James McCollum and Eliza Mullinax

James McCollum was born in 1794 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  He married Eliza Mullinax.  She was born in 1809 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  I do not know very much on this couple.  When I first started researching this family, I had Eliza's maiden name as Mauldin.  I am not sure where this came from since I have never seen a record with Mauldin on it.  The death certificate of their son, William Earl, lists Eliza's maiden name as Mullinax.  I do not know her parents.  If anyone has a clue to point me towards them, please let me know!

I know of six children for this couple.

1.  Jane Elizabeth McCollum was born in 1828 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  She married William Peter Gilstrap.  They had 8 children:  William Andrew, John Wesley, Susan Athalinda, Elizabeth Ann, Sherman T., Martha Jane, Sarah Elizabeth and Emma Josephine.

2. Eliza A. McCollum was born in 1830 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  I know very little on her.  I know she was unmarried in 1860.  Did she marry after 1860 or did she pass away?  Any info is appreciated!

3.  Malissa McCollum was born in 1832 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  I suspect she married before she was 18, but to who?

4.  James Wesley McCollum was born on July 31, 1835 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  He married Jane S. Mauldin.  They had 10 children:  Harriett, James Lindsey, Lydia A., Ranson Nile, Elijah Cannon, Abraham Ford, Sallie Essie, Lillie Bell, Mary and Daisy.   He died on January 20, 1905 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  He and his wife were buried at Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery in Pickens County, South Carolina.

5.  Martha M. McCollum was born in November 1837 in Pickens County, South Carolina.  She married Tillman Smith.  They had the following children:  Olivia and Laurence A. She died on January 30, 1931 in Pickens County, South Carolina.

6.  William Earl McCollum is my ancestor.  I will include more details on him in a future post.

James died after 1870 and Eliza died after 1860.  Anyone know where they were buried?



Sources:
1850-1910 Pickens County Census Records
Death Certificate of William Earl McCollum

L C and Louise Farmer

I'm going to take a slightly different approach to my blog.  I'm trying to organize all my genealogy information into timelines for individuals, which includes dates and sources for all the people in my files organized in a timeline-like fashion.

I'm going to start with my grandfather, L. C. Farmer and my grandmother, Louise Harvell Farmer.

Timeline Notes for Glema Louise Harvell

October 1, 1933 - She was born in Carroll County, Georgia to Raymond Newton Harvell and Lena Bell McIntosh.
        **Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer
        **Birth Certificate of Glema Louise Harvell -- in the possession of
            Dexter Lynn Farmer.
        **Obituary of Glema Louise Harvell published in the Times-
            Georgian.

She married L. C. Farmer.  He was the son of Charles Clayton Farmer and Jerusha Ella Inez Snow.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

June 16, 1951 - She became the mother of Sheila Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

April 22, 1955 - She became the mother of Harland Keith Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

November 21, 1957 - She became the mother of Elton Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

October 17, 1959 - She became the mother of Dexter Lynn Farmer in Franklin, Heard, Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

November 9, 1962 - She became the mother of Derwin Scott Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

April 24, 1964 - She became the mother of Mindy Kay Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible - Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

At some point, she changed her name from Farmer to Basden.  She had met a man named John Basden who gave her a ring, but it was never known if they really married or not.
**Personal knowledge of Jennifer Farmer Connett and Dexter Lynn Farmer

2005 - She is mentioned in the engagement announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News: "The bride-elect is the granddaughter of ... Mrs. Louise Basden and the late Mr. L.C. Farmer of Bowdon, Georgia."

2006 - She is mentioned in the marriage announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News: "She is the granddaughter of ... Mrs. Louise Basden and the late Mr. L. C. Farmer of Bowdon, Georgia."

July 9, 2007 - She died in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia.
        **Obituary of Glema Louise Harvell published in the Times-Georgian.

July 11, 2007 - The obituary of Glema Louise Basden was published in the Times-Georgian based out of Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia -- Glema Louise Basden, 73, of Bowdon died July 9, 2007. Mrs. Basden was born Oct. 1, 1933, in Carroll County to the late Raymond and Lena Bell McIntosh Harvell.  She was retired from Tanner Medical Center where she worked as a nurse. She was a life-long residence of this area and a member of Bowdon Baptist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Farmer; son, Ellen Farmer, and a brother, Raymond Harvell Jr. Survivors include her sons, Dexter Farmer of Savannah, Scott Farmer of Bowdon and Harland Farmer of Bradenton, FL,; daughters, Sheila Smith of Carrollton and Kay Ploeg of Douglasville; sister, Gladys Johnson of Bowdon. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at Rainwater Funeral Home with the Rev. J. W. Daniel officiating.  Burial will follow in the Bowdon City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 5 to 8 p.m. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.rainwaterfuneralhomcome.com

July 12, 2007 - Funeral services were at 11 a.m. at Rainwater Funeral Home with Charlton Connett officiating.  She was buried in the Bowdon City Cemetery in Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia.
**Jennifer Farmer Connett personally attended the funeral.  The minister that was
            chosen to perform the ceremony could not be found so my husband performed
            the ceremony.
        **Obituary of Glema Louise Harvell published in the Times-Georgian.

2011 - A stone was placed on her grave.  I have not yet been out to photograph it.


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Timeline Notes for L. C. Farmer

January 27, 1930 - He was born in Alabama to Charles Clayton Farmer and Jerusha Ella Inez Hale.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer
**Social Security Death Index: 418-36-8285

1930 - L. C. Farmer is recorded in the Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama census as son of Clayton C. and Inez Farmer.  He is listed as L. C. Farmer, age 2 months old and being born in Alabama.

He married Glema Louise Harvell.  She is the daughter of Raymond Newton Harvell and Lena Bell McIntosh.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

June 16, 1951 - He became the father of Sheila Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

L. C. Farmer served as a private in the US Army during the Korean War.
**Personal knowledge of Dexter Lynn Farmer"
**Military Grave Marker

April 22, 1955 - He became the father of Harland Keith Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

November 21, 1957 - He became the father of Elton Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

October 17, 1959 - He became the father of Dexter Lynn Farmer in Franklin, Heard, Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

November 9, 1962 - He became the father of Derwin Scott Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

April 24, 1964 - He became the father of Mindy Kay Farmer in Georgia.
**Family Bible -- Written in 1981 by Dexter Lynn Farmer

February 3, 1996 - He died in Cobb County, Georgia of a stroke.
**Social Securty Death Index: 418-36-8285

February 1996 - He was buried in the Bowdon City Cemetery in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia.  His grave stone reads "PFC US Army Korea"
**Jennifer Farmer Connett
            has personally seen the
            headstone and
            photographed it.

2005 - He is mentioned in the engagement announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News: "The bride-elect is the granddaughter of ... Mrs. Louise Basden and the late Mr. L.C. Farmer of Bowdon, Georgia."

2006 - He is mentioned in the marriage announcement of Jennifer Lynn Farmer and Charlton Lee Connett which was published in the Savannah Morning News: "She is the granddaughter of ... Mrs. Louise Basden and the late Mr. L. C. Farmer of Bowdon, Georgia."

July 11, 2007 - He is mentioned in his wife's obituary which was published in the Times-Georgian.  It reads, "she was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Farmer."

The Hale Family - Amos Pinkney Hale

Amos Pinkney Hale, my ggg-grandfather, was born on May 31, 1857 in Coweta County, Georgia to Rachel Lurania Melvina Hale. There are a lot of conflicting information on the birth date of Amos. His obituary states he was born on May 31, 1867 and his grave stone also gives this date. This date can not be correct. The obituary itself has a conflict in its information: Amos died in 1945 and the obituary states he was 87 years old, which would put his birth year as 1857(8), and not the 1867 as stated. The census records also indicate a birth date before 1860. I am assuming the '6' should have been a '5' and when the obituary was typed the error crept in. I believe that whoever placed the stone at Hillview Annex used the dates from the obituary and did not look up the information. The grave marker seems too new to be 65 years old. (Picture to the left is Amos and his brother Stephen.)

In late 1879 or early 1880, Amos married Mary Caroline Smith. Caroline, as she was known, was born in April 1864 in Georgia or Alabama. There is conflicting information on the parents of Caroline. One researcher claims that his family Bible indicates her parents are Henry Smith and Sarah, and that Henry helped to drive the Indians out of Georgia. He also claims that Caroline's parents are more specifically Henry Parks Smith and Sarah Sterling. Henry and Sarah do have a daughter named Caroline, but upon further research you will see her first name is Virginia, not Mary and that she was born in 1873, not 1864 which makes her nearly 10 years too young to be Amos's wife. I have recently found a Harry and Sarah Smith in Heard County, Georgia who have a daughter named Caroline born in 1864. Since Harry can be a nickname for Henry, this family seems to be a strong match to what we are looking for. Further research is needed into the family of Harry and Sarah to know for sure.

Nine children were born to Amos and Caroline. They are Lucius Joshua, William Stephen, James Grady, Elizabeth Pearl, Lucy M., Sarah, Birdie B., Susie and Leila. As the story goes, Caroline became ill sometime around 1900 and the couple hired Kate Walden, a 19 year old girl, to come care for Caroline and the children. As Caroline was dying, she asked Kate to marry Amos and care for him and the children. It is unknown what illness Caroline had, or how debilitating it was. After Kate lived with the family, Caroline still had children. It is unknown exactly when Caroline died, but her youngest child was born in 1905 and Amos married Kate on June 6, 1909 in Carroll County, Georgia. Kate was the mother of one daughter, Frasia.
Amos died on January 15. 1945 in Lagrange, Georgia. He was buried in Hillview Annex. Kate lived on to be almost 100 years old dying less than 1 month from her birthday on March 19, 1981.

Ancestry Page
Find A Grave Page

Sources:
Census Records - 1860-1910 Randolph County, Alabama
Census Records - 1920 Coweta County, Georgia
Census Records - 1930 Carroll County, Georgia
Grave Photos
Obituary - Amos Pinkney Hale, Lagrange Daily News
Social Security Application - Kate Walden