Bartow County Queries for May 1999

These are the May 1999 queries for any information please contact jean at jbelew@bellsouth.net Moore/Winchester searching for any information on Thomas Carter Moore family. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Winchester.T.C. Moore enter the 14th Ga. Regt. Etowah Guards, Bartow Co.in 1861. Had several children one named Mary Elizabeth Moore married Dr. William Gay Eaves.Thanks lindamora@nashville.com.

Cliftob Blackwell,2309 Keyes Lane, Johnson City,Tennessee 37601 EMail jclifbl@preferred.com. Researching the parents of William Hampton Martin birth is November 7,1888, Cartersville, Ga. Info he has shows his father as James? Martin and his Mother as Mattie ? ? Martin.

Wendell Rogers at WRO404@aol.com is attempting to confirm several parts of his family history that is connected to Bartow County. Theophilus and Dyonisius Rogers and their families with Robert Stokes Sayre and some Middletons (John)moved there. They supposedly formed a company called Rogers and Sayre. Need to confirm this.

Linda Baker lindab66@hotmail.com seeks info on Elizabeth Meadows. born September 24 1848 died May 13, 1923 or 1928.Father may have been John Meadows and think her mother was Cherokee. Elizabeth married Jacob Barrett and moved to Polk Co. GA.from Bartow Co.

Helen Ross, 8712 Morris Lane, Rapid City, SD 57703 seeks a marriage of John Suit b. 24 June 1869 m. Nora McDaniel ca 1894. Bartow Co. GA. She died when her second child was b. ca 1896. need her name and burial place. John was my grandfather.

Noel M Wright III wrighttrack@mindspring.com seeks his grandfather, Noel M Wright and his decendants. he b. Dec 1, 1882 in Adairsville, Bartow Co. GA., his father was Samuel T Wright.

Betty Turner at BettyJTurner@worldnet.att.net seeks info on Larkin Bradshaw b 12 June 1801 Lincoln Co. NC m. 17 Oct 1820 Nancy Parker, m. 2nd Sarah Drum 16 Feb 1838. in NC He lived around Cass County. and died sometime ca 1850, Where? children of Larkin were, Margaret, Almarinda b 1832 NCC, Noah M, b ca 1838 NC Francis b CA 1844 GA., William T b. GA Jame M b. CA 1849.

Doug Foster at dfoster@apex.net seeks Mary Cannon she had 4 sons and 1 dau. John C. Cannon, william, James W and Henry B Cannon, do not know name of dau, but she m. George Washington Cash in the early 1840's had 4 children and died ca 1849 as did her husband. Cass Co. GA.

Jennifer at jennifer.semo@gte.net is researching George Coburn, and Amelia wife. From Bartow Co. GA

Bill Sager Researching Thomas McAdams, Polly McAdams Smith, Thomas Cantwell of Cass Co, Ga. Thomas, his wife, and mother Jenima McAdams is buried in Old Cass Cem. Any help would be appricated. Bill Sager

Brad Jones GROGAN I am interested in information concerning the family of Louis LayFette Grogan. He and Sarah Fincher Grogan had 12 children in Polk County and are buried at Lime Branch Cemetary. I have found a Louis Grogan matching the correct age as the son of Robert and Elizabeth Grogan in the 1880 Bartow County census. An Elizabeth J. Grogan is buried at Bethlehem Cemetary in Polk County. Her headstone reads 'wife of Robert Grogan' and her age matches the Bartow census. If anyone has info on Robert and Elizabeth Grogan or Louis LayFette and Sarah Grogan, please allow us to share information.

COOK, Richard L, b 23 July 1829, d 30 Aug 1903 m. Martha Ann Geesling Jan 31, 1850 12 children: Marion Linton, Elisabeth Duggan, Jessie Joyce,Richard Louis, Martha Ann, Georgia Ann Augusta, Beauliar Tyrloliar, Joseph Lee, Henry Lawrence, Thomas Lonzo, Oscar Lafayette, Fanny Olive. Richard and Martha Ann appear in the Warren County, GA Census for 1850 and 1860. I know he moved to Boston GA after the civil war, but I have no information on his place of birth or siblings or parents. He worked for Georgia Southern Railway during the late 19th century. he came from Bartow county? Ken Cook home: k_cook@mindspring.com work: ken.cook@equifax.com other: kwcook@hotmail.com web page: http://ken.oh-possum.com

: Becky Newman I just found your site and decided that I would like to know if you have any information on James William Holland, George L. Fennell, Margaret J. Smith, or Amanda Sloan in your books. They are my ancestors that I am trying to trace my family lines on. Write me back and let me know.

sarah parmley Researching DODDS who migrated from SC>Georgia,Bartow Co.,>Alabama>Kentucky>SE Illinois

DFletc1039@aol.com I am Dorothy Eason Fletcher searching for Eason's of Bartow Co. and surrounding areas--James William Eason m F. C. White in 1883 in Carroll Co. and had five children--He m my grandmother, Carrie Louella Lowry/Lowery in Carroll in 1902 and had eleven children. This line of Easons' migrated to Bartow(Cartersville), Thomaston, LaGrange, Porterdale, Tifton, Columbus,Hawkinsville, and Hogansville.

I am searching for any information on Martha Ann Crow, b.4-4-1850, d. 8-19-1906 married in Bartow Co. GA on 12-27-1877 to Joseph R. Edwards, b.10-16-1856. Martha is buried in Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. I also need a death date for Joseph R. Edwards. E-mail me at ksh.007@Bellsouth.net if anyone has any information they would like to share.

Civil War Ancestry Blu143@aol.com I am looking for relatives that served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Please tell me if you can help me. It would be most appreciated. Brent Walker

"Charles F. Brooks" BROOKS, WALTHALL. Searching for parents and siblings of Alexander R. BROOKS who married Arizona WALTHALL daughter of John Harvey WALTHALL in Coweta Co., GA. In the Abstracts of Early Wills of Coweta County, GA 1827-1910, the following is shown: Will of John WALTHALL, 20 SEP 1870 Wife: not named, deceased. Sons: Wm. M, John H., Leonard H., Edward M. WALTHALL. Daughters: Martha YOUNG (wife of G. E. YOUNG), Incy McWILLIAMS (wife of Andrew J. McWILLIAMS), Nancy JACKSON (wife of Wm. P. JACKSON), Lucinda SIMMONS (wife of Jas. SIMMONS), Arizona BROOKS (wife of Alexander BROOKS).Executor: Leonard H WALTHALL, Wm. M. WALTHALL Wit: Levi S. YOUNG, Lawson W. BOWERS, Abram YOUNG, Leonard H. WALTHALL.

Tilmon Chamlee Seeking info on SHAMLEE (Chamlee/Chamblee) -- Clyde William Chamlee, Sr. was born 1922 in Bartow County -- seeking descendants and ancestors --Anne Barrett Chamlee, Milledgeville, GA;

For any info on the following queries please contact Jean at jbelew@bellsouth.net or tele 770-382-6676. Thank you. If you have a lost link on your family quilt you are piecing together please get in touch with me, I may be able to piece your link in for you.

Valerie Morgan seeks help on Robert HARBARGER and family who were in Walker Co. 1850 Cass/Bartow Co. 1860-1870? And Polk Co. in 1880, Robert is the only one showing in 1870 Bartow Co. Census/

Shelia Parrish seeks info on her ancestors in Bartow Co. HOGAN AND PIERCE.

Charles Brooks seeks info on BROOKS - WALTHALL, need parents and siblings of Alexander R Brooks married to Arizona Walthall daughter. Of John Harvey Walthall. His will in Cowetta Co. GA names as children Wm. M., John H., Leonard H., Edward M. Walthall and Daughters, Martha YOUNG, wife of G E Young, Incy McWILLIAMS Wife of Andrew J McWilliams, Nancy JACKSON Wife of Wm. P. Jackson, Lucinda SIMMONS wife of Jas. Simmons, Arizona Brooks wife of Alexander Brooks. In 1898 David Gay of Bartow Co. GA left a will naming a Sarah E Brooks wife of Alexander Brooks. As one of his daughters.? <

Wendy King Henderson seeks info on parents for THOMAS IVERSON KING, 1809-1858, married LUCY BICKHAM, also researching

KING, BECKHAM, ROBERTS, CURRY, SMITH, WARREN FAMILIES. Anne Barrett seeks info on SHAMLEE, CHAMLEE, CHAMBLEE, Clyde William Chamlee, Sr., was born 1922 Bartow County seeking descendants and ancestors.

Richard Pullen writes about his southern connection and seeks info on family that lived in Cass/Bartow Co. His great grandfather was Benjamin Franklin PULLEN, and his wife Emma HARRIS, was born and lived farmed and died near Taylorsville, Bartow Co. GA.

Trevina, seeks any and all info on a man named WALT WIDNER, He is her father.

Valeria Nichols seeks someone to take care of the Towers Cemetery that is just south of Adairsville on Stovall Road. The road runs parallel and just west of a RR track about 3 miles out. It is in a pasture at the edge of woods. She also needs some records from the sextant of the Oothalooga Baptist Church. She is sure that her Larkin TOWERS is buried there.

Darryl HIGGINBOTHAM, seeks info on Samuel H Higginbotham b. ca 1803 married 9/24/1822 in Clark County GA to Mary Ball ca 1803 SC. Their seven children were born between 1825 and 1841 in Cass Co. GA.

Bobby Cole, seeks info on STEPHEN COLE born GA. married Martha Willingham, Columbia Co. GA 1824, They had 13 children 11 born in GA 2 in MS. Some in Cass Co. GA. Last known whereabouts 1840 Cobb Co. GA. 1850 MS.

Linda Gayton lsgayton@juno.com The Bramblett family received a letter from the Carter Estate concerning inheritance claims on the sale of land to the state for building of what is now Carter's Dam near Chatsworth, GA. Need to know if Eliza Carter was a descendant of Farish Carter who was the original Carter to immigrate to GA?

Virginia Kugler seeks George W. ANDREWS b 1796 N or S (Carolina) there is a G W Andrews buried in Kingston, but he was b. May 31, 1862 died Aug 7, 1929.

Danette Blyleven of Genesee, ID. Seeks a Joseph Burch, 1850 Cass Co. GA.

Barb is seeking WILSON REAVIS/REVIS. LARRY IERLEY seeks his wife's gggrandfather born in Cass Co. GA 1842-43. He received a Civil War Pension . His name was VIRGIL ALEX COURSEY, canonla@bellatlantic.net

Eleanor B. Spurlin seeks help in Bartow County for her BROOKS FAMILY RESEARCH. Ebs0543@perigee.net

Dorothy Welsh writes, her Flora A. S. Watts Butler was the daughter. Of Pleasant Watts, who was the son of Joseph N. Watts, who was the son of Josiah Watts. There was a John and Hugh WATTS.

Thea J King, 32800 S 321st St. N. Bristow, OK 74010 seeks info on William Terry BARKER married to Hannah JONES their daughter Julia married a KING. She was b. in Cartersville.

Bessie Campbell seeks info on WILLIAM RILEY PINION and his wife FRANCES LUCRETIA GOODSON. They married in Cass Co. on August 6, 1854, need their parents names. Bessie Campbelll, 1604 Old Parker Pl. Rd. Ellijay, GA 30540

Bbryant548@aol.com writes that the Cooper Bennet that Jbenn was seeking married Nancy Payne Mills b. ca 1788 NC m 1832 Franklin Co., GA. Children (6) her father was John Red Bank Payne and mother Ann Nancy Henslee.

MARK ANTHONY COOPER: Let's bring the Friendship Monument back to Cartersville, where it was originally installed and then removed. I have Cooper ancestry from East Tennessee, Great Grandmother was Alpha Cordelia Cooper, married to Jacob Ellis a medical Doctor that traveled horseback to take care of the sick. The Cooper's were always doing something to help others as did Mark A Cooper for Cass/Bartow County.

Lynne seeks any and all COWART FAMILY information they were in Cass/Bartow early on. Lynne jljdneal@juno.com

Linda Mora lkindamora@nashville.com writes she is excited to see all the info on Bartow Co. She seeks info on GR GR Grandfather THOMAS CARTER MOORE. (TC) that enlisted into the 14th GA Co. K Etowah Guard in 1861. He married Sarah Elizabeth Winchester. Ca 1850.

Mary Shular Hopper mhopper664@sprintmail.com seeks all info on SHULER, SHULAR, McCOY, HART FAMILIES.

Larry Ierley, canonla@bellatlantic.net is still looking for any info on his wife's gggrandfather born in Cass Co. 1842/43. Virgil ALEX COURSEY. He was a Confederate vet.

GRAVE SITE'S Michele H Mills mhmills@ucdavis.edu is serious in hearing from anyone that can help her locate her gr great grandmother grave. SARAH ANN WILLIAMS KINGSBERY. Her death cert. Says she is buried in Cartersville 1904. Also looking for grave of great grandmother, Kallie Tucker Lane Kingsbery. A daughter-in-law of Sarah. The undertaker was H M Patterson. Dated Dec 26, 1904.

Margaret Morgan Godfrey rgmmg@cyberlodge.com writes that she is a new ancestor searcher. Her Husband's gr gr grandfather, JOHN W (JACK) GODFREY was born Aug 29, 1831.

The National Odom Assembly will hold its 20th annual meeting in Tampa, Fl, and July 16-18th. For information please call Virginia Odom at 813,630,2375 or email jeanneodom@aol.com

Billy Richards from White GA. 770-387-4432, Seeks Jack Olive and Herman Donaldson, servicemen from World War II that were from Crawford Co. GA.

Lynn Farrer mausoleumsbilt@ij.net seeks the families of FARRER, MATHIS from Bartow County, they should be in the 1910 Census, Aquilla M., William Sidney, Joshua Key, and Noah Smith Farrer, and Joshua Kay married Annie E Mathis.

Leah Clark writes that her mother and her are trying to find info on the mothers paternal grandfather who one owned a business in Bartow Co. His name was JESSE M FINCHER and he died Oct or Nov 1915 his wife was Emma

Edna Wise Prickett, 144 Bachelor Chapel Road, Gadsden Al 35903 writes. I have some good info on LIPSCOMB FAMILY that lived in Calhoun Co., Al. Her gr, grandfather was Henry E Gulledge that married Charity Finley.. He was killed at Vicksburg, MS in 1863 at ca 48 yrs. The Lipscomb took care of him. John Gulledge married Sarah J Lipscomb age 27, daughter. Of Smith Lipscomb 57 and mother Sallie 54, Polly 26, Joshua 24, Agnes 22, William 19, Milly 17, Katie 14, Edward 11, Caroline 34, John Gullege 24, Sarah J 27, John 10, Mary 7, William Lipscomb 17, These were listed on the 1870 census.

Anne Biles Ponder, Abponder@aol.com is researching SAVAGE, McLIN, MACKLIN, MECKLIN, GILLESPIE, LOWRY, ANDERSON, all from Abbeville SC area b/4 1825, came to Cass/Bartow Co. Annie McLin Gillaspy on 1830 census died in home of daughter Nancy McLIn Gillespie Jones, Mrs. Wm. Fletcher Jones in 1860 in Gordon Co., GA age 86 b. ca 1774 NC or VA spouse: Thomas Gillespie, they witnessed will of Robert Martin 1810 in Abbeville SC. John S Savage married Ann H Gillespie daughter Eleanor Jane b 1827 Cartersville, they were in MS by 1840.

Shirley Hagood, mule@tsixroads.com seeks marriage date of her gr grgrandfather, WILLIAM MARTIN, and TANA born SC.

Shirley McDonald Keeling Bamamum@aol.com seeks the families of ARCHIBALD McDONALD AND MOSES S, STROUP, BENJAMIM STROUP.

Cindy Hannah, RC82711@aol.com seeds info on WILLIAMS, H. A. & Nancy, buried at Bethel crossroads Cemetery in Taylorsville, and DEAN, William d. 1949, buried at Macedonia Church cemetery Euharlee. She says she bought the Genealogical society Heritage book on Bartow County and reads the Missing Links first thing on Sunday. Thanks Cindy.

Richard Pullen from Texas, txgmajor@hotmail.com writes that he does research on RULLEN, PARLIER AND HARRIS, sometime ago sdelung@aol.com wrote and when he tried to answer, letter came back wrong address. If this is close to your email. Please contact Richard.

Charlotte S Ray csray@HiWAAY.net is researching the HANNA AND KIRK FAMILY.

Rose at Urbudrose@aol.com is looking for a copy of a book Images of America, Bartow County. The PARSONS AND McDADES AND MAFFETT families lived in Cartersville,

Glenda Holton klock1@bellsouth.net seeks records of widows of Bartow CO of the Civil War.

Debbie Mobeley 107@sanctum.com seeks info on John W Allen b May 17, 1859 d. 3/25/1937.

Linda Dorr, Lindadorr@email.msn.com seeks gr grandfather Thomas Mack Hamm. Married Susan Pike

Shirley McDonald Keeling at Bamamum@aol.com seeks Sallie Amanda Scott that married Archibald McDonald of Bartow Co. He married Cora Lavenia Brock in Bartow Co. Dec 225, 1892.

Meridith Clapper, clapper@wcu.campiuscwix.net has found the death date of 23 Nov 1950 in Bartow Co. GA on the GA death index. Of James Scott Brown. She is looking for an obituary.

The Bartow County Genealogical Society Family Research Library is open Monday through Friday 10:00 am - 3:30 p.m. For weekend hours please call 770-382-6676. The library is located at 425 West Main Street behind the Public Library in the same building as the Georgia Tech. is in.