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Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB
The Giddens Family.

  The head of the Giddens family in Dodge County was Benjamin E. L. Giddens, who
was the son of Moses Giddens, of South Carolina. Moses Giddens was the son of
Thomas Giddens, who went to South Carolina from Pennsylvania.

  Benjamin E. L. Giddens, a pioneer to this section, married Bedia C. Smith,
daughter of Hugh Smith, of North Carolina, in 1842. They were the parents of
eight boys and five girls, as follows:

  Hughie M., son of Benj. E. L., married Mary J. Thompson, and they were the
parents of six sons, four daughters, sixty-one grandchildren and sixteen
great-grandchildren.

  John R., son of Benj. E. L., married Tempty Parkerson, daughter of Cordial
Parkerson. They were the parents of three children, fourteen grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. The second wife of John R. was a Mrs. Williams.

  James R., son of Benj. E. L., and a twin brother of John R., married Elizabeth
Parkerson, daughter of Cordial Parkerson. They were the parents of seven
children. He married the second time, Delia Rawlins, daughter of George W.
Rawlins, and they were the parents of eight children. In all, James R. had
fifteen children, fifty-three grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

  B. A., son of Benj. E. L., married Mary Ann Parkerson, daughter of Cordial
Parkerson. They were the parents of eight children, fifty-five grandchildren,
and nineteen great-grandchildren. His second wife was Jessie Flanders, and they
have one child.

  W. B., son of Benj. E. L., married Mollie Dean, and they were the parents of
four children and six grandchildren.

  T. D. G., son of Benj. E. L., married Pharrabee Harrell, daughter of John A.
Harrell, and they were the parents of six children. He married the .second time,
Annie Baker, and they were parents of eight children, making a total of fourteen
children in all, and nineteen grandchildren.

  C. L., son of Benj. E. L., married Mattie Dean, and they were the parents of
four children and three grandchildren.

  T. W., son of Benj. E. L., married Mary Foskey.

  Nancy G., daughter of Benj. E. L., married J. C. Rawlins and they were the
parents of six children: J. Q.; J. T.; Mollie, wife of Sam Nicholson; Ida;
Julia; and Etna, wife of John N. Mullis.

  Mary A., daughter of Benj. E. L., married Lewis B. Harrell, and they were the
parents of five children, twelve grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

  Bedie A., daughter of Benj. E. L., married Richard Peacock, and they were the
parents of four children and four grandchildren.

  Eliza G., daughter of Benj. E. L., married David T. Dykes, and they were the
parents of six children and fifteen grandchildren.

  Martha Ann, daughter of Benj. E. L., married G. W. Evans, and they were the
parents of five boys, five girls, forty-six grandchildren, and thirty-three
great-grandchildren.

  The total number of descendants of Benj. E. L. Giddens and his wife, Bedia, is
493.


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