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BURTS-JEFFERSON

    Dates from Bible in possession of Mrs. Mamie Love Burts Cargill of Columbus,
Ga.

    Benjamin Jefferson (whose father's name was Thomas Jefferson) of Baltimore
married Harriet McGehee. 4 ch. viz: Rollin, Emory, Wesley and Sarah Caroline b.
Jan. 15, 1845; d. March 19, 1908. She m. 1st Cullen C. Hardison; m. 2nd Duncan
Hartsfield Burts. Cullen C. Hardison was son of William Hardison, one of the
wealthiest planters living near Glen Alta in Marion Co.

    Duncan H. Burts b. Feb. 13, 1835, d. Aug. 17, 1881, was admitted to the bar
in Cusseta in 1850; joined Co. C of the 10th Ga. Regt.; part of Semmes' brigade,
army of Northern Va., was in the army two years and was elected to the
Confederate legislature before he reached home.

    With Wm. Bagley he represented Chattahoochee Co. in the State Convention
called by provisional Gov. James Johnson which met in Milledgeville, Oct. 1865.

    The deep interest of Duncan H. Burts in the Methodist church is illustrated
by this part of a deed copied from records at Cusseta.

    "For and in consideration of the high regard and good will I have towards
the Methodist Church South and advancement of the religion of Jesus Christ in
the world, I do hereby give, grant and convey to Seaborn J. Austin, Benjamin
Fussell, James Fussell, Edward Covington and E. G. Raiford, trustees for said
Church and to their duly appointed successors in office for the use and benefit
of the said Church and for the especial purpose of erecting there a house of
worship, town lot number 41 in the town of Cusseta in said county containing one
acre more or less to have and to hold the aforesaid lot together with all and
singular the rights, etc."
April 6, 1860
W. W. Shipp                             Signed Duncan H. Burts.
N. N. Howard, Dept. Sheriff.

    Mr. Burts was prominent in the affairs of the M. E. Church whereever he
resided, and after he moved to Columbus in 1869, he and his wife were members of
St. Luke. He was Supt. of the Sunday School and member of the Board of Stewards
many years.

    Ch. of Duncan H. and Sarah Jefferson Burts:

    Edgar Duncan b. Feb. 6. 1873 and Morris Jefferson b. May 14, 1875.

    Dr. Wesley Jefferson lived in Marion Co. Both Rollin and Emory Jefferson m.
daughters of two of Chattahoochee's most prominent families.

    Emory m. Caroline Louisa McLester May 6, 1869.

    Rollin b. Feb. 9. 1849; d. Apr. 6, 1912; (in Columbus, Ga.) m. Marrietta V.
Harp who d. June 18, 1928. Their ch.: (Several d. young, and Hamilton d. several
years ago). Those now living are (Dr.) Benj. LaFayette of Denver, Colo. (Dr.)
Rollin of Tampa, Fla. (Dr.) Albert of Columbus, Ga. and Metta (Mrs. J. C.
McPhail) of Richmond, Va.

    Ch. of Emory and Caroline McLester Jefferson: Mary Lee (Mrs. M. E. Rushin)
one dau. Ruth Rushin; James McLester (dec'd); Emory (dec'd) m. Elma Ruling, ch.
Martha, Ella Louise and Emory Jr.: Harriet Ida (Mrs. Homer Hardin), ch. Ruth and
Homer Hardin Jr.; Annie Laurie (Mrs. J. A. Porter), Tom m. Claudie Willis;
Louise; Burke Johnston m. Jessie Smith, 4 ch.: George Burke Jr., Emmet William,
Mary Evelyn and Margaret Ann Jefferson.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
By N. K. Rogers

Dedicated to

KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C.

and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers.

Copyright 1933

by N. K. ROGERS

PRINTED   BY
COLUMBUS  OFFICE  SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA.

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