We have exchanged emails before regarding James' parents Unfortunately I am in the midst of replacing my computer and haven't re-installed Family Tree Maker, so my notes are out of reach right now. I do however wish to stay in touch. Regards, Parnell -----Original Message----- >From: Lynn Cunningham <cunningham53@bellsouth.net> >Sent: Mar 23, 2009 4:44 PM >To: jpwatkins@mindspring.com, gafayett@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAFAYETT] Fayette Roll Call - EA Huckaby et al. > >I have a little on this family. Additions/Corrections welcomed. Also have >info on Pike County Huckaby's. - Lynn Cunningham > > >Descendants of Erastus A. Huckaby > >ERASTUS A. HUCKABY was born 26 June 1848, and died 06 March 1912. He married >MARY L. FORNBY. She was born 17 September 1845, and died Bef. 26 November >1915. > >More About ERASTUS A. HUCKABY: >Burial: County Line Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >More About MARY L. FORNBY: >Burial: County Line Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >Children of ERASTUS HUCKABY and MARY FORNBY are: > >i. NORA A. HUCKABY, b. 20 September 1874, Georgia; d. 15 June 1875. > >More About NORA A. HUCKABY: >Burial: County Line Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >ii. NOAH DEMASCUS HUCKABY, b. 02 May 1875, Georgia; d. 16 April 1947, >Fayette County, Georgia. > >iii. ALMA ESTELLE HUCKABY, b. December 1877, Georgia; d. 05 August 1949, >Bibb County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate >16117.); m. WILLIAM MARTIN TURNER; b. Abt. 1867, Georgia; d. 23 November >1947, Fayette County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, >Certificate 26057.). > >iv. CORA BELL HUCKABY, b. 26 May 1882, Georgia; d. 30 June 1917, Pike >County, Georgia; m. LEE A. DUNN; b. 07 February 1880; d. 17 February 1960. > >Notes for CORA BELL HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News and Sun, July 2, 1917 Farm Hand Is Charged With Murder >Woman >Mrs. L.A. Dunn Dies at Her Home Near Woolsey From Wounds Inflicted, >It Is Alleged, By Ed Padgett. >Beaten With Ball Bat Thursday Afternoon >Her Death Occurred Saturday Noon and Man Charged With Killing In Rushed to >Atlanta Jail for Safe Keeping. >Brooks, Ga., July 2. - Mrs. L. A. Dunn died at her home near Woolsey >Saturday at noon from wounds inflicted, it is alleged, by Ed Padgett in a >difficulty which occurred Thursday afternoon. Padgett was a farm hand on >Dunn plantation, and according to the best information obtainable, had a >dispute with one of the Dunn boys over a plow, which, it is alleged, he went >to the field and took from the boys, later going to the house where Mrs. >Dunn was engaged in her household duties and attacking her with a baseball >bat. Mrs. Wilbur Dunn was present and endeavored to prevent the difficulty, >but could not do so. Excitement ran high in Fayette county Saturday and >Saturday night, and Padgett was carried from the Fayetteville jail to the >Atlanta jail to prevent any trouble that might arise. The remains of Mrs. >Dunn were laid to rest at White Water cemetery Sunday afternoon, the >obsequies being conducted by J.F. Norton, of Griffin. As the body lay in >state at the church it was viewed by some 800 people, who attended the >funeral services as a last respect to the memory of the deceased. Mrs. Dunn >is survived by her husband and six small children. She was a sister of N. D. >Huckaby, of Brooks, O.R. Huckaby, of Birdie, Spalding county, A.L. Huckaby, >of LaGrange, and Mrs. William Turner, of Fayette. She also leaves other >relatives and a large circle of friends. Padgett has a wife and several >small children. A coroner's jury held an inquest over the body of Mrs. Dunn >and ordered Padgett held on a charge of murder. (Dawn Hill) > > >More About CORA BELL HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia > >v. OTIS R. HUCKABY, b. 16 March 1883, Georgia; d. 06 March 1971, Spalding >County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate >007279.); m. TOMMIE L. HATTON; b. 27 October 1883, Georgia; d. 07 December >1958, Henry County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, >Certificate 33262.). > >More About OTIS R. HUCKABY: >Residence: Henry County, Georgia > >vi. AUGUSTUS L. HUCKABY, b. July 1885, Georgia; m. SALLIE BELLE RIVERS; b. >Abt. 1890. > >Generation No. 2 > >2. NOAH DEMASCUS HUCKABY (ERASTUS A.) was born 02 May 1875 in Georgia, and >died 16 April 1947 in Fayette County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index >1919-1998, Certificate 12308.). He married ALICE ARVIE JONES 22 August 1897 >in Fayette County, Georgia, daughter of SAMUEL JONES and MARY BEERS. She was >born 08 March 1878 in Fayette County, Georgia, and died 24 November 1955 in >Fayette County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, Certificate >24886.). > >Notes for NOAH DEMASCUS HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News, Griffin, Georgia, Thursday, April 17, 1947 > >Mr. N. D. Huckaby of Brooks Dies. >Mr. Noah D. (Doc) Huckaby, prominent Fayette County farmer, died Wednesday >afternoon at 1:30 at his >home near Brooks. Mr. Huckaby, 71 years old, was a trustee of the Brooks >Methodist Church and was for many years a member of the Board of Stewards. >He service on the Democratic Executive Committee of Fayette county and on >the Board of Tax assessors of the county. For approximately 40 years he was >Brooks correspondent for the Griffin Daily News. Survivors are his wife, >Mrs. Alice Jones Huckaby; five daughters, Mrs. Gladys H. Arnold, Mrs. Sara >Pollard, Mrs. Rosa Jones, Miss Maybell Huckaby, all of Brooks, and Mrs. >Alberta Hand of Fayetteville; three sons, Walter H. Huckaby of Brooks, Mr. >Clark Huckaby of Eatonton, and Rev. Worth Huckaby of Griffin; one sister >Mrs. W. M. Turner of Brooks, two brothers, Al Huckaby of Covington and O. R. >Huckaby of Hampton. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 11 >o'clock at the Brooks Methodist church. The Rev. R. E. Whatley, pastor, will >officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Paul A. Turner, district >superintendent. Burial will be in Whitewater Baptist Cemetery. Haisten >Brothers are in charge of arrangements. The following will serve as >pallbearers, W. C. Putman, C. L. Starr, C. D. Redwine, W. L. Burch, R. H. >Huddleston, and N. W. Kelley. (Dawn Hill) > >More About NOAH DEMASCUS HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia > >Notes for ALICE ARVIE JONES: > >Griffin Daily News, Griffin, Georgia, Friday, November 25, 1955 >Mrs. Huckaby, 77, Is Buried Today >Mrs. Alice Jones Huckaby, 77, widow of the late Noah D. Huckaby, died at the >home of her daughter near Brooks at 12:30 yesterday. She was a life long >resident of Fayette County and a member of the Brooks Methodist Church. Her >death followed an illness of several years and she had been seriously ill >since September. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at >the Brooks Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy Fiske and the Rev. J. R. Thompson >officiated. Burial was in the Whitewater Cemetery in Fayette County with >Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. She is survived by five >daughters, Miss Maybelle Huckaby, Mrs. Gladys Arnold, Mrs. Sara Pollard, >Mrs. Rosa Goodman of Brooks and Mrs Alberta Hand of Griffin, three sons, Mr. >Walter E. Huckaby of Brooks, Mr. Clark Huckaby of Eatonton, and the Rev. >Worth Huckaby of Thomaston; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alma Huckaby of Brooks; >one sister, Mrs. Ida Slaton of Fairburn, one brother, J. C. Jones of Senoia, >17 grand children and 6 great grand children; and several nieces and >nephews. (Faith Wallace) > > >More About ALICE ARVIE JONES: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia > >More About NOAH HUCKABY and ALICE JONES: >Marriage: 22 August 1897, Fayette County, Georgia > >Children of NOAH HUCKABY and ALICE JONES are: > >i. JAMES CLARK3 HUCKABY. > >ii. MAYBELLE HUCKABY, b. 24 December 1898, Spalding County, Georgia; d. 28 >April 1993, Fulton County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, >Certificate 019380.). > >Notes for MAYBELLE HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News, Griffin, Georgia, Thursday, April 29, 1993, p. 2A >Miss Maybelle Huckaby, 93, of Brooks, died Wednesday morning, April 28, >1993, in College Park, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late N. D. >Huckaby and the late Alice Jones Huckaby. Miss Huckaby was the oldest member >of the Brooks United Methodist Church. She was a life long resident of >Brooks. Surviving are a brother, Rev. Worth Huckaby of Brooks; sisters, Mrs. >Sarah Pollard of Brooks, and Mrs. Alberta Hamm (*should be Hand) of Griffin; >a sister-in-law, Mrs. Eva Huckaby on Eatonton; and several nieces and >nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, April 30, 2 P. M. at Brooks United >Methodist Church. The Rev. Eugene Huckaby and the Rev. William R. Lewis will >officiate. Internment will be in Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery. The >body will be taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the >service. Friends may visit the family from 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. >Haisten funeral home of Griffin is in charge of arrangements. (Faith >Wallace) > > >More About MAYBELLE HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia >Residence: Fayette County, Georgia > >iii. NONNIE LUMPKIN HUCKABY, b. 21 September 1900, Fayette County, Georgia; >d. 16 February 1944, Fayette County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index >1919-1998, Certificate 5190.); m. MARY ALMA MASK; b. 29 October 1894, >Fayette County, Georgia; d. 02 April 1986, Alabama. > >Notes for NONNIE LUMPKIN HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News >Thursday, February 17, 1944 >Nonie Lumpkin Huckaby >Mr. Nonie Huckaby Drops Dead at Brooks, GA >Nonie Lumpkin Huckaby (43), a prominent Fayette county farmer, a member of >the Board of trustees Brooks District Schools, had a responsible position of >AAA of Fayette county, a member of the Methodist Church, drops dead in a >store in Brooks, GA, Wednesday, February 16, 1944, shortly after noon. He >was in apparent good health. Wife: Mrs. Alma Mash [sp] Huckaby, of Brooks, >GA. Son: Corp. William Huckaby, of the Army Air base, Casper, Wyoming. >Daughter: Miss Sara Helen Huckaby, of Brooks, GA. Parents: Mr. & Mrs. N. >(Noah) D. (Dock) Huckaby of Brooks GA. Sisters: Mrs. Maynard (Sara) Pollard, >Mrs. E. M. Jones, Miss Maybelle Huckaby, Miss Gladys Huckaby, all of Brooks, >GA, and Mrs. Julian (Alberta) Hand, of Fayetteville, Brothers: Mr. Walter >Huckaby, of Brooks, GA, Mr. J. C. (Clark) Huckaby, of Eatonton, GA, and Rev. >Worth Huckaby, of Senoia, GA. Funeral Services: 3 o'clock, Saturday, >February 19, 1944, by Rev. W. Twiggs, Superintendent of LaGrange District, >and Rev. Lamar Cherry, pastor of Brooks Methodist Church. Interment: County >Line Christian Cemetery, Digby, GA. Pallbearers: J. P. Mask, Julian Hand, J. >B. Mask, O. B. Mask, R. B. Mask, W. M. Gay, Rev. Worth Huckaby, alter >Huckaby, & J. C. Huckaby. Haisten Brothers is in charge. > >More About NONNIE LUMPKIN HUCKABY: >Burial: County Line Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >Notes for MARY ALMA MASK: > >Griffin Daily News >Thursday, April 3, 1986 >Mary Alma Mask Huckaby >Mrs. Mary Alma Mask Huckaby, widow of the late Nonie L. Huckaby, died early >Wednesday morning at her residence in Talladega, Ala. She had resided there >for the past 12 years. Mrs. Huckaby was 91 and a native of Fayette County. >She was the daughter of the late John Daniel Mask and the late Belle >Chappell Mask. Mrs. Huckaby was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church >in Talladega. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock in >the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home in Griffin. The Rev. Jack Rosser >officiated. Burial was in County Line Christian Church in Digby. Survivors >include a daughter, Mrs. Helen Spradlin of Talladega; a son, Herman Huckaby; >a sister, Mrs. Annie Ray Gay, both of Brooks; 6 grand children, and 7 great >grand children. Haisten Funeral Home of Griffin is in charge. > >More About MARY ALMA MASK: >Burial: County Line Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >iv. WALTER ERASTUS HUCKABY, b. 21 September 1902; d. 06 January 1991; m. >SARAH HAISTEN; b. 19 May 1910, Fayette County, Georgia; d. 07 January 1978, >Fayette County, Georgia. > >More About WALTER ERASTUS HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >Notes for SARAH HAISTEN: > >Griffin Daily News >Griffin, Georgia, Monday, January 9, 1978 >Mrs. Sara Haisten Huckaby of Brooks, wife of Walter E. Huckaby, died >Saturday morning at her residence after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Huckaby was >a life long resident of Fayette county, daughter of the late Oscar Haisten >and the late Bessie Hancock Haisten. Mrs Huckaby was a member of the Brooks >United Methodist Church where she took an active part in all phases of the >church program. She service as financial secretary, was a member of the >Adult Sunday School Class, and the Women's Society of Christian Service. >Mrs. Huckaby was a member of the Brooks Homemakers Club. the Thursday Club, >and the Fayette County Senior Citizens Group. Survivors include her husband, >two sisters, Miss. Essie Haisten and Mrs. Tommy Turner; both of Brooks, two >nieces, Mrs. Peggy Bilbo of Brooks, and Mrs. Rebecca Carden of Jonesboro; >and a brother-in-law, the Rev. Worth Huckaby of Griffin. The funeral was >this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Brooks United Methodist church. The Rev. >Jerry Meredith, the Rev. Wayne Younger, and the Rev. C. J. Mowell officiated >and burial war in Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home >of Griffin was in charge of plans. > >More About SARAH HAISTEN: >Burial: Whitewater Church Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >v. ALVIA GLADYS HUCKABY, b. 17 February 1907, Fayette County, Georgia; d. 24 >January 1989, Lamar County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, >Certificate 002127.); m. WALTER ELLIS ARNOLD; b. 02 September 1907, Texas; >d. 12 July 1959, Spalding County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index >1919-1998, Certificate 18294.). > >Notes for ALVIA GLADYS HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News, Griffin, Georgia, Wednesday, January 25, 1989, p. 2A >Mrs. Gladys Huckaby Arnold, 81, of Morgan's Mill Road, Brooks, died Tuesday >night at Heritage Inn Nursing Home in Barnesville. The funeral will be >Thursday at 3 P. M. at the United Methodist Church in Brooks. The Rev. John >Beyers and the Rev. Eugene Huckaby will officiate. Burial will be in >Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery near Brooks. Mrs. Arnold was a lifelong >resident of Fayette County, daughter of the late Noah D. Huckaby and the >late Alice Jones Huckaby. She was the widow of Walter Arnold. Mrs. Arnold >was a member of the United Methodist Church, Brooks. Survivors included two >brothers, the Rev. Worth Huckaby and Walter Huckaby, both of Brooks; three >sisters, Maebell Huckaby and Sara Pollard, both of Brooks, and Mrs. Alberta >Hand of Griffin. Friends may visit the family from 7-9 tonight at the >funeral home. Haisten Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Faith >Wallace) > >More About ALVIA GLADYS HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia >Residence: Fayette County, Georgia > >Notes for WALTER ELLIS ARNOLD: > >Arnold, Walter Ellis, b. September 02, 1907, d. July 12, 1959. >Griffin Daily News >Griffin, Georgia, Monday, July 13, 1959, p. 2 >Mr. Walter Ellis Arnold, 51, died at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital at >6:30 P. M. Sunday. Mr. Arnold was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning >after suffering a heart seizure. He was a native of Ellis County, Texas, but >had lived in Brooks for the past 15 years. He was employed by the American >Throwing Co. in the shipping department and was a veteran of World War II. >Mr. Arnold was a member of Brooks Methodist Church where he served on the >Board of Stewards. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at >11 o'clock from the Brooks Methodist Church. The Rev. Estelle Casebier, the >Rev. J. R. Thompson, and the Rev. Worth Huckaby will officiate. Burial will >be in the Whitewater Baptist Church cemetery near Brooks. Survivors include >his wife, Mrs Gladys Huckaby Arnold, his mother, Mrs. Ellen Arnold of Ft. >Worth, Texas; four brothers, Mr. Archie Arnold, Mr. Lonnie Arnold, Mr. >Harold Arnold, all of Ft Worth, Texas, and Mr. George Arnold, U. S. Army >stationed oversees. The body will be carried to the home Tuesday morning to >remain there until funeral services. Haisten Funeral Home is in charge of >arrangements. [Faith Wallace] > >More About WALTER ELLIS ARNOLD: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia >Residence: Fayette County, Georgia > >vi. SARA ELIZABETH HUCKABY, b. 27 May 1909; m. /?/ POLLARD. > >vii. ROSA A. HUCKABY, b. 17 August 1911; m. /?/ JONES. > >viii. REV. SAMUEL WORTH HUCKABY, b. 15 May 1916, Fayette County, Georgia; d. >30 May 1996, Spalding County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index >1919-1998, Certificate 024903.); m. CHRISTINE HAYES; b. 25 October 1919. > >Notes for REV. SAMUEL WORTH HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News >Griffin, Georgia, Friday, May 31, 1996 >Mr. Samuel Worth Huckaby, 80, of Brooks, Georgia., died Thursday morning, >May 30, 1996, at Spalding Regional Hospital. He was born in Fayette County, >Georgia., the son of the late Noah Damascus Huckaby and the late Alice Jones >Huckaby. The Rev. Huckaby was pastor of several Georgia churches among them >Calvary, Faith, and New Salem, all of Griffin, Valley Grove of Thomaston, >and Shadnor Baptist Church, Union City, Georgia. He was ordained into the >ministry in 1942. The Rev. Huckaby was well known in several states for his >evangelical ministry as well as being active in all levels of Association >work. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Christine Hayes Huckaby of >Brooks; daughter, Joanne Floyd of Riverdale; sons and daughters-in-law, >Eugene and Jan Huckaby of Temuco, Chile, Lyndon Huckaby of Lindale, >Georgia., and Keith and Chokdee Huckaby of Brooks; grandchildren, Mr. and >Mrs. Tom (Chris) Aker of Suwanee, Ken Walraven and Brian Walraven of Cave >Springs, Georgia., Mr. and Mrs Todd Huckaby of Santiago, Chile, Mr. and Mrs >Doug (Kim) Head of Thomaston, Allison Huckaby of Temuco, Chile, Jonathan >Huckaby of Birmingham, Ala., and Noah Huckaby and Bryna Huckaby, both of >Lindale, Georgia.; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah >Pollard of Brooks, and Mrs Alberta Hand of Griffin; and several nieces and >nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 1, at 11 a. m. in the >Starr's Mill Baptist Church in Fayette County. The Rev. Eugene Huckaby, the >Rev. W. H. Thompson, and the Rev. James Burleson will officiate. Interment >will be in Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Huckaby will be >carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. >Ministers are asked to serve as honorary escort and sit in a group at the >service. > >More About REV. SAMUEL WORTH HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Church Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia >Residence: Fayette County, Georgia > >More About CHRISTINE HAYES: >Burial: Whitewater Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia > >ix. VARA ALBERTA HUCKABY, b. Abt. 1919, Fayette County, Georgia; d. 28 March >1998, Spalding County, Georgia (Source: Georgia Death Index 1919-1998, >Certificate 013094.); m. /?/ HAND. > >Notes for VARA ALBERTA HUCKABY: > >Griffin Daily News >Griffin, Georgia, Sunday, March 29, 1998 >Mrs. Alberta Hand, 79, formerly of South 17th Street, Griffin (Georgia), >died Saturday morning (March 28, 1998) at the Spalding Regional Hospital. >Mrs. Hand was born in Fayette County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the >late Noah Huckaby and the late Alice Jones Huckaby. Mrs. Hand was a retired >employee of Dundee Mills at the Lowell Bleachery and was a member of the >Hanleiter United Methodist Church. Survivors include: four daughters, Edith >Hall of Jackson, Louise Ogletree, Mary Daniel and Connie Davis, all of >Griffin; two sons Cecil Hand of Stockbridge and David Hand of Thomaston; 11 >grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. >Alberta Hand will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. at the Hanleiter United >Methodist Church. Rev. Don Clark will officiate. Interment services will >follow in Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery in Brooks. Friends may visit >the family today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. >McCullough Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. > >More About VARA ALBERTA HUCKABY: >Burial: Whitewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia >Residence: Catoosa County, Georgia > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <jpwatkins@mindspring.com> >To: <gafayett@rootsweb.com>; <gafayett-l@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 2:43 PM >Subject: [GAFAYETT] Fayette Roll Call - EA Huckaby et al. > > >> I'm primarily interested in the family of E.A. Huckaby from the County >> Line area of Fayette County, but all early Huckabys in Georgia. >> >> J. Parnell Watkins, Jr. > "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."