This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grant, Johnsey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Rc.2ADI/9.69.146.1 Message Board Post: You mention your grandfather was James Wright Grant, who lived in Mo, the child of an immigrant from Canada. Our Grants here in Harris County, Georgia--from whom I am descended (James & Sarah Johnsey Grant)--were from South Carolina, at least from the 1790s until their arrival here in the 1840s. I do not know of any members of the family who moved to Canada, though it was a large family and someone could have done so, maybe from the South Carolina parts of the family who stayed behind. Randy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Rc.2ADI/9.69.146 Message Board Post: My Grandfather was James Wright Grant. He was born in Cameron, MO - died in Auburn, NE. His father was also James Wright Grant. He was born in Canada and died in Cameron, MO. Feel Free to email me if you want more information.

even more ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:44 PM One more link; http://www.exonumia.com/Fakes/fslave.htm

More clues. . . ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 7:40 PM Check this link out; http://www.nvrha.com/slavetags.htm

Hi all, I received the following post from another list. It is being forward to ya'll for 2 reasons. 1.. there is info in here that could help others 2.. there is info in here that someone needs help on If you can help, please email me. kemis sobbygenealogy@knology.net ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 6:19 PM Dear readers, I am including a letter from a visitor to one of my sites. Perhaps one of you (or more) will have more solid information than I have. I welcome your comments. Barbara Timm cc: Peach, Macon, Coweta webmaster: Bartow Co. CSA In a message dated 11/9/2004 5:49:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, Msrow writes: Do you have any information about slave tags? I recently got one at a country auction house. It is brass and has CSA embossed on it, then 1862, then Slave, then No. 441. Where should I look for more information on this item? Any help from you would be deeply appreciated. Kay Dear Kay, Well, I'm sure not an authority, but it sounds like you have a very interesting and possibly valuable piece. Here are some sites that might help: _http://www.exonumia.com/slave.htm_ (http://www.exonumia.com/slave.htm) _http://www.museum.state.sc.us/culturalhistory/AfricTag.html_ (http://www.museum.state.sc.us/culturalhistory/AfricTag.html) _http://www.relicman.com/mis.htm_ (http://www.relicman.com/mis.htm) The first two sites tell about tags used by "hired-out" slaves in Charleston, S.C. These, however, don't sound like what you have since you didn't mention an occupation engraved on your tag and the Charleston tags don't mention a date included. The third site tells about the Charleston slave tags, but the "Relic Man" also has much material about the Civil War as well. The fact that your tag has "CSA" (probably initials for Confederate States of America) engraved on it and has no occupation engraved on it leads me to believe that slaves who fought in the Confederate army may have been issued such tags. The year, 1863, definitely falls in the Civil War period. Perhaps the owner's name and information was recorded and a number assigned to the slave who would be returned to his master after the war was over. I'm just guessing on this. Many African-American soldiers fought with the Confederate Army in the Civil War: 180,000 to be exact. _http://americancivilwar.com/colored/histofcoloredtroops.html_ (http://americancivilwar.com/colored/histofcoloredtroops.html) If African-American soldiers were issued tags such as these, and I've not yet found a site which suggests this, they were certainly ahead of the time. Dog tags were not being used yet, and the white troops were supposed to keep an identification paper on their person in case of injury or death. That plan didn't work too well because the Civil War graveyards are full of unidentified soldiers. _http://military.gabartow.org/cassvillecm.shtml_ (http://military.gabartow.org/cassvillecm.shtml) I hope this dab of information will help set you on a successful journey. I would be very interested to learn what you find out. I will also keep my eyes and ears open for more information. May I post your letter on my Bartow Co. CSA site? Also, could I have a scan of both sides of your tag? Maybe someone will come along who knows more than I do. I will also pose your question to the County Coordinators of GAGenWeb Project sites. They're a varied group with many interests and talents. Perhaps one of them can help. Barbara

Pike-Upson-Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Wilson, Mollie E. - Cox, Henry F. December 28 1876 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002535 November 14, 2004, 1:23 pm Pike County Georgia Return of a Marriage - 1876 Form A Return of a Marriage. To the Ordinary of Pike County, State of Georgia 1. Full name of groom: Henry F. Cox 2. Place of residence: Pike Co Ga 3. Age: 21 4. Color: Far (Fair) 5. Occupation: Machinist 6. Place of birth - State or Country: Upson Co 7. Father’s name: Wm. H. Cox 8. Mother’s maiden name: P.J. Stegall 9. Full name of bride: Mollie E. Wilson 10. Maiden name if a widow: 11. Place of residence: Pike Co 12. Age: 20 13. Color: Fare (Fair) 14. Place of birth - State or Country: Harris 15. Father’s name: E.M. Wilson 16. Mother’s maiden name: D. North I hereby certify that Henry F. Cox and Mollie E. Wilson were joined in marriage by me, in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, in the State of Georgia, in the county of Pike this 28 day of Dec 1876. - J.L. Wright, NP File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/pike/vitals/marriages/mr1720wilson.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lancaster Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/687.1.1 Message Board Post: Randy, thanks for your reply. Your mention of West Point is interesting. When J. S. James wrote his "Brief History of the Sacred Harp" in 1904, he wrote that Sarah LANCASTER had lived and died in West Point, Ga. But by 1911, when he wrote notes about the composers in his book "Original Sacred Harp", he changed this, saying she was still alive and living in Texas. He wrote that "statements about her having died at West Point, Georgia, twenty-five or thirty years ago" were a mistake. But this time he is never clear about whether she did actually live at West Point. So my original inclination was that she lived at West Point, but am not sure, and have just found a family in Marion County (1860) that may fit better (having daughters with names that fit the initials of the other two, as well as a Sarah).

http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/isearch here are several links that include the name WARDLAW in Georgia.Click on the 'full' view. dellah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: <tommielouwardlaw@earthlink.net> To: <GAHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:19 PM Subject: [GAHARRIS] Wardlaw, Ray > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: McCully, Ray, Wardlaw, Wilson > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/688 > > Message Board Post: > > Francis Marion Wardlaw, son of William and Margaret (McCully) Wardlaw of Harris Co GA married 25 Jan 1840 Harris Co GA Mary L. Ray. He married 2. 8 Dec 1851 Hancock Co GA Sarah Ann Wilson. > > Wardlaw information would be welcome. > > > ==== GAHARRIS Mailing List ==== > Did you know that all the information at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris/index.html was donated by volunteers? Would you like to be one? Send Barbara Smallwood Stock bsstock@comcast.net an email. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCully, Ray, Wardlaw, Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/688 Message Board Post: Francis Marion Wardlaw, son of William and Margaret (McCully) Wardlaw of Harris Co GA married 25 Jan 1840 Harris Co GA Mary L. Ray. He married 2. 8 Dec 1851 Hancock Co GA Sarah Ann Wilson. Wardlaw information would be welcome.

Folks, While doing a seach, I came across the following page: http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ga.htm It's a list of links to sources of obituaries and other death-related records in Georgia. It's arranged by county, and as far as I can tell, all the links are to free sites. I hope this is of help to someone, and if this has already been posted to the list, my apologies for the duplication. John in TX P.S. There are lists for other states as well - go to the home page at: http://www.obitlinkspage.com/

Pike-Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Walker, Virginia - Coggins, Sandy December 21 1875 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002535 November 13, 2004, 2:24 am Pike County Georgia Return of a Marriage - 1875 Form A Return of a Marriage. To the Ordinary of Pike County, State of Georgia 1. Full name of groom: Sanda Scoggins 2. Place of residence: Pike County Georgia, Drew Allen 3. Age: 19 years old 4. Color: Peoples [?] 5. Occupation: Farmer 6. Place of birth - State or Country: Pike County Ga 7. Father’s name: Sanda Panes 8. Mother’s maiden name: Maria Scoggins 9. Full name of bride: Virginia Walker 10. Maiden name if a widow: 11. Place of residence: Pike County Georgia 12. Age: 15 years old 13. Color: Peoples [?] 14. Place of birth - State or Country: Harris County Ga 15. Father’s name: Charles Walker 16. Mother’s maiden name: Susan White I hereby certify that Sandy Coggins and Virginia Walker were joined in marriage by me, in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, in the State of Georgia, in the county of Pike this 21 day of December 1875. - Rev. Wm. Fincher [Transcribed 11/1/04 Lynn Cunningham] Additional Comments: Note: Groom's name is "Scoggins" in one place and "Coggins" in another. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/pike/vitals/marriages/mr1702walker.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/687.1 Message Board Post: Mr. Vaughn, there is a longtime lancaster family in the area of Harris, Troup, and Heard Counties in Georgia and Chambers and perhaps Cleburne Counties Ala, just across the state line. These ladies were probably from the West Point, Ga. area, in NW Harris, along the Troup county border. There are lots of lancasters still around, but the most famous one died back in the 1950s. Her name was Mahaley Lancaster. She was a spinster, farmer, practiced a little law without a license, but was basically a renowned fortune teller known for her accuracy. If you ever read a book or saw a tv movie entitled "Murder in Coweta County", it included her most renowned instance of clairvoyance, when she told the Coweta County Sheriff what happened to the murdered guy. Randy Phillips 18149 West Highway 85 Shiloh, GA 31826 706-846-2592

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lancaster Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/687 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on three LANCASTER sisters - SARAH, M. L. A. and P. R. These three sisters were probably raised in Harris County, Georgia, or one of the surrounding counties. I think they left there circa 1860 and moved to Texas. M. L. A.'s first name may have been MARY. I don't know what P. R.'s initials stand for. These three ladies were musically talented, and were composers of five tunes that appeared in a 19th century shape-note song book called the Sacred Harp - "Last Words of Copernicus", "I'm On My Journey Home", "Sardis", "New Harmony", and "Oh, Sing with Me!". If they married (which I have not found record of), their marriages probably occurred in Texas rather than Georgia. Most of what I have is based on the information given by J. S. James in his 'Brief History of the Sacred Harp' and 'Original Sacred Harp'. I'd love to find out when they were born, who are their parents, siblings, spouses (if any), children (if any), where they moved to in Texas, and where they died and were buried. Sorry that I can't give you much else to go on. Does anyone know of these ladies?? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks so much. Robert Vaughn Mount Enterpise, Texas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clower Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Rc.2ADI/686 Message Board Post: Am looking for any information on Coy Bernard Clower. He was the son of Homer Milton Clower and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Kingrea.

Chattahoochee-Newton-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Brannon, John Manson 1833 - 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 5, 2004, 4:04 pm Author: N. K. Rogers BRANNON-FULLER JOHN MANSON BRANNON Data Furnished By P. A. Brannon John Manson Brannon was born February 1, 1833 at his father's farm in Newton County, Georgia. He died near Scale, Ala., April 20, 1904. His father was Calvin John Brannon (Brannan name in some places as here in intended to be spelled with two a's.) born in South Carolina, who lived at his father's farm in South Carolina until about 1825 when he moved to Newton County, Georgia, removing to Harris County in 1835. Calvin John Brannan was the son of John Brannan and his wife Nancy Parker, who lived inv Western North Carolina, later in middle .South Carolina. John M. Brannon's mother’s name was Katherine Branan, who lived in Monroe County. Georgia. Both the Brannons and Branans are of Irish descent. The family is thought to have come to Virginia prior to 1770. The spelling of the name was changed from the final a to o by Alexander Means Brannon, a druggist of Columbus, Ga., in 1860. John M. Brannon taught school 1858-1875 (except 1861-65) County School Superintendent of Education of Russell County, Ala., 1871-1886 inclusive; planter and stock raiser 1870-1904; President of Longview Agricultural Club several times; gold Democrat; Mason; member M. E. Church, South; Superintendent of Scale Sunday School more than 33 years with three absences; contributed a number of articles to magazines and papers on agricultural and church subjects. He was 1st Lieut. Co. I, 39th Ala. Regt, C. S. A. April 1862-May 1863; Lieut. Col., later Colonel of Russell Home Guard (local defense) 1864-65. John M. Brannon of Harris County, Georgia married Elizabeth Virginia Fuller of Chattahoochee County Nov. 22, 1855 (Rev. W. W. Robertson officiating. Her father was Judge Hyram Fuller whose ancestors had come to America from England about 1790. His father, Daniel Fuller was an American veteran of War of 1812 with Great Britain. Ch. of John M. and Elizabeth V. F. Brannon: (1) George Thomas b. Aug. 27, 1856; d. Feb. 14, 1897; m. Stephie Greene Nov. 1881; (2) Katherine Annie b. Dec. 31, 1859; m. F. B. Vann of Scale, Ala. (both dec'd.) Emma Caroline (Callie) b .Sept. 30, 1862; d. March 1922; (4) Mattie Julia b. March 27, 1865; m. E. M. Anderson of Scale, Ala. (5) Infant died; (6) John Sherwood b. March 15, 1868; d. 1906; (7) Frank Manson m. Eva B. Prather; (8) Elizabeth m. John W. Ingram (both dec'd). The Brannon family have a copy of the marriage bond of John Brannan and Nancy Parker from Wake County, N. C. marriage bonds. Children of John and Nancy Parker Brannan; Calvin John, Wesley, Henry, Terrell, Tyre, Franklin, Marion Troupe, Sally, Polly, Emelirie and Laurie; all born in North Caroina. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs585brannon.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb

Pike-Harris County GaArchives Marriages.....Walker, Virginia - Coggins, Sandy December 21 1875 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002535 November 5, 2004, 6:35 am Pike County Georgia Return of a Marriage - 1875 Form A Return of a Marriage. To the Ordinary of Pike County, State of Georgia 1. Full name of groom: Sanda Scoggins 2. Place of residence: Pike County Georgia, Drew Allen 3. Age: 19 years old 4. Color: Peoples [?] 5. Occupation: Farmer 6. Place of birth - State or Country: Pike County Ga 7. Father’s name: Sanda Panes 8. Mother’s maiden name: Maria Scoggins 9. Full name of bride: Virginia Walker 10. Maiden name if a widow: 11. Place of residence: Pike County Georgia 12. Age: 15 years old 13. Color: Peoples [?] 14. Place of birth - State or Country: Harris County Ga 15. Father’s name: Charles Walker 16. Mother’s maiden name: Susan White I hereby certify that Sandy Coggins and Virginia Walker were joined in marriage by me, in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, in the State of Georgia, in the county of Pike this 21 day of December 1875. - Rev. Wm. Fincher File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/pike/vitals/marriages/mr1682walker.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

Hi all, For those of you receive the weekly RootsWeb Review, I apologize for the duplicate info. For the rest of you, maybe it will help you on your family quest. kemis * * * 1b. TIPS FROM READERS Creative Spelling for Genealogists By Lori McLeod Wilke http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~formyfamily/ Who would have thought that Smald K. McLEOD was actually my grandfather, Donald Ross McLEOD? But that is exactly how he was listed in the 1920 Census index. If I hadn't known better I would have gotten a persecution complex while browsing that particular index because my granduncle was also listed incorrectly as "Worteleam" McLEOD! What was his real name? William Norman McLEOD. Those are examples of extreme issues encountered while browsing census indexes. While the experience was frustrating, it was also educational. I learned to not give in when I know that I know that my relative was in a particular area at a particular time. I eventually found Smald K. and Worteleam, I mean, Donald Ross and William Norman by going image by image through the area where I knew they would have lived in 1920. Another example involved searching an index of wills in Sumter County, South Carolina. Three generations of researchers had looked for the estate file (probate) of our Daniel McLEOD who died in 1852 in that county. None had been able to find it. Out of curiosity I looked at the estate file of another Daniel McLEOD who died a few years later than ours and was surprised to find the appraisal of the estate of MY Daniel mistakenly filed in with the other Daniel. I went back to the index and read that there was a file for a David McLEOD with a death year the same year my Daniel died and with a widow administering the estate with the same name as my Daniel's widow. Pulling the records revealed that the indexer had mistakenly headed that particular file as that of a David and not a Daniel McLEOD. Mystery solved. It pays to look at everything more than once and to spend time going through the files that you just know don't connect to your family. The persons doing the indexing and the filing do not know the family lines the way we researchers do, and therefore mistakes are easily made, even if not so easily found! [Editor's note: The calligraphic look-alikes -- Daniel and David -- are a common problem for researchers as are phonetic equivalents, such as Sincere for St. Cyr and other spelling irregularities, such as Cowper (pronounced as Cooper). See "Why U Can't Find Your Ancestors: Misspeld Knames -- A Commun Probblem for Reeserchors": http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/lesson8.htm and "Do You Ear what I Ear?" by Michael John Neill: http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/07_27_99.htm#3 ] * * * REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 3 November 2004, Vol. 7, No. 44. * * * *

Chattahoochee-Harris-Stewart County GaArchives Biographies.....Greene, Peter A. 1838 - 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 4, 2004, 11:58 pm Author: N. K. Rogers PETER A. GREENE Confederate Soldier Peter A. Greene, born in Harris County, Georgia, August 8, 1838, moved to Chattahoochee County, Georgia, when twelve years of age, where he grew to manhood. In the fall of 1859 he entered Emory and Henry College, Virginia, choosing that institution from a sentimental love of his forbears' birth-place. Sussex County, Virginia, gave to Hancock County, Georgia, a Methodist preacher, poor in worldly goods but rich in spiritual blessings, Rev. Myles Greene, a descendant of Henry, Lord Mayor of London in 1258, who was born in Sussex County in 1767. son of Peter Greene, Sr., who left a large family located in several counties of Georgia. Rev. Myles Greene's grandson, Peter A. Greene, remained at Emory and Henry College one year; returning home he found his mother fast declining in health, and in order that he might be near her when the end came, in the fall of 1860, he entered the East Alabama Male College of the Methodist Church, now Auburn. From Auburn, Alabama, Peter A. Greene volunteered for the Confederate Army, being the second man to do so from his home—Chattahoochee County, Georgia. He went out with the Loachapoka Alabama Rifles on May 7, 1861, as a private. In 1862, he was transferred and made a non-commissioned officer in. Company G; 31st Georgia Infantry. He was very soon elected second lieutenant; then promoted to first lieutenant, and from the early part of 1864 to his surrender on April 7, 1865, commanded his company. His entire service was with the Army of Virginia, under Jackson, Lee and Gordon—the last mentioned, his personal friend. General Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia three days after the capture of the remnant of the 31st Georgia. Lieutenant Peter A. Green was carried to Washington, confined in Old Capitol Prison, and heard the commotion incident to President Lincoln's assassination. Looking from the window of the third story, he saw the ropes with which the mob had prepared to hang the Confederate prisoners. He watched in the hours of the night an army chaplain prevail on the mob to desist from carrying out their threats. Thirty-three years later, by accident, he learned the name of this Baptist minister who had served with an Ohio Regiment, and wrote to him. Alas! Two days before his letter reached the little village in that State, his soul has passed on. The good man's daughter replied that she had often heard her father speak of the incident and tell how he succeeded in prevailing on the mob to allow the guards to rush the Confederates into freight cars, for transportation to Johnson's Island Prison, at Sandusky, Ohio. This chaplain's name was Wharton. Lieutenant Greene was wounded twice—in the leg once, but not seriously, the second time—the side of the neck was taken off just above the ear on the head, from the effects of which he suffered as long as he lived. He also came near dying of typhoid fever while in service. There was a very patriotic Southerner in Virginia who turned his old mansion into a home for as many wounded soldiers as could be accommodated, so when Lt. Greene was seriously wounded a friend carried him there. This old gentleman had an ox-wagon filled with hay, drawn by four immense oxen to meet the train at a station not far away. On reaching the home, every room was filled, but, there was a young lady daughter, who, on seeing him said she would give up her room and nurse him to health, which she did. This lady, Miss Sallie Wharton, sister of General Wharton of Virginia, afterwards became the wife of Peter A. Greene. She, Miss Wharton, had gone, through the lines two or three times for information for Jackson and Lee, hence had to refugee and came to Opelika, Alabama, where Lt. Greene married her while on a furlough of a few weeks. He never saw her again or heard from her while in prison. On reaching home, three months after the war closed, he found she and his little son had died some weeks before. On April 15, 1866, he married Martha T. Greene, and moved to Stewart County, Georgia, where he lived two years; he then moved to Russell County, Alabama, near Seale. Peter Greene was active in church work and all public affairs of his county. He was Clerk of the Superior Court for about twenty-five years, which office he held at the time of his death which occurred in Columbus, Georgia. November 23, 1902. His wife, Martha T. Greene died July 31, 1902. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs569greene.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb

Chattahoochee-Putnam-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Castleberry, James 1824 - 1894 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 4, 2004, 10:24 pm Author: N. K. Rogers JUDGE JAMES CASTLEBERRY Data furnished by Judge J. V. Castleberry of Lumpkin and Mrs. Meta Castleberry Cooksey of Omega, Ga. Judge Castleberry, youngest child of Jeremiah Castleberry (b. 1765) and his second wife Mary Vineyard, was born in Putnam Co. Nov. 8, 1824. When he was a boy his parents moved to the new county of Talbot which was laid out in December 1827 from original Muscogee Co. as surveyed in 1826. In this new county there were no educational advantages, so he attended school for only about three months. But having a desire to learn he studied at home and secured an education by hard work before the fireside. When about grown he taught his first school at Tazewell, Marion Co., Ga. His son, Judge J. V. Castleberry recalls his father saying that when school closed on a Friday afternoon, he called on all his patrons the following Saturday morning, collected all tuition due him and walked back to his home in Talbot Co. that night. Mrs. Cooksey says he taught in Harris Co. and then in Chattahoochee (while it was yet part of Muscogee) where he met Susan Jane Cobb whom he married January 11, 1852. Of the four children born to this union, viz: Mary Fredonia, b. 1852, Laura McLester, b. 1854, Homer b. 1855 and Meta Lillian b. 1859, only the youngest, Mrs. Meta Cooksey is living. She has often been called one of the most remarkable women who has ever lived in this county. Her courage, patience and piety make her a worthy representative of any family. After the death of her mother when she was ten years of age, the household was under the care of faithful old Mammy Kitty until her father married second in 1863 Mrs. Addie Robinson (b. Aug. 16, 1842; d. June 11, 1911) the daughter of R. C. Patterson, who at the age of fourteen had married Alex Robinson who died a few months after this marriage. When her first trousseau was being made she was busily engaged in playing with her dolls between fittings. After she became the wife of Judge Castleberry a friend of the family describes her queenly appearance in any assemblage. One of her daughters, (she was the mother of twelve children, eight of them living to maturity—their names in Castleberry genealogy) Mrs. Nicholson, who recalls the story about her mother's beloved dolls, says she was always regarded as a queen in her home and that her father required all members of the family to treat her with the homage due her. Judge Castleberry was elected ordinary of Chattahoochee Co. in the fall of 1860 and served until Jan. 1, 1873, having been defeated in the fall of 1872 by Win. A. Farley, who served until Jan. 1, 1877. The offices of Ordinary and Clerk of Superior Court having been combined, Judge Castleberry was elected to fill both in fall of 1876 and remained in office until his death, Dec. 31, 1894, when his son, J. V. Castleberry finished his unexpired term. In addition to the duties of this office, he served part of the time as county school superintendent; also looked after the roads and bridges, there being no county commissioners in his day. As he was Ordinary when the War Between the States began, he did not serve as a soldier, but had charge of a commissary and served by attending to his civil duties. During the incumbency of Mr. Farley he taught school and, while teaching at Cusseta before he held political office, it is said he carried a class (one of them the late Dr. C. N. Howard C. S. Superintendent for about half a century) higher than any other class was carried outside of a college. He was a hard student and had the reputation of being the best educated man at that time in Chattahoochee Co., for he could read Greek, Latin and other foreign languages as well as a graduate of any college. Mrs. H. V. Miller has a letter written by her grandfather, Judge Castleberry to Mr. James VanHorn, elucidating the fine points in a mathematical problem which quite a number of educated men were discussing about that time. This letter displays that same perfect penmanship which added lucidity to the records copied through a long period of years by him while an official of Chattahoochee county. Judge Castleberry was a deep thinker, a man of a quiet, unassuming disposition and of sterling qualities of character. He was a loyal member of the Baptist Church, as have been the majority of his descendants. His son, Judge James Vineyard Castleberry of Lumpkin, who has been Ordinary of Stewart Co. since Jan. 1920 (he has been re-elected, his term to end Jan. 1, 1937) has followed in his father's footsteps in the care with which he discharges the duties of his office. Only one member of this large family, Mrs. Cordie Castleberry Miller, now resides in this county. Her versatility of gifts and efficiency in managing the affairs of life are part of her inheritance from this1 talented ancestry. This family is said to be of Dutch-Irish descent and that the first emigrant of the name who came to this country settled in Pennsylvania and bought a tract of land where the city of Philadelphia now stands. Descendants moved south through Virginia, and Mrs. Emma Nicholson says the three cornered cupboard which was in their home in Cusseta, was brought from Virginia, when the family came to Georgia. In 1830 the census returns show Jeremiah Castleberry and his family living in Putnam Co., Ga. They moved to Talbot Co., soon afterwards, where he died in 1837, and from thence came James Castleberry to found this family of such exceptional merit in Chattahoochee. The numerous descendants scattered throughout the South display the same fine traits of character worthy of commendation wherever found. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs562castlebe.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.5 Kb

Chattahoochee-Harris-Lincoln County GaArchives Biographies.....Christian, Thomas (Sr.) 1791 - 1863 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 4, 2004, 6:35 pm Author: N. K. Rogers CHRISTIAN Arranged from data furnished by T. W. Christian's Daughters. Mr. Thomas Wynn Christian, one of the most honorable, upright men who has lived in Chattahoochee County, came here with his parents in 1836. They came from Edgefield Dist., S. C. when they moved into. Ga., but they had originally lived in Virginia, where Thomas Chrstian Sr. was born in Winwiddie Co., March 7, 1791. He died in Chattahoochee Co., March 25, 1863. His wife, Lucy Williams Christian, was born in Lunenburg Co. Va., Sept. 9, 1794 and died in Chattahochee Co., Jan. 11, 1876. They had two daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, and five sons all of whom were in the Civil War at the same time, but only one of them, Chappell, was killed (at Rosaca). Thomas Wynn Christian was named for a neighbor of the Christian family in Edgefield, S. C., where he was born, Oct. 4, 1821. This neighbor Thomas Wynn gave his namesake when he was an infant a negro mammy for his nurse whom he called "granny”. When Mr. Christian was quite old and had fallen and broken his ankle at the beginning of a long illness, his daughters recall his talking to "Granny" in his delirum. He recovered from this illness and lived for seven years; these seven years with all the other years of his long and useful life being a benefaction to his family and community, for he lived by the Golden Rule. Thomas Wynn Christian married first Mary Jane Greer Sept. 8, 1847 and second Elizabeth Brown, who was from Lincoln Co., but was living in Harris Co. at the time of their marriage June 30, 1863. She died July 23, 1899. She had one son, Robert W. Christian, and one daughter, Sallie (Mrs. John Dillard). Mr. Christian and his first wife had one son, Thomas Richard (Dick) Christian (dec'd) and three daughters, Misses Lucy (dec'd) Emma and Ella Christian, (Mrs. Geo. W. Cargill). All the negroes and many white people called Mr. Christian "Old Master." Everybody loved him and the preachers made his house their home. His nephew, Dr. Jas. Van Horn, said, "When Mr. Fentress (M. E. preacher) starts to Heaven, he will go by Uncle Tom Christian's." When Mr. Christian was old and could not hear, he continued to attend services at his church regularly, following the habit so long established. People always spoke of his goodness and believed his life was guided by Christian principles. When the middle-aged men were needed during the War Between the States, he joined the 39th Ga. Cavalry. Two of his brothers went with Captain A. H. Flewellen's Company in 1861. They were Pinckney Whit and Stephen C. Christian. Names of the other two brothers were Abner and Joseph. Children of James Richard and Mary Emma McBride Christian, are Thomas William, Charles Ralph and Ida (Mrs. George F. Kunze). Thomas William m. Helen Sullivan of Rhode Island. Three children, Thomas Richard, Ralph, and Arthur. Ralph m. Cordelle Morgan. Two children Ralph Jr. and Agnes Marguerite. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA By N. K. Rogers Dedicated to KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C. and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers. Copyright 1933 by N. K. ROGERS PRINTED BY COLUMBUS OFFICE SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattahoochee/bios/gbs560christia.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb