Benjamin STARR Family, by Linda Sparks Starr, summer 1997 with assistance from descendants. It was likely a frosty morning when Henry sent word to now unknown neighbor or relative to come help with the birthing of his and Mary's fourth child; Benjamin Franklin arrived January 29, 1785. Surely the midwife remained a few days to tend to Mary and the other boys; on the frontier neighbors and relatives helped out in times like these. Middle children are often lost among the siblings, for others have already done the things which parents reminisce about. However, Benjamin was the first in one respect -- the first of their children born in Georgia. We know nothing specific of Benjamin's boyhood; but children grew up fast on the frontier where there were always plenty of chores. Some things don't change: he probably was assigned jobs as soon as his older brothers convinced the parents he was old enough to relieve them of some hated responsibility. And in turn he passed them on to the younger siblings. Thanks to his tombstone inscription, the one thing we do know is he was "converted to God in 1799" - at the age of 14; this is not surprising in a family which produced so many Methodist preachers. Religion meant a great deal to him for the specific text for his funeral sermon also appears on his tombstone. Although a specific record of their marriage is not extant, Benjamin married Charlotte PINKSTON, daughter of Shadrack and Athaliza (CARROLL) circa 1804; this date is two years earlier than previously thought for is based on the 1806 Land Lottery requirements. The 1806 date was based on Benjamin's acknowledging receipt of Charlotte's inheritance from her father's estate; it should be pointed out he was 21 that year, so this was the earliest he could legally do so. But the 1804 date also goes against the statement in his will dated 1851 that he and "my beloved wife Charlotte Starr with whom I have lived in the Strictest quiet and love for forty five years..." Under the stated rules of the 1806 lottery: "Those entitled to draw were every free white male twenty- one years of age and upwards, a citizen of the United States and an inhabitant of this state three years immediately preceding the passage of this act and who had paid tax, entitled to one draw; every free white male of like description having a wife and legitimate child or children under twenty-one years of age, entitled to two draws." [Davidson p. 320 v, 1] Benjamin was entitled to two draws in the 1806 lottery; [p. 324] thus he was married and had a child by the date the lottery was enacted. Various Wilkes County records show him doing many of the "normal" things men did at a time when family were responsible for helping other family members; abstracts by Davidson show him acting as co-executor of brother Asa's estate and as security for bonds friends and relatives posted. Additionally, Benjamin acted as guardian for nephew Richard C. Starr in Richard's maternal grandfather's probate records. A bit more unusual are the estate records showing payment to him for coffins. As Justice of the Peace in Wilkes County he performed marriages from April 1825 to November 1826 [Davis, pps. 238; 252; 264; 275] As Justice of the Peace he witnessed the 1828 deed Robert Evans to David Daniel in Taliaferro County [Lunceford p. 404]. However, it is in Wilkes County where he and Charlotte purchased and sold land and where they appear on the 1830 census. From the outset they probably lived on the 53 acre tract which Henry and Mary sold to them in 1813; [Deed book CCC p. 194] this was part of Henry's original survey on waters of Kettle Creek and Little River. In 1819 they purchased "brother" Samuel's adjacent 36 acre tract. [GGG p. 35] Somewhere along the way they acquired an additional 174 acres of adjoining property for sold one 263 acre tract to Allen Turner September 10, 1831. [MMM p. 254] From this date on they are found in Fayette and Henry Counties. By 1825 Wilkes County land was not producing the abundance of crops it did when plowed by the first settlers; many friends and family had already settled on lands to the West. For whatever reasons, Benjamin and Charlotte were the last of his siblings to leave Wilkes; however, the decision was made a few years before their actual move. Benjamin purchased land in Fayette Co. October 10, 1827 from William B. Smith. [W/D Bk B, p. 342] We assume he traveled back and forth the ensuring years overseeing the clearing of fields of pine trees and then planting of cotton and corn crops, planting of apple and peach orchards and building a suitable house for Charlotte. They had family in place to supervise the day to day operations for Benjamin sold some or all of this tract August 31, 1830 to his son-in-law Hope OGLETREE and heirs of Francis Ogletree. He purchased another tract January 1, 1831 [W/D Bk D, p. 343] which may indicate the time the family actually moved to Fayette Co. The 1833 tax list indicates he was a resident of Fayette County, owning 202 1/2 acres in that county; he also had acquired 202 1/2 acres in Henry; 202 1/2 acres in Coweta; 198 1/2 acres in Early and 202 1/2 acres in Muscogee Counties by then. He sold 100 acres to Hope Ogletree December 25, 1833, leaving he and Charlotte on his now 101 1/2 acre tract, Lot 177, District 4 in Fayette Co. [p.187 tax digest] Tax and census records show Benjamin and Charlotte continued to live on this property the rest of their lives; however, newly drawn boundary lines found them in Spalding Co. in 1851. By 1834 he had increased his land holdings to 395 acres in Henry County (Lot 12, District 3); They lived so near the boundary line between Henry and Fayette Counties, the Henry Co. crop lands were only a bit more distant than "just across the road" from his residence. The Coweta tract may not have been that far away either. However, his holdings in Muscogee and Early Counties were probably purely speculative. Benjamin and Charlotte kept a welcome mat out for the itinerant preachers of the Fayetteville Circuit. Rev. Isaac Boring's journal indicates he was a frequent guest at meal time and sometimes overnight visitor when he preached at Liberty Chapel fall 1832. It appears the congregation at Liberty Chapel had outgrown its existing space by 1849, the year it moved West of the Flint River. That same year trustees of the new County Line Methodist Church purchased land in Henry County very near its border with Fayette Co. Thus we conclude the congregation decided to amicably split into groups on the basis of ease of access to the new sites for other Methodist Churches sprouted in this same time frame. County Line was built within a mile of the STARR residence leaving little reason for Benjamin and Charlotte to attend services elsewhere; but they appear to have a soft spot in their hearts for Liberty Chapel and one minister in particular. Benjamin died December 21, 1851 and is buried in the County Line churchyard. According to his tombstone, his funeral sermon was preached by Liberty Chapel minister Rev. A. Dorman July 25, 1852 from Philippines 3rd Chapter, 21st verse. His will, dated June 24, 1851, was probated in Spalding County (Will Bk A, pages 2, and 3) March 1, 1852. Among the usual bequeaths to family members and payment of debts is one for $50 to build a wall around the graves of his mother-in-law Altha Jarrot and daughters Frances C. Ogletree and Martha A. Ogletree. Benjamin is buried next to his mother-in-law; presumably Charlotte is on his other side. Apparently no money was left after the war for things like tombstones. Although undocumented, Charlotte's death is given as April 1, 1872 by descendant James McConnell. Benjamin and Charlotte had eight children who lived to adulthood: (1) Mary b. circa 1805 married Samuel GRAY 14 AUG 1823 in Wilkes Co. She d. 1823 leaving one son, Oscar, who married Maggie GRIFFIN. (2) Frances C. b. 17 MAR 1808 d. DEC 1846 [tombstone transcription] or 21 JAN 1848 [Newton Co.] m. Hope Hull OGLETREE 21 SEP 1824 in Wilkes Co. She is buried at County Line. Their children were: Frances K. (1825-1848) m. Simeon C. HIGHTOWER (See Hightower sketch); Benjamin Franklin (1828-1864) m. Nancy Frances SWEARINGEN; Martha M. (b. 1830) m. Samuel E. ELDER; William (1832-1901) m. Lenna Elizabeth JONES; Charlotte (b. 6 APR 1834); Absalom J. (1836-1901) m. Pheraby Annie Louise HARDY; John Thomas (1838-1921) m. Mary Ann Elizabeth McCOLLUM; Hope Hull (b. 1 SEP 1842); Samuel (b. circa 1845). Hope Ogletree and his second wife, Sarah Bird Flowers, moved to Newton Co. GA in 1865 along with sons Benjamin Franklin and Absalom J. and their families. (3) Silas Samuel Sanders b. 24 MAR 1810 d. 23 NOV 1873 m. Frances BENNETT 22 DEC 1831 in Taliaferro County. She was the daughter of Alexander BENNETT; her sister, Mary, married Henry LUNSFORD. Their son, Rev. Thomas F. Lunceford is the subject of another Liberty Chapel sketch. Silas lived in Fayette Co. until 1850 when he moved to Starrsville in Newton Co. He operated a mercantile business in Starrsville, but later opened another one in Rutledge after Frances inherited property in Morgan Co. He served two terms as a county commissioner, was a Mason, school board member and Sunday school teacher at the local Methodist Church. After the death of Frances in 1870, he married Trecy HAYS 1872. He and Frances had seven children: (1) Samuel Henry b. 4 OCT 1832 d. circa JUL 1863 from wounds received at Gettysburg. He m. Delany Ellen CARROLL 15 AUG 1851. Their only son, Samuel Spencer "Spence" (1860-1949) lived with his STARR grandparents after the death of his mother in 1867. He was ten when his grandmother died and only 13 when his Grandpa Silas died; however, the kind-hearted Trecy (Hays) Starr kept him in her home until his marriage to Lucretia PACE in 1883. He and Lucretia had five children before her death in 1890: Henry Barron (b. 27 OCT 1833 in Newton Co.); William Carroll (1885-1970); James Spencer (1887-1887); Thomas Roland b. 16 AUG 1888 d. 4 JUN 1955 m. Mae Lillie SMITH - descendants include Fayette Co. residents Toni TUMLIN and Tracey Cowan and Tricia Adams of Gatlinburg, TN; and Lou Elmo (1890-1891). Spence married 2nd Mittylene ELLIOTT. They moved to TX in 1901 where Mittylene died circa 1903. They had five children: Etna Beatrice (b. 22 JUN 1892); Silas Sanders (1893-1969); Dena Clovis (b. 12 JUN 1896) Grant Carter; and Howard Glenn. After Mittylene's death, he returned to Mansfield, GA where he married his 3rd wife Addie Lou CAMPBELL. They had two children: Elijah Winburn (b. 7 DEC 1908) and Martha Ellen (b. 2 JUL 1913). (2) Hannah (b. 1834) m. Seaborn DUKE 20 DEC 1855 in Newton Co.; (3) William S. (1838-1887). (4) Hilliard Steele (1838-1839), the twin who died young. (5) Silas Andrew (1844-1923). According to his obit [Crain p. 91] he was an "outstanding and constructive citizen" of Loganville, in Walton Co.; he served as mayor, justice of the peace and was steward of the Methodist Church for 40 plus years. (6) Benjamin Alexander (1846-1864). (7) James Penn (b. 1848-1929). (4) John Henry b. 9 APR 1812 (see following) Hilliard M. b. 14 APR 1814 (see following) (5) Charlotte Pinkston b. 1816 d. after 1851 Spalding Co. m. Caleb SIMMONS 25 SEP 1834. Their children, possibly all born in Wilkes Co: Julia Ann (b. circa 1835); William Mattox (b. circa 1837); Rufus Henry (b. circa s1839); Caleb Ellis (b. circa 1841); David Pitman (b. circa 1843); Martha Benita (b. circa 1845: Benjamin Franklin (b. circa 1847); Hilliard Pinkston (b. circa 1849): Mary Hulda Warren (b. circa 1851); Charlotte Atha (b. circa 1853); Sabrina Mercer (b. circa 1855); Silas Sampson "Sam" (b. circa 1857); Josiah Boren (b. circa 1859). (6) Rev. William David "Billie" b. circa 1818 (see following) (7) Martha A. b. 3 MAY 1822 d. before JUN 1851 m. Lovic Pierce OGLETREE 30 NOV 1837 in Fayette Co. Ga. (Lovic is the brother of Hope Hull who m. Frances C. Starr.) Based on census and family records, their children were: Catherine G. (1838-1892) m. Thomas H. MURPHY; Sarah (b.1840); Henry Philemon (1842-1921) m. Nancy Jane ?; Charlotte Frances (b.1844) thought to have married a RAMSEY; Benjamin Absalom (1848-1922) m. Martha J. HIGHTOWER. (4) John Henry Starr "J. H." as he always signed his name was Benjamin and Charlotte's fourth child. Born in Wilkes County 9 APR 1812, he died in Spalding Co. 18 OCT 1875. Although he also owned land in Fayette and Pike Counties at the time of his death, he had extensive land holdings in Henry County where he resided until the area became Spalding County in 1851. He was among the first trustees of County Line Church. His 1st wife was Mary S. "Polly" ELDER, daughter of Joshua (see following); their marriage 14 JUL 1831 provides proof this group of ELDERs are to be counted among the earliest members of Liberty Chapel. Mary was b. 15 APR 1814 in Clarke Co. GA and died 14 MAR 1864 of cancer. Together they had 15 children including one set of twins. His 2nd wife was Ellen Athay OGLETREE (b. 7 AUG 1840 d. 23 JAN 1888 of pneumonia); they married 15 SEP 1864. Together, they had 4 children. Somehow he managed to make it through the war and reconstruction with enough land and money to bequeath something of value to each of his surviving children. He is buried between his two wives at County Line. Except for the twins, the names of Mary's children are engraved on her tombstone; Ellen's four children are given on hers. J. H. was so revered by his children, they gathered to remember him each October 18 at County Line until too few remained to continue the practice. (1) Joshua Howard b. 10 JUL 1832 d. 25 MAY 1892 m. Melissa Cathen REEVES 30 MAR 1852. According to their tombstones in County Line, he joined the M.E. Church JUL 1844 and she the M.P. Church when 12; but she joined the M.E. Church S. at the time of their marriage. They had nine children. (2) Rev. David Elder b. 5 APR 1835 d. 19 NOV 1910 Sherman, TX. He received his OT in 1855 and was assigned the Warrenton (Augusta) Circuit in 1856. Named Deacon in 1857 and Elder in 1859, he moved from one circuit to another until joining the army in 1862. [Lawrence p.526] He married Amelia Anna HEIDT of Savannah, GA 10 NOV 1864. They moved to Texas early 1870s. They had six known children. (3) Charlotte Ann b. 10 MAY 1836 d. 7 JUL 1903 m. Joseph CARTER. Only one child is known. (4) Benjamin b. 7 OCT 1837 d. 6 MAY 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was buried in VA next to cousins Wesley MELEAR and John ELDER. He was married 21 DEC 1857 by his brother Rev. David to Ann Elia KIRK in Griffin, GA. They had four children: Lydia Penelope (1858-1934) m. Albert G. Williams of Nachooches Valley, GA; Jesse Hartwell (1860-1914) m. Ella Catherine HANCOCK; Nora Parks (1862-1935) m. Benjamin M. P. RUFF; Mary Benjamin "Bennie" (1864-1929) m. Thomas S. KING in 1882 - grandparents of current resident of Griffin, GA. Mildred Estell who m. David ELDER. (5) Martha Elizabeth b. 28 AUG 1838 d. 12 FEB 1914 Grayson Co. TX. She married James Richard MANLEY 22 DEC 1857. They had 10 children. (6) Mary E. b. 15 DEC 1839 d. 10 JUL 1883. Her marriage to Robert MATHEWS 21 DEC 1865 was performed by her brother Rev. David E. Starr. They had 10 children. (7) Henry Clay b. 29 JUL 1846 d. 15 AUG 1933, married Georgia Ann RAMSEY circa 1866. They had 12 children. Henry Iverson (1867-1930); Lulu (b, 13 FEB 1869); Charlotte (1871-1919); Georgia (b. 4 OCT 1871); Daisy (b. 4 NOV 1877); Fred (1872-1922); Blanche (b. 21 APR 1879); Eugene (1874-1923); Robert (1879-1902); Claude (d. young); Maybell Claire (d. young); Joseph Carl (1886-1929). Barbara Baswell of Forsyth, GA is a granddaughter. He married 2nd Ella C. ? 10 MAY 1925. (8) Nancy Ellen b. 24 DEC 1847 d. 29 MAR 1915. She married Lemuel Hardy MILLER 29 NOV 1860. They had 8 children. (9) Samuel Silas b. 7 OCT 1847 d. 1902 in Chattonooga, TN. He married Ada MATTHEWS 16 JAN 1878. Only two known children died young. (10) Dr. John Pinkston Starr b. 27AUG 1849 d. of a heart attack while milking his cow 25 JUN 1909. Although he was too young to participate when war broke out, and his name does not appear on any militia rolls, his eldest son said his beard covered a bullet hole in his check received during some battle of the war. He graduated from Atlanta Medical College in 1879. [JAMA] He married 1st Alice GRIFFIN, daughter of William and Martha (OGLETREE) 25 OCT 1875. They moved to FL early 1878 for her health, but she died in Orange Co. March 25 of tuberculosis. He and their only son made their home in Sunnyside where Dr. John set up a medical practice and ran a general store. He married 2nd Katie Theresa ORR 14 JUN 1885. They are buried at Sunnyside Methdodist Church Harry (son with Alice Griffin) was born in Sunnyside 6 SEP 1876. Harry had fond memories of his childhood hours spent in the home of his maternal aunt and uncle, Thomas and Mary TUCKER. At the outbreak of the Spanish American War, he was working in a dairy in Dallas, TX; he enlisted in the TX Volunteer Infantry May 4, 1898 at Austin. He later transferred to the Naval Hospital Corps and was in Cuba from DEC 1898 to May 1899. At his request, he transferred to the ship Missouri just before it set out eastward toward the Philippine Islands. He arrived in Manila at wars end and immediately sailed to San Francisco where he was discharged Feb 1900; thus Harry sailed around the world in a day when some didn't venture out of the state of their births. As a youth he attended Calhoun (GA) Academy for the mathematically and scientifically inclined; it was in Calhoun he met his future wife, Pauline Olivia RANKIN; they were married 21 NOV 1900. At the time he was a buyer of cotton for the Hartwell Cotton Mill; but they soon moved to Sunnyside where he worked in his father's general store. Their first four children were born in Sunnyside. Spring 1906 he accepted a job as a timber buyer for a company located in Cove, AR. The company "town" soon crossed into Indian Territory, now the very southeastern corner of Oklahoma. They moved often as the company "tent city" followed the tree cutting jobs. A school became high priority due to the growing numbers of children of all ages; Harry, as the most educated adult in the area, qualified for a teacher's certificate and opened a school. Much to his surprise some 105 children arrived the first day -- 65 were Choctaw Indians who spoke no English. The post office was his best source of early teaching materials for the pictures in unclaimed mail order catalogs helped him learn Choctaw and the Indian students, English. Harry wrote an unpublished novel about a teacher who lived among the Choctaws based on his own experiences. In 1914 as his older children neared high school age, he and Pauline purchased the small farm near Smithville, OK where they lived until the 1950s. The major attraction here was the nearby Methodist Board of Missions run Folsom Training School for both Whites and Indians. It was the only high school in an 8,000 square mile area. Named for the Rev. Willis F. Folsom, a part-time Choctaw Methodist minister, students worked 40 hour weeks to pay their own expenses for tuition, board and room; the school was thus self-sufficient --growing its own food, milking its own cows, sewing necessary clothing and even printing a newspaper; it was also known for its fine music department. Besides a high school degree, Folsom offered one year of college credit. All but the last two STARR children graduated from Folsom High School. Harry and Pauline moved across the mountain ridge to Mena, Arkansas in 1953 to be nearer modern day conveniences. Harry died in the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock of cancer 20 DEC 1956; Pauline died in her home in Mena, 29 JAN 1966; both are buried in the cemetery at Mena. They had eight children; daughter Helen Wade was a contributor to the THEY FOLLOWED THE SUN and son Jack is the father-in-law of the author of this sketch. Dr. John's children with his second wife were: (2) John Henry b. 22 JAN 1886 d. 28 FEB 1977 in Macon, GA. He m. 22 DEC 1907 Bettina Silvestro -- "Miss Bettina" as she was fondly called by family and friends alike. According to the [Telegraph] article celebrating them on their 69th wedding anniversary, he ran away to the big city (Macon) at the age of 15; she was the daughter of Italian immigrants who ran a general store at the corner of Mulberry and Second Streets. Within a year they were married at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He founded the Starr Electric Company which still operates in Macon; they had two sons. (3) Nellie Elsie b. 23 MAY 1888 d. 12 SEP 1967 Hopewell, VA. She married John Franklin KEENER 16 JUL 1910. They had three children. (4) Robert Carlisle "Carl" b. 7 MAY 1889 d. 15 JAN 1961 San Antonio, TX, but is buried in Coweta, OK Methodist Church Cemetery. He m. Anna Thelma ORCUTT 24 APR1920. He owned the Shephard Elevator Co. in Tulsa and was a long time employee of the Otis Elevator Company. [unidentified newspaper obit] (5) Merle Amelia b. 7 JAN 1894 d. 25 MAR 1934, along with her husband, Henry A. WEEMS and their daughter Annie. They were killed in a train/car accident at the Spalding Co. line where the old Dixie highway leaves the new highway and crosses the Central tracks. Two daughters survived them. (6) Ella Mae b. 30 APR 1905 m. Edwin JULIAN 1941. (11 and 12) were twins b.1851 who died when 1 month old. (13) Hillard Blanton b. 5 MAY 1854 d. 7 JUN 1880. (14) Asa Floyd b. 4 JUL 1855 d. 28 FEB 1899. He married Mary Caroline McLEROY 16 DEC 1875; they had nine children. (15) Rosetta Louisa "Rosa Linsey" b. 13 OCT 1858 d. 16 AUG 1903, m. John R. RIVERS 14 NOV 1878. They are buried at County Line. Most of their eight children died young. J.H. and Ellen had: (16) James William b. 22 AUG 1867 d. 23 APR 1941. He married 1st Eleanor Beatrice COLEMAN 2 FEB 1888. He was married to his 2nd wife, Nettie Bell LEACH after 1890, by his brother Rev. David E. Starr of TX, visiting relatives in GA. James and Eleanor had three children; he and Nettie had four. (17) Joseph Tenth b. 25 DEC 1868 d. 20 DEC 1940, m. Georgia Marie BARNES 4 AUG 1910. They had five known children. (18) Elijah Eleventh b. 1 JAN 1872 d. 12 SEP 1931. He married Lucy Lee HENDERSON. Only two children are reported for this family. (19) Rachel Rebecca b. 20 AUG 1874 d. 9 SEP 1900 m. Henry Parks GRIFFIN 24 DEC 1893. They had two children. (5) Hilliard M. STARR Hilliard M. was the fifth child of Benjamin and Charlotte Starr, born 14 APR 1814 in Wilkes Co. He traveled with his family to Fayette County and is found in the adjacent household to Benjamin and Charlotte on the 1850 census. Clayton County history books refer to him as a pioneer settler; he probably just happened to live in the area of Fayette Co. that became Clayton Co. in 1858. In 1866 he purchased what is now known as "Starr's Mill" from Eli Edmonson. Although he later sold the famous landmark on US 85 in Fayette Co., it still goes by his name. The original mill on Whitewater Creek was built in 1820s. Hilliard owned the second mill building which ground corn and wheat into meal and flour for the Glen Grove Community as well as provided a popular fishing hole and cool picnicking spot for families during the long hot summers. The mill pond was also used for baptisms by various local congregations. Although no longer in use, today it is one of the most photographed spots in GA. Hilliard married Martha Ann DOSS 3 DEC 1835 in Henry Co. Following her death 6 JUN 1864, he married Catherine M. ? after 1870. He died 11 JUN 1877 in Clayton Co., but he and Martha are buried at County Line. They had eight children: (1) Mary Frances b. 1837 d. after 1870. She married 1st 19 OCT 1854 Berry COUCH and 2nd Jackson E. CORLEY before 1870. (2) Malissa Ann b. 1840 d. MAY 1864. She married Judge Joseph A. P. McCONNELL 20 JAN 1859 in Clayton Co. Their only child was William Ernest b. 10 APR 1864 d. 14 FEB 1891 Fulton Co. GA. (3) Benjamin F. b. 1842 married Lula L. ? before 1870. (4) Joseph T. b. 1845 m. Mary KERLIN 25 FEB1869. (5) John Glenn b. 1846 m. Mattie LUNCEFORD; they had five children. (6) Sarah E. b. 1849 d. before 1860 (7) Milton B. b. 4 APR1856 d. 4 MAY 1910 m. Beulah Elizabeth MOORE 14 FEB 1878, daughter Matt and Mary (PEEBLES). They had six children. (8) Scott C. b. 1858 m. Mattie BALLARD. They had six children. (6) Rev. William David Starr The seventh and last known child of Benjamin and Charlotte was born circa 1818. He apparently was just a local preacher for appears in church records as a Deacon in 1851 and an Elder in 1856. [Lawrence, p. 526] He married in Henry County 31 DEC 1837 Elizabeth R. "Betsy" ELDER, daughter of Joshua (see following); she was a sister to his older brother's wife. Elizabeth died 1854; he married 2nd Lucinda FIELDS or FOSTER 18 JAN 1855. Rev. William died in Spalding County by DEC 1860. [Will Bk _, p.213 appraisal of his estate dated 1 DEC 1860]. Children appear to be with Betsy. (1) David E. b. circa 1839 d.1892 Clayton Co. m. Susannah F. CHAMBERS 14 Jul 1867. (2) C. Ann circa b. 1841 d. 1872 m. 6 JAN 1863 William "Warren" Newsome Dixon in Clayton Co. (3) Mary Jane b. 20 JUN 1843 d. 22 AUG 1906 Douglas Co. GA m. 1st Thomas Goodwin HUNT 18 JAN 1866 and 2nd Benjamin Brooks HARPER 10 MAR 1896 Douglas Co. GA. (4) P. Fanny b. 1846 m. George CHATFIELD (5) Benjamin Milton b. 1849 m. 1st Georgia A. McKOWN 12 FEB 1873 And 2nd Lou A. GILBERT 18 JAN 1885. (6) Martha Elizabeth b. 21 JUL 1853 d. 20 APR 1921 m. Leonard Duke BEALL 26 NOV 1868. SOURCES: "The Looking Glass: reflecting Life in the Ouachitas", vol. 4, No. 11 FEB 1979, pages 4-13. Veterans Pension application papers filed by Harry Starr Macon Telegraph & News, Sun. Dec 19, 1976, page 2E Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 53, page 224 (1909) THE WILKES COUNTY PAPERS: 1773-1833 by Robert Scott Davis Jr. FAYETTE COUNTY, GA TAX DIGESTS for the Years 1823,1824, 1827, 1829, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, by Ancestors Unlimited, Inc. County Line Methodist Church Cemetery, pages 166-171 FAYETTE CO. GA MARRIAGE RECORDS 1823-1850 compiled by Frances T. Ingmire 37,000 EARLY CO. MARRIAGES by Joseph T. Maddok and Mary Carter Genealogical Notes of James Thomas McConnell of Atlanta A HISTORY OF CLAYTON CO. GA 1821-1983 compiled by Ancestors Unlimited Inc. HISTORY OF NEW TON GA compiled by Newton Co. Historical Society Extensive genealogical data from Gene Lamb of Jonesboro, GA and "immediate" family data from other descendants, too numerous to name.