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     Ada ONeal was born on 12 Dec 1878 in GA.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Dr. James Edward ONeal and Desdamona Elisabeth Funderburk. Ada ONeal was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Dr. James Edward ONeal.⁴ Ada ONeal was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Thomas Lorenzo Langley.⁵

Ada ONeal sewed a square for the quilt which was presented to her cousin, Rosa Lee Overstreet for her 1903 wedding. The quilt is still in the possession of a family member.⁶

Ada ONeal married John Franklin Darsey Jr., son of John Franklin Darsey Sr. and Elizabeth Miriam Darsey, on 8 Nov 1905 in Decatur Co., GA.^7,8 Ada ONeal was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr.⁹

Ada Darsey was listed as the nearest relative of John Franklin Darsey Jr. on his WWI draft card, 17 Sep 1918.¹⁰ Ada ONeal was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr.

Ada ONeal died on 20 Mar 1920 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, at age 41 from pneumonia and influenza; the informant of the death was Eunice Overstreet, her 1st cousin.^{11,1,12,13,14} Ada ONeal was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^15,16,17

     John Franklin Darsey Jr. was born on 10 Jan 1878.^2,3 He was the son of John Franklin Darsey Sr. and Elizabeth Miriam Darsey. John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr. John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr.

John Franklin Darsey Jr. married Ada ONeal, daughter of Dr. James Edward ONeal and Desdamona Elisabeth Funderburk, on 8 Nov 1905 in Decatur Co., GA.^4,5 John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Ada ONeal and Frances Ramelle Darsey.⁶

The third and final draft registration for World War I included men born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900 plus men born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. John Franklin Darsey Jr. filled out a draft card on 17 Sep 1918 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA. He was of medium height, of no stated build, with blue eyes and black hair. He was a farmer in Calvary. Ada Darsey was listed as his nearest relative.⁷ John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Ada ONeal, Frances Ramelle Darsey, Mary Louise Darsey and John Keith Darsey Sr.

John Franklin Darsey Jr. was widowed on 20 Mar 1920 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^8,9,10,11

In 1924, John Franklin Darsey Jr. was the informant of the death ofBerrien Winfry Darsey.¹² John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1930 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Mary Louise Darsey and John Keith Darsey Sr. John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: John Keith Darsey Sr. (his son.)¹³ John Franklin Darsey Jr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1950 in Higdon, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: John Keith Darsey Sr. (his son, daughter-in-law, and 3 grandsons.)¹⁴

John Franklin Darsey Jr. died on 31 Dec 1957 in Grady Co., GA, at age 79.^15,8 He was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^16,2

     Byron Higdon McNair was born on 27 Feb 1868 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA.^1,2,3 He was the son of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon. Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.⁴ Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.⁵

Byron Higdon McNair married first Mildred ONeal, daughter of Dr. James Edward ONeal and Desdamona Elisabeth Funderburk, on 8 Nov 1893 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA.^6,7,8,1,3 Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Mildred ONeal, William O. McNair Sr, Marston Elliott McNair, Alma Shirley McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon.⁹ Byron was a merchant and farmer.

Byron Higdon McNair was widowed on 17 Aug 1909 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^8,1 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: William O. McNair Sr, Marston Elliott McNair, Alma Shirley McNair, Annie Lee McNair, James ONeal McNair, John Leslie McNair, Byron Ray McNair and Joe McNair.¹⁰

Byron's second marriage was to Nora Williams, daughter of Floyd W. Williams and Annie Lewis, on 22 Mar 1916 in Leon Co., FL.^11,1,10

Byron Higdon McNair was listed as the nearest relative of Marston Elliott McNair on his WWI draft card, 5 Jun 1918.¹² Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Nora Williams, Annie Lee McNair, James ONeal McNair, John Leslie McNair, Byron Ray McNair and Joe McNair.¹³ Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1930 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Nora Williams and Joe McNair.¹⁴

In 1938, Byron Higdon McNair was the informant of the death of his wife, Nora Williams.^15,16,1 Byron Higdon McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA.¹⁷

B. H. McNair was listed on his WWII draft card as the person who would always know the address of James ONeal McNair.¹⁸

Byron Higdon McNair died on 14 Sep 1949 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, at age 81.^19,20,1,3 He was buried on 16 Sep 1949 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^21,22,23

     John Franklin Darsey Sr. was born on 14 Sep 1839.²

John Franklin Darsey Sr. married Elizabeth Miriam Darsey on 25 Oct 1861 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.^3,4,1

John Franklin Darsey Sr. began military service in 1862 in Montezuma, Dooly Co., GA, in the CSA, in Company K and H, 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry.^5,6 His military service ended in Apr 1865 in Andersonville, GA, at the surrender.⁵ He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth Miriam Darsey, Jesse Oscar Darsey and William E. Darsey. John Franklin Darsey Sr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth Miriam Darsey, Jesse Oscar Darsey, William E. Darsey, Mary E. Darsey, Jinnie Darsey and John Franklin Darsey Jr. John Franklin Darsey Sr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth Miriam Darsey, William E. Darsey, Jinnie Darsey, John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Joseph Brown Darsey. John Franklin Darsey Sr. was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Elizabeth Miriam Darsey, William E. Darsey, Jinnie Darsey and Joseph Brown Darsey.

John Franklin Darsey Sr. died on 9 Apr 1911 at age 71.² He was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^7,8

     Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was born on 30 Oct 1842 in GA.²

Elizabeth Miriam Darsey married John Franklin Darsey Sr. on 25 Oct 1861 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.^3,4,5 Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr. Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr. Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr. Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Sr.

Elizabeth Miriam Darsey was widowed on 9 Apr 1911.⁶

Elizabeth Miriam Darsey applied for a widow's pension on 1 Nov 1913 in Grady Co., GA, for her husband's service in the CSA in Co. K, 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. Her pension was approved for 1914. In 1915, the bills for her last illness and coffin amounted to $101. It says paid $60. Since this was the amount of her pension, $60 may have been the maximum.⁷

Elizabeth Miriam Darsey died on 25 Jan 1915 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, at age 72 at her home, after a short illness.^7,8 She was buried on 26 Jan 1915 in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^2,9,8

     Frances Ramelle Darsey was born on 14 Nov 1908.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Ada ONeal. Alternatively, Frances Ramelle Darsey was born on 14 Nov 1909 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA.⁴ She was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr.⁵ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr.

Frances Ramelle Darsey married Goode Carr, son of William Walter Carr and Martha E. Rawls, on 18 Jun 1928 in Decatur Co., GA.⁶ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of Goode Carr.⁷ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1935 in Duval Co., FL, in the household of Goode Carr.⁸ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of Goode Carr.⁹ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1945 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of Goode Carr.¹⁰ Frances Ramelle Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1950 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of Goode Carr.¹¹ The obituary of John Keith Darsey Sr. named Mary Louise Johnson and Frances Ramelle Carr, sister/s, as surviving, 19 Dec 1988.¹²

Frances Ramelle Darsey was living in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, on 16 Nov 1993.¹³

Frances Ramelle Darsey died on 1 Sep 2001 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, at age 92.¹⁴ She was buried on 5 Sep 2001 in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^2,15

     Mary Louise Darsey was born on 2 May 1911 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Ada ONeal. Mary Louise Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr. Mary Louise Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr.

Mary Louise Darsey married William Perry 'Pete' Johnson, son of Gustavous Tavaris (Dall) Johnson and Mary Idella Nazworth, on 26 Oct 1937 in FL.^4,3 Mary Louise Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, in the household of William Perry 'Pete' Johnson.⁵

Mary Louise Johnson was listed on his WWII draft card as the person who would always know the address of William Perry 'Pete' Johnson.⁶ Mary Louise Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1950 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of William Perry 'Pete' Johnson.⁷ The obituary of John Keith Darsey Sr. named Mary Louise Johnson and Frances Ramelle Carr, sister/s, as surviving, 19 Dec 1988.⁸

Mary Louise Darsey died on 23 Feb 1990 in Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL, at age 78.^9,10,11,12 She was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^13,12

     John Keith Darsey Sr. was born on 27 Oct 1917 in GA.^2,3 He was the son of John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Ada ONeal. John Keith Darsey Sr. was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr. John Keith Darsey Sr. was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr. John Keith Darsey Sr. was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr. (his father.)⁴ John Keith Darsey Sr. was enumerated in the census of 1950 in Higdon, Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Franklin Darsey Jr. (his father.)⁵

John Keith Darsey Sr. died on 18 Dec 1988 in Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL, at age 71 while residing in Grady Co., GA.^6,2,7
John Keith Darsey Sr.'s obituary listed survivors as: sister/s, Mary Louise Johnson and Frances Ramelle Carr.⁸ John Keith Darsey Sr. was buried on 20 Dec 1988 in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^9,2,8

     Goode Carr was born on 18 Jul 1900.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of William Walter Carr and Martha E. Rawls. Goode Carr was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Martha E. Rawls. Goode Carr was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of William Alexander Carr Jr.⁴

The third and final draft registration for World War I included men born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900 plus men born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Goode Carr filled out a draft card on 12 Sep 1918 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA. He was short, of medium build, with gray eyes and black hair. He was living in Calvary and farming for his mother. George G. Thomas signed as Registrar. Mrs. M. E. Carr was listed as his nearest relative.⁵ Goode Carr was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Charles Walter Carr.⁶

Goode Carr married Frances Ramelle Darsey, daughter of John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Ada ONeal, on 18 Jun 1928 in Decatur Co., GA.⁷ Goode Carr was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, in the household of unresearched people with others in the household: Frances Ramelle Darsey.⁸

In 1933, Goode Carr was the informant of the death of his mother, Martha E. Rawls.^9,10 Goode Carr was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1935 in Duval Co., FL, with others in the household: Frances Ramelle Darsey and Ramelle Carr.¹¹ Goode Carr was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, with others in the household: Frances Ramelle Darsey and Ramelle Carr.¹² Goode Carr was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1945 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, with others in the household: Frances Ramelle Darsey and Ramelle Carr.¹³ Goode Carr was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1950 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, with others in the household: Frances Ramelle Darsey.¹⁴

Goode Carr died on 5 Dec 1951 at age 51.² He was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^15,16

     William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was born on 2 Apr 1912 in Grady Co., GA.^1,2 He was the son of Gustavous Tavaris (Dall) Johnson and Mary Idella Nazworth. William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Gustavous Tavaris (Dall) Johnson.³ William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, in the household of Gustavous Tavaris (Dall) Johnson.⁴

William Perry 'Pete' Johnson married first Mary Louise Darsey, daughter of John Franklin Darsey Jr. and Ada ONeal, on 26 Oct 1937 in FL.^5,6 William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Mary Louise Darsey.⁷

This group of draft registrations for World War II was for men born between 17 Feb 1897 and 31 Dec 1921. William Perry 'Pete' Johnson filled out a draft card on 16 Oct 1940 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA. He was 5'8" tall, weighed 135, with blue eyes, black hair, and light complexion. He worked for the Higdon Estate in Calvary. Mary Louise Johnson was listed on his WWII draft card as the person who would always know his address.¹ William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1950 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL, with others in the household: Mary Louise Darsey (his wife and children.)⁸

William Perry 'Pete' Johnson was widowed on 23 Feb 1990.^9,10

William's second marriage was to Leona Maxwell, daughter of Leroy Maxwell and Annie Pearl Bryant, on 15 Nov 1991 in Grady Co., GA.^11,9

William Perry 'Pete' Johnson and Leona were living in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, on 28 Nov 1992.¹²

William Perry 'Pete' Johnson died on 6 Nov 2002 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA, at age 90.^13,14,15,2 He was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.^16,2