Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harralson, Infants July 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 11, 2004, 8:43 pm The Marion County Patriot, July 23, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 30 Friday, July 23, 1886 Page One Harris County Journal Eleven months since the wife of Mr. Thos. Harralson, of Whitesville presented him with triplets, all well formed, well developed children. Last week they were attacked with cholera infantum and all died within twenty-four hours. They were all interred in the same grave. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/h/ob5386harralso.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

In a message dated 9/7/2004 8:49:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, virginia@genrecords.org writes: Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Booker, Derby 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 8, 2004, 3:50 am The Marion County Patriot, July 16, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 29 Friday, July 16, 1886 Page One Harris County Journal Derby, the little five-year-old daughter of J.H. Booker, died this morning at 8 o’clock of cholera infantum. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/b/ob5343booker.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ Virginia and others: DERBY may POSSIBLY be DOVIE Booker, daughter of John H. Booker and Cornelia Riser. Dovie Booker, born 28 Nov 1880 and died 13 July 1886, is buried in the Union Baptist Church cemetery along with other Booker's. ("History of Harris Co. GA" by Louise Barfield, pg. 516). Cornelia Riser was a daughter of George Martin Riser and Rebecca Thornton Riser . Rebecca thornton was a daughter of W.H. Thornton and Mary Carter Thornton. I would be happy to share my data with others who are researching these families. Adrienne

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Booker, Derby 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 8, 2004, 3:50 am The Marion County Patriot, July 16, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 29 Friday, July 16, 1886 Page One Harris County Journal Derby, the little five-year-old daughter of J.H. Booker, died this morning at 8 o’clock of cholera infantum. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/b/ob5343booker.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Little, John June 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 8, 2004, 3:46 am The Marion County Patriot, July 2, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 27 Friday, July 2, 1886 Page One Harris County Journal One of Harris County’s oldest citizens, the Rev. John Little, who had been in bad health a long time, breathed his last at his home near New Hope, on Friday at 10 o’clock. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/l/ob5339little.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Thomason, Jane May 23 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 8, 2004, 3:30 am The Marion County Patriot, May 28, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 22 Friday, May 28, 1886 Page Eight Georgia News Miss Jane Thomason, died at her home near Cataula, Harris County, Sunday morning at 4 o’clock. Her death was very sudden as she complained of being sick only about an hour before her death. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/t/ob5328thomason.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hightower, J.W. May 1886 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 September 3, 2004, 3:40 am The Marion County Patriot, May 14, 1886 The Marion County Patriot, No. 20 Friday, May 14, 1886 Page One Harris County Journal Mr. J.W. Hightower died at his home near Hamilton Saturday. He was a son of one of the first settlers in Harris, was about fifty years of age, and leaves a wife and several children. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/obits/h/ob5278hightowe.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

from another site. . . kemis ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [GA-CEM] Great public resource - South Carolina Archives Have found an excellent resource for those interested in ancestors who were born in, lived, or died in SC. A great source for finding actual digital images of Civil War pension applications as well. I found two of my FARR connections. :-) http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp Bob Carter Greensboro, NC

Cemeteries have been added to the Harris County GenWeb site, thanks to Dawn Carlisle. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris/cemwhere.htm Barbara Smallwood Stock CC for Harris County GAGenWeb

Hi everyone, I am looking for Parker Jackson (Jack) Moncrief, wife Nancy (Davis or Dennis) and their children. Ruben Olen, Mary, Ellen, Carrie, Edna, Johnny, George, Bradford, Arthur, B.J.(son), Olin M. and C.N.(daughter). They were in Whitakers, Harris county, Georgia on the 1880 census. Not all the children are listed in 1880, I'm guessing the older ones had left the nest. Can anyone find them Before 1880? Does anyone have a clue as to who Jack's parents were? Jack was 70 in 1880, Nancy was 48. Thanks, Pam

Thanks for this one. Welcome Parks DUKE is my gggrandfather through his daughter Emma ROSAMOND. He built a log cabin on what is now Duke Road that is still there today. The land he gave to Emma was where my grandmother - her brothers and sisters, mother - her brothers and sisters grew up. The land is still in the family owned today by the EVANS line. Thanks for sharing this. Happy Family Hunting, kemis CC for Chattahoochee and Muscogee Counties Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY, BROOKS, FOUNTAIN, SMITH for me: SONGER, CAMP, EVANS, ROSAMOND for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community Factory, and Families - Columbus (Muscogee County), GA ----- Original Message ----- From: Archives Harris County GaArchives Wills.....Duke, Welcome P. April 29 1887 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Williams wa4dyk@bellsouth.net and James Allen Duke August 25, 2004, 3:36 pm Source: Harris County Will Book C Pg. 93 & 94 Written: April 29 1887 Recorded: March 5 1926 Last Will and Testament of Welcome P. Duke, Deceased. Georgia, Harris County. I Welcome P. Duke of said State and County being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament. Item 1. I give, bequeath and devise unto my wife, Mary Duke, the following property to-wit: The seventy five acres of land off of the North West corner of lot number (122) one hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, including all improvements thereon, and also, all of my personal property of every description whatever that I may own at my death, for and during her natural life, and at her death, all of my said property, both real and personal, is to be sold by my executor hereinafter appointed by me, and equally divided between my son E. N. Duke, Georgia A. Rogers, Mary Jane Duke and Emma Roseman my children. Item 2 I give, bequeath and devise unto E.N. Duke, my son, the following land to-wit: The fifty acres of land off of the East side of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Five, and also, the fifty acres off of the East side of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, for and during his natural life and at his death said property to descend to the heirs of his body, and if he should die without issue, then said property is to descend to his sisters, Georgia A. Rogers, Mary J. Duke and Emma Roseman. Item 3. I give, and bequeath and devise to my daughter Georgia A. Rogers, the following land to wit: The One Hundred acres more or less off of the East side of lot of land Number One Hundred and Twenty-Three known as the Carpenter Land, for and during her natural life, and at her death, said property is to descend to the heirs of her body. Item 4th I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter Mary J. Duke, wife of Marshall Duke, the following land to-wit: The fifty acres of land off of lot number One Hundred and Thirty-Five due West of the Fifty acres given in Item 2 to E. N. Duke, and also the Fifty acres of land due west of the land given to said E. N. Duke in said second Item, off of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, for and during her natural life and at her death said land is to decend to the heirs of her body. Item 5th I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter Emma Roseman, wife of Augustus Roseman, the following land to wit: The One Hundred acres off of the West side of lot of land number One Hundred and Thirty-Five in the 21st District of said County, for and during her natural life and at her death said property is to descend to the heirs of her body. Item 6th I hereby constitute and appoint my son E. N. Duke executor of this my last will and testament. This the 29th day of April 1887. W. P. Duke Signed, declared and published by Welcome P. Duke as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers, who subscribe our names hereto, in the presence of the estator, at his instance and request, and or each other, he signing in our presence and we signing in his presence. W. H. West H.T. Bryant A. F. Truett State of Georgia,-----Harris --------County. ORDINARY'S OFFICE-SS. I J. B. Peavy , Ordinary and ee-officio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of Last will and testament of Welcome P. Duke, as recorded in will book C page 93 and 94 of the records of the Ordinary's office of Harris County, GA. with the original thereof, now remaining in this office, and the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of such original record. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Ordinary, this the 5th day of March 1926. Additional Comments: The original copy of this will was found amoung the personal effects of Allen Duke of Lagrange, Georgia after his death several years ago. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/wills/wl484duke.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Wills.....Duke, Welcome P. April 29 1887 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Williams wa4dyk@bellsouth.net and James Allen Duke August 25, 2004, 3:36 pm Source: Harris County Will Book C Pg. 93 & 94 Written: April 29 1887 Recorded: March 5 1926 Last Will and Testament of Welcome P. Duke, Deceased. Georgia, Harris County. I Welcome P. Duke of said State and County being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament. Item 1. I give, bequeath and devise unto my wife, Mary Duke, the following property to-wit: The seventy five acres of land off of the North West corner of lot number (122) one hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, including all improvements thereon, and also, all of my personal property of every description whatever that I may own at my death, for and during her natural life, and at her death, all of my said property, both real and personal, is to be sold by my executor hereinafter appointed by me, and equally divided between my son E. N. Duke, Georgia A. Rogers, Mary Jane Duke and Emma Roseman my children. Item 2 I give, bequeath and devise unto E.N. Duke, my son, the following land to-wit: The fifty acres of land off of the East side of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Five, and also, the fifty acres off of the East side of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, for and during his natural life and at his death said property to descend to the heirs of his body, and if he should die without issue, then said property is to descend to his sisters, Georgia A. Rogers, Mary J. Duke and Emma Roseman. Item 3. I give, and bequeath and devise to my daughter Georgia A. Rogers, the following land to wit: The One Hundred acres more or less off of the East side of lot of land Number One Hundred and Twenty-Three known as the Carpenter Land, for and during her natural life, and at her death, said property is to descend to the heirs of her body. Item 4th I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter Mary J. Duke, wife of Marshall Duke, the following land to-wit: The fifty acres of land off of lot number One Hundred and Thirty-Five due West of the Fifty acres given in Item 2 to E. N. Duke, and also the Fifty acres of land due west of the land given to said E. N. Duke in said second Item, off of lot number One Hundred and Twenty-Two in the 21st District of said County, for and during her natural life and at her death said land is to decend to the heirs of her body. Item 5th I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter Emma Roseman, wife of Augustus Roseman, the following land to wit: The One Hundred acres off of the West side of lot of land number One Hundred and Thirty-Five in the 21st District of said County, for and during her natural life and at her death said property is to descend to the heirs of her body. Item 6th I hereby constitute and appoint my son E. N. Duke executor of this my last will and testament. This the 29th day of April 1887. W. P. Duke Signed, declared and published by Welcome P. Duke as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers, who subscribe our names hereto, in the presence of the estator, at his instance and request, and or each other, he signing in our presence and we signing in his presence. W. H. West H.T. Bryant A. F. Truett State of Georgia,-----Harris --------County. ORDINARY'S OFFICE-SS. I J. B. Peavy , Ordinary and ee-officio Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of Last will and testament of Welcome P. Duke, as recorded in will book C page 93 and 94 of the records of the Ordinary's office of Harris County, GA. with the original thereof, now remaining in this office, and the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of such original record. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Ordinary, this the 5th day of March 1926. Additional Comments: The original copy of this will was found amoung the personal effects of Allen Duke of Lagrange, Georgia after his death several years ago. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/wills/wl484duke.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb

In a message dated 8/24/2004 9:06:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tdoughty1@houston.rr.com writes: am looking for info. on Crawford Downs born abt. 1773, probably in GA. He married Elizabeth (?) abt. 1796 in GA. Terry: From "The History of Harris Co. GA, 1827 - 1961", by Louise Barfield: pg. 96 - Crawford Downs, 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery, Lot 293, District 672. pg. 44 - CRANFORD Downs married Elizabeth Downs 30 Oct. 1838 pg, 41 - CRANFORD Downs married Mary Butler 28 Oct. 1832. No other refernces to Crawford/CRANFORD in the index. Hope this helps.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris/resourc.htm From: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/harrishistmaps.htm Harris County was created from Muscogee and Troup counties on Dec. 14, 1827 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws, 1827, p. 69). Georgia's 72nd county was named for noted Savannah lawyer and mayor Charles Harris. Happy Family Hunting, kemis CC for Chattahoochee and Muscogee Counties Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY, BROOKS, FOUNTAIN, SMITH for me: SONGER, CAMP, EVANS, ROSAMOND for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community Factory, and Families - Columbus (Muscogee County), GA ----- Original Message ----- From: terry doughty I am looking for info. on Crawford Downs born abt. 1773, probably in GA. He married Elizabeth (?) abt. 1796 in GA. I will be traveling to Harris next month. Where are records for that area of GA? I read Harris Co. did not exist then, it was the Creek Territory? Thank you so much, Terry

Habersham-Harris County GaArchives Military Records.....Cox, Cary Revwar - Pension ************************************************ 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: Helen Evelyn Cox Helen Evelyn Cox August 24, 2004, 3:23 pm Cary Cox Affidavit Revolutionary Service C. Rev. Ser. (Cont’d) PENSION STATEMENT BY ASA COX, 16-5 SON OF CARY COX, SR. 16 State of Georgia ) SS: Harris County ) On this 24th day of June A. D. 1852 before me a Justice of the Interior Court of said county personally appeard Asa Cox aged seventy six (76) years passed, a resident of the county and state aforesaid, who after being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following statements. That at the time of his earliest recollection he was living in Halifax County, North Carolina. That this was in time of the Revolutionary War. That his father Cary Cox, and his brother, William Cox, were engaged in said war. That he has no recollection of the time when his father and said brother went into the service, but he remembers distinctly that his father got wounded and came home and that when his mother talked a great deal about his said brother William who still remained in service after the return of his father as stated above, and he remembers his mother said that his brother was fighting for liberty, against the Tories and British. That he does not know what officers his said brother served under nor what time he went into service, but that he continued in service until peace was made. That he remembers clearly when his said brother came home. That he talked much about the hardships that he and his fellow soldiers had endured. And deponant further states that about the year 1788 himself and his fathers family moved from North Carolina to Edgefield District South Carolina that about two or three years after this his said brother William Cox also moved from n. Carolina to said District South Carolina, where he lived a few years and moved to Pendleton District in said State, where he remained until about the year 1822 when he moved to Habersham County, Georgia where he remained until his death which occurred on the 21st day of March 1848, as he had been credibly informed and verily believed. And he swares that he is a disinterested witness. (Signed) P. T. Trammell J. P. (possible spelling as unclear) "Memoirs Georgia" Published by Southern Historical Association, Certified Extracts 1895 Vol. 1, Page 1058. DAR NO. 157234 Vol. 158, Page 74 Revolutionary Army Account. Comptrollers Acct. Book K., p. 222. N. C. Archives, Raleigh, N. C. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/habersham/military/revwar/pensions/gmt73cox.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb

Harris County GaArchives Wills.....Cox, Asa 1857 ************************************************ 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: Helen Evelyn Cox Helen Evelyn Cox August 24, 2004, 3:17 pm Source: 1863 Harris Co., Ga. (book 2 P. 137) Written: 1857 Recorded: 1863 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ASA COX, DECEASED RECORDED IN HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA BK2 pp-137--178 I, Asa Cox of said state and County, being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper both as respects my self-and family that I should make a distribution of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. So therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. Item I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life; my soul I trust shall return to God who gave it. I hope for eternal salvation through the merits and atnement of the blessed Lor and Savior, whose religion I have professed, and as I humbly trust have enjoyed for the last ten years. 2 Item I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid by my executors hereinafter named as I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed in their rights, especially, as there is no necessity for delay. 3 Item My will and desire that at my death all my estate both real and personal be sold on credit of twelve months and equally divided among all my children that is in life and to the lawful heirs of any that may be dead. 4 Item My will and desire is that my daughter Isabella Hill shall have at my death one Hundred Dollars more than my other children, which hundred dollars I desire shall be laid out by my Executors for her home, wherever she may wish or in any other property that she may wish. 5 Item My will and desire is now to give my son Thomas Cox, should he move to the State of Mississippi my Negro boy, Moses, which boy I only give a life-time estate in, and that the said Thomas Cox has no power to dispose of said boy in any way or manner whatever nor is said boy subject to the payment of any of the debts of the said Thomas Cox that may now or hereafter be contracted, and I do therefore appoint my son, William Cox of the State of Mississippi, as trustee for the said Thomas Cox, as far as relates to the above named boy. 6 Item My will and desire that my daughter Matilda Griffin and Isabell Hill shall have a lifetime estate in the amount that each one shall receive that each one of the above named daughters shall have the entire use and benefit of said estate during their natural lives and then to the lawful heirs of their body, not subject to any debts whatever; and I hereby appoint my sons James Cox and Jesse Cox as Trustees for the above named daughters. 7 Item My will and desire is that all that portion of my estate which I leave to my Daughter, Elizabeth Maynor, I give to her during her natural life not subject to any debts whatever and at the death of the said Elizabeth said property to go to the lawful heirs of her body, and I do herey appoint William H. Maynor, her husband, as trustee for said estate. 8 Item My will and desire is the portion of my estate which I give to my daughter Mariah Dorman, I give to her during her natural life and to the lawful heirs of her body at her death not subject to any debts whatever and I do hareby appoint Hiram Dorman, her husband, as trustee for said estate. 9 Item My will and desire is that the portion of my estate which I give to my daughter Mary Barnes, I give only during her natural life and then to the lawful heirs of her body not subject to the payments of any debts whatever, and I do hereby appoint Oscar Barnes as Trustee in said estate. 10 Item My will and desire that at my death that any of all of my children who may have received any portion of my estate be it little or much prior to my death shall in the language of the law throw it into hotch potch and account for the same without interest. 11 Item I do hereby constitute and appoint James Cox and Jesse Cox, my sons, executors of this my last Will and Testament. This the 30th day of September 1856 Asa Cox (Seal) Signed, sealed, declared and published by Asa Cox as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our name hereto in the presence of said Testator at his special request and of each other this 30th day of September 1856. (s) . Marshall Stevens. (s) Willard Whitehead (s) William W. Stevens CODICIL TO THE ABOVE Harris County, in the State of Georgia, in the name of God, Amen. I, Asa Cox of the County and State aforesaid being feeble in body but sound in mind, having thought proper to add to my last will and Testiment this Codicil, embracing the following items to wit: Item 1st For as much as I, Asa Cox, did about the first of March last, give as a present fifty dollars to my children hereinafter named: Cary Cox, James Cox, Jesse Cox, Matilda Griffin, Isabella Hill, Mariah Dorman, Elizabeth Maynor and Mary Barnes. My will is that my other two sons William Cox and Thomas Cox of the State of Mississippi shall each receive the sum of fifty dollars out of my estate making them equal with my other children. Item 2nd In my last Will and Testament, I, Asa Cox, gave to my daughter, Isabella Hill, over and above an equal share in my estate One Hundred Dollars, but being dissatisfied, I have thought proper to give to the said Isabella Hill One Hundred Dollars more, making in all, two hundred dollars, which I leave in the hands of my sons James and Jesse Cox and Trustees for the said Isabella. The object of the above sum is to puchase for the said Isabella a home after my death and to further give to the said Isabella my buggy and also thirty dollars annually for her care of me. All of the above I give to the said Isabella Hill over and above an equal share in my estate, because she, the said Isabella, has broken up and taken care of me and my interest while I have been unable to take care of myself when all of my other children have been taking care of their own interest. This the 28th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty seven. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Seal, Asa Cox Test Marshall Stevens & William H. Stevens Additional Comments: Asa Cox 16-5 b. 1773 Halifax Co. N. C. d. Will dated 8-28-1857 Probated 1863 Harris Co., Ga. (Book 2 p. 137) m. Mildred Mariah Rountree 20-2 (Dau. of RICHARDSON ROUNTREE, 20 B. 3-8-1778 Union Co., S. C. d. ca 1856 as not mentioned in husband’s will. Asa Cox probably moved to Warren Co., Ga. with his father and brothers in 1795. He built a log house there in 1798 and recorded land deeds on 7-10-1798. He drew in the Georgia Land Lottery of 1792. He moved to Jones Co., Ga. in 1808, and fought in the Creek Indian War in 1826. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/harris/wills/gwl100cox.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.2 Kb

I am looking for info. on Crawford Downs born abt. 1773, probably in GA. He married Elizabeth (?) abt. 1796 in GA. I will be traveling to Harris next month. Where are records for that area of GA? I read Harris Co. did not exist then, it was the Creek Territory? Thank you so much, Terry

In case you aren't aware of the Census Project, the following is a copy of an email I received today. It has several things that were just added that might be of interest. Hope this helps someone. kemis From: Ron & Kathy \\\\\\\ The USGenWeb Census Project ® /////// ///// http://www.us-census.org \\\\\\ ________ /////// Census Upload Report \\\\\\\\ ________ ________ /////////// 22 Aug 2004 \\\\\\\\\\\ ________ _MIL / T623-1842 / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED: 8, USS Baltimore Transcribed by Polly Eckles Proofread by Linda Talbott ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/_mil/1900/t623-1842/ ed008-pg015a.txt 4 index files _partial.txt _MIL / T624-1784 / 1910 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City EDs: 13, 160, 163, 167, 174, 226, 268, 271, 284 Transcribed by Linda Talbott and April Phillips Proofread by L. Talbott ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/_mil/1910/t624-1784/ ed013-pg002a.txt Military Post of Calapan ed160-pg069a.txt Camp of Bojelsburg, Basilon, P.I ed163-pg075a.txt Military Station of Dipolog, Mindanao, P.I. ed167-pg080a.txt Infanta Town, P.I. ed174-pg093a.txt U.S. Army Mine Planter "General Henry Knox" ed226-pg170a.txt Sindangan, Mindanao, P.I. (Military Post) ed268-pg192a.txt United States Army Transport "Mindanao" ed271-pg196a.txt El Aguila, Dispatch Boat ed284-pg190a.txt U.S.S. Callao _index.txt _partial.txt AL / Clarke / 1850 Dist/Twp/City "Complete" Transcribed by Brenda Nichols Proofread by Rachel Sheffield ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/al/clarke/1850/ 7 census files 5 index files GA / Heard / 1870 (Proofread version) Dist/Twp/City "Complete" Transcribed by Ross Jones Proofread by Connie Burkett ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/heard/1870/ 17 census files 8 index files GA / Washington / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED:84, Colson's 88th GMD Transcribed by Ross Jones Proofread by not yet ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/washington/1900/ ed084- (2 files) _index.txt _partial.txt GA / Washington / 1930 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City EDs: 152-13 and 152-28 Transcribed by Ross Jones Proofread by Lana Magiera and Jim Crawford ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/washington/1930/ ed13- (5 files) Sandersville City ed28-pg243a.txt M.D. 1488, Tennille (Northwest Part) 16 index files _ed-info.txt ID / Clearwater / 1930 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City EDs: 18-13, 18-18, and 18-19 Transcribed by Shirley Combs Proofread by James W. Combs, Sr. ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/id/clearwater/1930/ ed13-pg121a.txt Fraser Precinct ed18-pg132a.txt Headquarters Precinct ed19-pg136a.txt Lolo Precinct 5 index files _partial.txt IN / Martin / 1860 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City Halbert Township Transcribed by Robert E. Lane Proofread by not yet ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/martin/1860/ pg00908.txt 2 index files partial.txt IN / Orange / 1910 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED: 109, French Lick West Part Transcribed by Robert E. Lane Proofread by not yet ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/orange/1910/ ed109- (2 files) 13 index files _partial.txt MA / Suffolk / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City part of ED: 1573 Transcribed by Alyson Dossett Proofread by Peter D. Dossett ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ma/suffolk/1900/ ed1573-1.txt 4 index files _partial.txt MN / Carver / 1860 Dist/Twp/City "Complete" Transcribed by Kathy Hines Proofread by Maggie Stewart ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mn/carver/1860/ 8 census files 5 index files ND / Pembina / 1880 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED: 76 Transcribed by Lori English Proofread by not yet ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nd/pembina/1880/ ed076-pg062a.txt _index.txt _partial.txt NY / Kings / 1910 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City part of ED:299 Transcribed by Stephanie Leveene Proofread by not yet ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ny/kings/1910/ ed0299-pg039a.txt will be added to combined index later _partial.txt NY / St Lawrence / 1920 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City EDs: 129 and 130 Transcribed by Frances Mullin Cady Proofread by Anne M. Cady ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ny/stlawrence/1920/ ed129- (3 files) Hammond Town and Village ed130- (3 files) Hermon Town and Village 22 index files _partial.txt OK / Indian Territory / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City part of ED: 7 Transcribed by Brian Milligan Proofread by Bernice Raymond ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ok/indian-terr/1900/cherokee/ ed007-pg143a.txt 9 index files _partial.txt TX / Titus / 1880 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED: 110, Precinct 5 Transcribed by John W. Wardlow Proofread by J. Wardlow ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tx/titus/1880/ ed110-(2 files) _index.txt _partial.txt UT / Cache / 1920 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City EDs: 17 and 18 Transcribed by Ricky Thomson Proofread by Maggie Stewart and Marsha Thompson ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ut/cache/1920/ ed17-pg001a.txt Avon and Paradise Precincts ed18- (2 files) Hyde Park, North Logan, and Benson Precincts *****NOTE***** The above transcriptions are added to the complete listing of transcriptions that can be viewed at the following address: _/_/_/_/_/ On-Line Inventory of Transcribed Census Files \_\_\_\_\_ //// http://www.us-census.org/inventory/ \\\\ Ron Eason, Assist. 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From another list. . . it's a little long, but read it anyway. It may save you some heartache later. kemis Are you and your Gen. Records prepared for a Disaster? After reading about the researcher's recent computer problem and the loss of her computerized info as well as the recent disaster in Florida, I would like to share an article with you that I wrote for the Augusta GA Gen. Society Newsletter. My home burned in January and there are a few things that you really need to know. If it could happen to us trust me it can happen to you. ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A DISASTER? QUESTIONS TO PONDER? Computer Files - When was the last time you backed up your files? Do you have a hard copy of everything saved on your computer? Where are the back-up and hard copies located? .near the computer .in your car.at a friend's house.in a commercial safe deposit box? Are your contacts recorded? Photos - Have you scanned copies of your irreplaceable, photos? Are your photo's framed behind glass or plastic? Are they matted or up against the viewing surface? Original documents and Resource Materials - Have you scanned or copied your original documents? Where are your originals filed? Are they in file folders, cardboard boxes, plastic boxes, file drawers, fireproof files, or a safe deposit box? Are your files all in one place or spread throughout your home? Essentially, are you prepared for a disaster and what would break you heart if you lost it? MY STORY: I am a safety-conscious person (almost to a fault), however, on 28 January 2004, due to a series of unusual events, our house burned. Treasured items including quilts, Haviland china, art, a collection of Gillette memorabilia, antiques, and a library of about 1500 books were lost to fire, heat, smoke, and water. The garage's 5/8" sheetrock walls and its fireproof steel door to the office, which was rated for 20 minutes and held for an hour and half, saved the office from fire. However, smoke and carbon got in everything. Four years of genealogy research (a drop in a bucket to those of you who have been at it for 20 or 30 years) was saved but not without a price. The documents smell atrocious, and those that are not covered with soot, will need to be photocopied. Our insurance will cover up to $1,000 to copy and replace. The photo's that didn't fuse to the glass or melt need to be scanned and placed in airtight containers as you can't get the smell out. Published family histories and other books will be replaced if still available. I was planning to back up all of my computer files in February - something I had never done. The computer monitors melted but a young man was able to recover data from the hard drives. Had a little luck there. What I learned is that my organization helped in some cases and didn't in others. Some items stored in plastic containers didn't fair well because the containers melted and everything fused together. In one particular closet, documents stored in cardboard containers didn't burn because wet clothes fell and covered them. Three such containers were dug out of a burned, wet and smelly pile almost 2 feet deep. The firemen had trouble extinguishing the fire in a 4-drawer file cabinet (not a fireproof model) which had holes in the back. Photo's (representing 35 years) were stored in a 6-board heart-pine chest (essentially..fat-lighter) and didn't do well except for the albums which were wedged so tight that only the edges burned. Water, of course, dampened every page. Videos, CD's, and 8mm film are toast. The firemen placed a huge tarp over the files that were stored on the bottom shelf of an antique English Pine table in the office. This act, and the fact that the boxes were later removed from the house in case the fire started up again, saved a photo album kept by my husband's grandmother. Her brother (my husband's great uncle) played football at Notre Dame Univ. in the early 1900s. He (Charles E. "Gus" DORAIS) threw the first forward pass in football to the infamous Knute ROCKNE. The album contains pictures and signed photo's of the team. In the dark, in the early morning hours, I was able to find this album (my organization helped) and we were able to cut the album apart and lay out the pages to dry. The images will require conservation measures because of their exposure to chemicals created during the fire but thankfully they didn't burn. A FEW SUGGESTIONS I end with a few suggestions: (1) TODAY (not tomorrow for that may be too late) PHOTOGRAPH EVERYTHING IN YOUR HOME. If you have access to a Video camera, describe the items in the view finder (how you obtained it, how much you paid for it, etc). (2) Make sure your insurance policy has "replacement" coverage. (3) Place your historic photo's and your photo and film inventory in a commercial safe deposit box. (4) Back up your files. Inventory your books and CD's. Create a log of contacts, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, web pages, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, insurance policy numbers, etc. Place all in a safe deposit box and keep one of the keys in a separate location. And finally, be generous to any who suffer a disaster, the emotional and financial costs to start over are staggering. Our Modoc, SC neighbors, relatives, and friends from here and afar have been great. I have taken the time to share my story because, if it happened to us, it can happen to you. BE PREPARED, BE SAFE, AND HAPPY SEARCHING Nancy (TILGHMAN) Lindroth, author Modoc SC (McCormick County, part of Granville and Old Edgefield and Abbeville Districts, SC - 1700s) Researching McMILLAN, KERNS, (SD, WV, MD), HICKS AND BOONE (MD) TILGHMAN (MD, NJ), GRANT & EMERY (NJ) *Published in "Southern Echoes", June 2004, Augusta Genealogical Society (AGS), Augusta GA *Reprinted in "Imprints," Quarterly Publication of the Genealogical Society of Broward County, Inc, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Edition 23.3 - 2004 ) *As some people learn better visually, I also did a presentation for AGS, entitled "Show, Tell and Smell" - Melted photographs, burned quilts, and papers covered with carbon present a lasting image. Permission is requested to reprint elsewhere. (nlidnroth@wctel.net)

Old Sardis Primative Baptist Church Cemetery was west of Whitesville, Harris Co., GA. There is a website for burials, but my grtgrtgrt grandmother is not listed. I thought maybe there might be another listing. Ron Hesdorff

Does anyone have information on the Old Sardis Primative Baptist Church Cemetery? I am looking for my grtgrtgrt grandmother Jane Pope Stringer who may be buried there. She died in 1846. My grtgrtgrt grandfather Jefferson D. Stringer was a preacher at the church. Thank you, Ron Hesdorff tylerfh2000@aol.com San Antonio, TX