Cindy, Any chance you have a Wiley J. Vinson associated with Charles? He was from Wilkinson Co. & born approx. 1815, married Charlotte Hardie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] VINSON-WRIGHT-SIMS - AL & GA > I am researching VINSON's and SIMS and WRIGHT > > The VINSON's are from Wilkinson Co. GA, Talbot Co. GA and Butler Co. AL. > > The WRIGHT's are from Washington CO. GA, Lee Co. AL. > > This SIMS line (I descend from two SIMS lines) is from Butler Co., > AL, Dale Co. AL, Barbour Co. AL and Pike Co. GA. > > (Just for your info, but not to confuse the issue, my OTHER SIMS line > is the Sherrod SIMS and Rev. A. T. SIMS line from Butler Co. AL and > Lancaster Co. SC, for those interested.) > > My great, great grandparents were Charles Moses VINSON and Sarah > WRIGHT. I have evidence that they married in Talbot Co. GA under the > name of VINSIN. Charles was born in Wilkinson Co, GA in 1813 and died > in Butler Co., AL in 1895. > > We believe Sarah's family (WRIGHT) was originally from Washington Co. > GA and later migrated to Lee Co. AL, Her parents were, Samuel WRIGHT > and Elizabeth WILMOTH, and are both buried near Auburn. We are not > sure if Sarah was born in GA or AL, but her birth year is 1819. She > died in Butler Co. AL, but I have a conflict on her death date of > either 7-23-1899 or 4-8-1908. > > The children of Charles and Sarah were (all of Butler Co. AL): > > Uriah C. (U. C.) VINSON m. 1) Susie A. FLOWERS and 2) Callie R. McKENZIE > > T. J. VINSON m. Mattie E. BINON > > Earnest A. VINSON m. Kate TAYLOR > > Frances V. VINSON m. Jame M. SIMS (my great grandparents) > > Mary V. VINSON m. James M. HARRIS > > My great grandfather, James M. SIMS, was a partner in the mercantile > business with his brother-in-law, U. C. VINSON in Georgiana (Butler > CO.) AL in the late 1800's and early 1900's. > > If anyone is researching VINSON or VINSIN in any of these counties > spanning the early 1800's to the mid to late 1800's I would be > pleased for you to contact me to exchange notes. I am particularly > interested in pursuing the parentage of Charles Moses VINSON, who are > unconfirmed, and continuing on the lineage of Sarah WRIGHT (some of > which I already have). > > I have much on both SIMS lines and am always happy and willing to > share my info on those lines, as well. And am always interested in > adding to those and sorting things out. > > Thank You, Cindy (Sims) Kirkland > > > ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== > *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: > http://hometown.aol.com/johnstien/Wilkinso/gawilkin.html >