This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Boridor Surnames: Moore, Latimer, Girtman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.coffee/2210/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I NEED HELP!! I'm actually looking for the ANCESTORS of my great-grandfather, James Andrew Moore. Here's my problem. The farthest I can go back is my > great-grandfather, James Andrew > Moore (17OCT1840 - 06NOV1913). He shows up for the > first time, age 19, > on the 1860 Fannin Co, GA census, living in the > household of James > Parks. His occupation is listed as miller. It shows > he was born in > Georgia, and later census indicate that his parents > were born here as > well. Except for service in the Civil War, he > apparently lived in Fannin > county the rest of his life. Oddly, five of his six > children ended up in > Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis (formally Appling and > Coffee) County, which is > in south Georgia. (Fannin is in north Georgia, on > the North > Carolina/Tennessee line.) I have no idea why. A > Girtman (That is the > maiden name of a great-grandmother) did marry a > Sarah A. Moore, who was > born 18 JUL 1848. I'm GUESSING that there MIGHT be a > connection with her > and James Andrew (brother? Cousin?), but again, I > can't find one. So > far, that's all I have. > > > My grandfather, John Avery Moore, married a daughter > of James Hendrick > Latimer, His sister Callie married a Latimer son. > James hendrick's wife > was a Girtman, so I'm connected there as well. (The > Girtmans, and I > believe the Latimers are mentioned in "Pioneers of > Wiregrass Georgia" I > also have some Tillmans in there.) > > By the way, the five Moore kids who ended up in south > Georgia were (in > order of age) Henry Gaines, Thomas Reneau, John > Avery, Oscar Perry, and > Callie Jane. > > Does any of this ring a bell?? Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.