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QUERIES ADDED SEPTEMBER 2007 -

Rosemary Dixon Info on RALPH & SARAH SMITH-daughter NANCY SMITH who married JAMES W HALL-lived in MURRAY COUNTY GA IN
1850-moved to Ashville, St Clair AL. RALPH SMITH had 4 brothers-GIDEON, ABSALOM,WRIGHT AND FRANKLIN. RALPH was born in 1793 he was the firstborn son. Any help please.

AustinArt Searching for information about the family of Jeremiah RODGERS b abt 1816 NC, who lived in Murray Co, GA (Holly Creek Dist) in 1860. I have information on his descendants. I am looking for the Rodgers family in NC or GA on the 1850 census and have not found them. In 1870 the family is in Athens Dist, of McMinn Co, TN. In 1880 the family is in Beat 18, Thompsons Dist of Marshall Co, AL, Sand Mountain. Wife: Nancy Emaline b 1828 NC or GA. Children: James M. Rodgers, changed name of Rogers b 1848 in NC or GA; Sarah E. b 1853 GA; Margaret b Oct 1854 d Jul 1931 Marshall, AL, Married Isaac Terrell, a grandson of Isaac Childress of McMinn, TN and Marshall, AL; Nancy Lucille b 1856 GA; Hannah b 1856 GA may have married John Tucker in Marshall, AL; Martha A. b 1858; Mary A. b 1859-60 d 1922 Lawrence Co, AL, married John A. Brooks; Narcissa b 1862, cannot find her after 1880; Rutha b 1864 GA. I would appreciate any clues for locations for this family or for names of peripheral families.

One clue is that Hannah Rodgers age 26 was taking care of two small nephews in 1880. One was named a George HEWS (Hughes) another was a James SEMOR (Seamore, Seamour). Perhaps two of Hannah's sisters married someone of those surnames?

donna1952@sbcglobal.net I'm looking for any information on John Leonard AYERS and family. He married Emma HUFFAKER, and they lived in Choutta, GA. One of their children--the one I am mainly looking for--was Carl or Carlton Ayers. At the age of 11 he was hit by a train and cut in half. I can not find anything on him. Help me please.

Susie Kelley. I am trying to locate the grave of Ella CROWNOVER, who I think is buried in Sumack Presbyterian Cemetery. I think this is in Murray County. Do you have records of her burial?

Kathy Edwards. Is there any way to tell who the parents of Asberry and Edward H. Edwards of Murray Co., GA in 1840-50 is. I think maybe Abel was there in 1830. There was one Abel in Whitfield Co. by 1853 I think and he said he was the son of Joseph Edwards of Franklin Co., GA. They probably got their land throught the Land Lotteries. Any idea where in SC these Edwards were born, Asberry in 1822 SC and Edward H. in about 1816. Edward H. applied for a license...probably for a tavern and he was listed as a merchant in one census....and I think he was also a Justice of the Peace in Whitfield Co. later or maybe that was another Edward H. What is the best way to find the parentage of these two? Any ideas appreciated.

Melinda. "BLALOCK AND RELATED FAMILIES : PIONEERS IN VIRGINIA, THE CAROLINAS, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND TEXAS"
I am searching for a copy of the above-referenced book. I know it was privately published as several "distant cousins" have a copy of it. DO YOU
HAVE ANY IDEA HOW I CAN OBTAIN A COPY? I have attempted to contact the author, Delton Blalock by phone with no success. I am a Blalock family member. Thanks.

Kathey Wigley. I am looking for information on GROVES family children of Nelson and Frances Groves especially a Mary Catherine Groves born in 1847 and
Jane Groves born 1855 in Murray county GA.

Kemp Neill. I am seeking information about John Oates NEILL who was born in Lincoln County, NC in 1837 and moved to Murray County, GA. following the Civil War. Later, he moved to Morgan County, AL where he died in 1919. He and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Baine had seven children, four daughters and three sons. One of the sons was my gggrandfather, James Franklin NEILL. Any help will be appreciated.

Anne Bower. I am looking for information about Willie Eugene HOOKER. He lived in Murray County, Shuck Pen District, at the time of the 1910 census. He was 1 ½ years old and living with Lucy J. WEAVER age 52, Missouri E. WEAVER age 24, Flora E. WEAVER age 7. Willie married Susie Lee ANTHONY during the 1920's. Thank you.

Roy Chadwick. I am trying to find info on Abraham "Abe" CHADWICK born abt 1850's in Ga (possibly Murray County),died in Bradley Co., TN. Was Abe's mother Mary HODGINS born SC or was she born abt 1831 in NC?. I believe that I found her in Anderson Co., TN abt 1900 age 69. She was living with her son John Chadwick born abt 1850's in Ga,died 1917 in Bell Co KY age 65. Was Mary's husband John Chadwick born abt 1820's in NC or from England and a Mason? Thanks very much, and any info would be appreciated.

Dottie Pullen Thomas. I am looking for information on Thomas Eugene Wetzel - born 1851 and married to Eveline Davis Wetzel - born 1854 whom I believe lived in Cisco, Murray County, GA. They are the parents of my grandmother, Luellen (or Ellen) Wetzel married to John Franklin Green of Crandall, GA. Thank you for any information you have.

Deborah. I have a reference to find index, or photo, or whatever possible, of :
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Tennga, GA.
John Cockburn headstone.
b.1799
d. ?
Thank you for the help.

Sue Brown. Need Blantons in Murray Co. James Madison, Lewis, Lewis father and mother. Thank you.

Lynne Nooner. I'm needing a cemetery lookup for John S. MARTIN and wife Mary Trussell Clark Martin. It's possible John S. was the son of Judge John Martin, so he may have been buried in a Cherokee graveyard, if there is such a thing in Murray Co. John Swain Martin was born ca. 1805-1815 - d. 16 Jan 1879 in Dalton, Whitfield Co. GA (possibly buried in Cherokee cemetery?) Mary Trussell Clark Martin was born 1816 and d. sometime after 1880. I'm not certain she is buried in GA.

Ggfppf@aol.com I am trying to find information I need for DAR about Dr. William Henry RAINS. I think he may have lived in Murray County. He married Harriet E. DUNSON (or Dunston) about 1850. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Jim Peck. I am looking for any possible Murray County information on Washington W. (Wimes?)Peck and wife Dialthea Rodgers Wilson and W.W. ‘s mother, Nancy Campbell Peck (wife of Elliott Peck who died in 1843 in McMinn County, TN). The following is the information that I have. On Feb. 22, 1854 W.W. married Dialthea. Then in December of 1854 W.W. moved to Murray County Georgia along with his mother . On Dec. 16, 1855 my Great Grandfather, James Elliott Peck was born near Springplace. In the fall of 1860 the family moved to Morgan County, Alabama, where they lived until their death.

Deb Miller. I am trying to find the burial site of my mother's (Nancy Painter Miller - daughter of Sam E and Nina Painter) new born sister (Mary Sue Painter, born January 1929). There was another baby born to Lew Price "Mose" and Hattie Painter (my mother's uncle) and died around this time. I heard that they were both buried at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Can you please confirm or deny this?

David Pinson. I am trying to locate information on my family's time in Murray County. My grandfather was born in Cisco, his name John C PINSON. His father was Julius L Pinson who seems to have grown up in the area having been born in Ducktown TN. Julius's father was Richard or perhaps listed as M.R. Pinson, his mother Becky or Rebecca Tatum Pinson. He was likely in the lumbering industry in the late 1800s and she was living on the Jack's River as late as 1930. They had three sons, Marion and Oscar, plus my great-grandfather and two daughters whose name I do not know but who both married men named GOODE. I am looking for any information about them, if you have it. Thanks

Lana Floyd. James S. BROWN, my 3rd great grandfather, found him on the Murray Co 1840 census; per a son's obit, the family moved from Murray to DeKalb, AL in 1843. Prior to that they were in TN and KY and Rockbridge, VA where James was born in 1780 (1780-1785 in some records) as found in a son's write up in GODSPEED OF ? TN....maybe Bledsoe, Blount, McMinn?

Kewpie. Researching the SNOW Family of Murray County, GA. Need father of Levi Snow born about 1820 in Georgia. I know what the other websites say. Just need documentation i.e. census, marriage, etc... My Levi Snow moved to Bridgeport Jackson County, Alabama. He and his wife Margaret, born in Virginia according to Jackson County, Alabama Census, were my G-G-G Grandparents. Their daughter, Lucinda Snow, married Jasper Hardin WOODY. They were my G-G Grandparents. Lucinda Snow and Jasper Hardin Woody were the parents of Margaret Woody. Margaret Woody married William Thomas HART. Margaret Woody and William Thomas Hart were my G- Grandparents. I have census records, cemetery records and pictures of tombstones, marriage records of their time in
Jackson County Bridgeport, Alabama. All are buried in Rocky Springs Cemetery Jackson County, Bridgeport, Alabama. Please respond to threeringcircus4@bellsouth.net.

Irene Hutchison. I am looking for information pertaining to JAMES AND JANE MCMINN. The 1880 census record is as follows:
Town, Murray, Georgia
Jas MCMINN 26 w m farm laborer GA GA GA
Jane MCMINN 23 w f wife keeping house TN TN TN
Jesse MCMINN 6 w m son GA GA TN
Fanny MCMINN 5 w f dau GA GA TN
Beckie MCMINN 4 w f dau GA GA TN
Joe MCMINN 6M w m son GA GA TN
Jame and Jane were married about 1874, I am guessing in Georgia since they soon had children after getting married and they were born in Georgia
Hoping to find a marriage record or some other info on the family.

Bobbie Southers. I am searching for any records on Annie Wright GREENE. I know she married Thomas Elisha SOUTHER in Shuck Pen, Murray County, GA on 29 Dec 1926. She passed on 26 March 1945. I am most interested in the names of her parents. She was my husband's Mother and passed on his birthday when he was 5 years old. He was raised in The GA Baptist Children's Home and has no leads of any kind. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Kathy Edwards. I am searching for the parents of Asberry EDWARDS who was in the 1850 Murray Co., GA census. In that census, Eadey was listed as age 69 which means she was probably his mother. There was an Eddy in the 1840 Habersham Co., GA census. How close are these two counties? Do you have any information on Eadey Edwards b. about 1781. Any information appreciated.

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