NANCY, There's just too many fo this family to list. I'll check my database when I get home. By the way, I haven't forgotten you maps either<G> Melody Mind if I ask about your Sears/Ricketson > connections? I have several names that I can't 'tie into' any other > families and am wondering if they might be some of yours. > I have a Luraney Sears, born 1811 and married to an Allen Ricketson. > No further data on Allen. Luraney's parents were David Sears and Levicy > Nobles. I have David as being born 1791 NC/died 1889 Coffee Co., Ga; > Levicy born 1792 Ga/ died 1868 Coffee Co., Ga. I show 14 children born to > this couple. > I show David Sears as having one brother named Harrison Sears, born > @1799 and have their father listed as John Sears. > Harrison Sears had a son named James Sears, born @1838. Somewhere > along these Sears lines is a woman named Ella V Sears 1881/1946 who married > my grandfather's brother Matthew M Fiveash. > I have never been able to tie Ella in to the correct family. Another > researcher has her listed as a daughter of William H Sears but this can't be > correct because he also shows William H Sears as being born in 1873. If > that date is correct, he could possibly be a brother of Ella but not her > father :-) William H Sears, according to this same researcher, was a son of > James Sears who was son of Harrison Sears. Confusing? Now you can see why > I'm asking if you can help to clear some of this up for me :-) > > Now, on the Ricketson surname. I have a Josephine Ricketson, > daughter of Bryant Ricketson and Nancy Smith. Don't have a birth or death > year for Josephine but show that she was the first wife of David Kirkland > (son of Joshua Kirkland). David was born/died in Coffee Co., Ga > ...1869/1936. David and Josephine were married 2-4-1882 in Coffee Co., Ga > and I have them with three children (Nancy, Ida and Josephine). After the > death of Josephine Ricketson Kirkland, David then married Sarah Sallie Davis > and had 12 children. > > Next I have a Harriet Riketson, daughter of Joseph Ricketson (no > further info), who married Hiram Sears (1814/1901). I don't have any dates > on Harriet nor marriage date, but show they had two children (Soloman and > Elias born 1834 and 1835). Hiram Sears was also married to Margaret Mixon > but I don't know who was the first/second wife. > These are all the Ricketson people I have in my database but I'd > really like to be able to tie them into the proper/correct families if > possible. > Take your time in answering. Hopefully I won't have too many more > questions for you :-) Thanks for any help you can offer! > Nancy E Parr

I will try to get my Sears stuff out for you...I am direct descendent of the SEARS group. My grandmother, Fanny Sears d/o of Virgil ,was Hiram Sears' granddaughter--if I am correct. Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: <mmccook@bellsouth.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 1:57 PM Subject: Re: Re: [GACOFFEE] Family lines..Sears/Ricketson > > NANCY, > There's just too many fo this family to list. I'll check my database when I get home. By the way, I haven't forgotten you maps either<G> > Melody > > > > Mind if I ask about your Sears/Ricketson > > connections? I have several names that I can't 'tie into' any other > > families and am wondering if they might be some of yours. > > I have a Luraney Sears, born 1811 and married to an Allen Ricketson. > > No further data on Allen. Luraney's parents were David Sears and Levicy > > Nobles. I have David as being born 1791 NC/died 1889 Coffee Co., Ga; > > Levicy born 1792 Ga/ died 1868 Coffee Co., Ga. I show 14 children born to > > this couple. > > I show David Sears as having one brother named Harrison Sears, born > > @1799 and have their father listed as John Sears. > > Harrison Sears had a son named James Sears, born @1838. Somewhere > > along these Sears lines is a woman named Ella V Sears 1881/1946 who married > > my grandfather's brother Matthew M Fiveash. > > I have never been able to tie Ella in to the correct family. Another > > researcher has her listed as a daughter of William H Sears but this can't be > > correct because he also shows William H Sears as being born in 1873. If > > that date is correct, he could possibly be a brother of Ella but not her > > father :-) William H Sears, according to this same researcher, was a son of > > James Sears who was son of Harrison Sears. Confusing? Now you can see why > > I'm asking if you can help to clear some of this up for me :-) > > > > Now, on the Ricketson surname. I have a Josephine Ricketson, > > daughter of Bryant Ricketson and Nancy Smith. Don't have a birth or death > > year for Josephine but show that she was the first wife of David Kirkland > > (son of Joshua Kirkland). David was born/died in Coffee Co., Ga > > ...1869/1936. David and Josephine were married 2-4-1882 in Coffee Co., Ga > > and I have them with three children (Nancy, Ida and Josephine). After the > > death of Josephine Ricketson Kirkland, David then married Sarah Sallie Davis > > and had 12 children. > > > > Next I have a Harriet Riketson, daughter of Joseph Ricketson (no > > further info), who married Hiram Sears (1814/1901). I don't have any dates > > on Harriet nor marriage date, but show they had two children (Soloman and > > Elias born 1834 and 1835). Hiram Sears was also married to Margaret Mixon > > but I don't know who was the first/second wife. > > These are all the Ricketson people I have in my database but I'd > > really like to be able to tie them into the proper/correct families if > > possible. > > Take your time in answering. Hopefully I won't have too many more > > questions for you :-) Thanks for any help you can offer! > > Nancy E Parr > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > The Coffee County mailing list is a flame free list. Rudeness will NOT be tolerated. If you are having a problem with someone on the list, please contact either Karen or Melody. > > ============================== > 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 >