Macon County Georgia Athon Family File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by davine@corinthian.net Davine Campbell Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/decatur.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ATHON FAMILY In Macon County, Ga. No Athon Families in 1838 Tax Digest No Athon Families in 1840 Census No Athon Families in 1850 Census No Athon Families in 1852 Tax Digest No Athon Families in 1860 Census No Athon Families in 1870 Census No Athon Families in 1880 Census No Athon Families in 1900 Census 2 Athon Families in 1920: ATHON, Nathaniel W.45 m/w m'd g/sc/g rents [1874-1944] Ilene wife 43 f/w m'd ggg [1876-1970] Ray or Roy son 5 m/w s ggg Hilda dau. 16 f/w s ggg [Hilda A.Mathews] 8-18-1903-2-19-1970] [Nathaniel, Ilene & Hilda are buried in Oglethorpe Cem.] ******************************************************************* ATHON, Theron N. 20 m/w m'd rents ggg Vera [Dyess] Athon wf. 19 f/w m'd ggg ******************************************************************** Macon Co., Ga. Marriage Records Miss Kissie Athan m'd H.H.Dixon 1-18-1859 A/40 1860 Macon Co., Ga. census DIXON, Hansel H. 38 m Farmer $7300 GA Kizzy C. [Athan] 24 f Prob. 2nd wife-m'd 1859 Mary dau. 8 f by 1st wife Alexander son 6 m GA by 1st wife Martha dau. 4 f GA by 1st wife Joseph son 4 months GA by 2nd wife, Kizzy ********************************************************************* Macon Co., Ga. Marriage Records Martha Athon m'd Mathew English 11-15-1868 B/44 [Note: Mathew's 1st wife was also named Martha] 1870 Macon Co., Ga. Census ENGLISH, Frances 77 f/w Farmer $1000/150 NC Matthew 41 m/w Farmer $1700/400 Martha V.[Athon] wife 25 f/w KH m'd 11-15-1868 MCB/44 Mary Frances dau. 15 f/w School by 1st wife, Martha Elizabeth S. dau. 13 f/w School by 1st wife, Martha R. B. son 11 m/w School by 1st wife, Martha ********************************************************************* In 1850 SUMTER CO., GA. CENSUS ATHON, Joseph 50 wheelright, Maryland Martha wife 38 N.C. Keziah dau. 15 NC Sarah dau. 11 GA Rufus son 9 GA Emaline dau. 7 GA Cincinnatus son 3 GA ATHAN, Martha [?] 5 GA [Martha was listed at the bottom of the page with a line drawn up to this family. She could be a daughter or acquired.] ******************************************************************** This is MOST LIKELY your Athon Family that was found in Sumter Co., Ga. in 1850 Census. Schley County was created on December 22, 1857 and parts were created from Sumter County. They could appear in Schley County, Ga. Census in 1860 and possibly, never have moved from the same house. Grave markers for ATHON in Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Bumphead Road, Schley Co., GA: Athon, Joseph; b. 1797, d. 10-04-1870 Athon, Mattie V. (dau of G.D. & J. V.); b. 2-06-1871, d. 9-26-1879 Athon, Meida O.; b. 3-27-1874, d. 10-14-1875 Athon, Rufus A. (son of G. D. & J. V.); b. 8-24-1872, d. 6-18-1888 There are 23 gravemarkers listed for this cemetery with the following surnames: ATHON (4), HOLLOWAY (5), JONES (2), REES (large headstone, no names), SIMS (1), SLAPPEY (4), STEWART (2), STUCKEY (1), TWILLIE (3). In Macon County, Georgia Cemetery Book I find: Cincy D. Athon 0- 1876 - 1946 Also see OBIT posted on Macon County Website on October 24, 1999. This obit says he was born in Putnam Co., Ga. Nathaniel W. Athon b. 1874 - d. 1944 "Father" Irene J. Athon b. 1876 d. 1970 "Mother" ********************************************************************** In Putnam Co., Ga. Marriage Records dated April 24, 1829: Nathaniel Athon married Caroline Fox on April 24, 1928 In Putnam Co., Ga. Cemeteries - Mrs. A. O. Athon b. 6-21-1847 d. 6-18-1905 Sarah E. Athon b.6-19-1833 d. 2-15-1908 A. W. Athon b. 8-1-1833 d. 1-26-1918 In the same lot: Rebecca Louisa Singleton nee Griggs b. 7-26-1833 d. 10-28-1907 David T. Singleton b. 11-11-1831 d. 5-18-1913 ************************************************************* In Georgia Census 1830 Index I find: NATHANIEL ATHON Talbot Co. Ga. pg 326 00001-0101 - 1 slave Total 4 ********************************************************* I do not have 1840 ****************************************************** 1850 Talbot Co., Ga. Census ATHEN, Nathaniel 43 NC Blacksmith Eliza 41 NC GA - Marked over ? Frances E. dau. 16 Harriett M. dau. 14 Caroline dau. 10 ****************************************************** =========brise@supersat2.net========== . I only remember we counted telephone poles, parked and walked into the woods 100 ft or so and there was a small wrought iron fenced area about 15' x 15' which pier-type granite gravemarkers there. I remember Joseph Athon dob 1794(?) and deceased 1872; martha v.(maybe T) and two others I thought were for absolom and cincinnatus.