Chambers Co. AL Biographies - Sands - Smith ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: by: Rex Sands http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006388 SANDS HISTORY THE SANDS FAMILY HISTORY Written by Rex A. Sands, assisted by many of my new found cousins. I have often wondered, just where did the family of SANDS originate from? Where did my Ancestors live? And how did we end up where we are? In trying to determine where the Sands name originated from, the following information has been compiled. So far I have been able to date our branch of the Sands name as far back as 1730, This has been documented from various sources, but please keep in mind that new information is being discovered each day as new things are being looked at and as new cousins are discovered on the net. Before moving on I feel it would be a good idea to tie in the relationship between myself, and these people we are reading about, then hopefully you can determine where you fit in the puzzle. My father, Hilliard Raymond Sands is the son of William Joseph Sands and Annie Lou Smith, William is the son of Anderson Comer Sands and Mary Francis Reeves, Anderson is the son of Thomas Barham Sands and Winnifred Smith. Annie is the Daughter of Thomas Benjamin Smith and Margaret Winifred Thompson. Generation one The earliest documented information that I have been able to obtain as being in our direct ancestry is in 1730 in Surry county Virginia, when Samuel Sands witnessed a deed transferring land between two people. In 1731 Samuel Sands purchased 200 acres of land in Surry County Virginia and in 1734 he again purchased 100 acres in Southwark parish in Surry County Virginia. In 1734 Samuel Sands sold 170 acres of land for the sum of 7 pounds and 13 schillings. This transaction gives us the first introduction to Sarah (Barham) Sands, Samuel's wife. She relinquished her right of dower on the land. Samuel Sands died on 16 June 1736 in Surry County and there is a copy of the account of his estate and estate inventory on file. Sarah Sands was remarried in about 1752. She married Thomas Moore (her brother-in-law). Thomas was married to Sarah's older sister Mary and when Mary died from small pox in 1752 Sarah and Thomas were married. Sarah and Thomas had three daughters named Martha, Rebecca and Sarah. In Sarah's will she lists both John and Samuel Sands her sons from her marriage to Samuel Sands, as well as the 3 girls to receive part of her monies. She also wills an amount of money to go to Barham Sands, her grandson, (Samuels son) when he is of age. Generation two There is a mention of Samuel Sands' two sons being "bound out" per the law in 1749-1751. These sons are John and Samuel. I am not quite sure but I believe they were indentured out to satisfy an obligation to the Southwarke parish warden. There are a number of references to John in Southhampton Virginia, Surry Virginia, and Sussex Virginia. John married a lady by the name of Lucy Newsom on 22 Jun 1762 in Southhampton Virginia. John was named the executor of Sarah's estate when she died in 1771. A Samuel Sands is mentioned in land transactions in Edgecombe, Bertie, Northhampton and Halifax counties North Carolina between 1739 and 1783. It is assumed that this is Samuel the son of Samuel Sands and Sarah Barham. Generation three Barham Sands is found in Halifax County North Carolina in 1786 being listed on the census for that year, his name is listed as Barrum Sands on that document. In 1788 he is mentioned in a transaction of land that lists him as having property that adjoins that which was sold. Elizabeth Sands, whose maiden name may be Moye, Barham's wife shows up in 1788 when she witnesses a deed. Barham Sands is found on tax rolls in Halifax North Carolina until his Death in 1798. Samuel Wright Sands and a Daughter Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Whitaker are mentioned in his will along with Elizabeth. Sometime between 1798 and 1811 Elizabeth Sands remarried. She married a man by the name of Pulley or Pullen. Elizabeth Sands (Pulley) dies in 1811 and she mentions Samuel Wright and Thomas Barham Sands as well as Peggy Whitaker in her will along with two more daughters by the names of Patsy and Betsy. Generation four Samuel Wright Sands married Penny Cary Morris on May 14, 1812 in Wake county North Carolina and he died on Feb 12, 1823 while still in North Carolina. He determined in his will that his wife and children should go back to Tennessee to be with Penny's father. Penny Cary and a son by the name of Samuel Richard Barham Sands moved to Texas and started a ranch by the name of SANDSDALE that is still in operation today. Penny Cary's father Edwin Morris was General Washington's chaplin in the Revolutionary War. Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Sands married Abslaom Benton Whittaker in North Carolina and they resided there until their deaths, Absalom in 1844 and Peggy in 1868. They are both buried in Whitakers cemetery in Halifax county, North Carolina. According to Elizabeth's will Thomas Barham Sands was to receive $700.00 and a horse when he came of age. Apparently he received this money and headed south to Jones County Georgia. Thomas Barham Sands does not show up anywhere on the 1820 census, but in Jones County there is a man named Wiley Moye who had a male in the household that would have been about Thomas' age. Thomas and Wiley are mentioned in a couple of court actions concerning property. (Thus the tie in and assumption that Barham Sands wife was Elizabeth Moye. This is not documented, just theroy). The History of Jones county Georgia indicates that Thomas B. Sands was a successful winner in the 1821 land lottery which means that Thomas had been a resident of Georgia for at least three years prior in order to be eligible for the drawing. Records indicate this land that he won was located in Houston county and the records in the Georgia Archives indicate that this land was reverted to the state and resold. Thomas marries Penlope Hadaway on May 10, 1821. Although there is no record found yet it is assumed that Penlope died. Thomas and Penlope had a son by the name of David. It is a possibility that the David Sands who appears on the 1850 census for Chambers county Alabama is the same David although there is no proof of it. No other information is know on him. Family tradition passed down from "Aunt Emma" has it that Thomas was a widower when he came to Georgia with a son David, and that Winnifred had trouble with him and he (David) left the family. This does not seem likely to me because of Thomas Barhams age when he arrived in Georgia. He was only 23 when he married Penelope. Thomas then married Winnifred Smith on March 19, 1823. Winnifred is the daughter of John and Mary Smith of Jones Co. Ga. Documents indicate that Thomas received from Mary Smith (Winnifred's mother) slaves by a bill of sale on July 21, 1826. Thomas served as a Lt. with the Militia in Jones County in the 1st Brigade, 5th Division commanded by Brigader General Hamilton. He served in the milita from 21 Feb 1823 thru 15 Sept 1827. I was able to locate Thomas and Winnifred in Harris county for the first time on the 1830 census, indicating they moved to Harris county sometime between 1827 and 1829. Thomas served as a Justice of the Peace in Harris county for the time frame Mar 21 1832 through Jan 10, 1833. Harris county Georgia was established in the year 1827 on the western edge of Georgia just north of the present day city of Columbus, and just south of West Point Georgia. Some of the names in the county are Jones Crossing, Hamilton, Whiteville, and Pine Mountain. The Chatahoochee river forms the border between Georgia and Alabama. Thomas and Winnifred had the following children. Talbot B. Mar 1824, Martha Dec 1825, Mary Nov 1828, Elizabeth W Jun 1831, Anderson Comer Mar 1834, Charity Missouri Feb 1837, Charles Goss Nov 1839, John Thomas Dec 1842, James Henderson Aug 1845, and Joseph Warren Jul 1849. We will go into detail on each of these members of the family later on. In the 1830 census Thomas and Winnifred are listed as having 2 daughters under the age of five, these would be Martha and Mary. This census also shows they have 3 female slaves. This tells us that David is not with the family. In the 1840 census two more girls and two boys are added to the family, the boys would be Anderson and Charles and the girls would be Elizabeth and Missouri. There is only 1 slave listed to the family in this census. Thomas' occupation is listed as agriculture. In the 1850 census all of the children listed above have been born with Warren the youngest being listed as 2 years of age. By the time of the 1860 census Anderson, Martha, Elizabeth Anderson and Missouri are married and they are living apart from the family. The value of Thomas' real estate is listed as $500 and the value of his estate is listed at $5600.00. The 1870 census indicates that Mary is still living at home as is Warren. The value of the estate is now listed as only $175.00. This could be due in part to the Civil War (or as it is referred to in the History of Harris county, the war of the sixties), or because each of the male children received part of the estate when they married. In the 1880 census only Winnifred and Mary are listed to this household. Winnifred's age is listed at 76. I have been unable to locate burial records on Thomas, Winnifred, or Mary but information and family lore has them buried in unmarked graves at old Sardis cemetery in Harris county Georgia. Norman Sands was involved in research and in a letter that he had it was indicated that a search of this cemetery in the 1930's did not reveal any marked graves for Thomas or Winnifred. We will now attempt to identify the families of the children of Thomas and Winnifred Sands. If when reading this you feel that you have additional or corrected information, please let me know so this accounting of our family can be as accurate as possible. Generation five Talbot Sands was born in 1824 and died as a young child. Talbot must have died prior to 1830 because he does not appear on that census. Martha Sands was born in 1825 and she married William B. Cox on Jan 2, 1844. I show Martha living at home in 1850 so it appears that William Cox died. Martha then married James Madison Satterwhite Mar 17, 1852. Their children were Mary Elizabeth, John Thomas, Franklin Pearce, Elijah, and Jimmy. Information indicates that John Thomas Satterwhite went on to be a Pastor for the Primitive Baptist Church. James M. Satterwhite enlisted as a private in Co E. 46th Ga Regiment during the war and participated in many of the battles. According to the History of Eufula Alabama James was wounded in the arm and lost use of it. His obituary written by his son can be found at the Harris Obits link at the end of this document. Both Martha and James are buried at Mt. Pisgah cemetery in Five Points Alabama. Mary Sands was born in 1829 and never married she remained in the family home. Elizabeth Sands was born in 1831 she married first Joseph E Johnston on Dec 21, 1848 and they had 6 Children, William A., John T., Josephine, Joseph, Samuel, Mary and Winnifred. Joseph was killed at Gettysburg while serving as a Captain with Co B 47th Alabama Infantry and Elizabeth then married his brother John Y Johnston, John Y also served during the civil war with Co B 47th Alabama Infantry entering the service as a Lt. and being discharged as a Major. I show that they had two daughters, but there is some question about this. Anderson Comer Sands Married Mary Francis Reeves on the 18th day of January 1860, they were married by A.J.Gordon, Justice of the Peace. (These are my paternal Great Grandparents) Mary Reeves is the daughter of William Smith Reeves and Elizabeth Mullins. The surname Reeves is also spelled Reaves on some documents. In the 1860 census Anderson's occupation is listed as a farmer and his real estate is valued at $600.00 his estate is valued at $175.00. By 1870 Charles Goss, Mary Ophelia, Winifred Elizabeth and William Joseph are listed as children. William was only 9 months old. In 1870 Anderson's estate value is now only listed at $200.00 with no land value listed. This is due most likely to the war. In the 1880 census Warren, Hester, Louisa, and Idus have been added to the family. Anderson and Mary apparently moved from Harris Co. Georgia to Chambers county Alabama between the years of 1880 and 1884 as they were found in Hickory Flats district of Chambers Co on the 1900 census and have added a daughter to their family. Daisey was born May 1884 in Alabama. Anderson enlisted into the Confederate States Army on Jun 18, 1862 as a private in the Army of Tennessee, Co E, 46th Ga. Regiment of Gist. Anderson fought in the battles of Jackson, Ms. and Chickamauga, Jonesboro, Peachtree Ck Ga and Franklin Tn. The civil war records I was able to obtain indicate that Anderson was wounded at Jonesboro, Ga on August 31, 1864 and surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. on April 26, 1865 along with the rest of his company. There also is no indication on the pension rolls of he or his wife Mary receiving any payments. This may be due to them passing away prior to the payments being initiated, or they may have applied through Chambers county Alabama after moving there. Anderson and Mary are buried in the Five Points Alabama cemetery. Anderson died 17 July 1907 and Mary died 23 Feb 1903. Charity Missouri Sands married George W. Bass December 14, 1854. The civil war record I have indicates that George W. Bass enlisted on May 1, 1862, and was wounded in the battle of Kennesaw Mountain Ga on July 1, 1864. The roll for Aug 1864 shows him in hospital, wounded. He surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. April 26, 1865. One source of information indicates that he subsequently died from sickness. However there is another source more accurate I believe that shows he lived until 1918 and died in Elmore county Alabama. In the 1860 census George and Missouri have a son George Jr. 1855, and Martha Winnifred 1859. Additional information has been found on this branch of the tree indicating that George and Missouri moved to Elmore Co. Alabama. This information shows the following additional children. John Madison 1862, Lemuel Hightower 1865, Wilbur P 1867, George Lucious 1870, James Wyatt 1874, and Joseph Warren 1877. Charles Goss Sands married Annie E Pratt in 1866 and in the 1870 census their children are listed as Lucius, and John. Charles is a farmer and the value of his estate is listed as $200.00. In the 1880 census we find James Lucius, John F, Mary I, Lila E, Charles G. Jr, and Anna L. On the 1900 census Harriet May, Joseph A. and Eula A are added. In the 1920 census Anne is living in West Point, Troup county Georgia, and Lila and May are living with her. Records indicate Charlie G. and Annie E are both buried in the Sardis Cemetery of Primitive Baptist Church west of Whitesville Ga. The church no longer exists. Charles died April 27, 1919 and Annie died Feb 10, 1940. Charles enlisted into the Confederate States Army on May 13, 1862 as a private. Charles saw action at Jackson, Chickamauga, and Atlanta. He was wounded on Aug 16, 1864 at Jonesboro Georgia in the defense of Atlanta, and was on wounded furlough at the close of the war. Prior to enlisting in the CSA Charles was a member of the Fannie Hill Guards in Harris County. Charles applied for and was awarded an old age pension for his service in the Confederate States Army and drew a pension of $50.00 per year beginning in 1916 until his death in 1919, the pension was increased $10.00 per year. His wife Anne received his pension until her death in 1940, at which time she was drawing $140.00. John Thomas Sands married Anne Eliza Shockley on February 24, 1866. In the 1870 census there is listed a daughter Frances age 10 months. In the 1880 census the children are listed as Mary Frances, Annie, John T. Jr., Mattie and Minnie. In the 1900 census John and Annie are listed as having Minnie and Allie still at home, there is also listed a Wheeler and Eldine Bryant as grandsons living with them. It is believed that Annie married a W. A. Bryant and these are their children. Further research indicates that Eady Anderson and Allie were born to this family between 1883 and 1900. John enlisted in the Confederate States Army on May 13, 1862 along with his brothers Anderson, Charles and James and fought in the battles of Jackson, Chickamauga, and Atlanta. John was wounded through the thigh at Lost Mountain Ga. Jun 19, 1864 in the defense of Atlanta. He surrendered along with the rest of the company at Greensboro N.C. April 26, 1865. As a result of his disability John received a pension of $50.00 per year until his death in 1911. John appears in the 1910 census being widowed during that year. The census record indicates John is renting his farm. I have been unable to locate any death or burial information on either John T. or Anne E Sands. James Henderson Sands married Mary Jane McGinty on Dec 12, 1867. The 1870 census indicates they have children Emma and John W. (contact with a descendant shows that John W. is actually Joseph Walter) and Ella. James was married to a Nora Caldwell before 1880 and she is the mother of Elijah. In the 1900 census James is shown as being married to a lady named Mary Francis Smith. Further search found a marriage license showing they were married on January 19, 1881 in Harris county. the 1900 census lists the following additional children, Clara, Nora, Pauline, Robert, and Lawrence. Ella and Elijah are listed as still living at home. By the 1910 census James and Mary are living in Chambers county Alabama, Ella, Pauline, Robert and Lawrence are still at home. In the 1920 census James and Mary are listed with Robert and Lawrence. Granddaughters Jimmie N and Dorothy are living with them. James enlisted in the Conferate States Army in Jan 1864 and surrendered in Greensboro N.C. April 26, 1865. There is no indication of James being wounded or captured in the available records. Joseph Warren being the youngest was the last to marry. He married a girl by the name of Elmira S. Satterwhite. I located them on the 1880 census and they had a daughter by the name of Polly G, 1879. I also located them on the 1900 census in Chambers county Alabama. In this census Warren is identified by his middle name Joseph and he and Elmira added to there family with Essie L., 1882, Lottie B., 1885, Gussie M., 1887, Martin L, 1889, and Verra I., 1897. Elmira's mother Eliza Daniel 1829 is also living with them. Warren and Elmira are listed on the 1910 census with a son Lutha age 21 and Verra (Lutha may be Martin L even though the age does not conform). On the 1920 census Verra is still living at home with Warren and Mother in law Eliza is still living with them at the age of 84. No additional information is available as far as death and burial records at this time. Warren was to young to be enlisted into the Confederate States Army and he stayed at home helping maintain the Farm. Generation six The following are the children of Anderson C. and Mary F. Sands I have only been able to locate limited information on Mary Ophilia Sands. I do however show her living with a Brother in Law Reuben Wellon Elder in Chambers county Alabama in 1910, at the age of 40. Reuben is Hester's husband. Mary died Aug 7, 1920 and is buried at Five Points, Alabama cemetery. Charles Goss Sands the oldest of Andersons children married Sarah E Smith on 30 Dec 1883 and they had the following children. Charlie Elden 1884, Ivie 1885, Jesse 1888, Willie 1893, Nina 1894, Percy 1896, Jewelle 1899, and Julia 1900. Charley Goss operated a general store in Five Points and was the procurer of caskets and was in charge of funerals for the area. Both Charley and Sarah are buried in Five Points, Alabama cemetery. Sarah died Feb 23, 1931 and Charley died April 30, 1954. Winnifred Elizabeth Sands married a John William Pledger in Chambers county Alabama on Dec 4, 1888 and they had a daughter by the name of Lelia Estelle Pledger born Oct 16, 1889 in Chambers county Alabama. They also had daughters Minnie and Fannie and Johnie Mae. William Joseph Sands married Annie Lou Smith on Dec 20, 1887 and they had the following Children. Lilla Anne, Jan 1889, Nannel, May 1891, Eunice, May 1893, Clara, 1895, William Allen, Dec 1897, Hilliard Raymond, Dec 1902 and Caulder Hayward, Dec 1902. Hilliard and Caulder were twins. Clara and Caulder both died in the first 1 or 2 years of there lives. William's occupation is listed as farmer and the census indicates that he is renting his property. William Joseph died Feb 5, 1903. William is buried in the New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery located on highway 103 from West Point Georgia. Annie was remarried to an individual by the name of G.B. Avery in 1908 and as of this writing I have no further information other than they resided in Chambers county Alabama in 1910 and 1920 and she died Mar 19, 1951 in Phenix City Alabama. James Warren first appears on the 1880 census as being 8 years of age. He was next located on the 1900 census for Chambers County Alabama, married to Emma Chewning a lass from Alabama. Warren and Emma are shown to have two children at this time, Jeffery Lewis Dec 1893 and Berta Aug 1895. Both girls were born in Alabama. Warrens occupation is listed as a farmer and the census indicates that he is renting. On the 1910 census they have added the following children Pauline, and Anderson Raymond, On the 1920 census they have a daughter named Mary E. Hester married Reuben Elder 21 Dec 1893, and after the deaths of Anderson and Mary Hester took care of Mary Ophilia. Mattie Lousia married Wilson East 28 Dec 1899. Idus B. married Carrie Lea Grady on 25 Dec 1904. Daisy married Clarence Francis on 26 Dec 1910. The following are the children of Charles Goss and Annie E. Sands James Lucius married Mattie V Floyd in 1890. On the 1900 census they are farming in Harris county Georgia. This census indicates that they own their farm free from any mortgage. Listed as children are, A. Eunice, Oct 1890, Ethelin, Oct 1894, Charles F., June 1895, and Pratt, Jan 1898. A listing of World War I vets from Harris county Georgia lists a Clinton Pratt Sands that enlisted in the US Navy. Mattie V Sands is buried in the Sardis Cemetery Primitive Baptist Church, She was born Mar 11 1871 died Nov 22,1910. There is no other information on any of these family members. Calvin Roy Sands born Mar 30, 1893 died Aug 12, 1894, and Clifford Kirby Sands born July 10, 1881 died Jun 15, 1901 are their sons. John F. Sands married Nettie J Smith (Annie Lou's sister) and they had two children by the names of Luther Aldine, Dec 1895, and Thomas C., Sept 1897. Later records show children named Curtis E, 1904, Alva O, 1905, Louise, 1908 and Annie M, 1910. John is a farmer and the census indicates that he owned his farm free of any mortgage. The Alva Olin J Sands born 1934 died 1938 is the son of Alva O. Sands and he is buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, in Harris County along with his father. I was unable to locate any records or information pertaining to Mary J, Lila E, or Annie L. Although I did find an Annie L. Sands that married an O D Simmons on December 24, 1893 and I am pretty certain this may be the same Annie L. Charles G. Sands Jr. married Mary Lou Truitt January 4, 1903 and they had the following children. Fred O., 1904, Myrtis L., 1906, and Lesilie L., 1908, Hollis 1909, Ila, 1911, and Floree, 1913. Charles and Mary are burried in Parkhill cemetery in Columbus, Muscogee GA. These are the children of John T. and Anna Sands No information is available on Mary Francis Sands daughter of John T. and Anne Eliza Sands. Annie Sands daughter of John T. and Anne Eliza Sands married W.A. Bryant on Dec 24 1893 and they had Wheeler and Eldene John T Sands Jr. married Leila Reddin in 1900 and they had children by the names of Howard, Truman, Gertrude, and Clyde. Minnie married a Tillery. Eady Anderson married Jenie and they had the following children. Lilie, Maud, Norman, Ruth, Leon, Homer, Ralph, Phillip and Betty Jo. Phillip and Betty Jo still reside in Chambers county Alabama. Allie married a Williams and resides in Shannon Georgia. These are the children of James H. Sands and his 3 wives. Emma A. married J.E. Ridgeway. Joseph Walter Sands married Martha Anna Williams and they had sons Dean, 1897, and Leonard, 1900. Joseph Walter was enrolled in West Georgia A M College in 1891. John's occupation is listed as a farmer and it shows he is renting his farm. The 1910 census indicates that Joseph Walter moved with his family to Elmore county Alabama and that they have added the following children to their family. Jimmie, 1901, Gladis, 1903, Elna, 1905, and Herschal, 1907. Later information shows they added Hubert, 1908, Louise, 1910, and Austin, 1913. Sometime after 1910 they moved to Wharton county Texas. No information is available on Ella daughter of James H. and Mary J. Sands other that she is living at home in 1900 and working as a school teacher for the 4th and 5th grades. She died in Jan 1951. Elijah is shown still at home in the 1900 census but by the 1910 census he is married to Ermma C. Daniel. Their children are Thomas M, 1902, Roy D., 1903, Sara P., 1906 and Lillian S., 1909. Elijah is listed as a farmer and the census shows that he owns his farm free of any mortgage. The 1920 census shows Elijah living in Troup county Georgia and a son named Charles, 1916 has been added to the family. Clara Pearl married Robert Carrington. These are the children of Warren J and Elmira Sands. No information is available on Polly G, Essie L, Lottie B, Gussie M, Martin L or Verra I son and daughters of Warren Joseph and Elmira Sands. Martin L was married to Ruth McKenney. generation seven These are the children of William J. and Annie L. Sands (my grandparents) Lilla A Sands married Amos E. Day in 1906 and then was married to Robert E. Skinner. Lilla died in Jan 1965 in Phenix City Alabama and had no children. Nannell married A. Fletcher Blackmon and had 1 son and 2 daughters, Walt Blackmon, Jannette West, and Beulah Prather. Nannell died in Sept 1973 in Cusseta Alabama. Eunice married Ray Humpries and had one son that died at birth. Eunice died in June 1976 in Opilika Alabama. William Allen was married first to Evie Scott and then to a Clara Patten, and then to Gertrude Johnston. He had 2 daughters with Clara and a son with Gertrude, and either divorced or deserted all three of his wifes. He apparently moved to the Houston Texas area in the 1940's. William died in Houston in August 1974. Hilliard married Myrtis Harper and had daughters Thelma, Hazel, June, and Sarah. Myrtis died on Apr 2, 1931 and on May 1, 1932 Hilliard married Maxine Evelyn Wing in Columbus Georgia. They moved to North Central Montana and had Raymond Jack, William Claude, Myrtis Evelyn, Barbara Jean and Rex Allen (me). Hilliard died Dec 24, 1971 in Missoula, Montana and Maxine died on Jan 6, 1998 in Missoula. These are my parents and I have dedicated this writing to their memory. This completes the first seven generations of Sands' that I was able to document. Chapter two Generation one The next part of the family I would like to address starts with Jacob Smith and Christian Carter. They were in Georgia as early as 1797 and are the parents of James Carter Smith. Arthur Dodwell and Mary Busey are the parents of Elizabeth Ann Dodwell. Generation two James Carter Smith and Elizabeth Ann Dodwell. (No relation to John and Mary Smith of Jones County). James C. Smith was born in Georgia on July 20, 1798 and Elizabeth Dodwell was born on Apr 8, 1814. They were married in Harris county Georgia May 25, 1838. The 1840 census lists James as a farmer and shows that he has two boys under ten. The 1850 census indicates that they had the following children James E. 1832, (a child from James' first marriage) Hiram J. 1839, Thomas B. 1841, Harmon B. 1844, Mary G. 1845, Missouri A. 1847, John B. 1848, and Elizabeth A. August 1850. James was a farmer and the value of his estate in the 1850 census is listed at $800.00. In the 1860 census James E. and Hiram J. have moved out and James and Elizabeth added James 1851, Martha 1854, Amanda 1856, Catherine 1858, and Allen 1860. It is unclear as to why they named another child James unless the oldest James died. James' real estate value dropped to $500.00 and his personal estate is listed at $200.00. The only changes on the 1870 census is that Thomas, Harmon, and Mary have left the house hold and Catherine is not listed indicating she may have passed away during the past 10 years. It seems that James and Elizabeth moved to Cass Co. Texas circa 1870 and both are burried in Dalton Cemetery there. James Carter Smith was married first to Mary Myhand and she is the mother of James E. that was born in 1832. Generation three James Ervin Smith was a member of Co D, 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment and died in Alabama from wounds in 1864. Hiram Judson Smith followed the family of his sweetheart to Texas and settled in Harrison and later in Cass county. He married his sweetheart Rutha Anne Elizabeth Satterwhite and raised a large family. Hiram served in the civil war with a unit from Texas and received a pension for his service. He was very active in the Sacred Harp society and was killed by a train while returning from a singing. Thomas B. Smith and Margaret W. Thompson (my maternal great grandparents) were married in Harris County by Justice of the Peace H.M Higginbotham on November 2, 1865. Margaret the daughter of James Thompson and Emily Scott had the following brothers and sisters on the 1850,60 census. Stephen 1842, Florence 1843, Beatrice 1848, Permillia 1852, Julia 1854, and James F. 1857. James and Emily Thompson were married in Harris County on December 1, 1847. James was a trustee for Sardis Baptist church and it is assumed that he and Emily are buried there. No further research has been done on the Thompson line. I first find Thomas B. and Margaret on the 1870 census and James T. 1868 is their only child at this time. On the 1880 census and they have children named James T. 1868, Annie L. 1872, Sallie F. 1874 and Nettie J. 1876. I did discover that Margaret died Sept 17,1889 and is buried in Sardis Cemetery Primitive Baptist Church along with two sons William H. who died in 1870 age 1 and John Clifford who died in 1908 age 21. On the 1910 Census I found that Thomas B. remarried a lady named Mary E. 1847. They had residing with them a sister in law by the name of Martha C. Gambol age 77 and a grandson William Allen Sands age 13. Thomas enlisted in the Confederate States Army on May 1, 1862 along with his brother Harmon and Anderson, James, John, Charles Sands. Thomas was captured at Peachtree Creek, Ga July 19, 1864 and was released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865. Thomas did apply for and received a pension for age and poverty from the Confederate States Army. Thomas is buried along side of his first wife Margaret in Sardis cemetery. This record indicates his date of birth as Nov 1, 1846 and the date of death as Jan 20, 1913. (the date of birth conflicts with the ages in the census). The Annie L. Smith indicated above is Hilliard Raymond Sands' Mother. Harmon B. was located on the 1870 census, He married an Elizabeth Houge and they had James H. 1867, and Maud 1869. Elizibeth is listed as being born in Alabama and Their personal estate is listed at $200.00. Harmon B. Smith enlisted in the Conferate States Army on Mar 4, 1862 He was on detached service as a teamster with a supply train near Newberry S.C. Discharged May 1st 1865. The records do not indicate that he was wounded or captured. He received a pension from Texas. Mary Jane Smith was married first to Francis M Daniel and then later to Samuel Chapman. They moved to Texas in the 1870's with her family. Missouri Ann Smith was married to William Hasting Carlton and was his fourth wife. She also moved to Texas with the Smith family. John David Smith married Ardella Elizabeth Cook and after he died in Georgia, she remarried and went to Texas. Lucretia Elizabeth Smith was the third wife of William Hasting Carlton and she too went to Texas with the family. James Henry (Judge) Smith was married to Nancy Ann Cook, Ardella's sister and they went to Texas with the family. Mattie C Smith was married to Samuel G. Cook and they also relocated to Texas with the family. Amanda Emaline Smith married Eliga McDaniel after she moved to Texas. Nothing is known about the last two Smith children, Catherine and Allen. Family lore has it that when The Smith family was traveling to Texax James Carter had his wife and daughters place their life savings inside their corsets so they would not be found if robbed. This completes the information I have been able to document to date. Thomas B. Smith, Charles G. Sands and John Thomas Sands all were members of the Fannie Hill Guards prior to enlisting in the Confederate States Army. It should be noted that Company E was a company that was recruited exclusively from Harris county and is known as Co E 46th Ga, Gist Brigade, Army of Tennessee. The nickname "HARRIS COUNTY BLUES" was attached to the company. Brigade commander Gist was from South Carolina and His given name was States Rights. He was eventually killed in the battle of Franklin Tennessee. This company fought in the battles of Jackson, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Lost Mountain, Kenasaw Mountain and Franklin Tn with many other skirmishes in between. Chickamauga is listed as the third bloodiest battle of the civil war. I have obtained a complete compay roster that was compiled in 1898 from memory by two members of the unit. Because of this I feel that not all of the battles are indicated that each fought in. I feel this because none of them were discharged until after their surrender in 1865. I also have copies of the disability rolls and old age pension rolls for members of this company. I have also obtained extracted pages from a book entitled Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 Volume IV by Lillian Henderson. Thanks to a couple of cousins in Georgia and South Carolina I have the complete muster records of all of the members of our family that fought in the civil war with the exception of James M. Satterwaite. Information on the Sands name that I have not been able to validate a decendency on will be noted in the following paragraphs. I have a record of burials on David Terrell Sands born July 1 1900 died Aug 11, 1902, Sister (in Sands lot) born Jun 18,1880 no name or death dates listed. It is possible that she died at birth. These are in the Sardis Cemetery Primitive Baptist Church. I have a record of burial on Edmund Roy Sands born 1936 died 1936 in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery record. I show a Mrs Olin Sands as president of the Jessie Wisdom Institute from 1939-1941 This would be Rebecca Hamer the wife of Alva Olin Sands. The records that I researched to obtain the above information is The Family Bible that belonged to Hilliard Raymond Sands, the United States Census for the years 1830, 1840, 1850,1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 for Harris county Georgia. The United States census for the years 1900, 1910, 1920 for Chambers county Alabama. The United States census for the year 1820 for Tattnal county Georgia. The United States census for the year 1820 for Jones county Georgia. Cemetery record of Harris County Georgia. Civil War records for Harris County Georgia, World War I records for Harris County Georgia, Pension rolls for Harris County Georgia, Marriage records for Harris County Georgia 1827 through 1917, Extract of pages from a book entitled The History of Harris County Georgia and The History of Jones County Georgia. It should be noted that the 1890 census is not available as it was destroyed in a fire. This work was completed with much help from many cousins around the world. My gratitude to the following that have helped provide data on their families. Steve and Jane Sands of Georgia, Marvin Sands of Texas, Lee Weaver of Georgia, Gloria Allread of Georgia, Melvin Sands of Texas, Anna McClure of Colorado, Bob Smith of Texas, Shorty Smith of Arkansas, Phylis Doss of California, Frank Nolan, Terry Jenkins and lots of others. This version written on Dec, 30, 2001. Send correction or additions to Rex A. Sands 2000 Idaho #2 Missoula, Montana 59801 Or