- Moved from NJ to PA in 1742.

1st Concubine of Richard I (The Fearless)

1st Duchess of Normandy

Research Notes

1st Duke of Normandy

Research Notes

1st Earl of Fife

Mórmaer of Fife

1st Holy Roman Emperor

Charles the Great

Charles I

King of the Franks and Lombards

Carolingian Dynasty

2nd Duke of Normandy

Guillame (Longsword) of Normandy

Research Notes

2nd Emperor of the Roman Empire

Born on November 16 42 B.C.

4th Chief of Clan Chattan

7th Chief of Clan Chattan

Count Geoffrey (Godfrey) de Brionne and d'Eu

General Notes

Research Notes

His birthdate of 953 precedes Richard I's marriages to:
 - Emma (pricess of france) 956 - no children
 - Gonnor de Crepon 962 - 1st male Richard II born 963.
Richard had at least 2 concubines prior to these marriages.
One source shows the marriage to Gonnor (Gunnora) as being 952 ( age 16)

It is also possible that Godfrey was the son of Gonnor by Richard 9 years prior to their actual wedding which is why the title was passed to the first post marriage male.
"Richard I of Normandy first bedded, and later married Gunnora.Godfrey was son of Richard by Gunnor (not of Crepon - all we know is that she was of danish descent) but born (long) before their marriage."

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http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/CarolCurrieEddleman/CAROLFAM/d4/i1451883.htm#i1451883
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1/31/1945 - Page 12 - The Atlanta Constitution - LLOYD SAMUEL COURSEY
Lloyd Samuel Coursey died Monday in a private hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Spring Hill with the Rev. L. P. Huckaby officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery. Surviving are a son, Beryl S. Coursey; a sister, Mrs. W. T. Speer; five brothers, T. C., J. S., W. O., Frank and Phillip Coursey and a grandson, Jerry Coursey.
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1/31/1945, Page 12 - The Atlanta Constitution - COURSEY - The friend and relatives of Mr. Loyd Samuel Coursey, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl S. Coursey, Mrs. W. T. Spear, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Coursey, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Coursey, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Coursey, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coursey, Mr. Phillip Coursey and Jerry Coursey are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. Loyd Samuel Coursey Wednesday, January 31, 1945 at 2 o'clock at Spring Hill. Rev. L. F. Huckaby officiating. Interment Hollywood. H. M. Patterson & Son.

Obituary

Charlotte Observer

Larry Don Gazzaway, 73, of Huntersville went to be with the Lord on November 19, 2016. He was born on January 27, 1943 in Corvallis, OR. Larry was a member of Huntersville A.R.P. Church and spent a career in the sporting equipment industry.
He is survived by his loving wife, Suzanne Gazzaway; son, Trent and wife, Jill of Davidson; daughter, Megan Young and husband, Kirk of Charlotte; brother, Riley Gazzaway and wife, Georgia of Marietta, GA; sister, Krista Janega; and 7 grandchildren - Spencer, Ryleigh, Delaney, and Larson Gazzaway and Alexander, Austin, and Brooklyn Young.
He is preceded in death by his father, R.C. Gazzaway, who was killed in the Korean War, and by his mother and stepfather, Wilma and Walter Vargo.

Obituary

A Memorial Service for Mildred “Milly” Mabbett Moss will be held on Saturday, August 20 at 2 PM in the First United Methodist Church in Quitman. Milly passed away in Bridgeville, PA on December 15, 2015 at age 92 from complications from a stroke.

Milly was born and raised in Quitman. She was the daughter of Henry Frink Mabbett and Blanche Leigh Chapman Mabbett. She attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. During World War II, she worked as a clerk typist for the War Department. At war's end, she volunteered for an administrative position in the military occupation of Japan. It was there that she met her future husband, Lon Harold Moss.

Milly and Harold raised their two sons in the Washington, DC area and lived in Paris, France for five years when Harold held a position at the American embassy. After Harold’s retirement, they lived for nearly 25 years in Cross Junction, VA. In 2001, Milly and Harold moved to Washington County, PA to be close to family. Harold passed away in 2004.

She is survived by two sons, Sheldon Moss of Evening Shade, AR and Douglas Moss of Reno, NV, and two grandchildren, Georgina Leigh Moss of Pittsburgh, PA and Joseph Jordan Moss of Torrance, CA. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister: Henry Frink Mabbett, Jr. who died in infancy, Dr. Joseph Sheldon Mabbett who died in 1974, and Blanche Mabbett Ferguson who died in 1984.

She will be laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery in Quitman beside her husband and alongside her parents, sister and brothers.

Obituary

6B - Savannah Morning News, Monday, January 22, 1990

Harold C. Exley

CUTBERT - Harold C. Exley, 78.

died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital

in Columbus after a long illness.

The Effingham County native was a

member of Cutbert Presbyterian Church,

a mason and a retired employee of Seaboard

Coastline Railroad.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth

Waldhour Exley; two daughters, Mrs.

Beverly Lumpkin. both of Cutbert and

Miss Betty Exley of Atlanta; a son,

Wayne Exley of Americus; four sisters,

Mrs. Pauline Weitman and Mrs. Olivia

Weitman, both of Springfield, Mrs. Hattie

Grace Cook of Guyton and Mrs. Myrtice

Clifton of Savannah; a brother, Valdee

Exley of Rincon; and six grandsons.

Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Cutbert

Presbyterian Church, burial in Eastview

Cemetery. Lunsford Funeral Home

Obituary

Patricia Ann Bisbort Stevens, 65, was a loving mother to her two children, a guiding hand to her three siblings, a devoted daughter, and a thoughtful presence to her many longtime friends. Patty was born in Tokyo, Japan, the daughter of U.S. Army Colonel Harold E. "Biz" Bisbort and Penelope Mielenz Bisbort . After an itinerant childhood, with stops in Mobile, Ala.; Paris, France; Las Cruces/White Sands, N.M.; and St. Simons, Ga., she graduated from Lakeside High School in 1970. She charted her life by her artistic passion, earning a bachelor of fine arts at the University of Georgia and establishing a career as a commercial artist, including 20 years as the director of the graphics department at Georgia Power. She enriched the lives of others through her artistry: knitting, sewing, weaving, embroidery, gardening, decorating, painting, basketry, and cooking. She had a playful spirit and loved the beach, especially at St. Simons Island, Ga., and Saint George's Island, Fla. She is survived by her daughters, Rachel Stevens of Montpelier, Vt., and Justine Stevens of Athens, Ga.; her brother Alan Bisbort of Cheshire, Conn.; and her sister Mary Nell Stone of Tucker, Ga. She was predeceased by her brother James E. "Jeb" Bisbort , her mother Penelope and father Biz. A memorial service will be held on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Clairmont Presbyterian Church.
A.S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - January 24, 2018

Obituary

Edna R. Boone

Edna Register Boone, a native of Houston County and a former resident of both Madrid and Dothan, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. She was 104.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Friday, November 18, 2011, at Byrd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Skipper officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery with Byrd Funeral Home on West Main Street directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00-11:45 a.m. Friday and also at the Madrid United Methodist Church immediately following interment.

"Miss Edna", as she came to be called, was born on October 3, 1907 in the town of Madrid in the southern part of Houston County, as the youngest of 11 children. Her ancestors were among the first settlers of Houston County and her parents moved from the countryside to Madrid shortly before she was born. She attended grade school in Madrid, and later on graduated from a private boarding school in Powder Springs, Georgia, which is near Atlanta. She worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company in different locations, and eventually was transferred to that company's Birmingham office. While there, she met Tom Boone, who became her husband, and they had one child, Jay Boone. The family lived in Birmingham for many years, with Miss Edna continuing to work, finally retiring from the Social Security Administration's office there. She and her husband relocated to Dothan in 1983, and he passed away in 1984. From 1983 until 2007 she lived for part of the time in her house in Dothan, and part of the time in her family's house in Madrid, where she was an active member of the Madrid United Methodist Church. She was also an accomplished artist, wrote poetry, and regularly served as a volunteer with the Wiregrass Hospice organization. In 2007, just before her 100th birthday, she moved to the Mobile area to be near her son and grandson.

Miss Edna is survived by her son and also a number of family members from both the Register and Boone branches. We know she is in a place where we all hope to be. She was a great example of faithfulness to those who knew her and will be missed by her family and her many friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Madrid United Methodist Church, 764 Decatur Rd., Box C-17, Cottonwood, AL 36303.

Obituary

Raymond S. Tompkins, Jr.

Age 84, of Lewes, DE, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Cadbury at Lewes.

Mr. Tompkins retired from Verizon after 35 years, as a Division Commercial Manager for the State of Maryland. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific on LST 986 for three years during World War II. He returned to Baltimore and completed his BA in Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He was an avid tennis player.

He is survived by his wife Mary Dexter Tompkins (Binky), sons Chip, Dex and John; daughters-in-law Betsy, Scotty and Sara; sister, Emily Tompkins Taliaferro; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.

A Memorial Service, with military honors, will be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 11 am at All Saints Episcopal Church, 18 Olive Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, with Reverend Max Wolfe, Reverend Jeffery Ross and Reverend Christopher Moore officiating.

A Memorial Service and Entombment will be held on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:30 am at Church of the Redeemer, 5603 E. Charles Street in Baltimore, Maryland 21210, Sandra Etemad officiating.

Arrangements are being handled by PARSELL FUNERAL ENTERPRISES, INC. 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE.

Kindly omit flowers.

www.parsellfuneralhomes.com

Obituary

The obituary for Fred Duke was published in "The Gadsden Times"; newspaper; Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama: June 23, 2014

Fred Duke

Fred Duke, 88, of Gadsden, went to be with the Lord on June 21, 2014, surrounded by his family.

He was a devoted man of God and a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a U.S. Navy Seaman 1st class during WWII and loved his country dearly. He was a ray of sunshine to everyone he met and was loved by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Mary Emma Duke; a sister, Ann Duke Thompson; a brother, Harry Duke, all of Gadsden.

He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Maxine Cothran Duke; his daughters, Jenni Duke Gunnells and Mike of Huntsville, Ala., and Julie Duke Galloway and David of High Point, N.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Ferree, Juliana Perry, Emily Moss, Laurie Gunnells, Jill Dasher, Cristin Malone; and 14 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at Crestwood Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Childhaven, Madison Academy, Mission Lazarus or Deep River Building Fund.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until the time of service Tuesday.

Obituary

The obituary for J. B. Thompson was published in "The Gadsden Times"; newspaper; Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama; Oct. 13, 1959:


J. B. THOMPSON

J. B. Thompson, 46, Birmingham, formerly of Attalla, died last night at his home.

Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in Collier-Butler Chapel with the Rev. Frank Breeden, pastor of South Highland Church, and the Rev. Clayton Lee, pastor of Fortieth Avenue Baptist Church, Birmingham, officiating.

Burial will be in Forrest Cemetery, Collier-Butler directing.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Moyers Thompson; five sisters, Mrs. Claude Cochran, Gadsden, Mrs. Pauline Jordan, Mrs. Lillian Kennington, and Mrs. Gertrude Rogers, all of Port St. Joe, Fla. and Miss Willa Thompson, Steubenville, Ohio, and a brother, Jimmy Thompson, Attalla.

Mr. Thompson had been employed as a welder for Birmingham Tank for the past 18 years. He was a member of North Highlands Baptist Church.

The body will be in Collier-Butler Chapel, to lie in state at the church one hour before services.

Obituary

James Matthew Beene
Obituary

Chapel services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Collier-Butler Funeral Home honoring the life of Mr. James Matthew Beene, 43, Gadsden, who passed away Friday, April 9, 2010. The Rev. Justin Ward and Chris Beshears officiated with burial in Forrest Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Service directed.
Matt was a lifelong resident of Etowah County and a member of South Highland Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Gadsden High School and an avid Alabama fan. Furthering his acts of kindness, Matt donated his organs to others in need. He was preceded in death by his father, John F. Beene.
He is survived by his mother, Betty F. Beene; pet, Troy; brothers, John Stephen Beene and Lee Moyers Beene; sister, Sandra B. (Warren) Fuhrman; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to South Highland Baptist Church.
Special thanks to the ER at Riverview Regional Medical Center.
www.collier-butler.com
Published in The Gadsden Times from April 11 to April 13, 2010

Obituary

In Memory of
Twila Jean Gauntt
May 18, 1925 - October 30, 2014

Twila Cloninger Gauntt passed away on October 30, 2014.

She was born May 18, 1925, in Vernon, Texas, the eldest daughter of Barney Cloninger and Ann Freudiger Cloninger.

She was raised in Vernon and attended college for one year at West Texas State in Canyon, Texas where she was a varsity cheerleader.

She moved to Austin to be near her childhood sweetheart Maxie Bell, who was attending the University of Texas and was in the Naval ROTC. They were married in Vernon on October 31, 1945.

They lived in Vernon, where Maxie was with the Herring Bank. In the late 1960s, they moved to Duncanville, Texas where Maxie was President of the First National Bank of Duncanville.

After her divorce Twila became a highly successful realtor in Duncanville. She loved her career and her home on Green Valley Lane in Duncanville.

She founded the Duncanville chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and was on the Dallas Symphony Board.

She had recently resided at Champions Cove in Duncanville. She had many friends in Duncanville who will miss her.

She is survived by her daughter, Malinda Allison of Honey Grove, Texas, her grandson Robert Allison of New York City, and her sister, Francis Johnson and her nephew Rory Ray of Granbury, Texas.

She was preceded in death by Maxie Bell and by her second husband, James Gauntt.

Graveside services will be Friday, November 7 at 2:00 at the National Cemetery of Dallas-Fort Worth.

The family suggests memorials to the First Presbyterian Church in Vernon and the Duncanville Daughters of the American Revolution.

Obituary

Funeral services for Lloyd Vernon Coursey, long-time Atlanta area businessman and leader in his church, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at the Davis-Struempf chapel, 1975 East-West Connector, Austell.

Mr. Coursey, 78, an outstanding three-sport athlete in his youth, went on to success as owner and operator of several businesses, passed away Saturday night at his Smyrna home. He had been in declining health for several years.

He was born in Atlanta on March 2, 1931, son of Lloyd Vernon Coursey and Sarah Elizabeth Malsby Coursey. Among Mr. Coursey's businesses were the Christian Country Bookstore and The Collectibles Center, which he opened in Smyrna in 1976 and operated, with his wife, the former Sue Ledbetter, until his retirement in 1995. Both were active in their church, Westside Baptist in Mableton. Earlier, they were charter members of Calvary Baptist in Austell. Mr. Coursey taught Sunday School and was an ordained deacon.

At West Fulton High School, now closed and the building razed, he was a legendary athlete, once running 99 yards for a touchdown on a quarterback sneak. Again, scooping up a bad snap from center, he ran for the winning extra point that decided an upset of Cartersville High, one of the state powers in 1948. In baseball, he played flawless shortstop and was a leading hitter and a principal reason the school won the 1947 state championship. The late Charlie Roberts of the Atlanta Constitution described him as "a brilliant baseball shortstop" and dubbed him and teammate Robert "Sonny" Conn as the "Gold Dust Twins."

Roberts' prep-beat counterpart on the Journal, Dan Magill, wrote that Coursey was "one of the most versatile athletes ever developed at West Fulton," a perennial baseball power. As 17-year-olds, Coursey and Conn were playing semi-pro baseball with Metter in the Ogeechee League. Coursey quarterbacked the North team in the annual North-South High School All-Star Game. He played guard, and later, forward, on the West Fulton basketball team, frequently leading the team in scoring. Mr. Coursey performed with equal passion for his church in later years, and traveling back and forth to North Carolina to watch his grandchildren play sports.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Lloyd (Doc) Coursey; and sister Linda Coursey Prewett. Surviving are his wife, Sue, daughter Jan Coursey Darnell and her husband, Barry, of Concord, N.C.; and seven grandchildren, all of the Concord area, Amos Darnell and wife Erica, Daniel Darnell and wife Christina, and Jeremiah, Isaiah, Elijah, Rebekah and Malachi Darnell.

Dr. A.T. Stewart will conduct services. Burial will follow at Georgia Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to Westside Missionary Fund, 4900 Floyd Rd., Mableton, GA 30126. Mr. Courseys Son in law and grandsons will serve as pallbears. Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on September 29, 2009.

Obituary

Mrs. Sara Lee Miller, 80 of Quitman passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Brooks County Hospital.

Mrs. Miller was born June 21, 1932 to the late Robert & Claudia Mae Simmons Rozier.

Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Miller.

Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Obituary

Clarence Harold Frist, 93, funeral at Coller-Butler Funeral Home and burial in Forrest Cemetery. Lifelong resident of Etowah County. Deacon and Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church, Gadsden. Member of Noccalula Civitan Club for more than 30 years and a member of the Goodyear Golf Club. He retired from the accounting department at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with 40 years service. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Davis Frist; parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Frist; sister, Mrs. Curtis Duke and brother, Edward Frist. He is survived by a nephew and his family.

Obituary

Died on Friday, 14th instant, Miss Ella Stroud, daughter of Mr. L.B. Stroud, of Jackson's Gap, formerly of Loachapoka. She had been sick about three weeks with pneumonia. Her remains were brought to Dadeville and deposited in the cemetery on Sunday afternoon.


Source: Tallapoosa Democrat, Feb. 19, 1879

Death and Military Service

Killed in action in Northern Italy during World War II while serving with the 337th Anti-Tank Infantry of the 85th Infantry. Recipient of the Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and the Infantry Badge. The Bronze Star was awarded to Sgt Monroe for his actions in the battle for Rome. Son of Mr and Mrs Sebe Monroe.

Biography

Lacy W. Hinely was a descendent of the Georgia Salzburgers. He received his law degree from the University of GA, where he was a member of Sigma Delta Kappa, a law fraternity, and member of the Polo Team in 1931, 1932 and 1933. He spent most of his career with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, DC, ending his career as an Administrative Law Judge. During WWII, Lacy Hinely served as Company Commander, Company "G" in the 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, and fought in North Africa and the Sicily Invasion. He received both a purple heart and a silver star. He served as an assistant counsel under Justice Robert Jackson on the early staff of the Nuremberg Trials, preparing briefs on treaty violations against Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg and Norway and Denmark. He was married over 60 years to Frederica Estelle Lightsey.

Biography

Thomas Hinely was born at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the second son of Lacy Walton Hinely of Rincon, Georgia, and Frederica Lightsey Hinely of Fairfax, South Carolina. He was baptized in Fairfax on June 29, 1946. Before his first birthday, the family moved from Fort Knox to Arlington, Virginia, where Thomas spent the remainder of his childhood. Thomas graduated from Yorktown High School in Arlington in June 1964. When his parents moved to Rincon upon retirement, Thomas also moved to Rincon. He worked in Savannah as an industrial valve mechanic at Fleming Supply Company, and as a warehouseman and counter clerk at Semmes Hardware Company and Service Merchandise Company. Thomas was known to his colleagues and customers as a helpful and reliable man who could draw on an extensive knowledge of the items available in the warehouse. He completed his working years at Walmart in Pooler, Georgia, from which he retired in 2009.

Biography

Lois Margie Adeline was a child of the western Homestead Movement in the early 1900's. Her father, John Travis Snider, and his younger brother had filed on homestead land in New Mexico. The family, her father, mother, Ada Robertson Snider, three older siblings and uncle reached their 160 acre homestead in January of 1907. A dwelling was built and a crop planted as required "for proving a claim." When land opened up for homesteading in Arizonia, her parents decided to check it out and headed West in their covered wagons. Lois, their youngest child, was born during the time the family spent in Arizonia. Her family soon returned to the New Mexico homestead and put down permanent roots. Lois grew up on this farm and attended McAlister school where her mother was a teacher. Her older sister and husband were attending Montezuma Baptist College near Las Vegas, New Mexico. Lois joined them, enrolled in classes and was a sitter for her sister's new baby. Lois had returned home to the farm for the summer when a Texan, James VanBuren Starkey, known as J. V., dropped by to extend regards from mutual acquaintances back in Robertson County, Texas. J. V. stayed to help with the harvest and then married Lois. They lived on several small farms but times were hard during the depression and when a new Junior College opened in Portales. J. V. eagerly enrolled. He worked on the college farm and as a policeman at night. Lois took in boarders. She also studied J. V.'s textbooks at night because she was determined to continue her education.. The college became a four year university and J. V. was one of the early graduates of Eastern New Mexico University. He taught in the Portales Public Schools for many years. They raised three children, two boys, John Harrell and Robert Earl, and one girl, Lois June. Lois and her sister, Omie Snider Keating, were devoted to each other and their children were as close as siblings. Lois's children were young adults when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She lived several years and saw her oldest son finish medical school, her second become a businessman and grandchildren arrive. Her daughter graduated from college and married an Air Force pilot. Lois was in declining health by then and the wedding was held at Lois's bedside in her hospital room. Lois was an excellent cook and is still remembered for her homemade bread and special desserts. Her many recipes including, "Date Loaf Candy", "Peanut Brittle" and "Jam Cake" are still favorites of the Snider clan. 
NOTE: Aunt Lois was a second mother to this writer. She and her sister, Omie, (my mother) leave many precious memories. Omie cherished her little sister, was always the protector and was by her when she slipped away.

-Blanche Keating Collie, niece

Children:
John Harrell Starkey, MD
Robert Earl Starkey
Lois June Starkey Gilbreath

Biography

Dorothy Louise Givens was born (1907-1978). She had three sisters, Augusta Faye (1901-1937), Irene (1903-1975), Vera Mae (1911-1982) and one brother James Douglas (1909-1990). She married Gerald Vern Springsted (1906-1972) and had one son Thomas Webster Springsted (1927-2010) and two daughters, Mary Adah (1929-1931) and Shirley Louise Springsted Sirls (1934- ).
She is much loved and very missed.

Biography

Thomas Webster Springsted was the only son born (1927-2010) to Gerald Vern Springsted (1906-1972) and Dorothy Louise Givens (1907-1978). He had two sisters Mary Adah Springsted (1929-1931) and Shirley Louise Springsted Sirls (1934 - ). He married Dolores Vasquez (1932 - ) and had five children - Sharon Springsted Lindmark Coventry, Debbie Springsted Deragisch, Jeff, Marianne Springsted Beaty and Angela Springsted Finn.
He is much loved and tremendously missed.

Biography

Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Attended South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina). During the Civil War served as a staff officer to Generals Joseph E. Johnston and G. W. Smith, lost an arm at the battle of Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862. Upon his recovery he entered the artillery branch where he eventually commanded a battalion of artillery in General James Longstreet's 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At Appomattox he was sent on a furious ride by Longstreet to catch General Lee before he could meet General Ulysses Grant to surrender. General Fitzhugh Lee had reported to Longstreet that he had found a way out, John Haskell delivered the message to Lee before he met Grant but Lee discounted the report and proceeded on to the surrender. At the formal surrender ceremony on April 12th, he led the Confederate artillery to the surrender site. Following the war he practiced law and served in the South Carolina Legislature from 1877 to 1890. He married a daughter of Confederate General Wade Hampton after the war. Colonel Haskell left a memoir of his military service for his family which was published in 1960 under the title "The Haskell Memoirs".

Biography

Preston graduated from Avon Old Farms School, Parsons College and attended two years of law school at the University of Chicago. He worked for his father at Haskell Chemical Company and devoted the last years of his life to travel. A unique individual, Preston was an animal lover, an automobile enthusiast, an intrepid traveler, and a passionate swimmer at Price Wood's lake.
RTD: Thursday, December 22, 2016

Biography

Callie Corine Smyth was born the oldest child to William John Smyth and Martha (Mattie) R Carter close to Little Rock AR. and as a young girl moved to Texas She had 9 brothers and sisters
Robert (Bob) Smith, Effie Vidue Smyth Parker, Verdie Estelle Smyth McKnight, Willie May Smyth Winsor, Ivy Q Smyth Gerein, Mattie Jewel Smyth, Aubrey John Smyth, Lena L Smyth Green and baby who died at birth. She taught me to sew on her old tredle sewing machine I made lots of doll clothes on that old machine. and have a wonderful memory I was allowed to roam the house and in the evenings we would roast peanuts and everyone would set and visit and eat peanuts of course you had to take them out of the shell. What I remeber most was when Grandmo Martin set in her chair and take her hair down to comb it. Her hair would touch the floor till she pulled it over her shoulder to comb it then she would put it back in a bun at the nap of her neck

Biography

Ada Robertson was born in Robertson County, Texas, originally part of a Mexican land grant awarded Nashville Land Company to settle pioneers in Texas. The grant was named Robertson Colony after Nashville promoters, Sterling Clack Robertson and his cousins, one of which was Ada's great grandfather. It was to this part of Texas, Ada's father as a single young man, made his way many years later. There had been no schools for him to attend in the rural south after the Civil War and it was very important to him that his children have schooling. When Ada started to school, she came home each day and taught her father what she had learned that day. One of her teachers said later, that Ada Robertson was the brightest student he ever taught. She graduated from Franklin High School at age sixteen and was an assistant teacher the next year. When John Snider ask her to marry she said, "I'll have to study on it." She did and they were married in her parents home. Next day they went to town to buy 'necessaries', table, chairs, bed, dishes and pots and pans. John told her he had enough money left to buy her a wedding ring or a churn. She chose the churn, which became known to her descendants as the wedding ring churn. She and John traveled by covered wagon to homestead in Quay County, New Mexico Territory in January of 1907. They had three small children, one about a month old. She was a farm wife, a teacher in McAlister School, and taught Sunday School in McAlister Baptist Church. She cherished the grandchildren when they arrived and they spent time in the summers on the grandparents' farm. She was their defender, protector and always the teacher. She raised chickens, milked the cows, helped in the fields and even jumped rope with the grandchildren when they were younger. Her biscuits with home churned butter were a breakfast delight. She made wonderful 'Wonderberry Shortcake' served on the old Ironstone platter brought to Texas by her spouse's ancestors during the Texas Revolution. She pieced quilts, raised a garden and excelled in everything she did. She left a vacant place in her family. She will always live in their hearts.

-Blanche Ada Keating Collie, granddaughter

Biography

Barnett Snider is the son of Christian Snider and his 1st wife. His father was born and raised in Ebenezer, Effingham County, Georgia. During the Rev War, their home was among those burned by the British and he joined the rebels forces. After the war, Barnett's father and uncles, John Gottlieb Snider, and Isreal Heinle, were enumerated in 1790 NORTH CAROLINA, Lincoln County, the same year Barnett was born. The families had returned to Georgia by 1799 where his father purchased 180 acres on Beaver Creek in Wilkes County. Barnett was enumerated in the 1820 GEORGIA CENSUS, Warren County, head of household a male age 30-40; 1 female 10-15 (wife); 2 males and 1 female under 5. Barnett's spouse died and he married (2)Charity Attaway, 27 April 1822, in Warren County. Barnett's mother was deceased and on Jan 4, 1829, his father, Christian, married (2) Catherine Crawford, a widow with children, and moved to Henry County. Barnett was still in Warren County in the 1830 GEORGIA CENSUS, age 40-50 and 1 female 20-30 (wife - Charity Attaway Snider). Next door was the household of Elizabeth Snider, age 50-60, with 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 15-20. (Elizabeth was probably Barnett's older, unmarried sister in his father's household 1820.) His brother, John P. Snider, married Nancy Ann Bridges and also lived in Warren County. Younger sisters had married on the same day, Oct 24, 1822. Mary Snider married William B. Smith and Hannah married William Weaver and both moved to Coweta and Heard Counties.
- Blanche Keating Collie

Biography

Christian is the son of John George Schneider and his second wife, Anna Mary Barbara Schneider. They lived in the Salzburger community of Ebenezer in Effingham County, Georgia. His father was twelve years old when he arrived in the American colonies with his family from the Palatine area of the Holy Roman Empire, now part of Germany. Christian's grandfather, Hans Michael Schneider, had signed papers of indenture on his family for passage to Georgia. Gen. James Oglethorpe met the boat, "Two Brothers", bought their indentures and donated them to the Salzburger Lutheran community of Ebenezer. They remained with these people after their indentures were completed. Christian was about three years old when his father died. A year later, his mother married John Heinle, Jr. The colonies were in revolt and the British occupied Savannah. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln attempted to recapture Savannah from the British during a siege in the fall of 1779. An American friend, Count Pulaski, was killed and American forces passed through Effingham County in retreat. Christian signed up at age 15 yrs. 7 mos, under Col. Jenkins Davis. He was at the Battle of Cowpens, got separated from his unit, made his way to South Carolina and signed up with stray soldiers that went around the country side looking for action. He heard about the October 19, 1781 victory and surrender of the British at Yorktown where his older brother, John Gottlieb, had served under Gen. George Washington. Christian and his brother's names were spelled SNIDER on military records and they kept that spelling after the war. In the 1790 North Carolina Census, Christian Snider was enumerated in Lincoln County, married with young children. John Gottlieb was next door and other relatives nearby. The extended family soon returned to Georgia where Christian purchased 180 acres on Beaver Creek in Wilkes County and was listed on the 1793 tax list. Christian's mother, Anna Mary Barbara Schneider Heinle, died in Wilkes County, October 9, 1818 and left her assets to Christian. His stepfather had died earlier the same year. Christian was enumerated in the 1820 Georgia Census, Wilkes County. His two sons, Barnett and John P., were married and living nearby in Glascock County. As an older man, Christian lost his wife, married a widow with children, and moved to Henry County where he died.
- Blanche Keating Collie

Spouses:
(1) Unknown Snider (mother of his children)
(2) Catherine Crawford Snider

Children:
Barnett Snider 1790-
Elizabeth Smider 1793-
Mary Snider Smith 1800--
Hannah Snider Weaver 1803-
John P. Snider 1807-
female Snider 1811-

Biography

Elizabeth came with her brother from the Palatine area of the Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) to the Salzburger settlement in Ebenezer, Georgia. She became the second wife of a Palentine, Hans Michael Schneider, the community cowherd, who had signed indentures for himself and his family for passage to the Georgia colony. When their boat docked in Savannah harbor, their indentures were purchased by Gen. James Oglethorpe and presented to the Salzburgers at Ebenezer. Hans Michael's wife died the next year leaving him with two small sons. Elizabeth and Hans Michael were married in the Jerusalem Lutheran Church of Ebenezer by the Rev. Boltzius who described the marriage sermon in his daily records. They lived in a cabin "at the plantations" some distance from Ebenezer where Michael was assigned as community cowherd. (This area is now part of the Fort Stewart Military Reservation.) Later, Pastor Boltzius announced that another cowherd was being assigned to "the plantations" and Hans Michael would be cowherd for the orphanage. "Much good is being done for him, also an opportunity is being given them to establish a household of their own." He was given "a fine piece of land" and he built a cabin, a separate kitchen and pens for his cattle. After the death of Hans Michael on September 27, 1757, Elizabeth continued living "at the plantations" with her youngest stepson. Her older stepson lived next door with his family. The stepsons sent word to town that their stepmother was gravely ill and requested a visit from the pastor. Pastor Boltzius arrived several days later, read scripture, had prayer and "helped her prepare for a good death." He described the visit in his daily records and referred to the good care given her by her stepsons. Several days later, Pastor Boltzius made the notation in his daily record that the elderly widow of Hans Michael Schneider died March 13, 1760. Elizabeth was sixty-two years old.
NOTE: Pastor Boltzius' records were written in German and have been translated in recent years giving almost a daily record of activities in the community. In the tradition brought with them from Europe, a village was laid out and town lots assigned families for their main cabin. Plots were assigned around the edge of the village for gardens, milk cows and poultry. They also had fields and a cabin assigned several miles away at "the plantations" where they farmed. They walked back and forth from the village to their fields staying in their cabins there as needed. In time some families remained at "the plantationd" and only walked to Ebenezer for special events at Jerusalem Church. A herd of community cattle was kept at "the plantations" and a cowherd assigned to live in the area and care for them.

- Blanche Keating Collie

Biography

Elliott Bascom Hinely was born at home in Rincon, GA. He had wavy black hair. He worked on a farm. He also ran a sawmill, first working for others and later for himself. He owned and operated small sawmills around Effingham and Chatham (GA) Counties. Then he got into logging in Bloomington (50-100 miles from Rincon, GA). He built a railroad to get the logs out of the swamp. He had several companies; one was the Bloomingdale Lumber Company. He was owner of the E.B. Hinely Lumber Company of Pineland, SC, which advertised "long and short leaf pine, rough and dressed, southern hardwoods." He would saw the lumber and sell it to retailers. He later quit the sawmills and did pre-fab framing for housing project roofs. He was owner and president of Industrial Lumber Company, a retail company in what is now Garden City, GA. Industrial Lumber Company advertised "long and short leaf pine, rough and dressed, mill work of all kinds, modern dry kiln and playing mill facilities. The main plant was in Savannah, GA, and sawmills in Ridgeland, SC, and Switzerland, SC. After his death in 1941, his wife Nellie sold his interest in the company for approximately $23,000. His son, Lacy, worked after school and during vacations in his father's fields and at his sawmills, which would be set up out in the woods where the timber was to be harvested. By his college years, Lacy had become an accomplished sawyer, second only in ability to his father, who was renowned for his skill in sawing up timber quickly and accurately.

After WWI, the new home completed by Elliott B. Hinely was one of the first 3 homes in Rincon, GA, to have electric lights and running water (they had Delco-plants lights and electric pump or outside water tanks, before the town had such services. This house, sometimes called the "Windmill House" is located at 101 Georgia Avenue, Rincon, GA. He owned a yellow Ford roadster with a rumble seat.

Elliott B. Hinely was Lutheran, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rincon, GA (organized October 13, 1895). He is listed as one of the organizers, following his confirmation in April 14, 1895. Songs Selections for his funeral were "Abide With Me," "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere ," and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."

Elliott B. Hinely and and Nellie Pender Smith Hinely had one more daughter not currently listed on Find A Grave, Pearl Hinely Priester (1906 - 1997). Her obituary says she was buried at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park in Savannah, GA.

Biography

Frederica Lightsey Hinely, the daughter of J. Fred Lightsey and Annie Estelle Young, was born and raised in Fairfax, SC, in the home of her grandparents and parents. She took piano lessons from age 6 through high school. As a little girl, she liked playing with paper dolls and would string them out all over the house. She remembers that her summer chore was to sweep the upstairs and downstairs porches to give the maid a break. She also remembers doing embroidery and needlework and listening to the radio in the evening. Sewing remained an interest all her life. She took the Bishop Method of Sewing Construction course while living in Washington, DC. She was Lutheran all her life. Frederica graduated in 1933 from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC. Following graduation, Frederica worked and kept the books at the newly opened Fairfax Cash Depository. She married Lacy Walton Hinely on June 12, 1937 in Fairfax, Allendale County, SC. They lived in Arlington, VA, for many years, where they raised two sons. They retired to Rincon, GA, where she died on Nov. 1, 1999.