Jeff, I don't have Margaret Fales' parents either. I'll look for them, but Betty Kirkland Schledensky didn't have them listed in her Kirkland book, so they may not be easy to find. Melody > I can add that Elias, b. 4/11/1892; d. 3/22/1963, married Margaret "Maggie" > Youngblood, b. 1/27/1893; d. 1/18/1952, dau of Isaiah "Sim" (or Simuel?) > Youngblood and Nancy Kirkland (dau of Joshua Kirkland and Margaret Fales). > Elias and Maggie were my great grandparents. Both buried in Kirkland Cem. > Don't have the marriage date. > > Anyone have that? How about info on Margaret Fales' parents? >

Jeff and Clyde, this is a really interesting story and I'd like to know the answer to a question that I've asked many people: WHERE IS THE WARD CEMETERY??? I'd like to go there on one of our next little excursions. I think there's two Ward cemeteries. Melody > Hey Clyde, > I believe that the source of my information was there. I'll ask her just > to double check. I'll also ask her if she has knowledge of a vault. > > Jeff > > >>BH, Sr. was buried in Ward cemetery near Hester. His grave stone was later > >> moved to Camp Ground Cemetery in Bacon Co. next to Eliza, but his body was > >> left undisturbed as it had been about 100 years since his burial in 1881. > >> A "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp Ground.) > > > >Hello Jeff, > >I had been told that BH, Sr., was buried in Ward Cemetery. When I saw his > >tombstone in Campground I questioned the descendant who had > >told me about his burial at Ward. I was told that as far as he knew, he > >was still buried at Ward, that he knew nothing about a > >tombstone in Campground. > > > >The next time I went to Campground I had a probe with me. I probed the > >area in front of the tombstone and found that there is a vault > >buried there. I found that puzzling, since vaults have not been in use > >that long. > > > >Later, I discovered that "he" had been moved from Ward to Campground. Now, > >you say a "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp > >Ground? Well, I wasn't there, but if "something" wasn't moved to > >Campground and buried in a vault, then I wonder who is buried in the > >place where BH, Sr.'s tombstone is? > > > >Clyde > > > > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > >Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact Melody at mmccook@bellsouth.net to see which counties are > available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

I have a Benjamin Thomas born 1873, the son of Aaron F. Thomas and Lydia Ann Meeks. I have a Benjamin Thomas, Jr. born?, wife Mehala Music, son Aaron F. Thomas (I wrote this backwards, didn't I?) Clyde may be able to sort all of this out. Melody > I have a Benjamin Thomas born ? married to unknown who had a child > Millie Ann Thomas born Jan 1848. Millie married William Middleton > Tanner, son of Wilson Tanner b 1795 and Mary "Pollie" Taylor. > Could Benjamin Thomas be son to Benjamin Thomas (Sr)and Mary Douglas > Tanner? Thanks, Connie >

HI Connie, Just got home from work.. This Frank Kirkland is buried at the Kirkland Family cemetery and is believed to be Kiler and Alice's son. Read on and I'll post what I have that is different than yours. > Comments, especially if obvious errors would greatly be appreciated! > Does anyone have Frank in their line? Thanks, Connie > > > 1. KYLER CUYLER KIRKLAND was born 1855, and died March 16, 1918. He > married ALICE KIRKLAND, daughter of JOSHUA KIRKLAND and SARAH FENDER. > She was born March 11, 1854, and died December 15, 1915. I have that Kiler was born abt 1854, bit what do I know??<G> Alice is buried at the Kirkland family cemetery and we have just received another confirmation (back in October) that Kiler is there too. He is buried by his son June (Eugene) who is by Kiler's 2nd wife, Lula Tuten. We haven't come across Lula's parents and would like to know who they were. > Children of KYLER KIRKLAND and ALICE KIRKLAND are: > i. ALIF OR OLIVE5 KIRKLAND, b. October 10, 1880; m. JOE MELVIN. **It should be Aleph Kirkland and I have the same date. She died 10/5/1946 and Joseph Alonzo Melvin born 5/101878-3/22/?? They are buried at Reed Branch Church Cem. near Broxton. They have a baby that died and was buried out at Kirkland Cem. Their granddaughter, Michelle was on this list and she may be able to supply the death year for Joe.** > ii. DAVID KIRKLAND, b. June 22, 1890; m. ANNE SOUTHERN (SOUTHERLAND?). **These are the parents of our beloved Walter Kirkland, who passed away last year. Birthdate is right and I have May 03, 1942 as the death date in Orange Co., FL. They were married in Coffee County on 9/3/1915 and her name was Annie Ruth Southerland.** Check out the picture on the Coffee County website at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941/davekirkland.html > iii. ELIAS KIRKLAND, b. April 11, 1892; d. March 22, 1963; m. MARGARET > YOUNGBLOOD. **Elias is Jeff's line and he can fill you in on this one** > iv. KYLER JR KIRKLAND, b. April 20, 1885; m. BELL YOUNGBLOOD. **This is Denah Kirkland Skipper's line and she is supposed to be on the list also** Check out Kiler, Jr. as a young man at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941/kiler_jr.html > v. LULA KIRKLAND, m. LONNIE BAKER. **This is not who married Lonnie Baker. Aunt Lula married John Hampton Allen and she was born on 12/21/1894 I'm not sure if her grandchildren are on the list or not. It's been a long time since I've heard from some of ya'll.<G> > vi. MARGIE KIRKLAND, b. 1882; m. W.B. WILLIAMS. **Margie or Margaret or Marjorie was born 12/8/1882 and Married W. B. Williams aka Bub) This si the only family that we haven't heard from and we would like to find them!! My mom doesn't remember them or if they ahd any children or not. When Kiler died, her papers were served to her in Laurens County, Ga. You can see a picture of them at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941/margaretkirkland.html I just pulled up the picture and will have to correct it apparently. It doesn't do her justice. > vii. MARY JANE KIRKLAND, b. October 27, 1873; d. September 06, 1875. **She is buried at the Kirkland cemetery > viii. JOHN ABRAHAM KIRKLAND, b. April 19, 1876; d. July 1936; m. DELLA > THOMAS. **John Abraham..dates are right. wife was Martha Ella Thomas, born January 24, 1877, died December 03, 1953 They were married on 7/14/1895 in Coffee and the five children were theirs. He married Betty Tanner on November 19, 1922 in Coffee County. You can see John A. and his wife (?) at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941/johnabraham.html I believe that is wife is probably Betty (Shug) Tanner as I also have two other pictures of his first wife and they look nothing alike. (of course John A. doesn't look like himself either in those pictures, but we know it's him.<G>) John A. and his wife Mrs. John A. (?) are buried at the Douglas City cemetery and have a very nice marked grave near his son's. > ix. ELLIJAY KIRKLAND, b. January 27, 1879; m. MARY LAURA MCGOVERN. **My great-grandfather Ellijay or LJ) died 9/21/1942. (My cousin Laura ws born on 1/27 and I was born on (/21, although not in the same years of his dates of course!!) Mary Laura was called Laura, born October 27, 1881 and died 1/10/1919 of the flu after nursing several of her neighbors and family members. She also had dark red hair and I have several pictures of her that I need to place on the web site. they had 12 children with only 8 of them living to become adults. He married 2nd Belle Hursey who lived near them. Belle's sister Victoria was married to Laura's brother TJ. Belle brought to the marriage son Billy, who then became a Kirkland, whether officially or not, and all of his descendants go by the Kirkland name. Belle and LJ had three children of thier own, one of whom is still living. Belle and LJ are buried together and Laura is a few spaces down with their infant children in between them. They are all buried at Reedy branch as are other family members. > x. ALICE KIRKLAND, b. October 1886; m. LONNIE BAKER. **Alice 11/19/1918 and is buried at Sand Hill Church Cemetery where other Kirklands are buried. This is just up the road from the Kirkland cemetery. > xi. FRANK KIRKLAND, b. 1888; d. October 07, 1889. Hope this helps, Melody

Hi Lynn, I have a Margaret MORRISON b 1787 NC d 1850 Sumter Co GA married to a John C. CARMICHAEL b 1785 SCOT d 1857 Sumter Co GA. Regards, Steve On Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:17:19 -0500 "Lynn Carver" <slmcdc@alltel.net> writes: > Hi Steve would like to know what Morrison's you have My Morrison I > have a > dead end to Alex Morrison was my grandfather and his father John > McKensie > Morrison die in Amite La. in 1903 Joh had 2 children born in Orange > County > Fla before moving to Amite LA. John was married to Missouri > Ricketson > daugther of Bryant Ricketson. Thanks for any help. Missouri was born > in > Broxton, Coffee County Georgia. > > Thanks Lynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: STEVE M TANNER <stfla@juno.com> > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:59 PM > Subject: Re: Re: [GACOFFEE] Joseph TANNER, b 1795 GA > > > > Melody, Nancy & Listers All, > > I don't know of any connection of Tanner & Kirkland until my > brother > > married one in 1976. And that was local here in Manatee Co FL > where > > my family has been from 1922. I have no defined proof, but I > feel that > > the Tanner familiy in Sumter Co FL has some connection to my > Jefferson Co > > FL > > line as well, but that again is another story. > > I do appreciate all the help, clues and suggestions. As some > nice > > researcher > > jusyt commected, if we all work together we can complete oh so > much more. > > My kindest regards, > > Steve > > > > PS My surnames include; Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina > & > > Virginia- > > Paternal: Anderson, Barrett, Calhoun, CARMICHAEL, Cobb, Cone, > COOK, > > Cowart, FLOWERS, GRAY, HART, Herring, Isreal, Kersey, Kiff, Law, > > Lawrence, Lord, MANNING, > > May, MORRISON, PRICE, Rachels, Salter, Sauls, SMITH, TURNER, > Tyree, Vann, > > Ward, Wilford & Wills. > > Georgia & North Carolina- > > Maternal: Bassett, CROSBY, CURLES, Godwin, Jeffries, JOHNSON, > Martin, > > Moree, Palmer,Pullen, Tipper, & WADE > > > > On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:54:25 -0500 mmccook@bellsouth.net writes: > > > > > > Nancy, > > > I have a very bad copy of an old map that is at the tax > assessors > > > office in Coffee County. I think it was printed around 1890. It > > > lists all the names of the landowners on it. The writing is > faded > > > and some are hard to read, but > > > > > > I'll take a look at it tonight. It's from the wrong time period > for > > > these families, but I'll see who is listed on it. > > > > > > On another side note, you're discussing the Tanners and > Kirklands > > > with Steve, ask him about HIS connection!!<G> > > > they're intertwined yet again!! > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve and other list members, > > > > Does anyone know if this Joseph Tanner might be related to Jim > > > Tanner? As > > > > you might remember Joshua Kirkland is buried in Ward Cemetery > on > > > 'Jim > > > > Tanner's farm' in Coffee County. Just curious if there is a > > > connection > > > > between Joshua Kirkland and these Tanner men and if so, what > that > > > connection > > > > might be. I find it very odd that Joshua Kirkland was also in > > > Florida the > > > > same time as Joseph Tanner. > > > > I think I might have answered this somewhat by my own > > > questions. In > > > > looking further, I see a Hester Ward who was married to a John > W > > > Tanner. > > > > Hester was born in 1830 and they married 5-18-1878. Have no > > > further info on > > > > John W Tanner, but think I may have found the connection > between > > > the > > > > Kirkland and Tanner families :-) > > > > Hester Ward was a daughter of Zilpha Kirkland and > James P > > > Ward. > > > > Zilpha Kirkland (1795/1848) was a daughter of Richard > Kirkland, Jr > > > and a > > > > sister to Joshua Kirkland. James P Ward was her second > husband > > > and they had > > > > 11 children. James P Ward was a son of James Ward and > Priscilla > > > Gibbs (no > > > > further info on these folks), > > > > I imagine if we could find the Land Records for any of > > > these > > > > Tanner/Ward/ Kirkland men, they must have owned land very near > to > > > one > > > > another or might have even bought/sold land to one another. > > > > It's funny how you can have something and look at it > for > > > years only > > > > to pick it up much later, re-examine it, and find clues you > had > > > overlooked > > > > all that time :-) I've always been curious why Joshua > Kirkland > > > was buried > > > > on this Jim Tanner's farm and not in the Kirkland Cemetery > with > > > his wife. > > > > Finally I think I get it...or at least some of it :-) > > > > Steve, I hope my ramblings haven't created more > confusion > > > for you in > > > > your search for Joseph Tanner. I just find there too many > > > coincidences for > > > > there not to be a connection between these families. If you > find > > > your > > > > Joseph Tanner, would you mind letting me know? It might help > to > > > answer more > > > > of my own questions. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nancy E Parr > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > Please do not send any attachments or photos to the list. > Rootsweb > > > will not accept them. Send them to either Melody at > > > mmccook@bellsouth.net or to Karen at bordeaux@surfsouth.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > > > Celebrate > > > your heritage! > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! 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I have several other children listed as Joseph's and Serena's children. 1. JOSEPH RICKETSON was born 1774 in Burke Co., GA, and died Abt. 1820 in Montgomery Co., GA. He married SERENA FOY July 17, 1806 in Tattnall Co., GA, daughter of GEORGE FOY. Children of JOSEPH RICKETSON and SERENA FOY are: 2. i. ALLEN RICKETSON, b. 1807, Tattnal Co., GA; d. 1855. ii. JOSEPH RICKETSON, b. 1809; m. MATILDA DAVIS. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN RICKETSON, b. 1810; d. Texas; m. MARY DAVIS. 3. iv. RACHEL RICKETSON, b. 1813. 4. v. HARRIETT RICKETSON, b. Abt. 1816, Montgomery Co., GA; d. 1891. 5. vi. JOHN RICKETSON, b. 1819; d. 1891. 6. vii. SARAH RICKETSON, b. 1820, Montgomery Co., GA; d. October 30, 1872, Coffee Co., GA. I am interested in John Ricketson b 1819 and married Rebecca Mills. I would like to know her (Rebecca's) birth date and death date and who her parents were. Did they only have the two children, Martha b ? and Leonard b 1843 who married Georgia Ann Arnold? Thanks, Connie

Comments, especially if obvious errors would greatly be appreciated! Does anyone have Frank in their line? Thanks, Connie 1. KYLER CUYLER KIRKLAND was born 1855, and died March 16, 1918. He married ALICE KIRKLAND, daughter of JOSHUA KIRKLAND and SARAH FENDER. She was born March 11, 1854, and died December 15, 1915. Children of KYLER KIRKLAND and ALICE KIRKLAND are: i. ALIF OR OLIVE5 KIRKLAND, b. October 10, 1880; m. JOE MELVIN. ii. DAVID KIRKLAND, b. June 22, 1890; m. ANNE SOUTHERN (SOUTHERLAND?). iii. ELIAS KIRKLAND, b. April 11, 1892; d. March 22, 1963; m. MARGARET YOUNGBLOOD. iv. KYLER JR KIRKLAND, b. April 20, 1885; m. BELL YOUNGBLOOD. v. LULA KIRKLAND, m. LONNIE BAKER. vi. MARGIE KIRKLAND, b. 1882; m. W.B. WILLIAMS. vii. MARY JANE KIRKLAND, b. October 27, 1873; d. September 06, 1875. viii. JOHN ABRAHAM KIRKLAND, b. April 19, 1876; d. July 1936; m. DELLA THOMAS. ix. ELLIJAY KIRKLAND, b. January 27, 1879; m. MARY LAURA MCGOVERN. x. ALICE KIRKLAND, b. October 1886; m. LONNIE BAKER. xi. FRANK KIRKLAND, b. 1888; d. October 07, 1889.

I have a Benjamin Thomas born ? married to unknown who had a child Millie Ann Thomas born Jan 1848. Millie married William Middleton Tanner, son of Wilson Tanner b 1795 and Mary "Pollie" Taylor. Could Benjamin Thomas be son to Benjamin Thomas (Sr)and Mary Douglas Tanner? Thanks, Connie

Hi Steve would like to know what Morrison's you have My Morrison I have a dead end to Alex Morrison was my grandfather and his father John McKensie Morrison die in Amite La. in 1903 Joh had 2 children born in Orange County Fla before moving to Amite LA. John was married to Missouri Ricketson daugther of Bryant Ricketson. Thanks for any help. Missouri was born in Broxton, Coffee County Georgia. Thanks Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: STEVE M TANNER <stfla@juno.com> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 5:59 PM Subject: Re: Re: [GACOFFEE] Joseph TANNER, b 1795 GA > Melody, Nancy & Listers All, > I don't know of any connection of Tanner & Kirkland until my brother > married one in 1976. And that was local here in Manatee Co FL where > my family has been from 1922. I have no defined proof, but I feel that > the Tanner familiy in Sumter Co FL has some connection to my Jefferson Co > FL > line as well, but that again is another story. > I do appreciate all the help, clues and suggestions. As some nice > researcher > jusyt commected, if we all work together we can complete oh so much more. > My kindest regards, > Steve > > PS My surnames include; Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina & > Virginia- > Paternal: Anderson, Barrett, Calhoun, CARMICHAEL, Cobb, Cone, COOK, > Cowart, FLOWERS, GRAY, HART, Herring, Isreal, Kersey, Kiff, Law, > Lawrence, Lord, MANNING, > May, MORRISON, PRICE, Rachels, Salter, Sauls, SMITH, TURNER, Tyree, Vann, > Ward, Wilford & Wills. > Georgia & North Carolina- > Maternal: Bassett, CROSBY, CURLES, Godwin, Jeffries, JOHNSON, Martin, > Moree, Palmer,Pullen, Tipper, & WADE > > On Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:54:25 -0500 mmccook@bellsouth.net writes: > > > > Nancy, > > I have a very bad copy of an old map that is at the tax assessors > > office in Coffee County. I think it was printed around 1890. It > > lists all the names of the landowners on it. The writing is faded > > and some are hard to read, but > > > > I'll take a look at it tonight. It's from the wrong time period for > > these families, but I'll see who is listed on it. > > > > On another side note, you're discussing the Tanners and Kirklands > > with Steve, ask him about HIS connection!!<G> > > they're intertwined yet again!! > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve and other list members, > > > Does anyone know if this Joseph Tanner might be related to Jim > > Tanner? As > > > you might remember Joshua Kirkland is buried in Ward Cemetery on > > 'Jim > > > Tanner's farm' in Coffee County. Just curious if there is a > > connection > > > between Joshua Kirkland and these Tanner men and if so, what that > > connection > > > might be. I find it very odd that Joshua Kirkland was also in > > Florida the > > > same time as Joseph Tanner. > > > I think I might have answered this somewhat by my own > > questions. In > > > looking further, I see a Hester Ward who was married to a John W > > Tanner. > > > Hester was born in 1830 and they married 5-18-1878. Have no > > further info on > > > John W Tanner, but think I may have found the connection between > > the > > > Kirkland and Tanner families :-) > > > Hester Ward was a daughter of Zilpha Kirkland and James P > > Ward. > > > Zilpha Kirkland (1795/1848) was a daughter of Richard Kirkland, Jr > > and a > > > sister to Joshua Kirkland. James P Ward was her second husband > > and they had > > > 11 children. James P Ward was a son of James Ward and Priscilla > > Gibbs (no > > > further info on these folks), > > > I imagine if we could find the Land Records for any of > > these > > > Tanner/Ward/ Kirkland men, they must have owned land very near to > > one > > > another or might have even bought/sold land to one another. > > > It's funny how you can have something and look at it for > > years only > > > to pick it up much later, re-examine it, and find clues you had > > overlooked > > > all that time :-) I've always been curious why Joshua Kirkland > > was buried > > > on this Jim Tanner's farm and not in the Kirkland Cemetery with > > his wife. > > > Finally I think I get it...or at least some of it :-) > > > Steve, I hope my ramblings haven't created more confusion > > for you in > > > your search for Joseph Tanner. I just find there too many > > coincidences for > > > there not to be a connection between these families. If you find > > your > > > Joseph Tanner, would you mind letting me know? It might help to > > answer more > > > of my own questions. > > > Thanks, > > > Nancy E Parr > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send any attachments or photos to the list. Rootsweb > > will not accept them. Send them to either Melody at > > mmccook@bellsouth.net or to Karen at bordeaux@surfsouth.com > > > > ============================== > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > > Celebrate > > your heritage! > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! 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I can add that Elias, b. 4/11/1892; d. 3/22/1963, married Margaret "Maggie" Youngblood, b. 1/27/1893; d. 1/18/1952, dau of Isaiah "Sim" (or Simuel?) Youngblood and Nancy Kirkland (dau of Joshua Kirkland and Margaret Fales). Elias and Maggie were my great grandparents. Both buried in Kirkland Cem. Don't have the marriage date. Anyone have that? How about info on Margaret Fales' parents? Thanks, Jeff >Hi Clyde, > I am showing 11 children for Kiler and Alice Kirkland. They are as >follows: > >Mary Jane, born 10-27-1873; died 9-6-1875 >John Abraham, born 4-19-1876; married Betty Tanner >Ellijay, 1-27-1879; married Mary Laura McGovern >Aleph (male ?), born 10-10-1880; died 10-5-1946 >Marjorie, born 12-8-1882; married W.B. Williams >Kiler Jr., born 4-20-1885; died 2-4-1933 >Alice, born 10-14-1885; married Lonnie Baker >Frank, born 5-5-1888; died 10-7-1889 >David, born 6-22-1890; married Annie Southerland >Elias, born 4-11-1892; died 3-22-1963 >Annie Lula, born 12-21-1894, no further info > <snip!> >-----Original Message----- >From: Clyde Hooks <c_hooks@bellsouth.net> >To: GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:10 AM >Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Family lines > >>Do you have a list of all the children of Kiler and Alice and could you >send me same? I have some information on John Abraham, and I know about >Ellijay "L. J.", but were there others? Thanks. >> >>Clyde

Hey Clyde, I believe that the source of my information was there. I'll ask her just to double check. I'll also ask her if she has knowledge of a vault. Jeff >>BH, Sr. was buried in Ward cemetery near Hester. His grave stone was later >> moved to Camp Ground Cemetery in Bacon Co. next to Eliza, but his body was >> left undisturbed as it had been about 100 years since his burial in 1881. >> A "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp Ground.) > >Hello Jeff, >I had been told that BH, Sr., was buried in Ward Cemetery. When I saw his >tombstone in Campground I questioned the descendant who had >told me about his burial at Ward. I was told that as far as he knew, he >was still buried at Ward, that he knew nothing about a >tombstone in Campground. > >The next time I went to Campground I had a probe with me. I probed the >area in front of the tombstone and found that there is a vault >buried there. I found that puzzling, since vaults have not been in use >that long. > >Later, I discovered that "he" had been moved from Ward to Campground. Now, >you say a "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp >Ground? Well, I wasn't there, but if "something" wasn't moved to >Campground and buried in a vault, then I wonder who is buried in the >place where BH, Sr.'s tombstone is? > >Clyde > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hi Jeff and Nancy. I live in Sumter, and would like to compare notes. I come off Hiriam Sears and Joseph Rickerson. Contact off line. bwpate@sumter.net. Thanks, Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> To: GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 05, 2001 12:31 PM Subject: Re: Re: [GACOFFEE] Family lines..Sears/Ricketson >Hi cousin, >Contact me off list. I live in (near) Columbia, too! We can get together >and compare notes. >Jeff > >Nancy Parr wrote: >>Then last October we decided to >>uproot and leave our home of the past10 years in Valdosta and trek up here >>to Columbia, SC....not an easy task leaving family and friends behind >>( Our youngest daughter is 21 and a student at VSU and didn't want to leave >>Georgia because she receives the HOPE grant that pays for her >>schooling.....SC has recently voted in an educational lottery but it will >>take some time for it to be implemented. ><snip> >>Regards, >>Nancy E Parr > > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > >============================== >Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Jeff Tanner wrote: > Berry Hampton Tanner, Sr., (heretofore referred to as "BH, Sr.") son of > John and Mary Douglass Tanner married 1st Eliza Taylor. He married 2nd, > Hester Ward -- NOT the same Hester Ward who married John Wesley Tanner -- > more on that later. There were no children by his marriage to Hester. (BH, > Sr. was buried in Ward cemetery near Hester. His grave stone was later > moved to Camp Ground Cemetery in Bacon Co. next to Eliza, but his body was > left undisturbed as it had been about 100 years since his burial in 1881. > A "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp Ground.) Hello Jeff, I had been told that BH, Sr., was buried in Ward Cemetery. When I saw his tombstone in Campground I questioned the descendant who had told me about his burial at Ward. I was told that as far as he knew, he was still buried at Ward, that he knew nothing about a tombstone in Campground. The next time I went to Campground I had a probe with me. I probed the area in front of the tombstone and found that there is a vault buried there. I found that puzzling, since vaults have not been in use that long. Later, I discovered that "he" had been moved from Ward to Campground. Now, you say a "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp Ground? Well, I wasn't there, but if "something" wasn't moved to Campground and buried in a vault, then I wonder who is buried in the place where BH, Sr.'s tombstone is? Clyde

Mary Douglass remarried to Benjamin Thomas after the death of John Tanner (John died between 1818-1820 in Emanuel Co.). I'm told that she had at least two sons by this 2nd marriage, Benjamin Jr., and perhaps Lawton? I haven't seen it myself, but am told she appears in the 1840 census, near her sons Berry Hampton, Robert Green, and Elijah Tanner in Telfair Co., living alone with 2 or 3 young children. Anyone out there know if you're descended from this 2nd marriage of Mary Douglass Tanner Thomas? Thanks, Jeff

I may have posted this before, but with new people on the list I thought I'd try it again. There is a legislative act passed on 21 January, 1852. It states that Berry Hampton Tanner has applied to change his son's name from Hampton Brickle to Hampton Tanner. This Berry Hampton Tanner was the son of John and Mary Douglass Tanner, and was the first sheriff of Coffee County. There are a couple of versions of the story, but BH's wife, Eliza Taylor, is said to have taken "Bunk" into her arms and raised him as her own. Does anyone know the identity of the biological mother of Berry Hampton "Bunk" Tanner? The above name, Brickle, would seem like it might be the right name. However, there was another sibling of this affair -- a daughter. I'm told that the daughter later married a Powell from Lumber City. The name Girtman has somehow also been associated with this relationship. Our Tanner family used to attend Powell reunions in Lumber City due to this relationship (some may still). If anyone can clear this up, I would be much appreciative. "Bunk" Tanner was my gg grandfather. Jeff

No problem Melody! Wow! The Coffee list has come alive! I know of several connections between the Tanners and Kirklands. Then, you can't overlook Tanners who often married Meeks and then Meeks often married Kirklands, and Youngbloods married both Kirklands and Tanners, and the Davises, Lotts and Wards got mixed up on all sides and it gets to looking like one big mess on paper! Berry Hampton Tanner, Sr., (heretofore referred to as "BH, Sr.") son of John and Mary Douglass Tanner married 1st Eliza Taylor. He married 2nd, Hester Ward -- NOT the same Hester Ward who married John Wesley Tanner -- more on that later. There were no children by his marriage to Hester. (BH, Sr. was buried in Ward cemetery near Hester. His grave stone was later moved to Camp Ground Cemetery in Bacon Co. next to Eliza, but his body was left undisturbed as it had been about 100 years since his burial in 1881. A "ceremonial" shovel of dirt was taken to Camp Ground.) Children of BH Tanner who married Kirklands: Son, Elijah, married Margaret Kirkland, dau of Moses and Margaret Carver Kirkland dau, Lydia A E Tanner, married Moses J. Kirkland, son of Moses and Margaret This made all their children double first cousins. John Wesley Tanner, who married Hester Ward, is son of the above Elijah Tanner and Margaret Kirkland. I believe this John is also known as "Mudge". I don't know much about the descendents of Robert Green, (brother of BH, Sr.) but according to the information on the "Descendents of Cal Tanner" web site, a grandson of Robert Green Tanner, Lester, (son of Thaddeus and Vicy Jordan Tanner) married Jeannette Kirkland. It says Emily, Robert Green's daughter, married Merritt Meek (and here we go again). As Melody said, my grandfather, Baynard Tanner, son of Marshall, married a Kirkland. But his maternal grandmother was also a Kirkland. She was Elizabeth "Betty" Kirkland, dau of Zene William Kirkland (son of Moses and Margaret). She married Hymrick Meek, Jr. Their daughter, Frances (Fannie), married Marshall Tanner. Marshall was the son of Berry Hampton (Bunk) Tanner, Jr. (son of BH, Sr.). At least some of the Tanner and Kirkland lands were very close to each other. That map Melody is referring to shows it pretty well. My closest Kirklands and Tanners grew up on opposite sides of Highway 32 just west of Nicholls. There were two Hester Wards. The information I have is confusing, though. One Hester Ward was born 1830, dau of James Preston Ward and Zilphia Kirkland. A descendent one of Hester's older brothers writes that she married John W. Tanner. The John Wesley Tanner I have her married to wasn't born until Oct 15, 1859, which makes him 29 years younger than she. They weren't married until May 18, 1878 making him 18 and her 48. Can anyone clear this up? Does anyone have proof that Joseph Tanner was John Tanner's father? I can't buy that theory. The name Joseph (or any version of Cal for that matter) was never passed down in our family. That wouldn't be like us at all. Just look sometime how many John Wesleys, Berry Hamptons, Greens, and Elijahs there are. But no Josephs or Cals. John Tanner sort of appears out of nowhere in Montgomery Co. in 1805 on Tax and Jury lists. He is the only Tanner on these particular lists. In 1805, he was not married, did not have any children, and was at least 21 years of age. John Tanner appears on no censuses. He died between 1818-1820, presumably in Emanuel County, as that is where the family lived then. The Emanuel Co. Courthouse burned ca 1830, destroying all county records. The best theory I've heard is that he was a descendent of the Lt. John Tanner who was an original British soldier at Ft. Frederica on St. Simons Island with James Oglethorpe in about 1736. After the Fort was abandoned, this John Tanner was granted land in St. George Parish (became Burke Co. after the Rev. War). He lived near the same families in St. George Parish that our ancestor John Tanner lived near in Montgomery Co. Apparently, squatters took over their lands in St. George Parish during the War, and they all migrated together towards southern Washington Co. That portion later became Montomery Co., and later Emanuel. Jeff >Steve, >Sorry about that!! Boy, is my face red!! For some reason I'm getting you >mixed up with Jeff Tanner!! >I realized this as soon as I saw your post. > >And just in case you're wonderin'....... >Jeff's family descends from Elias Kirkland, son of Kiler Kirkland. His >grandmother, Nancy Kathleen Kirkland (Elias' daughter) married Baynard >Tanner. > >Sorry, >Melody > > >> I don't know of any connection of Tanner & Kirkland until my brother >> married one in 1976. And that was local here in Manatee Co FL where >> my family has been from 1922. > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please do not send any attachments or photos to the list. Rootsweb will >not accept them. 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Hi cousin, Contact me off list. I live in (near) Columbia, too! We can get together and compare notes. Jeff Nancy Parr wrote: >Then last October we decided to >uproot and leave our home of the past10 years in Valdosta and trek up here >to Columbia, SC....not an easy task leaving family and friends behind >( Our youngest daughter is 21 and a student at VSU and didn't want to leave >Georgia because she receives the HOPE grant that pays for her >schooling.....SC has recently voted in an educational lottery but it will >take some time for it to be implemented. <snip> >Regards, >Nancy E Parr

Nancy Parr wrote: > John Abraham, born 4-19-1876; married Betty Tanner Nancy, While posting the information you sent, I noticed that you didn't mention John Abraham's first marriage. He had married first Martha Ella Thomas on July 14, 1895, in Coffee County. She was born Jan. 24, 1877, probably in Coffee County, and was the daughter of Aaron F. and Lydia Ann (Meeks) Thomas. They were farming in Coffee County during the 1900 and 1910 censuses. Their children include Ira C., Bertha, Ethel, Dora and Dolly. (I'm not sure if there were any others or not.) John and Martha Ella were divorced. She died Dec. 3, 1953, and is buried in Douglas City Cemetery. I have some information on their children, if you are interested. > Need some help myself. Somehow I've lost the dates of birth/death > for Kiler Kirkland as well as his parents, Timothy Kirkland and Celia > Lankford. Does anyone have this information? Sorry I missed your questions. Kiler was born circa 1855, probably in Telfair County. Timothy was born circa 1833 in Telfair County and died May 6, 1864, at Spottsylvania Courthouse, Virginia. Celia Lankford Kirkland Meeks was born in 1834 and died in 1918. She is buried in Kirkland Cemetery, east of Douglas. > As always, let me say that nothing I have in my database is 'written > in stone' meaning that I'm sure I have my share of mistakes. Anytime I post > something, if anyone sees an error, please point it out to me so that I can > make any necessary changes. > Regards, > Nancy E Parr And that goes double for me. Clyde

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Nancy Parr wrote: > Hi Clyde, > I am showing 11 children for Kiler and Alice Kirkland. They are as > follows: Thank you very much Nancy. That's just what I wanted. Clyde