Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ledbetter, Alex Norman December 17 1955 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 February 6, 2005, 5:21 pm The Augusta Chronicle-Herald, December 18, 1955 A. Norman Ledbetter Alex Norman Ledbetter, 57, died Saturday in a local hospital after an extended illness. He resided at 1734 Kissingbower Rd., and was the owner and operator of Auto Service Garage. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Aleen King Ledbetter; a daughter, Miss Shirley Ledbetter; seven sisters, Mrs. John Anderson of Atlanta, Mrs. Eddie Atcheson and Mrs. Marion Sanchez of Crawfordville, Ga., Mrs. Joe Harris of Norwood, Ga., Mrs. Jim Barrett of Bainbridge, Ga., Mrs. Oscar Hatfield of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Zeb Penland of Berkeley, Calif., and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Ledbetter was a native of Crawfordville and had resided here 30 years. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted today at 3:30 p.m., at Woodlawn Baptist Church by the Rev. Lewis H. Brasell. Interment will be in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be members of the board of deacons of Woodlawn and members of the Sunday School class. The Augusta Chronicle-Herald, January 1, 1956 Card of Thanks We acknowledge with grateful appreciation all the kind expressions of sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our loved one . . . Alex Norman Ledbetter. Signed: Alleen King Ledbetter, Wife Shirley Ledbetter, Daughter Additional Comments: Alex Norman Ledbetter was born October 1899, Taliaferro Co., GA, died December 9, 1955, Augusta, Georgia, son of Alexander Stephens Ledbetter and Lovie Elizabeth Walker. He was marrried to Aleen King. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/l/gob2225ledbette.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb
We've taken a little bit of a break on getting the Wiley Jones' cemeteries on-line...so I wanted to start back. This one appears to be mainly the Murden family, but I hoped maybe someone would know more about them. Source: Rest in Peace: A Cemetery Census of Taliaferro County - Wiley B. Jones Wilkes Pub. Co. (Washington, Ga. 1984) 83 pages. MURDEN Location: The Murden family cemetery is found approximately 100 yards north of Highway 278 and 80 yards west of the Old Iron Mine Road in Robinson. Joe Hixon Robert Hixon, Jr. ? -1939 Robert Hixon, Sr. Ruth Cook Murden Hixon three infants of Ruth & Robert Hixon Beatrice Murden 1914-1916 dgt of OH & ML Murden Bennie Murden 1904-1909 son of OH & ML Murden Elizabeth Rogers Murden wife of Bill Murden Emma Murden Etta Cook Murden 1870-1950 Mack Murden Mack H. Murden Co D 15th Ga Inf CSA Oscar Hentz Murden 1873-1937 son of RS & SA Murden inf son of OH & ML Murden Redmon Simeon Murden Co D 15th Ga Inf CSA son of Bill & ER Murden Sarah Ann. Murden 1840-1929 inf dgt of RS & SA Murden William (Bill) Murden NOTES from Co D 15th: Murden, John M. -- Private - July 15, 1861. Captured at Fort Harrison, Virginia September 30, 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout, Maryland and transferred to Aiken's Landing, Virginia for exchange March 17, 1865. No later record. Murden, Mack H. -- Private - July 15, 1861. Wounded in 1862. Died near Fredericksburg, Virginia February 4, 1863. Murden, Redmon S. -- Private - July 15, 1861. On furlough of indulgence February 28, 1865. No later record.
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bradley, Mattie Belle Taylor January 31 1906 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 February 4, 2005, 1:25 am The Crawfordville Advocate Democrat , Feb. 1906 IN MEMORIAM Daily and hourly the gates between time and eternity stand open to receive some friend or loved one marching on to the great unknown. On Jan. 31, 1906, the pure young spirit of Mrs. Mattie Bell Bradley winged its flight to the God who gave it, after a lingering illness of several weeks. Although all was done that medical skill could devise, or loving hearts suggest, to ward off the Destroyer, the decree had gone forth and she joined the silent procession, leaving an infant babe six weeks old. She was the eldest daughter of W. C. and Sallie E. Taylor, and was nineteen years of age. It is indeed sad to see one so young die so filled with energy, so lovely in character, so beloved but the Judgments of God are unmeasurable, and His ways past finding out. She expressed a calm resignation to the will of God and committed her young babe to the strong arms that bore her in infancy. To the heart-broken husband, parents, relatives, and friends we will say, weep not as those without hope. Hear the voice of Him who stills the tempest, and who will guide you to the beautiful City where God will wipe all tears away. Now that she has been transplanted in fairer climes, where sickness, sorrow and death can not enter, she is enjoying the beautiful sunlight of a Saviors face for evermore. She was buried in the Crawfordville cemetery Feb. 1st, in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends, Rev. Albert H. Flynt conducting the services. There is no death; the stars go down To rise upon some foreign shore. And bright in Heavens jeweled crown They shine for evermore. Additional Comments: Mattie Belle Taylor was born November 3, 1886, Taliaferro Co. and died January 31, 1906 in Taliaferro Co. She was daughter of William Chesley Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Darracott. Mattie Bell was married to W. Dennis Bradley, January 22, 1905. Her death came just a few weeks after the birth of their only child, Bernard Bradley. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/b/gob2222bradley.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Portwood, Warren T. 1997 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:23 am Advocate Democrat, October 11, 1996, p. 2 The Advocate Democrat October 11, 1996, p. 2 FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MR. WARREN T. PORTWOOD Mr. Warren T. Portwood of Sandy Springs died on October 3, 1996. Funeral services were held on October 5, 1996 at 1:30 at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. Entombment was at Arlington Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Julia Waters Portwood; a daughter, Ann Dee Portwood of Lawrenceville; a son, Dr. W. Thomas Portwood of Hickory, N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Martha Portwood Nelms of Gainesville; two grandchildren, Anna Kathryn Portwood of Atlanta and Jettie Portwood of Hickory, N.C. Mr. Portwood was a native of Taliaferro County. He was a graduate of Alexander H. Stephens Institute in Crawfordville and attended Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and the University of Georgia. He was retired from the Coca Cola Company and a member of Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War II. He was the son of the late Mattie Nash Portwood and the late Dr. Eulous Portwood of Crawfordville. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/p/ob6373portwood.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Edwards, Thomas Franklin 1996 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:22 am Advocate Democrat, August 2, 1996, Page 1 FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MR. THOMAS FRANKLIN EDWARDS Mr. Thomas Franklin Edwards, 760 Center Hill School Road, Union Point, Ga. Died at his residence on July 29, 1996. Mr. Edwards was a retired dairyman and farmer. He was a lifelong resident and a member of Robinson Baptist Church in the Robinson Community. He was born in Taliaferro County, a son of the late Thomas H. and Tella Portwood Edwards. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Mrs. Pearl Yearwood Edwards. He is survived by his son, Charles T. Edwards, Union Point; two daughters, Alice E. Kimbrell, Grovetown and Beatrice E. Williams of Savannah; two brothers, Cobb Edwards of Crawfordville and Lawrence Edwards of Greensboro; a sister, Nancy E. Howard, Rincon; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at Callaway Funeral Home Chapel in Union Point with Rev. Edward Guindon officiating. Interment will be in the Crawfordville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Dingler, J. W. Harrison, and grandsons. Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/e/ob6372edwards.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Milner, Mary Credille 1997 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:21 am Advocate Democrat, April 4, 1997, p. 1 Advocate Democrat, April 4, 1997, p. 1 Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Mary Credille Milner Mrs. Mary Credille Milner of Crawfordville, Ga., died March 31, 1997 at Boswell Hospital in Greensboro. Mrs. Milner was a native of Taliaferro County and had lived most of her life there. She was a retired administration clerk with the Veterans Administration. She was a member of the Crawfordville Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Lionel Edward and Annie E. Moore Credille. She was preceded in her death by her husband, the late Mr. J. Herman Milner, Jr. She is survived by her son, Jefferson Herman Milner, III of Greensboro; brother, Edward D. Credille of Valdosta, Ga.; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 1, 1997 at 2.00 p.m. with Rev. Haslet officiating. Interment in Crawfordville Cemetery. Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/m/ob6371milner.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....McLaren, Laura Bird 1997 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:20 am The Advocate Democrat The Advocate Democrat March 28, 1997, p. 1 FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. LAURA BIRD McLAREN Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Bird McLaren, 70, were held at Roseland Memorial Chapel, Terre Haute, Ind. On Tuesday, March 18, 1997. She died March 16 at Terre Haute Columbia/HCA Hospital Mrs. McLaren, a native of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, had lived in Indiana for 53 years. She was a homemaker and Vice-President of McLaren Truck Line. She retired in 1979. She was a member of Faith Wesleyan Methodist Church and Terre Haute Women Transportation. Survivors include a son, Larry McLaren, grandsons, Sean Alexander McLaren of Terre Haute, Ind.; sisters, Margaret Bird Akins, Raceland, Ky., Nina Kate Bird Leaphart, Charleston, S.C., and Josie Bird, Crawfordville, Ga. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/m/ob6370mclaren.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Chapman, Helen Steed 1996 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:19 am The Advocate Democrat, October 25, 1996, Page 1 Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Helen Steed Chapman Mrs. Helen Steed Chapman, 120 Park Street, Crawfordville, Ga., died at Minnie G. Boswell Hospital on October 6, 1996 Mrs. Chapman was a lifelong resident of Taliaferro County. She was a retired school teacher for the Taliaferro County school systems. She had taught school for 40 years in Taliaferro and Greene Counties. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and Georgia College of Milledgeville and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Crawfordville Baptist Church where she had taught the T.E.L. Sunday School Class. She was born on October 15, 1911, in Taliaferro County, the daughter of the late Rev. George C. Steed and Jennie William Steed. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Walter O. Chapman. She is survived by two daughters, Jane B. Chapman of Crawfordville and Dr. Kathryn N. Chapman of Louisville, Ky.; two sons, Terry Chapman, Fairburn, Ga., and William C. Chapman of Crawfordville; 2 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Steed Chapman. Funeral serviced were held Tuesday, October 8, 1996 at 4:00 at Crawfordville Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Waters. Interment in Crawfordville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Greene, Charles Chapman, Milton Clemmons, Gray Fowler, Charles Stewart, Harry Reynolds, Darrell Whitehead, Mitchell Noggle. Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, Ga., in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/c/ob6369chapman.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Neal, Emma Kate Ross 1996 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:19 am Advocate Democrat, November 22, 1996, Page 4 Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Emma Kate Ross Neal Mrs. Emma Kate Ross Neal, 308 Broad Street, N.E. Crawfordville, Ga., died at Minnie G. Boswell Hospital on November 15, 1996. Mrs. Neal was a resident of Crawfordville for most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Crawfordville, Ga. She was born in Chatham County, Ga., a daughter of the late Harold Ross and Mena Henry Ross. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Willis Theodore Neal. She is survived by two sons, William T. Neal of Crawfordville and son, Bobby K. Neal of Thomson; two daughters, Bettye Neal, Waynesboro and Laura Jean Neal Rogers, Atlanta; 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, November 17, 1996 at Callaway Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Rowland officiating. Interment in Crawfordville, Ga. Pallbearers were Theodore Willis Neal, David Ladd Neal, Gray Todd Neal, Eddie Thomas Neal, William Neal Tallent, Bobby Neal Tallent. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Mitchell, III and Richard Fowler Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/n/ob6368neal.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hunter, Cecil Steed 1996 ************************************************ 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: Rem B. Edwards remb@utk.edu February 3, 2005, 11:18 am The Advocate Democrat, November 29, 1996, p. 4 Funeral Services Held for Mr. Cecil Steed Hunter Mr. Cecil Steed Hunter, 76, 3589 Sandy Cross Road, N.E., Crawfordville, Ga., died at Minnie G. Boswell Hospital on Sunday, November 24, 1996. Mr. Hunter, a retired building contractor, was a lifelong resident of Taliaferro County. He was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church in Crawfordville where he served as Chairman of Deacons and was the former Sunday School Director. He was born in Taliaferro County, a son of the late William David and Eva Edwards Hunter. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Thornton Hunter of Crawfordville; two sons, Manuel S. Hunter and David L. Hunter, both of Washington; a brother, Everett (Rady) F. Hunter, Crawfordville; a sister, Evelyn Hunter Cofer, Washington; 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Lisa H. Newsome, Mike Hunter, Dave Hunter, Dan Hunter, John Hunter, Andy Hunter, and Warren Newsome, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were the Deacons of Sandy Cross Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Sandy Cross Baptist Church, Crawfordville, Ga., 30631. Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington, Ga., in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/h/ob6367hunter.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ledbetter, Lovey Elizabeth Walker August 23 1946 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 February 1, 2005, 11:33 pm The Augusta Chronicle, August 25, 1946 Mrs. Lovie Ledbetter Dies in Washington Washington, Ga., Aug. 24 Mrs. Lovie Lizzie Walker Ledbetter, 77, of Crawfordville, died yesterday morning at the Washington General hospital after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at Sandy Cross Methodist church at 4 oclock, with the Rev. C. L. Middlebrooks officiating. Mrs. Ledbetter was a native of Warren county and the daughter of John Walker and Mrs. Elizabeth Allen Walker, Hancock county. She was the wife of the late A. S. Ledbetter, who died in 1940. Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Marion Sanchen [sic], Mrs. Eddie Atcherson, both of Crawfordville; Mrs. J. M. Harris, Norwood; Mrs. Oscar Hatfield, St. Petersbury, Fla; Mrs. Z. B. Pendland, Wellborn, Fla.; Mrs. J. C. Barrett, Geneva, Ala; and Mrs. John Anderson, Monroe, Mich.; one son, A. M. Ledbetter, Augusta; one sister, Mrs. W. A. Burnley, Dublin; two brothers, R. E. Walker, Crawfordville; and Cary Walker, Fitzgerald; eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/l/gob2218ledbette.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb
Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ledbetter, Alexander Stephens July 1940 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 February 1, 2005, 11:23 pm The Augusta Chronicle, July 11, 1940 A. S. Ledbetter Crawfordville, Ga., July 10 A. S. Ledbetter, age 84, died yesterday and funeral services were held from the Methodist church at Sandy Cross, this county, at 4 oclock this afternoon, his pastor, Rev. G. W. Davis, assisted by Rev. George C. Steed, conducting the service. He had resided in the county more than 40 years and was highly regarded by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lovie Walker Ledbetter, and eight children, Mrs. Joe Harris, of Barnett, Mrs. Esther Barrett of Enterprise, Ala., Mrs. Addie Penland of South Carolina, Mrs. Ruth Hatfield of Florida, Mrs. E. B. Atchison, Mrs. Marion Sanchez, Miss Lucile Ledbetter all of Crawfordville, and Norman Ledbetter of Augusta. Additional Comments: Alexander Stephens Ledbetter was born May 1856, son of Green and Annie Ledbetter. He was married to Elizabeth Lovie Walker about 1890. They were living in Warren County in 1900, and in Taliaferro County from 1910 until their deaths. He and his wife, Lovey, are both buried at Sandy Cross Methodist Cemetery in Taliaferro Co. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/l/gob2217ledbette.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb
Taliaferro-Wilkes-Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Poss, Lora Lee Patterson August 17 1961 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 February 1, 2005, 2:52 pm The Augusta Chronicle, August 18, 1961 Mrs. Lora Poss Union Point, Ga. Mrs. Lora Lee Patterson Poss of RFD Washington, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Durham near Union Point, following a long illness. She had lived with her daughter the past three years. She was 74 years old, born in Wilkes County, daughter of the late Harris Patterson of Wilkes County and Lula Frazier Patterson of Hancock County. She was a member of Carters Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Lee Maxwell of Washington, Mrs. Furman Smith of Augusta, Mrs. Malcolm Durham of Union Point and Mrs. Ernest Jones of Canton, N.C.; a son James C. Poss of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Eugenia Longacre of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Ruby Danner of Alabama; three brothers, Frazier Patterson of Washington, Harold Patterson of Macon and Robert Patterson of Kansas City, Mo., and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside at Carters Grove Baptist Church Friday, Aug. 18 by the Rev. R. L. Duke, at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Carters Grove Cemetery. Additional Comments: Lora Lee Patterson was born Sept. 18, 1886, Wilkes Co., GA, daughter of William Harris Patterson and Nancy Talula "Lula" Frazier. Lora Lee married Corrie Franklin Poss, Feb. 2, 1908, Wilkes Co., GA. (Note: although the obituary says that her mother, Lula Frazier Patterson, was "of Hancock Co.," it appears that Lula Frazier was born and raised in Taliaferro Co.) File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/p/gob2216poss.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb
Hi Vivian. As far I can tell, Henry T. Poss was married twice. First to Mary (Watts??) and second to Anna Susan Linenkohl, April 15, 1896, Wilkes Co. Both Henry T. and Anna are buried at Carter's Grove Cemetery, Taliaferro Co. Corrie Poss was son of the first wife, Mary. Anna was daughter of Lewis Linenkohl, a German immigrant, and his wife Nancy. Corrie Poss married Lora Lee Patterson, Feb. 2, 1908, Wilkes Co. Lora Lee Patterson was dau. of William Harris Patterson and Nancy Talula ("Lula") Frazier (m. Taliaferro Co. Nov. 16, 1882.) William Harris Patterson and wife Lula are buried in Wilkes Co., Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery W. Harris Patterson, 1852 - Nov. 27, 1930 Lula F. Patterson, 1861 - 1950 The following information was found sometime ago in the online transcription of Carter's Grove Cemetery by Mikki and Tim Martin. Corrie Franklin Poss b. February 23, 1882, died January 9, 1929. Lora Lee Poss September 18, 1886, died August 17, 1961. H. T. Poss b. September 20, 1845, died January 22 1919. Anna Susan Poss, b. March 29, 1861, died August 16, 1932 I do have further information which I will be posting soon, including the obituary of Lora Lee (Patterson) Poss. Rhoda
Hello List Members, Thank you to all of those people who answered my query on POSS on the Wilkes and Taliaferro County lists. Miriam Poss Durahm is still living the last I heard in her early 90's in the Durhamtown Communiy of Greene County, Georgia. She is my aunt by marriage. I am trying to put together a little something on her family tree for her. People who replied to my postings say that Lola/Lori was Lora Lee Patterson m. c. 1908 in Wilkes County. Now I need the parents of Henry T. Poss and how many times he was married in an effort to fill in the gap between the 1880 census and the 1900 census. Aunt Miriam was a little "fuzzy" on the details when I saw her last summer. I will be trying to follow up on some of the links various people sent to me. Thanks for you time and more importantly your information. All assistance appreciated. Vivian Cates, Alto, Texas 1900 CENSUS WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA. Printed page 121-A & B, Irvin's 171st GMD, House 266/267, bottom of the page House # hard to read. Poss, Henry T Head W m b. Sept 1845 54 M 4 yrs Rents Farm #74 on Ag. Schedule Anna S W F b. Mar 1862 48 M 4 yrs 3/3 children Naomie M Daughter b. Apr 1897 3 single Juddie T Daughter b. Apr 1898 2 single Lizzie Belle Daughter W F b. Dec 1899 5/12 single Henry C. Son W M Apr 1873 27 Single farm labour Page 121-B top of the page Poss, Coria Son W M b. Feb 1882 18 single farm labour can read and write Carrie Daughter W F b. Apr 1884 16 single Brantley son W M b. Nov 1885 14 single 1910 CENSUS WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA. Printed page 164-A, Irvins 171st GMD. House # 52/52 (very hard to read) all born Georgia Poss, Corrie M W 28 M 1 for 2 yrs farmer general farming rents farm Lori L wife F W 23 Marrie 2 yrs 1/1 children Mary daughter F W 1 1/2 yrs single 1920 CENSUS TALIAFERRO COUNTY, GEORGIA. Printed page 121 A & B, 605th Georgia Militia District, January 1920, Woodstock and Carter's Grove Road House #58/61 All born Georgia Poss, Corry F Head Rents Male White 37 married farmer cotton farm #59 on Ag. Schedule Lola/Lora L wife F W 33 Married Mary A Daughter F W 10 single Earl T Son M W 9 single Page 121-B James C. son M W 7 single attended school Mirian L Daughter F W 6 single attended school Franklin son M W 4 3/12 single Sarah E. Daughter F W 2 5/12 single Evans, Margaret N Aunt F W 68 no occupation
In the 1920 census I located in district 604 the family of: Alex Ledbetter male 63 head of household Lovie female 50, Adaline female 28, Ruth female 24, Marion 22 female, Norman 20 male, Sarah 18 female, Gladis 14 female, Lucille 11 female. Their nearest neighbors were the Rhodes family. Still working on more. They married into my family a few times and would love to connect them and maybe even a story will come out of that. Thanks in advance Terri
Is anyone researching POSS in Taliaferro and Wilkes County, Georgia? I would like to do a little research on this family for my aunt by marriage who is stilling in Greene County, Georgia, at slightly over 90 years old who has lived all of her life in the area, but did not seem to recall much about her family when I visited her last summer. I found her on the Taliaferro County, Georgia census along with some of her brothers and sisters. I need her mother's maiden name. Corry F. Poss b. c. 1882 m. Lori/Lola [_?_. Also need parents of Corry F. Poss. I did not seem to find a marriage in either Wilkes or Taliaferro County (published and/or online)to fit this couple. She also talked about a "Big Henry" Poss, several marriages, at least two, for either her father or grandfather and lots of children. The names on the census are not always what they were known by in the family and that confuses things. If you have a copy of Lunceford's book of Taliaferro County Records please make a correction to the marriages. White Marriage Book D. page 27 on page 200 of the book. Poss, Miriam (should be Louise and not Lunie) to Malcolm R. Durham 10/9/1933. Any help would be appreciated such as any obituaries for Poss to fill out this family. Vivian Cates, Route #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925-9607 1-936-858-3801 http://www.inu.net.net/vcates
Hi. In the "additional comments" section of the obit of William Raymond Lunsford, I inadvertently gave the wrong birthdate for him. He was born December 17, 1898 (tombstone inscription), not January 1897. His brother, Roy Lunsford, Sr., was born January 1897. Rhoda
Hi Vivian. Roy Lunsford was my uncle by marriage. He married Susie Taylor, sister of my father, John Alonzo "Lonnie" Taylor. This past June I was in Georgia and attended the Lunsford reunion at Bevelyn's Durhamtown Plantation. It is a great place with lots of activity going on with so many of those All Terrain Vehicles zooming around. By the way, this branch of the family uses the spelling LUNSFORD rather than Lunceford. I'll be posting some further information on the Lunsfords soon. Sincerely, Rhoda
Thanks for posting the Lunceford family and related connections obituaries of of which is below. Mrs. Carson Durham, listed in the obituary but now deceased, nee Lottie Lenora Lunceford, was my aunt by marriage. She married Carson Gordon Durham in Taliaferro County, Georgia, in 1934. She was Church Clerk at Bethesda Baptist Church for years. Carson Gordon Durham was one of my mother's older brothers. Their grandchildren/grandson now have Durhamtown Plantation, a sports resort (mostly hunting camp and 4-wheeler trails),in eastern Greene County on Randolph Church Road between Daniel Springs and Temperance Bell Crossroads/Woodville. They have a web page that you can find by doing a web search. For more information on the Lunceford family you can contact my first cousin Bevelyn Durham McCommons (Mrs. Robert S.)either through the web page or by a telephone call. She lives on Randolph Church Road and is listed in the phone book. I think she had Lunceford family information back beyond the Civil War and maybe to the Rev. War. I don't remember for sure. Vivian Cates, Alto, Texas -----Original Message----- From: GAGenWeb Archives [mailto:virginia@genrecords.org] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:36 PM To: GATALIAF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Ga-Taliaferro Co. Obituary (Lunsford, Sr.) Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lunsford, Sr., Newton Roy October 1964 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 January 28, 2005, 9:35 pm The Augusta Chronicle, Nov. 1, 1964 ROY LUNSFORD Crawfordville, GA Roy Lunsford Sr., 67, died unexpectedly Sunday. A native of Taliaferro County Mr. Lunsford was the son of the late W. O. Lunsford and Mamie Rives Lunsford. He was a retired printer with the U.S. government, a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his widow Mrs. Susie T. Lunsford, Crawfordville; one daughter, Mrs. Annie Ruby Smith, Macon, Ga.; two sons, W. O. Lunsford, Athens, Ga., and Roy Lunsford, Jr. Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. Carson Durham, Union Point, Ga., Mrs. A. S. Gibson, Thomaston, Ga., and Mrs. Aubry Hackney, Washington, Ga.; three brothers, Raymond Lunsford, Washington, Ga., James O. Lunsford and Charles H. Lunsford, both of Detroit, Mich.; five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, Crawfordville, with the Rev. W. H. Russell officiating. Additional Comments: Newton Roy Lunsford, Sr. was born January 2, 1897, Taliaferro County, GA, son of William Oscar Lunsford and Mary Leone"Mamie" Rives. He was married to Susie Olivia Taylor, January 7, 1922, Crawfordville, GA.