 4, 1926.

Julius did not marry. He died in Arizona. He is buried at Flippen Unite Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

2. John B. Warren; b. March 17, 1910; d. August 6, 1929. John is buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

3. Pearl Warren. Pearl is buried at Branford, Florida.

4. Willie Alston Warren. Willie married John Davis. She is buried in the Jacksonville, Florida area

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d125 JESSIE R. ROUNTREE; born April 3, 1880; d. March 3, 1952.

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Jessie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Jessie married John Dalton McCullough, Sr. on February 19, 1908 in Henry County Georgia.

John was born September 27, 1878 and died November 5, 1964.

John was the son of John Thomas McCullough (born October 30, 1848 and died May 7, 1929) and his wife, Margaret Jane Elizabeth Nash McCullough (born March 3, 1849 and died June 22, 1923).

John and Margaret were married on January 16, 1872 in Henry County. Georgia. They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

Jessie and John Dalton McCullough, Sr. are also buried at Flippen United Methodist

Their children:

1. John Dalton McCullough, Jr.; born November 30, 1908.

Dalton was born at Jackson, Butts County, Georgia.

Dalton is an electronics expert.

He was employed by the Georgia Highway Patrol. He also worked at the Lockheed Georgia plant as an employee of the United States.

Dalton married Mary Ann Harrison on December 22, 1929 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Mary Ann was born June 7, 1910 at Flowery Branch, Georgia.

They live at Smyrna, Georgia.

Pinson Lamar (Phil) McCullough; born July 22, 1917.

Phil was born at Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia.

Phil is an educator. He was employed for 37 years in the City of Atlanta school system as a teacher, coach and principal.

He retired from this work in 1980.

Phil married Mary Ruth Oliver on March 12, 1939 in Rockdale County, Georgia. Ruth was born August 2, 1916 in Milton (now Fulton) County, Georgia.

They live in Avondale Estates, Georgia.

3. Chester McCullough; born February 27, 1923; d. May, 1985.

Chester was born at Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia.

He is buried at Flippen United Methodist Church.

Chester married Mary Virginia Walton.

They lived in Atlanta.

Chester was employed as an accountant. He also operated a loan business.

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d125 WILLIE ROUNTREE; born August 13, 1882; d. July 25, 1966.

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Willie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Willie was a teacher in the public schools of Henry County.

Willie married Homer V. Suttles on February 8, 1920 in Henry County. Homer was born September 27, 1885 and died January 9, 1950.

Homer was a soldier in the United States Army and was a combat veteran of World WI I.

They lived in the Flippen community of Henry County, Georgia where Homer was farmer.

They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 JUDGE ABSALOM GUILFORD HARRIS; born March 15, 1847; d. March 1, 1943.

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Judge Abb was born in Meriwether County, Georgia and moved with his family to Hen: County when he was about six years of age.

Abb attended public schools in Meriwether and Henry Counties. He also attends Scott's Academy in Pike County, Georgia and the old Atlanta Medical College.

Abb, as a very young man, enlisted and served as a soldier in the Confederate An during the War Between the States.

Abb served in Company B (Humphrey's Company) of the Second Georgia Calvary. He rceived the Southern Cross of Honor in 1908.

Judge Abb, in 1938 and when he was 91 years of age, was selected to represent south at the unveiling of the Peace Monument during the reunion of the Blue and Gray at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The Associated Press and other elements of the news media described the ceremony wherein two ninety—one year old veterans of that great war walked to the top of 0 Hill and unveiled the monument which, symbolically, ended the division in this county try caused by that war.

Those two veterans were: George N. Lockwood of California representing the Blue a Judge Abb Harris of Georgia representing the Gray.

Also, Judge Harris participated, as a representative of the south, at the world I premier of "Gone With the Wind" at Lowe's Grand Theater in Atlanta on December 15, 1939.

Abb Harris was a farmer and a merchant.

He worked very hard for his family and for his community.

The citizens of Henry County elected Abb Harris to the office of Ordinary (Probate Judge) in 1908. He served, without opposition, in that office for 28 years.

Judge Abb Harris lived through a very difficult period of Georgia history.

The people of Georgia, who lived through the tragedies of the great war and the die- 1 appointments of the post—war reconstruction years, needed a person of integrity and authority to give them hope and encouragement. They needed a leader.

Judge Abb Harris was the man who served that need. He was an authority figure was loved and respected by his family and neighbors.

He is honored by his descendants and by others.

Judge Harris was elected to be President of the Harris family organization that centered in the Atlanta metro area and spread into other areas and states.

Abb married Helen Ophelia Burch on September 22, 1870 in Monroe County, Georgia.

Ophelia was born August 1, 1852 in Harris County, Georgia. She was the daughter of William Henry and Frances Aurelia Rowe Burch.

Ophelia died August 22, 1928.

Ophelia and Abb are buried in the Flippen United Methodist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Georgia.

Judge Abb and Helen were active in the affairs of the Flippen Methodist Church and in the affairs of their community.

They gave land for a public school and for the Methodist Church at Flippen, Georgia. Judge Abb Harris was a Mason.

Their children:

1. William Alston Harris; b. September 11, 1871; d. 1876.

William is buried at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

2. Joseph Clarence Harris; b. February 25, 1873; d. September 30, 1964.

3. Oscar Gray Harris; b. May 20, 1875; d. 1877.

Oscar is buried at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

4. Annie Ophelia Harris; b. April 11, 1877; d. November 15, 1901.

5. Sarah Frances Harris; b. February 23, 1879; d. June 20, 1966.

6. Estelle (Essie) Harris; b. January 27, 1883; d. June 1, 1976,

7. Ella May Harris; b. May 7, 1884; d. August 9, 1970.

8. Absalom Grover Harris; b. January 9, 1886; d. April 4, 1970.

9. Eva Matilda Harris; b. July 9, 1890; d. June 1, 1964. A. Homer Burch Harris; b. March 18, 1894; d. September 2, 1981.

ABOVE: Seated in center are Judge Absalom G. Harris (1847-1943), son of Ann Gray and Alston Green Harris (d125/716), and his wife, Helen Ophelia Burch (1852-1928), daughter of Frances Rowe and William Henry Burch. Their children, left to right: ___ Matilda Harris (Cook) (1890-1964); Absalom G. Harris (1886-1970); Annie Ophelia Harris (Carmichael) (1877-1901); Ella May Harris (Woodruff-Fry) (1884-1970); Joseph Clarence Harris (1873-1964); Estelle (Essie) Harris (Carmichael) (1883-1976); Sarah Frances (Fanny) Harris (McCurry-Brown) (1879-1966); and Homer Burch Harris (1894-1981).

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d125 JOSEPH CLARENCE HARRIS; born February 25, 1873; d. September 30, 1964.

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Clarence was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Clarence married Mary Talmadge Johnson on December 18, 1895 in Henry County, Georgia.

This was the first marriage performed in the Flippen Methodist Church.

Nellie was born May 4, 1872 and died February 6, 1923. She preceded her husband in death more than 40 years.

They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church.

Clarence lived for more than 91 years, making his home in McDonough, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Clarence Lysle Garner Harris; born September 29, 1896; died May 19, 1897. He is buried at Flippen Methodist Church.

2. Helen Ophelia Harris; born July 30, 1898; d. January 16, 1985.

3. Edwin Johnson Harris; born May 3, 1900; died February 20, 1901.

He is buried at Flippen Methodist Church.

4. Annie Laurie Harris; born circa 1902; died 1907.

She is buried at Flippen Methodist Church.

5. Walter Holmes Harris; born February 21, 1905; d. May 20, 1985.

6. Robert Joerg (Todd) Harris; born September 23, 1908; d. March 16, 1982.

7. Joseph Clarence Harris, Jr.; born August 8, 1911; d. October 21, 1982.

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d125 HELEN OPHELIA HARRIS; born July 30, 1898; d. January 16, 1985.

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Helen was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Helen married Dr. Wyman P. Sloan, Sr. on June 10, 1918.

Dr. Sloan was born April 10, 1895 and died February 18, 1984.

They are buried in McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Dr. Sloan was a practicing physician, first at McDonough, Georgia, then in the Atlanta area. He was associated with the Georgia Baptist Hospital.

This family made their home on Oakdale Road in DeKalb County, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Dr. Wyman P. Sloan, II; born 1919 at McDonough, Georgia.

Dr. Sloan is a practicing physician in the Atlanta area. His office is : the Baptist Professional Building near Georgia Baptist Hospital

Dr. Sloan married Jeanne F. Stehly in 1948.

2. Ann Helene Sloan; born October 10, 1921 at McDonough, Henry County, Georgia Helene married Walter Thurmond Reid on February 15, 1943.

Walter was born July 17, 1917. He is now deceased.

Helene lives at West Point, Georgia.

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d125 WALTER HOLMES HARRIS; born February 21, 1905; d. May 20, 1985.

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Walter was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Walter was an employee of Akers Trucking Company of South Carolina.

Walter married Christine Miller Hardman on May 29, 1942 in Henry County, Georgia. Christine was born December 25, 1899 and died June 16, 1974.

They are buried at McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Christine had children by her previous marriage.

They lived at McDonough, Georgia.

After the death of Christine, Walter married Frances Sanders of Commerce, Georgia.

Frances and Walter lived at McDonough, Georgia. `Fiances lives, now, at Commerce, Georgia.

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d125 ROBERT JOERG (TODD) HARRIS; born September 23, 1908; d. March 16, 1982.

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Todd was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Todd's middle name, Joerg (pronounced Yerg), was for one of his father's friends.

Todd was employed by the United States Department of Agriculture, at New Orleans, as a cotton examiner. He accepted a position with the Crook Company of Corpus Christi, Texa , dealers in cotton.

Todd married Virginia McAdams on June 5, 1932 at Greenfield, Tennessee.

Virginia, daughter of John B. and Merle Mullins McAdams, was born in Tennessee.

Todd and Virginia lived at Jackson, Tennessee, New Orleans, Louisiana and Corpus Christi, Texas before moving to McDonough, Georgia in 1962.

Todd is buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia. Virginia lives at McDonough, Georgia.

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d125 JOSEPH CLARENCE HARRIS, JR.; born August 8, 1911; d. October 21, 1982.

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J. C. was born in Henry County, Georgia. He is buried in McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

J. C. was an artist. He received training at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.

J. C. served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Some of his service was in the Pacific — in the Philippine Islands.

J. C. married Georgia Walker on October 6, 1937.

Georgia was born July 16, 1915 at McDonough, Georgia. Her parents were Andrew W. and Alice Carmichael Walker.

J. C. and Georgia lived at Columbus, Georgia from 1937 to 1955, where J. C. worked as a commercial artist.

They moved to Atlanta in 1955.

J. C. organized a company, Rubber Masters, Inc., using his skills as a commercial artist.

Georgia liyes in the Sandy Springs area of Atlanta.

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d125 ANNIE OPHELIA HARRIS; born April 11, 1877; d. November 15, 1901.

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Annie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Annie married Harris Brown Carmichael on September 22, 1901 in Henry County, Georgia.

Harris was born May 26, 1873 and died April 30, 1942. He is buried in the McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Harris remarried after the death of Annie.

After they were married, Annie and Harris took a trip to the Buffalo Exposition in 901

Annie died in less than eleven weeks after her marriage.

Annie is buried at Flippen United Methodist Church, Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 SARAH FIANCES HARRIS; born February 23, 1879; d. June 20, 1966.

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Sallie was born in Henry County, Georgia. She died at Homestead, Florida and buried there.

Sallie married Charles McCurry on February 10, 1897 in Henry County, Georgia.

Charles was the son of W. A. and Martha Harvey McCurry of Fairburn, Georgia. Mr. A. McCurry was the mayor of Fairburn, Georgia.

Charles died January 12, 1905. He is buried with his parents at Fairburn, Georg city cemetery.

Their children:

1. Martha Euclaire McCurry; born February 26, 1898 and died July 11, 190 Euclaire is buried at Fairburn, Georgia with her father and grandparents.

2. William Harris McCurry; born May 29, 1903.

Harris was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Harris attended Emory University.

Harris has been active in the furniture business, overseeing the operatic of five stores for the National Manufacturing Corporation.

Harris married Martha Adams on July 4, 1936.

Martha was born September 4, 1910 at Louella, Henry County, Georgia. They live at McDonough, Georgia.

3. Lillian Frances Brown; born June 8, 1912 at Willacoochee, Coffee Coun Georgia.

Frances married Olin Perry Wright on June 21, 1931 at Homestead, D County, Florida.

Olin was born October 21, 1907 at Powder Springs, Georgia and died June 7, 1977 at Homestead, Florida.

Frances lives at Homestead, Florida.

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d125 ESTELLE (ESSIE) HARRIS; born January 27, 1883; d. June 1, 1976.

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Essie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Essie attended public schools in Henry County. She also attended the McDonough. Institute.

Essie married Howard Leslie Carmichael on January 27, 1904 in Henry County, Georgia. :,t Howard was the son of Haryey William and Martha Walker Carmichael.

Howard was born June 15, 1882 and died January 28, 1957.

They are buried in McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

Howard and Essie lived at McDonough where they operated a furniture business. Howard, was also a mortician. They began a funeral home operation at McDonough in 1905.

Howard and Essie moved their family and their funeral home to East Point, Georgia 1918.

The Howard L. Carmichael and Sons Funeral Home in East Point, Georgia is now operated; by Abb Carmichael, son of the founders. This funeral home is, indeed, a landmark institution in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. It is well known by peoples of Georgia and surrounding states.

Howard and Essie were active in civic affairs and in the affairs of the Methodist church.

The author sought the assistance of Mrs. Essie Carmichael, about 1953, in collecting information concerning the history of our Harris family.

Mrs. Carmichael, a most gracious and lovely lady, was quite helpful and yery know ledgeable of her family roots.

Their children:

1. Harper Carmichael; born October 5, 1905; d. Noyember 6, 1928. Harper is buried in the McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

2. Howard Leslie Carmichael, Jr.; born August 17, 1908; d. July 11, 1980.

3. Martha Elizabeth Carmichael; born December 13, 1911.

4. Annie Gray Carmichael; born August 5, 1916.

5. Absalom Harris Carmichael; born June 26, 1919; d. October 17, 1991.

6. Elsie Carmichael; born June 20, 1923.

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d125 HOWARD LESLIE CARMICHAEL; born August 17, 1908; d. July 11, 1980.

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Leslie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Leslie assisted his father in operating the Carmichael Funeral Home in East Piont Georgia.

Leslie married Mary A. David on December 3, 1933 in Henry County, Georgia.

Leslie and Mary were divorced.

Leslie married Helen Giles Graham in April, 1961 in Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 MARTHA ELIZABETH CARMICHAEL; born December 13, 1911.

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Martha was born in Henry County, Georgia.married Burchard Christian on November 25, 1935 in Henry County, Georgia.

Martha married Burchard Christian on November 25, 1935 in Henry County, Georgia

Martha and Burchard were divorced.

He is now deceased.

Martha lives in East Point, Georgia.

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d125 ANNIE GRAY CARMICHAEL; born August 5, 1916.

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Annie was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Annie married Harriman Ray Phillips on June 12, 1937 in Henry County, Georgia. R was born February 3, 1909 and died September 30, 1988.

Annie liyes in College Park, Georgia.

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d125 ABSALOM HARRIS CARMICHAEL; born June 26, 1919; d. October 17, 1991.

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Abb was born at McDonough, Henry County, Georgia.

Abb was educated in the public schools of Fulton County, Georgia. He graduated fr North Georgia College and Gupton Jones School of Mortuary Science. Abb served b country in the United States Army during World War II.

Abb operated the Howard L. Carmichael and Sons Funeral Home in East Point, Georgi He was active in the work of this institution for many years.

Abb married Mildred Evelyn Williamson on March 8, 1941 in Fulton County, Georgi She was born March 3, 1921 at East Point, Fulton County, Georgia.

They lived in East Point, Georgia.

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d125 ELSIE CARMICHAEL; born June 20, 1923.

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Elsie married Olin Buna Boyd, Jr. on November 21, 1942 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Olin was born March 28, 1923.

They live in Birmingham, Alabama.

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d125 ELLA MAY HARRIS; b. May 7, 1884; d. August 9, 1970.

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Ella was born in Henry County, Georgia. She died at Palatka, Florida. She is burie in Westview Cemetery in Palatka.

Ella was educated in the public schools of Henry County and at McDonough Institute McDonough, Georgia.

Ella married Thomas Avery Woodruff on February 1, 1903 in Henry County, Georgia.

Tom was born September 15, 1881 and died in 1925. He is buried in the McDonough Georgia city cemetery. Tom's parents were J. M. and Amelia Frances Robinson Woo( ruff.

Their daughters:

1. Mary Ruth Woodruff; b. December 15, 1903.

2. Essie Laurie Woodruff (twin); b. May 19, 1907; d August 23, 1991.

3. Lou Ella Woodruff (twin); b. May 19, 1907; d. 1977.

Ella May, later, married James Fry.

They made their home in Palatka, Florida.

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d125 MART RUTH WOODRUFF; b. December 15, 1903.

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Mary Ruth was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Mary Ruth married Marcel A. Mazeau on August 8, 1937.

Marcel (Mike) was born February 22, 1893 and died July 28, 1978. He is buried Westview Cemetery, Palatka, Florida.

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d125 ESSIE LAURIE WOODRUFF (Twin); b. May 19, 1907; d. August 23, 1991.

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Essie was born in Berrien County, Georgia.

Essie married George C. Connally in 1925 at Palatka, Florida.

Their children:

1. Carole Connally; b. March 25, 1926 in Orlando, Florida.

Carole married Walter L. Biggs, III on September 11, 1948 at Laurinburg, North Carolina.

2. Steven Avery Connally; b. July 4, 1927 in Palatka, Florida. Steven married Joan Caley in 1954.

Essie and George Connally were divorced in 1945.

Essie married Willard Flaker in 1945 in Washington, D. C. el, divorced in 1960.

Essie is buried in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

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d125 LOU ELLA WOODRUFF (TWIN); b. May 19, 1907; d. 1977.

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Ella was born in Berrien County, Georgia.

Ella married Davis Freeman Dancy. Davis was born in 1903 and died in 1962. They lived in Palatka, Florida.

Their children:

1. Thomas Woodruff Dancy; b. October 4, 1925.

Thomas married Lena Marshall. She was born May 21, 1917.

2. Davis Freeman Dancy, Jr.; b. April 26, 1927. Davis married Fannie Katheryn Hall.

Fannie was born August 8, 1926.

They are now divorced.

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d125 ABSALOM GROVER HARRIS; b. January 9, 1886; d. April 4, 1970.

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A. G. was born in Henry County, Georgia.

A. G. moved to West Point, Georgia in 1926 and began his career with West Point Manufacturing Company as a cotton buyer.

A. G. married Edna Beatrice Hightower on February 14, 1906 in Henry County, Georgia.

Edna was the daughter of John Walter and Margaret Cornelia Dodson Hightower.

Edna was born January 11, 1886 in Henry County, Georgia and died February 29, 1956 in Troup County, Georgia.

They are buried in Marseilles Cemetery, West Point, Georgia.

Their children:

1. Walter Clarence Harris; b. January 3, 1907; d. JanuJeanette9 in Fulton County, Georgia.

2. Sara Jeanette Harris; b. July 15, 1920.

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d125 SARA JEANEITE HARRIS; b. July 15, 1920.

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Jeanette was born in Fulton County, Georgia. She married Dr. James Calvin Morgan, Jr. on June 9, 1942 in Troup County, Georgia. James is the son of Katie Belle Acree and Dr. James Calvin Morgan, Sr.

James is a medical doctor.

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d125 EVA MATILDA HARRIS; born July 9, 1890; d. June 1, 1964.

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Eye was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Eva married Hiram Elliott Cook on October 3, 1909 in Henry County, Georgia. Hiram was the son of James W. and Talitha Catherine Elliott Cook.

Hiram was born October 8, 1883 and died October 25, 1943.

Eva and Hiram are buried in the McDonough, Georgia city cemetery. Hiram was a merchant and a farmer.

Hiram and his brother, Dawson Parks Cook, Sr., operated (as a partnership) the Mar; County Supply Company at McDonough, Georgia.

Hiram and Eva lived at McDonough.

Their children:

1. Sarah Louise Cook; born October 24, 1910.

2. James Harris Cook; born March 24, 1913; d. August 24, 1974.

3. Hiram Elliott Cook, Jr.; born February 12, 1916; d. August 24, 1973.

4. Dorothy Celess Cook; born October 17, 1918.

5. Nell Cook; born September 17, 1921.

6. Mary Helen Cook; born January 12, 1925.

7. Hugh Burch Cook; born April 30, 1927.

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d125 SARAH LOUISE COOK; born October 24, 1910; d. September 24, 1993.

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Louise was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Louise married Joseph Bernard Rowan on December 23, 1931 at the home of the bride is Henry County.

Joe was born on April 26, 1906 and died on June 3, 1971.

They are buried in the cemetery of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church in Henry County.

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d125 JAMES HARRIS COOK; born &arch 24, 1913; d. August 24, 1974.

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James was born in Henry County, Georgia.

During World War II, James served his country in the United States Maritime Seryice.

James is buried in McDonough, Georgia city cemetery.

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dI25 HIRAM ELLIOTT COOK, JR.; born February 12, 1916; d. August 24, 1973.

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Hiram was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Hiram served in the United States Army during World War II.

Hiram worked in law enforcement activities most of his adult life.

Hiram was elected to the office of Sheriff of Henry County, Georgia for three terms.

He served from 1959 until January 1, 1973. He died August 24, 1973.

Hiram is buried in the McDonough, Georgia city cemetery. Hiram married Gloria Barker.

Gloria was born November 12, 1925.

They lived on Jodeco Road in Henry County, Georgia.

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d125 DOROTHY CELESS COOK; born October 17, 1918.

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Dorothy was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Dorothy married Hugh Walker Phillips on June 18, 1941 in Henry County, Georgia. Hugh was born December 23, 1915.

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d125 NELL COOK; born September 17, 1921.

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Nell was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Nell is an accomplished genealogist. She has taken a great deal of interest in researching her family roots.

This writer gratefully acknowledges Nell's assistance, especially in helping to co-pile information concerning the descendants of her great—grandfather, Alston Greta Harris.

Nell married Forrest William Lovell on January 1, 1942.

Forrest was born June 22, 1918 in Floyd County, Georgia. He is the son of John mg Susie Austin Loyell.

Forrest is a civil engineer. He was a career employee of the Georgia Department of Transportation (State Highway Department). He is now retired.

During World War II, Forrest seryed his country in the United States Army. Forrest and Nell live in McDonough, Georgia.

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d125 MARY HELEN COOK; born January 12, 1925.

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Helen was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Helen married Aubrey Lamar Brannan on February 13, 1943. tey was born July 7, 1921.

Aubrey live at McDonough, Georgia.

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d125 HUGH BURCH COOK; born April 30, 1927.

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Burch was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Burch served his country during World War II as a member of the United States Navy. Burch married Mary Frances Calloway on March 9, 1949.

Frances was born July 5, 1927.

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d125 HOMER BURCH HARRIS; born March 18, 1894; d. September 2, 1981.

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Homer was born in Henry County, Georgia.

Homer was an employee of the Ford Motor Company in his early adult years.

Homer was a military yeteran of World War I. He enlisted in the United States Navy on June 29, 1917. He received his commission as an Ensign on February 20, 1919.

Homer married Ida Lou Tarpley on October 23. 1919 in Henry County, Georgia.

Ida, the daughter of Odessa O. Rodgers and Warren Dow Tarpley, was born February 22, and died August 12, 1980.

They are buried in the Flippen United Methodist Church cemetery.

Homer and Ida moved to Thomaston, Georgia in 1934.

Homer was associated with the Stephens Insurance Agency in Thomaston, Georgia. He later became the owner of this agency. He sold this company late in his life.

Homer r and Ida were active in church and community affairs.

They died in Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.

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d125 SARAH FLORENCE HARRIS; born October 28, 1849; d. June 1, 1918.

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Sallie was born in Meriwether County, Georgia.

Sallie was about four years of age when her family moved to Henry County, Georgia.

Sallie married Manson D. Rountree on November 9, 1871 in Henry County, Georgia.

Manson was born August 25, 1848 and died October 4, 1909.

Manson was the son of James and Martha Long Rountree and the brother of John W. Rountree

Sallie and Manson lived off Peach Road near Flippen Methodist Church. They later lived to the west of Flippen on the Jonesboro Road in Henry County, Georgia.

Manson was a farmer.

They are buried at Flippen United Methodist Church,

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d125 JAMES HARRIS; b. January 4, 1809.

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James vas born in Hancock County, Georgia. According to the records of the estate of Nelson Harris, father of James, James became eligible for his share of much estate on January 4, 1830. We may conclude from such records that James was born on January 4, 1809. However, James did not receive such payment until a year later. According to family information, James migrated to the west. After diligent search, we have been unable to find any other record of him.

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d125 MATTHEW P. HARRIS; b. June, 1810; d. about 1903.

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Matthew was born in Hancock County, Ceorgia. His mother died when he was less than, two years of age. His father died when he was about ten years of age.

Matthew was living with his step-mother, Elizabeth Thomas Harris, in Hancock County in 1830.

Matthew married Matilda Gray on December 6, 1838 in Monroe County, Georgia.

Matilda was born in June of 1820. She died after June 16, 1900 in Stephens County, Texas.

Matilda's sister, Ann Gray, was the wife of her husband's brother, Alston Green Harris.

Matthew and Matilda were living in Meriwether County, Georgia in 1850. They were living in Upson County, Ceorgia in 1860 and until after 1880. Matthew's land transactions in Upson County, Georgia included the following:

In 1859, he conveyed land in the Southeastern corner of Upson County to his brother-in-law, B. W. Jackson; on June 4, 1859, he acquired 10 acres of land in landlot 204, district 10 - this land is located north of Thomaston near the Pike County line and present day U. S. Highway 19; on February 24, 1873, he conveyed 112 acres of land to his son, James Harris - this land, located in land lot 204, district 10, is located north of Thomaston and near U. S. Highway 19; in 1860, he conveyed land in the 19th district to Marian Adams.

Matthew and Matilda moved to Stephens County, Texas after 1880.

Matthew purchased land in Stephens County, Texas from R. 0. Jackson and his wife on November 26, 1890.

Matthew and Matilda were living at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas in 1900. They ad- vised the census taker, in 1900, that they had been married for 62 years, that they had 10 children and that 6 of those were living at that time.

At the time of the 1900 census, they were living with their sons, Joseph L. Harris and Richard P. Harris.

Neither Matthew nor Matilda appeared in the 1910 census of Stephens County Texas.

The tombstone of Matthew P. Harris, erected in recent years, is located with other family members, in the Swenson Cemetery. It states that he died at the age of 93.

The Swenson Cemetery is located a few miles southwest of Caddo on a dirt road. The of the cemetery is a few miles south of U. S. Highway 180 between Caddo and __ckenridge, Texas.

ChiIdren of Matthew and Matilda Harris:

1. Ann Elizabeth Harris; b. 1840.

2. Davis W. Harris; b. 1841.

3. James H. Harris; b. January 20, 1844; d. April 26, 1902.

4. Joseph L. Harris; b. December 30, 1845; d. June 24, 1943.

5. Martha F. Harris; b. 1848.

6. Mary J. Harris; b. 1850.

7. Richard P. Harris; b. November, 1852.

8. P. K. Harris (daughter); b. 1854.

9. Cordelia P. (Delia) Harris; b. 1856.

A. Clara Harris; b. 1860.

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d125 ANN ELIZABETH HARRIS; b. 1840.

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Elizabeth was born in Monroe County, Georgia.

She moved with her family to Meriwether County, Georgia by 1850. They moved into Upton County, Georgia prior to 1860.

Elizabeth married Robert Colquitt on December 26, 1860 in Upson County, Georgia.

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James, on February 24, 1873, received 112 acres of land from his father, Matthew P. Harris. The land was located in Upson County, Georgia, north of Thomaston and near S. Highway 19 in District 10, Land Lot 204.

James married Georgia Ann Burgess on Noyember 23, 1879 in Upson County, Georgia, Georgia was born in 1859 in Georgia.

James is buried at Shiloh Baptist Church, Upson County, Georgia.

Their daughter:

1. Willie May Harris; died September 6, 1897 — age 3 years.

BELOW: This store in Caddo (pronounced Cad-dough), Texas is a service station, grocery store, restaurant, and community gathering place in this small west Texas community.

ABOVE: Grave marker in the Swenson cemetery of Joseph L. Harris (1845-1943), son e.; Matilda Gray and Matthew P. Harris (d125/718). Joe was born in Meriwether County,: Georgia, married Caroline Pierce in Upson County, Georgia, and, after May 8, 1878J.:, moved to Stephens County, Texas. Joe, with his friends, Peter Swenson, Press Malden and John Cockrell, constructed a one—room schoolhouse near Caddo, Texas. Joe lived: to be 97 years of age, wore a beard that extended down to his beltline, and lived his last years with his daughter, Pauline H. Bradshaw, in the Greenwood area of Weather-, ford, Texas. Joe's grandson, Floyd F. Bradshaw, was a leader in the Texas House of Representatives and the State Senate, where he served as chairman of the Senate 1/1-" nance and Insurance Gommittee.

BELOW: A view of the Swenson cemetery in West Texas.

ABOVE: Grave marker of Pellie Estelle Harris (1878-1971), daughter of Carrie Pierce and Joe L. Harris (4125/7184), and wife of Louis M. Lane (1872-1939). Estelle was born near Thomaston, Georgia and died in Stephens County, Texas. Estelle lived to be in her 93rd year. Estelle and Louis are buried in the Swenson cemetery. Pauline Harris Bradshaw (1875-1965), daughter of Garrie and Joe L. Harris, is buried with her husband, J. T. Bradshaw, and other family members, in the Greenwood community cemetery in Weatherford, Texas.

BELOW: Another view in the Swenson cemetery.

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d125 JOSEPH L. HARRIS; b. December 30, 1845; d. June 24, 1943.

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Joe was born in Meriwether County, Georgia. Joe moyed with his family to Upson County, Georgia prior to 1860.

Joe married Caroline (Carrie) M. Pierce on December 22, 1872 in Upson County. Georgia.

Carrie was born in Georgia in 1851. She died in Stephens County, Texas between 1014-' and 1900.

Joe and Carrie, after May 8, 1878, moved from Upson County, Georgia to Stephens County, Texas.

Joe and Carrie appeared in the 1880 census of Stephens County, Texas.

A local history of Caddo, Texas records that, about 1882, Joe L. Harris, Peter Swenson, Press Malden and John Cockrell constructed a one—room schoolhouse on the ems; bank of Little Cedar Creek, near Caddo.

Also, it is recorded that in 1888 this school was moved 1 mile eastward on the land of Joe L. Harris. It was enlarged at that location.

Some of the records of Stephens County refer to Joe L. Harris with the title of Reyerend. Those who knew him at Caddo confirm that he was quite active in spiritual matters.

Joe L. Harris was living with his daughter, Pauline Bradshaw, in Caddo at the time of the 1910 census. He moved with them to Weatherford, Texas where he spent the last years of his life.

Joe signed his will on June 20, 1940. It was filed on July 8, 1944. Court records list his death as of June 24, 1943.

Joe died at the age of 97 years. He is buried in the Swenson Cemetery, Caddo, Texas.

Children of Joseph L. and Caroline Harris:

1. Pauline Harris; b. November 5, 1875; d. October 7, 1965.

2. Pellie Estelle Harris; b. May 8, 1878; d. January 19, 1971.

3. Pearl F. Harris; b. July 17, 1880; d. January 18, 1911.

4. Lillie W. Harris; b. June, 1883; d. after 1940.

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d125 PAULINE HARRIS; b. November 5, 1875; d. October 7, 1965.

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Pauline was born near Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia. Prior to her fifth birthday, her family was living in Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Pauline married James Thomas (J. T.) Bradshaw on March 30, 1897 in Stephens County Texas.

J. T. was born April 23, 1873 in Cooke County, Texas. He was the son of Mr. and Mr. W. F. Bradshaw.

J. T. and Pauline made their first home at Caddo, Texas. They moved to the Greenwood area of Weatherford, Texas about 1918.

J. T. died on July 2, 1922.

Pauline died at the age of 89 years, less than a month short of her 90th birthday, J. T. and Pauline are buried in the Greenwood Community Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.

Children of Pauline and J. T. Bradshaw:

1. Lillie Myrtle Bradshaw; b. January 3, 1898; d. March 8, 1963. Lillie is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.

2. Rose Pearl Bradshaw; b. November 6, 1899.

3. Thomas Bradshaw; b. 1903; deceased.

4. Arnold Grant Bradshaw; b. July 17, 1905; d. April 29, 1967.

5. Alverine Bradshaw; b. 1908.

6. Floyd Francis Bradshaw; b. June 26, 1909; d. January 1, 1972.

7. Joe Frank Bradshaw; b. October 3, 1911.

8. Ludora Bradshaw.

9. Odessa Bradshaw; b. March 17, 1919; d. January 31, 1980. A. Charlsie Bradshaw.

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d125 ROSE PEARL BRADSHAW; b. November 6, 1899.

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Rose was born at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Rose married James 0. (Jimmy) Miller.

Jimmy was born May 6, 1903 and died September 12, 1980. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.

Rose lives in Irving, Texas.

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d125 ARNOLD GRANT BRADSHAW; b. July 17, 1905; d. April 29, 1967,

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A. G. was born at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

A. G. is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.

A. G. had lived in Austin, Texas.

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d125 ALVERINE BRADSHAW; b. 1908.

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Alverine was born at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Alverine married Dr. Thomas S. Myrick.

They made their home at Muenster, Cooke County, Texas.

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d125 FLOYD FRANCIS BRADSHAW; b. July 17, 1905; d. April 29, 1967.

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Floyd was born in Stephens County, Texas. He moyed with his family to the Greenwood area of Weatherford, Parker County, Texas in 1918.

Floyd served his country in the United States Army during World War II.

Floyd graduated from Weatherford High School and East Texas State College. He also attended Texas A & M.

Floyd vas a member of the Central Christian Church of Weatherford. He, also, was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the American Legion.

Floyd's profession was in education. He served as a classroom teacher, coach and principal.

Beginning in 1948, Floyd served four terms in the Texas House of Representatives. He also served 12 years in the Texas Senate, beginning in 1958.

As a veteran legislator, Floyd was chairman of the Senate Finance and Insurance Committees.

Floyd married Dorothy Smith of the Chicago area of Illinois in 1941.

Floyd and Dorothy made their home in the Greenwood area of Weatherford, Texas. Floyd died in a Fort Worth, Texas hospital.

He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas.

Dorothy lives in Weatherford, Texas.

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d125 MUTE ESTELLE HARRIS; b. May 8, 1878; d. January 19, 1971

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Estelle was born near Thomaston in Upson County, Georgia.

Estelle and her family were living in Caddo, Stephens County, Texas when she about two years of age.

Estelle married Louis M. Lane on July 14, 1895 in Stephens County, Texas.

Louis was born January 21, 1872 near Comanche, Texas. He was the son of Rev. A. and Molly Lane.

Louis and Estelle liyed for about ten years at Mercedes, Texas (in the south R Grande area).

Later, they moved back to the Harpersville community of Stephens County, Texas. Louis died September 21, 1939 at the age of 67 years.

They are buried in the Swenson Cemetery near Caddo, Texas.

Estelle lived her last years at Eastland, Texas with her daughter, Flora. Estelle lived to be about 93 years of age.

Their children grew up and attended school in Caddo, Texas.

Children of Estelle and Louis Lane:

1. Clarice Lane (daughter).

2. Joseph Addison Lane; b. July 9, 1898; d. April 3, 1899. He is buried in the Swenson Cemetery.

3. Carrie Lane.

4. Duglas Lane (daughter).

5. Jacob Long Lane; b. April 11, 1904; d. August 20, 1904. He is buried in the Swenson Cemetery.

6. Maggie Lane.

7. Mae Lane.

8. Flora Lane.

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d125 PEARL F. HARRIS; b. July 17, 1880; d. January 18, 1911.

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Pearl was born at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Pear1 married Thomas A. Downing on July 19, 1904 in Stephens County, Texas.

Tom was born January 26, 1882. He died December 18, 1967.

Their son:

1. Abbie Joe Downing; b. March 23, 1905.

Abbie Joe grew up at Caddo, Texas.

He was a classroom teacher in the Caddo schools. Abbie Joe married another teacher, Gladys Rogers.

After the death of Pearl, Thomas A. Downing married Bessie Richardson on March 10, 1915.

Tom and Bessie are buried in the Caddo, Texas cemetery.

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d125 LILLIE W. HARRIS; b. June, 1883; d. after 1940.

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Lillie was born at Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Lillie married _____________ Roberts.

They lived in Weatherford, Texas.

Their daughter:

1. "Tiny" Roberts.

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d125 RICHARD P. HARRIS; b. November, 1852.

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Richard was born in Upson County, Georgia.

Richard, evidently, moyed to Stephens County, Texas with his brother, Joe L. Harris.

Richard was living and working in Stephens County, Texas in 1880. At that time, be was single.

Richard was living with his brother, Joe, and also with his parents in 1900. Richard married Annie E. Thomas on September 26, 1906 in Stephens County, Texas. Annie was born about 1877.

They were living in Stephens County, Texas in 1910.

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d125 CORDELIA P. (DELIA) HARRIS; b. 1856. 7189

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Cordelia was born in Upson County, Georgia.

She moyed with her parents to Caddo, Stephens County, Texas.

Cordelia married J. D. Childs on July 5, 1885 in Stephens County, Texas.

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4125 CLARA HARRIS; b. 1860.

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Clara was born in Upson County, Georgia.

Clara married Josiah S. Freeman on October 7, 1874 in Upson County, Georgia.

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d125 MERIMOTH HARRIS; b. July, 1813; d. prior to December 10, 1868.

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Merimoth was born in Hancock County, Georgia. He moved with his family to UP" County, Georgia in 1834.

Guilford Harris and Seaborn Harris, as executors of the estate of Nelson Harris, purchased 293 acres of land in Upson County on January 11, 1834. The land was located in land lots 207 and 208 in land district 1.

This land was used to provide a new home for Elizabeth, widow of Nelson Harris, and for the younger children.

The older children had already moved into the newer counties west of the Oconee River. Clara Harris had married in 1833 and moved to Pike County.

Merimoth received his share of his father's estate on August 11, 1834.

Merimoth acquired land in Upson County. He sold land in the first district to Ebenezer Goodin on November 25, 1845.

Merimoth married Nancy O. Robinson on February 2, 1837 in Upson County, Georgia.

The 1840 census of Upson County, Georgia included Merimoth, his wife and a daughter.

This family has not been found in a later census.

Elizabeth, mother of Merimoth, confirmed in her letter of December 10, 1868 that Merimoth and Clara were then deceased.

Child of Merimoth and Nancy Harris:

1. A daughter; b. 1837-1840.

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d125 CLARA HARRIS; b. January 15, 1815; d. May 14, 1859.

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Clara was born in Hancock County, Georgia.

Claramarried Burwell W. Jackson on August 21, 1833 in Hancock County. Burwell was boen in Virginia on May 9, 1810. He died on January 6, 1863.

Burwell and Clary were living in Pike County, Georgia in 1840. Shortly thereafter, they were living in Upson County, near Thomaston, Georgia. Burwell's father, Nathanial Jackson, died in Upson County. Burwell's brother, John A. Jackson, was an attorney in Thomaston. Burwell was a bridge builder. He, also, owned a toll bridge that crossed the Flint River. Burwell acquired land from Edward Jackson in the tenth land district of Upson County in 1842. He also acquired land from his father-in-law, Matthew P. Harris, on June 4, 1859. This land is located in land lot __ in district 10.

Burwell was a member of Morning Star Masonic Lodge in Thomaston.

They received her share of her father's estate in 1836.

According to a history of the First Baptist Church of Thomaston, written by the Reverend Edwin L. Cliburn, entitled In Unbroken Line, Clary and Burwell united with Bethesda Baptist Church (early name of the First Baptist Church of Thomaston) by bap tism in 1841. They moved their memberships on October 1, 1847 from this church u order to participate in the organization of Shiloh Baptist Church, north of Thomaston. Records show that Burwell was a member of the presbytery of Shiloh Church of October 23, 1847 (in the organizational process). Their son, John A. Jackson, would later be the pastor of this church.

Clary and Burwell are buried at Shiloh Baptist Church. Their children:

1. John A. Jackson; b. December 24, 1835; d. May 8, 1907.

2. Nancy E. Jackson; b. July 5, 1838; d. July 10, 1852.

3. Amanda Jackson; b. 1640.

4. Thomas C. Jackson; b. 1842.

5. H. E. (male) Jackson; b. 1847.

6. Joseph B. Jackson; b. 1850.

7. R. (male) Jackson; b. 1854.

8. Mary E. Jackson; b. May 1, 1856; d. July 8, 1857.

9. A. (male) Jackson; b. 1859.

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d125 JOHN A. JACKSON; b. December 24, 1835; d. May 8, 1907.

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John was born in either Hancock County or Pike County, Georgia.

John was a minister of the gospel. He was pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church. Later John and his wife, Mary, were members of the First Baptist Church of Thomaston.

John married Mary F. Collier on October 15, 1857 in Upson County, Georgia. John is buried at Antioch Church, Thomaston, Georgia.

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d125 NANCY E. JACKSON: b. July 5, 1838; d. July 10, 1852.

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Nancy was born in Pike County, Georgia.

She died at the age of 14 years.

She is buried with her parents at Shiloh Baptist Church, Upson County, Georgia.

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d125 AMANDA JACKSON; b. 1840.

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Amanda was born in Pike County, Georgia.

Amanda married John W. Blasingame on December 13, 1855 in Upson County, Georgia.

Their daughter:

1. Mary M. Blasingame; b. December 26, 1860; d. May 8, 1861.

Mary is buried with her Jackson grandparents at Shiloh Baptist Church, Upson County, Georgia.

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d125 NANCY HARRIS; b. March, 1818.

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Nancy was born in Hancock County, Georgia. She moved with her family to Upson County, Georgia in 1834.

Nancy married William O. Smith on June 12, 1834 in Upson County, Georgia. William was born about 1807.

William was the son of Ralph Smith. William's brothers were Hiram Smith and Carlton Smith. Carlton died in Upson County in 1835.

William was a merchant. He operated a business on the courthouse square in Thomas William was a William was a member of Morning Star Masonic Lodge in Thomaston.

Nancy and William were members of Bethesda (now the First) Baptist Church in Thomaston.

Nancy received her share of her father's estate when she reached the age of 21 years.

Nancy and W. O. Smith were living in Columbia County, Arkansas in the late 1850s.

They were living near her mother and her sister, Jane Harris Prater, in the yicinity Magnolia, Arkansas.

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d125 JANE HARRIS; b. June 12, 1820; d. March 7, 1914.

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Jane was born in Hancock County, Georgia 34 days after her father's death. Jane lived to be more than 93 years of age.

Jane moved with her family to Upson County, Georgia in the early part of 1834.

Jane married John Drayton Prator (spelled also as Prater) on February 3, 1836 it Upson County, Georgia.

John was born July 17, 1813 in South Carolina. He died September 19, 1897.

Jane and John are buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas.

John acquired land in the 16th land district of Upson County, Georgia on October 21, 1836.

Soon after their marriage, Jane's mother, Elizabeth Thomas Harris, lived with them and did so for the remainder of her life.

Jane received her share of her father's estate on March 14, 1847. They were liying in Dooly County, Georgia in 1850.

They moved to Arkansas in 1854.

They were living in Magnolia, Arkansas in 1860.

Jane's sister, Nancy, and her husband, William O. Smith, were also living in Magna,- lia, Arkansas by 1854.

The first five children of Jane and John D. Prator were born in Georgia. The other children were born in Arkansas.

Children of John and Jane Prator:

1. Nancy A. E. Prator; b. 1837.

2. Mary Virginia Prator; b. June 29, 1840; d. May 7, 1910.

3. Henry C. Prator; b. 1844.

4. John Madison Prator; b. October 22, 1848; d. December 15, 1916.

5. William Prator; b. 1851.

6. Augusta J. Prator; b. September 21, 1854; d. July 12, 1942.

7. Ella Prator; b. June 4, 1857; d. September 25, 1876.

8. Martha Prator; b. 1859.

9. Albert T. Prator; b. November, 1862.

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4125 MARY VIRGINIA PRATOR; b. June 29, 1840; d. May 7, 1910.

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Mary was born in Upson County, Georgia. After also liying in Dooly County, Georgia.

Mary moved with her family to Arkansas when she was about 14 years of age.

Mary married T. Y. Trammell on December 17, 1857 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Later, Mary married James M. Beasley.

James was born March 8, 1840 and died April 4, 1918.

They are buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Arkansas.

Their daughter:

1. Jewel Pauline Beasley; b. October 6, 1879; d. September 9, 1925. She is buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Arkansas.

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d125 DR. JOHN MADISON PRATOR; b. October 22, 1848; d. December 5, 1916.

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John was born, probably, in Dooly County, Georgia. He moved with his parents to Arkansas when he was about six years of age.

John was a dentist in. Magnolia, Arkansas.

John married Margaret E. (Maggie) Kelse on December 9, 1873 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Maggie was born January 5, 1854 and died July 19, 1902.

They are buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Arkansas.

Their son:

1. George A. Prator; b. March, 1877.

George married Dean E. Coney on November 16, 1898 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Their sons:

a. John C. Prator; b. 1901.

b. Charles L. Prator; b. 1905.

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d125 AUGUSTA J. PRATOR; b. September 21, 1854; d. July 12, 1942.

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Augusta was born in Magnolia, Arkansas.

Augusta married Thomas J. Benton on January 21, 1873 in Columbia County, Arkansas. Thomas was born April 5, 1848 and died October 9, 1905.

Their daughter:

1. Lillian Maude Benton; b. June 13, 1877; d. July 17, 1908.

Lillian married J. B. DeVaughan.

After the death of Thomas, Augusta married Dr. D. L. Hartsfield. D. L. was bora October 6, 1850 and died May 16, 1928.

They are buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Arkansas.

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d125 ALBERT T. PRATOR; b. November, 1862.

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Albert was born in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Albert married Allie B. Turrentine on October 25, 1885 in Columbia County, Arkansas. Allie was born in Arkansas on October 26, 1865. She died January 6, 1902. Allie is buried in the city cemetery of Magnolia, Arkansas.

Their children:

1. Miles Drayton Prator; b. January, 1887.

2. Frank A. Prator; b. July, 1889.

3. Myra B. Prator; b. November, 1894.

4. Ned Prator; b. April 12, 1898.

5. Infant son; b. April 12, 1898; d. April 19, 1898.

(Jane Harris Prator was liying with her son, Albert, in 1900.)

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d125 MILES DRAYTON PRATOR; b. January, 1887.

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Miles married Myrtie Couch on October 14, 1911 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

Their son:

1. Albert Irwin Prator.

Albert served in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II. He was based at Dayis-Monthan Field, Tuscon, Arizona.

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d125 FRANK A. PRATOR; b. July, 1889.

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Yank married Mamie Clyde on October 5, 1915 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

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d125 MYRA B. PRATOR; b. November, 1894.

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Myra married C. M. Crumpler on December 8, 1924 in Columbia County, Arkansas.

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