My Great Grandmother was Martha Batts, born 1852 in KY. She was married to James W. Mullins of Water Valley, Graves Co., KY. A family member said that her father was Geroldus Batts. The 1880 census said that her father was from NC, and mother was from KY. And, that her mother was Nancy Johnson.

On some sites I've seen Elizabeth "Betsy" Joyner, or Elizabeth Knight (who's mother was Keziah Newsome). And, in some historical paper online, Geraldus Batts from Edgecombe Co., NC had several illigitmate children from Ms. Joyner, but their names got changed to Batts, later. Martha was one of them. Unless there are two different Geraldus Batts! Another site said he was from Wilson Co.

Can you help? Most of my Mother's family came from Water Valley, Wingo, or Hickman (don't know if that is County or city of Hickman).