Nancy Ann Higdon1,2

F, #185, b. 29 Nov 1831, d. 9 Feb 1916
Relationship
Great-grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
McNair Descendants
Nancy Ann Higdon
     Nancy Ann Higdon was born on 29 Nov 1831 in Pulaski Co., GA.3,4,5 She was the daughter of John Higdon and Rebecca Matilda Overstreet.

Nancy Ann Higdon married William Green McNair, son of Daniel Gilbert McNair and Ann Martin, on 30 Oct 1849 in Decatur Co., GA.6,7,8,9,10 Alternatively, Nancy Ann Higdon married William Green McNair on 30 Oct 1848 in Decatur Co., GA.11,12

Nancy Ann Higdon was enumerated in the censuses of 1850,13 of 1860,14 and of 1870, in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.15

In the will of John Higdon, dated 23 Nov 1877 in Decatur Co., GA, Nancy Ann McNair, his daughter, was named as an heir.16 She was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair (her husband).17

Nancy Ann Higdon was widowed on 2 May 1885 in Decatur Co., GA.18 She was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Byron Higdon McNair (her son.)19

Nancy Ann Higdon sewed a square for the quilt which was presented to her granddaughter, Rosa Lee Overstreet for her 1903 wedding. The quilt is still in the possession of a family member.20

Nancy Ann Higdon applied for a widow's pension on 26 Sep 1908 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA, for her husband's service in the CSA in Company I, 3rd Georgia. Her first application was not approved. A subsequent application was approved for 1912. $60 was approved for her funeral in 1916.7

Nancy Ann Higdon died on 9 Feb 1916 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, at age 84.3,21 She was buried in 1916 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.22,3,23

A summary of Nancy Ann's census records:
Head of Household Household Member Age Year State County
Higdon, John (Higdon, Nancy) 5-10 1840 GA Laurens Co.
McNair, G McNair, Nancy 16 1850 GA Decatur Co.
McNair, Greene McNair, Nancy 28 1860 GA Decatur Co.
McNair, Wm G McNair, Nancy 38 1870 GA Decatur Co.
McNair, Wm Green McNair, Nancy A 48 1880 GA Decatur Co.
McNair, Byron McNair, Nancy A 68 1900 GA Decatur Co.

Children of Nancy Ann Higdon and William Green McNair

Citations

  1. [S42] Census Records for Nancy A. Higdon.
  2. [S251] Mary Overby, compiler, Obituaries Published by the Christian Index, 1822-1899 (Washington, GA: Wilkes Pub, Co., 1975(V1), 1982(V2)), 08-12-1886: 15, 2 (V2, p. 110), cites father. Hereinafter cited as Obituaries Published by the Christian Index.
  3. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (1 mile west of old 179, on McCreaville Rd, past farmhouse, up on a hill); read by this compiler, 1992.
  4. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980), p. 69. Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  5. [S18] Annie Virginia McNair Burns Mrs Jno Burns, Certificate of Death (# not shown) (15 Jan 1946), Personal Library, Private address, show birthplace. Hereinafter cited as Death Cert. AV McNair.
  6. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur Co., GA, p. 157.
  7. [S927] Georgia, Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com) URL: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/; Original data: Confederate Pension Applications, Georgia Confederate Pension Office, RG 58-1-1, Georgia Archives.
  8. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), marriage Book A, p.157. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.
  9. [S353] "Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944," Database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Apr 2006), Citing information originating on courthouse marriage licenses in various Georgia counties.
  10. [S2537] "Decatur County Georgia Marriage Records, 1800-1900," Index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 20 Dec 2021), Book A, p. 157.
  11. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/decatur/vitals/marriages/…), Certificate # A-157.
  12. [S715] Georgia Pioneers, compiler, Decatur County, Georgia, Early Marriage Records & Abstracts of Early Wills (Albany, GA: Georgia Pioneers, 196_), p. 238. Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co., GA, Early Marriages & Wills.
  13. [S414] US1850.
  14. [S402] US1860.
  15. [S497] US1870.
  16. [S1610] "Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990," Images, unindexed, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2014), Citing Decatur County State of Georgia Court of Ordinary Wills Book B 1873-1913, Will of John Higdon, pp. 103-6.
  17. [S496] US1880.
  18. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index, p. 70.
  19. [S555] US1900.
  20. [S2571] Herbert J. Burns Family.
  21. [S171] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, compiler, "Ancestral File - LDS", Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Hereinafter cited as "Ancestral File - LDS."
  22. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 245. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  23. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index, p. 69. Preparer has pictures taken in Nov 1992.
  24. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2014), citing Georgia Archives, Morrow, Certificate no. 25731.

Elizabeth Ann Butler1

F, #186, b. 17 Feb 1833, d. 14 May 1893
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Elizabeth Ann Butler was born on 17 Feb 1833 in Sampson Co., NC.2,3,4,5 She was the daughter of Charles Butler and Rebecca Underwood. Elizabeth Ann Butler was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Samuel G. W. McNair.

Elizabeth Ann Butler married Samuel G. W. McNair, son of Daniel Gilbert McNair and Ann Martin, on 15 Jan 1850 in Decatur Co., GA.6,7,8 Elizabeth Ann Butler was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Samuel G. W. McNair. Elizabeth Ann Butler was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Samuel G. W. McNair.9

In the will of Samuel G. W. McNair, dated 28 Oct 1874 in Decatur Co., GA, Elizabeth Ann McNair, his wife, was named as an heir, and executor of the estate.10

Elizabeth Ann Butler was widowed on 8 Mar 1875 in Decatur Co., GA.2,11 She was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Sarah A. (Sallie) McNair, Hattie McNair, Lucy McNair, Charles B. McNair, Annie Rebecca McNair, Mary McNair, Ella McNair, Julia Emma McNair and Daniel Gilbert McNair.5

Elizabeth Ann Butler died on 14 May 1893 in Decatur Co., GA, at age 60.2 She was buried in 1893 in Gibson Cemetery, Decatur Co., GA.12,4

Children of Elizabeth Ann Butler and Samuel G. W. McNair

Citations

  1. [S43] Census Records for Samuel GW McNair.
  2. [S5] Eustus Howard Hayes, Decatur County Georgia Cemetery Index (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Cem. Index.
  3. [S168] Marilee Gerrell Butler, Book of Butlers Jacob Butler of Sampson Co NC & Decatur Co (POBox 105, Calvary GA 31729: Marilee Gerrell Butler, 1985), p. 134 (16 Feb). Hereinafter cited as Book of Butlers Jacob Butler.
  4. [S167] John C. Rosser Jr., Coharie to Cape Fear The Descendants of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth of Sampson and Cumberland Counties in North Carolina, 1740-1990 (Godwin, NC (Rt. 1, Box 290, 28344): JC Rosser, [1990]), p. 424. Hereinafter cited as Coharie to Cape Fear.
  5. [S496] US1880.
  6. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), A169, p. 238. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.
  7. [S2537] "Decatur County Georgia Marriage Records, 1800-1900," Index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 20 Dec 2021), Book A, p. 169.
  8. [S168] Marilee Gerrell Butler, Book of Butlers Jacob Butler, p. 134.
  9. [S497] US1870.
  10. [S1610] "Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990," Images, unindexed, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 May 2014), Citing Decatur County State of Georgia Court of Ordinary Wills Book B 1873-1913, Will of Samuel G. W. McNair, pp. 49-51.
  11. [S26] Margaret Jean McNair Grunewald, "McNair, Daniel, Family History Papers". Received from JoAnn McNair, 1992. Hereinafter cited as "McNair, Daniel, Family History Papers."
  12. [S1185] Cemetery Marker in Gibson Cemetery (aka Butler), Decatur Co., GA (McNair Butler Rd near Kemp Rd (30.76242 -84.38098)).
  13. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2014), citing Georgia Archives, Morrow, Certificate no. 4-10182.

David A. Lang

M, #187, b. circa 1808, d. after 1880
Charts
McNair Descendants
     David A. Lang was born circa 1808 in GA.

David A. Lang married Caroline Harriet McNair, daughter of Daniel Gilbert McNair and Ann Martin, on 15 Nov 1830 in Decatur Co., GA.1 David A. Lang was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1850 in Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Caroline Harriet McNair. David A. Lang was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1860 in Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Caroline Harriet McNair.

David A. Lang died after 1880.

Citations

  1. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), AA92, p. 120. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.

Wylanta Matilda McNair1

F, #188, b. 1850, d. 7 Aug 1886
Relationship
Grandaunt of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Wylanta Matilda McNair was born in 1850 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA.2 She was the daughter of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon. Wylanta Matilda McNair was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.3 Wylanta Matilda McNair was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.4

Wylanta Matilda McNair married James Stephen Overstreet, son of Matthew Overstreet and Martha Ann Sutton, on 14 Feb 1872 in Decatur Co., GA.5,6

James was visiting his aunt, Rebecca Matilda Overstreet, and that's how he met Wylanta. Wylanta Matilda McNair was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of James Stephen Overstreet.

Wylanta Matilda McNair died on 7 Aug 1886.7,8 Alternatively, Wylanta Matilda McNair died on 6 Aug 1886, Decatur Co., GA.2,9 She was buried in 1886 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.7,8,10

Children of Wylanta Matilda McNair and James Stephen Overstreet

Citations

  1. [S251] Mary Overby, compiler, Obituaries Published by the Christian Index, 1822-1899 (Washington, GA: Wilkes Pub, Co., 1975(V1), 1982(V2)), 09-23-1886: 5, 2 (V2, p. 177), cites parents, grandparents. Hereinafter cited as Obituaries Published by the Christian Index.
  2. [S251] Mary Overby, Obituaries Published by the Christian Index, 09-23-1886: 5, 2 (V2, p. 177).
  3. [S402] US1860.
  4. [S497] US1870.
  5. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), B127, p. 120, 273. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.
  6. [S101] Wessie Connell, Frank W. Roebuck and Barbara C. Williams (Editors), Gleanings from Grady County, Georgia (Cairo, GA: Roddenbery Memorial Library, 1987), p. 188. Hereinafter cited as Gleanings from Grady Co., GA.
  7. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 245. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  8. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980). Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  9. [S2787] Obituaries Published by the Christian Index, 1822-1899, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, p. 15. Hereinafter cited as Obituaries Published by the Christian Index.
  10. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (1 mile west of old 179, on McCreaville Rd, past farmhouse, up on a hill); read by this compiler, 1992, Preparer has pictures taken in Nov 1992.

John Daniel McNair

M, #189, b. 9 May 1853, d. 27 Oct 1937
Relationship
Granduncle of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
McNair Descendants
     John Daniel McNair was born on 9 May 1853 in Whigham, Decatur Co., GA.1,2,3 He was the son of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon.1 John Daniel McNair was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.4 John Daniel McNair was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.5 John Daniel McNair was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.6

John Daniel McNair married Luella Barber, daughter of John Barber and Martha Moore, on 4 Dec 1882 in Gadsden Co., FL.7,3 John Daniel McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Luella Barber, Lantie McNair, William "Willie" G. McNair, Perry Edward McNair, Pansy McNair, John Carroll McNair, Byron Ozroe McNair, Pearlie McNair and George Lee McNair.8 John Daniel McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Luella Barber, Lantie McNair, Pansy McNair, John Carroll McNair, Byron Ozroe McNair, Pearlie McNair, George Lee McNair, Vasco Daniel McNair, Tom Corry McNair and Martha Evelyn McNair.9

J. D. McNair was listed as the nearest relative of William "Willie" G. McNair on his WWI draft card, 12 Sep 1918.10

John Daniel McNair was living in RFD 2, Whigham, Grady Co., GA, at the time.11 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Luella Barber, Lantie McNair, Vasco Daniel McNair, Tom Corry McNair and Martha Evelyn McNair.12 John Daniel McNair was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1930 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Luella Barber and Martha Evelyn McNair.13

John Daniel McNair died on 27 Oct 1937 in Grady Co., GA, at age 84; the informant of the death was Tom Corry McNair, his son.14,3 John Daniel McNair was buried on 28 Oct 1937 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.1,15,16,17

Children of John Daniel McNair and Luella Barber

Citations

  1. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2014), citing Georgia Archives, Morrow, Certificate no. 25731.
  2. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch, Certificate no. 31-9643 (7) of his daughter.
  3. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980), p. 69. Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  4. [S402] US1860.
  5. [S497] US1870.
  6. [S496] US1880.
  7. [S1400] FamilySearch, Florida Marriages, 1830-1993 (Florida counties).
  8. [S555] US1900.
  9. [S663] US1910.
  10. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY, Order Number A163. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  11. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  12. [S681] US1920.
  13. [S679] US1930.
  14. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch, Certificate no. 25731; indexed as Mcmaire.
  15. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (1 mile west of old 179, on McCreaville Rd, past farmhouse, up on a hill); read by this compiler, 1992, Preparer visited grave in Nov 1992.
  16. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 245. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  17. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.

Ira O. McNair

M, #190, b. 26 Dec 1858, d. 21 Jul 1872
Relationship
Granduncle of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Ira O. McNair was born on 26 Dec 1858 in GA.1 He was the son of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon. Ira O. McNair was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.2 Alternatively, Ira O. McNair was born on 25 Dec 1868.3 He was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.4

Ira O. McNair died on 21 Jul 1872 at age 13.5 He was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.3,6,7

Citations

  1. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980), p. 69, has 29 Dec. Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  2. [S402] US1860.
  3. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 245. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  4. [S497] US1870.
  5. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index, p. 69.
  6. [S27] Cemetery Marker in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (located at D19 LL374, west of Calvary. Take GA Hwy 111 S into Calvary. At caution light, turn right onto 1st Avenue. At 0.1 mile, turn right onto Old 179. At 0.1 mile, turn left onto Swamp Creek Road. At 0.3 mile, turn left onto Piedmont Road. Travel 0.4 mile. Cemetery is on right.); read by this compiler, 1992.
  7. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index, says he is buried in McNair Family Cemetery.

Annie Virginia McNair1,2

F, #191, b. 20 Sep 1861, d. 29 Dec 1945
Relationship
Grandmother of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
Beryl V. Burns Pedigree
John H. Burns Descendants
Geddie Descendants
McNair Descendants
Oliver Descendants
Annie V. McNair
Photograph by Suzan and John
     Annie Virginia McNair was born on 20 Sep 1861 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA.3,4,5 She was the daughter of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon.

Annie Virginia McNair was enumerated in the censuses of 1870,6 and of 1880, in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair (her father.)7

Annie Virginia McNair married John Daniel Burns, son of Thomas L. Burns and Mary A. F. Geddie, on 13 Sep 1888 in Decatur Co., GA.8,9,10 Annie Virginia McNair was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of John Daniel Burns (her husband.)11

Annie Virginia McNair sewed a square for the quilt which was presented to her niece, Rosa Lee Overstreet for her 1903 wedding. The quilt is still in the possession of a family member.12

Her square has a faint A V B embroidered in the center. Annie was a seamstress.13

Annie Virginia McNair was enumerated in the censuses of 1910,13 of 1920,14 and of 1930, in Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Daniel Burns (her husband.)15 Annie Virginia McNair was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, in the household of John Daniel Burns.16

Annie Virginia McNair died on 29 Dec 1945 in Calvary, Grady Co., GA, at age 84

MRS. JOHN BURNS. 84
CALVARY.

An earthly sojourn of unusual length and usefulness for Mrs. John Burns, 84, of Calvary, came to a close about noon last Saturday, Dec. 29th, when the infirmities of age brought about her death, at her home. She had been virtually an invalid for several years, and, although her death was not unexpected, it brought sadness to the hearts of many relatives and friends. She had borne her suffering with unusual patience and fortitude.

The funeral was held at the Calvary Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and burial followed in the McNair cemetery. Rev. J. M. C. Ward, of the Calvary and Attapulgus churches, her pastor, and Forsyth Bros. Funeral Home were in charge. Pallbearers were W. O. McNair, Macon, Arthur Beckwith, Maston and Leo Harrison, Joe and Corry McNair.

Mrs. Burns was the daughter of the late William Green and Nancy Higdon McNair and was born at Calvary Sept. 20th, 1861, in the outset of the War Between the States. Surviving the war and reconstruction era, she married Mr. Burns Sept. 13th, 1888, and lived a life of outstanding service in her family, church and community, loved by all who were privileged to share the radiance of her long life.

Immediate survivors include her husband; a son, R. L. Burns, Orlando, Fla; a brother, Byron H. McNair, prominent Calvary leader; and a sister, Mrs. B. O. Harrison, Calvary. Mrs. Lester Barlow, of Miami, is a grand-daughter.17,4,5

She was buried on 30 Dec 1945 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.4,18

Annie's name appears as Robert A (on the 1870 US Census), Robert Annie (1880 US Census), Annie V (1900 and 1920) and Annie (1910 and 1930). Her marriage certificate says RA and her death certificate says Annie Virginia. All deeds that were found listed her as Annie V or AV.

A summary of Annie Virginia's census records:
Head of Household Household Member Age Year State County
McNair, Wm G McNair, Robert A 9 1870 GA Decatur Co.
McNair, Wm Green McNair, Robert Annie 18 1880 FL Gadsden Co.
Burns, Jno D Burns, Annie V 37 1900 GA Decatur Co.
Burns, John D Burns, Annie 48 1910 GA Grady Co.
Burns, John D Burns, Annie V 56 1920 GA Grady Co.
Burns, John D Burns, Annie 66 1930 GA Grady Co.
Burns, John Daniel Burns, Annie Virginia 77 1940 GA Grady Co.

Children of Annie Virginia McNair and John Daniel Burns

Citations

  1. [S30] Census Records for Annie V. McNair.
  2. [S18] Annie Virginia McNair Burns Mrs Jno Burns, Certificate of Death (# not shown) (15 Jan 1946), Personal Library, Private address, provided mother's maiden name. Hereinafter cited as Death Cert. AV McNair.
  3. [S17] Obituary of Annie Virginia McNair, The Cairo Messenger, Cairo, GA, 6 Jan 1946. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of Annie Virginia McNair.
  4. [S18] Death Cert. AV McNair.
  5. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980), p. 69. Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  6. [S497] US1870.
  7. [S496] US1880.
  8. [S19] Marriage Certificate of JD Burns and RA McNair: B601. Marriage performed by M. J. Overstreet, N.P.& Ex Off. J.P. (License granted by C. J. Munnerly, 10 Sep 1888), Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as Marriage Cert. of JD Burns and RA McNair.
  9. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1867 - 1896, p. 601.
  10. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), p. 56, 120. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.
  11. [S555] US1900.
  12. [S2571] Herbert J. Burns Family.
  13. [S663] US1910.
  14. [S681] US1920.
  15. [S679] US1930.
  16. [S1399] US1940.
  17. [S17] Obituary of Annie Virginia McNair, 6 Jan 1946, MRS. JOHN BURNS. 84 CALVARY. The earthly sojourn of Mrs. John Burns, 84, of Calvary, came to a close about noon last Saturday, Dec. 29th. Mrs. Burns was the daughter of the late William Green and Nancy Higdon McNair and was born at Calvary Sept. 20th, 1861. She married Mr. Burns Sept. 13th, 1888.
  18. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (1 mile west of old 179, on McCreaville Rd, past farmhouse, up on a hill); read by this compiler, 1992, Preparer has pictures taken in Nov 1992.

Willie Theresa McNair

F, #192, b. 4 May 1864, d. 25 Mar 1933
Relationship
Grandaunt of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Willie Theresa McNair was born on 4 May 1864 in GA.1 She was the daughter of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon. Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.2 Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.3

Willie Theresa McNair married first Matthew J. Overstreet, son of Matthew Overstreet and Martha Ann Sutton, on 22 Feb 1883 in Decatur Co., GA.4,5

Willie's second marriage was to Walter Jerden Allen on 21 Jan 1897 in Decatur Co., GA.6,7 Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Walter Jerden Allen (her second husband.)8 Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Walter Jerden Allen.9 Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Brooks Co., GA, in the household of Walter Jerden Allen.10 Willie Theresa McNair was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Brooks Co., GA, in the household of Walter Jerden Allen.11

Willie Theresa McNair died on 25 Mar 1933 in Dixie, Brooks Co., GA, at age 68.12,13,1 She was buried on 26 Mar 1933 in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.14,15

Child of Willie Theresa McNair and Matthew J. Overstreet

Children of Willie Theresa McNair and Walter Jerden Allen

Citations

  1. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA (1 mile west of old 179, on McCreaville Rd, past farmhouse, up on a hill); read by this compiler, 1992.
  2. [S497] US1870.
  3. [S496] US1880.
  4. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Decatur County Marriage Book, 1867 - 1896, p. 415.
  5. [S6] Eustus Howard Hayes, Index to White Marriages, Decatur County, 1824-1943, Some Decatur Co., GA, Genealogical References (Ozark, AL: Eustus Howard Hayes, 1973), B415, p. 120, 273. Hereinafter cited as Index to White Marriages, Decatur Co., 1824-1943.
  6. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm, Decatur County Marriage Book, 1894 - 1905, p. 97.
  7. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cem., on tombstone.
  8. [S555] US1900.
  9. [S663] US1910.
  10. [S681] US1920.
  11. [S679] US1930.
  12. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2014), citing Georgia Archives, Morrow, Certificate no. 33 7146.
  13. [S767] Death Registration from original data: State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-98. Georgia: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records (1998), Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, Certificate # 7145. Hereinafter cited as Georgia Death Index.
  14. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 245. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  15. [S14] Cemetery Marker in McNair Family Cem., Preparer has pictures taken in Nov 1992.

Lela Ellen McNair

F, #193, b. 10 Aug 1873, d. 8 Aug 1968
Relationship
Grandaunt of Beryl Virginia Burns
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Lela Ellen McNair was born on 10 Aug 1873 in Whigham, Decatur Co., GA.1,2 She was the daughter of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon. Alternatively, Lela Ellen McNair was born on 10 Oct 1873 in GA.3 She was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of William Green McNair.4

Lela Ellen McNair married Benjamin Oscar Harrison, son of Benjamin Robert Thomas Harrison and Amanda Melvina Byrd, on 4 Jul 1894 in Decatur Co., GA.2 Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison.

Lela Ellen McNair sewed a square for the quilt which was presented to her niece, Rosa Lee Overstreet for her 1903 wedding. The quilt is still in the possession of a family member.5 Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison.

Lela Ellen McNair was listed as the nearest relative of Robert Leo Harrison on his WWI draft card, 12 Sep 1918.6 Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison. Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1930 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison. Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1940 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison.7 Lela Ellen McNair was enumerated in the census of 1950 in Grady Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Oscar Harrison.8

Lela Ellen McNair died on 8 Aug 1968 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA, at age 94.9,3,10 She was buried in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur Co., GA.11,10
Lela Ellen McNair's obituary listed survivors as: son/s, Robert Leo Harrison, Avin McNair Harrison and Benjamin Maston ONeal Harrison, daughter/s, Mrs. Emory Moore, Mrs. Verna Anderson, Mrs. Lilla Mimbs and Mrs. Mildred Butler.9

Children of Lela Ellen McNair and Benjamin Oscar Harrison

Citations

  1. [S783] Transcribed by Denise Smiley, Decatur Co., GA Obituary Records, GA GenWeb (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/decatur/obits), The Post-Searchlight, Thursday, May 11, 1967 - p. 5.
  2. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 183. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  3. [S26] Margaret Jean McNair Grunewald, "McNair, Daniel, Family History Papers". Received from JoAnn McNair, 1992, p. 22. Hereinafter cited as "McNair, Daniel, Family History Papers."
  4. [S496] US1880.
  5. [S2571] Herbert J. Burns Family.
  6. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY, Order Number A327. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  7. [S1399] US1940.
  8. [S2621] US1950.
  9. [S960] Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL, Issue of 11 Aug 1968, Sun, Page 2. Hereinafter cited as Tallahassee Democrat.
  10. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage, p. 184.
  11. [S858] Cemetery Marker in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur Co., GA (State Road 262 (Antioch Church Rd) and Sykes Mill Rd (30.8364 -84.415)).

Benjamin Oscar Harrison

M, #194, b. 17 Dec 1871, d. 7 Aug 1952
Charts
McNair Descendants
     Benjamin Oscar Harrison was born on 17 Dec 1871 in Decatur Co., GA.1 He was the son of Benjamin Robert Thomas Harrison and Amanda Melvina Byrd. Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Benjamin Robert Thomas Harrison.2

Benjamin Oscar Harrison married Lela Ellen McNair, daughter of William Green McNair and Nancy Ann Higdon, on 4 Jul 1894 in Decatur Co., GA.1 Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair, Lois Annie Harrison, Nancy Elma Harrison and Robert Leo Harrison. Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1910 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair, Lois Annie Harrison, Nancy Elma Harrison, Robert Leo Harrison, Lilla Amanda Harrison, Avin McNair Harrison, Bernice Onieda Harrison and Verna Harrison. Robert Leo Harrison listed Benjamin Oscar Harrison as his employer on his WWI draft registration, 12 Sep 1918.3

He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair, Robert Leo Harrison, Lilla Amanda Harrison, Avin McNair Harrison, Bernice Onieda Harrison, Verna Harrison, Mildred Harrison and Benjamin Maston ONeal Harrison. Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1930 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair, Avin McNair Harrison, Verna Harrison, Mildred Harrison and Benjamin Maston ONeal Harrison. Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair and Verna Harrison.4 Benjamin Oscar Harrison was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1950 in Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Lela Ellen McNair.5

Benjamin Oscar Harrison died on 7 Aug 1952 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA, at age 80.6 He was buried in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur Co., GA.7,6

Children of Benjamin Oscar Harrison and Lela Ellen McNair

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 183. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  2. [S496] US1880.
  3. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY, Order Number A327. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  4. [S1399] US1940.
  5. [S2621] US1950.
  6. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage, p. 184.
  7. [S858] Cemetery Marker in Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur Co., GA (State Road 262 (Antioch Church Rd) and Sykes Mill Rd (30.8364 -84.415)).