Kuz'n AL, Good find. Kuz'n Ocie Wise Davis of Bloomingdale, Ga. told me that her grandma Louanzie was buried next to Polly Wise (nee: Bird), but I don't recall looking for or finding a headstone to confirm it. Anyway, your findings confirm what Ocie said, so I updated my notes - - and below is what now shakes out on Louanzie (also our kuz'n). I did not know that an index of the WISE Cemetery existed??? Is it very large? If not, could you send me a copy when you get time? If it's too large, where can I purchase a copy? Thanks again for sharing. Kuz'n JOHN F. WISE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTES ON EMILY LOUISE ANNE (LOUANZIE) CRIBBS Born 27 Oct 1848, in Bryan Co., GA. Daughter of ARCHIBALD BRANNICK CRIBBS (c1818-c1879) and his wife CLOAH (CLOIE) ANN FUTCH (1824-c1825), of Bulloch and Bryan Cos., GA. Married 30 Nov 1865 to HENRY WILLIAM WISE (1836-1888), in Bryan Co., GA. Husband was the son of JACOB (JAKE) WISE (1812-1891) and his 1st wife MARY ANN (POLLY) BIRD (1815-1869), of Bulloch and Bryan Cos., GA. After Louanzie died in 1875, HENRY married (2nd) 8 Oct 1876, to Mrs. ANNA (ANNIE) CRIBBS (nee: LEWIS), in Bryan Co., GA. Died 25 May 1875, in Bryan Co., GA. Buried in the WISE CEMETERY (formerly called the Old Backwater Cemetery), near Clyde, Bryan Co., GA. (now on Fort Stewart, GA.). Cousin Ocie Davis (nee: Wise) said that her grandma Louanzie was buried next to Polly Bird Wise, but this compiler does not recall looking for her headstone. [Also, cousin Al Chassereau found where she's buried next to her mother-in-law Polly Wise - - see Email info. below.] REFERENCE: U.S. Census of 1870 and 1880, Bryan Co., GA. REFERENCE: "The Shuman Family Genealogy & Allied Families, 1994, as compiled by EARLINE SHUMAN GEIGER, CAROLYN BARBER, JARRARD, EUNA MAE PRIESTER FUTCH, and ALENE ENGLISH KNAEBEL, pp. 242 and 386. REFERENCE: Information from cousin Al Chassereau, of Savannah, Chatham Co., GA., 27 Mar 1997, and also his Internet Email of 23 May 1999, Subject: Louanzie Wise 1848-1875. RELATIONSHIP: LOUANZIE is a FUTCH 3rd cousin (3-generations removed) of the compiler JOHN FRANCIS WISE (b.1936-NY). Bloodline connection is through her cousin DELILAH (DELLA) FUTCH (c1813-1868). Common ancestor is LOUANZIE's GGG-grandfather ONESIMUS FUTCH Sr. RS-SC (c1735-1831), of NC, SC, and Bulloch Co., GA. RELATIONSHIP: Husband HENRY is a paternal Great-grand uncle of the compiler JOHN FRANCIS WISE (b.1936-NY). Bloodline to HENRY is through his younger brother BASIL (KEBE) WILLIAM WISE (1862-1928), his nephew ROBERT FRANKLIN WISE Sr. (1886-1939), and his grand nephew ROBERT FRANKLIN WISE Jr. (1910-1977), of Bryan and Chatham (Savannah) Cos., GA.; Houston, TX; Minneapolis, MN; St. Petersburg, VA; Williamsburg and Greenpoint Dists., Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; Sabine and Milam Cos., Texas; and Bell, Los Angeles, CA. Common ancestors are JACOB (JAKE) WISE and MARY ANN (POLLY) BIRD, of Bulloch and Bryan Cos., GA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: <AChasserea@aol.com> To: <jfwise@mindspring.com>; <bfwgay@frontiernet.net> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 1999 11:13 AM Subject: Louanzie Wise 1848-1875 > I was reviewing a revised index of the Wise Cemetery in Bryan County, GA by > Wyman Mayes and found Louanzie Wise, born October 27, 1848; died May 25, > 1875. She is buried next to Mary Ann Wise, 1st wife of Jacob (Jake) Wise. > > I did not have her in my data base. I assume she is a daughter. She fits > into a space of time that I did not have a child listed but there could have > easily been one. > > Comments? > > Alfred