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CARROLL COUNTY GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY
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CARROLL COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
VOLUME I AUGUST 1980 NUMBER II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Officers, Committees, and
Treasurer's Report.25
Letter from the Editor.26
The Crowell Name.27
Georgia Congressmen from Carroll County 1828-1852.28
The Yates Family.29
The Rabun Brothers of Early Carroll County.30
Heads of Household in Carroll County
in the 1840 U.S. Census. 31
Early Carroll County Marriages 1828-1840. 36
The Stephensons of Carroll County
History of a Family.40
Sketch of Moses Waddell.44
Holmes Family Cemetery, Mt. Zion, Ga.45
Queries.47
New Members of Carroll County
Genealogical Society. 48
"Dry Pond Road" and "The Good Old Days".50
Announcements and Corrections. 51
Ancestor Charts.52
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THE CARROLL COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
Mrs. Kermit B. Cox, President.Rte. 2 Box 274
Carrollton, Ga. ^0117
Mrs. Reuben Word, Vice President.805 Rome Street
Carrollton, Ga. 30117
Mrs. Deborah D. Ivey, Secretary...Box 704
Bowdon, Ga. 30108
Mr. L.A. Foster, Treasurer.Rte. 3 Box 75
Carrollton, Ga. 30117
COMMITTEES
Membership.Rudene Hollingsworth, Mary Reeves
Mary Florence Word, Louise Holland
Publicity...Mary Rowell, Evylan Morrow,
Sharon Clower, Patricia Reid
Publication.Jan Bell, Edna Lackey, Dr. Elmo
Roberds
Project.JessieHamrick, Dot Robinson,
Curtis Harrison, Nelle Yates
TREASURER'S REPORT
Mr. L.A. Foster reports that as of July 1980, the balance in the bank was $574.70.
This society was organized in 1976 in Carrollton, Georgia by several interested persons
for the purpose of preserving local records and evaluating and sharing such records
with persons who have a like for genealogy. Membership is open to all persons who are
interested in genealogy in Carroll County and surrounding counties. Membership dues
are on a calendar basis (January to December) at $6.00 per individual. This bulletin
is included at no extra cost in membership dues with one copy per family. Extra copies
and back issues will be available at the price of $2.50 each. Exchange bulletins are
welcome. Queries for members are free; for non-members, the cost is $1.00 for the
first fifty words and $2.00 for 50-100 words. Queries may be addressed to the Editor:
Jan R. Bell, Rte. 9 Box 505, Carrollton, Ga. 30117.
This society does not assume responsibility for errors of fact or opinion which may
appear in the articles furnished by its members. We will gladly correct any errors
which are brought to our attention.
The Genealogical Society holds its meetings the fourth Thursday of each month
at 7:30 p.m. at the Carroll E.M.C. Building on Dixie Street in Carrollton, Ga.
Published by the Carroll County Genealogical Society, a non-profit organization.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 26
Dear Readers,
How exciting it is to be able to present to you the second issue of our genealogical
quarterly ! It is filled with much information which has never before been compiled or
published. My appreciation is genuine to all those members and non-members who have
worked so hard to help put together this publication. I know that Clarice Cox has spent
untold hours in extracting the census and the marriages from courthouse records and
microfilm.
Clarice was not able to write the President's Letter for this issue since she has
been undergoing surgery for her broken and badly sprained ankles. I have teased Clarice
and told her that it would be good publicity for our genealogical society if I could
tell everyone that she came to be in this condition because of falling over a tombstone
while searching for an ancestor! Unfortunately, however, her accident came about in
a less exciting manner—by falling down a flight of stairs. In all seriousness though,
we do want to express our sincere wishes to her for a speedy recovery. The old saying
goes, "You can't keep a good man (or woman) down," and this has surely been true of our
President. Even though she is confined to casts and wheelchair, she is still devoting
a lot of time to our society. Already she has written an index to the first genealogical
quarterly and is presently beginning work on the second one. We will publish all the
indexes for each quarterly at the end of the year in the November issue.
Also, this letter would be sadly lacking without an expression of thanks to two
of our champion members—Jessie Hamrick and Nelle Yates. "Miss Jessie," as we know her
and love her, has truly written a delightful account of her ancestors which will be
enjoyed by all. How wonderful it is to see history written in such a way that it makes
our ancestors, and the times in which they lived, really fascinating. Our ancestors
were real people—just like you and me! It is interesting to see how they moved along
with the events of history just as a part of their daily lives. They were not aware that
history was being made, nor that they were the history. I know that "Miss Jessie" is
an inspiration to all of us and that we will all attempt to record—not just names and
dates—but a real history of our families. To Nelle Yates, also, we say a big "thank
you" for the many hours she spent in extracting data from the microfilm. She has
contributed all the "bits and pieces" from the early Carroll County newspapers, which
I need so badly to balance out these pages—and they are interesting as well! She, too,
has shared much valuable genealogical information in the article in this issue about
the Yates family. Nelle is presently compiling the 1850 Carroll County Census from
microfilm so that we may publish this for you in our next issue. To all of those who
have shared their time, effort, and information—many thanks!
The Carroll County Genealogical Society was well represented at the Fourth of
July Peoples' Celebration held at Lakeshore Park last month. When the temperature
rose to 105+ degrees inside our tent, necessity became the mother of invention and
Ed Lackey masterminded the hookup of an electric fan for the great outdoors. Edna
Lackey had acquired hundreds of pamphlets pertaining to genealogy for our display and
Ed's fan certainly helped us to distribute these! Everybody who passed by was chasing
papers all day! Nevertheless, this proved to be a real good "attention-getter" and we
thank Ed and Edna for their foresight! Seriously, folks, our booth was excellent and
I believe that it made many people aware not only of our existence, but it also sparked
an interest in them for genealogy. Gwen Clay, Jessie Hamrick (in her red, white, and
blue outfit), Mary Florence Word, Ed and Edna Lackey, and myself included, were real
troupers to brave the heat of that day in order to man the booth for our society.
I want to remind everyone again that this publication is an excellent means for
sharing information with others all across the country and to possibly find that missing
piece to your own family puzzle. Already, three people have written to say that they
were able to join the Colonial Dames because of an article in our last quarterly. I
know that all of us have items in our collections which would be of interest to others.
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Please do not feel that your information must be compiled, typed, or even written—
since I will be glad to do all of these for you. I will be happy to come to your home
at your convenience and help you to assemble all the information necessary for an article
in the quarterly. No need for anyone to feel embarrassed—I have lots of important data
recorded on chewing gum wrappers, too!
So many people have written and requested copies of the first quarterly that it may
be helpful to mention a few words about this. It has been necessary for Dr. Roberds
to go "back to ye old printing.press" yet even a third time! Naturally, we are quite
pleased that the demand is so great, but everyone will have to remain patient while we
print up antoher batch. Also, we should mention that our members again recently voted
that our dues should cover the calendar year (January-December). There are many people
who are just now joining our society because of the publication and if the dues are paid
prior to the end of this year, it does mean that they will receive all of the genealogical
quarterlies published until then.
In closing, I would like to ask that all members contribute freely to the quarterly.
Please tell me also what types of articles that you would be interested in seeing in
our publication—those that are of genealogical and historical interest to those tracing
ancestors in Carroll County. I, myself, would like to know more about the Great Flu
Epidemic of 1919 since I lost quite a number of my own ancestors during this tragedy.
If anyone has any information that pertains to this, or memories they would like to
share, please let me know very soon and I will write an article about this for our next
publication. I would also like to remind everyone to turn in their ancestor charts as
soon as possible and don’t forget, too, that Christmas is just around the corner! Our
publications might make a very nice gift for someone.
Happy Tree Climbing !
Jan Robinson Bell, Editor
THE CROWELL NAME
Some years ago, I was tracing an ancestor and while reading old wills, I came
across one of those peculiar stories that make a family history so interesting. The
particular family I was researching happened to be descendants of a Quaker family that
had lived in England during the reign of Oliver Cromwell (ca. 1650). After suffering
much religious persecution under the Lord Protector, this family had crossed the ocean
to establish a home in America. One of the grandsons of the original emigrants settled
in North Carolina and amassed quite a fortune and great landholdings for himself. In
his will, there was much property to be divided among many sons and daughters, but it
was quite apparent that two of the daughters were definitely in the ill graces of their
father. The will stipulated that these two daughters would receive nothing because of
the men whom they had married. The two girls had married brothers having the name of
Crowell. I was surely provoked to know what the family feud was all about! I have
often believed that the following account in Wheeler’s History of North Carolina, Vol.
11, page 199, may just be the answer to that mystery.
"Two brothers, John Crowell and Edward Crowell, came to North Carolina and settled
in Halifax. They emigrated from Woodbridge, New Jersey. They are originally from
England and they or their ancestors are called Cromwell. In the year 1674, says the
Annalist of Philadelphi, two brothers of Oliver Cromwell left England for America and
settled in New Jersey. They fled from England from the political storms that impended
over the name and house of the late Protector. While on the voyage, fearing that per¬
secution would follow from the adherents of Charles II, then on the English throne, they
resolved to change the name. This was done with solemn ceremony, and by writing thei,p
name each on paper and each cutting from the paper the M and casting it into the sea.
THE CROWELL NAME, cont.
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"The family pedigree on vellum, recording these facts, was with the family in
North Carolina, in an ornamental chest with other valuables, when by a party of
Tarleton's Legion, in 1781, this chest was seized and taken off. These facts are
undoubted. The record was again made up from the recollections of the family and is
still preserved among them. From one of them, these interesting and curious facts are
derived.
John Crowell, who emigrated from New Jersey to Halifax, married a Miss Lewis. He
died early leaving several children. One of them married Miss Barnes, a celebrated
beauty. One of the daughters,married a Mumford, whose daughter was the wife of Hon.
Willie Jones. Edward Crowell married Miss Rayburn, aunt to Gov. Rayburn of Georgia,
by whom he had several children. His eldest son, Samuel, married Miss Bradford. Colonel
John Crowell, late member of Congress from Georgia and Indian agent, was a son of Edward."
(Note: John Crowell was the U.S. Indian agent who was present at the signing of the
treaty in Indian Springs in 1825 who protested to President James Monroe that the treaty
should not be signed. See Carroll County Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. I, p.5.)
Contributed by Jan Robinson Bell, Rte. 9 Box 505, Carrollton, Ga. 30117
The following information is obtained from The Georgia Official and Statistical
Register 1975~76 which was compiled and edited for the Georgia Department of Archives
and History by Edna S. Lackey, Editor, and Alice C. Cormany, Assistant Editor. Below
are listed past members of the Georgia Senate and Georgia House of Representatives from
Carroll County, Ga.
Year Ga. Senate Ga. House of Representatives
1827, 1828
1829
1830, 1831
1832, 1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1845
1847
1849-1850
1851-1852
Arthur Alexander
Allen G. Fambrough
Christopher Bowen
William Beall
Giles S. Boggess
Giles S. Boggess
William Beall
Jonathan Haynes
William Green Springer
William Green Springer
Giles S. Boggess
William Beall
Samuel C. Candler
John G. Chambers
William Beall (30th Dist.)
Wesley Camp
John Jones
Robert 0. Beavers
Fleming F. Adrian
Bozeman Adair
Bozeman Adair
Jonathan Walker
James H. Rodgers, M.D.
James H. Rodgers, M.D.
Jonathan Walker
James H. Rodgers, M.D.
Abel H. Harrison
James H. Rodgers, M.D.
Abel H. Harrison
Isaac E. Cobb
Jacob Awtrey
Isaac E. Cobb
Jacob Awtrey
Isaac E. Cobb
Thomas B. Espey
Thomas B. Espey
Thomas H. Rodgers
Thomas B. Espey
Matthew Reid
Ahas J. Boggess
Matthew Reid
Thomas Chandler
Isaac E. Cobb
Henry W. Davis
Ezekiel S. Candler
Beverly Daniel Thomasson
Henry F. Merrill
Much genealogical data is available about these Congressmen in The Georgia Official
and Statistical Register.
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THE YATES FAMILY
James and Tabitha (?) Yates were both born in Virginia about 1785. They migrated
down into South Carolina where Joel Pinckney Yates was born on May 25, 1825. In the
1820 census of Pulaski County, Ga., James Yates was found with his family. In 1830,
he is listed in Fayette County, Ga. and in 1840, in Campbell County, Ga. We believe
they came into Carroll County about 1842.
By the 1850 census, James and Tabitha had no children living at home, but an
Elizabeth Mason, born in 1779 in Virginia, was living with them. We assume Elizabeth
was a sister to one of them. James Yates, James F. Yates,a physician, William Harrison
Yates, and Joel Pinckney Yates bought lots 197, 198, and 220 in the 6th District of
Carroll County, being close to Harttown.
On December 11, 1845, Joel Pinckney Yates married a Georgia girl, Martha Jane
Stewart. In the next 28 years, seventeen known children were born to them. Their
second child, Mary, died and was buried in the Harttown area along with James and
Tabitha Yates. Elizabeth Mason also was buried there. We have been unable to find
their burial place. John L. Yates, their ninth known child, died in 1884 at the age
of 24 years. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Church near Bowdon. The 1880 Census of
Carroll County shows Joel and Martha Jane Yates had moved south of Bowdon to the New
Mexico militia in the Ninth District.
Carroll County's 50th Post Office was established June 29, 1885, being called
Joel. It was the custom back in those days to always name the post office after the
postmaster. In this particular case, it was being named for Joel Pinckney Yates, for
the post office was on his land and he was the postmaster. He ran this until his death
on November 10, 1890. His family continued to run the post office there until it was
closed in 1904.
CHILDREN OF JOEL PINCKNEY YATES AND MARTHA JANE STEWART YATES
1. Lydia E. Yates (b. 18 November 1846—d. 29 November 1916) married F.M. Thornton
on January 15, 1870. Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Carroll County, Ga.
2. Mary Yates (b. ca. 1847—died at an early age) was buried near Harttown.
3. Tabitha Yates (b. ca. 1848—d.? ) married George Anderson on April 26, 1867.
Raised their family and buried around Tallasee, Alabama.
4. Sarah Jane Yates (b. 18 November, 1849—d. 1 December 1934) married D.P. Chambers
on December 31, 1868. Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
5. Hannah Yates (b. 21 February 1851—d. 10 September 1900) married James M, Wood on
November 11, 1877. Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
6. Georgia Yates (b. February 1852—d. 12 February 1890) married Milton R. Chambers.
Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
7. William E. Yates (b. 3 September 1853—d.20 June 1935) married Eliza L. Bishop
on December 23,1880. Buried at Oak Grove Baptist Church.
8. James M. Yates (b. ca. 1855—d. ? ) married _? Sheets and was buried around
LaGrange, Ga.
9. John L. Yates (b. 23 March 1857—d. 5 June 1884). Buried at Pleasant Grove.
10. James E.B. Yates (b. 5 May 1858—d. 3 November 1930) married Mollie Bishop on
July 24, 1884. Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
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11. Harrison P. Yates (b. ca. 1859—d ?) married Itura ?_ and they raised their
family and were buried around Phenix..City, Alabama.
12. Rufus M. Yates (b. ca. 1861—d. ?) married Carrie Willingham and they raised their
family and were buried abound Rocky Branch, Alabama.
13. Symantha Yates (b. ca. 1863—d. ?) married John N. Wood on August 10, 1881. Raised
their family and are buried around Wedowee, Alabama.
14. Martha "Mattie" S. Yates (b. 22 February 1866—d. 18 March 1926) married Guss F.
Knight on March 27, 1887. Buried at Pleasant Grove.
15. Ella L. Yates (b. 23 June 1868—d. 2 April 1940) married Warren Spencer Lowery on
December 10, 1894.
16. Willis Alvin Yates (b. ca. 1869—d. ? ) married Octavia Moon on December 20, 1895.
Raised their family and were buried around Jasper, Alabama.
17. Sallie A. Della Yates (b. 16 October 1873—d. 9 June 1954) married W.H. Brand on
December 25, 1887. Buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Contributed by Mrs. James Bernard (Nelle); Yates, 818 Tyus Road, Bowdon, Ga. 30108
THE RABUN BROTHERS OF EARLY CARROLL COUNTY
My 3rd great grandfather, Thomas Rabun (Raborn) and his wife Mary Stroud, along
with two of his brothers, Hodge Rabun (Jr.) with his wife Edy Howell, and Willis Rabun
and his wife Margaret Howell, were listed in the 1830 Census of Carroll County. These
three brothers with their families, and William Slate, came to Carroll County from
Haywood County, N.C. in 1828. William Slate and Thomas Rabun's daughter, Constance
"Conney", were married Christmas Day 1832 in Carroll County.
In Haywood County, William's father, John Slate and his maternal grandfather,
Joseph Turner, and Thomas Rabun's father, Hodge Rabun, Sr., all owned adjoining land
on the Pigeon River near what is now Clyde, N.C.
The 3 Rabun (Raborn, Raburn) brothers and William Slate were amorg the original
settlers of Hixtown and Chevestown, which was eventually incorporated into Villa Rica
in what is now known as the Old Town. These men were craftsmen and made fine furniture
by hand. Hodge Rabun was one of the first school masters in Academy Hill. Some of
the descendants of Thomas Rabun still live around Villa Rica.
Contributed by Mrs. Ruby Moore, 891 Cherokee Trail, Smyrna, Georgia 30080
Married at Mrs. Mary Roberson's, near Whitesburg, on November the 8th 1883, by R.
Benton, Esq., Mr. B. Spruell of near Concord, Carroll County, to Miss M.F. Roberson.
Carroll Free Press Weekly, 1883.
Mr. A. M. Alexander, who is running the Jordan gin, has ginned near 275 bales of cotton
up to this time. Messrs. R.A. Herring and T.A. Garst, who are running a gin near Sand
Hill, have ginned 350 bales. Messrs. Lasseter and McPherson have ginned 500 bales in
Villa Rica already this season and will gin a good many more. Carroll Free Press Weekly
1883
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HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD IN CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA IN 1840
AS LISTED IN THE U.S. CENSUS
ALLOTED TO WILLIAM L. PARR
713th District 682nd District
John Nix
Lewis Barton
Matthew Knight
Samuel McKee
Linsey McKee
James B. Allen
Jacob McKee
Seaborn McDonald
William Knight
William White, Sr.
Joseph H. Hamby
Isaiah Beck, Jr.
William F. McKleroy
Redmon Young
Irvin Mabry
Carter Williams
John Avery
Samuel Avery
John Williams
David Smith
Lucindy Knight
Green B. Knight
Lydia Howell
Benjamin Kirklin
Colvill A. Sims
John Wood
James W. Rogerts
David White
Thomas J. Howard
John B. Word
Linsey Chandler
Jesse Jenkins
Richard Chandler
Marion Chandler
William Lasley?
William Miles
Alason Clifton
Cornelius Murf
Seaborn Kinney
William King
Malichiah Nowell
Braton Hand
James H. Hand
Miles B. Striplin
Patience Hand
Sherwood H. Hand
Henry McHard
William Stewart
Richard White
Isaiah Beck, Sr.
Elza Chandler
Elizabeth Johnson
Marthe Kinidy
Moses Stallings
Jeremiah Reaves
James Reaves
John B. Reaves
Branch M. Mabry
Josiah Farmer
Elza B. Thornton
Thomas Bonner
Whiteker H. Butler
John P. A. Wall
Zadock Bonner, Jr.
Richard Knoght
John Arnold
Sarah Lasseter
James Nesles
Joseph C. Baker
Carter Crew
Thomas Warren
Robert Little
McKinney Currey
William Wright
Bailey M. Freeman
Samuel Harcrow
Ezekiel Arnold
Hinchey P. Mabry
John A. Gilmer
Zadok Bonner, Sr.
John C. Johnson
John Dover
Lydia Stallings
Allison Cheaves
Lewis McKleroy
Edmond Terrell?
John Warren
Walter Stewart
Kerney Young
Jacob Curry
Joseph H. Baughn
John C. Roberts
Willis B. Moore
Jordan Creal
Lee Bird
Thomas Cheaves
END 713th Dist.
Carrington Knight
Robert Malone
Charles Arrington
David Gray
George Musick
William Rooks
Thomas Madaris
Stephen Treadwell
William Atherson
James Covington
Willis Bagwell
John C. Green
John Lambreath
Patrick G. Denham
Wyatt Jentry
Benjamin W. Wood
Josiah B. Hudgens
James F. Garrison
James Clements
Reubin Williamson
Benjamin Williamson
Jacob P. Cosper
Green Davis
William M. Rooks
Margaret Leggett
John Dorris
Jesse George
Margaret Hodges
Andrew J. Hodges
Christopher Bowen
Monford Harris
Aristarchus Wood
Thomas C. Purgear?
Daniel Maddox
Samuel Benton
Ephraim B. Higginbotham
Samuel Gray
John Buyers
James D. Moore
James Brown
Thomas Duke
Berry Williams
Alexander Williamson
James Boltright
Samuel Wakefield
Thimas Leggett
William Adderson
Jordom Moores
James G. Skinner
James H. Holland
John Bowen
1840 CENSUS, cont.
682nd Dist., cont.
Tyre Watson
Pleasant Barber
Clayton S. Woodley
Harman Butram
William A. Barber
William Davis
Henry Summerlin
William G. Springer
James F. Mercer
Enoch Davis
William Bryant
END 682nd Dist.
729th District
John M. Dale
Thomas E. Newton
Benjamin J. Camp
Reubin Hanson
John Duke
William R. Duke
William R. Boon
John Burke
Reubin Newton
Sampson Barber
Thomas Mahaffey
Henry Z. Lasseter
John Griffin
Shubell Starnes
Andrew Camp
Adam Stedham
John England
Harmon Gable
Joseph Barber
Barna B. Michael
Benjamin Davis
James H. Laseter
John B. Bailey
Robert S. Bailey
George Aderhold
Solomon Statia
Jesse Boon
George Y. Farrer
Allen Lambert
Mason Daugherty
Martin Butler
William B. Gilley
Edmund Duke
John Shackelford
Benjamin Odom
Richard Beraden
William Duke
Charles Duke, Sr.
Charles E. Duke
John T. Duke
Michael Aderhold
John Cox
Benjamin Knight
Alford Hinesley
Charles Phillips
Isaiah Bird
Robert Phillips
William Phillips
Thomas McClure
David R. Hill
John Barber
Edwin B. Sockwell
William Stephens
Andrew T. Hendon
Thomas Richards
James Head
Uriah Sparkes
Elisha Barber
Elijah H. McWhorter
Calvin Patterson
Allen McWhorter
Sarah Tommelson
William Bates
Dennis Bates
John Williamson
Thomas Hewey
James H. Stedham
Obediah Hembree
Rebecca Hembree
Barnett McWhorter
Barnabas Michael, Sr.
James Michael
Charles Alverson
Charles Duke, Jr.
Joseph Cates
Shadrick Lewis
Robert S. Hambrick
David Z. Wilkins
END 729th Dist.
754th District
James H. Perry
William Brazell
William Daniel
John Adams
John Birt
Obediah White
John Ezell
John Massengill
754th Dist., cont.
Edwin G. Womble
William Cline
George C. Martin
Jesse Rowell
John Davidson
Allen Herring
Robert J. Jones
Henry G. Ezell
Richard Smith
William Brown
Littleton Smith
Lexington? Thomas
John B. Johnson
William 0. Wagnon
Tenderson Smith
James C. Conoroy
James C. Hendon
Briah Hays
Mark Smith
Gabriel Smith
James C. Smith
Allen W. Herren
George M. Wagnon
Elijah Hendon
Thomas Snow
Henry Garrett
Archibald Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Peter Johnson, Sr.
William Baugh
Gillis I. Adams, Sr
William Adams
Nicholas McBurnett
Parks Chandler
Sarah Smith
John Meriday
Cullender Jones
Wiley Cochran
James Hill
John Cline
David Cline
William J. Veasey
Caleb Veasey
Nancy McBurnett
Jobe S. Bird
Vartia Boyakin
Phillip Burrow
William Avery
END 754th Dist.
1840 CENSUS, cont.
649th District
Charles Cates
Smauel M. Allen
John Bone
William Burns
Lewis Taylor
Hiram Turner
Robert Z. Higgins
Peter E. Dunkin
Thomas Baxter
John Tallent
Henry Whisenhunt
George W. Watson
Malcomb McRae, Sr.
Adam Whisenhunt
Phillip Whisenhunt
Andrew Beall
Joseph Beall
George Reid
Daniel McRea
John Vines
Peter Whisenhunt
Samuel H. Gray
Frederick Luther
William J. Sailors
Thomas Roach
George M. Hiden
Wilson Cartright
Helborn S. Hulsey
Benjamin Lewis
Edward Haynes
John Whisenhunt
George Whisenhunt
Adam Whisenhunt, Jr.
Lydia Collens
Rachel Burk
Richard Gentry
James Upton
George R. Davis
William N. Davis
Elipus Helton
Nathaniel Adams
Alexander Hogan
Miles H. Moseley
Anderson Green
Thomas J. Jarrell
Humphrey P. Garrett
Charles L. Thomasson
Ambrose C. Green
James Trammell
Thomas J. Bryce
Robert Bryce
Joseph Bryce
Burton Watson
Absolom Adams
James Collens
William West
Pressey Gann
William Green
Jacob Canseller
John S. Dobson
Thomas Raburn
Isham Handcock
Lovy Cushen
Isaac Hanner
William Adams
James Caltharp?
William Helton
David Hidden
James B. Tomme
Green McSpadden
Jesse Chappel
William Moody
Jacob L. Cartright
Larkin Turner
William H. Taylor
Asa Sanford
Thomas Gray
Andrew McMullen
James M. Adams
Henry S. Chance
Hardy Jarrell
Hugh J. McRea
James Majors
William F. Ball
Hezekiah Canseller
Robert Moore
Billey McKleroy
Frances M. Richards
James Huckaby
William Huckaby
Peterson Black
Susan Majors
Nathaniel Baxter
Sloman Wynn
David Stripling
James Stripling
James Baskin
Charles Hulsey
Rowland Andrews
Christopher Gars?
William Michael
Alexander Eaton
James Bryce
William Kinney, Sr.
William Kinney, Jr.
Zachariah Cagle
Stukeley S. C. Parker
END 649th Dist.
642nd District
Charles Sheats
Andrew Agnew
Richard V. C. Ruffin
John Hilderbrand
Leonard Huff
Jacob Awbry
Phillip Bosworth
Thomas A. Crumby
William Jackson
Thomas Carnes
Hiram Bowen
Charles L. Polk
Samuel C. Candler
Leroy H. Williams
James Butram
Johathan W. Davis
Charles B. Thornton
Hezekiah Burns
Abel H. Harrison
Isaac Roach
Jacob Cole
William L. Theiss?
John McFarland
Major L. Chandler
Emanuel Hows
Edmund W. Holland
Clayton Williams
William Keaton
Ezekiel S. Candler
Bozamon Adair
James Roberts
Jesse Roberts
John Farnandith
William Prewett
John P. Smith
John McKelreath
John J. Camp
Calvin Hunter
Nelson Porterfield
Jacob New
Martin L. Ruff
Jackson Hewitt
Savannah McBurnett
John Cole, Sr.
Edward Isham
Austin V. Young
Ezekiel Cassa?
John Cane
Zachariah Castleberry
David Bivin
John Blankenship
Thomas Goddard
William K. Patrick
1840 CENSUS, cont.
642nd Dist», cont.
George Holloway
Samuel Morrison
Jacob Weatherton
Ledford Mobley
William Hunt
Peter Thiess?
Larkin Johnson
William J. Childers
John C. Blair
Berry Watson
Hiram Mann
Janes McCurdy
John Elsbery
William A. Burns
Hoel H. Dyer
Bailey Bone
Johathan Sanders
John G. Carroll
Thomas H. Roberts
Hiram McKinney?
William F. Roper
Miles H. Hensley
Thomas Layton
Eli Strickland
Sextin Harper
John S. Ledbetter
George Blair
Benjamin Huckaby
Thomas McKoy
Lydia Goodman
Johathan Mosteller
Peter Mosteller
Alsa Stark
Thomas Jackson
William Wilkes
Nathaniel Chance
Johathan Hayer ?
Johathan Cantrill
Enoch Hensley
May Mullins
John Floyd
Solomon George
Sarah Keaton
Margarett Harper
Terrel Harper
William Brooks
Jackson Carnes
Thomas Furgerson
Manfield Hensley
Josiah Hensley
John McLarty
Alexander McLarty
Alford Hunter
George W. Goodson
Rolen A. Tolbert
Neidham Jarnagan
John B. Week (Wick?)
Jesse Wooten
Thomas Tolbert
Sarah C. Chambers
Thomas M. Tolbert
Patience Franklun
Thomas Steel
Jesse Tolbert
John H. Martin
Jesse H. Chambers
Burrell Mitchell
John T. Chambers
Solomon Morrison
Jonathan Haynes
Henry Haynes
Benjamin Burns
Joseph Harper
END 642nd Dist.
653rd District
Robert A. Waldrip
William P. Selman
Martin Dobbs
Joseph Little
Richard Davenport
Littleberry Woodliff
Alexander Goggins
Joseph Thompson
A. B. Hardin
James A. Clemants
Henry Suzemore
Joshua Rainwater
Solomon Farmer
James Aldridge
Ephriam Jackson
Dory Taylor
Randsom Thompson
Wyatt Moore
William Owens
Joseph Musick
David Robinson
Richard Jordan
Joshua Rowell
Sciota Morris
William Bentley
William Wreay
Andrew Goggins
Harman Wreay
Josiah Goggins
653rd Dist., cont.
Richard Maines?
Elijah Bentley
Robert G. Kilgore
Joseph C. Thompson
Rophenius Brown
Rachael Lowery
Thomas Sizemore
Margarett Farmer
James C. Sides?
James M. White
Isaac Noland
George Noland
Keneth Murkerson
Malcomb Gilles
Tobert Thompson
Abner R. Walton
John Robinson
William F. Smith
Wiley Dunkin
Nancy Law
John McKorcle
John Robinson, Jr.
Bennett Malone
Abner S. Harman
Jesse M. Scott
John Robinson, Sr.
Archibald Robinson
Daniel Talley
Walter Robinson
Mary Wingon?
William J. Wagnon
George H. Palmer
Alford McDowell
John McGuffey
William Kennon
Elizabeth Kennon
Charles Miller
John Williamson
Joshua Dodson
Martin Martin
Christopher Liner
William Kilgore
Jefferson Miller
Jesse Carroll
Abner Carroll
Nancy Centril
George McCracken
William M. Peters
Birchey Little
Elias Dryden
John Ayers
Elias Ellis
Joseph Honeycut
John Harben
1840 CENSUS, eont.
653rd Dist., cont.
Nancy Ore
William Dryden
John Minshew
Elijah B. Stephens
David M. Blalock
William Bailey
END 653rd Dist.
813th District
John S. Reid
Martin Holcomb
John W. Ward
Samuel Jordan
Aaron Weatherby
Daniel Posey
James Brombley
Henry Reid
William C. Pain
Reubin Reid
James Hudgeons
Daniel McDowell
Author Bell
Janes McFarland
Aaron Shadawick
John Coleman
Elijah McPherson
Frances McDowell
Jason McDonald
David Ramsdale
Benjamin Eperson
Robert A. Reid
Hiram Hall
George Sanford
John L. Hamilton
John Ballard
Lorenzo D. Posey
Matthew Reid
Caleb Golding
Hamilton Sanford
Benjamin Lowary
John Adams
Asa A. Ayers
Jane Robinson
John P. Rentfro
Tabathy Ingram
Elijah Stephens
Washington Stephens
Aaron Miller
Henry M. Smith
Humphrey Posey
Isaiah Hardamon
Mocraft Posey
Benjamin Price
James Denman, Jr.
James Denman, Sr.
Jesse Wammack
McKinney Scott
Seaborn H. Price
Wyatt Chandler
John C. Price
John Vines
Obediah Kenenor?
William Burrow
END 813th Dist.
714th District
Sanfihrd Kingsberry
Otho P. Beall
Patterson G. Garrison
William J. McRea
Thomas McGuire
Reuben Holcombe, Jr.
Henry Jones
John P. McKenzie
John Mehaffey
Simson Blair
Nancy M. Curtiss
David Sparks
David Dover
Jeremiah Cole
John Dean
Thomas Chandler
William Beall
Peter S. Bryan
John Rooks
Joseph Lang-Long?
Samuel Rose
William L. Pass
Dempsey W. Clayton
John R. Holcombe
Anderson Boggs
Beverly A. Freeman
Benjamin S. Merrill
Phillip Campbell
Jiles S. Boggess
John Long
George Kingsberry
Jonathan Baker
Charnel Hightower
John W. Easterwood
Andrew Smith
Thomas Ingram
714th Dist., cont.
Peter Warren
Jesse Cantrill
Amos Helton
Harris Sparks
James B. McCollister
James Howard
Peter Michael
David M. Smith
Janes A. Ward
Henry F. Merrill
Mason Morris
James H. Williams
George W. Hurst
Stephen Ingram
Thomas B. Epsy
Benjamin F. Crockett
Mary Boggs
Piney Mixon
Puckett Wood
Thomas B. Williams
John Easterwood
William Easterwood
Jonathan Holcombe
Wesley Ballard
Reuben Holcombe, Jr.
James Holcombe
John A. Beasley
Abel Matthews
Isabel Weir
Tyre L. Mead
Benjamin E. Matthews
John Ward, Jr.
John B. McKleroy
Nimrod Jones
Robert McCollister
John Hix, Jr.
Robert Lang-Long?
Emmanuel B. Martin
Presley Knight
James Roan
Grisham Durham
Phillip Burrow, Jr.
William W. Merrell
Wilson Stallings
Richard W. Hix
John Stellwell
Isreal R. Wood
Isaac E. Cobb
Janes Stewart
Sarah Benson
Ahas J. Boggess
Landrum C. McCalmon
Thomas P. Williams
Green B. Sewell
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1840 CENSUS, cont.
714th District, cont.
Clask (Clark?) Sewell
William Harper
Isham Helton
Hiram Sharp
Jane Jones
Thomas G. Holcombe
Paschal P. Graw?
Robert A. Jackson
Reubin F. Grant
Nimrod Vincen
Lames Clayton
James H. Rodgers
Lovic P. Garrison
END 714th Dist.
END OF 1840 CENSUS OF CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA Compiled by Clarice Cox, C.G.R.S.
CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES 1828-1840
(TAKEN FROM BOOK "C" CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES 1828-1866)
Groom Bride Marriage Date
Adair, Michael
Adams, Absolom
Adams, Gillis I.
Adams, James M.
Adams, William M.
Adrian, January
Adderholt, George W.
Adderholt, Michael
Akin, Thomas W.
Alexander, Robert
Algood, Peter P.
Allen, Charles
Allen, James B.
Arrington, Charles
Avard, Samuel
Ayers, Asa A.
Ayers, Dudley
Baird, Hiram
Ball, William F.
Bates, Dennis
Bates, William
Baugh, Jonathan
Beasley, John A.
Bell, Otho P.
Bentley, John
Bentley, William
Black, Lawson
Blackwell, Davidson
Blalock, David
Blalock, John
Bogges, Ahaz J.
Bogges, Anderson
Bogguss, Bennett
Bohannon, Levi
Bolton, Thomas W.
Bowman, John
*Blalock, David
Rebecca Walker
Elizabeth Reid
Sarah Johnson
Elizabeth Williams
Blank
Winney Dyer
Nancy E. Bailey
Barshaba E. McWhorter
Mary Davis
Elizabeth Veal
Emily Brice
Mary Brazier
Jane R. Lassetter
Narcissa Maxwell
Elizabeth Williams
Eliza Hall
Clarissa McKensey
Lucinda Norwood
Martha M. Morris
Sarah Stidham
Sarah Hembree
Martha J. Davidson
Lucy Amanda Holcomb
Eliza Ann Curtiss
Eleanor Williamson
Thursley Ann Kilgore
Mary Jane Burk
Sophia Henry
LaVina Carter
Mary Weir
Margaret F. Benson
Jane E. Cates
Mary Cochran
Jane Parker
Elizabeth Arrington
Mary Knight
Rachel Smith
12-29-1831
11-28-1833
2-15-1837
2-14-1839
1-26-1839
10- 28-1834
9-24-1837
1- 2-1838
7- 7-1834
9- 8-1833 (no cert.)
11- 11-1838
7- 30-1839
5- 7-1838
8- 17-1831
2- 7-1839
12- 21-1837
1-22-1835
11- 3-1833
8- 9-1838
1- 1-1839
9- 26-1833
1-29-1837
9- 3-1833
7- 2-1837
12- 12-1839
5-10-1838
5- 5-1832
5- 29-1832
1- 7-1834
12-30-1832
6- 13-1839
2- 20-1840
10- 27-1839
12-18-1832
7- 19-1831
1- 5-1835
11- 24-1831 (Omitted above)
CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES 1828-1840
Groom
Brewer, John
Brown, Joseph
Brown, Raphims
Brown, Silas M.
Brown, Wilson
Bryant, Alexander
Bryant, Peter S.
Bryce, James
Bryce, William
Burk, William
Burke, John
Burnet, Valentine
Butler, Zachariah
Cain, John
Cain, Wade
Candler, Jacob
Cardwell, James
Cardwell, Thomas
Carmichael, Spencer
Carnes, James
Carnes (Coenes?), James
Carnes, Jefferson
Carter, James W.
Carter, William A.
Cartwright, Jacob Lawson
Casa, Ezekiel
Chandler, Major L.
Chandler, Marion
Clapman, Sloman D.
Clark, Thomas J.
Clayton, William M.
Cleaveland, William
Clements, James
Clives (Clines?), David
Coats, David
Cole, James
Collins, James
Cosper, Edward C.
Couroy, James
Crook, Joseph
Curry, Johnson N.
Cutts, David
Darrett, Thomas
Davis, David
Davis, Green
Davis, Reason
Dawdy, Michael
Dean, John
Denman, James R.
Desser, John
Dollarson, John
Dorris, John M.
Dotson, John
Dotson, Joshua
Bride Marriage Date
Catherine Blakenship
Jane Pirkle
Tabitha Robinson
Eliza Chandler
Elizabeth Reid
Emeline Jacobs
Mary Boggs
Eleanor R. Sharp
Matilda Mullins
Elizabeth Walker
Lyddyn Hawkins
Mary Dover
Margaret McDowell
Nancy Walden
Elizabeth Miller
Rebecca Greene
Melissa Bohannon
Mary D. Long
Anne Hood
Elizabeth Pullman
Elizabeth Hobbs
Jane Mullens
Elizabeth Marlor
Mary Gibbs
Mary Russell
Elizabeth West
Melinda Sewell
Eliza Fennell
Caroline C. Smith
Sarah Bowen
Nancy Knight
Julian Thurman
Mary Ann Peters
Lucinda Robinson
Martha Smith
Elizabeth Evans
Clarissa Barnes
Jane W. Garrison
Sally Harrison
Winney Norwood
Susan Hanson
Lydia Perry
Sarah Thompson
Sarah Sparks
Mary Doris?
Melly Thompson
Hannah Baxter
Hannah Boggs
Mary Ann Miller
Jane Spence
Armindy Kennon
Elizabeth Clements
Abagail Warden
Rachel H. Hood
7-23-1835
7- 12-1838
12-24-1837
8- 16-1836
2- 4-1830
2-17-1833
1- 12-1840
5- 14-1829
2- 19-1833
9- 27-1831
9- 9-1831
9-24-1839
6- 29-1831
12-24-1837
12-15-1837
6-14-1838
11- 18-1831
8- 30-1828
6- 27-1835
4-24-1831
3- 16-1834
9- 23-1831
7- 16-1829
2- 2-1832
1- 8-1832
8- 12-1838
6-29-1836
3- 18-1838
9- 5-1833
10-25-1837
10- 4-1837
12- 24-1833
10- 4-1838
10-29-1837
1- 2-1834
12-27-1835
12- 9-1834
6-10-1830
6- 14-1838
2- 2-1832
4- 7-1838
5- 23-1839
3- 28-1839
12- 6-1836
4- 22-1836
7- 26-1834
5- 2-1834
2- 20-1831
10-19-1837
9-24-1838
3- 21-1837
8- 5-1830
6- 4-1835
3-21-1837
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CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES 1828-1840
Groom
Dover, John
Doyle, Ransom
Dryden, Elias
Duncan, Peter
Dyer, Edward
Dyer, Joel H.
Ealertang?, Tristain
Easterwood, John
Easterwood, John W.
Easterwood, William
Eaton, Alexander
Eaton, William
Ellison, Alvatas
Ellison, James
Ezell, John W.
Feagle, Isaac
Feagle, Thomas
Franklin, John
Frost, Hezekiah
Fulbright, Leonard
Gable, Harman
Garrison, Lovic P.
Garrison, Patterson G
Gentry, John
George, Solomon
Gilbert, Simon
Gillas, Neil
Gillis, Malcomb
Gilly, William B.
Golden, Timothy C.
Goodson, Abner
Goodwin, William
Graddy, James
Gray, David
Gray, Samuel
Green, Ambrose C.
Griffin, John
Haircrow, James
Hamet, Robert B.
Hand, Bratton J.
Hand, James H.
Hand, Sherwood H.
Hanson, James
Harbor, Elisha
Harman, Abner S.
Harper, Terrell
Harrison, Abel
Harrison, Luke
Hartsfield, Leroy
Haws, Emmanuel
Haynes, Henry
Heard, Richard
Helton, Amos
Helton, Jesse
Hembree, Obediah
Henderson, Alexander
Bride
Elizabeth Allen
Vestine Posey
Ireny Sides
Eady Read
Polly Hogan
Sarah Smith
Martha Smith
Elizabeth Sims
Rebecca Easterwood
Elizabeth Beasley
Elizabeth Turner
Susannah Galley
Lucky Dotson
Nancy Beard
Martha Jones
Louisa Ann Phillips
Mariah Thompson
Patsy Sullivan
Jane W. Cosper
Rebecca Henson
Jane Bailey
Nancy Cochran
Mary A. Curtiss
Jane Ann Franklin
Elizabeth Jackson
Margaret Haircrow
Katherine Murkenson
Elizabeth Leveret
Matilda Roper
Elizabeth Ann White
Louiza Hicks
Martha White
Nancy Jacobs
Rebecca Rooks
Martha Whiesenhunt
Frances H. Russell
Mary McWaters
Sarah Ann Camp
Nancy Adams
Elizabeth White
Hariett N. White
Susannah Gibbs
Elizabeth Murkus
Nancy Frasuor (Frazier?)
Charlotte Orr
Seary Carnes
Hannah Chambers
Emily Leverett
Melinda Hicks
Matilda Smith
Elizabeth Goodson
Mary E. Kidd
Elizabeth Harper
Nancy Bell
Terresia E. Weir
Elizabeth McAdams
Marriage Date
2-29-1840 (no cert.)
12- 8-1833
2-17-1835
2-17-1831
8-25-1831
10- 28-1832
1- 10-1839
2- 18-1831
1- 10-1839
2- 20-1834
2-10-1832
7- 29-1833
1- 19-1838
11- 13-1836
11- 8-1838
12- 16-1832
12-24-1835
2- 16-1832
8- 23-1832
1- 28-1835
9- 6-1835
2- 5-1840
11-21-1839
2- 20-1836
8- 30-1839
6- 3-1830
1- 31-1834
6- 6-1839
4-27-1830
3- 10-1832
11- 6-1832
3- 10-1833
2- 14-1833
12- 31-1837
9- 23-1838
12-21-1837
4- 30-1834
11- 30-1829
2-18-1836
8-27-1837
7- 3-1839
8- 17-1831
9- 20-1829
5- 20-1829
12- 24-1834
2- 1-1838
1- 6-1835
5- 15-1835
7- 25-1839
8- 11-1839
7- 30-1839
8- 9-1835
2- 11-1831
6- 19-1831
2- 8-1838
8-28-1834
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CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES 1828-1840
Groom
Hendon, James H.
Hensley, Miles
Herrin, Alexander
Herring, A.W.
Hicks, Green
Hicks, John
Hicks, Richard
Hiden, George
Hight, Aaron
Hines, Hazlet
Hobbs, James H.
Holcomb, James
Holcomb, James
Holcomb, Reubin
Holcomb, Reubin, Jr.
Holcomb, Thomas J.
Holden, Mallaicai
Hollyfield, John
Holmes, Lawson
Howard, James
Howard, Samuel
Howard, Thomas J.
Huckabe, John
Huckabee, James?
Huckabee, William
Huff, John
Huff, Leonard
Hulsey, Hilburn S.
Hulsey, Kinian T.
Humphries, Jobe
Hunt, George W.
Ingram, Stephen
Jarrel, Hardy
Johnson, Archibald
Johnson, James H.
Johnson, Jesse
Johnson, Peter
Jones, Aaron, Jr.
Jones, Daniel
Jones, James
Jones, James
Jones, John J.
Jones, Jonathan
Jones, Melinder
Jordon, Joseph
Jordon, Richard
Kennon, William
Kimbrel, Peter
Kinney, William Jr.
Knight, Frederick
Knight, James J.
Knight, Presley
Knight, William G.
Knight, Willoughby S
Bride
Deademy Smith
Nancy Blackwell
Sarah Elrod
Sallie Smith
Mahala Upton
Mary Hightower
Rachel Jones
Mary Warden
Elizabeth Felton
Atherila Little
Dorcas Weisenhunt
Elizabeth Ann Lecense
Sarah Ann Dover
Elizabeth Gentry
Nancy Lewis
Nancy Sims
Mary Ledbetter
Nancy Constant
Lucinda Barnes
Susan Ann Harper
Eliza J. Jones
Sarah Anne Jones
Jane Holcomb
Barbara Hark
Nancy Williams
Martha N. Smith
Anne Chambers
Mary E. Green
Millie Saunders
Lydia Harrison
Elizabeth Wood
Elizabeth McKleroy
Rebecca Bell
Margaret Baughton
Hepsey D. Sockwell
Mary Ann Raspberry
Rachel Harcrow
Katherine Michael
Lawdusky? Cole
Sarah Music
Frances Hille
Fannie Hopgood
Carlotta Morris
Martha Barnes
Patsy Smith
Mary Slaton
Elizabeth Baird
Elizabeth M. Selman
Lucinda Haynes
Millie Murphy
Lucindy Johnson
Peggy Claygon
Margaret McKenzie
Eliza Clayton
Marriage Date
12-12-1839
12-11-1834
11- 18-1829
1- 5-1840
3- 13-1839
1-23-1834
4- 4-1837
10-10-1837
1- 23-1834
2- 21-1832
10- 6-1839
3- 28-1839
2- 20-1840
9-25-1835
9-22-1835
1- 18-1839
6-22-1828
3- 27-1835
12- 7-1834
10- 5-1836
9- 7-1836
4- 22-1837
10-23-1834
7-23-1839
10- 8-1835
10- 7-1833
4- 12-1835
2- 15-1838
5- 25-1837
11- 23-1836
12- 10-1839
5- 3-1832
4- 19-1832
5- 26-1839
1- 29-1835
2- 18-1836
2- 12-1833
6- 9-1832
3- 9-1837
12-23-1831
7- 30-1835
1- 2-1835
2- 19-1839
1-16-1831
7-11-1839
10-26-1835
10- 2-1834
7- 28-1839
12-17-1839
6-26-1838
10-'5-1837
8- 4-1835 (no cert.)
8-12-1834
10- 7-1835
L-Z CARROLL COUNTY MARRIAGES TO BE CONTINUED IN NOVEMBER ISSUE
Compiled by Clarice Cox, C.G.R.S.
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THE STEPHENSONS OF CARROLL COUNTY
A History of a Family
In this story of the Stephenson family, I am greatly indebted to my cousin,
the late Virginia Stephenson Watkins, for much information she sent me several years
ago. She did a lot of research from family Bibles and records in the Georgia Archives.
Also, much information has been obtained from records kept by Moses Randall Stephenson
of DeKalb County and John Wilburn Stephenson of Carroll County. I have also included
many of the stories that my uncles, John W. Stephenson and James M. Stephenson, used
to tell. Through all of our efforts, we have been able to establish the complete line
of the Stephenson family from the seventeenth century.
Jessie McDaniel Hamrick
The history of Ireland from earliest times has been one of religious turmoil.
In 1541, Ireland had come under British rule during the reign of King Henry VIII, at
which time, he tried to introduce P rctestantism into Ireland. But the Irish people,
being predominantly Catholic, objected and began a series of revolts against British
rule. This religious and political strife continued throughout the reign of other
British monarchs until finally, during the reign of James I, the Plantation of Ulster
in Northern Ireland was established. About four million acres of land were confiscated
by the Crown from the Irish and divided into estates—which were then rented only to
Protestant tenants. It was hoped that these Anglo-Norman families would, by establishing
themselves in Northern Ireland, thus spread the British influence and also serve as a
balance in the scale of Protestantism and Catholicism in Ireland.
By far, the greatest number of settlers who came to Ulster were Lowland Scots,
forty thousand of them arriving in the first ten years of the Plantation. Practically
all these Scots were staunch Presbyterians and they adhered firmly to the steady
discipline of their church. It was here in Ulster that the Scotch-Irish, as they became
known, learned their hardy adaptability, for they were considered royal colonists in
a conquered country among people who held contempt for their customs. They were surrounded
not only by the Irish, but also by the English Puritans, Dissenters, Anglicans, and later
French Hugenots. Perhaps these very circumstances served to mold the character of the
Ulsterman as we still know of it today—habitually prideful, industrious, and frugal.
But the eternal conflict continued and these Scotch-Irish Presbyterians began to long
for a place where they could enjoy religious freedom and also be exempt from the taxation
for the support of the Church of England. So, early in the eighteenth century, thousands
of these Ulster colonists from Northern Ireland began to brave the dangers of the sea
in order to find a home in the wilderness of America, and a hope for peace.
Among these emigrants was John Stephenson, who had been born in Ireland in 1732.
He and his wife, Hannah, and their five children—Thomas, William, Joseph, Mary, and
Elizabeth—all were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians and they made their home about twenty
miles north of Belfast. In 1768, this family sailed to America and their ship was
fifty-six days at sea. The son, Thomas Stephenson, was thirteen years old at the time.
On the same ship came the Waddell family. Mary Waddell, who was then twelve years old,
was one of the five daughters. Years later, Thomas and Mary would become man and wife.
Upon their arrival in America, John Stephenson and his family settled in Iredell
County, N.C. The records of that county show that other Stephensons had lived in that
area as early as 1740, but we do not know if there is a relationship since there are no
records nor tradition to prove it. But the fact that they were all from Ireland, and
all Presbyterians, suggests that John might have followed the lead of his relatives to
America. Soon after the Revolutionary War, Thomas Stephenson, John's son who had
served throughout the war, moved to Georgia. First he moved to Wilkes County, Ga. and
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later to Greene County, Ga. By the mid 1790's, both the Stephensons and the Waddells
were living near to each other and maintaining close family ties. Apparently, John
Stephenson also moved there, for records show that he died in Greene County, Ga. In
the Georgia Archives, we find the will of John Stephenson written November 11, 1793 and
probated June 30, 1794. In this are mentioned wife Hannah, sons Thomas and William as
executors, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and son Joseph, with reference to lands in
North Carolina and in Greene County, Ga.
In 1781, Thomas Stephenson had married Mary Waddell and six children were born unto
them: John, Thomas, Sarah (Sally), Polly, Mary, and William. The son John was born
November 12, 1786 in Wilkes County, Ga. In 1812, he married Susan Ann Peeler in Greene
County, Ga. They moved to DeKalb County, Ga. in 1825 where they settled with their
family of twelve children, nine sons and three daughters. Two of the sons died in
infancy and another son died at age twenty. This family lived the remainder of their
lives in DeKalb County and many of them are buried there. Thomas Stephenson died in
Greene County, Ga. in 1799. Mary Waddell Stephenson died in DeKalb County, Ga. January
of 1840. John Stephenson died January 20, 1871 in DeKalb County and his wife, Susan Ann
Peeler Stephenson also died in DeKalb County on August 10, 1860.
The fifth child of Susan and John Stephenson was Anthony Franklin Stephenson, who
was born on August 15, 1820. His first wife was Jane Gardner, born May 12, 1812, the
daughter of Christopher Columbus Gardner and Clarissa Clemmons Gardner, (jane was also
the sister of Thomas Gardner who married her husband's sister, Susan A. Stephenson.'
To this union was born three sons:
John William Stephenson m. Sophronia Pitts
b. May 23, 1840—d. 1918
James Madison Stephenson m. Endora Virginia Weaver
b. October 29, 1841 b. August 7, 1852
d. May 8, 1925 d. March 23, 1931
Franklin Thompson Stephenson m. Dora Ann Gaston
b. October 31, 1842 b. September 1861
d. September 17, 1918 d. January 24, 1921
In 1849 when many men were going to California to look for gold, my grandfather,
Anthony Franklin Stephenson was looking for good land and a place to make a home. He
found it in the 10th District, Land Lot #44, of Carroll County, Ga. This land was virgin
forest at that time, with many cold water springs flowing through. He paid 50c per
acre and fifty dollars for a place to make a home. He brought his family, wife Jane
and three sons, from DeKalb County to become early settlers of Carroll County, Ga. He
was twenty-nine years old at the time.
Frank Stephenson, as my grandfather was called, had a cousin, Jim Stephenson,
who was already living the area which is now Bethesda Church Community, so his family
spend the first night in Carroll County with him. That same evening, "Cousin Jim"
rode his horse throughout the community which extended over a large area, for homes were
scarce and far apart. Nevertheless, everyone responded willingly when told they were
invited to a "house raising " for new settlers who had just arrived. These kind people
gathered the next day and cut logs and built a one-room cabin. The Stephenson family
moved in that night. They had brought with them what possessions they could on a onehorse wagon—bedding, clothes, garden tools, dried vegetables and fruit, the meat from
their hog-killing, and seed for the Spring planting. They had also brought their cow,
which the nine-year-old son, John, had helped his father to drive all the way from
DeKalb County.
There was much work to do in getting ready to make a crop. Land had to be cleared
and all the fields and patches had to be fenced in as there was no "stock law" at that
time. Everyone's cows, sheep, and hogs pastured on the lush grass that grew abundantly
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everywhere. The fences were made of rails split from logs and cut in lengths. All
this kept the Stephensons very busy, but by Spring they had enough ground ready to
plant their first patches of corn, syrup cane, potatoes, and garden truck.
In time, they acquired sheep, hogs, chickens, and geese. These were a must, for
the sheep produced wool for thread to weave cloth and for knitting stockings and socks
for the entire family. Sheep also produced meat for the table, as did the hogs, and
the chickens provided eggs and meat, too. The geese were plucked ever so often for
feathers to make beds and pillows.
Jane Stephenson, the mother, was kept very busy at the spinning wheel, spinning
the thread to make the clothes for her family. Also, she made soap from waste grease
and lye. The ashes from the fireplace were put in an open hopper and rainwater dripped
through the ashes into a container below. This liquid would be pure lye. The grease
was then heated in an iron pot and the lye stirred in, making a thick jelly-like substance,
which would be soap. This was used for all purposes for cleaning. There were no stores
or shops closer than Bowdon or Carrollton, so there were few purchases of "store bought"
articles. Most everything was made at home.
The Stephensons worked hard and soon they built a larger log cabin. Then, some
years later, they built a "Big House" of logs which was weather-boarded outside and
boarded inside, and had four glass windows in the large room, and a glass window in
each of the side rooms. This was a real comfortable house to live in. The second log
cabin was used as a kitchen and it was here that they kept the spinning wheel and loom.
A smokehouse was built to keep the meat and other provisions. There was also a corn
crib and stables for the stock. A spring house was built, which in that day served
as a "refrigerator" to keep the milk, butter, and vegetables, cool. All the while,
my grandfather was getting an orchard planted. There were peaches, apples, pears, figs,
grapes, and scuppernongs on great arbor. There were a great many flowers in the yard
and a rich garden that supplied the family with vegetables.
In the year 1856, sorrow came and the faithful wife and mother, who had toiled
by her husband's side to make a home in this new country, was stricken with a fatal
illness. In only a short time, she passed to her Great Reward on May 14, 1856 at the
age of forty-four years. She was buried in a family cemetery on what was then the
Vance Place near Bowdon. The husband was left with three sons and the task of caring
for the family and the home, as well as tending to the farm work.
About a year and a half later, Frank Stephenson met and married Louisa Smith Black,
a young widow with one child. From her marriage to Thomas Black, Louisa had one little
daughter, Eliza Thomas "Tompsie" Black. This marriage between Anthony Franklin Steph¬
enson and Louisa Smith Black was a very happy union and one child was born to them.
That child was my mother, Martha Susan Stephenson. She was born in 1866, the year after
the war closed.
My grandfather, Frank Stephenson, fought in the War Between the States serving
the Confederacy, as did also his son John. The second son, James "Jimmie", was crippled
from a childhood illness so was not able to serve. The third son, Frank, was too young
to go at the beginning of the war, but did sign up in the last year of the war. My
grandfather was taken with an illness and was released on furlough March 4, 1864, but
was never able to go back. Uncle John Stephenson had grandfather's war papers and in
them was an extension of the furlough signed by W.W.Fitts, M.D.
The reconstruction years were trying times in Carroll County, but my grandfather
went to work to make his home the way he had always planned. And with the will to work,
and with the will to always do the right thing at all times, my grandfather's family
had a happy home. Grandfather died in July of 1893. Grandmother lived on in the
homeplace with her single daughter, Tompsie Black. In September 1904, Grandmother
Stephenson passed away and was buried at Tallapoosa Primitive Baptist Cemetery alongside
her husband.
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Uncle Jimmie Stephenson bought the homeplace and owned it until his death
in 1925. Then, after being in the Stephenson family for seventy-five years, the
home was sold to someone outside of the family. In 1940, the "Big House" was blown
down by a tornado that passed through Carroll County. Thus, was the end of an era.
Today, the President of our genealogical society, Mrs. Clarice Cox, and her husband,
Kermit, own and live upon this original Stephenson property.
In closing, I would like to say that this place was dear to my heart in my childhood.
It seemed like an Eden on earth with its quaint buildings, the lovely yard with sandy
walks edged with beautiful white rocks, the many old-fashioned flowers, especially the
roses that gave off such a sweet aroma. The spring and the spring house under the cool
shade of many tall trees, I remember so well. There were wildflowers and ferns...how
I did enjoy it all...the abundant fruit early and late. Best of all, I loved the apples—
June apples, winesap apples, golden apples, and red delicious apples in the Fall. All
of that has passed now, but it will ever be fresh in my memory.
Jessie McDaniel Hamrick
THE STEPHENSON FAMILY
FIRST GENERATION: John Stephenson (b. 1732 near Belfast, Ireland—d. 1794 Greene Co.,
Ga.) married Hannah _(b. in Ireland). Their children were: Thomas Stephenson
(b. 1755 in Ireland—d.1799 in Greene Co., Ga.) married Mary Waddell (b. 1756 in Ireland—
d. January 1840 in DeKalb Co., Ga) Thomas and Mary Waddell Stephenson were married in
1781. 2nd child of John and Hannah Stephenson: William Stephenson. Wife: Martha.
William's children: Elizabeth; Rebecca, and Moore. 3rd child of John and Hannah:
Joseph Stephenson. 4th child of John and Hannah: Mary Stephenson. 5th child of
John and Hannah: Elizabeth Stephenson (m. John Callahan in 1784).
SECOND GENERATION: Thomas Stephenson (b. 1755 in Ireland—d. 1799 Greene Co., Ga.) m.
Mary Waddell in 1781. Mary Waddell (b. 1756 in Ireland—d. January 1840 DeKalb Co., Ga.)
Their children: John Stephenson (b. November 1786 in Wilkes Co., Ga.—d. January 20,
1871 in DeKalb Co., Ga.; married Susan Ann Peeler in 1812 (b. January 8, 1792 Greene Co.,
Ga.—d. August 10, 1860 DeKalb Co., Ga.) 2nd child of.Thomas and Mary: Thomas
Stephenson (Lived and died in Clark Co., Ga.). 3rd child of Thomas and Mary: Sarah
(Sally) Stephenson (m. William Anderson on February 2, 1819 in Greene Co., Ga.). 4th
child of Thomas and Mary: Polly Stephenson (m. Edward Callahan and moved to Mississippi).
5th child of Thomas and Mary: Mary Stephenson (m. Josephus (Joseph) Shaw and moved to
Upper Georgia). 6th child of Thomas and Mary: William Stephenson (moved to Mississippi;
married and had four sons and three daughters).
THIRD GENERATION: John Stephenson (b. November 12, 1786 Wilkes Co., Ga.—d.January
20, 1871 DeKalb Co., Ga.) m. 1812 Greene Co., Ga. to Susan Ann Peeler (b. January 8,
1792—d. August 10, 1860 DeKalb Co., Ga.) Their children: 1st: Thomas U. Stephenson
(b. November 12, 1812, moved to Tennessee in 1847, was an M.D.; died age 87 leaving
descendants). 2nd: James Peeler Stephenson (b. December 31, 1814; "Happy Jim"; moved
to Carroll Co., Ga., later to Marshall Co., Ala. leaving descendants). 3rd. Susan
Stephenson (b. August 20, 1816; m. Thomas Gardner; d. age 36 leaving 5 children).
4th: John Elbert Stephenson (b. November 23, 1818—d. 1832). 5th: Anthony Franklin
Stephenson (b. August 1 , 1820—d. July 31, 1893) married twice. First wife: Jane
Gardner (b. May 12, 1812—d. May 14, 1856) Second wife: Louisa Smith Black(b. November 16
1824—d.September 27 1904)6th: Joseph Stephenson (b. November 10, 1824; lived in DeKalb
Co., Ga.; had two children) 7 th: Moses Randall Stephenson (b. March 8, 1827—d. Dec.
22, 1913) 8th: William Stephenson (b. December 2, 1822; lived in Clayton Co., Ga.;
died age 78) 9th: Elizabeth Ann Stephenson (b. June 7, 1829—d. 1870; m. William
Brantley; moved to Texas in 1851 leaving descendants) 10th: Mary Stephenson
(b. May 20, 1831—d. age 73; m. Needham Whitley; lived in DeKalb Co., near Lithonia)
11th: John Alexander Stephenson (b. April 29, 1833—d. 1836) 12th: Jacob Henry
Stephenson (February 20, 1835—died in infancy).
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THE STEPHENSON FAMILY, cont.
FOURTH GENERATION: Anthony Franklin "Frank” Stephenson (b. August 15, 1820— d.
July 31, 1893) married first Jane Gardner (b. May 12, 1812—d. May 14, 1856). Their
children: 1st: John Wilburn Stephenson (b. May 23, 1840—d. 1918; m. Sophronia Pitts).
2nd: James Madison Stephenson (b. October 29, 1841—d. May 8, 1925) m. Endora Virginia
Weaver (b. August 7, 1852—d. March 23, 1931). 3rd: Franklin Thompson Stephenson
(b. October 31, 1842—d. September 17, 1918; m. Dora Ann Gaston (b. September 1861—
d. January 24, 1921). Second wife of Anthony Franklin Stephenson: Louisa Smith
Black (b.November 1824—d. September 1904) Their child: Martha Susan Stephenson
(b. May 7, 1866—d. March 1958). The child of Louisa Smith Black by her first marriage
to Thomas Black was Eliza Thomas "Tompsie" Black (b. October 19, 1847—d. September 1916).
FIFTH GENERATION: Martha Susan Stephenson (b. May 7, 1866—d. March 1958) married
James Henry McDaniel on December 26,1877 (b. ). Their children:
1st: John Stephenson McDaniel (b. February 14, 1890—d. October 1890). 2nd: Jessie
Frances McDaniel (b. April 20, 1891) married Franklin David Hamrick January 3, 1907
(b. September 17, 1880—d. May 1952). 3rd: Mattie Blanche McDaniel (b. December 22, 1892—
d. January 25, 1971) married Thomas Burd Reedy on December 27, 1917 (b.January ?—d.
March 1956). 4th: Ralph Ambrose McDaniel (b. December 28, 1899—d. January 25, 1918).
SIXTH GENERATION: Jessie Frances McDaniel (b. April 20, 1891) married Franklin David
Hamrick January 3, 1907 (b.September 17, 1880—d. May 1952). Their child: John Radford
Hamrick (b. April 27, 1913—d. May 25, 1972).
SKETCH OF MOSES WADDELL
The Waddell family travelled with the Stephenson family when they migrated
from Northern Ireland to America in 1768. The Waddells also were Scotch-Irish
Presbyterians and they kept close family ties with the Stephensons. Originally,
this family settled in Rowan County, N.C. where a son, Moses Waddell was born on
July 29, 1770. From an early age, Moses was a prodigy, especially in Latin, and he
taught school from the time he was fourteen years old. In 1791, he moved with his
family to Greene County, Ga. and he began teaching in the town of Greensboro. Later
that year, he joined the Presbyterian Church and prepared himself to preach the gospel
by entering the Senior Class of Hampden-Sidney College in Virginia. After beginning
his ministry, he served churches in several different places, finally locating at
Abbeville, S.C. There he founded Willington Academy. Many of the pupils who attended
there later became famous—among them, John C. Calhoun and William H. Crawford. Moses
Waddell first married Rebecca Calhoun, who was the sister of John C. Calhoun, but she
died only a year later. In 1800, he married Eliza Pleasants of Virginia.
Moses Waddell gave up his work at Willington Academy to accept the Presidency
of The University of Georgia—this was with some reluctance, for at that time, the
state college was at a low ebb. However, in 1829, after a number of successful years
work at the university, Moses resigned from this position and returned to Abbeville,
S.C. where he and his son, James, reorganized the Academy. However, he also spent
much of his time preaching the gospel. In 1836, he was stricken with paralysis and died
July 21, 1840. He was buried in the Oconee Cemetery in Athens, Georgia. Moses Waddell
was the brother of Mary Waddell Stephenson, wife of Thomas Stephenson.
Jessie McDaniel Hamrick
Miss Lula Howell , daughter of Mr. H.P. Howell who once lived near here, was drowned
in Sweetwater the 24th of November 1883. The Carroll Free Press Weekly 1883.
HOLMES CEMETERY NEAR MT. ZION, GA.
Shiloh G.M.D. 1371—Land Lot 179
Surveyed 25 July 1978
Row 1. John Henry Pearce—1889/1941
Eight fieldstone markers—no information
Row 2. Jessie Bryan—January 11, 1840—November 29, 1899
Twelve fieldstone markers—no information
Row 3. J.T. Bryan—August 27, 1872—October 18, 1889
Seven fieldstone markers—no information
Row 4. G.M. Johnson MASON—Confederate Soldier
Co. B 56th Georgia Infantry C.S.A. No Dates
Mrs. Tirzah Johnson December 1793/February 7, 1850
Crypt Grave—oldest marked grave in cemetery
_Johnson, tomb missing,crypt grave—no date
A.J. Robinson—no dates
A.A. Robinson—no dates
E.M. Robinson—no dates
A.E. Jeter—no dates
J.T. Robinson—no dates
Four fieldstone markers—no information
Row 5. Ten fieldstone markers—no information
Row 6. John G. Morrison—Confederate Soldier
Co. H 41st Regt. 2nd Cpl. Georgia Infantry C.S.A.
1834—1924
Thomas W. Entrekin
April 27, 1862
24 years, 6 months, 24 days
Twelve fieldstone markers no information
Row 7. Sarah Frances Davenport
March 4, 1840—December 3, 1920
James G. Davenport
December 12, 1818—June 20, 1906
Mrs. Amanda E. Davenport—MOTHER
December 23, 1821—November 1, 1867
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HOLMES CEMETERY, cont.
Row 8.
Row 7., cont. Rachel, Wife of J.G. Davenport
September 23, 1818—July 26, 1853
Fieldstone marker in Davenport Lot—no information
Margaret—no dates—in Davenport Lot
Raymond—no dates—in Davenport Lot
Two fieldstone markers—no information
Benjamin Moon October 31, 1827/February 7, 1905
Bettie A. Moon April 1, 1825/ November 30, 1911
December 26, 18 55/January 8, 1859
August 9, 1860/July 25, 1864
October 26, 1817/October 14, 1900
Mrs. M. J. Holmes March 18, 1818/January 26,1868
Mrs. A. E, Holmes May 1, 1839/May 24, 1897
Clem Holmes Moore 1845-1914
Five fieldstone markers—no information
Row 9. Virgil H. Bryan June 5, 1904/August 2, 1926
Jeanette Davenport Bryan August 24, 1872/June 16, 1946
J.A. Bryan August 1, 1860/December 18, 1924
Three fieldstone markers—no information
Many thanks to Mrs. A.W. Earnest of Mt. Zion, Ga. who contributed this information,
E.A. Moon
G.E. Moon
T.E. Holmes
Miss Sallie Muse, daughter of Mr. Jesse Muse, died the 26th of November, after
lingering several days with typhoid fever. The Carroll Free Press Weekly 1883
Mrs. Williams, wife of William Williams, who resides near Temple, died on the 29th
of November 1883, after suffering several 8 weeks with gangrene foot. Carroll Free Press
Weekly 1883
Ira Chandler's little baby, aged 4 months, died near R.R. Horsely's December 2nd, 1883.
Carroll Free Press Weekly 1883.
Dr. D. B. Juhan died at his residence in Carrollton on the last Wednesday evening
the 12th of December 1883, ten minutes before 8 o'clock. Carroll Free Press Weekly 1883.
Married near Whitesburg on November the 15th 1883 by Rev. Charley Carter, Mr. James
Bridges to Miss Martha Reese, all of Carroll County. Carroll Free Press Weekly 1883
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QUERIES
Need information on Joshua Perry who married Emily K. Brown in Carroll Co., Ga. on
November 24, 1836. Edward Perry married Cealy Brown on the same date there. The
Joshua Perry who is my ancestor is listed in the 1840 census of Benton Co., Ala. I
believe they came from N.C. Mildred P. Miller, 3347 Crabtree Dr., Chattanooga, Tenn. 37412
Looking for parents of William J. Walker (b. 1799 S.C.—d.?) Wife Lucinda, b. S.C. 1809.
The Walkers came to Ga. ca. 1845 Found in Heard, Coweta, & Carroll Co., Ga. 1850-1880.
Mrs. James Bernard Yates, 818 Tyus Rd., Bowdon, Ga. 30108
Seeking descendants of John Neely (RW, Ga. & S.C.) reported to have lived in Carroll Co.
ca. 1840 or later. He was b. Ireland, lived Waxxhaws, S.C., died ca. 1847 in Coweta Co.,
Ga. Contact for exchange on line: Mrs. M.G. Holleb, 5649 Wharton Dr., Ft. Worth, TX 76133
Wanted: Ancestry of Cynthia Reid (b. Ga. 1823) married John Hendrick Sept. 17, 1829
(Should this be 1839? Ed.) Died May 31, 1863. Buried Salem Trinity Baptist Church, which
no longer exists. Mrs. John N. Robinson, P.0. Box 3038, Bradenton, Florida 33508
Seeking information on the Knight family of Carroll Co. John C. & Mary Beck Knight
(b. 1852) had children: Henry:.(b. 1870), Jack Anderson, Jefferson Word, Green B.,
John, Moses, Benjamin Franklin, Lizzie,(m. Harris), Alice (m. Harris), & James A.
These children married in Carroll Co. John C. m. Susan? ca. 1885 & she lived to 101.
Linda Knight Hadder, Rt. 11, Box 499, Lot 704 N, Birmingham, Ala. 35210
Seeking information on my grandmother, Lucretia Edna Tolbert who m. Alfred Wilson Baggett
in Douglas Co., Ga. 1887. Who were her parents? I have been told her parents died when
she was young and she was reared by relatives. Gladys S. Jackowski, Box 218, Ketcham Lane,
East Marion, New York 11939
Seeking any information on my ancestors, the Sewell family, who lived in Carroll Co., Ga.
Mrs. Chester Peters, 2400 Robert Burns Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76119
Who are parents & siblings of Rebecca Jones b. Ga. & d. August 3, 1908 Haralson Co., Ga?
She m. James P. Wood (b. Greenville, S.C.—d. June 27, 1911) Moved from Greenville to
Hall Co. 1827 and to Haralson Co., Ga. Was John Lewis Jones Rebecca's brother? Christine
Carter, 98 Head Ave., Tallapoosa, Ga. 30176
Wanted: Information on Larkin Turner who m. Leah ?; he was one of original settlers of
Hickory Level. Buried in unmarked grave at Concord Church. Son, Hiram, also buried there.
Grandson, Riley, buried at Villa Rica. Great-grandson Warner 0. Turner b. Villa Rica also.
Also, need info on John D. Sanford Foote m. Emily Adair & died late 1800's. Buried at
Powell's Chapel but markers gone. Where are these church records? Mrs. Frank E. Stratton,
1202 Donelson Avenue, Old Hickory, Tenn. 37138
Need parents of Ira J. Jackson and maiden name of Ira's wife, Artemisa. Living in Carroll
Co., Ga. in 1850-1870 census. Also, who are parents of Matthew Martin (b. S.C. 1820)
m. Melissa ? (b. 1827 Ga.) Was she an Edwards? They lived near Bowdon. My grandfather,
Thomas Alexander Martin, b. there 1853 & m. Ira's dau. Mary Ellen in 1872. Montez Jones,
Rt. 14, Box 304, Cullman, Alabama 35055
Wanted: Information on the Morris Family of S.C. & Ga. leading to identity of father
of John Terry Morris (b. 1 Feb. 1816 S.C.; lived in Conley, DeKalb Co., Ga. and Bowdon,
Carroll Co., Ga.) m. Cornelia Isabella Foote in 1836. Died 7 May 1879 near Henderson,
Texas. The sons of William Morris, Sr. (b.1755; lived S.C., DeKalb Co., Ga.d. 1830)
and Sarah Terry:Thomas (b. 1785), William Jr., Garret, & Benjamin (m. Polly Seals in
Bowdon; he was b. 1795)* Ned c- Morris, 1205 West Richard, Kingsville, Texas 78363
Readers, please remember to write your name and address on each separate page of a query!
Address to Jan R. Bell, Rt. 9, Box 505, Carrollton, Ga. 30117.
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NEW MEMBERS IN THE CARROLL COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
To all new members we extend a hearty welcome! If you have joined our society and
your name does not appear here, perhaps someone forgot to turn in this information to
the Editor before the printing deadline. If so, please^notify me by mail so that this
can be corrected in the next issue. Also, it is necessary to remind everyone that only
those members who have paid their dues will be listed in the official membership roll
and will be entitled to free publications. We would like to request that each member
send to us a list of eight names on which they focus their research and this will be
printed in our next issue. Thank you!
39. Wilma C. Moody, 3074 Jett Drive, Doraville, Ga. 30340
40. Montez Jones, Rt. 14, Box 304, Cullman, Ala. 35055 JACKSON, MARTIN, EDWARDS
41. Doyle R. Akins, 129 Oak Ave., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 MARTIN
42. Hildred M. Stratton, 1202 Donelson Ave., Old Hickory, Tenn. 37138 TURNER, HESTERLY,
WILLIAMSON, FOOTE, ADAIR
43. Mrs. Chester Peters, 2400 Robert Burns Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76119 SEWELL
44. Gladys S. Jackowski, Box 218, Ketcham Lane, East Marion, New York 11939 TOLBERT
BAGGETT
45. Susan W. McMillon, 2227-B Plaster Rd., NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30345
46. Mrs. Jenny Futral, Rt. 3, Box 378, Franklin, Ga. 30217
47. Mrs. James E. Owen, 3810 Brookwood Dr., Phenix City, Ala. 36867
48. May Ruth Green, 369 Meadowbrook Dr. NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30342
49. Brenda Hammock, 120 South Street, Carrollton, Ga. 30117
50. Mrs. John N. Robinson, P.O.-Box 3038, Bradenton, Fla. 33508 REID, HENDRICK, USSERY,
GLADNEY
51. Linda Hadder, Rt. 11, Box 449, Lot 705N, Birmingham, Ala. 35210 KNIGHT, SMITH,
MCGINNIS, THOMPSON, SMITH, GRIFFIN, CATES, COX, BECK, ADISON
52. Mildred Miller, 3447 Crabtree Dr., Chattanooga, Tenn. 37412 PERRY, BROWN
53. Mrs. L. H. Harper, 1416 Princeton Ave., Tarrant Ala. 35217
54. Thomas M. Beall, 999 Avenue of Pines, Macon, Ga. 31204 BEALL, MCKENZIE, WOOD,
HOLMES, HICKS, ADAMS CHANDLER, BEATTY, AKIN, WALDRON
55. Walter Stewart Bell, 3000 Henderson Mill Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30341 BELL, MCNAIR,
WEIR (WARE), STEWART
56. Mrs. Herman Brown, Rte. 3, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 TISINGER, BROWN, MCDANIEL, LAVENDER
57. Mrs. Christine Carter, 98 Head Avenue, Tallapoosa, Ga, 30176 WOOD, BROWN, BROCK,
LAWLER, FULTS, SAXON, JONES
58. Kenneth K. Causey, 109 Cunningham Dr., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 MCDANIEL, CAUSEY
(COUSEY), CUNNINGHAM, RAIDEN
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NEW MEMBERS, cont.
59. Jane T. Chesnut, Rt. 10, Box 546, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 JAMES R. TURNER OF
CAMPBELL CO., GA., AARON TURNER, DEAN, GREENE, CHESNUT, LOVELESS, PHILPOT
60. Gwen B. Clay, Rte. 3, Box 93, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 TISINGER, BROWN, YEAGER, MCDANIEL
61. Corrine K. Cown, Rte. 1, Temple, Ga. 30179 BROOKS
62. William B. Cown, Rte. 1, Temple, Ga. 30179 WILLIAM (BILLY) BROOKS OF TEMPLE, GA.
63. Mrs. A. W. Earnest, Box 601, Mt. Zion, Ga. BROCK, EARNEST, MOTE
64. Eleanor Eldredge, 12124 North Oak Hills Parkway, Baton Rouge, La. 70810 LIPHAM,
DAVIS, DOWNS, WINGFIELD, JOHNSON
65. Linda Haney, Rte. 9, Chapel Heights, Carrollton, Ga. 30117
66. Singleton Jackson, 106 N. Lakeshore Dr., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 JACKSON, CUMBIE,
WALKER, MOSLEY, BAILEY, SENKBEIL (HART CO.), ELROD (HART CO.)
67. Darrell Keith, 144 Coleman St., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 KEITH, WYLIE, PACE, WILKES,
OLIVER, OLIVE, SHULTZ
68. Sam Pyle, Rt. 9, Box 397, Carrollton, Ga. 30117. PYLE, BURK, ROSSER, WALKER,
ADAIR, MAXWELL, ESTES, HAMRICK, ROGERS, JOHNSON
69. Mrs. John T. Robinson, 315 Kramer Dr., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 MORGAN, BURNHAM,
JACKSON, PATRICK, RYAN, MOON, BROWN, ROBINSON
70. Elton B. Stallings, 224 Belva St., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 STALLINGS, EDISON,
CRAWFORD, MOORE
71. Martha Stapler, 327 Austin Ave., Carrollton, Ga. 30117 HORTON, SMITH
72. Barbara Robison Story, Rte. 10, Box 516, Carrollton, Ga. 30117
73. Mrs. Paul Thomason, Rte. 2, Bowdon, Ga. 30108
74. Doris Wilkins, 315 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ga. 30117
75. Barbara White, Box 38, Villa Rica, Ga. 30180
76. W. Ewell Williams, Newnan Rd., Carrollton, Ga. 30117
77. O.B. Copeland, 383 Shades Crest Rd., Birmingham, Ala. 35226 COPELAND, STEVENSON,
JACKSON
78. Mrs. Jack Grizzard, Rt. 2, Box 64, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 GRIZZARD
79. Jenny Martin Fagg, 4314 Nenana, Houston, Texas 77035 MARTIN, WALKER, CASEY, CULPEPER
80. Kenneth L. Newman, 906 Second Street, Jacksonville, Ala. 36265 NORTH, NEWMAN,
NEWNAN, BURNHAM, OWENS, WOOD, ECHOLS, HOLMES, BAILEY, WAITS
81. Tommie Phillips LaCavera, 419 Boulevard, Athens, Ga. 30601 STRIPLING, MOORE,
KITCHENS, MILLER, PHILLIPS, NEILL, BALL, KIMBROUGH
82. Mrs. Melvin 0. Powers, 415 Lakeshore Dr., Fayetteville, Ga. 30214
NEW MEMBERS, cont.
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83. Marjorie H. Holleb, 5649 Wharton Dr., Ft. Worth, Texas 76133 NEELY
84. Mrs. Delores Hembree, Rte. 2, Box 620-B, Villa Rica, Ga. 30180
85. Mrs. Thelma Pate, Rte. 1, Box 65, Whitesburg, Ga.
86. Mrs. Shirley Gardner, Greenwood Lane, Carrollton, Ga. 30117—This is our honorary
charter member whom I omitted from the first issue!
Mr. T.H. (Thomas Hassell) Shadinger and his wife, "Miss Berta" (Denney), are two
fine neighbors of mine who like to share with me some of the tales of days gone by,
which I thought you might enjoy, too. They tell me that the road from Carrollton to
Roopville used to be known as "The Dry Pond Road" and that it was as crooked as a
washtub full of snakes back then! But it was one of the important routes that people
used to travel from Heard County to Carrollton, the other being the old Hays Mill Road.
When time came around for improving the roads, a great ruckus was raised over which road
to Carrollton would be the one to be improved! Most people complained that "Dry Pond
Road" didn't have enough springs crossing it for watering the mules on the way into town.
There was one, Hubbard's Spring, near the Burnham homeplace, and another, Walker's Spring,
near Alvin Walker's home. "Dry Pond Road" was about the bumpiest road that was ever ridden
over in a one-horse wagon and "Miss Berta" says that the dust used to be so thick that
"you couldn't even hardly see the barn!" Along about 1936, "Dry Pond Road" was picked
for improvement and this led to much humorous confusion among the kinfolks who came back
home to visit. It is told that Bob Marchman, born and reared on "Dry Pond Road", who had
moved away to Cullman, Alabama, came back to Carroll County for a visit—and he just kept
right on going! Even past the homeplace! The road had been straightened so much he
didn't even know where he was when he got there!
Hassell Shadinger will be "eighty-eight years young" in a few more weeks, and he
still likes to read a lot and keep up with the times. But he always gets a little chuckle
out of this old newspaper clipping which he has saved from a long time ago. It is taken
from a newspaper of unknown origin in the 1870's.
The 1870*s have a law and order problem. People are going around shooting
each other and the Indians are on the rampage. In the cities, traffic clogs
the streets by day and you can hardly get around for the horses and the wagons.
The toughs and crooks take over the streets at night and it is not safe to go
out. In New York City, the Irish are rioting and demanding their rights.
In Savannah the blacks are marching in the streets and in San Francisco the
Chinese are giving the establishment a hard time. The taxpayers of New York
found out that Boss Tweed has taken them for millions. Confidence in our
political leaders is at an all time low. Inside plumbing and sanitation are
almost unknown and public health is nil. Pneumonia and tuberculosis strike
down many, and scarlet fever and diphtheria combine with malaria and typhoid
to make long life a slim gamble. No-good young people are racing around on
fast bicycles scaring the daylights out of horses and older people. They
are also taking to hard drink and many think the younger generation will be
the ruination of the country...
So much for the good old days!
I'm not the authority on the Shadinger genealogy, but just for posterity, I'd like
to tack on these few little notes I do have. John Shadinger was born 6 July 1826 and lived
in Cobb Co., Ga. His wife was Ellen Jones (b. 30 November 1828). Their son was James
Andrew Shadinger who married Cumilla Jackson and lived in Carroll Co. John Shadinger was
killed when a tree fell on him. "Miss Berta" is the daughter of Culley Mitchell Denney
and Mary Elizabeth Yates, who lived in Troup, Heard, and Carroll Co. Many thanks to
these residents of "Dry Pond Road" who helped to add a little spice to our publication!
J.R.B.
51
ANNOUNCEMENTS
One of our members, Shirley Paterson Gilmore of Villa Rica, Ga., is presently working on
a book to be ready for publication around January 1981 on "The Families of Gilmore,
Paterson and Related Branches."
Our publication was given quite a nice write-up in the July/August issue of DOUGLAS
COUNTY, GA. GENEALOGY. This publication appears 6 times per year and we will be on
an exchange basis with them. I have placed the last two issues of DCGG in the Neva
Lomason Library Special Collections so that all of you may use them. If you would like
to subscribe, the subscriptions run from September through August. Dues are $10.00
per year. Checks should be made payable to Joe Baggett, Editor, 8823 Rose Avenue,
Douglasville, Ga. 30134. Back issues are available from 1978-1979 (published monthly
at that time) for $1.50 each or $15 for all twelve. The issues from September 1979-
August 1980 are $2 each or $10 for all six. We will all enjoy sharing with this sister
publication since Douglas County is so near to Carroll County that many of our family
ties will branch out into this area.
We are also going to be on an exchange basis with the Northwest Georgia Historical and
Genealogical Quarterly of Rome, Ga. This publication will also be placed in the Neva
Lomason Library in Carrollton, Ga. for your use.
CORRECTION
Please note the following correction. In our Spring 1980 issue of The Carroll County
Genealogical Quarterly, it was stated that the Oweniy Family Cemetery was located one
mile from Carrollton. This was in error. The Owend>y Family Cemetery is located six
miles from Carrollton, just off the Tyus Road at the intersection of Laurel Hill Road
What would we do without cousins? Many thanks to one of mine, Jimmy Morgan, who
helped me proofread everything in this publication!
PLEASE FILL OUT AND RETURN TO US SO THAT WE MAY INCLUDE THIS IN OUR QUARTERLY
Nub* ot Clarice_2_._Cox.
Addr*««_Rte . 2 Box 274-
City, Stita Carrollton, Ga. 30117
Jate_ 6/16/1980
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b. 18 Sept.
pbCarroll Co. Ga.
m>24 Dec. 1911
d *20 Mar. 1942
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p.d _
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(Filher of No* 4)
£837
p.b. Fayette Co. Ga.
fe-10 Dec. I865
d. 3 May 1882
p.(Carroil Co. Ga.
18 Gabriel Spruill
ca. ISuti Father 31 No*»
L 20 Nov. 1834
—Apr. 1883
[ Susan Mann
b< ca. 1810
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(*>• ca. 1788 iter at So. i,
Martha Brancoo Veazev jro- ca. 1840-41
1862
10
(Mother of No* 4)
b. 25 Dec. 1843
p.b. Carroll Co. Ga.
d. Aug. 1927
pd Douglas Co. Ga.
John Pearce Walker
id.
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b 1800 Mocner o,'No. 9,
d.’ 1873
20
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DbCampbell Co.,Ga l 5 Feb. 1931
pd.Carroll Co. Ga.
11
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(Father of No* 5)
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rather of No* 10,
1837
p.b.
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6 Feb. 1868
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m.
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p-d Cleburne Co. Ala.
b.
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b~ 14 Feb. 1915
p.b.Carroll Co. Ga.
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Mother oi No* U*
b. 22 July 1828
d. 17 Dec. 1896
(Mother oi No* 5)
b. 30 Apr. 1848
p.b.Gwinnett Co. Ga.
d. 9 Mar. 1908
p-dCleburne Co. Ala.
12 Thomas D. Treadaway
23
p-b. Ga.
Thomas Jackson Treadaw;w. 1848-49
(Father ci No. 3)
b. 28 Aug. 1858
p.b.Cleburne (Benton) Co.
m 5 Dec. 1886 A
d. 28 Jan. 1897
d Cleburne Co. Ala.
Mary Belle Treadaway
13
(Father of No* 6)
14 Feb. 1826
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8 Aug. 1816
17 Dec. 1873
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(Mother of No. 0)
(Mother of No* I)
b. 31 July 1892
p.b.Cleburne Co. Ala.
d. 20 Oct. 1969
p.d.Carroll Co. Ga.
b.5 Apr. 1830
p.b. Shelby ?Co. Ala.
d. 7 Aug. 1910
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19 Jan. 1908
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10 Jan. 1811
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