Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/667 Surname: GARTRELL ------------------------- I am interested in the GARTRELL link. My gggrandmother Caroline Gartrell was born in 1832 on the Gartrell Plantation in Wilkes County GA. I would appreciate it if anyone has more information on this link.

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/666 Surname: LEE ------------------------- D. Adams, Thank you for your response. My Lee looked just like Robert E. Lee. It is eerie. The names you posted do not fit any of mine. I have the father back to SC and that would be John. If I find anything else will post it. Suzy

While you folks are discussing the LEE families, I thought I would drop a plea that if you find any information on the LETT families that lived in the Wilkes co area in the 1790s until at least 1804, please let me know. I am seacrhing for the name of the wife of Daniel LETT---oral history says her name was Cynthia---Men named KINMAN and GRANT deeded an entire household worth of goods to "the children of Daniel Lett" in Wilkes co in 1803. Other deeds place Daniel and other Lett men in the Shoulderbone creek area about the same time. Just hoping that you might notice my name while researching yours... Thanks, Sherri

When I posted my comments on the Kettle Creek Ceremony, I never dreamed it would generate the volume of email I've since received. I received numerous comments and queries. I appreciate all of them as I am interested in everyone and everything that made history in Wilkes County. I could have saved many of those queries if I had posted my web page address in those comments. I have almost 100 web pages on my family lines, most of which came through Wilkes County and I'm adding to them as quickly as I can. I sent it to everyone who responded and for the benefit of any other interested parties, I'm including it here. http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/4671 Thank you all for your kindness, your curiosity and remember, "The past is what actually happened and history is what we remember and record." James Lee Weaver

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/665 Surname: LEE ------------------------- Hi. It is very interesting that you and I have posted a message using names that are similarily the same. I don't know of the person you are searching for, however, I do have a JOHN LEE in my search. JOHN LEE, also from WILKES COUNTY, GA was an African man mixed with Indian descent. I believe that his mother was Indian (Chickasaw or Shoshone). What is interesting is that he married my ggg-grandmother in the mid-1800's and they had children. Their first girl was named AMY BELL LEE. Now, either this is a great coincidence, or we may be on to a great discovery. It is a known fact that the Black slaves took on the surnames of their owners, and it is also a fact that they patterened their families, including names after their owners families as well. Will you please look at a message that I have posted today under the surname STOKES, HAMMIT, BOSTIC... perhaps there are some other family names that you can recognize. If there is a connection, please don't feel apprehensive about it in any way. I know that there has been a bit of tension in the past concerning relationships between the races, but it is a blessing to be able to trace our families back to a geographical location. We are missing so much, and any piece of the puzzle will help. May God bless you in your search. Thank You. D. Adams

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/663 Surname: STOKES, HAMMIT, BOSTIC, JOHNSON, TATE, WALTON, BENNETT ------------------------- Hi, I am seeking info on the origin of my family in Wilkes County. In the mid-1880's, the matriarch of our family was born into slavery along with her brother. She was ANGELINE, her brother was ARNOLD. They took on the surname of their father, STOKES, who was originally from Tennessee. The mother to the siblings was American Indian, and the father of course was The owner of the plantation, Mr. Stokes. The two children were sold to someone from WILKES COUNTY, a Mister Hammit, or Hammett, or possibly to a Mister Bostick, where they moved, and grew up. The girl, ANGELINE STOKES, who was half white and half Indian, married at a very young age. It is said that she married a man, JOHN LEE, who was half African and half Indian. (it is believed that the Indian was Shoshone or Chickasaw.) ANGELINE and JOHN LEE had children: AMY BELL LEE JACK LEE RICHARD LEE - WWI VETERAN FOLGER LEE - WWI VETERAN JULIA LEE DORA LEE AMY BELL LEE married RUBIN JOHNSON and they had 1 daughter and two sons: PEARL JOHNSON RUBEN JOHNSON ROB (ROBERT) JOHNSON (DIED EARLY) AMY BELL LEE-JOHNSON THEN MARRIED BOB (ROBERT) BROADNAX THEIR CHILDREN WERE: JOHN BROADNAX PAUL BROADNAX JOE BROADNAX JERRY BROADNAX VIRGINIA BROADNAX ***BOB BROADNAX WAS KILLED IN VIRGINIA, LEAVING AMY BELL A WIDOW IN HER EARLY 30'S. PEARL JOHNSON MARRIED ROBERT WALTON THEY HAD TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER: ROBERT WALTON TODD WALTON (STRUCK BY LIGHTENING AS A SMALL CHILD-KILLED)LUCILLE (WALTON)-TATE PEARL JOHNSON-WALTON, THEN MARRIED (BOB) ROBERT TATE LUCILLE TATE, PEARL'S ONLY DAUGHTER, HAD TWELVE CHILDREN: ELIZABETH (BELL) TATE MARRIED HOWARD BIRD JAMES HINES CARL HINES DECEASED WALTER HINES BENNIE HINES RALPH HINES ELAINE HINES LARRY HINES DAVID HINES SYDNEY CULLAS (CULLARS) SYLVIA ROSS Does any one have any info on this lineage? There are also links toFANNING, GARTRELL, AND REESE FAMILIES....

I understand that an Anderson cousin of mine has a family bible with the marriage of Antoinette LOWE and Thomas Anderson HEARD married in Wilkes and maybe a link to her parents there. I cannot get in touch with the person who originally told me this and am hoping someone on this site will know where I can get a copy of the bible. Any help will be appreciated.Thank you so much. Debby ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/661 Surname: Stephens ------------------------- Looking for the parents and birthpace of John S. Stephens, born June 1806- Wilkes Co., Ga.

I understand that an Anderson cousin of mine has a family bible with the marriage of Antoinette LOWE and Thomas Anderson HEARD married in Wilkes and maybe a link to her parents there. I cannot get in touch with the person who originally told me this and am hoping someone on this site will know where I can get a copy of the bible. Any help will be appreciated.Thank you so much. Debby

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/660 Surname: LEE, FORSTER ------------------------- I am looking for any information on JAMES WASHINGTON LEE with a grant of 200 acres ten miles from Washington, GA. His wife was NANCY SANDERSON FOSTER. They married 26 June, 1812. They had a daughter named MARGARET and twin sons, WILLIAM SHEPHERD LEE and JOHN BELL LEE. Our JAMES WASHINTON LEE's father was JOHN LEE married to MARGARET BELL from SC. NANCY FOSTER LEE's father was WILLIAM J. FOSTER. I would like to swap information on this family. Thank you for reading.

For the Mr Weaver referenced in the above posted subject. I have an ancestor or ancestors who I believe were taken prisoner in the Battle of Kettle Creek. (William HESTERLY) (Wheeler HESTERLY) I found them listed in a request for repayment for housing and feeding them from the Sheriff of the then "Old Ninety-six District. Are there any definitive writings concerning the people involved in the battle, such as rosters of the militia. Or, were they more or less a bunch of men who were simply urged into battle by a provocateur? Were the Loyalists ever listed as soldiers in the Revolution with the recognition that they too were fighting for what they believed? Anyone else who would like to contribute to my query, please jump in. Hal Hesterly in FL

Thank you, Mr. Weaver, for your report on the 222nd Memorial Ceremony at Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County. I have been to one of those ceremonies and it IS impressive. All the things you mentioned in your report are so true -- it IS moving to pause for a day under the big beautiful trees on that impressive hill and remember WHY "all those people" are there. . .to be prepared for the future, we need to be aware of the past. . . Anne Chamlee in Milledgevlle, Georgia

Hi James, I, and I would imagine many descendants of Wilkes Co. families, would like to thank you for the description of the Memorial Ceremony at the Kettle Creek Battlefield. We owe so much to all those who fought there, and in all the battles that have kept America the inspiration of freedom for the entire world. If we couldn't be there, your description was the next best thing. I'm also a descendant of the Talberts of Wilkes Co, and would like to compare notes with you and other descendants. Hope to hear from you. Mark Montgomery, Florida

Still Looking for info on William Hatch Dent son of Michael Lawson Dent and Sarah Elizabeth Heard. He was the 9th. child and is listed in Michael Lawson Dent's Will dated 1847. William Hatch b. abt.1825. Any help greatly appreciated and I will be glad to share what I have.

Frank, you can go to the "Political Graveyard" web site to read more about Governor Peter EARLY. There is quite a bit of information on him and his congressional record. http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/, click on the alphabetical index to find Peter Early. Faye Jones Yager - Alexandria, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Early" <franklyn@icon.co.za> To: <GAWILKES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 12:09 PM Subject: Governor Peter EARLY > Sent: Sun 11 Feb 2001 > > Greetings > > I am trying to find (without much success) information on Peter > EARLY, Governor of the State of Georgia, 1813 to 1815. A > cyber-pal told me that Peter EARLY lived in Wilkes County around > 1800. Can anyone give me any info on the Governor? > > Best wishes > > Frank Early. South Africa. > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/659 Surname: Dean ------------------------- john marion dean was born April 18, 1831 in Wilkes County. Looking for any family connection. Thanks. Penny

I attended the 222nd Memorial Ceremony at Kettle Creek Battlefield yesterday for the first time and it will not be the last time I do so if the tradition continues. The Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution (GASSAR), with Lt. Col. Robert F. Galer as Chairman, did an outstanding job in all aspects of the ceremony. The invocation, by Rev. Jack R. Bozeman, was very moving. While the right to stand in public and offer up a prayer to Almighty God is in serious jeopardy these days, we should remember that we have that right because of the sacrifices those honored men made on a small hill, in Wilkes County,Georgia, in 1779. If we forget those honored men, the rights and freedoms for which they fought will also be forgotten. While about 200 concerned citizens stood in the shadow of that majestic monument, on a beautiful, warm Georgia afternoon, honoring their fallen ancestors, perhaps two million unconcerned and disinterested citizens where watching another Georgian, Bill Elliott, qualify for the Daytona 500. We as Americans should learn to prioritize our priorities but then again, that is what those two million did, because those men on that small hill gave them the right to do so. The GASSAR Color Guard, immaculately uniformed in period dress, presented the colors. All in attendance gave arousing pledge of allegiance to the United States flag. The United States Army band from Fort Gordon, named after another great Georgian, played a number of inspiring pieces as did the Aylors, a husband and wife team of fife and drummer. There were a number of distinguished gentleman and ladies who were introduced during the ceremony. Larry D. McClanahan, Secretary General from Nashville, TN, gave the address.  Layers presented about forty wreaths from various patriotic organizations and descendants including men, women and children. The ceremony culminated with a rifle salute and taps by the United States Army and then the benediction by Rev. Bozeman. I commend all of the men from the Sons of the American Revolution. I also salute the women from the Daughters of the American Revolution who assisted in the ceremony. I have been interested in the Battle of Kettle Creek for many years. My genealogical research revealed that most of my ancestors came through Wilkes County, as did most of those who made the early westward migration. Many of my ancestors lived along Kettle Creek and some fought for a cause they believed in on that hill in 1779. Gen. Elijah Clarke's Chief of Staff was Col. Micajah Williamson, my seventh great grandfather. The general's son John, later governor of Georgia, eloped with Jane Chivers, the step daughter of my fourth great grandfather, Othniel Weaver and sister-in-law of Jesse Mercer. Jane died of pneumonia that cold December night before the wedding ceremony. John later married Nancy, the daughter of Col. Williamson. Elijah’s daughter Mary married Nancy’s brother, Charles. My fifth great grandfather, Rev. Thomas Leverett, fought at Kettle Creek and later married Mary Ann Griffin, the granddaughter of Col. Williamson. A few of my more than 500 relatives who lived near Kettle Creek during that time included Adair, Barron, Barton, Bullock, Burke, Cade, Callaway, Darden, Darracott, Dickerson, Evans, Floyd, Garrard, Hammonds, Hindsman, Jones, McClendon, Mercer, Poole, Reeves, Reynolds, Slayton, Snead, Stephens, Strozier, Talbert, Thrasher, Washington and Wright. Until the 223rd ceremony, I remain, James Lee Weaver, Peachtree City, GA.

Hope these sites help... http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000014 http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/courthouses/earlyCH.htm http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-aug/aug15.htm Go to google.com and type in Georgia Governor Peter EARLY and you will find lots more about him. At 08:09 PM 04/10/2000 +0200, Frank Early wrote: >Sent: Sun 11 Feb 2001 > >Greetings > >I am trying to find (without much success) information on Peter >EARLY, Governor of the State of Georgia, 1813 to 1815. A >cyber-pal told me that Peter EARLY lived in Wilkes County around >1800. Can anyone give me any info on the Governor? > >Best wishes > >Frank Early. South Africa. > > >============================== >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Bible Records Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/WilkesBibl/9 Surname: Smith, Bedell, Thompson, Yarbrough, Huling, Wilburn ------------------------- Joel Smith Bible, of Walton and Morgan County GA. His father lived in Wilkes County Georgia. From Doris Gleason’s photocopy files. The Bible is now in possession of Mrs. C. R. Kendrick of Sweet Water, Texas. Sent by Emma Barrett Reeves of Nacogdoches, Texas. Emma was aged ninety-five in 1997. Typed by Charles Barnum 21 July 1997. This Bible probably came from Morgan County Georgia. It apparently was handed down and added to through the years. Thompson Family Descendants Births: Deaths: Joel T. Smith--16 October 1787; 8 March 1823 Elizabeth J. Bedell--24 September 1794; 26 December 1871 Frances Smith--19 April 1811; 14 May 1828 George Smith--24 May 1812 Nancy Smith--13 October 1813 Martha Smith--15 May 1815 Henry B. Smith--27 January 1817 Amelia R. Smith--26 July 1819 Maria Smith--6 December 1820 Margaret Smith--17 September 1822; 25 August 1855 Frances L. Thompson 2 March 1828 Daughter of Seaborn J. Thompson and Frances Smith. Frances Smith died two months after giving birth to Frances Thompson. marragies: Maragret Smith married Yarbrough Joel T. Smith married Elizabeth J. Bedell 22 April 1810 Seaborn J. Thompson married Francis Smith 2 November 1826 Andrew Huling married Martha K. Smith 8 July 1830 Micajah Bedell married Nancy Smith 18 October 1831 George Smith married Nacny C. Wilburn 8 Janary 1835 Other: Births Deaths Henry R. Yarbrough--7 March 1842; 8 April 1863 James Yarbrough--27 December 1843; 4 September 1864 Francis P. Yarbrough--24 January 1845 ~~~ Mary Bacon Yarbrough--16 Mar 1847; 26 July 1933 Laura A. Yarbrough--16 February 1848 ~~~ John F. Yargrough--22 May 1851 ~~~ Elvira H Yarbrough--25 January 1853; 30 September 1853 Robert T. Yarbrough--25 June 1854 11 December 1874 Millard Yarbrough--13 April 1856 M. J. Lafayette Yarbrough--4 July 1858; 15 September 1830 (The end) Note: Seaborn Thompson moved to Troup County GA about 1830 after the death of his wife possibly in Walton County or Morgan County Georgia. Charles Barnum Link: Thompson Family Descendants URL: <http://www.usroots.com/~thompson/thompsonstory.htm>

Posted on: Wilkes Co. Ga Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Wilkes/658 Surname: Jordan, Jourdan, Jourdain, Jorden, Jurdin ------------------------- I am seeking the ancestors of William Enoch Jordan. I know the following facts about him and his family: Name characteristics: Surname spelled Jordan, Jorden or Jourdan and pronounced Gher-dun Born: NC Birth Date: abt 1803 Wife: Jamima (Jemimah) born abt 1814 in NC Mother: Possibly Julia/Judith b. abt 1780 in NC (1850 Coffee Co., AL census) Siblings: Probably Mary Jordan b. abt 1820 in NC (1870 Covington Co., AL census) Skill/Occupation: Mechanic (probably cotton gin or saw mill) Lived in: North Carolina, Heard Co., GA; Autauga, Co., AL; Coffee Co., AL; Covington Co., AL Slaves: Had at least one slave in the 1840 census of Heard Co., GA Communications: Relatives from NC migrated to live with his family in Alabama 15-25 years after he left NC Religion: Baptist with active participation in New Hope Missionary Church, Covington Co., AL Location preference: Migrated to the frontier as it moved south and without the company of other siblings/relatives Military: May have been in the Army when Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida or was Governor of Florida (1819-1824) Family characteristics: Generally taller than contemporaries (many men descendants are over 6 ft tall) Other characteristic: May have raised sheep when he migrated into Alabama Children of William Enoch Jordan and Jamima (Jemimah): ??female Jordan Abt. 1830 - Nicholas (Nick) Enoch Jordan 1832 - 1920 Robert Jordan 1833 - ??female Jordan Abt. 1835 - ??male Jordan Abt. 1836 - Henry Jordan 1838 - William Jordan 1842 - Genger Jordan (female) 1843 - James Jordan 1845 - George Fenel Jordan 1847 - James "Jim" M. Jordan 1850 - Martha Ann Jordan 1851 - Andrew Jordan 1855 - 1869 Based on the above facts, I am looking for ancestors in NC who: - pronounced their name Gher-dun - had experience as a mechanic in manufacturing, cotton gin or saw mill business - were active Baptists - owned a small number of slaves in 1800-1830 - had descendants who migrated to Troup/Heard/Carroll Co., GA and Autauga/Coosa Co., AL - had preference for male names: Enoch, Nicholas, Robert, Henry, William, James, George, Andrew - had preference for female names: Jamima (Jemimah), Genger, Martha, Missouri, Henrietta, Mary, Caroline, Elizabeth Based on the above facts and notes, the most likely counties of origin in NC for William Enoch Jordan are in order of likelihood: - Northampton - Bertie - Hertford - Chowan - Iredell - Beaufort - Edgecombe - Perquimans - Orange - Anson - Montgomery - Sampson - Burke - Wake - Wayne I keep all of the information I have about this family and possible relatives on the following web sites: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/r/Larry-E-Jordan/ http://www.lumbee.homestead.com Link: Jordans from NC to GA to AL URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/r/Larry-E-Jordan/>