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RENFROE FAMILY 
Data furnished by John Linton Renfroe

    Enoch Renfroe Jr. b. June 3, 1776 son of Enoch Renfroe Sr., and Rachel, his
wife, m. June 1801, Elizabeth Hall b. Apr. 11, 1781, dau. of James and Sarah
Hall. Six ch., viz: (1) Samuel Pinkney b. May 7, 1802; (2) John R., b. Nov. 18,
1804; (3) Sally b. Sept. 7, 1806; (4) James Madison, b. July 17, 1809; (5)
Rachel Lydia Ann, b. Feb. 22, 1812: (6) Harriet G. b. June 18, 1814.

    James Madison Renfroe (4)  m. Martha  (Patsy   Clay, ch. (1) Gilbert b.
about 1833, d. 1863 (unmarried) in war: (2) Mattie m. J. D. Shipp had a large
family; moved to Hunt Co. Texaso spending remainder of lives in and near
Greenville. (3) James Madison Jr. b. Feb. 17, 1848, d. May 16, 1896 at Renfroe
Ga., m. 1st Dec. 7, 1870 Georgia Elizabeth Burt of Brantley; who d. in 1887; 6
ch. viz: Mattie Clay m. Allen Pate; two ch.; Agnes and Ethel Pate (deed.) at
Asheville, Ala. Pearl Lee d. infancy; John Linton (short sketch of whom
follows); Sarah Cathel d. Nov. 7, 1906; Jimmie resides in Columbus, Ga., and
Harris Burt Renfroe b. Jan. 17, 1884, d, June 25, 1925— grad, in pharmacy—went
to Meridian, Miss., m. Marguerite Ormand; 3 ch., viz. Harris Burt Jr., Jane and
John Will Renfroe.

    J. M. Renfroe m. 2nd on Feb. 17, 1889 Ozella Turner; two ch. who d. infancy.
J. M. Renfroe d. in community where he had lived practically all his life.

    John Linton Renfroe Atty., of Statesboro, Ga., grad, of Emory College 1900,
has since taught school and practiced law in So. Ga. towns; m. Lucy Rogers at
Lyons Dec. 22, 1903; 3 ch., viz. Linton Butler, Carl Gilbert and Sara Bess; the
latter graduated this year at Wesleyan Conservatory.

    Mr. Renfroe, a prominent citizen of Statesboro, was mayor 1921-25 and is
again serving as mayor (1933). His grandfather Jas. M. Renfroe, was first
senator from Chattahoochee Co. where the family has always been held in high
esteem.



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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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