The Mary Hendricks who married Mitchell Franklin is my husband's relative. I did not know about the previous marriages. We are leaving now to attend a wedding. It will probably be next Wednesday or Thursday before I can get back to you, but I most certainly will. I will send you what I have on Mary Hendricks who married Michell Franklin. Evelyn At 06:16 PM 05/04/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Mary Anna Hendrix was the first wife of Columbus Andrew Marsh. They >were married about 1881. She was born about 1850 in either Bryan or >Bullock County, according to Census records. > >Her death date is listed as 1895 as she is not listed on the 1900 >Bulloch Co Census (Columbus Marsh: 1900 GA Census, Bulloch Co,. Pg. >214B) > >Columbus A. and Mary Ann had 5 children. > >I have a copy of the Marriage Records of Bulloch County, GA (1796 >through 1875) and it lists the following "MARY or MARY ANN >HENDRIX/HENDRICKS:" > >Mary Ann Hendricks married Thomas Cates on 9 January 1849; (this is also >shown in the Supplement) recorded in book 2A, page 157 > >Mary Hendricks married Mitchell Franklin 8 January 1855 recorded in >book 2A, page 207 >and > >Ann Hendrix married Alexander Brannen 9 January 1817 recorded in book >2A, page 14 > >There weren't any DUKE'S listed in Bulloch county for that time period. >Of course, Bulloch, Bryan, Effingham, etc., were all close together. > >NOW, > >In "Marriage Records of Bulloch Co. GA, Supplement & Corrections, by A. >Register" (Supplements - from 1796-1875 corrections/loose records) > >I found the following: >There was a >Reamer [J. R.] DUKES who married Anna BIRD on 30 Oct 1886 (could it >have been Anna HENDRIX?? who had previously been married ? name rings a >bell) > >Also: > >Eliza ANN Hendricks married Joseph A. PARRISH 20 Sept 1846 recorded in >book 2A, page 142 > > >As to the "tradition" about Mary who married a Duke, there were many >tells about the Dukes in Bryan county. I wish I could tell you more >about them. I'm sorry I can't. I have just started my research on that >line, and know very little myself. If I come across anymore, I will be >glad to send it to you. > >Diane > >Evelyn Hendricks wrote: > > > > Can you tell me anything more about the Mary Hendrix who married your > > Columbus Andrew Marsh?I have a Mary Hendrix/Hendricks who according to > > tradition, married a Dukes. I have nothing more on her. > > Evelyn > >-- > Tommy M. & Diane P. Walls > Aiken, SC >email: walls2381@aikenelectric.net > >http://web.aikenelectric.net/~walls2381 >Devoted to our families, those who came before us >and those who will make new paths ahead of us...... >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* >Kind words are the music of the world. >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB