----- Original Message ----- From: gslat <gslat@uswest.net> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 6:17 PM Subject: [GAWARE] SS-Herrin > 26 oct 99 > powg v1-127-128 > > HERRIN, Levi 1804-1890 CLINCH > > LEVI HERRIN was born in this state in 1804, a son of Matthew (or Mack) > Herrin, R.S. The latter sometime after the Revolutionary War, moved from > North Carolina to Georgia and soon after Wayne County was laid out, he > moved to that county where he was a farm overseer until his death about > 1825. Levi Herrin grew up in Wayne County and about 1828 left home and > went to Ware County where he worked as a farm hand in the 586th District, > G. M. This district in those days embraced all of the 7th Land District of > Ware County; this territory is now mostly in Clinch and partly in Ware and > Atkinson counties, It was there he met and married Charity Sears, the > sixteen-year-old daughter of David and Levicy Nobles Sears. That was in > January, 1830. To them were born: > > 1. William b. 1831, m. Mary Hargraves, daughter of Thomas. > 2. Hiram b. 1833, m. Martha Williams daughter of John. > 3. Martha b. 1835, m. Ephriam McLendon. > 4. Charlotte b. 1837, m, Hezekiah P. Williams. > 5. Richmond b. 1839, never m.; killed in C.S.A. > 6. Mathew (Mack) b. 1842, m. Eliza Hargraves, daughter of Thomas. > 7. David b. 1844, m. (1) ______ Trowell (2) Calista Davis, 1883. > 8. Jackson b. 1846, m. Mary Jane White, daughter of C. C. > 9. Olive b. 1847, m. Freeman S. Walker. No Issue. > 10. Mildred b. 1850, m. Benjamin O'Steen. > 11. Mary b. 1852, m. (1) J M. Jeffords (2) Manning Cowart. > 12. Charity b. 1853, m. Elias O'Quinn, son of of H. D. > 13. Henry b. 1860, died young. > > In 1854, Levi Herrin and family were cut out of Ware into Coffee County > when it was created; they were then living in the present Axson District of > Atkinson County, formerly Coffee. But in 1866, Mr. Herrin sold out his > farm and moved over into Clinch County where they bought Lots 265, 285, 286 > in the 7th District. They cleared up a farm and lived there until their > deaths. Mr. Herrin died about 1890, and his wife died May 28, 1898. She > left a will, naming her son Jackson Herrin as executor. The will was > probated in Clinch Court of Ordinary. Mr. and Mrs. Herrin were buried in > Axson Cemetery at Axson, Georgia. > > Census References: 1830, 1840, 1850, Ware; 1860, Coffee; 1870, Clinch. > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > GAWARE-L LIST - LIST OWNER - LINDA ANGELL > http://www.gate.net/~angell - angell@gate.net > Co Host - Charles Westberry - gslat@uswest.net > Co Hostess - Judy Strickland - Jumeaujs1@aol.com > **************************************** > ANGELL'S UNLIMITED RESEARCH LIBRARY- OPEN TO PUBLIC > ************************************* > WARE COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY - HOOT OWL EXPRESS > > ============================== > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >