Chattahoochee County GaArchives History .....Gafford Family Data 1933
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GAFFORD

    Jas. Gafford m. Mary Christian, dau. of Abner Christian. Of a large family
their son, Will, remained in this county; m. Libbie Lipsey; ch. Ida Mae (Mrs.
Hodnett Copeland) 4 ch. viz. Hodnett Jr., Tennie Sybil, William and Don Eugene
Copeland; Johnnie Will (Mrs. H. J. Wellman) 2 ch. Harold Jr. and Grace Wellman;
Mamie (Mrs. J. W. Perrin), one dau. Patsy Perrin; Leon m. Isabel Clegg, George
m. Lucile Clegg, one son George Jr., and James m. Ruth Fullerton. Other ch. of
Jas. and Mary C. Gafford: Chas., Lena (Mrs. Stinson), Gordon and Grover, Homer
and Allie.

    Richard Wiseman m. Mattie, another dau. of A. B. Christian; ch. Clinton,
Cliff, Mattie (Mrs. Fate Waller), Laura (Mrs. Johnson) and Emmet.

    Fate Waller's parents, Samuel and Viannah Pollard Waller had also Leila
(Mrs. Emmet Wiseman), John m. Miss Moore, Charles (dec'd) m. Maggie Jackson;
Will m, Fanny Applewhite; 3 ch. Joe, Mary( Mrs. Prather McGlaun) and S. D.

    Among other families living near Harmony Church in later years were those of
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton; ch.; Cliff (dec'd), Corrie (Mrs. Clinton Wiseman), Floyd
(dec'd) m. Mamie Applewhite, Octavis (Mrs. Shelly) Aaron m. Eddie Sizemore,
Ethel May (Mrs. Will Martlett), Carrie Lou (Mrs. Jeff Sizemore), Alice (Mrs. Joe
Waller), Ada (Mrs. Tommie Clark Pate).

    Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels' ch.: Frank, Paul, Lucile, Mary and Bertha May.

    Until about 1920 the S. A. L. and Central R. R. both maintained a section
crew at Ochillee. Their families formed a part of the community life. Among
those on S. A. L. were Mr. and Mrs. Robertson whose children are (1) Chas. G. m.
Fanny Layfield, (2) Claude (dec'd). (3 )Forest, (4) Dora, (5) Grace. (6)
Darthudlia, (7) Jack, and one or two others.

    They were followed by Mr. and Mrs. Hinton Martin, names in Majors records.

    Mr. Wells Bailey was foreman of this crew on C. Ry. for a quarter of a
century. He and his wife were well known throughout the western part of the
county and liked by all who knew them. When this crew was combined with another
in 1921 they removed to their native state of Ohio, but have kept a warm place
in their hearts for Chattahoochee Co. Ga., which they visited occasionally until
the infirmities of age prevented further traveling for them.


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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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