Some Families of East Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, VA, PA & MD

Mary E. Matilda Mason

F, b. 1 April 1834, d. 28 May 1917

Father: Larkin B. Mason b. 29 Oct 1801, d. 9 Jun 1892
Mother: Rachel Harriet Price b. 29 Mar 1815, d. 19 Feb 1897

Charts: Mary GRIFFIN Key Descendants

Last Edited: 31 May 2018

Birth*: 1 April 1834
Married Name: 28 September 1852; York
Marriage*: 28 September 1852; Henry Co., Georgia; Principal=William Thomas York
(household member) 1860 Census: 1 June 1860; Polk Co., Georgia; head of family=William Thomas York¹
Married Name: say 1867; Key
(head of family) 1870 Census*: 1 June 1870; Polk Co., Georgia²
Marriage*: 19 January 1871; Principal=Rev. John Milton Key
1880 Census*: 1 June 1880; Douglasville, Douglas Co., Georgia; Son=Dr. Foster Pierce Key, Daughter=Atha M. Key³
(mother-in-law) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Eldorado Ayers⁴
(mother-in-law) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Carroll Co., Georgia; head of family=Eldorado Ayers⁵
Death*: 28 May 1917
(Interred) Burial*: say 30 May 1917; Douglasville City Cemetery, Douglasville, Douglas Co., Georgia⁶

Family 1: William Thomas York b. 1830, d. 1864

Family 2: Rev. John Milton Key b. 6 Jun 1818, d. 26 Dec 1879

Dr. Foster Pierce Key+ b. 26 Jul 1872, d. 3 Sep 1933
Atha M. Key+ b. Jul 1878, d. Jan 1973

Citations

[S1860] 1860, Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1072, Polk, Georgia; Roll: M653_134; Page: 187; Image: 186; Family History Library Film: 803134.

Household Members:
Name     Age
W T York     30
Matilda York     23
Lucy J York     8
Joel B York     6
Frances York     4.
[S1870] 1870, Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , Polk, Georgia; Roll: M593_170; Page: 252B; Image: 28; Family History Library Film: 545669.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Matilda E York     33
Barney J York     15
Fanny York     13
Marietta E York     8
Josephene Morgan     15
Barney Crabb     14.
[S1880] 1880 Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglasville, Douglas, Georgia; Roll: 144; Family History Film: 1254144; Page: 150D; Enumeration District: 049; Image: 0561.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Mary E. M. Key     43
Fannie L. York     22
Mary E. York     17
Foster P. Key     7
Altha Key     1.
[S1900] 1900 Federal census, , Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 642, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: 184; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240184.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Edorado Ayers     22
Atha Ayers     21
Ralph E Ayers     1
Mary E. Key 63 (mother-in-law).
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census, , Year: 1910; Census Place: Villa Rica, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: T624_175; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374188.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Eldopado Agnes     32
Atha Ayers     31
Ralph Ayers     11
Raleigh Ayers     8
Erma Ayers     5
Francis Ayers     2
Foster Ayers     2
Mary E Key     74.
[S3] FindAGrave.com, .

Arthur Vernon Bechtel¹

M, b. 6 August 1882, d. 6 June 1946

Last Edited: 4 Mar 2013

(Child) Birth*: 6 August 1882; Freeport, Stephenson Co., Illinois; son of John Moyer Bechtel and Elizabeth Bentz¹
(Son) 1900 Census*: 1 June 1900; Peabody, Marion Co., Kansas²
(friend) Photographed: circa 1902; Atoka, Atoka Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Mark Pomeroy Latimer
(Groom) Marriage*: 8 January 1904; California; Bride=Estella M. Johnson¹
(Deceased) Death*: 6 June 1946; Oakland, Alameda Co., California¹

Family: Estella M. Johnson b. c 1881, d. 17 Jul 1935

Citations

[S1] "Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MWJ9-JX5 : accessed 2013-03-04), entry for Arthur Vernon BECHTEL I.
[S1900] 1900 Federal census, , Year: 1900; Census Place: Peabody, Marion, Kansas; Roll: 488; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1240488.

Household Members:
Name     Age
John Bechtel     62
Elizabeth Bechtel     58
Dora D Bechtel     30
Arthur V Bechtel     18.

Estella M. Johnson

F, b. circa 1881, d. 17 July 1935

Last Edited: 4 Mar 2013

Birth*: circa 1881; Shingle Springs, El Dorado Co., California¹
Married Name: 8 January 1904; Bechtel
(Bride) Marriage*: 8 January 1904; California; Groom=Arthur Vernon Bechtel¹
(Deceased) Death*: 17 July 1935; Oakland, Alameda Co., California¹

Family: Arthur Vernon Bechtel b. 6 Aug 1882, d. 6 Jun 1946

Citations

[S1] "Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MWJ9-JX5 : accessed 2013-03-04), entry for Arthur Vernon BECHTEL I.

Robert Aaron Lambert¹

M, b. 1 August 1909, d. 24 June 2003

Father: James M. Lambert¹ b. s 1881
Mother: Adlinda S. A. Stewart¹ b. 30 May 1883

Charts: Stewart Descendants

Last Edited: 28 Mar 2013

(Child) Birth*: 1 August 1909^1,2
(Deceased) Death*: 24 June 2003; Dumas, Desha Co., Arkansas^1,2

Citations

[S498] Debra Qualls Spencer e-mail, e-mail address, Mar 2013,.
[S2] Social Security Death Records,.

James Clanton Thornton

M, b. 31 August 1874, d. 28 September 1955

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 1 Feb 2017

Birth*: 31 August 1874; Alabama¹
Marriage*: 5 July 1899; Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Mary Zilpha Gandy²
1910 Census*: 15 April 1910; Coosa Co., Alabama; Wife=Mary Zilpha Gandy, Daughter=Artie Laverne Thornton, Daughter=Irene Thornton³
Marriage*: say 1915; Alabama; Principal=Ethel (?)
1920 Census*: 1 January 1920; Coosa Co., Alabama; Wife=Ethel (?), Son=James Dewey Thornton, Daughter=Artie Laverne Thornton, Daughter=Irene Thornton, Daughter=Zola Inez Thornton⁴
1930 Census*: 1 April 1930; Coosa Co., Alabama; Wife=Ethel (?)⁵
1940 Census*: 1 April 1940; Coosa Co., Alabama; Wife=Ethel (?)⁶
Death*: 28 September 1955¹

Family 1: Mary Zilpha Gandy b. Apr 1880, d. 11 Jan 1911

James Dewey Thornton⁷ b. 7 Oct 1903, d. 3 Mar 1973
Artie Laverne Thornton+ b. 2 Oct 1905, d. 24 Oct 1963
Irene Thornton b. 1 Jan 1908
Zola Inez Thornton b. 28 Jul 1910, d. 22 Mar 1981

Family 2: Ethel (?) b. c 1882

Citations

[S1] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Law Family, NLaw2005.
[S1] Ancestry.com. Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census, , Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 7, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374021.

Household Members:
Name     Age
James C Thornton     36
Mary Z Thornton     30
James D Thornton     6
Artie A Thornton     4
Irene Thornton     2.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census, , Year: 1920; Census Place: Travellers Rest, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: T625_10; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 273.

Household Members:
Name     Age
James C Thornton     46
Ethel Thornton     37
Dewey Thornton     16
Artie Thornton     13
Irine Thornton     12
Inez Thornton     9.
[S1930] 1930 Federal Census, , Year: 1930; Census Place: Travellers Rest, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0020; Image: 253.0; FHL microfilm: 2339745.

Household Members:
Name     Age
James C Thornton     56
Ethel Thornton     48
Marshall Horton     13
Sherill Horton     10.
[S1940] 1940, , Year: 1940; Census Place: Travellers Rest, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: T627_19; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 19-17.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Jim C Thornton     66
Ethel M Thornton     57
Mary S Thornton     90.
[S1] Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974.

Artie Laverne Thornton¹

F, b. 2 October 1905, d. 24 October 1963

Father: James Clanton Thornton b. 31 Aug 1874, d. 28 Sep 1955
Mother: Mary Zilpha Gandy b. Apr 1880, d. 11 Jan 1911

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 1 Feb 2017

Birth*: 2 October 1905; Coosa Co., Alabama¹
(Daughter) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=James Clanton Thornton²
(Daughter) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Coosa Co., Alabama; Principal=James Clanton Thornton³
Married Name: say 1926; Waites⁴
Marriage*: say 1926; Principal=Jefferson Nolan Waites⁴
Death*: 24 October 1963; Coosa Co., Alabama¹

Family: Jefferson Nolan Waites b. 3 Jun 1898, d. 2 May 1940

Mary Sue Waites+⁴ b. 1 Nov 1928, d. 6 Oct 1976

Citations

[S1] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Law Family, NLaw2005.
[S1910] 1910 Federal Census, , Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 7, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374021.

Household Members:
Name     Age
James C Thornton     36
Mary Z Thornton     30
James D Thornton     6
Artie A Thornton     4
Irene Thornton     2.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census, , Year: 1920; Census Place: Travellers Rest, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: T625_10; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 273.

Household Members:
Name     Age
James C Thornton     46
Ethel Thornton     37
Dewey Thornton     16
Artie Thornton     13
Irine Thornton     12
Inez Thornton     9.
[S261] Lisa Elaine Bannister e-mail, 2005 - 2017,.

Jefferson Nolan Waites¹

M, b. 3 June 1898, d. 2 May 1940

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 1 Feb 2017

Name-Comm: Nolan Waites
Birth*: 3 June 1898; Alabama^1,2
Marriage*: say 1926; Principal=Artie Laverne Thornton¹
Death*: 2 May 1940; Coosa Co., Alabama²

Family: Artie Laverne Thornton b. 2 Oct 1905, d. 24 Oct 1963

Mary Sue Waites+¹ b. 1 Nov 1928, d. 6 Oct 1976

Citations

[S261] Lisa Elaine Bannister e-mail, 2005 - 2017,.
[S1] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Law Family, NLaw2005.

Mary Sue Waites¹

F, b. 1 November 1928, d. 6 October 1976

Father: Jefferson Nolan Waites¹ b. 3 Jun 1898, d. 2 May 1940
Mother: Artie Laverne Thornton¹ b. 2 Oct 1905, d. 24 Oct 1963

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 2 Feb 2017

Birth*: 1 November 1928^1,2
Married Name: say 1953; Law¹
Marriage*: say 1953; Principal=James Calvin Law¹
Death*: 6 October 1976; Elmore Co., Alabama²

Family: James Calvin Law b. 10 Nov 1925, d. 6 Feb 2006

Jackie Renee Law b. 1 Mar 1957, d. Nov 2007
Lynwood Cecil Law² b. 18 Mar 1959, d. 25 Mar 1959
Lloyd Douglas Law² b. 18 Mar 1959, d. 7 Nov 2001

Citations

[S261] Lisa Elaine Bannister e-mail, 2005 - 2017,.
[S1] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Law Family, NLaw2005.

James Calvin Law^1,2

M, b. 10 November 1925, d. 6 February 2006

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 2 Feb 2017

Nickname: Jack Law¹
Birth*: 10 November 1925; Titus, Elmore Co., Alabama²
Marriage*: say 1953; Principal=Mary Sue Waites¹
Death*: 6 February 2006; Titus, Elmore Co., Alabama²

Family: Mary Sue Waites b. 1 Nov 1928, d. 6 Oct 1976

Jackie Renee Law b. 1 Mar 1957, d. Nov 2007
Lynwood Cecil Law² b. 18 Mar 1959, d. 25 Mar 1959
Lloyd Douglas Law² b. 18 Mar 1959, d. 7 Nov 2001

Citations

[S261] Lisa Elaine Bannister e-mail, 2005 - 2017,.
[S1] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, Law Family, NLaw2005.

Cora Mae Pearce

F, b. 4 April 1892, d. 15 July 1972

Charts: Bostick Descendants, Smith Descendants, Webber Descendants

Last Edited: 14 Jun 2014

Birth*: 4 April 1892¹
Married Name: circa 1910; Kelley
Marriage*: circa 1910; Alabama; Principal=John Walter Kelley
(Wife) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Jefferson Co., Alabama; Principal=John Walter Kelley²
(Wife) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Jefferson Co., Alabama; Principal=John Walter Kelley³
(Wife) 1940 Census: 1 April 1940; Jefferson Co., Alabama; Principal=John Walter Kelley⁴
Death*: 15 July 1972; Jefferson Co., Alabama¹
Burial*: say 18 July 1972; Morris Cemetery, Morris, Jefferson Co., Alabama¹

Family: John Walter Kelley b. 12 Oct 1883, d. 22 May 1958

Brady Edward Kelley b. 14 Oct 1911, d. 28 Jan 1970
Shirrell L. Kelley b. 6 Jul 1913, d. 9 Apr 1978
Callie Wilma Kelley b. 30 Nov 1915, d. Oct 1985
John Walter Kelley Jr. b. 23 May 1919, d. 20 Dec 1982
Paul B. Kelley b. 3 Jun 1921, d. Jun 1987

Citations

[S3] FindAGrave.com, .
Find A Grave Memorial# 124037549.
[S1920] 1920 Federal Census, , Year: 1920; Census Place: Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_20; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 184; Image: 1011.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Walter Kiley     36
Cora Kiley     27
Brady Kiley     8
Sherel Kiley     6
Wilma Kiley     4
Walter J Kiley     7/12.
[S1930] 1930 Federal Census, , Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 31; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0149; Image: 581.0; FHL microfilm: 2339766.

Household Members:
Name     Age
Walter J Kelley     46
Cora M Kelley     38
Brady E Kelley     18
Sherrell L Kelley     16
Callie W Kelley     14
Walter J Kelley     10
Paul B Kelley     8
Hoyt M Kelley     6.
[S1940] 1940, , Year: 1940; Census Place: , Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_44; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 37-65.

Household Members:
Name     Age
John W Kelley     56
Cora Kelley     48
Shirrel Kelley     26
Walter Kelley     21
Paul Kelley     19
Hoytt Kelley     16.

Ellis T. Brown

M, b. 19 March 1882, d. 15 December 1928

Mother: Josephine Brown b. Mar 1861, d. 13 Feb 1928

Last Edited: 7 Jul 2013

Birth*: 19 March 1882; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
(Son) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; head of family=Josephine Brown¹
Marriage*: 15 February 1902; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Carrie Burnett Davis²
Marriage*: 30 August 1908; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Nancy M. Sharp
Death*: 15 December 1928; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama³

Family 1: Carrie Burnett Davis b. 10 Sep 1884, d. 5 Mar 1960

Family 2: Nancy M. Sharp b. s 1885

Citations

[S1900] 1900 Federal census, , 1900 US Census - Tallapoosa Co., AL
Dadeville, Precinct 7
Roll T623_41, Page 18A
Household 321/328
Date: 25 Jun 1900
Josephine Brown W F 39 Head Mar 1861 AL AL AL S 4CB/4CL Farmer R
Ellis W M 18 Son Mar 1882 AL AL AL S
Walter W M 15 Son Apr 1885 AL AL AL S
Minnie L. W F 15 Dau Aug 1884 AL AL AL S
Ethel W F 7 Dau Mar 1893 AL AL AL S
Ola W F 5 Dau Apr 1895 AL AL AL S
John Austin W M 19 Boarder Jun 1880 AL AL AL S.
[S1]
[S1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Ellie Brown
Birth Date: abt 1881
Birth Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama
Death Date: 15 Dec 1928
Death Place: Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Burial Date: 16 Dec 1928
Burial Place: Flint Hill, Alabama
Death Age: 47
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: Rt. # 2
Residence: Alex. City
Father Name: Harrison Brown
Father Birth Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Mother Name: Josephine Brown
Mother Birth Place: Alabama
Spouse Name: Annie Sharp Brown
FHL Film Number: 1908461
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line].

Nancy M. Sharp

F, b. say 1885

Father: William Hubbard Sharp b. May 1855, d. 1 Jul 1936

Last Edited: 7 Jul 2013

Birth*: say 1885
Married Name: 30 August 1908; Brown
Marriage*: 30 August 1908; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Principal=Ellis T. Brown

Family: Ellis T. Brown b. 19 Mar 1882, d. 15 Dec 1928

William Hubbard Sharp

M, b. May 1855, d. 1 July 1936

Last Edited: 7 Jul 2013

Birth*: May 1855; Georgia
Death*: 1 July 1936; Altoona, Marshall Co., Alabama¹
(Interred) Burial*: 3 July 1936; Dadeville City Cemetery, Dadeville, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama

Family:

Nancy M. Sharp b. s 1885

Citations

[S1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: William H Sharp
Birth Date: abt 1851
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 1 Jul 1936
Death Place: Altoona, Marshall, Alabama
Burial Date: 3 Jul 1936
Cemetery Name: Dadeville
Death Age: 85
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Male
Residence: Altoona, Marshall, Alabama
Father Name: Adam Sharp
Father Birth Place: Georgia [Note: should be NC]
FHL Film Number: 1908545
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line].

Josephine Brown

F, b. March 1861, d. 13 February 1928

Last Edited: 19 May 2013

Birth*: March 1861; Alabama
(head of family) 1900 Census*: 1 June 1900; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama; Son=Ellis T. Brown¹
(Deceased) Death*: 13 February 1928; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama

Family:

Ellis T. Brown b. 19 Mar 1882, d. 15 Dec 1928

Citations

[S1900] 1900 Federal census, , 1900 US Census - Tallapoosa Co., AL
Dadeville, Precinct 7
Roll T623_41, Page 18A
Household 321/328
Date: 25 Jun 1900
Josephine Brown W F 39 Head Mar 1861 AL AL AL S 4CB/4CL Farmer R
Ellis W M 18 Son Mar 1882 AL AL AL S
Walter W M 15 Son Apr 1885 AL AL AL S
Minnie L. W F 15 Dau Aug 1884 AL AL AL S
Ethel W F 7 Dau Mar 1893 AL AL AL S
Ola W F 5 Dau Apr 1895 AL AL AL S
John Austin W M 19 Boarder Jun 1880 AL AL AL S.

Hilliard Milton Judge¹

M, b. 24 January 1879, d. 20 June 1927

Father: James Lawrence Judge¹ b. s 1850
Mother: Nannie Brooks b. s 1852

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2017

Birth*: 24 January 1879; Alabama¹
Marriage*: say 1899; Principal=Anna Arlene Cosper¹
Death*: 20 June 1927; Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama; from complications after gall bladder surgery.¹

Family: Anna Arlene Cosper b. 12 Jan 1878, d. 31 Mar 1968

Julia Judge+¹ b. 1 Jul 1906, d. 17 May 1991

Citations

[S436] James Judge Griffin e-mail, e-mail address, 2011 - 2014,.

Anna Arlene Cosper¹

F, b. 12 January 1878, d. 31 March 1968

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2017

Birth*: 12 January 1878; Alabama; daughter of Jacob Cosper and Elizabeth Carlisle^1,2
Marriage*: say 1899; Principal=Hilliard Milton Judge¹
Married Name: say 1899; Judge¹
Death*: 31 March 1968; Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama^1,2

Family: Hilliard Milton Judge b. 24 Jan 1879, d. 20 Jun 1927

Julia Judge+¹ b. 1 Jul 1906, d. 17 May 1991

Citations

[S436] James Judge Griffin e-mail, e-mail address, 2011 - 2014,.
[S3] FindAGrave.com, .

James Lawrence Judge¹

M, b. say 1850

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2017

Birth*: say 1850; Boligee, Greene Co., Alabama¹
Marriage*: say 1873; Principal=Nannie Brooks

Family: Nannie Brooks b. s 1852

Hilliard Milton Judge+¹ b. 24 Jan 1879, d. 20 Jun 1927

Citations

[S436] James Judge Griffin e-mail, e-mail address, 2011 - 2014,.