Hi list, I am searching for a marriage record between William H RICE and Sarah ??? in Banks Co, GA. The marriage would have occurred during the time frame of 1868-1872. If there is someone on list willing to do a look-up on this marriage, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! Gary Treat __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

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Allen A. Acree, b. ca. 1856, son of William & Mary Catherine Martin Acree, married Sarah Evelyn Banks abt. 1879. They had the following children: William Arthur Acree, b. May 7, 1880, married May 10, 1905 to Julia Maude Andrews. Russell ARCH Acree, b. July 29, 1882. Noah Martin Acree, b. October 2, 1884. Walter Oscar Acree, b. July 27, 1890. Thomas Fry Acree, b. December 8, 1892. Allen A. Acree, Jr., b. March 21, 1895. Sarah Latrelle Acree, b. September 1, 1899. My question is: Did Allen and Sarah Evelyn Banks Acree have another child named India or Indy E. "Lizzie" Acree, b. abt. 1901? A LIZZIE ACREE married John Richard Ausburn on December 1, 1919 in Banks County, Georgia and they had a son named ALLEN W. AUSBURN, b. December, 1919. I want to know if Lizzie is the daughter of Allen A. & Sarah Banks Acree. Any help on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Carole in SC

I am developing a website for Georgia Counties and need someone that is familiar with this counties information to take a look and see if anything needs to be corrected or added. Especially the Local Genealogical Societies. Its located at http://www.segenealogy.com/georgia/gacnty02.htm Thanks in advance. Becky Southeastern Genealogy Online www.segenealogy.com

Henry C. Harris Commerce Henry C. Harris, 62, of 546-B Wilson Road died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001. A native of Georgia, Mr. Harris was a son of the late Henry Richard Harris and Elizabeth Towe Harris. He was a truck driver. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ivie Funeral Home with the Revs. Henry Webb and Johnny Loudermilk officiating. Burial will be in Banks Memorial Gardens, Homer. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Harris; a son, Tracy Harris, Hartwell; four sisters, Virginia Billings, Starr, S.C., Mary Clark and Henrietta O'Dell, both of Hartwell, and Betty Hulsey, Mount Airy; a brother, James W. Harris, Hartwell; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001

Bertha Mae Cheek Clarkesville Bertha Mae Eller Cheek, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. A native of Franklin County, Mrs. Cheek was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Etta Savage Garner, and was preceded in death by a son, Joel Eller. She was the last member of her immediate family, was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Whitfield Funeral Home, South, Baldwin, with the Revs. Randy Chaffin and Rich Hardeman officiating. Burial will be in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Jack Cheek; three daughters, Joyce Melton, Alto, Janet Norton, Baldwin, and Becky Anderson, Clarkesville; three sons, Curtis Eller, Baldwin, Carless Eller, Cornelia, and Clarence Eller, Demorest; a stepdaughter, Jackie Goss, Demorest; three stepsons, Paul Cheek, Cornelia, Benny Cheek, West Union, S.C., Clay Cheek, Mt. Airy; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001

Willie L. Tabor Commerce Willie L. Tabor, 85, of Georgia Highway 63 died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001. A native of Banks County, Mr. Tabor was the widower of Mary Tabor. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Varnum. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a deacon of King Branch Baptist Church, Carnesville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at King Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. James Ramey officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Gloria Cochran and Andria Lee Tabor, both of Athens, and Evelyn J. Gober, Dacula; and a son, William Van Tabor, Homer. The family is at the residence and will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. today at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Athens Daily News, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001

From the book:"Cemeteries and Deaths in Banks County Georgia" Page 124: Parker Cemetery. Approx. 100 yards shor of and to the left of 1625 Apple Pie Ridge Rd. from Hollingsworth. I don't know if that is enough to help, but, if you need a lookup I have the above book and would be glad to find whoever your looking for. James ----- Original Message ----- From: <kmsue@juno.com> To: <GABANKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:33 AM Subject: Parker > I am researching Parker's in Banks County. I just found out about a > Parker Family Cemetery in Banks County off Apple Ridge Road. Does anyone > know where this is located? > Thanks! > Sue > kmsue@juno.com > > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >

The next issue of "Georgia Settlers," a publication of the East Georgia Genealogical Society, will come out the first week of February 2001. Contents in this issue: 1) Elbert Co. Superior Court Minutes (1806-1811) - pp. 78-105. 2) Glascock Co. Marriage Book B (1869-1897), pp. 141-215. 3) Greene Co. Research Resources. 4) Madison Co. Poor School Fund - 1836-38. 5) Morgan Co. Bonds (1816-27), pp. 101-150. 6) Oglethorpe Co. Echo - issues of 2/9/1877 & 2/16/1877 7) Walton Co. Wills & Estate Records Book A (1819-1827) pages 101-116. For information on joining the East Georgia Genealogical Society, visit our web site at: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs/">EGGS</A> www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs Contents of issues for 2000 are now listed on the web site. Coming soon on the web site! Pauper Farm Records, Jackson County, Georgia

I am researching Parker's in Banks County. I just found out about a Parker Family Cemetery in Banks County off Apple Ridge Road. Does anyone know where this is located? Thanks! Sue kmsue@juno.com

Charles Ausborn Toccoa Charles Robert Ausborn, 58, of 6998 Carnes Creek, died Friday, January 12, 2001. A native of Banks County, Mr. Ausborn was a son of the late James Robert and Dolly Payton Ausborn. He was a longtime resident of Stephens County and was a former employee of Patterson Pump. He was a member of Carnes Creek Baptist Church and the Young Adult Men's Sunday School Class. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Don Scott and Dr. Tim Miller officiating. Burial will be in Carnes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Whitworth Ausborn; a son, Charles Kent Ausborn, Toccoa; a sister, Carolyn Stowe, Eastanollee; and two brothers, Joe Ausborn, Weaver, Ala., and Frank Ausborn, Eastanollee. The family will be at the home Mrs. Claudine Whitworth, Carnes Creek Road. Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001

If you are doing research in many N.E. Ga. counties and Banks Co. you will find the following URL of great help to you: Http://www.hartcom.net/~scv935/grey Karen T. Ledford/Toccoa, Ga.

Can anyone on this list tell me who the web master is for Banks County? I need to email the web master. I am having a problem and need to get it fixed. Thanks, Carole in SC

Folks, if you have never seen this web site, you need to check it out. A group of Volunteers are working in the WMA of Stephens County, Georgia. You might just find your ancestor mentioned. They publish a newsletter every month to show what they have done on the mountain. We have found it very fascinating to see just what these folks can and are willing to do, and how much FUN they have doing it. Click on this link: http://lrwma.home.mindspring.com/

MR. MOTE Habersham County native DEMOREST - Hoyt Rufus Mote, 64, died Friday, December 29, 2000, at Habersham County Medical Center. Mr. Mote was born August 24, 1936, in Habersham County, a son of the late Rev. Charlie and Frances Tench Mote. He worked at Orbit Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. A memorial service was held Sunday, December 31, in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Rev. Melvin Stephens officiating. Mr. Mote's body was donated to science. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Joan McEntire Mote, Demorest; two daughters, Marcia Elaine Ramey, Cleveland, and Mary Ann Lawrence, Homer; one son, Michael Mote, Demorest; one sister, Barbara Ann Echols, Demorest; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Banks County News, January 3, 2001

MRS. LOUDERMILK Music teacher CORNELIA - Mrs. Willie C. Loudermilk, 100, died Wednesday, December 27, 2000, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Loudermilk was born January 15, 1900, a son of the late Thomas and Emma Collins. She was a homemaker and a music teacher and was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church. Mrs. Loudermilk was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Loudermilk, and a son, Hollis P. Loudermilk. Funeral services were held Friday, December 29, in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia, with the Rev. Luther Williams officiating. Burial was in the Loudermilk Family Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter, Evelyn Sexton, Cornelia; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 711 Dorsey Street, Gainesville, GA 30501. McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Banks County News, January 3, 2001

MR. CASH U.S. Army veteran CARNESVILLE - Nelson Cash, 81, died Wednesday, December 27, 2000, at Lanier Park Hospital, Gainesville, following a short illness. Mr. Cash was born June 20, 1919, in Banks County, a son of the late Elijah and Nelar Purcell Cash. He served on the Democratic Committee for 16 years, and was the Justice of Peace for 16 years. Mr. Cash was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. At the age of 17, he began work as a poultry farmer, retiring after 64 years. Mr. Cash was a member of Damascus Baptist Church and a member of the Georgia Poultry Federation. He was the last member of his immediate family. Funeral services were held Friday, December 29, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, with the Rev. Roy Rogers, Warren Wilkinson and the Rev. Loyd Martin officiating. Burial was in the Damascus Baptist Church cemetery. Mr. Cash is survived by his wife, Emily Stowe Cash, Carnesville; three daughters, Ann Cash Rooks, Flovilla, June Cash Collins, Cleveland, and Bonnie Cash Meeler, Maysville; one son, Nelson Loyd Cash Jr., Commerce; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to The Gideons International, c/o Habersham South Gideons, P.O. Box 195, Baldwin, GA 30511. Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, was in charge of arrangements. The Banks County News, January 3, 2001

Nelson Simmons, Westminster, South Carolina Nelson Severe Simmons, age 71, of 270 Weldon Road, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at his residence. Born in Homer, Ga., on April 29, 1929, Mr. Simmons was a self-employed landscaper and contractor. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict, a member of the Toxaway Baptist Church, and attended Westminster First Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Frances Butts Simmons of the residence; a daughter, Vicki S. Davis of Westminster; grandson, Austin Tripp of Westminster; brothers, Floyd Simmons of Toccoa, Ga., Burch Simmons of Cornelia, Ga., Bud Simmons of Alto, Ga., and Ruppert Simmons of Kings Mountain, N.C.; sisters, Gertrude Chitwood of Alton, Va., Lillie Mae Maxwell of Cleveland, Ga., Winnie "Pat" York of Appola Beach, Fla., Ruth Caufman of Stockbridge, Ga., Betty Haro of Mountain View, Calif., and Gearldine Marcus of Demorest, Ga. He is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and one special niece, Jean Marcus, of Clarksville, Ga. Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Dosha Broome Simmons; brothers, Ernest and Verse Simmons; and sisters, Bertha Brock, Flonie Smith, Loyal Evans and Eloise Weaver. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at Westminster First Baptist Church with the Revs. Bobby Spearman and Tim Sheriff officiating. Entombment will follow in the Heritage Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The body is at Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The family will be at the residence. Memorials may be made to Westminster First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 426 West Oak Highway, Westminster, SC.

William C. Hooper married Dicey A. Vaughn. Anyone researching the Hooper family in Banks County, Georgia. Need children of William and Dicey Vaughn Hooper. Thanks, Carole in South Carolina

Oliver Vaughn, b. 1850, married Susannah Blair in Banks County, Georgia. He was the son of George and Elizabeth Slayton Vaughn. Looking for any information on this family. Thanks, Carole in South Carolina