I realize now I read the obituary wrong. He was one of 16 siblings and I read it as he had 16 children. Sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Nathan Blueford BARWICK > Carol: > > The reason I asked is that we've received some material on the Ricks > family > that states Tilton Barwick was the father of all the chidren that I have > listed as children of Nathan Blueford Barwick and Elizabeth Whiddon. I did > not have a Tilton Barwick at all in my database. This person also sent > copies of pictures of some of the children, and on each he wrote that > Tilton > Barwick was their father. This has me perplexed to no end. I know you've > seen the article that appeared in the October 7, 1987 issue of The > Soperton > News "Treutlen Scrapbook: The Barwick Sisters - Early 1900s"; he has > attached a piece of paper to it stating "Tilton Barwick is these sisters' > father. Daniel Tilton Ricks took has grandfathers' names. He went by > "Babe" > until age five and then named himself, Daniel from his father's father and > Tilton from his mother's father." > > What do you make of this? Is there any proof of the children of Nathan > Blueford Barwick and Elizabeth Whiddon? Nathan's obituary states he had 16 > children, but I only have 10. > > This is my file on this family; corrections appreciated: > > 1. Nathan Blueford6 BARWICK (William Blueford5, William4, John3, John2, > John1) was born August 03, 1782 in Dobbs, NC, and died April 05, 1868 in > Emanuel County, GA. He married Elizabeth WHIDDON June 21, 1810 in > Darlington > District, SC, daughter of William WHIDDON and Mary DAVIS. She was born > August 03, 1782 in Darlington District, SC, and died October 1879 in > Emanuel > County , GA. > > Notes for Nathan Blueford BARWICK: > > Obit published in "The Central Georgian" Sandersville > > "Died on the 5th of April 1868 at 11 o'clock Nathan Barwick aged eighty > five > years, nine months and two days. He was born in the State of North > Carolina > on the 3rd day of August 1782 and was one of a family consisting of > sixteen > children, eleven sons and five daughters. During his boyhood, his father > moved from NC and settled in Darlington Dist, SC, near Dubosse ferry on > Lynch's Creek, where he spent his early manhood in pleasure to himself and > also to his parents. He married Elizabeth Whiddon (who still survives) on > the 21st of June 1810. Shortly after which he left the old homestead and > settled in Emanuel Co., GA in the fork of the Ohoopie River, on the place > where he lived, died and was buried......" > > More About Nathan Blueford BARWICK: > > Burial: Barwick Cem. east of Norristown, Emanuel Co., GA > >