This from Valleri! Gaila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valleri Collins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:06 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [Busbee Busby] Jeremiah Busby b 1795, SC son of Zachariah > Holey Moley! I got home today and thought I'd been > flamed! > > Here's a couple of interesting tid bits I received > from Katie Collins, my New York Cuz. The first is a > copy of Georgia Ann Busbee Collins Cherry Williams' > death cert. She lived with Dennis Buzbee in the 1860 > census of Wilkinson County GA, but the death > certificate says that her father was John Busbee. Not > only did this woman lose her first husband and at > least one brother to the civil war and have her second > husband divorce her, according to her death cert, she > died from 2nd and 3rd degree burns on her lower > extremities when she was caught by her dress in a > pantry fire. I also love that this thing wasn't date > checked. It says that she died on the 27th of > December 1929 and was buried on the 24th of December > 1929! > > This is a transcription of a court document from > Wilkinson County GA. Apparently, Dennis Buzbee married > a widow and divorced her. According to the divorce > filing, she left nine different times, and finally > left and didn't come home. Wonder if it was his wild > younguns... > > State of Georgia: Wilkinson County > > To the Superior Court of said County that the petition > of Dennis G. Buzbey of said County showeth that on or > about the ___day of January eighteen hundred and fifty > three your petitioner and Sarah Williams, then a > widow, were married in due form of law of said County. > > (Here I have to wonder if Georgia's last husband was > related in anyway to her step mother.) > > Your petitioner avers that he was ever kind and > affectionate to his said wife and that she never had > the least cause to complain. But so it that said > Sarah forgetful of her obligations and duty to your > petitioner and in nine diverse times during the time > they were living together abandoned your petitioner > without cause or provocation and as often did your > petitioner receive her back with kindness until on the > ___ day of June eighteen hundred and sixty one, she > willfully deserted your petitioner without any cause > or provocation which desertion and refused to live > with your petitioner. > > It goes on to say that since they had no children he > believes it's fair and just that the marriage be > annulled. The attorney was one F. Chambers. > > Now, the next interesting piece, just as history in > general, if not for the whole of the family history of > it is the schedule of property owned. Dennis G. Buzby > claims to have ownership of 2 horses worth $300 and > household furniture woth $100. The rest of the > schedule is as follows: > In Person appeared before me one the undersigned a > justice of the peace in and for said county, Dennis G > Buzby, who being sworn says that the above schedule > contains a just and true statement of the property > possessed and owned by defendant on the day of his > separation from his wife, Sarah Buzby, and that since > the separation Gen'l Shermans army destroyed and took > from him all of the property enumerated in above > schedule with the exception of about fifty dollars > worth of household and kitchen furniture which was > left by said army. Signed by D.G. Buzby > > He was granted the divorce. > > There's also a record of Divorce for William Cherry > and Georgia Ann Busby Collins, but I don't have the > complete transcription. Basically it says that all he > owns is a few "negroes that are now free." He also > alledges that he was always kind and wonderful and > just doesn't know why in the world she would leave > home. She, to, apparently left home for no darn > reason and came back and left several times before he > just couldn't take it anymore. She came home pregnant > with Milton Ira Collins when he decided to divorce > her. Milton Ira was my great great grandfather. Any > ideas where I can get copies of originals of these > records? > > Valleri > > > > > --- [email protected] wrote: > > Gaila, > > Thanks. That clears it up a bit for me. My challenge > > now is to distinguish > > between the two Jeremiahs that were in GA at about > > the same time, and in Twiggs > > County, to boot. I am certain that Jeremiah and > > Phebe Busby were in GA, if not > > Twiggs County, as their two oldest sons (in > > 1840/50MS censuses) give GA as > > their birth states. > > I am enjoying the exchange between you and Kathy, if > > only for inspiration for > > further research. I agree with Ernie that this is > > one lively list. > > Howard > > > > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > > Busbee Busby and Variations Database > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/ > > Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected] > > > > > ===== > Valleri Collins > Bringing you fine sarcasm since 1983 > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus >