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Angeline Wall¹

• Last Edited: 13 Oct 2009

• Birth*: say 1803¹
• Married Name: say 1824; Walker¹

Thomas Walker¹

• Father: John Walker Jr.¹ b. 1788, d. 1870
• Mother: Mary Ricy Johnson¹ b. c 1794, d. 1876

• Charts: Bostick Descendants

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2009

• Birth*: 28 August 1811; Rutherford Co., North Carolina¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: 10 April 1830; Rutherford Co., North Carolina; Bride=Nancy A. Biggerstaff¹
• (Deceased) Death*: 11 May 1885; Sevier Co., Tennessee¹

Nancy A. Biggerstaff¹

• Charts: Bostick Descendants

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2009

• (Child) Birth*: say 1813; Rutherford Co., North Carolina¹
• Married Name: 10 April 1830; Walker¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 10 April 1830; Rutherford Co., North Carolina; Groom=Thomas Walker¹

Prudence Hill¹

• Father: Thomas Hill¹ b. s 1760, d. 1821
• Mother: Phoebe Patton¹ b. s 1762

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2009

• Birth*: say 1794; Clarke Co., Georgia²
• (Grantee) Deed*: 14 January 1808; Clarke Co., Georgia; A deed of gift from Jane Patton to her granddaughter Prudence Hill for a Negro girl Matilda. Deed Book B, p. 7, LDS Film 214586; Grantor=Jane (?)³
• Married Name: 27 April 1815; Watts¹
• Marriage*: 27 April 1815; Clarke Co., Georgia; Principal=John Hugh Watts^1,4

Elizabeth Webb Hill¹

• Father: Thomas Hill b. s 1760, d. 1821
• Mother: Phoebe Patton b. s 1762

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2009

• Birth*: say 1796; Clarke Co., Georgia¹
• Married Name: say 1817; Barge²
• (Bride) Marriage*: say 1817; Groom=Dr. John R. Barge²

John Hugh Watts¹

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2009

• Birth*: say 1792¹
• Marriage*: 27 April 1815; Clarke Co., Georgia; Principal=Prudence Hill^1,2

Governor Thomas Hill Watts¹

• Father: John Hugh Watts¹ b. s 1792
• Mother: Prudence Hill¹ b. s 1794

• Last Edited: 13 May 2019

• Birth*: 3 January 1819; Alabama Territory¹
• Photographed*: say 1860
  

  Gov. Thomas Hill Watts
• (Deceased) Death*: 16 September 1892; Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama¹
• Obituary*: 17 September 1892²
  

  Thomas H. Watts obituary
  

  Thomas H. Watts obituary
• Biography*: Thomas Hill Watts was born in the Alabama Territory on January 3, 1819, the oldest of twelve children born to John Hughes Watts and Prudence Hill who had moved from Georgia to find the better lands of the frontier. Prepared for college at the Airy Mount Academy in Dallas County, Watts graduated with honors from the University of Virginia in 1840. He passed the bar examination the next year, and began practicing law in Greenville. In 1848 he moved his lucrative law practice to Montgomery. He also became a successful planter, owning 179 slaves in 1860.
  Politically, Watts adopted a pro-Union stance during the 1850s, but subsequent developments made the depth of his beliefs questionable, for on the eve of the Civil War he played an important role in the secession of Alabama, and was one of the signers of the secession ordinance. Defeated by John Gill Shorter in an 1861 bid for governor, Watts organized the Seventeenth Alabama Regiment, but resigned later to become attorney general in President Jefferson Davis' cabinet.
  In 1863 Watts was elected governor of Alabama. Assuming office on December 1, he began an eighteen-month governorship at a time when impressment, the tax-in-kind, and other severe wartime economic measures had become most odious. Worthless Confederate money, lack of credit possibilities, irregular supplies of goods, impressment efforts that often amounted to pillage and plunder, and harsh (and unevenly applied) taxes-in-kind levied on agriculture convinced many people that they preferred the "Old Union" to the "new despotism." The need to raise troops for the defense of the state became more urgent. Appeals to the male population to form volunteer companies and appeals to the state legislature to reorganize the state's awkward two-class militia were met with unsurmountable resistance. Some critics of Watts thought he should concentrate on forcing deserters back into military service. The legislature's failure to act meant that the state, and the Confederacy, would not have an effective militia in the final critical months of the war. Furthermore, the Confederate Conscription Act of February 17, 1864, inaugurated a policy of conscription that inevitably led to conflict between the state and the Confederacy.
  By September 1864 another turbulent issue confronted Governor Watts: the opening negotiations for peace. A faction in the Alabama House of Representatives introduced resolutions in favor of the negotiations. Governor Watts was also faced with rising desertion rates, states' rights issues including the controversy over the conscription of the cadets at the University of Alabama, the issue of which state civil officials were exempt from conscription, the defense of Mobile, blockade-running, and cotton trading with Europe. During the winter of 1864-65, Governor Watts had to deal with the increasing number of sacrifices demanded of his state, the breakdown of authority, the drain on war power, and an evaporating hope of victory, all of which contributed to the state's war weariness. Governor Watts was well aware of his ineffectiveness and unpopularity by this time and made no effort toward reelection, although he continued to talk optimistically about the military situation. Arrested in Union Springs on May 1, 1865, Governor Watts was released a few weeks later and returned to Montgomery. He died twenty-seven years later on September 16, 1892.¹

Dr. John R. Barge¹

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2009

• Birth*: say 1794¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1817; Bride=Elizabeth Webb Hill¹

Charles Manley Brown Jr.

• Last Edited: 9 Nov 2009

• Name-Comm: Charlie Brown
• (Child) Birth*: 20 November 1902
• (Deceased) Death*: 19 May 1995; Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia
• Biography*: Charlie Brown, a former chairman of the Fulton County Commission and a 40-year fixture on the Atlanta political scene, died Friday at the A. G. Rhodes Homes. He was 92.
  "Charlie Brown had a great host of friends," said former Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. "He was a Tech man, an Atlanta man. I always looked on him as a man with a tremendous civic, business and political interest in the city."
  Mr. Brown was a Fulton commissioner from 1941 to 1948, and chairman from 1945 to 1947; a commisioner again from 1966 to 1979, and chairman again in 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974 and 1976-1978. He served in the state Senate from Fulton Couty from 1957 to 1964.
  He called himself the "daddy of the Fulton County Registration Department." As a commissioner, he sponsored the use of automatic voting machines. As a state senator, he wrote a law providing a full-time registrar.
  He was a tall, skinny man with wavy hair that, in his later years, turned into a flowing mane of white. Horned-rimmed glasses helped him fix a political rival with a wilting stare across a meeting-room table.
  He retired in 1979.
  "Whether I've made a success of my life, I must leave for others to decide. I've done what I could."
  He also helped sponsor Fulton's county-manager form of government and served on the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority. He had a hand in building the Atlanta expressways, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, MARTA, water and sewer systems, health centers, a mental health program and an alcohol treatment center.
  Charlie Brown graduated from Tech High and Georgia Tech. He went to work for the family firm and became its president in 1937.
  Obituary taken from The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, copyright 1995

Minnie Lee Yearty

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 30 November 1885; Georgia¹
• Married Name: 18 October 1906; Strickland
• (Bride) Marriage*: 18 October 1906; Georgia; Groom=Henry Joshua Strickland¹
• (Wife) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland²
• (Wife) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Lowell, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland³
• (Deceased) Death*: 31 January 1963; Heard Co., Georgia¹
• (Interred) Burial*: 2 February 1963; Yellow Dirt Church Cemetery, Heard Co., Georgia¹

Ora Jane Strickland

• Father: Henry Joshua Strickland b. 21 Dec 1869, d. 28 Jul 1928
• Mother: Minnie Lee Yearty b. 30 Nov 1885, d. 31 Jan 1963

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2011

• (Child) Birth*: 21 July 1907; Texas¹
• (Daughter) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland²
• (Daughter) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Lowell, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland³
• Married Name: 1923; Scantlin¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1923; Groom=Lewis Thomas Scantlin¹
• Photographed*: 21 July 2004; Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia¹
  

  Ora Jane (Strickland) Scantlin
• (Deceased) Death*: 21 July 2005; Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia¹

Lonnie Strickland

• Father: Henry Joshua Strickland b. 21 Dec 1869, d. 28 Jul 1928
• Mother: Minnie Lee Yearty b. 30 Nov 1885, d. 31 Jan 1963

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 25 December 1910; Georgia¹
• (Son) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Lowell, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland²
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1931; Bride=Louise Bolt³
• (Deceased) Death*: 24 November 1954; Georgia^1,3

Henry Joshua Strickland Jr.

• Father: Henry Joshua Strickland b. 21 Dec 1869, d. 28 Jul 1928
• Mother: Minnie Lee Yearty b. 30 Nov 1885, d. 31 Jan 1963

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2011

• Birth*: 1916; Georgia
• (Son) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Lowell, Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Henry Joshua Strickland¹
• Marriage*: say 1939; Principal=Ola Mae (?)²
• Photographed*: say 1942; Henry Joshua Strickland Jr., wife Ola Mae, and daughter Rachel.; Principal=Ola Mae (?)²
  

  Henry Joshua Strickland Jr. & family

Louise Bolt¹

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2011

• Birth*: say 1910¹
• Married Name: say 1931; Strickland¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: say 1931; Groom=Lonnie Strickland¹

Sybil Strickland¹

• Father: Lonnie Strickland¹ b. 25 Dec 1910, d. 24 Nov 1954
• Mother: Louise Bolt¹ b. s 1910

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 31 Oct 2009

• Birth*: 31 July 1933; Heard Co., Georgia¹
• Married Name: say 1954; Gaddy¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: say 1954; Groom=Ralph Lamar Gaddy¹
• Death*: 29 October 2009; Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia¹

Ralph Lamar Gaddy¹

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 11 November 1932^1,2
• (Groom) Marriage*: say 1954; Bride=Sybil Strickland¹
• (Deceased) Death*: 20 March 2007; Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia²
• (Interred) Burial*: say 22 March 2007; Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia¹

Sara Jean Strickland

• Father: Lonnie Strickland b. 25 Dec 1910, d. 24 Nov 1954
• Mother: Louise Bolt b. s 1910

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 31 Oct 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 22 July 1943; Hogansville, Troup Co., Georgia¹
• Married Name: say 1964; Bugg
• (Deceased) Death*: 10 May 2009; LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia¹

Irene Strickland¹

• Father: Lonnie Strickland¹ b. 25 Dec 1910, d. 24 Nov 1954
• Mother: Louise Bolt¹ b. s 1910

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 28 August 1935¹
• Married Name: say 1956; Johnson
• (Deceased) Death*: 17 August 2007¹

Randall Strickland

• Father: Lonnie Strickland b. 25 Dec 1910, d. 24 Nov 1954
• Mother: Louise Bolt b. s 1910

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 7 Nov 2009

• (Child) Birth*: 4 April 1932; Georgia¹
• (Deceased) Death*: September 1977; Porterdale, Newton Co., Georgia^1,2

Ola Mae (?)¹

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2011

• Name Variation: Oler Mae (?)
• Birth*: say 1918¹
• Married Name: say 1939; Strickland¹
• Marriage*: say 1939; Principal=Henry Joshua Strickland Jr.¹
• Photographed*: say 1942; Henry Joshua Strickland Jr., wife Ola Mae, and daughter Rachel.; Principal=Henry Joshua Strickland Jr.¹
  

  Henry Joshua Strickland Jr. & family

Lewis Thomas Scantlin¹

• Charts: Strickland Descendants

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2011

• (Child) Birth*: 13 March 1902¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: 1923; Bride=Ora Jane Strickland¹
• Photographed*: circa 1947; From Faye Perdue:
  The manmy Dad And brothers. Lewis Thomas" L.T." Scantlin. Henry "Hollis"abt 12 y. old, James"Hall" abt 7 y. old. . Believedit to be made in 1947.¹
  

  Lewis Thomas Scantlin & brothers
• (Deceased) Death*: 28 January 1948; Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia¹

Mabry A. Hannon

• Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

• Last Edited: 9 Apr 2016

• (Child) Birth*: 10 October 1926; Rockford, Coosa Co., Alabama
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1947; Coosa Co., Alabama; Bride=Leonie Gandy
• (Deceased) Death*: 28 December 2009; Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama; HANNON, Mr. Mabry A., a native of Rockford, Alabama passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at the age of 83. Military Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Paul Shaw officiating. Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Mr. Hannon is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Leonie Hannon, his parents, Hobson Dewey and Nora Ward Hannon, brother, Carlton Hannon, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Doris (Herschel) Patterson, Elaine Bannister, Grace (Charlie) Sheehan, and Mary Lou Collinsworth. He is survived by three daughters, Sandra H. (Robert) Dunlap, Janet H. (Roy) Houlton, and Karen H. (Gary) Tillery, grandchildren, Lauren Houlton, Roy H. (Kayla) Houlton III, Allyson Houlton, Brian (Theresa) Tillery and Kelley (Chris) Parham, great-grandchildren, Felicity Tillery, Natalie Tillery, Cameron Parham, and Kaitlin Parham, brother-in-law, Alvin Collinsworth, sister-in-law, Jean Hannon and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Providence Baptist Church brotherhood fund, Rt. 1, Box 137, Rockford, AL. 35136 or your favorite charity. Mr. Hannon retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service and from Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department after 15 years of service.¹
  

  Mabry A. Hannon
• Burial*: say 2 January 2010; New Union Baptist Cemetery, Coosa Co., Alabama²