Linda, Thank you so much for transcribing that article for me. As for the Finnie name, my husband came here to the US from Scotland in the late 70's. His family is near Glasgow, and he claims to have descended from the Stuarts. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: dcclark <dcclark@bellsouth.net> To: Cathy Finnie <cfinnie@carolina.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] BIOGRAPHIES IN HISTORY OF WARE CO > Hi Cathy, > > From The HISTORY OF WARE CO by Mrs. J. L. Walker Pages 441 and 442 > > The following was written by Pearl Marshall Kennon in 1900. > > Rev. John Marshall was born in Augusta, Georgia on February 22, 1822. He was > of English descent and, while his parents were not among the Colonists, his > father had the honor of serving his country in the War of 1812. He was the > youngest of six children. His father was an Episcopalian and his mother wa a > Methodist, both being deeply pious, looking closely after the moral and > religious training of their children. > > During the forty one years of his ministry, he served faithfully and > lovingly, many charges both in north and south Georgia, and was returned > after a lapse of years to a number of pastorates formerly served, finding > always a most cordial welcome. > > In 1849, he was married to Miss Margaret Amanda Wade of Marshallville. Eight > children were born to them, only two of them of whom are living, Dr. Walter > Marshall of Cordele, Ga, and Frank Marshall of Atlanta,Ga. In 1869 this wife > died and he was later married to Mrs. Malvina Houston Simms. From this union > six children were born of whom three survive, S.A. Marshall of Jacksonville, > Fla, F. A. Marshall of Meridian, Mississippi, and the writer of this > sketch, Mrs. W. A. Kennon of Monroe, Louisiana. > > After my father's superannuation he made Waycross, Georgia his home. For > four years a s a presiding elder he had resided there, and the warm welcome > he received upon his settling permanently in Waycross never wore out or > grew cold. He looked upon citizenship as a sacred duty and was always in > sympathy with any movement for civic improvement or betterrment and his > advice and opinion on municipal affairs were sought and valued by those in > authority in which he lived. Possesed of a broad culture, both religious and > secular, he was deeply interersted in education, and was a moving spirit in > placing the public school system of Waycross on an eduring foundation. He > was a member of the City Board Of Education form its creation and at his > death was its honored president ever foremost in speaking of the schools and > for the schools. Just here it is fitting to say that to the zeal and courage > of my father and out of Dr. J. L. Wlaker, Judge Warren Lott, H.W. Reed, H. > Murphy and a few otheres the public school system of Waycross is today a > monument more enduring than brass. > > On May 14, 1893, my father went home to that God to whom he had so > constantly lifted his soul in prayer. Truly his life is a noble sermon > teaching faithfulness in duty both to God and our fellow man. > > The above was written by Pearl Marshall Kennon in 1900. > > You might want to check some census records and or City directories in > Waycross. You might be able to find his obituary and look for the children. > > Let me know if there is anything else that I can help you with. > > LINDA > > PS. DID I EVER ASK YOU WHERE YOUR FINNIE SURNAME IS FROM. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cathy Finnie <cfinnie@carolina.rr.com> > To: dcclark <dcclark@bellsouth.net> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:42 AM > Subject: Re: [GAWARE] BIOGRAPHIES IN HISTORY OF WARE CO > > > > Linda, > > > > You did a lookup for me a while ago, but I have another angle to check on. > > Could you be so kind as to look again to see if there is anything in John > > Marshall's bio about the children of his step-daughter, Sallie Overby? > > From the census below, her "Polly" fits the age of my Mary Malissa > Marshall. > > I understand that Polly was a common nickname for Mary, although I haven't > > discovered why. > > > > Thanks very much, > > Cathy > > .... > > My background information on Marshal family: > > > > I am thinking that Mary was Sallie > > Overby's daughter. Perhaps she grew up in the Marshall household and went > > by Marshall. You've at least given me more information than I had before, > > so thank you very much! > > > > 1880 Census extract: single married > > 101 107 Marshall, John W 58 / Preacher > > Melvina W 44 wife / > > Samuel W 8 son / > > Margarett W 6 dau / > > Monterey W 4 dau / > > (new page) > > 101 107 Marshal, Jennie W 2 dau / > > ????? W 7/12 son / *name is > > difficult to make out, age matches your Frederick > > Overby, ?allie W 26 stepdau / Music > > teacher > > Ernest W 3 grandson / > > Marvin W 2 grandson / > > Polly W ?/12 grandD / > > > > > >

Hi Cathy, Thanks for the Finnie info. My mother is a Finnye/Finney/Phinny/Phinney/Finnie descendant. Her line goes back to England in the late 1500's and was a rpolific name in Early New England especially Massachusetts. Thanks, LINDA ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Finnie <cfinnie@carolina.rr.com> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] BIOGRAPHIES IN HISTORY OF WARE CO > Linda, > > Thank you so much for transcribing that article for me. As for the Finnie > name, my husband came here to the US from Scotland in the late 70's. His > family is near Glasgow, and he claims to have descended from the Stuarts. > > Cathy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: dcclark <dcclark@bellsouth.net> > To: Cathy Finnie <cfinnie@carolina.rr.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [GAWARE] BIOGRAPHIES IN HISTORY OF WARE CO > > > > Hi Cathy, > > > > From The HISTORY OF WARE CO by Mrs. J. L. Walker Pages 441 and 442 > > > > The following was written by Pearl Marshall Kennon in 1900. > > > > Rev. John Marshall was born in Augusta, Georgia on February 22, 1822. He > was > > of English descent and, while his parents were not among the Colonists, > his > > father had the honor of serving his country in the War of 1812. He was the > > youngest of six children. His father was an Episcopalian and his mother wa > a > > Methodist, both being deeply pious, looking closely after the moral and > > religious training of their children. > > > > During the forty one years of his ministry, he served faithfully and > > lovingly, many charges both in north and south Georgia, and was returned > > after a lapse of years to a number of pastorates formerly served, finding > > always a most cordial welcome. > > > > In 1849, he was married to Miss Margaret Amanda Wade of Marshallville. > Eight > > children were born to them, only two of them of whom are living, Dr. > Walter > > Marshall of Cordele, Ga, and Frank Marshall of Atlanta,Ga. In 1869 this > wife > > died and he was later married to Mrs. Malvina Houston Simms. From this > union > > six children were born of whom three survive, S.A. Marshall of > Jacksonville, > > Fla, F. A. Marshall of Meridian, Mississippi, and the writer of this > > sketch, Mrs. W. A. Kennon of Monroe, Louisiana. > > > > After my father's superannuation he made Waycross, Georgia his home. For > > four years a s a presiding elder he had resided there, and the warm > welcome > > he received upon his settling permanently in Waycross never wore out or > > grew cold. He looked upon citizenship as a sacred duty and was always in > > sympathy with any movement for civic improvement or betterrment and his > > advice and opinion on municipal affairs were sought and valued by those in > > authority in which he lived. Possesed of a broad culture, both religious > and > > secular, he was deeply interersted in education, and was a moving spirit > in > > placing the public school system of Waycross on an eduring foundation. He > > was a member of the City Board Of Education form its creation and at his > > death was its honored president ever foremost in speaking of the schools > and > > for the schools. Just here it is fitting to say that to the zeal and > courage > > of my father and out of Dr. J. L. Wlaker, Judge Warren Lott, H.W. Reed, H. > > Murphy and a few otheres the public school system of Waycross is today a > > monument more enduring than brass. > > > > On May 14, 1893, my father went home to that God to whom he had so > > constantly lifted his soul in prayer. Truly his life is a noble sermon > > teaching faithfulness in duty both to God and our fellow man. > > > > The above was written by Pearl Marshall Kennon in 1900. > > > > You might want to check some census records and or City directories in > > Waycross. You might be able to find his obituary and look for the > children. > > > > Let me know if there is anything else that I can help you with. > > > > LINDA > > > > PS. DID I EVER ASK YOU WHERE YOUR FINNIE SURNAME IS FROM. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Cathy Finnie <cfinnie@carolina.rr.com> > > To: dcclark <dcclark@bellsouth.net> > > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:42 AM > > Subject: Re: [GAWARE] BIOGRAPHIES IN HISTORY OF WARE CO > > > > > > > Linda, > > > > > > You did a lookup for me a while ago, but I have another angle to check > on. > > > Could you be so kind as to look again to see if there is anything in > John > > > Marshall's bio about the children of his step-daughter, Sallie Overby? > > > From the census below, her "Polly" fits the age of my Mary Malissa > > Marshall. > > > I understand that Polly was a common nickname for Mary, although I > haven't > > > discovered why. > > > > > > Thanks very much, > > > Cathy > > > .... > > > My background information on Marshal family: > > > > > > I am thinking that Mary was Sallie > > > Overby's daughter. Perhaps she grew up in the Marshall household and > went > > > by Marshall. You've at least given me more information than I had > before, > > > so thank you very much! > > > > > > 1880 Census extract: single married > > > 101 107 Marshall, John W 58 / > Preacher > > > Melvina W 44 wife / > > > Samuel W 8 son / > > > Margarett W 6 dau / > > > Monterey W 4 dau / > > > (new page) > > > 101 107 Marshal, Jennie W 2 dau / > > > ????? W 7/12 son / *name is > > > difficult to make out, age matches your Frederick > > > Overby, ?allie W 26 stepdau / > Music > > > teacher > > > Ernest W 3 grandson / > > > Marvin W 2 grandson / > > > Polly W ?/12 grandD / > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe:send mail to > GAWARE-L-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. > Judy Roberts- Co-Hostess- j2roberts@sum.net > > ============================== > 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 >