I feel so sad that I'm seeing inquiries about my family on other website and I'm not able to respond directly on those sites! I was on Ancestry for awhile did not like paying the monthly fee when I found I could get most of the information for free.
If you would like to contact me, my email address is JamesAFN@aol.com. I've had this email account for over 10 years and have no plans to ever retire it. Just be sure to put something eye-catching in the Subject line since your email will go into my spam folder. I always scan everything in there so I don't inadvertently delete someone's email.
I've already 'met' a distant cousin through my blog here and it's wonderful seeing new photos and hearing more stories. Once I have permission I'll repost things here.
Here is an inquiry to my post on John and Dicey Bare from Ancestry. I'm hoping the lady who posted this will somehow be able to find this post and my answer!
"I am interested in more information about John Bare. This is the name of my grandmother's father. He was never married to my great grandmother and my grandmother never knew him but she once had me searching a cemetery looking for his name. My grandmother was born in 1929.- myerst1029"
Hi Myerst1029. I'm pretty sure we're talking about a different John Bare. My great, great grandpa John Bare died around 1899 in Piggott, Arkansas. His wife Dicey went on to remarry a man named Jim Barnwell but they later divorced. Dicey lived with my great-grandpa and grandma Dave Bare in Missouri until her death in 1928.
By the way- is everyone else annoyed that sites like Ancestry take information you've posted on the internet, put it on their site, and then charge people to see it? Not right.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Eady Grist Mill in Wilkinson County, Georgia
JOHN EADY SR., who emigrated from Ireland,
whose Revolutionary service was certified by General Elijah Clarke, was one of
the early settlers of the county, building a mill on Black Creek still known
as "Eady's Mill." His son, Henry, (b. 1786-1847) was
married in 1807 to Elizabeth Gay (b. 1790, daughter of Allen and Abigail
(Castleberry) Gay. Henry became very wealthy, owning a great many slaves.
Henry's daughter, Temperance, married Oren Davis.
Davidson's History of Wilkinson County
From the will of John Eady - "And to my beloved son, J. A. Eady, I bequeath my grist and saw mill, and one hundred acres of land, parts of two lots, No. 186, the mill tract on lot No. 181, part of the long branch lot"
Lot 181 - original grantee Joseph Baughn, Nov. 13, 1805
Lot 186 - William Twilley, original grantee March 5, 1806 Atlanta Constitution
August 22, 1912
Fish Fry at Eady's Mill
Milledgeville, Ga, August 21 (Special) A party of Milledgeville men left here in ten automobiles for Eady's mill, Wilkinson county, early this morning. The attraction is a big fish fry. In order that some repairs be made at the mill, the pond will be drained. This pond is a large body of water, and abounds with fish, especially noted for fine trout that the Milledgeville sportsman is so fond of.
Newspaper article
Davidson's History of Wilkinson County
From the will of John Eady - "And to my beloved son, J. A. Eady, I bequeath my grist and saw mill, and one hundred acres of land, parts of two lots, No. 186, the mill tract on lot No. 181, part of the long branch lot"
Lot 181 - original grantee Joseph Baughn, Nov. 13, 1805
Lot 186 - William Twilley, original grantee March 5, 1806 Atlanta Constitution
August 22, 1912
Fish Fry at Eady's Mill
Milledgeville, Ga, August 21 (Special) A party of Milledgeville men left here in ten automobiles for Eady's mill, Wilkinson county, early this morning. The attraction is a big fish fry. In order that some repairs be made at the mill, the pond will be drained. This pond is a large body of water, and abounds with fish, especially noted for fine trout that the Milledgeville sportsman is so fond of.
Newspaper article
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Hamilton and Hanna Photographs
Frank Nathan Hamilton
My great, great, great grandfather- I believe he's the gentleman marked with an 'x'
Elsie L. Hamilton Hanna, Lillian Marie standing next to her, Alice on Elsie's lap, and Nila standing in front
My great, great grandmother Elsie & my great grandmother Marie Cleaver
Wedding portrait: Melvin Hanna & Elsie L. Hamilton
My great, great grandparents
Roots: My Hamilton Genealogy
William Hamilton was born in Scotland. He married Harriet J. Draper.
1. W. Adelburt Hamilton b. 1863 m. Lois Stewart
2. Adelburt Hamilton b. 1866 m. Hattie Amelia Freeman
3. Frank Nathan Hamilton b. 5 DEC 1867 d. 23 JUN 1943 m. Annie B. Statz
4. William A. Hamilton b. 1868 (NY) m. Jessie Hawkins
5. Thomas K. Hamilton b. 1871 d. 18 MAY 1930 m. Debie Aikin m. Cora M. Martin Fowler
6. Irving Hamilton b. 3 MAY 1874 d. 18 APR 1945 m. Fannie Fauncl
Frank Nathan Hamilton was born in 5 DEC 1867 in Allegan County, Michigan. He married Annie B. Statz (b. 1873 d. ) in 5 DEC 1889 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan. Frank was a brick mason. He died on 23 JUN 1943 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Elsie L. Hamilton b. 15 MAR 1890 d. 23 JUN 1954 m. Melvin F. Hanna m. John F. Breseman
2. Franklin Draper Hamilton b. 25 DEC 1892 d. OCT 1966
3. Harriet Myrtle Hamilton b. 13 FEB 1896 d. 9 APR 1943 m. Yeager m. George A. Stevens
4. Violet Theresa Hamilton b. 12 MAY 1897 m. Henry Nook m. Otto Fredrick Hunt
5. Annie L. Hamilton b. 24 MAR 1901
6. Ruby F. Hamilton b. 29 NOV 1903 d. 5 JUL 1988 m. Mark D. Amick m. Stanley M. Shaw
7. Gladys Belle Hamilton b. 18 APR 1906 d. 13 JUN 1998 m. Frank J. Snow
8. Raymond W. Hamilton b. 12 MAR 1908 d. OCT 1970 m. Ida McWatters
9. Dale Benjamin Hamilton b. 12 MAY 1912 d. 15 DEC 1997 m. Florence Elaine Bingham
10. Donald Allen Hamilton b. 26 JUL 1917 d. APR 1983 m. Margaret Thelma Burchett
Elsie L. Hamilton was born on 15 MAR 1890 in Jefferson, Cass County, Michigan <1>. She married 1. Melvin F. Hanna (b. 30 SEP 1876 d. 9 DEC 1936) on 16 APR 1908 and later divorced, and 2. Julian Lambert and 3. John F. Breseman (b. 1895 d.) on 5 FEB 1920 in Allegan County, Michigan. She died 23 JUN 1954. She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1. Lillian Marie Hanna b. 14 DEC 1908 d. 7 APR 1992 m. Herbert K. Cleaver m. Forest Cutler
Daughters she had with Julian Lambert:
2. Luella May "Nila" Lambert b. ABT 1912 m. Glen Leo Borton m. Joseph Montilla
3. Genevieve B. "Alice" Lambert b. 30 JUL 1914 d. 14 JUN 1998 m. Don Digert m. Plotts
Lillian Marie Hanna was born 14 DEC 1908 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan. She married 1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver (b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969) on 2 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and 2. Forest Cutler. She died 7 APR 1992 in Three Rivers, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. ?
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ?
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlong, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
<1> per actual copy of birth record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-82002-77?cc=1459684
1. W. Adelburt Hamilton b. 1863 m. Lois Stewart
2. Adelburt Hamilton b. 1866 m. Hattie Amelia Freeman
3. Frank Nathan Hamilton b. 5 DEC 1867 d. 23 JUN 1943 m. Annie B. Statz
4. William A. Hamilton b. 1868 (NY) m. Jessie Hawkins
5. Thomas K. Hamilton b. 1871 d. 18 MAY 1930 m. Debie Aikin m. Cora M. Martin Fowler
6. Irving Hamilton b. 3 MAY 1874 d. 18 APR 1945 m. Fannie Fauncl
Frank Nathan Hamilton was born in 5 DEC 1867 in Allegan County, Michigan. He married Annie B. Statz (b. 1873 d. ) in 5 DEC 1889 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan. Frank was a brick mason. He died on 23 JUN 1943 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Elsie L. Hamilton b. 15 MAR 1890 d. 23 JUN 1954 m. Melvin F. Hanna m. John F. Breseman
2. Franklin Draper Hamilton b. 25 DEC 1892 d. OCT 1966
3. Harriet Myrtle Hamilton b. 13 FEB 1896 d. 9 APR 1943 m. Yeager m. George A. Stevens
4. Violet Theresa Hamilton b. 12 MAY 1897 m. Henry Nook m. Otto Fredrick Hunt
5. Annie L. Hamilton b. 24 MAR 1901
6. Ruby F. Hamilton b. 29 NOV 1903 d. 5 JUL 1988 m. Mark D. Amick m. Stanley M. Shaw
7. Gladys Belle Hamilton b. 18 APR 1906 d. 13 JUN 1998 m. Frank J. Snow
8. Raymond W. Hamilton b. 12 MAR 1908 d. OCT 1970 m. Ida McWatters
9. Dale Benjamin Hamilton b. 12 MAY 1912 d. 15 DEC 1997 m. Florence Elaine Bingham
10. Donald Allen Hamilton b. 26 JUL 1917 d. APR 1983 m. Margaret Thelma Burchett
Elsie L. Hamilton was born on 15 MAR 1890 in Jefferson, Cass County, Michigan <1>. She married 1. Melvin F. Hanna (b. 30 SEP 1876 d. 9 DEC 1936) on 16 APR 1908 and later divorced, and 2. Julian Lambert and 3. John F. Breseman (b. 1895 d.) on 5 FEB 1920 in Allegan County, Michigan. She died 23 JUN 1954. She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1. Lillian Marie Hanna b. 14 DEC 1908 d. 7 APR 1992 m. Herbert K. Cleaver m. Forest Cutler
Daughters she had with Julian Lambert:
2. Luella May "Nila" Lambert b. ABT 1912 m. Glen Leo Borton m. Joseph Montilla
3. Genevieve B. "Alice" Lambert b. 30 JUL 1914 d. 14 JUN 1998 m. Don Digert m. Plotts
Lillian Marie Hanna was born 14 DEC 1908 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan. She married 1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver (b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969) on 2 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and 2. Forest Cutler. She died 7 APR 1992 in Three Rivers, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. ?
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ?
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlong, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
<1> per actual copy of birth record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-82002-77?cc=1459684
Hanna: The Many Wives of Melvin
I wanted to create a separate post for my great, great Grandfather Melvin Franklin Hanna. While doing research I discovered he married at least four times in his life and I wanted to keep track of the dates and names of all his wives.
I will relate a story that was told to me by my grandmother Joyce Noel nee Cleaver. It is about her mother, Marie Lillian Hanna. I'm going by memory:
Melvin and Elsie (Hamilton) Hanna were very poor. At some point in their childrens' lives, the children had to be split up and sent into foster homes because Melvin could not support them any more.
This was very traumatic for the children.
My great grandmother Marie was sent to a foster home in southern Michigan (Coldwater?) where she was physically abused. The abuse was so bad that one day, when Marie was at school, the teacher noted blood on Marie's legs. It was soaking through her dress. The teacher reported the abuse to the authorities and she was removed from the abusive home.
At a later time one of Marie's elder brothers, who had been sent to a farm as a foster child, began to search for his siblings. He found Marie and took her in. Marie was reunited with her sisters Nila & Alice, too.
I'm guessing right now that Elsie Hamilton passed away and Melvin remarried and got rid of the children he had with Elsie. (1-9-15 update: Elsie didn't pass away, she and Melvin divorced. I don't know why, yet. It appears that Elsie remarried two more times in her life, first to a Julian Lambert, and then to John Breseman.)
On to Melvin's marriages:
Wife #1: Nancy J. Mendall
Wife #2: Elsie Hamilton <--- my great, great grandmother
Wife #3: Elizzie Ellard
Wife #4: Mary Elizabeth Thomas
1880: Living with his parents Anson & Eliza in Wexford, Michigan. He is 4 years old. 1880 census record
1897: Married Nancy J. Mendall on December 24th. Melvin is 21 years old and living in Wexford, Michigan.
1898: Son Elmer is born on October 4th in Springville, Wexford County, Michigan.
1900: Living with wife Nancy and son Elmer who is 2 years old in Wexford, Michigan. 1900 census record
1908: Married Elsie Hamilton (my great, great grandmother) on April 16th. Melvin is 31 and they are living in Wexford, Michigan.
1917-1918: Melvin is drafted during WW1. He is living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1920: Married Elizzie Ellard on January 10th. Melvin is 43 years old.
1928: Married Mary Elizabeth Thomas on July 3rd. Melvin is 52 years old and they are living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1930: Living with wife Mary and brother William in Baltimore, Barry County, Michigan. Melvin is 53 years old. 1930 census record
1936: Melvin passes away on December 9th. His widow, Mary, is still alive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Melvin was 60 years old and he is listed as a farmer. Death record
I will relate a story that was told to me by my grandmother Joyce Noel nee Cleaver. It is about her mother, Marie Lillian Hanna. I'm going by memory:
Melvin and Elsie (Hamilton) Hanna were very poor. At some point in their childrens' lives, the children had to be split up and sent into foster homes because Melvin could not support them any more.
This was very traumatic for the children.
My great grandmother Marie was sent to a foster home in southern Michigan (Coldwater?) where she was physically abused. The abuse was so bad that one day, when Marie was at school, the teacher noted blood on Marie's legs. It was soaking through her dress. The teacher reported the abuse to the authorities and she was removed from the abusive home.
At a later time one of Marie's elder brothers, who had been sent to a farm as a foster child, began to search for his siblings. He found Marie and took her in. Marie was reunited with her sisters Nila & Alice, too.
I'm guessing right now that Elsie Hamilton passed away and Melvin remarried and got rid of the children he had with Elsie. (1-9-15 update: Elsie didn't pass away, she and Melvin divorced. I don't know why, yet. It appears that Elsie remarried two more times in her life, first to a Julian Lambert, and then to John Breseman.)
On to Melvin's marriages:
Wife #1: Nancy J. Mendall
Wife #2: Elsie Hamilton <--- my great, great grandmother
Wife #3: Elizzie Ellard
Wife #4: Mary Elizabeth Thomas
1880: Living with his parents Anson & Eliza in Wexford, Michigan. He is 4 years old. 1880 census record
1897: Married Nancy J. Mendall on December 24th. Melvin is 21 years old and living in Wexford, Michigan.
1898: Son Elmer is born on October 4th in Springville, Wexford County, Michigan.
1900: Living with wife Nancy and son Elmer who is 2 years old in Wexford, Michigan. 1900 census record
1908: Married Elsie Hamilton (my great, great grandmother) on April 16th. Melvin is 31 and they are living in Wexford, Michigan.
1917-1918: Melvin is drafted during WW1. He is living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1920: Married Elizzie Ellard on January 10th. Melvin is 43 years old.
1928: Married Mary Elizabeth Thomas on July 3rd. Melvin is 52 years old and they are living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
1930: Living with wife Mary and brother William in Baltimore, Barry County, Michigan. Melvin is 53 years old. 1930 census record
1936: Melvin passes away on December 9th. His widow, Mary, is still alive in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Melvin was 60 years old and he is listed as a farmer. Death record
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Roots: My Cleaver Genealogy
George Cleaver was born 9 MAY 1741 in England. He married Lucretia Birdsall (b. 15 JAN 1757 d. ?). He died date unknown.
1. David Cleaver b. BET 1770 and 1773 d. BET 1840 and 1850 m. Sarah Dakin
2. George Cleaver b. BET 1770 and 1780
3. John Cleaver b. 1 MAY 1774
4. Walter Cleaver b. 1777
David Cleaver was born BET 1770 and 1773. He married Sarah Dakin (b. ABT 1770 d. 16 APR 1850) in Danbury, Connecticut. He died BET 1840 and 1850 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio.
1. Phebe Cleaver b. ABT 1790 m. John Dakin
2. Walter Cleaver b. BET 1794 and 1797 m. Hannah
3. Wooster Dakin Cleaver b. 18 APR 1798 d. 1860 m. Margaret Davis
4. Abel Cleaver b. BET 1800 and 1804
5. David Cleaver b. BET 1800 and 1804
6. James Cleaver b. 1800 d. 31 AUG 1866 m. Mary
7. Ann Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810
8. Jane Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810
9. Lucretia Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810 d. BEF 1880 m. George Myer
10. Caroline Cleaver b. ABT 1815 d. 5 AUG 1878 m. George Sabin
Wooster Dakin Cleaver was born 18 APR 1798 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He married Margaret Davis (b. 11 NOV 1804 d. ?) on 1 MAR 1827 in Clinton County, Ohio. He died in 1860 in Indiana.
1. Phebe Cleaver b. 28 JUL 1828 d. ? m. John Baxter Harrison
2. Amos D. Cleaver b. 22 APR 1829 d. ? m. Caroline Rhorer
3. David Cleaver b. 30 JUL 1830 d. ? m. Mary Elizabeth McFadden
4. Mary Cleaver b. 9 NOV 1831 d. ? m. John Dickey Henry
5. Walter Cleaver b. AUG 1834
6. Wooster Cleaver b. AUG 1834
7. George Isaac Cleaver b. 14 MAY 1837 d. 11 MAR 1864 m. Elizabeth Rhorer
8. Lauretta Viola Cleaver b. 11 FEB 1839 d. 28 MAY 1874 m. George William Foster
9. Caroline Zethena Cleaver b. 9 APR 1841
10. Wooster Dakin Cleaver b. 11 JUN 1843
11. Kesiah Cleaver b. 25 MAR 1846
George Isaac Cleaver was born 14 MAY 1837 in Franklin County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Rhorer (b. 1837 d. 1940). He died 11 MAR 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1. Walter Lincoln Cleaver b. 9 MAY 1860 d. 4 FEB 1940 m. Maria Armilda Wallace
3. Wallace Cleaver b. 1862 d. ? m. Dora B. Snyder
Walter Lincoln Cleaver was born 9 MAY 1860 in Indiana. He married Maria Armilda Wallace (b. 22 SEP 1863 d. 1929) in 2 MAY 1886. He died 4 FEB 1940 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969 m. Marie Lillian Hanna
2. George Roland Cleaver b. 1899 d. 6 DEC 1962 m. Zeta C. Johnson
3. Frank J. Cleaver b. ABT 1890 d. ? m. Goldie N.
4. Lottie A. Cleaver b. 1897
5. Phoebe J. Cleaver b. 1891
6. Lawrence Cleaver b. 17 SEP 1903 d. JUN 1981 m. Flossie
Herbert Kenneth Cleaver was born 29 SEP 1905 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. He married Marie Lillian Hanna (b. 1908 d. 1992) on 7 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He died in MAR 1969 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931 m. Living Male Bailey
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934 m. Living Female Morris
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. 17 MAY 1933 d. 17 MAY 1933
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ? m. Living Female Farrow
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlong, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
James Noel was born 8 JAN 1972 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. David Cleaver b. BET 1770 and 1773 d. BET 1840 and 1850 m. Sarah Dakin
2. George Cleaver b. BET 1770 and 1780
3. John Cleaver b. 1 MAY 1774
4. Walter Cleaver b. 1777
David Cleaver was born BET 1770 and 1773. He married Sarah Dakin (b. ABT 1770 d. 16 APR 1850) in Danbury, Connecticut. He died BET 1840 and 1850 in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio.
1. Phebe Cleaver b. ABT 1790 m. John Dakin
2. Walter Cleaver b. BET 1794 and 1797 m. Hannah
3. Wooster Dakin Cleaver b. 18 APR 1798 d. 1860 m. Margaret Davis
4. Abel Cleaver b. BET 1800 and 1804
5. David Cleaver b. BET 1800 and 1804
6. James Cleaver b. 1800 d. 31 AUG 1866 m. Mary
7. Ann Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810
8. Jane Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810
9. Lucretia Cleaver b. BET 1804 and 1810 d. BEF 1880 m. George Myer
10. Caroline Cleaver b. ABT 1815 d. 5 AUG 1878 m. George Sabin
Wooster Dakin Cleaver was born 18 APR 1798 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He married Margaret Davis (b. 11 NOV 1804 d. ?) on 1 MAR 1827 in Clinton County, Ohio. He died in 1860 in Indiana.
1. Phebe Cleaver b. 28 JUL 1828 d. ? m. John Baxter Harrison
2. Amos D. Cleaver b. 22 APR 1829 d. ? m. Caroline Rhorer
3. David Cleaver b. 30 JUL 1830 d. ? m. Mary Elizabeth McFadden
4. Mary Cleaver b. 9 NOV 1831 d. ? m. John Dickey Henry
5. Walter Cleaver b. AUG 1834
6. Wooster Cleaver b. AUG 1834
7. George Isaac Cleaver b. 14 MAY 1837 d. 11 MAR 1864 m. Elizabeth Rhorer
8. Lauretta Viola Cleaver b. 11 FEB 1839 d. 28 MAY 1874 m. George William Foster
9. Caroline Zethena Cleaver b. 9 APR 1841
10. Wooster Dakin Cleaver b. 11 JUN 1843
11. Kesiah Cleaver b. 25 MAR 1846
George Isaac Cleaver was born 14 MAY 1837 in Franklin County, Indiana. He married Elizabeth Rhorer (b. 1837 d. 1940). He died 11 MAR 1864 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1. Walter Lincoln Cleaver b. 9 MAY 1860 d. 4 FEB 1940 m. Maria Armilda Wallace
3. Wallace Cleaver b. 1862 d. ? m. Dora B. Snyder
Walter Lincoln Cleaver was born 9 MAY 1860 in Indiana. He married Maria Armilda Wallace (b. 22 SEP 1863 d. 1929) in 2 MAY 1886. He died 4 FEB 1940 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois.
1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969 m. Marie Lillian Hanna
2. George Roland Cleaver b. 1899 d. 6 DEC 1962 m. Zeta C. Johnson
3. Frank J. Cleaver b. ABT 1890 d. ? m. Goldie N.
4. Lottie A. Cleaver b. 1897
5. Phoebe J. Cleaver b. 1891
6. Lawrence Cleaver b. 17 SEP 1903 d. JUN 1981 m. Flossie
Herbert Kenneth Cleaver was born 29 SEP 1905 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. He married Marie Lillian Hanna (b. 1908 d. 1992) on 7 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He died in MAR 1969 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931 m. Living Male Bailey
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934 m. Living Female Morris
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. 17 MAY 1933 d. 17 MAY 1933
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ? m. Living Female Farrow
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlong, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
James Noel was born 8 JAN 1972 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
Roots: My Hanna Genealogy
I would like to thank my second cousin, David Cleaver, for much of the information that I am publishing here.
Andrew J. Hanna married Louise Quimby (b. ? d. 12 SEP 1881) Louisa's Grave
1. Anson D. Hanna b. 9 APR 1830 d. 1 FEB 1903 m. Eliza Johnson
2. John N. Hanna b. 1832 d. 9 JUN 1902
3. Nathaniel L. Hanna b. AUG 1837 d. 4 JUN 1909 Nathaniel's Grave
Anson D. Hanna was born 9 APR 1830 in western Canada. He married Eliza Chisbilth Johnson (b. 14 OCT 1837 d. 11 MAY 1914) ABT 1853. He died 1 FEB 1903 in Mesick, Wexford County, Michigan. He is buried in Cornell Cemetery, Buckley, Wexford County, Michigan.
1. Janie (?) Hanna b. 1853
2. Thursa Josephine Hanna b. 1854 d. 12 JUN 1873 m. Pratt
3. Sarah B. b. 1858
4. Olivia Hanna b. 1862
5. Charlie Hanna b. 1865
6. Hezokiah "Hessie" Hanna b. 12 JUL 1867 d. 22 JUN 1938 m. Gussie Vassar m. Pearl LNU
7. William "Willie" Hanna b. 1871
8. Melvin Franklin Hanna b. 30 SEP 1876 d. 9 DEC 1936 m. Nancy J. Mendall m. Elsie L. Hamilton m. Ellizie Ellard m. Mary Elizabeth Thomas
9. Edward Arley Hanna b. 22 MAY 1880 m. Grace Mae Daley
Melvin Franklin Hanna was born 30 SEP 1876 in Wexford, Michigan. He married 1. Nancy J. Mendall (b. 30 APR 1880 d. 16 OCT 1906) on 24 DEC 1897, and 2. Elsie L. Hamilton (b. 15 NOV 1890 d. 23 JUN 1954) on 16 APR 1908 in Yuma, Wexford County, Michigan, later divorced, and 3. Ellizie Ellard, and 4. Mary Elizabeth Thomas. He died 9 DEC 1936 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Melvin's Grave
From first marriage to Nancy J. Mendall:
1. Elmer F. Hanna b. 4 OCT 1898 d. AUG 1969 m. Ella M. Rabe
2. Wilbur Hanna
From second marriage to Elsie L. Hamilton:
3. Lillian Marie Hanna b. 14 DEC 1908 d. 7 APR 1992 m. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver m. Forest Cutler
4. Genevieve B. "Alice" Hanna b. 30 JUL 1914 d. 14 JUN 1998 m. Don Digert m. Plotts
Lillian Marie Hanna was born 14 DEC 1908 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan. She married 1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver (b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969) on 2 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and 2. Forest Cutler. She died 7 APR 1992 in Three Rivers, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. ?
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ?
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlongo, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
Andrew J. Hanna married Louise Quimby (b. ? d. 12 SEP 1881) Louisa's Grave
1. Anson D. Hanna b. 9 APR 1830 d. 1 FEB 1903 m. Eliza Johnson
2. John N. Hanna b. 1832 d. 9 JUN 1902
3. Nathaniel L. Hanna b. AUG 1837 d. 4 JUN 1909 Nathaniel's Grave
Anson D. Hanna was born 9 APR 1830 in western Canada. He married Eliza Chisbilth Johnson (b. 14 OCT 1837 d. 11 MAY 1914) ABT 1853. He died 1 FEB 1903 in Mesick, Wexford County, Michigan. He is buried in Cornell Cemetery, Buckley, Wexford County, Michigan.
1. Janie (?) Hanna b. 1853
2. Thursa Josephine Hanna b. 1854 d. 12 JUN 1873 m. Pratt
3. Sarah B. b. 1858
4. Olivia Hanna b. 1862
5. Charlie Hanna b. 1865
6. Hezokiah "Hessie" Hanna b. 12 JUL 1867 d. 22 JUN 1938 m. Gussie Vassar m. Pearl LNU
7. William "Willie" Hanna b. 1871
8. Melvin Franklin Hanna b. 30 SEP 1876 d. 9 DEC 1936 m. Nancy J. Mendall m. Elsie L. Hamilton m. Ellizie Ellard m. Mary Elizabeth Thomas
9. Edward Arley Hanna b. 22 MAY 1880 m. Grace Mae Daley
Melvin Franklin Hanna was born 30 SEP 1876 in Wexford, Michigan. He married 1. Nancy J. Mendall (b. 30 APR 1880 d. 16 OCT 1906) on 24 DEC 1897, and 2. Elsie L. Hamilton (b. 15 NOV 1890 d. 23 JUN 1954) on 16 APR 1908 in Yuma, Wexford County, Michigan, later divorced, and 3. Ellizie Ellard, and 4. Mary Elizabeth Thomas. He died 9 DEC 1936 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Melvin's Grave
From first marriage to Nancy J. Mendall:
1. Elmer F. Hanna b. 4 OCT 1898 d. AUG 1969 m. Ella M. Rabe
2. Wilbur Hanna
From second marriage to Elsie L. Hamilton:
3. Lillian Marie Hanna b. 14 DEC 1908 d. 7 APR 1992 m. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver m. Forest Cutler
4. Genevieve B. "Alice" Hanna b. 30 JUL 1914 d. 14 JUN 1998 m. Don Digert m. Plotts
Lillian Marie Hanna was born 14 DEC 1908 in Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan. She married 1. Herbert Kenneth Cleaver (b. 29 SEP 1905 d. MAR 1969) on 2 MAR 1927 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and 2. Forest Cutler. She died 7 APR 1992 in Three Rivers, Michigan.
1. Living Female Cleaver b. 12 NOV 1929 m. Jack D. Noel
2. Living Female Cleaver b. 26 JUN 1931
3. Living Male Cleaver b. 15 MAY 1934
4. Jack Laurell Cleaver b. ?
5. Living Male Cleaver b. ?
Living Female Cleaver was born 12 NOV 1929. She married Jack D. Noel (b. 1926 d. 1999). She is still living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlongo, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
Roots: My Noel Genealogy
Despite my last name, I haven't done a lot of research on my Noel genealogy. The reason for this is because my great Uncle Bob Noel did the research years ago. The problem is he has passed away and nobody in my immediate family seems to have a copy of his research. His sister may have the research. While she is my late grandfather's sister I do not know her very well at all.
For now I am posting what I know and what I am able to find.
Martin Noel was born in 1828 in Essex County, Virginia. He married Mary Young (b. 1835 d. BEF 1880) . He died in 1910.
1. David J. Noel b. 1856 d. 22 MAY 1920 m. Charity Anne Hart
2. Ellen Noel b. 1857
3. Catharine Noel b. 1859
4. Dolly Noel b. 1864
5. Jessie M. Noel b. 1870
David J. Noel was born in 1856 in LaGrange County, Indiana. He married Charity Anne Hart (b. 1864 d. 1919) in 1881. He died 22 MAY 1920 in LaGrange, Indiana. David & Charity's Grave
1. Anson Noel b. 1883 d. 1948
2. Fred Alvin Noel b. 1884 d. 1967 m. Mina B. Fred & Mina's Grave
3. Mary H. Noel b. 1888 d. 1963
4. Dessie Vina Noel b. 1896 d. 1963
5. Lester Lloyd Noel b. 1897 d. 1975
6. Arthur Merle Noel b. 1901 d. 1978
7. Frank Earl Noel b. 16 MAY 1886 d. 15 FEB 1968 m. Vera Mable Rugg
Frank Earl Noel was born 16 MAY 1886 in LaGrange County, Indiana. He married Vera Mable Rugg (b. 1893 d. 1971) on ?. He died on 15 FEB 1968 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Vern E. Noel b. 1909 d. 11 NOV 1979 m. Bonnowyn L. LNU Vern & Bonnie's Grave
2. Virgil French Noel b. 1911 d. 1978 m. Fern Virgil & Fern's Grave
3. Victor F. Noel b. 26 AUG 1913 d. 2 APR 1936
4. Virginia Noel b. 1917 d. ?
5. Robert F. Noel b. 1918 d. ?
6. Francis B. Noel b. 1919 d. ?
7. Ray Norman Noel b. 1922 d. 2010
8. Frank J. Noel b. 18 JUN 1924 d. 4 MAY 1989
9. Jack D. Noel b. 31 OCT 1926 d. 17 OCT 1999 m. Living Cleaver
10. Living Female Noel b. 1930
11. Richard E. Noel b. 1931 d. ? m. Flossie
Jack D. Noel was born 31 OCT 1926 in ***. He married Living Female Cleaver (b. 12 NOV 1929) on ***. He died 17 OCT 1999 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Jack Noel's grave
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 21 AUG 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlongo, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
James Allan Noel was born 8 JAN 1972 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
For now I am posting what I know and what I am able to find.
Martin Noel was born in 1828 in Essex County, Virginia. He married Mary Young (b. 1835 d. BEF 1880) . He died in 1910.
1. David J. Noel b. 1856 d. 22 MAY 1920 m. Charity Anne Hart
2. Ellen Noel b. 1857
3. Catharine Noel b. 1859
4. Dolly Noel b. 1864
5. Jessie M. Noel b. 1870
David J. Noel was born in 1856 in LaGrange County, Indiana. He married Charity Anne Hart (b. 1864 d. 1919) in 1881. He died 22 MAY 1920 in LaGrange, Indiana. David & Charity's Grave
1. Anson Noel b. 1883 d. 1948
2. Fred Alvin Noel b. 1884 d. 1967 m. Mina B. Fred & Mina's Grave
3. Mary H. Noel b. 1888 d. 1963
4. Dessie Vina Noel b. 1896 d. 1963
5. Lester Lloyd Noel b. 1897 d. 1975
6. Arthur Merle Noel b. 1901 d. 1978
7. Frank Earl Noel b. 16 MAY 1886 d. 15 FEB 1968 m. Vera Mable Rugg
Frank Earl Noel was born 16 MAY 1886 in LaGrange County, Indiana. He married Vera Mable Rugg (b. 1893 d. 1971) on ?. He died on 15 FEB 1968 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
1. Vern E. Noel b. 1909 d. 11 NOV 1979 m. Bonnowyn L. LNU Vern & Bonnie's Grave
2. Virgil French Noel b. 1911 d. 1978 m. Fern Virgil & Fern's Grave
3. Victor F. Noel b. 26 AUG 1913 d. 2 APR 1936
4. Virginia Noel b. 1917 d. ?
5. Robert F. Noel b. 1918 d. ?
6. Francis B. Noel b. 1919 d. ?
7. Ray Norman Noel b. 1922 d. 2010
8. Frank J. Noel b. 18 JUN 1924 d. 4 MAY 1989
9. Jack D. Noel b. 31 OCT 1926 d. 17 OCT 1999 m. Living Cleaver
10. Living Female Noel b. 1930
11. Richard E. Noel b. 1931 d. ? m. Flossie
Jack D. Noel was born 31 OCT 1926 in ***. He married Living Female Cleaver (b. 12 NOV 1929) on ***. He died 17 OCT 1999 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Jack Noel's grave
1. Michael Duane Noel b. 1950 d. 21 AUG 2012 m. Judy Olney
2. Living Male Noel b. 10 JUL 1951 m. Living Female Stricklin
3. Living Female Noel b. ? m. Living Male Perlongo, m. Living Male Petto
4. Living Female Noel b.
5. Living Male Noel
Living Male Noel was born 10 JUL 1951 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Living Female Stricklin (b. 7 DEC 1952) on 20 MAR 1971 in Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is still living.
1. James Noel b. 8 JAN 1972
2. Living Female Noel b. 24 NOV 1973 m. Living Male Norman
James Allan Noel was born 8 JAN 1972 in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Eadys in Mississippi?
I received an email from a distant cousin who is also descended from Hiram H. Eady.
This cousin descends from Hiram's second son, Robert Hamilton Eady. My cousin claims that Robert was born in Mississippi in 1877.
I've had a hard time finding Hiram or his wife, Sarah Kinney, prior to the 1880 census. Could they have been in Mississippi?
I do have a marriage license for Hiram & Sarah that is dated 1873 and it is from Carroll, Georgia. Did they move to Mississippi after their wedding, and then move back to Georgia before 1880?
I've asked my cousin if he has any proof- some kind of backup that says for sure that Robert was born in Mississippi. If he does I will begin searching the census records there. I wonder if the Kinneys were from that state? Why would Hiram have moved to Mississippi?
This cousin descends from Hiram's second son, Robert Hamilton Eady. My cousin claims that Robert was born in Mississippi in 1877.
I've had a hard time finding Hiram or his wife, Sarah Kinney, prior to the 1880 census. Could they have been in Mississippi?
I do have a marriage license for Hiram & Sarah that is dated 1873 and it is from Carroll, Georgia. Did they move to Mississippi after their wedding, and then move back to Georgia before 1880?
I've asked my cousin if he has any proof- some kind of backup that says for sure that Robert was born in Mississippi. If he does I will begin searching the census records there. I wonder if the Kinneys were from that state? Why would Hiram have moved to Mississippi?
My contact information
Want to send me an email? I'm always hoping a distant cousin will contact me with information that I am missing!
JamesAFN at aol dot com. I check this email most often. Be sure to put something that will catch my eye in the subject line. Your email will initially go into my spam folder and I always check that.
You can also leave comments on my posts here!
JamesAFN at aol dot com. I check this email most often. Be sure to put something that will catch my eye in the subject line. Your email will initially go into my spam folder and I always check that.
You can also leave comments on my posts here!
Why I named this blog "The Last Noel"
Just in case anyone wonders...
The title of the blog was thought up really quickly! It's a play on the Christmas carol, "The First Noel," and the fact that in my particular branch of the Noel family I am the only male grandson of Jack and Joyce.
Since I never married, the Noel line stops with me.
The title of the blog was thought up really quickly! It's a play on the Christmas carol, "The First Noel," and the fact that in my particular branch of the Noel family I am the only male grandson of Jack and Joyce.
Since I never married, the Noel line stops with me.
Eady Marriages in Carroll County, Georgia
I had an idea- I typed in 'May 26, 1873 Carroll, Georgia' into Google's search engine. This is the date and location of Hiram H. Eady's marriage to Sarah Kinney.
I was surprised to find some newspaper articles from The Carroll County Times from that year! (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/187218731043gnw.txt)
Here are the extracts:
"Hymeneal: Married on the 24th inst.,(July 24, 1873) by J. M. Hamrick, N. P., at
the residence of Mrs. Eady, Mr. M. T. Hulsy to Miss Martha Eady, all of Carroll."
(My note: My family tree does show that Hiram had a sister named Martha)
"Hymeneal: Married on the 2nd inst (Jan. 2, 1873) at the residence of M. R.
Aderhold by J. M. Hamrick, NP , Mr. T. J. Pearson and Mrs. Mary J. Bean.
On the same date at the residence of the brides father by the same, Mr. George
T. Williams and Miss Margaret A. Ayres.(Jan. 2, 1873)
Also, on the 29th (Jan. 29, 1873) at the residence of Mrs. M. E. ONeal by J. M.
Hamrick, NP, Mr. J. M. Eady and Miss V. J. Smith."
(My note: J. M. Eady is Joseph M. Could he be a brother to Hiram? Joseph's grave)
I find it interesting that Hiram and Sarah's marriage isn't mentioned in the newspaper. According to the marriage license:
"Carroll County, Georgia: To any minister of the Gospel Judge or Justice of the Peace: You are hereby authorized and permitted to join in matrimony, H. H. Eady and S. E. Kinney provided there be no lawful cause to obstruct the (?) according to the Constitution and Laws of this state and for so doing this shall be your sufficient license.
Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of May, 1873, D. B. Juhan, Ordinary (my note: I have found this name in other legal publications).
I hereby certify that H. H. Eady and S. E. Kinney were married on this 26th day of May 1873 by me. J. M. Mence (my note: again, not 100% sure about name)."
I was also curious as to what 'hymeneal' means- it's not a term we use anymore! According to the online dictionary it means, "of or concerning marriage."
I found a couple references to the Kinney family as well.
"APRIL 12, 1872...We have in pursuance of a recent act of the Legislature,
elected the following named persons and "County Board of Education" for Carroll
county: Prof. A. C. Reese, Prof. F. H. M. Henderson, Judge W. B. Bracewell for
two years, and Prof. John M. Richardson and James P. Griffin for four years.
.....In taking leave of his honor Judge Wright, we desire to express our
high appreciation of the able manner in which he has discharged his official
duties during the present term, and to the Solicitor General Cox, we tender our
thanks....
...We recommend that these presentments be published in the Carroll County
Times.
Benjamin M. Long, Foreman, James a Jones, John D. Prewitt, Samuel M. Craven,
And. J. Adderhold, William W. Roop, Archibald F. White
Wm. P. Merrell, Jabez Miles. Jno M. Thurmond, Ephram M. Noles, Jesse Kinney,
George W. Camp, James W. Crson, Thomas H. West, William Amis, Geo. A. McDaniel,
Robt. T. McCurdy, David J. Moore. Wm. O. Robinson"
When I was searching census records for Sarah Kinney I did find the family of Jesse Kinney and, for a time, wondered if he was her father.
Also,
"Married - On Thursday the 11th inst (Dec. 11, 1873) at the residence of Wm.
Brys, W. F. Grant to Miss M. D. Prince, by A. Sharp, J. P.,
On the same day (Dec. 11, 1873) at the residence of the Bride's father, J. W.
Stovall to Miss M. E. _________-.
By the Rev. Jas Bryce on Sunday 8th of July,1873, at the residence of the
brides mother, Mr. James Crews to Miss Martha Buice.
Also by the same, on Thursday, (Dec. 4, 1873) at the residence of the brides
father, Mr. John B. McWhorter to Miss Mary E. McWhorter. (Note by
transcriber: John Bunyon McWhorter, born Jul. 1851, died 1900 in Alabama. Son
of Moses Allen McWhorter and Sarah Kinney. )"
The Sarah Kinney mentioned in this article could not be the same Sarah that married Hiram, as the transcriber of the article says that this Sarah was the mother of John B. McWhorter who was born in 1851. Our Sarah was born in 1856. Still- there might be a connection there!
I was surprised to find some newspaper articles from The Carroll County Times from that year! (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/187218731043gnw.txt)
Here are the extracts:
"Hymeneal: Married on the 24th inst.,(July 24, 1873) by J. M. Hamrick, N. P., at
the residence of Mrs. Eady, Mr. M. T. Hulsy to Miss Martha Eady, all of Carroll."
(My note: My family tree does show that Hiram had a sister named Martha)
"Hymeneal: Married on the 2nd inst (Jan. 2, 1873) at the residence of M. R.
Aderhold by J. M. Hamrick, NP , Mr. T. J. Pearson and Mrs. Mary J. Bean.
On the same date at the residence of the brides father by the same, Mr. George
T. Williams and Miss Margaret A. Ayres.(Jan. 2, 1873)
Also, on the 29th (Jan. 29, 1873) at the residence of Mrs. M. E. ONeal by J. M.
Hamrick, NP, Mr. J. M. Eady and Miss V. J. Smith."
(My note: J. M. Eady is Joseph M. Could he be a brother to Hiram? Joseph's grave)
I find it interesting that Hiram and Sarah's marriage isn't mentioned in the newspaper. According to the marriage license:
"Carroll County, Georgia: To any minister of the Gospel Judge or Justice of the Peace: You are hereby authorized and permitted to join in matrimony, H. H. Eady and S. E. Kinney provided there be no lawful cause to obstruct the (?) according to the Constitution and Laws of this state and for so doing this shall be your sufficient license.
Given under my hand and seal this 24th day of May, 1873, D. B. Juhan, Ordinary (my note: I have found this name in other legal publications).
I hereby certify that H. H. Eady and S. E. Kinney were married on this 26th day of May 1873 by me. J. M. Mence (my note: again, not 100% sure about name)."
I was also curious as to what 'hymeneal' means- it's not a term we use anymore! According to the online dictionary it means, "of or concerning marriage."
I found a couple references to the Kinney family as well.
"APRIL 12, 1872...We have in pursuance of a recent act of the Legislature,
elected the following named persons and "County Board of Education" for Carroll
county: Prof. A. C. Reese, Prof. F. H. M. Henderson, Judge W. B. Bracewell for
two years, and Prof. John M. Richardson and James P. Griffin for four years.
.....In taking leave of his honor Judge Wright, we desire to express our
high appreciation of the able manner in which he has discharged his official
duties during the present term, and to the Solicitor General Cox, we tender our
thanks....
...We recommend that these presentments be published in the Carroll County
Times.
Benjamin M. Long, Foreman, James a Jones, John D. Prewitt, Samuel M. Craven,
And. J. Adderhold, William W. Roop, Archibald F. White
Wm. P. Merrell, Jabez Miles. Jno M. Thurmond, Ephram M. Noles, Jesse Kinney,
George W. Camp, James W. Crson, Thomas H. West, William Amis, Geo. A. McDaniel,
Robt. T. McCurdy, David J. Moore. Wm. O. Robinson"
When I was searching census records for Sarah Kinney I did find the family of Jesse Kinney and, for a time, wondered if he was her father.
Also,
"Married - On Thursday the 11th inst (Dec. 11, 1873) at the residence of Wm.
Brys, W. F. Grant to Miss M. D. Prince, by A. Sharp, J. P.,
On the same day (Dec. 11, 1873) at the residence of the Bride's father, J. W.
Stovall to Miss M. E. _________-.
By the Rev. Jas Bryce on Sunday 8th of July,1873, at the residence of the
brides mother, Mr. James Crews to Miss Martha Buice.
Also by the same, on Thursday, (Dec. 4, 1873) at the residence of the brides
father, Mr. John B. McWhorter to Miss Mary E. McWhorter. (Note by
transcriber: John Bunyon McWhorter, born Jul. 1851, died 1900 in Alabama. Son
of Moses Allen McWhorter and Sarah Kinney. )"
The Sarah Kinney mentioned in this article could not be the same Sarah that married Hiram, as the transcriber of the article says that this Sarah was the mother of John B. McWhorter who was born in 1851. Our Sarah was born in 1856. Still- there might be a connection there!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)