Yes, I am researching the Urquhart families of Early Co., GA.

Samuel J. Urquhart b.abt 1827
married (1st) Mary A. Ward March 9, 1865 Early Co GA
married (2nd) Mary A. Williams Feb. 11, 1879 Early Co GA

Mary A. Williams b. June 1847 was the daughter of Richard Williams.

Issue of Samuel and Mary Williams:

1. Richard S. Urquhart m. Lillie/Lila Herrington Mar 11, 1900 Early Co GA

2. Ruth J. Urquhart
3. Emily Emma Urquhart


There is a Yelvington Thaxton ("Y.T.") Urquhart b. abt. 1834 who married Mary Ann Grier on Sept 28, 1856 Early Co GA. Y.T. is buried in the Grier Family Cemetery in Early Co., GA.

1870 Early Co GA Census:
Y.T. Urquhart 35 years of age
Mary Ann 33
Daughter (hard to read) 12
Rebecca 10
Alletha Urquhart 64

Alexander Urquhart and Aletha Knight were married 17 January 1832 in Butts CO GA.

Is it possible that Y.T. Urquhart and Samuel J. Urquhart are brothers and sons of Alexander and Althea?

I can trace Richard S. Urquhart in Early Co., GA through the 1910 Census. What happened to him after 1910? I can not locate him, Lila/Lillie or their children in 1920 Census. What happened to them?

PLEASE contact me if you have information on these families.

I am just begining to do a little research on the Urquhart family. My connection is that Y. T. Urquhart is my grandmothers grandfather. We are from Early County. I have a copy of a photo. of Y. T. and it states that he was a doctor. I so far have not verified this , although I have found info. that the community of Urquhart in Early County was named after Dr. J. Q. Urquhart. My grandmothers mother was listed as Lou Urquhart, could this be the one whose name is unclear on census? Lou Urquhart married into the Horne (horn) family, i have his name but not available now.If you have any other info. on Y. T. OR J.Q. I would appreciate your help. Thanks,Joe Whatley

If memory serves me correct, Y.T. Urquhart's name is listed as Dr. Y.T. Urquhart on his tombstone.

Debra Pate
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1870 Early Co GA Census:
Y.T. Urquhart 35 years of age
Mary Ann 33
Daughter (hard to read) 12
Rebecca 10
Alletha Urquhart 64

1900 Early Co., Ga. Census: Urquhart, Yelvington T. head of household, b. April 1834, 66 years of age, widower, b. in GA, father b. in North Carolina, mother born in GA.

EARLY COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Co. A 51st Regiment Early Volunteers:
Urquhart, Yelverton T. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Discharged January 12, 1863. (Born in 1835.)

American Civil War Soldiers Record
Name: Yelverton T Urquhart ,
Residence: EARLY COUNTY, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 22 March 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 403 403
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 March 1862 at the age of 27
Enlisted in Company A, 51st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 22 March 1862.
Discharged Company A, 51st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 12 January 1863

Y.T.'s daughter, Rebecca married Lewis Abner Harriss on August 26, 1879 in Early Co., GA.

Debra Pate
debra_pate@yahoo.com

Grier cemetery marker has birth and death dates.

1856, Sep 28, Mary A. Grier, Spouse: Yelberton Urquhart, County: Early
Marriage record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0164093 - 0164097

1864 GA Militia census Early County Y.T. Urquhart 29 years Physician b GA; exempted because he is a MD and a JP.

1870 Early County, GA census Yelvington Urquhart (misspelled Urquhash in the transcription) is a physician age 35 b GA, Mary Ann is 33 b GA, Lou 12 b GA, Rebecca 10 b GA, Aletha is living with them is 63 b GA.

1880 Early County, GA census Yelvington Urquhart (physician) is 44 b GA father b NC mother b GA, Mary Ann 43 b GA father b GA mother b AL.

1910 Early County, GA census YT is 77 widowed living alone.

Yelvington Thaxton Urquhart, born 1834 son of Samuel Urquhart.

Yelvington T. Urquhart was a planter in Early County. He served as a PVT upon being drafted into the Confederate service in 1862. Received training as an apprentice surgeon to the 54th Georgia Infantry Regiment assisting the Regimental Surgeon. After the end of the war he returned home and used his apprenticed skills as a physician in the western part of Early County that bears his name.

His Second daughter was Lucinda but known as "Lou" who married into the Horn Family. Mary Ann was the oldest with Rebecca as the youngest.

Son of Samuel Urquhart, of Scottish Decent received a parcel of land from the 1805 Georgia Land lottery.

Regards,

Perry Bennett
Major, LG
Command Historian

United States Army
335th Signal Command (Theater)
Fort McPherson
East Point, GA 30344

I don't follow the Urqharts per se; I have some data on them in my database only because YT married my Mary Ann Grier. There are certainly some conflicting data:

EARLY COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Co. A 51st Regiment Early Volunteers: Urquhart, Yelverton T. -- Private - March 4, 1862. Discharged January 12, 1863.

1864 GA Militia census EARLY COUNTY Y.T. Urquhart 29 years Physician b GA; exempted because he is a MD and a JP.

So does this mean it's the same YT that was drafted in '62, discharged in '63, served as a PVT and in '64 came up for the draft again but exempted because meantime he had acquired physician skills?

Could there be 2 YTs of the same age living in EARLY COUNTY at the same time?

I have YT being the son of Alexander Haywood Urqhart and Althea Knight and they have moved from Talapoosa County, AL to Early County:
1850 Tallapoosa County, AL census Alexander Haywood Urquhart 57 b NC, Althea 43 b GA, Yelvington T. 16 b GA.
1870 EARLY COUNTY, GA census Yelvington Urquhart (misspelled Urquhash in the transcription) is a physician age 35 b GA, Mary Ann is 33 b GA, Lou 12 b GA, Rebecca 10 b GA, Althea, YTs mother, is living with them, is 63 b GA.

I can't find any record of YT and Mary Ann having a daughter named Mary Ann; Maybe you confuse this with YT's wife?

I also can't find a record of the EARLY COUNTY YT's father baing Samuel; Do you have data please?