I found him, she was needing William Riley Johns! As he was the one who married Sarah Leigh And I am not real sure just yet still digging through papers and such, but I think that this is the Sarah Leigh that followed her brother to Florida and lived there for a while in Hamilton Co. I have to finish going over the stuff my friend in Florida Mr. Moody sent to me! And yep I did say it MOODY Another GAWARE surname.................................lol Sarah Leigh was his GG something or other Grandmother! And Grannie said we are kin to the Moodys and I have not yet found that link.................. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia Mullis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Thrift > Gail, > > My Walker grandmother had a brother named John Riley Johns. Son of Silas > C and Tempie Rowell Johns. > > Olivia > > Gail Moore wrote: > >> Yes I know that's what I mean we both know he does good >> work.................that was what I was trying to tell them. >> He even signed my book, that I bought that day. >> How is your Momma these days? >> >> I was trying to help them see that there were two men named John Leroy >> Thrift. >> >> Just like the Riley Johns thing, I want to help her but I have to figure >> out which of the three Rileys' she is after. >> >> Gail >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia Mullis" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:47 PM >> Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Thrift >> >> >>> Gail, >>> >>> Don't you remember meeting Luther at Mamma's birthday party? That's >>> who J. L. Thrift is. He's our cousin. >>> >>> Olivia >>> >>> Gail Moore wrote: >>> >>>> According to the book "The Thrifts of Okefinokee" by J.L. Thrift >>>> on page 56 it lists as a child of >>>> John Leroy Thirft and Lucretia M. Johns >>>> Child #5 is Robert Lesley b. Dec. 12, 1908 d. May 31, 1946 m. >>>> Pauline Johnson >>>> According to this bio >>>> John and Lieu as they called her are both buried in David Hickox >>>> Cemetery near Hoboken. >>>> >>>> The Thrifts in this book are NOT indexed..................so did he >>>> marry to someone else other than Pauline Johnson that I can check to >>>> see if perhaps this book has more on him elsewhere in the book? >>>> >>>> Gail >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rd C" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:35 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Thrift >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sue, >>>>> According to the "Cemeteries and More" cemetery book for Brantley >>>>> County, GA , Edition 2, May 2002, page viii, New Hope is sometimes >>>>> refereed to as the Hickox Church--not to be confused with the Dave >>>>> Hickox Cemetery near Hoboken. I know that some people in the >>>>> Hickox/Bachlott area still refer to the New Hope Cemetery as the >>>>> Hickox Cemetery because it is located in the community of Hickox. >>>>> But according to this same book, both listed that you posted are >>>>> entered in to this book exactly as you listed. They both list the >>>>> same parents and the same dates of birth and death, the only >>>>> difference that I can see is that the Robert Lesley Thrift also lists >>>>> a spouse, Pauline Johnson............. >>>>> Sorry, I looked, I tried, but I don't know if they are one in the >>>>> same, twins, or someones error in printing. >>>>> Sheila >>>>> >>>>> Sue & Richard Marsh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> There is a Robert Lesley Thrift b. 12 Dec. 1908 d. 31 Mar. 1946 buried >>>>> Dave Hickox Cemetery, Brantley Co. >>>>> >>>>> Also a Lesley Thrift b. 12 Dec. 1908 d. 31 Mar. 1946 buried New Hope >>>>> Cemetery, Brantley Co. >>>>> Are they the same person, and if they are which cemetery should he be >>>>> buried? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Sue >>>>> >>>>>> From the Desktop of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sue & Richard Marsh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >>>>> GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >>>>> GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ >>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> Search the US Census Collection. 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Wait, wait! It that Silas C. Johns b. 1849? I need everything on him too as all I have is his dob and his parents, Jeremiah and Louisa . . . Geesh, I knew you guys would get me going! Tracey K Gail Moore wrote: > I found him, she was needing William Riley Johns! > As he was the one who married Sarah Leigh > > And I am not real sure just yet still digging through papers and such, > but I think that this is the Sarah Leigh that followed her brother to > Florida and lived there for a while in Hamilton Co. > > I have to finish going over the stuff my friend in Florida Mr. Moody > sent to me! > > And yep I did say it MOODY > Another GAWARE surname.................................lol > > Sarah Leigh was his GG something or other Grandmother! > > And Grannie said we are kin to the Moodys and I have not yet found > that link.................. > > Gail > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia Mullis" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Thrift > > >> Gail, >> >> My Walker grandmother had a brother named John Riley Johns. Son of >> Silas C and Tempie Rowell Johns. >> >> Olivia >>