Elbert County Georgia Queries: T-Z

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TALBOT
Betsy Cord - betsycord@juno.com - looking for info on Hattie TALBOT who was a foster parent to my mother Ruby Leona Scoggins about 1911 on. She may have been a Cunningham and had a brother Wylie. Pitts and Patton family are relatives.

TATE

· Dan Norgard - dnorgard@lankaster.com Looking for anything on Zimry TATE. He may have gotten into trouble in Lawrence OH in late 1820's and migrated to Elbert Co to escape prosecution

TATUM

Thomas Tatum -tatumzoo@earthlink.net Need info on Jesse & Sarah TATUM, Jesse in Elbert Co early 1800's

TEASLEY

castleluvr@webtv.net Looking for family of Elbert & Alice Cheek/Griffin TEASLEY. Their son, John Arthur m Julia ROUNDTREE. Elbert lived at one time in Roane Co NC & John Arthur in Rhea Co TN

TERRELL

JEANETTE MARTIN - martinj@mail.telfair.public.lib.ga.us Looking for info on Joseph Reed TERRELL son of Joseph & Elizabeth CHRISHOLM, gson of William Terrell of Halifax Co VA. Also seeking verify that Joseph R Terrell's wife is my Elizabeth HUFF m 1 July 1816 Oglethorpe Co GA and if they had children. The 1850 Elbert Co census lists both Joseph & Elizabeth as age 64, he b VA, she b GA

THOMPSON

Phil White I am looking for family history information on GIDEON HENDRIX/HENDRICKS s/o GIDEON who resided Walton Co 1820-60? & possibly the gson of SION/SIAH HENDRIX who was in Whites District, Elbert Co., Georgia in the early 1800's and appears to have drawn land in the 1827 lottery when he was living in the 249th GA Militia District as a Revolutionary Soldier. GIDEON m MARY THOMPSON in Walton County in 1848. He may have had a brother, NATHAN HENDRIX, HENDRICKS who fought in the Civil War.
Donna Bentley - donnajane1@yahoo.com Looking for anyone related to Robert M THOMPSON [ 1816 Ga - 1857 Baldwin Co Ga], son of Robert F Thompson, m 2 July 1845 Jasper Co Ga to Mary Ann SEYMOUR , b 26 May 1824, dau of John R Seymour & esp Thompson's dau Ophelia b 8 Nov 1854 03
Gloria Padach - seamore@earthlink.net John Farley THOMPSON, wife Elizabeth, d Elbert Co , will dated 3 Sept 1793 with children: John, Isham, Peter, Sally, Mary, Tabitha, William, Robert, Millie, Farley & Lewis Bevel. I especially need info on John, b ca 1755-60, believed to be the eldest child. Brother, Isham , has been identified and line accounted for but other children have not. So far one document in Ga connects John to family - in the estate of Isham, 'John Thompson applied for letters of Administration 26 Mar 1796, caveat by Elizabeth W Thompson, widow of Isham, 3 Apr 1796'. John & Isham appear as witness in Mecklenburg Co Va deed for John Farley Thompson 11 June 1770, Isham on several others & John on 26 Jan 1771. This John Thompson may be the same one who married in Mecklenburg Co Va to Sarah Thompson sur: Asa Oliver, 8 May 1775. John & Sarah sell 50 ac in Mecklenburg in 1784, the NW area of the county in Bluestone Creek area while John Farley's land was ca SE in Allen Creek area. Believe that John Farley Thompson and family were in Ga after Aug 1771 as that is the last deed found for him in Mecklenburg Va
Martha Poplin - mpoplin6@comcast.net Following from Elbert Co Returns of Administrators & Guardinas, Will Bk K, 1813-16, page 315. "ISHAM THOMPSON, dec'd. Receipts of G. Walthall, Jr, guardian if Isham Thompson, 18 June 1799; of Tryon Harris, gdn of Sally Thompson, 29 Dec 1798 & 1802; of M. Woods, gdn of Wiley Thompson, 9 Aug 1799; of Wiley Thompson 14 Jan 1803; of Lewis Mosely, gdn of Patsy Thompson, minor 1 Oct 1799; of John Alexander for his wife's part, Tabitha, dau of said dec'd 10 Dec 1806; of Tryon Harris for his wife's part, 26 Sept 1806; of Jency E Thompson, heir of said father, 19 Sept 1815. George Cook & Elizabeth Cook, Administrators. " Since Tryon Harris took his wife's part & also named gdn of Sally Thompson, it appears that Tryon must have been married to a Thompson girl, but to my knowledge, he was married to an 'Elizabeth" or 'Betsy" and much later to Sarah Alexander. Does anyone have any idea how Tryon Harris was related to Isham or other Elbert Co Thompsons?

THORNTON

Ronald Corn - Arenaee@aol.com Believe that Robert [maybe Edwin or Edward] THORNTON & family b Elbert Co. He m Amelia Melvina STEADMAN and had children: Thomas, Arastus, Gaines, Lester, Lucy, Maybelle, Leonard [in 1910 SC census] Alice Ester and Frank. Robert & Amelia buried Roch Branch Bapt Church. Robert killed in accident on ferry crossing Savannah River from Iva SC. Need birth & death dates for Robert & Amelia and other info. 03/01

Larry Wilson - dlwilson@elberton.net Looking for proof of Rev War service for Dozier Thornton, Sr who pastored the Vans Creek Bapt Church in Elbert Co.
Chandler Eavenson - yonahdells@alltel.net Benjamin THORNTON, Sr b 1774/75 in NC, moved Warren Co NC then Elbert Co Ga shortly before 1806, first wife & mother of his children was Sarah, last name possibly Smith as they had two children with 'S' middle initials & two grandchildren with middle name of Smith. One Benjamin Thornton named as grandson, age under 18, in will of William Kendrick 1776 in Bute Co later Warren Co NC. No proof found of claims that Benjamin was son of Rev Dozier Thornton 03
ephillips@pisp.net Looking for info on Reuben THORNTON family, particularly dau Nancy who m James Arnold from Spotsylvania Va ?. At some point the family traveled to Arkansas

Mick Thornton - fungo1@aol.com Looking for info regarding Mark THORNTON III [1760 - ? ] son of Mark II, b 1718 Northfarnham Parish, Richmond Va. Mark III fathered John Thornton 1775-1818 who fathered Benajah Thornton. Need assistance with this gap in the record of my family

TINSLEY

TED BROOKE - tbrooke@worldnet.att.net
see query on John Faulkner Sr

Marjorie Tittle - rtittle@wf.net Looking for info on Dr William Dilwood TINSLEY who m Sarah Edwards in 1828 in Elbert Co 08/01

TREADWELL
JeffryPuryear@aol.com Looking for Terry (Tary) Treadwell 08/01

TUCKER

Joann Broadhead -jhead@netzero.net Looking for descendants of Harbert and Eleanor Varnum TUCKER. I descend through son William Green & Sarah Hale Bruce Tucker
George T Davis - Gtd6@aol.com In a 1987 Anderson Independent article by Randy Coleman on the Ol'Dan Tucker family, I notice the article states that 2 dau-in-law are interred by Rev Daniel Tucker & wife , Frances Eppes I believe Daniel & Frances had two sons, Etheal Gaines Tucker & Eppes Tucker Etheal G m Rebecca Davis and had Etheal G Jr who m Nancy Anne Daivs my gggaunt. I was wondering the names of the Daus-In-Law - would they be Rebecca Davis and Eppes' wife? Later, Rebecca died as did Nancy's sister, Henrietta's husband, a man by the name of Tate. Etheal G Tucker Sr married Henrietta Davis Tate.

UPSHAW
TED BROOKE - tbrooke@worldnet.att.net
Researching all UPSHAWS including Forrester, Leroy, John, Richard, Parsons etc of Elbert Co 1791-1830. Have free family record sheets for SASE

VASSER -
Jerry Vasser - gvasser1@san.rr.com
Looking for family of William O VASSER & Mary Edwards, m 30 Dec 1832 Elbert Co. At least one child, William O C Vasser, believed to be b in Franklin Co. Is this the person listed in 1850 Franklin Co census as WO Vapor/Vassor male age 2 with an LA Vapor/Vassor, female age 14 in household of C [male age 63] and SA [female age 43] Spoore?
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VAUGHN
Michelle Adams - hmadams@elberton.net Searching for William Crawford VAUGHN [ 1871 - 28 Apr 1930], m Mary Ann "Mamie" Ayers [6 June 1878 - 23 May 1944] . Both buried Rehoboth Bapt Church Cemetery, Elbert Co. Interested in parents of Crawford. 06/01

WALLIS
SandyLee Quinn-Funte - quinnfunte@home.com Looking for info on family of Garett & Grace Lee Thornton WALLIS who lived in Bowman, Ga. Their children were: Francis Lee, Alan Justice, John Thornton, Robert Lee, Joseph Venable, Virginia Josephine, Juanita, Nancy Bell & Dorothy Sue 08/01

WALRAVEN
Claudia - titanium@alltel.net In Elbert Co Deed Book K, 1806-08, John WALRAVEN & wife Elizabeth sol to Ann Gay for $200 land on north side of Big ColdWater Creek in sd co, 160 ac adj H Hacknow, N by Jas Hunt, S by Nathaniel Hunt, E by William Teasley. Signed John Walrave, Elizabeth (x) Walraven, Test: S McAlphin, JO, regd 23 Apr 1807. He also appears in index of Ga Tax Digests, v 11 1800-02 in Montgomery Dist 1801 p 169. Looking for info on these info in this deed 05/01

WALTON
Elaine Booth - elaine33@charter.net Looking for proof that my William WALTON of Franklin Co, Va lived in Elbert Co Ga sometime between 1790 and 1800. A William Walton sold land in Franklin Co Va in Oct 1791 and the deed stated he was living in Elbert Co Ga at the time of the sale. I need more info on this William Walton of Elbert Co to verify that it is the same one who lived in Rutherford Co NC before 1794

WARD
Joseph Ward - juward@adelphia.net Seeking to determine if William WARD, possibly b 1757 Culpeper Co Va -1842 Elbert Co Ga, and mentioned in Elbert Co history as one of the Broad River pioneers, is the father of my ancestor James Smith Ward, b 1788. Family histories say James was born in 'Cherokee County' in Ga but do not mention parents. James is first mentioned in 1820 census in Greene Co and a marriage record shows James S Ward m in 1824" in Greene Co to Remelia Hart, dau of Benjamin, another member of the Broad River Co listed in Elbert Co history. Their dau Harriett Rawls Ward in 1880 census say her parents families both came from VA. William Ward may have had a son Abner and other children.

WATSON
Lou Ellen Berner - BernerAncesTrees@aol.com Priscilla WATSON m John Lovingood in Elbert Co on 21 Feb 1833. Need her birth info, her parents etc. She is not listed in 1860 Ala census with her husband and seven children. She may have died before then. Also researching Lovingoods in Elbert Co.

WEBB

Susan Webb Miller - bskts4u@locl.net My ancestor, John WEBB, received 400 ac of Ceded Lands in 1773, then Wilkes Co, now Elbert Co, 15-20 miles up north side of Broad River at Webbs Creek, near Buttreys Creek/Doves Creek/Falling Crk. John was supposedly killed and house burned in 1781 and he is said to be buried on this land overlooking the Broad River. Does anyone know where this burial site is located?
Merrell Arnold - MELHARNOLD@aol.com Looking for documentation & evidence re relationshipof James L WEBB to Elbert Co. He may have been b ca 1820, the son of John Burrell & Martha Webb. DNA analysis indicates a connection between James L Webb & William Warren Webb, also an ancestor of James Burrell Webb. James m Sarah Elizabeth Ray 8 Mar 1843, dau of Rev Allen Ray, and census records of their 10 children. James filed land patents for blocks of 40 ac in Coosa Co AL in 1853, 1858 and 1862 & on one of these trips to Montgomery was accompanied by Austin Webb from Elbert Co area, believed to be a cousin of James. He served in the CSA, was prisoner at Rock Island, ILL, returned to AL just before his death in 1865. Sarah received a CSA widow's pension from AL:

WHITE

Mary Ellen - mewexler@buffnet.net Researching WHITE family in early 1800s. Nicholas White & dau Rebecca are primary interest. Rebecca m James GOODWIN and I am trying to trace her lineage. Nicholas was said to have been an Indian trader and wife a member of the Creek nation

· Jan White - waynewhite@knology.net Looking for info on Stephen White who was b ca 1760 SC and his family. He was Bapt preacher who helped Humphrey Posey and Adam Corn start several Bapt Churches. He may have had two daus born in Elbert Co ca 1792 and 1799 & there may be more children

· Kelly Jones - klbj1970@yahoo.com Looking for info on Anderson WHITE who was b and d [1826] in Elbert Co, son of Nicholas White. Barbara White, gdau of Anderson White, m Dabney RAINS 1805 in Elbert. Their dau Mary Rains, b 1817 in Elbert

WILLIAMS
Don Williams - Rdwjax@aol.com Seeking info on John WILLIAMS [1691 Va - 1761], m Desire Noyes in 1711 and son Joseph Williams d 1792 Elbert Co. Joseph supposedly married Sarah ? and had two children: John Williams [1773-1869 Elbert Co], m Catherine Phanus; Matthew Jouett Williams John II had Joseph and Catherine Williams who m Dempsey Grice

YEARGIN
Marian Stone - svedmark99@mail2world.com Looking for Flora Eva Hall YEARGIN, wife of Snow Yeargin, and her father, Alonzo Hall, from Elbert/Hart Counties, and their lineage