50.  RICHARD4 CARTER (SAMUEL3, JOHN2, JACOB1) was born 1812 in South 
Carolina, and died 1889 in Georgia.  He married ELIZABETH A. DUKES, 
daughter of JOHN DUKES.  She was born 1818 in South Carolina.

Notes for RICHARD CARTER:
Richard Carter was born in Colleton District, S. C., near Carter's Ford, in 
1812, son of Samuel Carter and wife Jincy Wilson Carter. His parents moved 
to Appling County in his young manhood and he was married there to 
Elizabeth A. Dukes, born 1818 in South Carolina, daughter of John Dukes of 
Tattnall County.

Mr. Carter served as a corporal in Capt. N. J. Holton's company of Appling 
County militia in the Indian War in 1838-39, and as 1st Lieutenant of the 
443rd district militia, 1839-1843. He served as a Tax-Collector of Appling 
County, 1832-34, Justice of Inferior Court, 1845-46, and again 1853-57; and 
as Sheriff of Appling County, 1866-68.
About the time his term as Sheriff expired, Mr. Carter moved to Brooks 
County where he bought a farm in the Dixie district, near Evergreen Church, 
and he lived there until his death in 1889. His wife survived and died a 
few years later. They were buried at Evergreen Church.
	
Children of RICHARD CARTER and ELIZABETH DUKES are:
	i.	SARAH JANE5 CARTER, b. 1835; m. ABRAHAM EASON.
	ii.	GEORGE M. CARTER, b. 1838; m. MARTHA CARROLL.
96.	iii.	PHILIP MARION CARTER, b. 1841, Georgia; d. January 10, 1912, 
Georgia.
	iv.	HARRIET E. CARTER, b. 1843.
	v.	NANCY AMERICA CARTER, b. 1845; m. SOLOMAN ELIHU BLITCH, April 04, 1867; 
b. August 09, 1847; d. 1926.

Notes for SOLOMAN ELIHU BLITCH:
Solomon Elihu Blitch was born August 9, 1847 in Florida, a son of Rev. 
Benjamin Blitch (Vol.1). He was married April 4, 1867 to Nancy America 
Carter, born September 30, 1845, a daughter of Richard Carter (Vol.V). To 
them the following children were born:

1. George Dana Beardman  b. 6/17/1868, m. unknown.
2. Josiah Benjamin Carson     b. 2/28/1870, m. unknown.
3. John Bunyan Spurgeon  b. 5/21/1875, m. unknown.
4. Harriet Wilson Solomon     b.12/17/1878, m. unknown.
5. Harriet Esther Elizabeth   b. 11/19/1881,m. Leon A. Hargraves.


Solomon E_ Blitch was converted in 1875. He joined the Baptist Church and 
was ordained to the ministry May 21, 1881. He was a missionary for Mercer 
Association for six years, and he worked along the railroad as a missionary 
for four years.
He served as a pastor for the following churches: Okapillo, Brooks County, 
I year; Pleasantville, Colquitt County, 3 years; Buckcreek, Colquitt 
County, 5 years; Moultrie, I year; Mt. Zion, Colquitt County, 9 and 
one-half years; Crossland and Sharon Station, Colquitt County, 2 years; 
Isabella, Worth County, 2 years; Sumner, Worth County, 5 years; Ty Ty, 7 
years; Enigma, Berrien County, 4 years; Alapaha, 3 years; Willacoochee, 7 
years; Pearson, 3 years; Waresboro, 2 years; Union Springs, Dougherty 
County, 3 years, Richmond, Dougherty County, 2 years; Antioch, Lee County, 
2 years; Leslie, Sumter County, 2 years; Newhope, Sumter County, 4 years; 
Bethel, Sumter County, 2 years; Andersonville, 7 years; Ellaville, 3 years. 
He was also a preacher in Tifton, 15 months before the church was organized 
there. He was in a mission in Los Angeles California for one and one half 
years, and he organized a church at Long Beach, California. He formed two 
churches in Colquitt County from 1882-1883. Solomon E. Blitch died in 
Pearson, Georgia, January 15, 1896. His wife, Nancy, died January 24, 1927.

	vi.	SAMUEL M. CARTER, b. 1847; m. NANCY HARRELL, April 25, 1870.
	vii.	FRANKLIN R. CARTER, b. 1851.
	viii.	JOHN R. CARTER, b. 1854; m. BERTHA MADDOX, April 26, 1896.
	ix.	CHARLTON HINES CARTER, b. 1857; m. LENORA.
	x.	MARTHA CARTER, b. 1859.

51.  STEPHEN4 O'QUINN (NANCY3 CRUMMEY, REBECCA2 CARTER, JACOB1) was born 
January 08, 1814 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died August 01, 
1886 in Columbia County, Florida.  He married MARY CARTER 1838 in Appling 
County, Georgia, daughter of JACKSON CARTER.  She was born September 27, 
1814 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died April 01, 1887 in 
Columbia County, Florida.

Notes for STEPHEN O'QUINN:
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Stephen O'Quinn was born Jan. 8, 1814, in Barnwell District, S. C., son of 
Silas O'Quinn (Vol.I). He came in his boyhood with his parents to Appling 
County, and was married there in 1838, to Mary ("Pollie") Carter, daughter 
of Jackson Carter. She was born in Barnwell District, S. C., Sept. 27, 
1814.

Mr. O'Quinn and family lived in the 443rd militia district of Appling 
County. He sold out his farm and home there and they moved about 1867 to 
Baker County, Fla. About ten years later they moved again, to a farm which 
he bought located about four miles from Lake City, Fla., in Columbia 
county. He died there Aug. 1, 1886. His wife died Apr. 1, 1887. They were 
buried at Friendship Baptist Church, Appling County.
The son, George W. O'Quinn, enlisted as a private in Co. "A", 1st Regiment, 
Ist Brigade, Georgia State Troops, Oct. 3, 1861, and was m1st. ered out 
April, 1862. He then enlisted Apr. 18, 1862, in Co. "K", 54th Volunteer 
Georgia Infantry, and on July 30, 1862, was transferred to Co. "C", 1st 
Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters. The company roll shows him "present, May, 
June, 1863" with no later entry; however, he was killed in action Sept. 21, 
1863, in the battle of Chicamauaga, Tenn.
	
Children of STEPHEN O'QUINN and MARY CARTER are:
	i.	SENITH PERSIA5 O'QUINN, b. October 01, 1839, Appling County, Georgia; 
m. (1) GIDEON LONG; m. (2) ELISHA DIXON.
	ii.	RACHEL O'QUINN, b. April 20, 1842, Appling County, Georgia; m. JOSEPH 
WARD.
	iii.	GEORGE W. O'QUINN, b. July 01, 1844, Appling County, Georgia; d. 
September 20, 1863, Chicamauaga, Tennessee, Csa Service.
	iv.	STEPHEN R. O'QUINN, b. August 23, 1846, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
(1) POLLY ANN EDGE; m. (2) ROSA ROBERTS BEADENBAUGH.
	v.	MARY O'QUINN, b. April 30, 1848, Appling County, Georgia.
	vi.	ELIZABETH O'QUINN, b. September 15, 1850, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
WILLIAM GREEN, August 18, 1871.
	vii.	NANCY O'QUINN, b. January 17, 1853, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) 
DAVID COPELAND, August 11, 1876; m. (2) ISHAM CARTER, January 10, 1889.
	viii.	ELIZA O'QUINN, b. September 14, 1855, Appling County, Georgia; d. 
1883.
	ix.	REBECCA M. O'QUINN, b. October 18, 1859, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
EUGENE G. FLOWERS, February 29, 1888.

52.  HANSFORD DUNCAN4 O'QUINN (NANCY3 CRUMMEY, REBECCA2 CARTER, JACOB1) was 
born December 08, 1815 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died October 
29, 1900 in Berrien County, Georgia.  He married (1) MARTHA BRANCH in 
Appling County, Georgia, daughter of ELIAS BRANCH.  She was born 1827, and 
died April 15, 1861 in Appling County, Georgia.  He married (2) MATILDA 
NEWBERN, daughter of GEORGE W. NEWBERN.  She was born October 15, 1847, and 
died July 12, 1892 in Appling County, Georgia.  He married (3) NANCY DAME 
1862, daughter of GEORGE DAME and CATHERINE CARTER.  She was born 1842 in 
Montgomery County, Georgia, and died Abt. 1863.  He married (4) VICY BENTON 
April 09, 1894.  She died 1911.

Notes for HANSFORD DUNCAN O'QUINN:
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Hansford Duncan O'Quin was born in Barnwell District, South Carolina 
December 8, 1815, a son of Silas O'Quin (Vol. 1).  He was brought by his 
parents in boyhood to Appling County, Georgia, where he married Martha 
Branch, born 1827, daughter of Elias Branch (Vol. 1).  She died April 15, 
1861, and was buried in Rocky Lake Cemetery on the Altamaha River in 
Appling County.

Mr. O'Quin was married in 1862 to Nancy Dame, daughter of George Dame (Vol. 
1) of Clinch County.  She was born in 1842 in Montgomery County and died 
soon after the birth of her only child.

Mr. O'Quin then married Mrs. Matilda Joyce, a daughter of Rev. George W. 
Newbern of Clinch County and widow of Martin Joyce, a Confederate Army 
casualty.  She was born October 15, 1847 and died July 12, 1892.

Mr. O'Quin's fourth wife was a sister of the third wife; she was Mrs. Vicy 
Benton, widow of Abraham E. Smith, Jr., deceased, and of W. L. Benton 
(divorced), both of Clinch County.  They were married April 9, 1894.  She 
survived and died in 1911, and was buried by [beside] her first husband in 
the Homerville cemetery.
Mr. O'Quin taught school for a number of years in Appling, Wayne and Clinch 
Counties.  He came to Clinch County early in 1861 to teach a school, and 
his first wife died here shortly after.  He continued from then on to about 
1886 to be a resident of Clinch County.  He sold his farm below DuPont in 
Clinch and moved to Berrien County in the latter year, and continued to 
live there until his death October 29, 1900.  He was buried in the 
Nashville town cemetery where his third wife had been buried.
Mr. O'Quin's first public office was that of Clerk of Superior Court, 
Appling County, which he held 1846-1848.  He served as Receiver of Tax 
Returns of Appling, 1853-1854; Clerk Superior Court Clinch County, 
1868-1871; Postmaster at Homerville, 1868-1871; became the first County 
School Commissioner of Clinch County, serving 1871-1882, and was a member 
of the County Board of Education 1879-1884.  He was admitted to the bar, in 
Clinch Superior Court in 1867, but never did actively pursue the practice 
of law.
Mr. O'Quin was active in religious and fraternal affairs as well as public 
affairs and educational work.  He was originally a member of Ten-mile 
Baptist Church in Appling County, where he was converted and baptized.  He 
entered into the organization of the Homerville Baptist Church in October 
1867 as a charter member and deacon by transfer of membership from Appling 
County, and served as church clerk and deacon until 1869.  He then became a 
member of the Magnolia Baptist Church and served as clerk and deacon there. 
 After removing to Berrien County, he and his wife, Matilda, became members 
of the Nashville Baptist Church of which they died members.  He was the 
first Clerk of the Mell Baptist Association in 1887.  He received his 
Masonic degrees in 1857 in Holmesville Lodge No. 195 in Appling County, and 
continued a member there until 1876 when he affiliated with Cassia Lodge 
No. 224 at Homerville June 24, 1876.  In 1894 he was demitted and 
affiliated with Duncan Lodge No. 234 at Nashville and died a member there.
	
Children of HANSFORD O'QUINN and MARTHA BRANCH are:
	i.	SILAS5 O'QUINN, b. January 15, 1844, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) 
MARGARET J. ROBINSON; m. (2) TRANQUA C. ROLAND.
	ii.	LUCY ANN O'QUINN, b. April 26, 1846, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
DANIEL ISAIAH BLITCH; b. April 24, 1836, Georgia.
	iii.	LOUISA EMILY O'QUINN, b. August 12, 1848, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
JOHN DOUGLAS.
	iv.	DAVID B. O'QUINN, b. April 20, 1850, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
SALLIE EDGE; b. Florida.
	v.	NANCY C. O'QUINN, b. March 06, 1852, Appling County, Georgia; d. 1854, 
Appling County, Georgia.
	vi.	HANSFORD DUNCAN O'QUINN, JR, b. November 08, 1853, Appling County, 
Georgia; d. infancy.
	vii.	ELIAS O'QUINN, b. November 11, 1854, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
CHARITY HERRIN; b. 1853.
	viii.	MARTHA ANN O'QUINN, b. December 28, 1856, Appling County, Georgia; 
m. REDDEN BENNETT.
	ix.	SUSAN DICY O'QUINN, b. November 27, 1858, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
JOHN BENNETT.
	x.	VIRGINIA V. O'QUINN, b. April 23, 1860, Appling County, Georgia; d. 
1863.
	
Children of HANSFORD O'QUINN and MATILDA NEWBERN are:
	xi.	HARLEY D.5 O'QUINN, b. October 15, 1866, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
(1) MAGGIE MATHIS; m. (2) SARAH C. SPRADLEY, October 26, 1897.
97.	xii.	GEORGE NEWBERN O'QUINN, b. November 30, 1867, Appling County, 
Georgia; d. November 26, 1939, Berrien County, Georgia.
	xiii.	CARL O'QUINN, b. 1869, Appling County, Georgia; m. TEXAS KNIGHT.
	xiv.	ROBERT O'QUINN, b. November 06, 1870, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
ELIZA LEE, September 20, 1891.
	
Child of HANSFORD O'QUINN and NANCY DAME is:
	xv.	FLORIDA E.5 O'QUINN, b. February 10, 1863, Appling County, Georgia; m. 
JOHN H. CORNELIUS.

53.  JAMES JACKSON4 O'QUINN (NANCY3 CRUMMEY, REBECCA2 CARTER, JACOB1) was 
born 1817, and died Abt. 1890 in Appling County, Georgia.  He married 
ARDELIA MCCALL November 09, 1837 in Tattnall County, Georgia, daughter of 
FRANCIS MCCALL and CALLIE ADAMS.  She was born 1816 in Screven County, 
Georgia.

Notes for JAMES JACKSON O'QUINN:
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James Jackson O'Quin was born in Barnwell District, South Carolina in 1817 
(1850 Census says born in Georgia -- evidently an error), son of Silas 
O'Quin (Vol. 1).  He came to Appling County with his parents when four 
years old, and grew up and lived there until his death about 1890. He was 
married in Tattnall County November 9, 1837 to Ardelia (variously called 
"Delia" and "Dillie") McCall, born 1816 in Screven County, daughter of 
Francis McCall (Vol. 2).

Mr. and Mrs. O'Quin were members of the Ten-Mile Baptist Church in Appling 
County.  They were buried at Camp Ground Methodist Church three miles south 
of Graham, Appling County.
	
Children of JAMES O'QUINN and ARDELIA MCCALL are:
	i.	SARAH5 O'QUINN, b. 1838, Appling County, Georgia; d. young age.
	ii.	PATIENCE O'QUINN, b. 1839, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) WILEY 
CARTER; b. 1838; m. (2) JAMES SIMMONS.
	iii.	SARAH ANN O'QUINN, b. 1840, Appling County, Georgia; m. JOHN LYNN, 
Aft. 1900.
	iv.	FRANCIS MCCALL O'QUINN, b. 1841, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) 
FRANCES WILCOX; m. (2) MARY HESTERS, June 26, 1870.
	v.	NANCY O'QUINN, b. 1842, Appling County, Georgia.
	vi.	MARTHA O'QUINN, b. 1844, Appling County, Georgia; m. LAFAYETTE 
JOHNSON.
	vii.	REBECCA O'QUINN, b. 1845, Appling County, Georgia; m. JACK A. WILCOX.
	viii.	ELIZA O'QUINN, b. 1847, Appling County, Georgia; m. DAVID HESTERS, 
JR, June 02, 1870.
	ix.	MARY C. O'QUINN, b. 1848, Appling County, Georgia; m. ELBERT E. 
YOUMANS, February 05, 1871.
	x.	CLEMENTINE O'QUINN, b. 1850, Appling County, Georgia; m. LEONARD S. 
VARNADOE, January 23, 1871.
	xi.	GEORGIA O'QUINN, b. 1852, Appling County, Georgia.
	xii.	SILAS ALEXANDER O'QUINN, b. 1853, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) 
EADY MORRISON; m. (2) MARY YOUMANS.
	xiii.	ISHAM O'QUINN, b. 1854, Appling County, Georgia; m. (1) ZILPHA 
GRAHAM; m. (2) PANSY STONE; m. (3) DOLLIE HAND.
	xiv.	SUSANNAH B. O'QUINN, b. 1857, Appling County, Georgia; m. WASHINGTON 
HAND.

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