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Index to Lost Generations Series
Lost Generations
By Jeannette Holland Austin
When census and other records are lost, so are people. No census is available in Georgia until 1820. So what happened to 1790, 1800 and 1810? They were supposedly destroyed by the British during the War of 1812. Thus, one whole generation is lost. This is the first in a series of articles on How to Find Lost Relatives ! No matter what the records gap is, the tips and advice given applies to every State. a series
Diggin Deeper
...Every researcher experiences some hurdles. If you have an ancestor who had disappeared off the planet, here are some thoughts. They can avoid the census-taker, not own land or record their deeds, not leave an estate or last will and testament of any description worthy of probate, not serve on any jury, etc. But there is one place that they cannot escape and that is the tax digest in the county where he resided. Even if other county records (or census records) do not exist, look for the tax digests, then methodically search through each district. Names are not alphabetical. Don't forget to search the back of the book for the delinquents, that is, those who failed to file for one reason or the other. They may have moved, died, etc. Absence on the county records is a clue for searching elsewhere. This is where I look. I want to verify that the family was in that county for certain time periods. The next step is to go to the county tax commissioner office and find the named district. This will help you zero in on what part of the county to search further. Purchase a county map which provides the legend and symbols for churches and cemeteries. Now all that remains is to search the graveyards in that neighborhood, writing down all entries of the surnames you are searching. Trust me, you will be able to put these names together later as cousins, great-grandparents, etc.Jeannette Holland Austin, Georgia Author of Genealogy Books
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BAILEY. Hey there. I'd like to find the childhood homeplace of my maternal grandmother and that of her mother. Both were of Screven County and the small town of Cooperville is named for my grandmother's mother's family. I don't know how it came to be named for them, and I'd like to know that too. My grandmother was Sarah Ellizabeth Bailey. I am able to find census records in Savannah. I have also seen entries for Laura Cooper and, later, Laura Cooper Bailey of Screven Co. This was her mother. On the Georgia pioneers site I see refernece to wills made by Coopers of Screven Co., and I suppose these must be ancestors, but I'm not sure. My paternal grandfather's family is much easier to track: Brick church at Millhaven and Midway Church in Liberty Co. They were Lines. brown_helen
CARR. I have tried for years to find any trace of information on the woman who married Capt. Thomas Dabney Carr, Jr., of Columbia Co., Ga. Her name is Anna Bell Watkins, and based on a census I found, she was born about 1803, but I don’t know where or to whom. She married second in 1836 to Abijah Holliman, in Columbia Co., Ga. Her Carr children were: Thomas Alexander who married Elizabeth Rachel Prior. Susan Frances, who married Dr. James Corbin Avary. Mary Ann Selina who married Edwin B. Densler (Dantzler). Emily Barnes who married Thomas Dooly, Jr., and Elizabeth Dabney who married Dennis Paschal. Her known Holliman child was Albert. If you have any information on the above people, please email me at sundown@satx.rr.com no matter what it might be. Every little bit helps to point in a search direction. Thank you. Lynne Watson
DEADIMMA HENDLEY HARRIS. Looking for info on this woman, she came to GA from VA in 1777 or thereabouts. She had one son Hendley Harriss/Harris any info appreciated. E-mail me
GUTHRIE. William Guthrie came into Coweta Co. GA about 182?, probably with sons William J. and James Martin Guthrie (probably other family members). In 1828, son William J. married Hannah Weaver, a widow from Wilkes Co. GA in Coweta Co. Hannah, whose maiden name was Snyder, apparently originated in Edgefield Co. SC, where William J. was born. When she married William J., she brought two sons, John and William Weaver with her to Coweta Co. Can anyone provide information about William and his ancestors? Richard and Kay Guthrie [543kay@charter.net]
RIVERS. I got your e-mail address via your blog. I am researching two families in Georgia. I have been trying to find a wills or any documents on them. Any advice or help you could give me would be most appreciated. If you have the time to read the specifics of my research please continue reading below: Though I have been researching my African American family since 1980, I have not been able to find direct reference to my Georgian ancestors prior to the 1870 US census. On an unrelated note, I have had luck on several of my ancestors in the North Carolina region where I've discovered their slave owners and documents that mention them. Yet my RIVERS family in Wilkinson county, Georgia has not gone beyond my suspicion the Joel RIVERS as the possible slave owner. I can not find a Will or any documents from him. The other Georgian ancestor was still listed in the household of the possible widow of the slave owner. The very possible slave owner was Samuel BROWN born 1792 in North Carolina and died May 1863 in Wilcox county, Georgia. Samuel BROWN's wife was name Honor MILLER born 1804 and died Apr 6, 1878 in Wilcox county, Georgia. My GGG Grandfather Abner BROWN and his wife and two children was still living in Honor BROWN's household in Wilcox county, Georgia during the 1870 US census. Thank you for having read my research. Any thoughts, resources and or help will be Greatly Appreciated!
Allen McClain
Reply from Jeannette Austin: I have added your information to the Pioneer Newsletter which is distributed about once a week to over 6,000 subscribers. Also, put you on the email list (free). Perhaps someone can help you. You might try Laurens County as I have found that a number of Wilkinson County people recorded deeds, estates, etc. there. I would search Wilcox, Wilkinson, Laurens Counties – deeds, estates, inventories, etc., everything that county has. Good luck!
DOZIER. Hello, Doing a little research and wanted to know if you had any information on a Dozier Thornton. My father (William F. Thornton) who died a few years ago in his 80's use to talk about his grandfather who had one leg (perhaps diabetes). . . Dozier Thornton. The only thing that he remembered was that the family lived in Stewart County Georgia. Dozier Thornton was a slave who later became free and purchased a large sum of land. Dozier had a brother named John whom he lost contact with. My father's mother's name was Gussie and her mother's name was Ollie. Ollie had siblings named Rosie, John, Mattie, Josie, etc. I know that Josephine was the youngest or my daddy use to say they called her Dozier's baby girl. I think Dozier's wife's name was Heidi or something. If you have any info. I would appreciate it if not thanks for taking time out. Marjorie Thornton Bostic, MPH , Health Planning Specialist, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Health Resources Development Service, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117, Office: 405-271-6868 Fax: 405-271-7360
Reply from Jeannette Austin: See The History of Stewart Countyby Terrell. There are some Thorntons in those 2 volumes.
HOLLAND. My brickwall is William M. Holland b. 4-4-1826 d. 7-2-1885....He was born in S.C. and died in Ark/Texas, right on the border. He married Mary Chappelear b. 12-18-1830 in Ga. Died 4-14-1887.. They had 11 children...4 boys, 7 girls. One of their sons was Thomas Jefferson Holland born 1857 in Ga. and died 1937 in Texas. I have Mary Chappelears family traced way back. But nother on William..all I know about him is that his father was from Virginia and his mom was from S.C. Thanks for anything. Jimmy Holland, Atlanta, Texas. Email: jlholland@aep.com
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