Hi Luan, Long time no talk :-) Great to see a post from you; maybe we can stay in touch more often. To answer your question, I have Leon Kirkland as a son of David Kirkland and Sarah Sallie Davis Kirkland. David Kirkland was born 12-4-1860 Coffee Co and died 8-17-1936 Coffee Co., Ga. David was a son of Joshua Kirkland and Sarah Fender (my g g g grandparents). I have the same dates as your for Leon Kirkland; but I do not have any of the other information on his family. For that, I'm very grateful you submitted your info to the list :-) Again, great to hear from you :-) Hope this answered your question. Regards, Nancy E Parr -----Original Message----- From: Luan Harper <lyh@gate.net> To: GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 4:35 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Another Kirkland family >Can some of you Kirkland researchers connect with these folks: >------------------------------------------------------------------ >FUNERAL HELD FOR LEON KIRKLAND, 52 > >A large crowd gathered at Chatterton Grove Holiness Baptist Church Sunday >afternoon for the funeral services of Leon Kirkland, 52, Rt. 2, Broxton. > >Mr. Kirkland was a widely known, well liked resident in the Broxton >Community. > >Members of the Chatterton Grove Church composed a large choir which sang >several songs at the service. The Rev. Henry ________, assisted by the Rev. >Stanford Williams were officiating ministers. > >Survivors include his wife, Lillie Vickers Kirkland; son, Vickers Kirkland, >Kirkland, GA; daughter Miss Mary Kirkland, Douglas; four brothers, Dave >Kirkland, Frank Kirkland, Will Kirkland, and Warren Kirkland, all of >Douglas. > >Three sisters, Mrs. I. T. Torrance, Douglas, Mrs. Nancy Day, Haynes City, >FL, and Mrs. Josephine Kirkland, Jacksonville, FL. > >Burial was in the church cemetery at Chatterton Grove with Douglas Funeral >Home in charge of arrangements. > >Honorary pallbearers were Tom Butts, George Butts, John Carver, Edward Day, >George Taylor, Herbert Vickers, Jim King, S. F. Jones, Marvin Kirkland, >Albert Malcolm, and Claude Douglas. > >Active pallbearers were Osborn Kirkland, Carl Adams, Willis Kirkland, George >Kirkland, David Kirkland, Woodrow Kirkland, Clyde Kirkland, and Jim >Kirkland. >---------------------------------------- >When I checked the Coffee Co. Cemetery book, his burial information was >listed as: > >Leon Kirkland, h/o Lillie Vickers >b. Nov. 25, 1898 >d. Nov. 17, 1950 > >Lillie Vickers Kirkland, w/o Leon Kirkland >b. Jan. 18, 1902 >d. July 1985 > >I also found the engagement announcement for Mary Kirkland in the Douglas >Enterprise dated Jan. 10, 1957. It stated her full name was Mary DeLanie >Kirkland, and that she was the daughter of the late Mr. Leon Kirkland of >Broxton. Her marriage was recorded in the Coffee County Marriage Books as >April 14, 1957. She married Talmadge E. Arnette, son of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas >Arnette of Brunswick. > >Mary Kirkland Arnette was a very close friend of my mother's. > >Thanks, >Luan Harper >Brunswick, GA >lyh@gate.net > > > >==== 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 > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Thanks Nancy for the reply! I really appreciate the information. It is good to hear from you again, too. I get jealous of all the wonderful Coffee County researchers who get to discuss their lines so frequently and every now and then I just have to find SOMETHING to talk about, even if it isn't my direct kin! ha, ha! Take care, Luan Harper Brunswick, GA lyh@gate.net Researching my kinfolks who passed through Coffee County at one time or another: Graham, Yawn, Rentz, Griffin and probably a few more who wouldn't claim me even if they could! :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Parr" <nancparr@bellsouth.net> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Another Kirkland family > Hi Luan, > Long time no talk :-) Great to see a post from you; maybe we can > stay in touch more often. To answer your question, I have Leon Kirkland as > a son of David Kirkland and Sarah Sallie Davis Kirkland. David Kirkland was > born 12-4-1860 Coffee Co and died 8-17-1936 Coffee Co., Ga. David was a > son of Joshua Kirkland and Sarah Fender (my g g g grandparents). > I have the same dates as your for Leon Kirkland; but I do not have > any of the other information on his family. For that, I'm very grateful you > submitted your info to the list :-) > Again, great to hear from you :-) Hope this answered your question. > Regards, > Nancy E Parr