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    3. Fellow Researchers: I am researching my father's line "Temples" which lived in the Jefferson County area some 25 years or more 1788-1815 and around 1910-1920. My dad, Robert Julian Temples was born Jan. 1, 1919 in Davisboro where his father Charlie Webster lived next to his father John Calvin. Last April we visited the area ever so briefly while researching from Edgefield to Wrens. One day my cousin (Ted Johnson, retire Bank Pres.) took us to the area and the Louisville historical Library. While there we saw and later ordered a book by Dan McCrumpton, Jefferson County, Georgia Land Records, Volume One. In Jefferson County Land Deed Book Vol-1 shows on page 808, James Temple listed on the property near the intersection of 319 & 221 with a symbol indicating a possible grave yard or cemetery. I suspect this may be the grave marker of James Temples Sr. 1754-1829, who served in the Revolutionary War. If is his grave site then this would be a BIG find for us since we knew not where was buried. He lived there from 1788 to 1815 (On page 64 in this book he is shown with a triangular plat 52A deeded 1791, several miles north of Wrens) then he later moved in 1815 to Edgefield, SC to where his son was living. Why my great-grandfather, John Calvin moved back to the area around 1910 is unknown. He was married to a Florence Emma Jonikin (Jerrigan, Johnigan, etc). Charlie Webster Temples married Azephia Lou Ella Watkins of that area April 16, 1916, Louisville, GA. They had three children until Azephia's death after childbirth problems there in Dec. 5, 1924. She is buried there in the Old Bethel Cemetery. After that Charlie moved back to Batesburg, SC for the rest of his life. After is remarriage in 1930, the Watkins seemed to have nothing more to do with the family a rift I was told, but we no nothing else. I am trying to give you a sense of the family history there to see if any thing rings a bell on their presents there. I have never found any records of my grandmother's (Azephia Lou Ella Watkins) death which would be a treasure if any existed. I thought some of you might know something of this site and or could tell me what you know is on it. We live in the Pacific Northwest far from your area and hoped someone may be able to check it out. It would mean so much to us. Any clues or contacts would be appreciated especially with us so far from there! In what little time we were able to spend there we met many wonderful researchers that with their help made our brief stay so rewarding! We will look forward to returning some day. Robert Temples Edmonds, WA

    01/19/2005 12:51:34