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By Jeannette Holland Austin
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When I first started looking for my ancestors in 1964, the Georgia State Archives was located in the old A. G. Rhodes home on Peachtree Road. Books were stacked to the ceiling and there were a couple of microfilm readers. Census records were not indexed and few of the published biographies and genealogies were indexed. So it became my task to abstract many of the old documents, particularly wills and estates, simply to keep from reading the same microfilm over and over again. Ultimately, these abstracts were published by me as Abstracts of Georgia Wills, a CD-Rom which is no longer available, rather merged into the vast collection of wills and estates on www.georgiapioneers.com.In those days it was incumbent to visit county court houses because all of those records were not available. Digging into old county records was another story for it was at the court houses that I discovered records which has not been microfilmed, some original documents and old newspapers sitting around gathering dust. I began the long task of abstracting deaths, births and marriages from the newspapers. The culmination of this work was published as Georgia Obituaries which dated from 1740 to about 1935. I have revisited a number of these court houses recently and discovered some shocking situations. In Savannah, the old county records for Chatham County are not located in the record room. I had to press the employees to learn where they were. No one seemed to know. Finally, I discovered that they were in storage and had to be ordered. It took several days for them to arrive and I was overwhelmed because I had to return again and again in order to film those old wills. If you are a member of Georgia Pioneers, then you are beginning to see that I am adding more wills as I get them filmed. When I visited Franklin County, one of Georgia's oldest counties where Revolutionary War Soldiers drew land grants, the probate office did not know where the earliest deeds, wills and estates were located. I was left to film a late will book 1899 to 1900. That was all that they had. I suspect that the oldest records may have been sent to their local historical society as this is where some counties have sent their oldest records. Also, the Georgia State Archives has possession of some old records for Greene County. But you have to inquire.
Still, my files bulged. It was either ditch them, or publish the information. I chose the latter. So far, I have published over 100 books on family histories and genealogical research. After publishing The Georgia Frontier (3 volumes), I felt that I had pretty well given up the results of 40 years of tracing Georgia families for myself and others. But what about my research notes? Over this period I had documented over 100,000 names (and resources) for Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Finally, I added these names to www.GeorgiaPioneers.com. That left my miscellaneous folders on various families in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. I divided the information according to states and published these folders to the following websites:
GeorgiaPioneers.com NorthCarolinaPioneers.com SouthCarolinaPioneers.com VirginiaPioneers.com KentuckyPioneers.com TnPioneers.com
Will it every end for us genealogists? I guess I am a true collector because once again, despite the purging, my files are bulging!
Jeannette Holland Austin, Georgia Author
Georgia Pioneers
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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
DANIEL: My name is Richard B. Daniel and my brick wall is my great grandfather, James Thomas Daniel born 1832 in Columbus, Georgia. Despite extensive research, I cannot find the names of his parents and need help. JTD’s parents died when he was a young man and according to his obituary, he spent all his life in Columbus except for some early years of his life which was spent in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama. I found a young James Daniel, age 17 in the 1850 census for Barbour County, Alabama living with the E. B. Young family but so far can find nothing that confirms he is my JTD. He married Mary Hannah Holland April 15, 1857 in Columbus, Ga. and she gave him two boys, James Edward Daniel (1858-1930) and Harry Holland Daniel (1859-1919) both born in Columbus. Mary dies in 1861 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus. JTD serves in the Civil War and rises to the rank of Captain in the 46th Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He returns to Columbus after the war and enters business there. He marries Alice Gray in Columbus in 1868 and she gives him eight children:
Mary Lelia Daniel (1870-1942), Bessie Daniel (1872-1928), Mabel Daniel (1873-????), Eva Daniel (1878-????), Edith Daniel (1884-1964), Grace Lee Daniel (1880-1901), Edgar Hugh Daniel (1882-1949) and Robert Woodham Daniel (1875-1927). Genetic testing has revealed ties to descendents of Robert C. Daniel (1779-1849) of Edgecombe County, N. C. who was found living in Laurens County, Ga. during period 1810-1818 and who moved to Sumrall, MS area by 1818. It might be possible that brothers or sons of RCD remaining in Laurens County, Ga. are the Ancestors of JTD as at least one such brother or son participated in Georgia Land Lottery of 1828 and successfully obtained land in Muscogee County, Georgia via the lottery. Would appreciate any leads or information. Contact Richard B. Daniel at:
2758 Upper Breckenridge Loop NW
Salem, OR 97304
Tel. 503-371-9759
E-Mail: rbd00001@comcast.net
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!
STROZIER. Strozier - John Martin Strozier appears in deeds in Columbia County, GA in 1795, 1797 and 1798. Does anyone know if he had a wife and/or children? Did have a son named Charles? I would really like to know what happened to him. Thanks, Phyllis Porter. PmpGenie@aol.com
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
Hi,I saw in the newsletter that you allow free advertising and I was hoping you would accept my submission. I have started the first social network site SPECIFICALLY for genealogy/genealogist, its like myspace/facebook but without all the "crap" that goes along with those sites. We are a little over a month old and already at 570 members. Its completely free and we are trying to get the word out about it (which Im sure you know is difficult in the genealogy community, everyone always thinks your spamming lol)
Check us out at http://www.ancestralspace.com and hopefully it will meet your submission requirements for the free advertising :) If not, well then just come on by and make yourself a page anyway!! We'd love to have you.
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HUMPHREY. I have been trying to chase down some information about my ancestors from Georgia because I was told that one of them, Charity Humphrey (maiden name: Charity Ewing), was Native American. I believe Charity married a man named Matthew Humphrey in 1829 in Hancock County Georgia. Stephen SMITH [smithyolboy@msn.com]
WILSON, etc. I am working on Wilson; Duck; Cullifer, McMillen; Pinkerton; Peoples; Moon; Haggard: Randolph; Robeson; Hutchinson; McDonald; Stalcup; Phelps:Allen; Akin; Terry;McKinney; Garren;Davenport; Davis; Hydrick; Stokes; Joyner; and Tarrant. ETC. Interested? Bartina. BartiPeop@aol.com
WILSON, TODD, RECTOR, AUSTIN.
I HAVE Jeremiah Wilson, GRAYSON CO VA. HENRY TODD, BENNETT RECTOR
ISAAC AUSTIN FROM THERE TO LA VERA JONES. CJones05695@aol.com
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
DANIEL: My name is Richard B. Daniel and my brick wall is my great grandfather, James Thomas Daniel born 1832 in Columbus, Georgia. Despite extensive research, I cannot find the names of his parents and need help. JTD’s parents died when he was a young man and according to his obituary, he spent all his life in Columbus except for some early years of his life which was spent in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama. I found a young James Daniel, age 17 in the 1850 census for Barbour County, Alabama living with the E. B. Young family but so far can find nothing that confirms he is my JTD. He married Mary Hannah Holland April 15, 1857 in Columbus, Ga. and she gave him two boys, James Edward Daniel (1858-1930) and Harry Holland Daniel (1859-1919) both born in Columbus. Mary dies in 1861 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus. JTD serves in the Civil War and rises to the rank of Captain in the 46th Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He returns to Columbus after the war and enters business there. He marries Alice Gray in Columbus in 1868 and she gives him eight children: Mary Lelia Daniel (1870-1942), Bessie Daniel (1872-1928), Mabel Daniel (1873-????), Eva Daniel (1878-????), Edith Daniel (1884-1964), Grace Lee Daniel (1880-1901), Edgar Hugh Daniel (1882-1949) and Robert Woodham Daniel (1875-1927). Genetic testing has revealed ties to descendents of Robert C. Daniel (1779-1849) of Edgecombe County, N. C. who was found living in Laurens County, Ga. during period 1810-1818 and who moved to Sumrall, MS area by 1818. It might be possible that brothers or sons of RCD remaining in Laurens County, Ga. are the Ancestors of JTD as at least one such brother or son participated in Georgia Land Lottery of 1828 and successfully obtained land in Muscogee County, Georgia via the lottery. Would appreciate any leads or information. Contact Richard B. Daniel at:
2758 Upper Breckenridge Loop NW
Salem, OR 97304
Tel. 503-371-9759
E-Mail: rbd00001@comcast.net
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!
STROZIER. Strozier - John Martin Strozier appears in deeds in Columbia County, GA in 1795, 1797 and 1798. Does anyone know if he had a wife and/or children? Did have a son named Charles? I would really like to know what happened to him. Thanks, Phyllis Porter. PmpGenie@aol.com
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
Hi,I saw in the newsletter that you allow free advertising and I was hoping you would accept my submission. I have started the first social network site SPECIFICALLY for genealogy/genealogist, its like myspace/facebook but without all the "crap" that goes along with those sites. We are a little over a month old and already at 570 members. Its completely free and we are trying to get the word out about it (which Im sure you know is difficult in the genealogy community, everyone always thinks your spamming lol) Check us out at http://www.ancestralspace.com and hopefully it will meet your submission requirements for the free advertising :) If not, well then just come on by and make yourself a page anyway!! We'd love to have you. Shannon, Owner AncestralSpace
HUMPHREY. I have been trying to chase down some information about my ancestors from Georgia because I was told that one of them, Charity Humphrey (maiden name: Charity Ewing), was Native American. I believe Charity married a man named Matthew Humphrey in 1829 in Hancock County Georgia. Stephen SMITH [smithyolboy@msn.com]
WILSON, etc. I am working on Wilson; Duck; Cullifer, McMillen; Pinkerton; Peoples; Moon; Haggard: Randolph; Robeson; Hutchinson; McDonald; Stalcup; Phelps:Allen; Akin; Terry;McKinney; Garren;Davenport; Davis; Hydrick; Stokes; Joyner; and Tarrant. ETC. Interested? Bartina. BartiPeop@aol.com
WILSON, TODD, RECTOR, AUSTIN. I HAVE Jeremiah Wilson, GRAYSON CO VA. HENRY TODD, BENNETT RECTOR ISAAC AUSTIN FROM THERE TO LA VERA JONES. CJones05695@aol.com
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