Nancy I have no documentation, She shows up in my Sears database and I am assuming(dangerous) that she is the same person you are talking about. I will look further and see if I can determine where the info came from Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Nilsen" <nancy@nilsenfamily.com> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 9:07 AM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Elizabeth Grantham/Jesse Carver > Steve... I would be interested in documentation of the child Minnie Belle > CARVER, d/o Elizabeth GRANTHAM (d/o Elijah & Elizabeth Whitley) and Jesse > CARVER. I have never been able to locate them in census or anywhere. Would > love to know more about them and daughter Minnie Belle. Nancy in AZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "flacracker" <flacracker@peoplepc.com> > To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:35 PM > Subject: [GACOFFEE] Connie > > > > Connie is the Minnie Belle below the Minerva Belle that married Thomas > Williams ? > > Steve > > Elizabeth b 1845 m Jesse Carver and had child Minnie Belle Carver. > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > The Coffee County mailing list is owned by Melody Moore McCook, who can be reached at mmccook@bellsouth.net and co-maintained by Karen Batten who can be reached at brodeaux@surfsouth.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Connie just reread your message and realized I didn't give you a birth date for Benajah Adams. It was Feb 15, 1888, he was just 40 when he died.. Ludell

Steve.... could you have the birthdate wrong for James Pinckney Grantham? I have one in my files. The Rebecca is probably Rebecca GRANGER who was the wife of Jesse GRANTHAM. I show James Pinkney, s/o Jesse & Rebecca.... b 11 Oct 1835; married Mary F. WOOTEN. He appears in the 1860-1880 Jefferson Co, FL census and the 1900 Thomas Co, GA census (wife living with son Wm P. Grantham family). I have family records on these people, which I collected while trying to locate all of my GRANTHAMS. I'll be happy to share info. Nancy in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <SMITHAVE@aol.com> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] My husbands's family > Melody: > > Here goes: Granthams. Do you know anything about James Pinckney Grantham ? > b:10-11-1865 d: 10-6-1894 buried Waukeenah Cemetery, Waukeenah, Jefferson > Co,FL . Buried near Rebecca Grantham born 8/1799, died in the 1870's in > Jefferson Co,FL. > > Ray Strobo > Researching Paulk,Granger,Harp/Harpe,Moody

Steve... I would be interested in documentation of the child Minnie Belle CARVER, d/o Elizabeth GRANTHAM (d/o Elijah & Elizabeth Whitley) and Jesse CARVER. I have never been able to locate them in census or anywhere. Would love to know more about them and daughter Minnie Belle. Nancy in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "flacracker" <flacracker@peoplepc.com> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:35 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Connie > Connie is the Minnie Belle below the Minerva Belle that married Thomas Williams ? > Steve > Elizabeth b 1845 m Jesse Carver and had child Minnie Belle Carver. >

Has anybody found proof of the parents of Joseph Tanner father of John who married Mary Douglas. Has anybody found a Cal Tanner to connect to this family? Surnames: TANNER HAYES BRANTLEY TAYLOR

Looking for information on Lydia Ophelia HERRIN(G) and/or A. C. 'Acey' AKIN. Lydia was the daughter of Owen and Mary Elizabeth (KING) HERRIN. She married A.C. Acey AKIN on December 28, 1892 in Pierce County. Lydia supposedly died c 1898 when my mother-in-law, Lovie Elizabeth AKIN was about 2 years of age. Lovie was then raised by her maternal grandparents, Owen & Mary Elizabeth HERRIN. For some reason Lydia's marriage record shows her name as HERRING (but I think there was lots of confusion about the spelling of the name - even today). I would love to find out anything concerning her death and/or burial. Albert R. Wallace Email: awallace.charlotte@juno.com or : awallace.charlotte@worldnet.att.net Web page: http://home.att.net/~awallace.charlotte ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Steve, Elizabeth ?Carver/Ricketson's parents were Vincent Carver/Ricketson and Sarah Ann Tucker. Email me and I'll send you the family group. Nancy in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "flacracker" <flacracker@peoplepc.com> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] My husbands's family > Melody who was the parents of Elizabeth Ricketson who married Elijah > Grantham ? Also do you know who the rest of the children were besides Nellie > ? > Steve >

Connie is the Minnie Belle below the Minerva Belle that married Thomas Williams ? Steve Elizabeth b 1845 m Jesse Carver and had child Minnie Belle Carver.

Melody who was the parents of Elizabeth Ricketson who married Elijah Grantham ? Also do you know who the rest of the children were besides Nellie ? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody" <mmccook@bellsouth.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 6:02 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] My husbands's family > Here are the names that I'm searching on my husband's side of the family: > > Randy's grandfather, Elijah "Buddy" McCook married Nellie Pridgen, daughter of John W. Pridgen and Elizabeth Wooten. > His great-grandfather I. L. McCook married Nellie Grantham, daughter of Elijah Grantham and Elizabeth Ricketson. Elijah's parents were Jackson Grantham and Annie Louise Sears, daughter of Martheny Merrit and John Sears. Jackson was the son of Elizabeth Whitley and Elijah Grantham. > > Eliabeth Ricketson Grantham was the daughter of Sarah A. Tucker and Vincent Carver (Ricketson) son of Sarah Ricketson and James Carver. > Sarah A. Tucker was the daughter of Mary V. Paulk and Richard M. Tucker. > I think I have Richard Murphey Tucker's line mixed up but Mary V. Paulk ws the daughter of Mary C. Young and Micajah Paulk. > > On Randy's mother's side, she was the daughter of Wiley Rogers and Viona Butler. Wiley was the son of Dona Pafford and John K. Rogers. Nothing further on John K. Rogers, but we have a good bit on the Pafford line. Dona Pafford was the daughter of Susan A. Mainor and James B. Pafford. > > Viona Butler was the daughter of M. Peter Butler and Alafaire Jowers. Nothing on the Butlers and Alafaire was the daughter of Eli Jowers and Mary Barrentine. Eli was the son of Isabella Blume and William P. Jowers. > > With all of these names, I'm sure there is much to discuss as I know that many of you are searching the same names. > Please feel free to throw out a question here and there and we will certainly try our best to answer them. > Take care. > Melody > > > ==== 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! > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Hi Melody and all, I thought I'd respond to your post. Somehow I was unsubbed from many of the lists through Rootsweb and just thought no one was sending emails :-) Glad to be back and hope to be able to share info with others. I'll highlight one of my lines with the following narative. Please take a look and if you are related, I'd be happy to share and compare notes with any of you :-) Regards, Nancy E Parr ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Joshua Kirkland Joshua Kirkland (son of Richard, grandson of Richard) was born 1803 in Ga. and died about 1880 in Coffee County, Ga. He is buried at Ward Cemetery on Jim Tanner farm. He married (1) Harriet Lee in Bulloch County Ga, daughter of James Lee and Patience Lanier. He married (2) Sarah "Sallie" Fender on Oct 27, 1845 in Madison County, Fl. She was daughter of David Fender and Mary Hire. Joshua came to the Coffee County, Ga. area around 1835. He came with his mother and her second husband, Archibald Miller. When he came to Coffee Co.,Georgia, he left his (first) wife Harriet and their five children in Bulloch County, Ga. I have further info on Joshua and Harriet's children. He married Sarah 'Sallie' Fender in 1940. She was born in 1824, in Barnwell Dist., SC, a daughter of David Fender. They moved to Madison County, Fl around 1845. It is assumed, but not known for certain, that Joshua obtained a divorce from his first wife Harriet Lee. Some family lore has it that he fled to Florida for having illegally killed a slave, although there is no known documentation or veification of that story. His occupation in the 1850 census (Madison Co., Fl) was shown as 'blacksmith'. He later moved back to Georgia after spending about 20 years in Florida. He moved to his old home in what had become Coffee County during his absence. He acquired a farm about 6 miles northeast of Douglas, the county seat, and lived there until his death some time between 1870 and 1880. He is buried in a small cemetery located on the Jim Tanner farm. There is no head stone or marker to identify Joshua's grave or his date of death. His wife Sallie died about 1903 and is buried in Kirkland Cemetery in Coffee County. From Huxford Vol. 7, corrections, pages 491-92: James Lee (father of Herriet Lee-Kirkland) in his Will probated in Bulloch County on September 9, 1840, devised ony $1.00 "to my son-in-law Joshua Kirkland", the reason for this nominal legacy of one dollar was because the law at that time vested a wife's estate or legacy to her husband and Joshua Kirkland had already left his wife and children and came to Coffee County; Joshua and Harriet were not divorced at that time. Harriet Lee Kirkland never married again and died in Bulloch County on June 29, 1869. She was buried in Lower Lott's Creek Cemetery. Joshua and Sallie (second wife) were living in Madison Co., Fl on the 1850 and 1860 censuses. NOTE: The slab over the grave of Sallie Fender Kirkland indicates she was "born 1824, died 1903, Wife of Joshua Kirkland". Joshua and Sarah Kirkland had 8 children known to me: Sarah Kirkland, born 6-5-1841; married Richard Duren William Franklin Kirkland, born 3-11-1847 James Cuyler Kirkland, born 10-28-1849; married Barbara Thigpen Lucretia Kirkland, born 1853; married Joshua Smith Alice Kirkland, born 3-11-1854; married Kyler (spelling) Kirkland Joshua, Jr. born 10-10-1857; married Hester Clesta Lott David Kirkland, born 12-4-1860; married Sarah Sallie Davis Manassa Kirkland, born 4-12-1863, married William Carter I descend through son William Franklin Kirkland who married Sarah Newbern, daughter of Ethelred Dryden Newbern and Elizabeth Sirmans. William Franklin and Sarah were married on 12-24-1865 in Berrien (now Lanier Co.) Ga. They had 14 children including my great grandmother Pearlie Kirkland, born 3-2-1875 and married Matthew Tomlinson, a son of William S Tomlinson and Matilda Giddens. Pearlie and Matthew were married on 1-14-1892 in Clinch Co., Ga and had 11 children including my maternal grandmother, Willie Alice Tomlinson, born 11-7-1892 and she married Charlton Augustus Fiveash, a son of George Appling Fiveash and Elizabeth Lee. Charlton and Alice were married on 7-11-1909 in Clinch Co., Ga and had 13 children, including my mother Dorris Alice Fiveash who was born on 10-3-1932 in Hahira, Lowndes Co., Ga. She and my dad, Richard L Evans were married on 7-22-1950 in Clinch Co, Ga and I was born on 1-2-1952 in CLinch Co., Ga. My dad passed away on 12-31-1995 and was a son of Ivey L Evans and Alma Williams of Clinch Co., Ga.

Melody: Here goes: Granthams. Do you know anything about James Pinckney Grantham ? b:10-11-1865 d: 10-6-1894 buried Waukeenah Cemetery, Waukeenah, Jefferson Co,FL . Buried near Rebecca Grantham born 8/1799, died in the 1870's in Jefferson Co,FL. Ray Strobo Researching Paulk,Granger,Harp/Harpe,Moody

Looking for spouse and children of Rhoda Grantham born abt 1843, dau of Elijah Grantham b 1808 and Elizabeth Whitley. Or, was she in fact the dau of Elijah Grantham and second wife, Miriah Durham. I belive that when I merged my files that it did not work like I wanted in trying to correct duplicates, I have messed my files up for some families, especially this one of Elijah Grantham b 1808 S.C. and wives Elizabeth Whitley and Mariah Durham. I have the children of Elijah and Elizabeth Whitley as: Sarah b 1826 married John Collins. Jackson b 1830 m Anna Sears Elijah b 1841 Rhoda b 1843 Elizabeth b 1845 m Jesse Carver and had child Minnie Belle Carver. I have a problem with this because there were abt 4 years between the first two children, 10 or 11 years until the next child. What were they doing for 10 years? Thanks, Connie

Looking for family (wife and children) of Alfred Peterson b 1827 and died in 1870 Coffee County, GA. His parents were John Peterson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Lott. Thanks, Connie

Posted on: Coffee Co. Ga Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Coffee/10517 Surname: Spivey, Kirkland, Wright, Corbitt ------------------------- Hi Jo, Uncle James and Aunt Tishie lived in Winter Garden Florida.They are my great Aunt and uncle.As far as I know the living children are still in Winter Garden.Let me know what you want to know and I will ask my mom.She is their neice.

Hi Melody. I am looking for family information for James Mack Merritt who married Elizabeth Grantham b 1863.(dau of Jackson Grantham and Anna E. Sears. Did James Mack Merritt and Elizabeth have children? Did Elizabeth marry anyone else? Jackson Grantham b 1830 m Anna Sears...I am interested in ALL their children. I have no family info for their son Burrell. And I am very interested in their son John Wesley Grantham who married Mary Jane Vickers. Because I am looking for my ggrandmother, Eliza Grantham born 1862-1868. Her death certificate lists no parents. My elderly relatives say they knew nothing about her family. They say she used to go visit a brother in Irwin or Berrien or Coffee County. They also say that they said that (1) she was adopted and some say (2) her parents were killed by Indians. I don't think that her parents were killed by Indians in 1862-1868? But, she did name her first born son, JOHN WESLEY. That makes me think that perhaps she was related to this family. Thanks, Connie (someone, please help solve this 7 year old mystery!)

Hi ludell. I have that Benajah Adams married Olive Lott(b Mar 7, 1890 and d Sept 24, 1958), dau of Daniel P. Lott(b Jun 26, 1848 and d Mar 25, 1912) and Matilda Vickers (b Apr 20, 1852 and d Feb 16, 1923). I don't have any birth or death dates for Benajah, does anyone? I also have that his dau was Ora Adams (Dora?) b Nov 30, 1911 and died Oct 15, 1981. I have that she married George William Wilkerson b Oct 20, 1910 in Broxton, Coffee Co., GA. And that they had a child, Nancy Lou Wilkerson born 1937. Did Dora Adams also marry Sylvester G. Solomon b 1906? Thanks, Connie

I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT MELODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. SANDRA

My parents are Sylvester G. Solomon b 1906 in Broxton died 1989 (son of William Solomon b. 1879 d 1940 and Charity Smith ) and Dora Adams b 1911 d. 1976(dau of Benajah Adams and Olive Lott) they were married dec 24, 1930 William Solomon's parents were John Godwin Solomon and Sarah Ann Royal ( he also married Sara's sister Judy Ann Royal). Charity Smith's parents were William Eads Smith and Lydia Adams. Wiliam Eads Smith's parents were Elbert M.T. Smith and Eady Floyd. My stumbling block is Eady Floyd, I can't find out who her parents are , where she was born or anything,, Any help would be appreciated I have earlier info on the Solomon line if anyone is interested. Ludell Solomon

Hi Sandra, Yes, I did offer to do the look-up for you and the courthouse was closed that time I was visiting down in Coffee County. sometimes it seems like we're the only one that is doing the research on our lines, doesn't it? I should be going down there again around the 23rd or 24th of March. I always print out everyone's requests and try to look up as many as I can. You wouldn't believe the boxes and all of the papers that I take when I go down there!! Don't give up and keep posting regularly...you never know when you might make that connection!! Melody . I AM RESEARCHING JOHN /MILTON BROWN RAN THE > BLACKSMITH SHOP ON COFFEE AVENUE IN DOUGLAS UNTIL 1967. THE > LANE/PAULK/HARRIS FAMILY SOME OF THEM LIVED ON MADISON AVENUE IN DOUGLAS. ANY > INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.I BELIEVE THAT THE LANE FAMILY WERE > MIXED BREED BLACK/CREEKS. THE BROWNS CREEK/IRISH. THANK SANDRA CLIFTON

Melody Can you give me some information on Mose Tucker? Herman ----- Original Message ----- From: Melody <mmccook@bellsouth.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 5:48 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Family lines > My roots run deep in the Coffee County soil as do many of yours: > > My father's side of the family runs through his Mother's side: > My grandmother's parents were: > > William Manning Smith, Sr, and Josephene Tucker. > Josephene Tucker was the daughter of Mose Tucker and ? > > On my Mother's side, the list is a good bit longer: > My grandfather was the son Dave Benton and Jane King. Jane King was the daughter of Thomas and Mary King and was first married to John Franklin Griffin. I've been told his parents were Ellen Pridgen and James Griffin. Nothing further there. On a side note Jane King was also the sister of Mitchell King who married Mary V. Parker (don't have her parents) and also the sister of Sara Ann King who married Matthew Daniel. > > My grandmother was the daughter of L. J. Kirkland and Laura McGovern, so we can go back there to Richard Kirkland, through both Joshua and Moses Kirkland. > > Laura's parents were Thomas McGovern and Adeline Ricketson, so the Ricketson family connects through to the Sears, Nobles, and Arnold family. The McGovern family connects to the Peterson line also. > Like most of you, I have more info on some families than others. I also probably have a few mistakes and certainly a number of dead-ends. > My husband comes through a lot of the different lines of Coffee County and I'll send them next. > Melody > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >