Thanks to everyone that has help me in my search. Mae Duncan

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: DAN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR ME AND MY SISTER TO GET WITH YOU AND VISIT THE CEMETERY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wicker, Peede Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Jd.2ADE/653.654.1678.1 Message Board Post: Hi Steve, I am also a descendant of the Wicker family. My Grandmother was Ruth Janice Peed. Her mother was Belle Perline Wicker. Pearl's father was John Martin Luther Wicker. I have some information but I am looking for other family members to get intouch with to share informaiton. Please email me! Ashley Gonzalez goofygoffin@cfl.rr.com

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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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I know exactly where the grave yard is. It is less than one mile from my house. It is off Ga. 127 but about 1/4 mile from Whitewater Creek. It is located in a thick hedgerow of trees right by where the old dirt road used to go but 127 is to the north of it about 200yards. I guess the roads changed over the years. I would be happy to take you to it if you want to see it. It is best to go in Winter because of snakes and Insects. I will have to get permission from James Barfield: The property belongs to him now, I believe. It use to belong to his father Mr. R. C. Barfield. Dan Shehee

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: DO YOU THINK MS. CHILDS WOULD REMEMBER OR STILL HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED TO HER ON THE P. G. SHEPHERD TOMBSTONE? WAS THERE ONLY ONE GRAVE OR MORE GRAVES THAN THIS ONE IN THE CEMETERY? MY SISTER AND I HAVE BEEN HUNTING FOR THE BARFIELD-SHEPHERD CEMETERY FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT CANNOT FIND IT. THIS CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON THE WHITEWATER CREEK OFF STATE HIGHWAY 127. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS CEMETERY OR KNOW WHERE IT IS LOCATED? THERE ARE SHEPHERDS, BARFIELDS, FOWLERS, BATEMANS AND OTHERS BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHEPHERD, BARFIELD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: DAN, DO YOU THINK MS. CHILDS WOULD REMEMBER OR STILL HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED TO HER? WAS THERE ONLY THE ONE GRAVE OR WERE THERE OTHERS? MY SISTER AND I ARE LOOKING FOR THE BARFIELD-SHEPHERD CEMETERY. THIS CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON THE WHITEWATER CREEK OFF STATE HIGHWAY 127. DO YOU KNOW OR HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CEMETERY? WE HAVE HUNTED FOR THIS CEMETERY FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND CANNOT FIND IT. THERE ARE SHEPHERDS, BAREFIELDS, FOWLERS, BATEMANS AND OTHERS BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY ACCORDING TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY CEMETERY BOOK.

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I know I could find it again but I would have to wait until deer season is over. The land is leased to a hunting club. We used to walk a footlog across Whitewater Creek and fish and hunt up and down the banks of the creek. This ,of course, was before the timber companies bought all the old family farms up. I will try in January to find it, when deer season is over. I know it was close to the old road bed and near where the old railroad was to go through from Southland to Miona Springs. There was a road bed built up for the railroad on both sides of the creek and the grave is on a slight hill side not far from the creek or the old road bed. Dan Shehee

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Dan S.: Do you think that you could find the P.G. Shepherd gravesite near Whitewater Creek again? Davine

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: All these P. G. Shepherds have me confused. I live on a farm in the southern part of Taylor County about 3 miles from Ideal. We always called the Southern side of the farm the Shepherd Place. It adjoins the Old Johnson Place which is owned by my uncle. Amos Johnson and his wife are buried on it. But, just across the Whitewater creek from our farm near where an old bridge once crossed Whitewater is a lone grave with the inscription P. G. Shephard. I have come across it while hunting. I turned it in to Mrs Childs years ago, but it has been so long since I was in there I have forgotten the dates on the grave. Dan S.

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: In "They Tarried in Taylor", page 181, 1870 Census of Taylor Co., Ga. W. R. Shephers 40 Miller Living alone $150P, m. Martha Jane Posey 1865 = If we had his Pension Application it would possibly tell us if he was ever married to Martha Jane Posey.

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Davine, Pushed the send button before I completed my posting! re: "FWIW, in the Essie's book, p. 62 there is also a marriage: SHEPARD, Wiley B. to BELL, Mary M. 8-8-1858 by E.H. Wilson, MG. On p. 127, 18" In -TTIT-, p. 127, 1860 US Census: SHEPHERD, James F. 50 Farmer Mary M. 49 NC Wiley R.[?B] 26 Martha M. 25 Same page: SHEPHERD, Willam F. 53 Sibbey 20 [2nd wife] Willam F. 18 Missouri E. 13 Frances L. 06 Do you know if James F. or William F. were conncected to Laban SHEPHERD - possible brothers? The 'F' and 'R' may have also have been transcribed/interpeted incorrectly in Essie's book, - TTIT-. Food for thought! Nadine

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Davine, You have William Riley SHEPHERD with four marriages. I added the dates & places. Source: Essie Jones (Mrs. Bussey Jones) Childs, -They Tarried in Taylor County (A Georgia County) 1860, 1870, 1880, & 1900 Census Records, County Records, Church Records, & Family Records-(Post Office Box 2024, Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024: Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc, 1992). pp. 62 & 63. m. 1st Lucretia Arrenia DYESS 01 Feb 1850 Talbot Co GA m. 2nd Martha Jane POSEY* 05 Mar 1865 Taylor Co GA m. 3rd Sally M. SMITH* 30 May 1876 Taylor Co GA m. 4th Mary Lucy ALLMAN 01 Nov 1877 Taylor Co GA * I'm not sure if 2nd & 3rd were marriages of our William Riley Shepherd (13 Jan 1831-23 Jan 1893 s/o Laban & Lavicy SHEPHERD). If the death date is correct, 1st wife, Lucretia, died May 1868. Source: Margie FULLERTON <MKFULLERTON@worldnet.att.net>. I have NOT seen the original marriage records, something that needs to be done to determine if in fact our William m. 4x or only 2x. If he m only 2x- then we have the question as to who was the other W R SHEPHERD. FWIW, in the Essie's book, p. 62 there is also a marriage: SHEPARD, Wiley B. to BELL, Mary M. 8-8-1858 by E.H. Wilson, MG. On p. 127, 18 Yes, I have thought, too, that the children *may* be of William Riley SHEPHERD (13 Jan 1831-23 Jan 1893). But did not think they could be by a third wife, Sally SMITH, as she would have been replaced by 4th wife, Mary Lucy ALLMON in 1877 and would only have been married to William May 1876-Nov 1877 - thus in 1884 William would have been married to 4th wife, Mary Lucy ALLMAN, when both these children were born. So, *if* these are indeed William's children, they would be by 4th wife[ 2nd], Mary Lucy ALLMAN/ALLMON. Nadine

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/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Nadine: You are correct - The Pleasant Green Shepherd that you are looking for is buried in Macon County on the N.side of State Hwy 127 abt 1 mi. w. of Hwy 128 at Garden Valley, Ga. enclosed in a wrought iron fence and found in "Cemeteries of Macon County" on page 245 and called 'SHEPHERD CEMETERY. It was also known a very long time ago as OAK GROVE CEMETERY. Just a guess - Since Georgia Ann Shepherd, daughter of William Riley Shepherd married Allen Barfield and is buried in the Barfield Shepherd Cemetery, I think [?] that the Pleasant Green Shepherd [8-5-1884 - 8-23-1884] & the L. Shepherd [1-5-1884 - 8-10-1887] are both children of William Riley Shepherd and his 3rd wife, Sallie M. Smith [m'd 5-30-1876] The 1880 Census Taylor Co., Ga. SHEPHERD, William R. 49 [s/o Labon & Lavicie Adams Shepherd m. 1st Arrena Dyess 1850 Talbot Co., Ga. m. 2nd Martha Jane Posey 1865, m.3rd Sallie M.Smith 1866. Mary [Allman] 4th wife 35 m. 11-1-1877 Taylor Co., Ga. Herchel son 23 George O. son 21 Alberta dau. 3 mo. ***************************************************************** Try this info and let me know. Davine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHEPHERD; JOHNSON; LINDSEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jd.2ADE/13631.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your response. The Pleasant Green SHEPHERD buried in the Barfield Shepherd Cemetery in Taylor Co., GA (5 Aug 1884- 23 Aug 1884) is NOT the Pleasant Green SHEPHERD (29 Jun 1835-03 Dec 1915) who m. 1st wife was Anna Elizabeth JOHNSON and 2nd.Frances Ella LINDSEY. Pleasant Green SHEPHERD (29 Jun 1835-03 Dec 1915 s/o Laban & Lavicy SHEPHERD) 1st wife, Anna Elizabeth JOHNSON was buried in this cemetery, along with three of their twelve children: Calista; Heny O.; Mary Elizabeth. Not sure who are the parents of the L. SHEPHERD (5 Jan 1884-10 Aug 1887) or Pleasant Green SHEPHERD (5 Aug 1884- 23 Aug 1884) both of who are buried in this cemetery. If the dates are correct, they could NOT be children of Pleasant Green SHEPHERD (29 Jun 1835-03 Dec 1915 s/o Laban & Lavicy SHEPHERD) and his 1st wife Anna Elizabeth JOHNSON as they had a son Henry O. born 6 Mar 1884. Nadine

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/Jd.2ADE/13538.13539.13541.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Davine, I have very skimpy CW service records for John J Massey. A very nice lady at the Archives in Atlanta tried to help me and she didn't have any luck either. I am told that the Hillsboro (TX) Library has a lot of CW Records from all over. Think I will make that my next step. Thanks! Wanda

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/Jd.2ADE/13538.13539.13541.2 Message Board Post: Wanda: Do you have John J. Massey's Military records? If he died in service, sometimes it gives that info. Davine

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/Jd.2ADE/13538.13539.13541.1.1 Message Board Post: This gives me a chance to make a correction. On page 121 of "Cemeteries of Macon County, Georgia 1836--1994 at the bottom of the left side of the page is: Mary Massee, wife of Captain John J. Massey BUT - that is in error. It should read: Mary Massee, wife of Captain Thomas J. Massey. THANKS for giving me this opportunity to correct this info. Davine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCarty, Williford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Jd.2ADE/13632 Message Board Post: I need inormation on Mary C. Williford, daughter of Benjamin C. Williford, died ca 1856, MARRIED Catherine Rebecca Murray. Mary was born ca 1856. She was listed in the 1860 census of Macon County under Levi King household. Catherine Rebecca had married him the second time. One Mary Williford married John Jackson McCArty, Jan.2, 1873 and another Mary Williford married John Griffin McCarty.I am trying to determine which is which. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Martha Oglesby