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Stones at the old cemetery reads : Mary Green Dame, widow of George Dame of Middlesex Co., Va., b. Culpepper Co., Va. 1753, d. June 29, 1832. C. L. Dame, b. Feb. 25, 1825, d. July 18, 1881. William B. Dame, b. March 2, 1848, d. August 3, 1899. The old Ferry is still there, transporting about 100 cars on Sundays and averaging 15 a day for the week.
DUMAS
Edmund Dumas and Hannah Hancock Dumas had seven chil- dren.
(1) J. C. Dumas, b. in Jones Co. 1-18-41, lived to be ninety- three years old. He was one of four brothers who served in the War Between the States in the Cavalry with Morgan's Brigade. After the war he settled near his old home in Jones Co. and mar. Molly Bagley (dau. of Thos Bagley) . Their ch. were : Mrs. Frank Jeter of Hollywood, Cal., Mrs. Charlie Keller of Golds- boro, N. C., sons W. C. Dumas and B. T. Dumas.
(2) J. Sid Dumas mar. Ella Key and had ch. Dalton, Olivia and Coleman.
(3) Turner Dumas.
(4) Frank Dumas, b. 1943, d. 1924, mar. Susan Logan, b. 1843, d. 1932. Their ch. were: Anna, who mar. John Smith Miller (his 2nd wife) and son, Judge Edmond Thomas Dumas, b. 7-20-65, d. 12-24-28, who mar. Mary Pursley, b. 9-28-80, mar. 5-7-02. Their ch. are: (a) Mary Logan (Mrs. Walter Scott Davis), b. 5-4-03. (b) Lucy (Mrs. John Teeples. (c) Ed- mund Dumas, Jr., b. 8-2-10, mar. Jimmy Simpson. (d) Harold, b. 9-10-04. (e) Sunora, 7-18-08 (Mrs. Geo. Boardman).
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(5) Hannah, mar. Thomas Little.
(6) Edna, mar. John Woodall.
(7) Adda, mar. John Smith Miller (1st wife), b. 1-17-58, d. 7-21-36. Their ch. were: Fidelle, Viola, Jim, John, Oscar, Lynwood and Eric.
FARRAR
John and William Powel Farrar, brothers, from England who had been in Virginia since 1618 came to Putnam Co., Ga. in 1832 from Mecklenburg Co., Va. John Farrar's wife, formerly Mary Minter and their four oldest children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Joseph T., John D., and by Wm. Powel's first wife Hannah, younger sister of Mary Minter. Hannah had previously mar John Farrar, a cousin of bros. John and Wm. William and Han- nah's two oldest ch. were Joseph Pettus and Elizabeth Frances.
In Putnam Co. John settled in Kinderhook Dis. and Wm. Powel in Stanfordville Dis. John a veteran of the War of 1812 was Rep. from Putnam Co. in 1841. John moved to Atlanta and also William. They died there and were buried in Oakland Cemetery.
Serving in the Confederate Army were: Joseph T. Farrar, John Dabney F., sons of John, William T., Samuel P., Benja- min K., stepsons of William Farrar. They later moved to Mor- gan Co. and Macon and in 1871 came to Jones Co. William Thomas Farrar lived near Haddock and descendants are Charles Minter Farrar and Mrs. William J. Stewart (Eliz. Frances Farrar). John Farrar, Sr., son of Samuel M., descendants are : Mrs. Noel C. Pitts (Leone Speights) and Mrs. Henry Finney (Mary Viera Speights), Mrs. Caleb Arthur Whaley (Mary Phillips Farrar ).
Wm. Powel Farrar, b. Sept. 4, 1802, d. Oct. 1, 1861, mar. Hannah Minter Dec. 19, 1824, b. July 28, 1804, d. Apr. 23, 1843. Seven ch. were: Joseph Pettus Farrar, mar. Mary E. Mc- Intosh. Miss. (2) Elizabeth F., mar. 1st Spencer Hurt, 2nd Iverson P. S. Winder, Ala. (3) Wm. Thos, Farrar, Mar. 30, 1834 - Sept. 19, 1897), mar. Ellen Maria Peck, Sept. 4, 1856 (five ch.) as follows : Mary Louisa, Charles Minter, Sr., mar. Tallulah Smith and they had five ch. in Jones County, Olive,
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mar. Edgar Odom their two ch. are Lillian, mar. Thos. R. Hen- dricks (three ch.) Macon, Ga. Thaddeus Deming died young. William Thos., mar. 2nd Matilda Lane, Oct. 30, 1873 and had three ch. Alma Irene, mar. Clarence Evans Bonner (one ch.), Elizabeth Frances F., mar. William Jefferson Stewart and had three ch. William Henry, mar. Laura Kay (five ch.) Frances Stewart, mar. Michael Higgins, and Farrar Stewart, mar. Fran- ces L. Fickling, 3 ch. (4) Samuel Puryear Farrar, mar. Hannie Newsen (six ch. in Texas). (5) Mary Rebecca, mar. Jas. F. Lane (nine ch. in Texas). (6) John Morgan Farrar died young. (7) Dabney Alex. Farrar died as infant. Wm. Powel Farrar, mar. 2nd, Feb. 6, 1844, Margaret A. King, three ch. were: Benjamin King F., mar. Nannie Turk (six ch.) Margaret mar. Alex. Harvey Howard (five ch.), Alexander died young.
William Powel Farrar mar., 3rd, June 10, 1852, Sarah Peck Deming, Aug. 27, 1820-Aug. 26, 1880, they had three ch. Sarah P., mar. Joseph N. Hall, died in Ala. 1917, had three daus. Leila Maria F. died young, Juna died unmar. Baldwin Co.
John Farrar (mar. 12, 1789-Nov. 19, 1874) mar. Mary Min- ter (May 20, 1797-Apr. 20, 1877). Five of ten ch. lived to ma- turity. (1) Samuel Minter F. mar. Leona Viera Ballard, one child, John mar. Mabel Masters. (2) Elizabeth Frances, mar. 1st Joseph B. Cox, 2nd John Thomas Mathis, no ch. she died 1889 Putnam Co. (3) Joseph Thos. mar. Martha S. Tanner, one ch. (4) John Dabney mar. Sinai Pound, no ch., killed at Missionary Ridge. (5) Mary Phillips (July 9, 1838-Nov. 30, 1920), mar. Caleb Arthur Whaley, they had four ch. John Farrar Whaley died young, James Louie Whaley mar. Ione Odom, two ch. Frances Leone, died young, Mary Arthur mar. James Thomas Speights, six ch.
Hannah and Mary Farrar were b. Chatham Co., N. C., dau. of Joseph Minter, d. Feb. 1823 and Frances Kill, d. Oct. 1823. Joseph was the son of John Minter and Eliz. Morgan in Cum- berland Co., Va., 1759.
Wm. Powel and John Farrar were two of eleven ch. of Sam- uel Farrar, d. 1818 and Eliz. Phillips, d. 1826 of Mecklenburg Co., Va. Capt. John Farrar served in the Revolution, mar. Re- becca Puryear, dau. of John Juryear and Martha Norment.
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John Farrar of the Rev. was the son of George and Judith Jefferson Farrar. Judith Jefferson was the aunt of Thomas Jef- ferson, Pres. and dau. of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Field, dau. of Col. Peter Field and Judith Soane, dau. of Hon. Henry Soane, Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Thos. Jefferson, father of Judith, was the son of Thos. Jefferson and Mary Branch, dau. of Christopher Branch. Will recorded in Henrico Co., Va., 1681.
Geo., son of Col. Wm. Farrar and Pricilla Baugh, dau. of Wm. and Jane Branch, widow of Wm. Branch by whom were her sons, William and John. She was formerly Jane Byrd, dau. of Col. Wm Byrd, Henrico Co., Va. Wm. Branch was the bro. of Mary Branch, who mar. Thos. JeffersonII, William II was the son of Wm. I the immigrant to Virginia, in 1618 who mar. the widow Cicely Jordan. Wm. the immigrant was the son of Sir Nichols Farrar of London, prominent in the activities of the Virginia Co. of London in settling America. Sir Nichols Far- rar's wife was Mary Woodeneth.
FINNEYS
Benjamin Finney, born in Va. mar. Ann-, en route to Ga. He owned lands in Jones Co. when it was formed from Baldwin Co. in 1807. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War and died in Jones Co. in Nov. 1824, and is buried in the Finney cemetery, 2 mi. n.e. of Gray. Anne Finney was entitled to draw two lots of land as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier in 1825. A son, James drew a lot, from records in the Ordinary's office at Gray. This son died Dec. 18, 1840. He mar. 1st, Sarah Taylor and had a son, James Henry Finney, b. May 5, 1813 in Jones Co. died Nov. 1, 1877 and mar. Julia Ann Morris, Dec. 23, 1832 (dau. of Jeremiah and Nancy Hoskins Morris). His dau., Anne Finney, b. July 11, 1838 and d. Dec. 5, 1915 mar. Jasper Henry Stewart (son of Thomas Ware and Palatea H. Wilson Stewart) and their ch. are: Henry, Jr., Belle (Mrs. Wooten) has a dau., Frances, Irene (Mrs. Henry Bonner), Mae, and Sadie (Mrs. Henry Robert Hunt), a son, Dr. Jasper Hunt. James Finney mar. 2nd, Sarah Carson on Feb. 4, 1817.
James Tarver Finney, b. Dec. 12, 1852, d. Jan. 5, 1934, 1st
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wife was Julia Clyde Godard, b. Apr. 12, 1860, d. May 22, 1882. One ch. Mary Julia Finney, b. Nov. 11, 1880, mar. J. Day Stewart III. 2nd wife, Mary Stewart Park, b. Jan. 21, 1859 one ch. Augusta Clyde Finney, b. July 12, 1886, mar. John C. Becking. 3rd wife, Willie Thomson Park, b. Sept. 25, 1857, d. Sept. 1935. Chil .: Ida Hinton Finney, mar. Grady A. Smith. Calder Willingham Finney, mar. Minnie Brown Henderson. Mildred Finney, mar. Geo. F. Karstaedt. Henry Lawton Fin- ney, mar. Grace Brown.
Henry Jefferson Finney, son of James H. and Julia A. Finney, b. July 12, 1846, d. Jan. 1919. His wife was Tommie Crowell Finney, d. Mar. 5, 1911. Chil. : Kate Crowell Finney, b. Nov. 10, 1879, Maggie Coleman Finney, b. Aug. 3, 1884, mar. Joseph A. Middlebrooks, James H. Finney, b. May 1, 1887, d. Apr. 4, 1941, mar. Viera Speights.
Daus. of James H. and Julia Finney were : Sarah, mar. Thos. J. Stewart; Mattie, mar. Vischer; Mamie, mar. Dick Brown; Dora, mar. Slocumb; Annie, mar. Jasper Stewart; Julia, mar. W. A. Bragg; Alice, mar. Noble A. Kirven.
By C. W. Finney and Dr. Jasper Hunt
DR. JOHN GARLAND
John T. Garland born Jan. 1, 1875 in Jones Co., Ga., son of John Thomas and Nancy King Garland attended school at old Plentitude Academy in Jones County taught by Prof. Dykes. He then entered Vanderbilt School of Medicine, graduated in 1878, interned at Bellevue Hospital in New York. He returned to Hillsboro to practice, but did much of his practice in Jones Co. He was the first physician in this section to use cocaine and also the Pasteur treatment for the prevention of rabies. He married first, Miss Emmie Hunt of Round Oak, Ga. and 2nd, Miss Susan Beckam. He had five nephews, King, Howard, Rufus, Gus and Will Garland and two nieces, Mrs. Mamie Wynens and Miss Nan Hunt.
GLAWSON
Joseph Glawson, b. October 5, 1832, Jones County, Georgia, son of Jesse and Mary Boyington Glawson, grandson of Jesse,
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Sr., and Sarah Snipes, mar. Calidonia Pound of Talledega, Ala., April 23, 1867, after 4 years in Confederate Army, 16 Ga. Cav.
Calidonia Pound Glawson, b. October 5, 1841, dau. of Jack- son Pound and Epsey Ann (Veasey) Pound, granddaughter of Thomas Veasey and Ann Elizabeth Flake. Her Revolutionary ancestor was James Veasey, Pvt. in Col. Elizah Clark, Clark Georgia Troops. Her family record is traced through DeVesi 1611 Normandy, France and Pound subjects of Lancastrian King Henry VI .
Joseph Gladson, d. June 21, 1888, age 56, successful land own- er and pioneer farmer. His home was built in 1843, the site be- ing a land grant issued by State of Georgia in 1807. Bur. Glaw- son family cemetery.
Calidonia Glawson, d. April 12, 1912, bur. in Glawson family cemetery. Their six children, Jesse Jackson, Joseph Edgar, An- nie Belle, Eppie Eula, Charles Augustus, and Callie Katherine, were privately tutored. From the last school house built by their father on the now Eatonton highway, their children entered various colleges.
Jessie Jackson, b. May 29, 1869, mar. Sallie J. Glawson of Jones County, January, 1890, by Rev W. C. Phelps, dau. of Emma Finney and Alfred Glawson of Jones County. Sallie J. Glawson d. September 6, 1947-4 chil. (The stone steps at this home were purchased from old Courthouse, Clinton, Ga., where Gen. Lafayette stood in 1825 and made a speech.)
Julia Ethel, b. Nov. 20, 1890, mar. Dr. J. D. Zachary, Dec. 11, 1912, by Rev. J. P. Lee. Dr. Zachary, son of David Thomas and Mary Ann Dunman Zachary.
Joseph Thomas, b. June 10, 1893, mar. Lois Jackson Chris- tian, June 2, 1914, by Rev. Jones. Dau. of Ermine Ida Jackson and John Lacey Christian, Lois Christian Glawson d. May 16, 1948-2 children.
Ermine Ethel, b. Sept. 10, 1917, mar. Carlos Middlebrooks, April 26, 1936-2 daughters, Lois and Merry.
Jesse Jackson, b. Aug. 10, 1923, mar. Helen Jordan, Aug. 10, 1945-3 daus. Enlisted in U. S. Army Air Corps, 1942, trained Lowry Field, Denver, Colo., Ass. Armor Gunnery Flying Fort- ress. Served in European Theater, shot down on seventh mission
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over Bremen, Germany. Captured, prisoner of war 17 months, liberated by 3rd Army-13th Division April, 1945. Honorably discharged, October, 1945, Sgt. Awards - Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct, Pres. Unit Citation, E.A.M.E.T. with air medal.
Jessie Estelle, b. December 23, 1896, mar. Alvah Monroe Greene, January 27, 1915, by Rev. Ainsworth. Son of Mary Turner and Monroe Greene, Alvah Monroe represented Jones County in Legislature 4 years-2 sons.
Alvah Jackson, b. May 5, 1919, mar. Mary Ellen Bonner, Dec. 21, 1938-3 daughters.
Joseph Daniel, b. April 12, 1924, mar. Ethel Burnette, June 31, 1946-3 children. Served 3 years in U. S. Army Air Force, 2 years in European Theater-E.T.O. Meritous Awards-E .- A.M.E.T. service medal-5 battle stars-good conduct, World War II Victory medal, Presidential Citation-Honorably dis- charged Sgt.
Raymond Anderson, b. Aug. 22, 1908, mar. Elsie Pervis. Served 2 years in U. S. Army Air Corps, World War II.
Joseph Edgar Glawson, b. Nov. 20, 1870, mar. Elizabeth Dee Middlebrooks, Nov. 16, 1897, dau. of James Madison and Daulphin Pitts Middlebrooks of Jones County, d. July 13, 1930, bur. family cemetery-4 children.
Verna Clair, b. Aug. 26, 1898, mar. Guy Lancelot Anderson Aug. 8, 1916, son of Ada and Dr. John F. Anderson, pioneer physician of Jones County. He was attorney and Solicitor, Jones County, for twenty years-3 sons.
John Pierce, b. Aug. 1, 1917, served 4 years in World War II, Counter-Intelligence Corps. Admitted to the Bar of Law before graduation from Mercer University in 1941, mar. Marguerite Spears, Aug. 7, 1941, by Rev. J. M. Davis-2 sons.
Guy Lancelot, Jr., b. Aug. 11, 1924, served 4 years in World War II, U. S. Army Air Corps and Infantry in European and Mediterrean Theaters. Meritorious Awards-3 battle stars, American Theatre ribbon, E.A.M.E.T. Theatre and Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal. Honorably discharged Corporal.
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Edgar Franklin, b. December 22, 1919, d. June 9, 1933, bur. in family cemetery.
Leone Augusta, b. April 24, 1902, mar. Raymond Brooks Hudson, Nov. 16, 1921, son of Kate Brooks and Henry Hudson of Jones County.
Thelma Louise, b. Pan. 28, 1906, mar. Lucius Henry Nelson, June 3, 1931-6 children. Joseph Lucius, b. Feb. 22, 1932, d. Dec. 10, 1933, bur. in family cemetery. Reynolds R., b. Jan. 6, 1934. Leone, b. Jan. 30, 1936, mar. Robert Clark, June 25, 1954. Verna Caroline, b. Jan. 9, 1940. Lucia H., b. Oct. 14, 1944. Sarijo, b. Sept. 25, 1948.
Joseph, b. Sept. 6, 1916, d. Sept. 15, 1918, bur. in family cem- etery.
Annie Belle, b. Aug. 2, 1872, mar. Dec. 17, 1889, by Rev. Cook to John J. Roberts, b. Sept. 10, 1857, son of Jackson and Mary Baker Robert of Jones County. Revolutionary ancestor, Reuben Roberts, whose home built on a land grant issued by the State of Georgia in 1808 and is now standing. D. Feb. 19, 1900, bur. in Glawson family cemetery-4 children.
Mabel Irene, b. Dec. 31, 1890, mar William Carey Pound, Nov. 10, 1910, by Rev. Walker. Son of Jennie Carey and Bo- hannan Pound, d. January 13, 1918-1 daughter.
Annie Lucile, b. April 28, 1914, mar. Mims Gordon Russell -2 children.
Roberta Lawrence, b. Feb. 27, 1892, mar. William Ward Gustine, Feb. 2, 1914. W. Ward Gustine died August, 1942.
Callie Lucile, b. Feb. 20, 1894, mar. Joseph Heflin Brooks, Nov. 2, 1918, by Rev. Harry King. Son of Lula Capers and Noah P. Brooks-2 children.
Josephine Clinton, b. Nov. 24, 1919, mar. 1st, Alan Hale Al- lison-1 son. 2nd, Bernard Henry Waldman. He served 2 years in the European Theater, World War II as Major in QM Corps.
George Roberts, b. Dec. 29, 1924, enlisted in U. S. Army Air Corps, World War II, 1942. D. April 13, 1943, while in train- ing. Bur. in family cemetery.
Julian Baker, b. Sept. 2, 1896, mar. Ouida Williams in 1917 -1 son.
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John Julian, b. July 18, 1921. Served in World War II 5 years -U. S. Army, 112 Cav. in Patton's Army-1st Lieut.
Eppie Eula, b. June 25, 1874, mar. Samuel Barron Hunger- ford of Jones County, Oct. 23, 1898-2 children. (See Hunger- ford history. )
Charles Augustus, b. July 28, 1876, mar. Ella Mae Daniel, Dec. 23, 1900, d. May 1, 1930.
Callie Kate, b. Oct. 27, 1883, mar. Samuel Harkness Thorn- ton, Oct. 27, 1903, by Rev. Walker. Son of Mary Ann Mckib- ben and Charley Thornton-4 children.
Gladys Wylene, b. Oct. 19, 1907, mar. William Lester Dun- can, Sept. 28, 1935-1 son.
Glennis Maidee, b. June 28, 1910, mar Cecil D. Franklin, April 21, 1938-1 son.
Wilford Harkness, b. Aug. 13, 1916, mar. June Word Wil- liams, Feb. 12, 1938-2 daughters.
Katherine LaVerne, b. Sept. 27, 1919, mar. Jesse William Brown, Oct. 3, 1940-3 children.
By Mrs. Joseph Brooks
GIBSONS
1. Caroline Elizabeth Gibson, dau. of Henry John Gibson and Mary Elizabeth Pitts, Oct. 7, 1857, chil .: Annie Maria, mar. Charles Griswold; Peyton, b. 1874, d. 1897; Logn, b. 1876, d. 1903, mar. Mamie Bethune; Samuel, b. 1883, d. 1908 ; Caroline E., mar. R. H. Kingman, Nov. 30, 1871 ; Marietta Abner, mar. Louis Yarbrough ; Harry Aureluis mar. 1st, Hattie Wilder, 2nd, Marie Anderson.
2. Henry John Gibson, b. Nov. 22, 1830, d. May 4, 1881, father of 1. Caroline Eliz. Gibson, was son of Abner Flewellen Gibson, Nov. 22, 1827 and Caroline Pope (Northern people kind to him when in prison), their ch. Susan Frances, died young. Aurelius Wiley 1832 mar. Ann Maria Pitts, 1851 Vir- ginia J., mar. Swift, Julia mar. 1836, Abner A. Flewellen III ( Flew ) .
3. Abner Gibson, b. May 23, 1806, d. Aug. 8, 1843, father of Henry J. Gibson, was son of Capt. John Gibson and Fanny
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Flewellen, ch., Wiley, Elizabeth, Wm. Souther, Abner Flew- ellen, mar. Caroline Pope, Nancy, mar. Whitfield.
Mrs. Daisy Malone
GODARD
James Godard, a Judge of the Inferior Court lived about a mile from Gray near Pine Ridge, his lands joining Major Jones. He lived in a large two-story house set back from the road in a grove of oak and hickory trees. He was tall and distinguished looking and as a Judge, was a good one. He reared a large family, the oldest son was Joshua Godard, a successful planter who lived at the old Lowe place where later Jim Middlebrook's lived. Joshua died when young. One of his daus. was Mrs. Bayne of Milledgeville, one dau. was the 1st wife of Jim Finney and Willis Godard was his son. The second son of Judge James Godard was James, Jr., who lived at the Ben Finney place and died in 1900 leaving his widow who was a dau. of Luico Moore and several children. James, Jr. had represented the county in the Legislature. The 3rd son, Joel Godard, had a dau. Ardecia, mar. Dr. George T. Pursley Mar. 8, 1865. A second dau. mar. Daugh Pitts and had ch. Gus, Mrs. Sam Pursley and Mrs. Jim Middlebrooks. After Daugh died his widow mar. Jeff Stewart. One dau. of Joel mar. John Hunt, another mar. John Finney 1st and William Chambers 2nd. Ch. by Finney were: Mrs. Henry Bonner, Mrs. Chambers. The youngest dau. of James Godard mar. Melton Morton (see Morton family). This home is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Lancaster.
Joshua S. Godard, b. Nov. 1, 1829-April 18, 1866; Judge James D. Godard, b. Jan. 3, 1798, d. July 4, 1867; Ardecia Callaway (wife), b. August 10, 1809, d. June 21, 1874; James D. Godard, Jr., July 1, 1848, d. Nov. 16, 1898.
From "Letters of S. H. Griswold"
GORDONS
William Henry Gordon, 1796-1866, mar. Leah Palmer, b. 1798, d. 1836, and their ch. were : Samuel, b. 1-17-21, d. 10-4-04, Henry, Zacharia, Robert, Thomas, Nancy (King), Hugh H. Gordon.
(1) Hugh H. Gordon mar. Elizabeth Tillman and their ch. were: (1) William Henry, who mar. Ella Smith 1st and had.
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ch. Mose William, and Ruby (Mrs. P. B. Wheeler). Mar. 2nd Annie Jarrell and had a dau. Nora (Mrs. Harold Clark). (2) Gus Gordon mar 1st Daisy Smith and had ch. Lula and Harry, mar. 2nd Mattie Lou Smith and had ch. Susie and Martha dou.
(3) George Gordon mar. 1st, Florence Glawson and had a son Hugh Gordon, who mar. Marion Richardson, 2nd mar. Emie Middlebrooks, ch. Vivian, Lurline, Emie. 3rd mar. Emie McMichael, ch. George Mc, and Stewart Gordon. 4th mar. Leone Miller, had son, Arthur.
(4) Mattie (Mrs. Joe Mercer ch. Joseph, Jr., Annie, Rosa, Nan, Sara, Lucile.
(5) Lizzie Gordon, mar. Jim Tyner and their ch. were: Lillie, Willie, Myrtle, Mary, Gordon and T. B. Tyner. (6) Nora.
The William Henry Gordon I, was a cousin of Gen. John B. Gordon's of the Civil War.
GREEN
Edward Green, 1707-1780 was a lineal descendant of William Green, a charter member of the second charter to Virginia granted in 1609 and he came to Virginia in 1612. John Calhoun Green, 1731-1789, was the son of Edward Green and Elizabeth (Betty) Powell, 1709-1737, of Culpepper and Brunswick coun- ties, Va. It seems that he was a half brother of Wm. Green, b. Nov. 26, 1739, who mar. Mary Christmas. William Green d. in 1799. He lived 11/2 mi. N. E. of Warrenton, N. C.
James Benjamin Green was most likely a son of John Cal- houn Green, a Col. in the war of 1812, and a great-uncle of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Green, (1808-1879) of Warren Co., N. C., and Texas, who served in the Texas War on Mexico, and the Mexican War (1846-1848) Mary Lynn Green, dau. of Byron Green (nephew or 1st c. of James Green) mar. Kim- brough Jones. This line of Jones from Warren Co., N. C., then Wilkes, Elbert, Green and Baldwin Co., was the line of. Jones that Jones Co. was named for.
James Green, (1801-1870) mar. 1st Paulina (Polly) May and their ch. were : Benjamin, 1824, James Pleasant, 1826, Pil- innie, 1827, who mar. Bolden Morris (Sylvania, Ga.) Elizabeth
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(Betty) 1828, who mar. Joshua Davis, Jr., son of Wm. Davis (builder of home in 1803, with Col. Wm. Jones (b. 1779-d. 9- 11-1822) The first court in Jones Co. was held in this house in 1807. John Calhoun b. 1830, William Mercer, b. 12-3-1833, d. 7-5-1916, buried in Benj. Green cemetery, land lot 68, 11th land dis. of Jones Co., S.E. corner.
James Green mar. 2nd, Elizabeth Hawkins, and their ch. were : Thomas Jefferson Green and Benjamin H. Green, father of Frank, Perry, George and Sam. (S. A. Green, Jr. was b. in Jones Co., 7-11-1875, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Green, their ch. are : Hoke, Lamar, S. A., Jr., Oliver and Curtis. S. A. Green Sr. had six bros. Charlie, Will Ed, J. P., G. W. and Frank Green.
William Mercer Green mar. 1st 1855 Frances Salomie Ha- thorne, (b. 6-3-1838, d. 6-5-1872) dau. of Thos. Hathorne and Nancy Slaughter (sister of Monroe Hathorne) of Monroe Co., Forsyth. (her mother was a Yates. Wm. Mercer Green served in the War Between the States 1861-1865. The descendants of Wm. Mercer and Frances S. Hawthorne were (1) Mary (Mol- ly ) Frances, B. 9-26-1856, d. 5-30-1934, m. Marion F. Jackson, 1848-1921, Ashburn, Ga. (2) John Benjamin, Gray, Ga. (b. 6-22-58, d. 2-22-1935) buried in the Gordon Cem., 1 1/2 mi. from Round Oak.
Thomas Hathorn mar. Nancy Slaughter (m. was a Yates) and their ch. were: Frances Salomie, (Wm. Green 1st wife), Jack, Harrison, William, Monroe, Asbury, Emiline, Mary and Henri- etta.
James T. Green's son, J. C. Green (3-1-31) was a Conf. Sol. and mar. Henrietta Hathorne in 1856. Eleven ch. were: J. T., Green, Jr., Nannie, J. E., B. M., C. L., Asbury B., Fannie, W. M., Mamie, Minnie and Julia (Mrs. Thomas G. Smith ) .
William Hathorne, Arabi, Ga. (b. 1862-1915) mar. Ida Rus- sell, Arabi. Ella Madora, Waverly Hall and Talbertson, Ga. b. 1860, d. 1945, mar. Wm. Franklin, Ingram.
William Mercer Green, mar. 2nd in 1872, Amanda Morgan, b. Jan. 15, 1839, d. 1909, buried in Gordon Cem. Their ch. were: Dollie, b. 1874, d. 1944, buried in Gordon Cem., mar. Samuel Granville, Gordon, b. 3-18-73, son of Samuel Gordon, d.
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3-18-52. Last survivor of Samuel Gordon. Children were : Alvin, Marie, Sallie Lee, Mae, Josie, Granville, Clarence and Henry.
Mittie Matilda Green (b. 1876, Round Oak, Ga.) mar. Wm. Oscar Gordon (b. 9-12-70, d. 3-6-08) She d. 1-13-51, last sur- vivor of Wm. Mercer Green. Her ch. were: Wm. Oscar, Jr., J. T., Roy, Lucy, Sara, Clifford.
John Benjamin, (1858-1935) was the son of Wm. Mercer Green (1833-1916) mar. Leila Nancy Gordon (1867-1908). Their ch. are: (1) William Benj. Green, b. 8-2-1887, mar. Inez Bragg, Macon dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bragg of Jones Co. and their ch. are: Marjorie Alstyne b. 12-9-14, d. 4-18-28. Mi- riam Elise, b. 4-25-1917. mar. Patrick Farley, Col. in W. W. II. (2) Sallie Viola Green, b. 11-24-88, mar. Wm. Gus Smith, d. 10-1944, son of Peyton Augustus and Josephine Brundage Smith, their ch. were: Leila Josephine, b. 4-6-09, d. 1924; Wil- lie Elizabeth, b. 6-4-1910, mar Douglas Hudson, have 3 ch .: Frances Sabina, b. 3-20-1912, mar. Travis Smith, 1 son and 1 dau .; Peyton Benj. Smith, b. 6-8-1919, W. W. II, mar. Mary Brookins of Sparta, son Peyton Jr .: Luke Augustus Smith, b. 4-6-23, d. 1925. (3) Samuel Gordon Green, b. 2-4-1890, Capt. in W. W. I, and Col in W. W. II. Graduated Ga. Tech, 1915, U. of Ga. ScD. 1929. mar. March 1, 1918, at Wash., D. C., to Mary Willie Russell, b. 3-1-93, dau. of Chief Jus. Richard B. Russell of Ga. Supreme Court and Ina Dillard Russell of Win- der, Ga. Their ch. are : (1) Richard Russell Green, b. 7-10-1921, (2) Mary Nancy Green, b. 3-27-23. (3) Samuel Gordon Green, Jr. b. 11-18-28, mar. 1955, Kathryn E. Hairston of Ala. (4) William Benjamin Green, b. 1-2-33 at Wash. D. C.
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