Janell, An article on Drewry Allen in the "History of Pike Co., Ga." states that Josiah Allen died in 1816 or 1817. Thanks, Lanny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janell " <jjg6808@earthlink.net> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: RE: [GAPIKE] James Pyron and Family > Lanny, > Maybe I missed this earlier but is there a connection between James Pyron > and William Pyron, who married Elizabeth Browning Allen? I'm descended > from Josiah and Elizabeth Allen and looking for a timeframe in which Josiah > died. If we had a date for that marriage, or knew if Elizabeth & William > had children, those facts would help "guesstimate" his death date. > Thanks, > Janell Jones Goss > > > [Original Message] > > From: Lanny Cauthen <lcauthen@mindspring.com> > > To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 6/11/02 2:42:07 PM > > Subject: [GAPIKE] James Pyron and Family > > > > Lynn and fellow researchers, > > > > I have the following information on James Pyron and his family. Most of > this information came from a black composition notebook in the DAR section > at the Ga. Archives and was written by Mrs. John Dance (Frances Pyron) in > the 1930's. She was the granddaughter of James Pyron and Elizabeth Cox. > Recently I read that some materials at the Ga. Archives submitted by > researchers was off limits or had been destroyed. These records may not be > available anymore, but I do have a photocopy of them. > > > > James Pyron was born on Sept. 8, 1816 and died on June 6, 1867. He > married Elizabeth Ann Cox on Aug. 3, 1840 or 1842 in Henry Co., Ga. She > was born on April 20, 1823 in Lexington, Ga., the daughter of John Morris > Cox and Mary Blanton Hawkins. Elizabeth died on April 21, 1910 in > Kennesaw, Ga. > > > > Mrs. Dance writes that after the birth of several children, they moved to > Dalton, Ga. where he was agent for the W and A Railroad. From there they > moved to Acworth, Ga. In the 1850 census, they were enumerated at Dalton, > in Murray Co., Ga. > > > > I have a copy of a picture of James Pyron which was owned by my great > great grandmother Susan Pyron Harris, his sister. On the back of the > original picture is written - James Pyron died at Acworth on June 6, 1867, > age 51 years, 7 months, 28 days. > > > > Children: > > > > l. Charles William Pyron - b. May 13, 1844 and served in Co. A, 18th > Regt. from Cobb Co. "Acworth Infantry" of the Confederacy. Record reads: > Private April 1, 1861. Surrendered Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865. > > > > 2. Thomas Jefferson Pyron - b. Feb. 11, 1846 in Henry Co., Ga., d. June > 28, 1906. He married Sarah Buchanan on May 10, 1868 in Cobb Co. She was > b. Jan. 5, 1850, d. March 13, 1918 in Atlanta. He was also in Co. A, 18th > Regt. of Cobb Co. known as "Acworth Infantry." His record: Private April > 1, 1861. Wounded in left leg at Sharpburg, Md. Sept. 17, 1862. Pension > records show he was permanently injured, while driving an ambulance, June > 1864. On detached duty Jan. 30, 1865. > > > > 3. James Madison Pyron - b. Nov. 25, 1848, d. Aug. 16, 1896. > > > > 4. Mary Ann Pyron - b. April 16, 1850, d. March 28, 1875 and married > Fletcher A. Northcutt on Jan. 12, 1868. > > > > 5. Martha Pyron - b. Oct. 11, 1852, d. April 1855. > > > > 6. John Wylie Pyron - b. July 11, 1854 and married Mrs. Harriet Fannin > (widow) on Jan. 8, 1888. > > > > 7. Stephen Johnson Pyron - b. Oct. 3, 1857. > > > > 8. Lucy Angeline Pyron - b. Dec. 22, 1859, d. Oct. 13, 1874. > > > > 9. Henry Davis Pyron - b. Oct. 8, 1861, d. March 6, 1883. > > > > Lanny Cauthen > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > --- jjg6808@earthlink.net > --- Genealogists--We Confuse the Dead & Irritate the Living ! > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >