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Re: Adams family from Harris co.

Joycesamples62 — 2013-05-17 21:48:04Z

Thanks so much for this info....I will pass it on to my cousin Jimmy Mountain ( we are related thru his mom Maggie Robinson Mountain). He has been working on the Mountain genealogy and I beleive there should be a connection somewhere here as his dad was from the same area in Al. as the Adams and Mountains.
Joyce

Re: Adams family from Harris co.

bpriestmo — 2013-05-17 20:51:46Z

Hi Joyce...
The Mountains you mentioned don't ring a bell to me but I am sure we are related. Thomas N Mountain was the first born of William Bola "Bill" Mountain and Idella Parr. Next up was Fannie Mae Mountain, Rubie L. Mountain, William Edge Mountain, Ollie Dave Mountain, Mildred J. Mountain, and finally Iokiau "Okie" Mountain. Seven in all.

William "Bill" was the son of William Eldridge Mountain and Anna Bell Smith. They had nine kids together. They were: Pauline, Joana Adelia (Mitchell), Lula Jane "Dee" (Wood), Emma Theodora (Williams), John Monroe, Ruby Laura, William Bola, Enda Lee "Eddie" (Jones), and Bessie Lee "Bess" Mountain.

William Eldridge Mountain was born in Jefferson Co., Georgia Jan. 13, 1819 and was a Reverend. He died Feb 22, 1883 in Cherokee AL. Anna Bell Smith was 22 years his junior... the old dawg. LOL

William Eldridge Mountain's parent are Thomas M. Mountain and Mary Gross. Other than William, the nine children included: and infant daughter that passed early on, Ellen E., Lucretia A., Sarah H., Mary Jane, John Francis, Thomas J., and Martha M.

Thomas M. Mountain's father was also named Thomas (seeing a trend here? LOL). Thomas Sr. was married to Jane (last name unknown) and they had five children including Thomas Jr. The other four are: John, Jane, Elizabeth and Catherine. The original Thomas, Thomas Sr. was born in Ireland, and died Bet. 1820 - 1829 in Jefferson Co, GA.

His father is Francis H. Mountain and was married to a woman named Agnus. He was born between 1740 - 1749 in Ireland,
and died sometime before 1796 in Jefferson Co, GA. Agnus too was born in Ireland, and died after 1821 in Jefferson Co, GA. They were married about 1767 in Ireland and immigrated here with children in tow. Those children number four, and other than Thomas they are: Robert, Martha, and Nancy.

Does any of this look familiar to you Joyce? Likely the Mountains you mentioned descend from these folks.

Re: Adams family from Harris co.

Joycesamples62 — 2013-05-17 18:43:05Z

one quick question to begin....are you related to Lake and Maggie Mountain and their son Jimmy Mountain? Maggie was my 1st cousin.

Thomas James Adams borther to your George Franklin was my husbands g.grand
their parents were:
William Franklin Adams 10-28-1828 SC 11-20-1890 Cherokee Co. Al..
Frances Clark 3-ll-1837to 8-15 -1915

Williams H. Adams, Jr. abr. 1806 SC 1836 SC
Deborah Proctor 1806 SC 1861 AL(from Marie Ross gg grand child)

William H. Adams Sr. 1746 Va. 1816 NC?
Nancy Ann Turner

from Crabb family tree on ancestry.com...not proven
Sackfield Elder Adams 1715 Edgecomb Co. NC 1780 Noah NC
Susanna ?

I also have names and dates on children of the above if you want them

Re: Adams family from Harris co.

bpriestmo — 2013-05-17 15:07:22Z

Hi Joyce,

George Franklin "Guy" Adams married Fannie Beatrice Tolbart Sept. 10, 1899 in Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA. George is my great grandfather and Fannie is, of course, my great grandmother.

Fannie was born in about 1879 in Cherokee County, Alabama and passed away in Chattanooga, TN of stomach cancer on September 22, 1945. She is buried in the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainesville, AL.

Geo. was born about 1878 in Alabama. He passed away on Oct 22 1967 at Sand Mountain, Alabama in the home of his daughter Essie Benefield and her husband Oscar. He too is buried in the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainesville, AL along side Fannie.

They had seven children...
Lora Lee Hazel Adams b. Sept. 1, 1902/d. April 14, 1992 and who married Thomas Nathaniel Mountain b. Sept 15, 1899/d. December 26, 1976. These are my grandparents.

Claudia, who married Hugh Simpson. Claudia was born in 1904.

Essie F., who married Oscar Benefield. She was born April 2, 1906 and passed July 25, 1983. If I am not mistaken, I think she too is buried at New Bethel BC Cemetery.

Frankie (female). I haven't done a lot of research on her.

Pearl L. I haven't done a lot of research on her either.

Vera I. I haven't done a lot of research on her yet either.

Back to Geo. and Fannie...

Fannie is the daughter of John Arthur Tolbart (b. Nov. 16, 1847/d. December 13, 1884) and Nannie T. "Texanna" Parr (b. February 3, 1845/d. February 24, 1895).

Geo. Franklin is the youngest of the six children of William and Frances.

I would love to see any information you may have back past William and Frances (either Proctor or Adams)

Robert Priest

Re: Waldrop Thompson

vcjfreeman63 — 2013-04-07 22:05:07Z

Thank you, Cindy

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-04-07 22:03:26Z

Valerie,
I have not found a Reuben Waldrop in my research but really haven't done much on the Waldrop line. I also checked the research of another Waldrop family researcher and he had no mention of a brother named Reuben either. That doesn't mean they are not related, however. Is it possible that Reuben was from the 2nd marriage of Hiram Waldrop? There is some information from Harry Short (the other researcher I mentioned) on my web site that might give you a clue where to look. Good luck in your search! I would enjoy hearing if you find what you are looking for. Here is a link to the information I am talking about.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cindyblank...

Cindy

Re: Waldrop Thompson

vcjfreeman63 — 2013-04-07 20:13:19Z

Cindy:

YAY for you and for your persistence - and having a clerk at the probate office who was willing to take a 2nd peek when you gave enough info to get gain her interest.

Thank you for posting the marriage license/certificate on your website.

Out of curiosity, do you know if Rebecca might have been a sister of Reuben M. Waldrop, the 1st husband of Mary Ann Margaret (Dodds) Waldrop Pennington?

Thank you!
Valerie

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-04-07 05:55:28Z

Valerie,
I was able to finally get a copy of the marriage record for Rebecca Waldrop and Alexander Thompson. Like you I searched throught the online images not only for Coweta County but for any County that was in the immediate vicinity with no luck. I also emailed every county probate clerk in the general area. Finally, the clerk in Coweta County became curious enough when I emailed her again regarding the possible mis-indexing of the record. She went and pulled the original file and "voila"-there it was in the file. I now have a copy of the October 18, 1846 marriage record of Alexander Thompson and Rebecca Waldrop. It does not appear in the index nor the images online of the marriage records of the county but it IS in the original file. Thank you again for giving me the clues I needed to finally find the record.

Cindy Blankenship

Here is a link to the record on my web site in case someone else might want it:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cindyblank...

Re: Desperately seeking information

debbiedanielsdawson — 2013-03-22 20:52:26Z

If you are still looking for information, please contact me at debbiedanielsdawson@yahoo.com

Thompson family

SFarmer9302 — 2013-03-19 17:04:16Z

I know this is a long shot, as I do not have much info to go on.

I am looking for information on Elizabeth Thompson born about 1812 in Georgia (1830 census info places her between 15 and 19 years of age). The 1880 census says that her father was born in Connecticut and her mother in Virginia. She married Michael Horne before the 1830 census, probably around 1828, give or take a year. Michael and Elizabeth were living in Harris County, Georgia in 1830 and had one daughter under 5 years of age.

I have not been able to find a marriage record for them in Georgia or South Carolina, which his where Michael came from.

Thanks,
Sandra

Re: 1831 Marriage record & Harris Probate records

carrol28591 — 2013-03-19 02:31:49Z

I don't think you can get an actual certificate because Ga only goes back to about 1919 but I did get a photo copy of the book of Records for Marriage Licenses. I also got a photo copy from a book called History of Harris County that shows them listed in marriage. Also, they made me a copy from the book that I think is the census but no date. I am going back to the library tomorrow to see this page and get the date. It lists 7 kids so I need to get the date for this census page. Also, I have a page showing where he served in the Company of 67 Regiment 2nd Division, 9 Brigade Georgia Militia. His captain was Elisha Hightower. I went ahead and made copies but don't worry about it if you don't want the pages. Even if you do want these, I don't want payment because it was less then a dollar. Hope you can use these. Let me know.

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-03-17 20:58:38Z

I will certainly keep you posted! Thanks again for the push in the corect direction. I am happily looking through all the records via the link you sent until I can get in touch with the lady in the probate office :)

Cindy Blankenship

Re: Waldrop Thompson

vcjfreeman — 2013-03-17 20:50:34Z

You're welcome. Please let me know what you find out. I am really curious :-)

My husband is mildly connected to the same family I think.
His 4X Great-grandfather was William Pennington.
William's 1st wife was Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Coggin - she is who my husband decends from. Mary died about 1852.

William married 2nd to Mrs. Louisa (Webster) Byram/Byrom but she died shortly after their marriage.

William's 3rd wife was Mary Ann Margaret (Dodds) Waldrop, the widow of Reuben Waldrop [This is the Waldrop connection]. She had 3 children with Reuben and then two more with William:

Descendants of Mary Ann Margaret Dodds

1 Mary Ann Margaret Dodds b: May 1823 Georgia d: 19 May 1905 Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia FindAGrave #: 21695738

*1st Husband of Mary Ann Margaret Dodds:
+Reuben M. Waldrop b: abt 1812 South Carolina m: 9 Feb 1845 in Coweta Co., Georgia d: Jan 1850 Coweta Co., Georgia Will: 20 Dec 1849 Coweta Co., Georgia

~ 2 Emily Waldrop b: abt Dec 1845
~ 2 William Waldrop b: 1846-1847 Georgia
~ 2 Elizabeth Waldrop b: 1848-1849 Georgia

*2nd Husband of Mary Ann Margaret Dodds: +William (Henry) Pennington b: 1801-1805 Virginia (Mecklenburg Co.?) m: 2 Jul 1855 in Coweta Co., Georgia d: 13 May 1873 Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia FindAGrave #: 11369160 Father: ?_______ Pennington

~ 2 Rebecca "Becky" Pennington b: 20 Apr 1856 Georgia d: 10 Nov 1929 Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama Burial: 11 Nov 1929 Edgemont Cemetery - Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama FindAGrave #: 75841782
~~ +A. C. Cruse m: 17 Jan 1883 in Coweta Co., Georgia (License Only) Father: Mother:
~ *2nd Husband of Rebecca "Becky" Pennington:
~~ +Richard Donegan b: Jan 1869 Georgia m: 8 Feb 1885 in Coweta Co., Georgia (Divorced) Father: Mother:

~ 2 Joseph Huddleston Pennington b: 10 Jan 1862 Coweta Co., Georgia d: 27 Jan 1925 Militia District 1358 / Turin, Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: 10 Feb 1925 Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia FindAGrave #: 21695167
~~ +Nannie T. Doggett b: 7 Sep 1858 Harris Co., Georgia m: 31 Dec 1882 in Coweta Co., Georgia d: 21 Sep 1907 Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia FindAGrave #: 21694934 Father: James M. Doggett Mother: Martha C. Grant
~ *2nd Wife of Joseph Huddleston Pennington:
~~ +Sallie K. Beach b: abt 1872 Georgia -- of Atlanta, Georgia m: 25 Jan 1911 in Coweta Co., Georgia d: 24 Nov 1949 Fulton Co., Georgia

Thank you!
Valerie
vcjfreeman@aol.com

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-03-17 20:29:30Z

Valerie,
You have been extremely helpful in my search for this marriage and I really appreciate it! I have been going in circles for several years on this. Thanks so much for taking the time to clear up the mystery for me. I will contact the probate clerk again and see what comes up. Thanks again!!

Re: Waldrop Thompson

vcjfreeman — 2013-03-17 19:50:33Z

OK - this is interesting. I own the book, "Coweta County, Georgia Marriages, 1827-1979, Vol I," published by Coweta Co Historical Society in 1980

On page 157 the following marriage is indexed:

Thompson, Alexander - Waldrop, Rebecca Ann
on 10-18-1946 << yes 1946, not 1846

I then tried checking the original marriage books which are microfilmed & posted at:

http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us:8888/cdm4/countyfilm.php

I have looked through the index as well as about 30 pages of the Book B (1832 - 1855) but so far, nothing. I have also looked in Meriwether Co & Harris Co, Georgia on the same site & could not find anything.

But the listing in the book does lend creedence to a marriage between a couple with those names, at they were transcribed from the orginal records at the Probate Court.

A couple of possibilities:
--1946 is a typo
-- the marriage was not listed in the index so it is can only be found by going through the actual recordings
--It was recorded in a book other than the book covers 1846
(ex. maybe it was recorded in book C (1849-1865) for some strange reason)

I would suggest called the Coweta Co Probate Office to see it it was truly in 1946 and not 1846.

Good Luck,
Valerie Freeman

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-03-17 14:59:27Z

Yes, and that is what is lacking in this case. There is no record in the clerks ledger to back up that date. That is why I am asking the public for assistance in locating a photocopy of whatever record that was used to verify this marriage date. Thanks!

Re: Waldrop Thompson

branank — 2013-03-17 13:26:57Z

The only "paper copies" of marriage licenses for those early years are the ledgers kept in the clerk of court's office.

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-03-17 04:00:26Z

Thanks for your kind reply. That is what the online databases would lead you to believe, however, when I wrote to the probate clerk in Coweta County, GA on 2 different occassions I was told there was no such marriage record in the historical records. I am looking for a paper copy of the record-not just the online/electronic information that is out there. Do you know of such a copy anywhere? Thank you!!

Re: Waldrop Thompson

cauthenmaryann1234 — 2013-03-16 21:32:48Z

Alexander Thompson and Rebecca Ann Waldrop were married in Coweta Co., Ga. 18 Oct. 1846. She was the daughter of Hiram G. Waldrop and Nellie Pitts.

Re: Waldrop Thompson

lblanke907 — 2013-03-14 03:11:45Z

I know this is an old post. Are you still looking? I am having trouble with the marriage date information that is out there for Rebecca and Alexander. I am unable to locate a paper trail for it. Would love to hear from you.

Re: Pleasant Moon Benning plantation

hutchinson_terry — 2013-03-05 16:17:43Z

Sandra,
I would love to see the gravesite for Pleasant Moon and would like to see the pictures as well.
Have you thought about posting this gravesite on Find A Grave?
Terry

Re: Pleasant Moon Benning plantation

hutchinson_terry — 2013-03-05 15:12:46Z

Sandra, Pleasant Moon was my gggguncle. His brother Joseph Benning is my ggggrandfather and their father was John Benning born in Manakin, Goochland Co. VA in 1737.He was married to Sarah Cobb.
Joseph was married to Martha Moore and all my findings are that they died in GA possibly in Wilkinson County but I have been unable to find their graves or the grave of one of their children who was my gggrandmother, Nancy Benning Prestwood who I understand also is buried in GA possibly Wilkinson County too.
Do you have any information on any of Pleasant's siblings?
Thank you!!
Terry

Re: Walker family of Harris County, GA

abdougherty — 2013-02-09 14:43:05Z

Valyncia,

I've just sent you the pictures. Let me know if you don't get them here in a bit and I'll resend. :)

Re: Walker family of Harris County, GA

ValynciaMorrison — 2013-02-07 03:09:23Z

Do you still have the photos of the old Walker home? Would you please send me photos via email at business103@hotmail.com. I would greatly appreciate this. Or if possible you can attach them here on Ancestry.

Thanks!

Re: Plantation Documents of William Copeland Sr. Harris County, GA

tori10asee2 — 2013-01-09 23:52:59Z

John- I was wondering if you have found any more information about the Copelands and their slaves?

Tori10asee

Re: Plantation Documents of William Copeland Sr. Harris County, GA

vrobinson15 — 2012-12-21 05:35:59Z

I am a direct descendant of William Copeland Sr. through Peter Copeland's son John T. Copeland who married Penelope Mosely. Their son Baldwin Copeland born in Georgia in 1828 and who owned a plantation in Stewart (Webster) County, Georgia, is my great-great grandfather. Has anyone come across information about this family? Thanks!

Re: Desperately seeking information

debbiedanielsdawson — 2012-11-23 13:35:07Z

Hey,

I remember some family conversations regarding a Mack Miller. I have to check in my notes to see and my family and I took pictures of the family cemetery last year. In 2010 there were over 200 family members that attended the reunion here in Atlanta. This is my email address, we can communicate on that. I don't go to ancestry.com all the time. And yes I do have names of some of the ancestors in Harris County. I live in East Point. I do a family history book for each reunion. If you would like to have a copy let me know. Perhaps we can meet up at Camp Creek Marketplace or whereever you would like.

Deborah
debbiedanielsdawson@yahoo.com

Re: Desperately seeking information

kmilton170 — 2012-11-22 15:22:15Z

You're welcome. Glad I could help. We all seem to have pieces of info on other families that others could use but is of no use to us personally. lol

Re: Desperately seeking information

nsw30291 — 2012-11-21 21:48:45Z

Hi Deborah!
Yes, I live here in Atlanta Georiga off of South Fulton Pkwy. This is great news! My mothers side of the family is from Lousiana. I go to Monroe every year for our annual family reunion held on the 4th of July as well as Christmas and Thanksgiving. My grandmother is Annie Lee McCrary(Frazier). Her grandfather was William Williams born about 1858 and he married Minnie Hudson. Their daughter was Isabel and she married Cooper Miller (Brother of Mack Miller). Thier daughter (my grandmothers mother) was Madie Miller. My grandmother said William Williams owned a large amount of land for a black person and the Williams and Hudson families were considered "well off" blacks. If they are as large as you state I know its going to take alot of digging to find out this information. Do you have any records of the people I listed?

Re: Desperately seeking information

debbiedanielsdawson — 2012-11-21 15:26:12Z

Good morning,
I am a member of the Williams Hudson family of Harris/Muscogee County, Georgia. We have a family reuion every 2 years in various parts of the country. Our next reunion will be in New Orleans 2014. I am the one of the family historians in the family. I haven't heard of William Williams but there were so many Williams and Hudsons back in the day it was hard to tell who belonged to whom. I have a Minnie Hudson in the family tree. Her relatives live here in Atlanta. I don't have much on the Husdson because they didn't talk much about their family.
There is a Williams Hudson cemetery which is hard to find. It is located on private land that has a locked gate. There is another family cemetery behind Friendship Church. The other side of the "family" cemetery with Hudsons and Williams is located in a cemetery behind City Hall. The old Hudson plantation is now burned down but it was located on Hoody Hudson Road in Harris County. There is an old planation house still there that belonged to the Walker family. It will give you an idea of what the old Hudson house looked like. Are you here in Georgia?
My family consists of Hudson, Williams, Thompson, Daniel, Walker, Marshal(l). My great great grandfather/grandmother was Louis (Lewis) Hudson and Jane Marshal Hudson. My great grandfather and grandmother were Issac Williams and Georgianne Hudson Williams. My grandmother/grandfathers were Lizzie Williams Thompson McCotton and Ocie Thompson and Aldena McCotton
Deborah Daniels Dawson

Re: Desperately seeking information

nsw30291 — 2012-11-21 15:19:14Z

wow kmilton. I never heard of that website. I'm going to look it up know. Thanks so much for you help!

Re: Desperately seeking information

kmilton170 — 2012-11-21 05:40:07Z

I located an article regarding your Mack Miller. It's dated Decemer 19, 1917. I found it on genealogyank.com . The article is abt a car accident Mack was involved in. It says he fled the scene fearing for his life. They even mntion Hamilton. I'm sure it's your guy.

Re: Desperately seeking information

nsw30291 — 2012-11-21 03:48:16Z

Something very peculiar is I went to the library in Hamilton and it sat on Mack Miller lane. I asked and spoke the librarian that Mack Miller Lane (which the library sat on) in Hamilton was named after my great uncle and she was adamant that she didn’t know who he was. I also told her that the school that now sits in Hamilton is where his park once was and still she didn’t know. She stated that Hamilton didnt keep records of alot of the blacks in the area. I'm still taken aback because you stated they were well known as my grandmother had adamantly stated. I assumed she may have bitten off more than she could chew. I hope someone can help.

Re: Desperately seeking information

nsw30291 — 2012-11-21 03:16:40Z

@branank thank you so much. I just read your response to my grandmother Annie Lee(83 yrs old) and the tone in her voice made my cry. She is so estatic. Please let me know any more information you may have to offer. You truly made my day! I would truly love to meet you and hopefully you can share the information of the the owners of my family. I would love for you to meet my grandmother whose mother,aunt,and grandmother lived to survive a very lengthly life. Please let me know when you will be in town. God bless you!

Re: Desperately seeking information

branank — 2012-11-20 18:58:24Z

Look up Williams-Hudson.com on the web. These folks have a huge family association and lots of info on their website. I've forwarded your plea to Deborah Dawson, one of their historians. Mack Miller was a highly esteemed leader in the black community into the 50s. Since the Hamilton Cemetery is still sadly segregated by race he's not the one there. I'd love to be proved wrong here. My Williams ancestors enslaved your Williams ancestors. I have much info on them and am publishing a book about the town, my family, black and white, and racial goings on from slavery forward. It'll be out sometime next year.

Desperately seeking information

nsw30291 — 2012-11-20 16:52:04Z

I’m trying to research my family history in Harris Co but it’s really hard. I went to Hamilton and went to Friendship Baptist church because my grandmother Annie Lee McCrary stated this was the church she attended as a child. Not much help did I receive from the church, courthouse, or library.
My great- great -great Grandfather was William Williams married to Minnie Hudson. My great great-grandfather Cooper Miller married their daughter Isabel. Cooper Millers brother was Mack Miller who married Annie Lee (my grandmother is named after her). From what I hear Mack Miller had a park named after him in Hamilton Georgia. My grandmother stated the Williams, Hudson, and Miller families were very large families. I was also told that the Hudson and William families have their own cemeteries. I couldn’t find them online however. I would love to know as much as possible about them. Can somebody please help?

Re: James A. Lande, Troup

mama_fraz — 2012-11-10 16:20:55Z

What area is your Lande from? United States, State? Are your Lande's Irish?

Mine are Irish. Which is apparently rare here. Most seem to be Scandinavian or German.

I have Lande's that show up in Oregon.

Re: Harris family of Walker County, Georgia

clong_1 — 2012-10-25 22:25:11Z

Thank you for your response. I already have that information and more. I have not found any information yet on where the family came from in South Carolina. I'm planning to seek as much information on Rachel's children in order to find more clues. I was hoping someone out there may have something I don't. Again, thank you so much.

Re: Harris family of Walker County, Georgia

thomasker2 — 2012-10-25 21:46:35Z

I’m not related to any member of this family.

Facts you should know about the early census records -
All census records [1790 – 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of household; whether male or female.

NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated – city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated – only the county; however some census takers listed the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated – single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated – brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw, etc…
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume “white”]

1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or parental birthplaces.

Step children are not enumerated as “step” children
Adopted children are not enumerated as “adopted”
Grand children are not enumerated as “grand children”
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"

1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members

1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces and family relationships +++

1850 -
Name: Rachel Harris
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: East Armuchee, Walker, Georgia
Gender: Female

Rachel Harris 45, SC
Elizabeth Harris 20, SC
Derle Harris 17, SC
Richard Harris 19, SC
Wm Harris 15, SC
John Harris 12, SC
Nathan Harris 10, ALA
Margaret Harris 14, SC

1860 -
Name: Rachel Harriss [note spelling]
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: East Armuchee, Walker, Georgia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Villanow

W C Harriss 24, SC - farmer
Sarah Harriss 18, GA
Rachel Harriss 52, SC
Nathan Harriss 18, now listed as GA

1870 -

GA Vital Records -
The state of Georgia began issuing birth and death certificates in 1919. There are no free sites for these records.

Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Mrs. Elizabeth Coleal
[Elizabeth Cottrell]
Marriage Date: 29 May 1862
Marriage County: Pike
Spouse Name: Mr. Serna Angle

MO Vital Records -
- - Birth & Death records for Missouri began in 1910 - -

1890 Veterans Schedules
Veteran's name: Elizabeth Angle
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Schell
widow of US soldier

1900 -
Name: E Angle [Elizabeth]
Age: 69
Birth Date: Aug 1830
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1900: Schell City, Vernon, Missouri
[Vernon]
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Un
Mother's Birthplace: Un
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 8
Occupation:

W C Williams 39, 7/60 OH
Calla D Williams 41, 9/58 ARK - married 17 yrs, 4 children
Maude Lockhart 16, 1/84 MO - married dau
Pearl Williams 12, 3/88 MO
Charles A Williams 9, 7/90 MO
Myrtle Reyburn 21, 3/79 MO - s/dau
Billy Reyburn 2, 3/98 MO - s/son
E Angle 69, 8/30 Georgia - widowed m/inlaw; does not know where either parent was born

TRY - Find a grave – FREE SITE - volunteer site all states; frequently has headstone pic

DO NOT SEARCH FOR A MARRIED WOMAN USING HER MAIDEN NAME.

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

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Harris family of Walker County, Georgia

clong_1 — 2012-10-24 23:58:28Z

I'm seeking information on the Harris family who originated in South Carolina and relocated to Walker County in the East Aramuchee area of Georgia. Rachel Harris was the head of the household her children included Elizabeth (the oldest), David Derick, Nathan (he was born in Alabama his sibblings all born in South Carolina), Richard, William....The last record I have for Rachel is 1870 and she is still in Georgia. I would like to know if anyone knows her husband's name which would really help in my research. Her daughter Elizabeth is my ggg-grandmother; Elizabeth was married to Ensley Cottrell and to Lewis Angle.

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

terry6466 — 2012-10-04 22:55:57Z

Just a little bit more about Robert Simpson in 1860 he was in New District Muscoge County Ga. with a third wife Lydia.
Also found a James Simpson with a Mary Ann info but right now my mind is blank where I saw them at I believe it was in Wilkes from data about his death and settlement paper work.

I am looking for any information for: Greenleaf / Street / Thornton of Harris County

ValynciaMorrison — 2012-10-01 17:02:51Z

Hi my name is Valyncia Marcellette Morrison and I live in Daytona Beach, Florida and for years I have been intrigued with my family genealogy. I resently started my quest in May of 2010. I am currently researching my family genealogy records on my mothers paternal and maternal sides of the family.I am requested research of any documentation of the family members listed.

The Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 Population for Muscogee County, Georgia Militia District 713

Listed As:
Head
Street, Joe b1870 Born in Macon, Georgia
Minnie B. b1885 Bornt in Harris Co Wife
Greenleaf, Rose M.
Grand-Daughter b1927

James Greenleaf b1862 Harris County
Fannie "Hudson" Greenleaf b1871 Georgia

I need more information of other locations.

I also found what I have been searching for quite some time now was my mothers great-grandparents on her maternal side on the Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900 Schedule No. 1 Population for Harris County, Georgia, Cataula District 696.

George Thornton b1853
He was only found on the 1900 census I need more information on the rest of his family.
He married Corrie " " Thornton b1864 they married in 1879. I need to know her maiden name so I can research her family.

I recently found my great great great grandmother on the 1870 census in Harris County, Georgia. Her name is Delphia Greenleaf born in 1790 in Africa. But this is the only listed record.
I need to know the names of the land owners in Georgia in 1790 and earlier 1800s to established a connection with surnames. I need to find more information on Delphia Greenleaf. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

You can send a response to business103@hotmail.com
Sincerely,

Valyncia Morrison

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

terry6466 — 2012-09-30 02:27:20Z

This is a work in progress so I don't know all the names but if you look on line Archibald and Kitty Nelson Simpson in Wilkes Co., Ga. you will find as much info as i have seen. There is alots of stuff on line I have not gotten to much more.
Terry Steart

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

judo53 — 2012-09-30 00:17:02Z

James Simpson married Mary Ann McAfee Smith on 16 August 1845 in Harris county, they had two daughters living with Mary Ann in the 1860 census. Katherine Nelson Simpson who married Reuben Mobley Katherine was born 20 June 1846 and died 16 March 1922 in Harris County, GA she is buried at the Hamilton City Cemetery.
I could not find James and Mary Ann in the 1850 census and have not found Mary Ann after the 1860 census.

I am attaching Katherine Nelson Simpson Mobley death certificate. It has her parents named listed.

Would be interested in a list of Archibalds children, might help in finding my missing information.

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

terry6466 — 2012-09-29 22:10:54Z

Hello again I know who you talking about James Simpson was a
brother to Robert however he died in Wilkes in about a 1810 or so more or less. Any way your Mary Ann may have been his wife? But am sure that as I am writing to you wether my Guys is connected yours is by the name of the daughter. And hopfully you are right about my guy. The names all seem to fit my Simpson's.

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

judo53 — 2012-09-29 13:59:14Z

I am sorry does not ring any bells here, but am interested in your Katherine Nelson Simpson's birthdate? I wonder if she is the grandmother of Katherine Nelson Simpson Mobley who was the daughter of James Simpson and Mary Ann McAfee Smith Simpson. Could James and your John be brothers?

I do have a family in Harris county that was headed by a Robert Simpson, wife Temperance that had 3 children, James born in 1822, Caroline who married Thomas Newton Sparks she was born in 1830 and a Robert born in 1833 I have often wondered if this James was married to Mary Ann but cannot find any proof and he would have been at least 12 years younger then Mary Ann so I find it doubtful.

Re: Smith/Simpson/McAffee Families of Harris County, GA

terry6466 — 2012-09-28 23:30:43Z

Hello my name is Terry Stewart and I am researching A possible
connection to the Line of Robert Simpson who was a son of (Kitty) Katherine Nelson Simpson and her husband Archibald Simpson. My guy John Simpson is my brick wall however A cousin of my mom's got a Son of The Rev. War approval using some wrong info but was approved. His mistake was he used a David Butler Simpson for his Great Grand Father and not his real Great Grandfather John Simpson. But David B. Simpson was not a son of Robert but his Brother's William Simpson son. And have no proof on Paper that my John was Robert and his wife Louise Lapreiste son. Other than this application and also another fact that David B.Simpson bought property from my John Simpson's father inlaw Alexander Humphreys in Lavaca Co., Tx. In the Mid 1850's have the paper work for this transaction. Where David B. moved from Ga. to Texas
with out visiting Texas before his move and seeing the property. make me believe that my John and David were kin of sorts but again no documented proof. How ever buying about 450 Acres of land unseen seems a little weird with out some knowledge of what and were your buying at.
Hope this rings some type of Bells and whistles.
Let Me Know shooting into the unknown here.
Thank You For Your Time,
Terry Stewart
twstew1@comcast.net
2110 Savanna Ct N.
League City, Tx. 77573

Re: Walker family of Harris County, GA

phillyslim98 — 2012-09-12 21:05:15Z

It might have been at one time, but it is a small cemetary off the road. It looks pretty desolate and neglected.

Re: Walker family of Harris County, GA

phillyslim98 — 2012-09-12 21:03:55Z

I have not, but will do so. Thanks for the info.

Re: Walker family of Harris County, GA

abdougherty — 2012-09-12 02:12:58Z

Phil,

I just flipped through the book "History of Harris County Georgia" by Barfield and noticed they mentioned a lot of Williams. Have you tried to locate a copy? I think it could be of help to you.

Good luck!