Martha Laura Pope

F, #665, b. 10 Jul 1921, d. 20 Dec 1990
Charts
Geddie Descendants
     Martha Laura Pope was born on 10 Jul 1921.1

Martha Laura Pope married Joseph Thomas Herring, son of George Edwin Herring and Mary Gainey, before 1958.2

Martha Laura Pope was living in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, in 1987.1

Martha Laura Pope died on 20 Dec 1990 at age 69.3 She was buried in Piedmont Cemetery, Calvary, Grady Co., GA.4,3

Citations

  1. [S101] Wessie Connell, Frank W. Roebuck and Barbara C. Williams (Editors), Gleanings from Grady County, Georgia (Cairo, GA: Roddenbery Memorial Library, 1987), p. 118, 197. Hereinafter cited as Gleanings from Grady Co., GA.
  2. [S101] Wessie Connell, Frank W. Roebuck and Barbara C. Williams (Editors), Gleanings from Grady Co., GA, p. 118.
  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. 290. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  4. [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.

Francis Elizabeth Darsey

F, #666, b. 25 Jun 1866, d. 10 Mar 1937
     Francis Elizabeth Darsey was born on 25 Jun 1866.1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph H. Darsey and Julia F. Shelfer. Francis Elizabeth Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Francis Elizabeth Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Francis Elizabeth Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1885 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey.

Francis Elizabeth Darsey died on 10 Mar 1937 at age 70.1

Citations

  1. [S929] Joseph Hutto Darsey, Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible ; Descendant of daughter Julie Ellie Darsey, Attapulgus, GA. Hereinafter cited as Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible.
  2. [S497] US1870, Gadsden Co., FL.

Nancy Jane Darsey

F, #667, b. 4 Sep 1867, d. 10 Jul 1909
     Nancy Jane Darsey was born on 4 Sep 1867.1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph H. Darsey and Julia F. Shelfer. Nancy Jane Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Nancy Jane Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Nancy Jane Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1885 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey.

Nancy Jane Darsey married James R. Johnson on 28 Nov 1888 in Gadsden Co., FL. The marriage was performed by Rev. W. B. Booth of Gadsden Co., FL.1

Nancy Jane Darsey died on 10 Jul 1909 at age 41.1

Citations

  1. [S929] Joseph Hutto Darsey, Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible ; Descendant of daughter Julie Ellie Darsey, Attapulgus, GA. Hereinafter cited as Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible.
  2. [S497] US1870, Gadsden Co., FL.

Henry Woodruff Darsey

M, #668, b. 5 Dec 1868, d. 22 Apr 1958
     Henry Woodruff Darsey was born on 5 Dec 1868 in FL.1,2 He was the son of Joseph H. Darsey and Julia F. Shelfer. Henry Woodruff Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Henry Woodruff Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey. Henry Woodruff Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1885 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey.

Henry Woodruff Darsey married first Mamie E. Butler on 25 Mar 1897.3

Henry Woodruff Darsey was widowed on 10 Apr 1898.3 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1900 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL. He was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Joseph H. Darsey.

Henry's second marriage was to Lenna L. Johnson on 8 Feb 1919 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA. The marriage was performed by Berry Maxwell, Ordinary.3 Henry Woodruff Darsey was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Hinson, Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Lenna L. Johnson.4

Henry Woodruff Darsey was widowed on 10 Jun 1929.3 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1935 in Havana, Gadsden Co., FL.5 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL.6 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1945 in Havana, Gadsden Co., FL.7

Henry Woodruff Darsey died on 22 Apr 1958 in Gadsden Co., FL, at age 89.1,8 He was buried in Barber Cemetery, Concord, Gadsden Co., FL.9

Citations

  1. [S929] Joseph Hutto Darsey, Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible ; Descendant of daughter Julie Ellie Darsey, Attapulgus, GA. Hereinafter cited as Joseph H. Darsey Family Bible.
  2. [S497] US1870, Gadsden Co., FL.
  3. [S930] Henry Woodruff Darsey, Henry W. Darsey Family Bible ; Jane Darsey Humphrey, Bainbridge, GA. Hereinafter cited as Henry W. Darsey Family Bible.
  4. [S681] US1920.
  5. [S920] FL1935.
  6. [S1399] US1940.
  7. [S916] FL1945.
  8. [S361] Death Registration from original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index,1877-1998, Ancestry.com, Provo, UT. Hereinafter cited as Florida Death Index, 1877-1998.
  9. [S863] Cemetery Marker in Barber Cemetery, Concord, Gadsden Co., FL (Hwy. 157, Concord-Bainbridge Road (east side), about 2 miles north of the crossroads of Fairbanks Ferry Road and Concord-Bainbridge Road, about 1.5 miles south of the George-Florida state line); read by Barbara Boynton, 17 Jun 2004.

Simeon Brinson1

M, #669, b. 24 Mar 1847, d. 11 Nov 1918
     Simeon Brinson was born on 24 Mar 1847 in Baker Co., GA.2 He was the son of Adam Brinson and Catherine Hodges.

Simeon Brinson married Hattie E. B. Russell on 18 Sep 1875 in Decatur Co., GA.3,4,5 Simeon Brinson was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Hattie E. B. Russell.4

Simeon Brinson was widowed on 23 Dec 1883.5,4

Simeon Brinson married Margaret Herring, daughter of Hanson William Herring and Amy Caroline Anders, on 11 Mar 1885 in Decatur Co., GA.6,2

Simeon Brinson died on 11 Nov 1918 in Brinson, Decatur Co., GA, at age 71.2 He was buried in 1918 in Brinson Cemetery, Brinson, Decatur Co., GA.7

Citations

  1. [S79] The Seminole County Historical Society (Comp.), Cornerstone of Georgia - Seminole County (Roswell, GA: WH Wolfe Associates, 1991), p. 197 shows parents. Hereinafter cited as Cornerstone of GA - Seminole Co.
  2. [S78] The Decatur County Historical Society (Comp.), Decatur County Georgia Past and Present 1823-1991 (Roswell, GA: Wolfe Assoc., 1991). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Past and Present.
  3. [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/…).
  4. [S496] US1880.
  5. [S780] Transcribed by Ida Kirkland Boyce, Decatur Co., Georgia Cemeteries, GA GenWeb (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/decatur/cemeteries).
  6. [S682] Ida Kirkland Boyce, Brenda King McNair, Denise Kirkland Smiley and Jan Smith, Decatur Co., Georgia Marriage Index, Decatur Co., GA GenWeb, Certificate # B-491.
  7. [S44] Cemetery Marker in Brinson Cemetery (Decatur Co.), Brinson, Decatur Co., GA (on Hwy. 84); read by this compiler, November, 1992.

Parke E. Darsey

M, #670, b. 3 Sep 1890, d. 3 Jun 1974
     Parke E. Darsey was born on 3 Sep 1890 in Decatur Co., GA.1,2 He was the son of Lucius O. Darsey and Florence Margaret Hinson.3 Parke E. Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1900 in Calvary, Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Lucius O. Darsey. Parke E. Darsey was enumerated in the census of 1910 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, in the household of Lucius O. Darsey.

Parke E. Darsey married Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher, daughter of Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher and Jannie Ann Connell, on 22 Jan 1913 in Grady Co., GA.4

The first draft registration for World War I was for men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. Parke E. Darsey filled out a draft card on 5 Jun 1917 in Precinct 720, Whigham, Grady Co., GA. He was tall, of medium build, with gray eyes and black hair. He was married, with one child, and living in Whigham. P. H. Green signed as Registrar.5 Parke was a self-employed farmer and grist miller in Whigham, Grady Co., GA.1 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1920 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher.

Parke E. Darsey was widowed in Dec 1922.6,2

Parke E. Darsey married Ellen Gainey circa 1925.7,8 Parke E. Darsey was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1930 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Ellen Gainey. Parke E. Darsey was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1940 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA, with others in the household: Ellen Gainey.9

Parke E. Darsey died on 3 Jun 1974 at age 83.2,8 Alternatively, Parke E. Darsey died on 3 Oct 1974.10 He was buried in Gainey Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA.8,10,11

Child of Parke E. Darsey and Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher

Citations

  1. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"; National Archives - Northeast Region; New York, NY. Hereinafter cited as "WWI Draft Registration Cards."
  2. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980). Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  3. [S555] US1900.
  4. [S789] Contributed by James Rollins, Grady Co., Georgia Marriage Records (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/vitals/marriages.html), book A, Page 262.
  5. [S365] "WWI Draft Registration Cards", No. 92.
  6. [S78] The Decatur County Historical Society (Comp.), Decatur County Georgia Past and Present 1823-1991 (Roswell, GA: Wolfe Assoc., 1991). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Past and Present.
  7. [S679] US1930.
  8. [S787] Submitted by Christine Burton and Patty Goodson, Grady Co., Georgia Cemetery Records (http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/cemeteries.html).
  9. [S1399] US1940.
  10. [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. 131. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  11. [S1201] Cemetery Marker in Gainey Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA (Bob Dixon Ln off Lower Hawthorne Trail (30.74940 -84.26110)).

Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher

F, #671, b. 19 Sep 1889, d. Dec 1922
     Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher was born on 19 Sep 1889.1,2 She was the daughter of Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher and Jannie Ann Connell.

Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher married first Parke E. Darsey, son of Lucius O. Darsey and Florence Margaret Hinson, on 22 Jan 1913 in Grady Co., GA.3 Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher was enumerated in the census of 1920 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA, in the household of Parke E. Darsey.

Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher died in Dec 1922 at age 33.1,2 She was buried in Whigham Cemetery, Whigham, Grady Co., GA.4,5,6

Child of Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher and Parke E. Darsey

Citations

  1. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980). Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  2. [S78] The Decatur County Historical Society (Comp.), Decatur County Georgia Past and Present 1823-1991 (Roswell, GA: Wolfe Assoc., 1991). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Past and Present.
  3. [S789] Contributed by James Rollins, Grady Co., Georgia Marriage Records (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/vitals/marriages.html), book A, Page 262.
  4. [S53] Cemetery Marker in Whigham Cemetery, Whigham, Grady Co., GA (located on the northwest side of Whigham, near the Atlantic Coast Line depot (D19 LL11)).
  5. [S787] Submitted by Christine Burton and Patty Goodson, Grady Co., Georgia Cemetery Records (http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/cemeteries.html).
  6. [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. 408. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.

infant Darsey

F, #672, b. 1914, d. 1914
     Infant Darsey was born in 1914.1

Infant Darsey died in 1914.1 She was the daughter of Parke E. Darsey and Annie (Jannie) Elizabeth Belcher. Infant Darsey was buried in Whigham Cemetery, Whigham, Grady Co., GA.2,3,4

Citations

  1. [S3] Floreda Duke Varick, Grady County, Georgia, Tomb Index (Tallahassee, FL: Varick, c1980). Hereinafter cited as Grady Co., GA, Tomb Index.
  2. [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. 408. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  3. [S53] Cemetery Marker in Whigham Cemetery, Whigham, Grady Co., GA (located on the northwest side of Whigham, near the Atlantic Coast Line depot (D19 LL11)).
  4. [S787] Submitted by Christine Burton and Patty Goodson, Grady Co., Georgia Cemetery Records (http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/cemeteries.html).

Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher

M, #675, b. 10 Oct 1834, d. 18 Dec 1910
     Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher was born on 10 Oct 1834 in Decatur Co., GA.1

Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher began military service on 18 Mar 1861 in Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA, in the CSA as a 2nd Sergeant in Company G, 1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment, (Ramsey's) Bainbridge Independents, Georgia.2

Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher married first Sarah Louisa Connell on 15 Apr 1862 in Decatur Co., GA.3,4 His military service ended after 31 Jan 1864 when he was listed as present.5

Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher was widowed on 25 Jun 1872.4

Simeon's second marriage was to Jannie Ann Connell on 17 Nov 1872 in Decatur Co., GA.4 Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, with others in the household: Jannie Ann Connell.6

Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher died on 18 Dec 1910 in Decatur Co., GA, at age 76.1 He was buried in Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.7,1

Child of Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher and Jannie Ann Connell

Citations

  1. [S78] The Decatur County Historical Society (Comp.), Decatur County Georgia Past and Present 1823-1991 (Roswell, GA: Wolfe Assoc., 1991). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Past and Present.
  2. [S782] Transcribed by Denise Smiley, Decatur Co., GA Military Records, GA GenWeb (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/decatur/military),
    18 Mar 1861 Enlisted as a 2nd Sergeant on in Company G, 1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment, (Ramsey's) Bainbridge Independents, Georgia
    18 Mar 1862 Mustered out at Augusta, GA
    1 Apr 1862 Enlisted in Company K, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Georgia
    20 Feb 1863 Transferred out to 3rd Cavalry Regiment Confederate States
    4 Aug 1863 Discharged for promotion and commissioned in 6th State Guards Regiment Georgia, with promotion to Full 2nd Lieutenant.
  3. [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/…), A - 389.
  4. [S780] Transcribed by Ida Kirkland Boyce, Decatur Co., Georgia Cemeteries, GA GenWeb (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/decatur/cemeteries).
  5. [S782] Transcribed by Denise Smiley, Decatur Co., GA Military Records, GA GenWeb.
  6. [S496] US1880.
  7. [S28] Cemetery Marker in Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA (GA's old time burial ground), Buried in Dollar Family Lot.

Jannie Ann Connell

F, #676, b. 5 Mar 1850, d. 17 Jan 1918
     Jannie Ann Connell was born on 5 Mar 1850 in Jefferson Co., FL.1

Jannie Ann Connell married Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher on 17 Nov 1872 in Decatur Co., GA.2 Jannie Ann Connell was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher.3

Jannie Ann Connell died on 17 Jan 1918 in Decatur Co., GA, at age 67.1 She was buried in Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA.4,1

Child of Jannie Ann Connell and Simeon Littleton (Litt) Belcher

Citations

  1. [S78] The Decatur County Historical Society (Comp.), Decatur County Georgia Past and Present 1823-1991 (Roswell, GA: Wolfe Assoc., 1991). Hereinafter cited as Decatur Co. GA Past and Present.
  2. [S780] Transcribed by Ida Kirkland Boyce, Decatur Co., Georgia Cemeteries, GA GenWeb (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/decatur/cemeteries).
  3. [S496] US1880.
  4. [S28] Cemetery Marker in Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur Co., GA (GA's old time burial ground), Buried in Dollar Family Lot.