Carol, Yes Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks was the daughter of Andrew Kicklighter and Nancy of Bulloch Co. Todd Todd E. Beckham BMus. MMus. MSM Organist-Choirmaster - St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Milton,MA Conductor - Meridian Singers at MIT - Cambridge, MA Harpsichord Tutor-Ensemble Coach - Mather House Harvard Univ. Music Instructor Milton Academy Milton, MA -----Original Message----- From: Carol Riner Everett <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> To: gaemanue@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:33 am Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Claxton Fruitcake Interesting story, Todd! Do you know if Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks the daughter of Andrew Kicklighter, r. & Nancy Thomas of Bulloch County? Carol Riner Everett --- On Sun, 4/11/10, Todd Beckham <tbeckham77t@aol.com> wrote: Thanks for the info on the Claxton Fruitcake. My Great uncle was William Remer endricks. I never knew that Jenny was being considered for the name of the town f Claxton. Jenny was Remer's first wife Jenny Edwards Hendricks. When Remer's other Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks died in 1930 she disowned one of Jenny's hildren in the will saying that "he was not of her blood". his caused the will to be contested and the trial set a precedent for liable n the court system. Remer's second wife was my great aunt, Lilla Mae Ingraham hose three children were left 150,000 dollars each plus stock in a Savannah ank at the height of the depression! odd ore about Claxton The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a ouple of dwellings scattered around the area that is Claxton. W.R. Hendricks, on of Glenn and Nancy Hendricks, had been given a large tract of land by his arents. With the establishment of a town well underway, efforts were begun to stablish a post office at the settlement already widely known as Hendricks. ostal officials in Washington, D.C., upon receiving an application from George . Wood, declined to approve the name Hendricks because a post office in the tate was already operating under that name in Upson County. Two other names ere hen submitted, Jenny and Claxton. Postal officials agreed to Claxton and he post office opened in 1890. here is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local historians ontend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source while thers believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted educator f the time. manuel County GaGenWeb ttp://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

I've been deleting the emails with the subject: Claxton Fruitcake. Will you guys please change the subject line so we don't miss something important to us? Thanks cc -----Original Message ----- From: "Todd Beckham" <tbeckham77t@aol.com> To: <gaemanue@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Claxton Fruitcake > > Carol, > Yes Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks was the daughter of Andrew Kicklighter > and Nancy of Bulloch Co. Todd > > > Todd E. Beckham BMus. MMus. MSM > Organist-Choirmaster - St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Milton,MA > Conductor - Meridian Singers at MIT - Cambridge, MA > Harpsichord Tutor-Ensemble Coach - Mather House Harvard Univ. > Music Instructor Milton Academy Milton, MA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carol Riner Everett <c_riner_everett@yahoo.com> > To: gaemanue@rootsweb.com > Sent: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:33 am > Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Claxton Fruitcake > > > Interesting story, Todd! > Do you know if Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks the daughter of Andrew > Kicklighter, > r. & Nancy Thomas of Bulloch County? > Carol Riner Everett > --- On Sun, 4/11/10, Todd Beckham <tbeckham77t@aol.com> wrote: > Thanks for the info on the Claxton Fruitcake. My Great uncle was William > Remer > endricks. I never knew that Jenny was being considered for the name of the > town > f Claxton. Jenny was Remer's first wife Jenny Edwards Hendricks. When > Remer's > other Nancy Kicklighter Hendricks died in 1930 she disowned one of Jenny's > hildren in the will saying that "he was not of her blood". > his caused the will to be contested and the trial set a precedent for > liable > n the court system. Remer's second wife was my great aunt, Lilla Mae > Ingraham > hose three children were left 150,000 dollars each plus stock in a > Savannah > ank at the height of the depression! > odd > > ore about Claxton > The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a > ouple of dwellings scattered around the area that is Claxton. W.R. > Hendricks, > on of Glenn and Nancy Hendricks, had been given a large tract of land by > his > arents. > With the establishment of a town well underway, efforts were begun to > stablish a post office at the settlement already widely known as > Hendricks. > ostal officials in Washington, D.C., upon receiving an application from > George > . Wood, declined to approve the name Hendricks because a post office in > the > tate was already operating under that name in Upson County. Two other > names > ere hen submitted, Jenny and Claxton. Postal officials agreed to Claxton > and > he post office opened in 1890. > > here is some dispute about the origin of the name. Some local historians > ontend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source > while > thers believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted > educator > f the time. > > > > > > manuel County GaGenWeb > ttp://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > Emanuel County GaGenWeb > http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >