DEKALB COUNTY, GA - MILITARY Indian Wars DeKalb Capt William Ezzard Independent Guards 54th Regiment ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Clarence Atkins clarence@atkins.net DeKalb Independent Guards 54th Regiment Captain William Ezzard The enclosed papers are exact copies of the originals on file in the Georgia Department of Archives and History. DeKalb Independent Guards Head Quarters, 54th Regiment Ga.Ma. To His Excellency The Governor - Commander in Chief Sir - Annexed you have an Alphabetical list of the company of Capt. Ezzard formed by voluntary enlistment pursuant to Executive Orders for the voluntary enlistment or Draft of every sixth man from the 54th Regiment GA Militia John Merett Col Comd 54th R.G. Militia ?R.G? June 17, 1836 54th Militia Capt Wm Ezzard 1st Lieut Cyrus Choice 2nd Lieut H.B. Latimer 3rd Lieut A.A. Heard Non commissioned officers & Privates * 1840 Census 1. Wm A. Austin * (William Allen Austin) 2. T. Atwood * (Thomas O. Atwood) 3. Joel Atkins (Joel C. Atkins) 4. John E. Adams + 5. J.W. Bradberry 6. John Bryce 7. C. Burton 8. R. Burdett (Richard) Researcher: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 9. J.S. Binion 10. J.A. Breedlove 11. W.R. Brandon 12. Robt Bryce 13. omitted this number? 14. T.C. Bradberry 15. J. Brown 16. T. Burdett Thomas Jefferson Burdette son of John Burdette & Deborah Prather. brother of Richard Burdette who was also in this troop. OR Thomas Samuel Burdette (first cousin) Researcher: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 17. E.A. Burdett + 18. C. Choice 19. S. Crowley 20. James Crowley 21. H.J. Cureton 22. J.T.S. Crawford 23. W. Craig 24. W. Cash * 25 T. Choice + 26. J.H. Dobbs 27. C.R. Davis 28. G.B. Diamond 29. S. Farmer * 30. James Farrell 31. G. Greenwood 32. A.B. Greenwood 33. W.S. Grogen (possibly William S. Grogen (born 1812?) adopted by Thomas and Rachel Grogen) 34. W. Garrison 35. Thomas Gaddy + 36. Charles J. Hooper 37. J.B. Hardman John Bailey Hardman 13 July 1811 Oglethorpe Co., GA d. 8 Dec 1893 or 1899 Cherokee Co., AL. Married Louisa A. Johnson c. 1832. Researcher: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 38. R.F. Hilburn 39. W. Harrel 40. Aaron Hightower 41. number omitted 42. J.C. Hightower 43. D.C. Hardman Dennis Clark Hardman b. 9 Jan 1820 Oglethorpe Co., GA m. Jane Orr Hayes c. 1840. Researcher: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 44. J. Hambrick 45. James Haynes 46. Charles Hilburn 47. John H. Hambrick * 48. Eli J. Hulsey * 49. H.J. Johnson 50. John C. Johns 51. J. Jelly 52. John G. Johnson * 53. Thomas M. Kemp 54. A. Loveliss 55. J.L. McGinnis 56. William Martin * 57. J. McLeod 58. Moses Murphy * 59. J.D. McKeever 60. J.G. McWilliams * 61. N. McLeod 62. M. McKee 63. J.W. McLean 64. J.J. Martin 65. Andrew McLain 66. Holladay Moore 67. A. Neighbors 68. M. Nixon 69. W. Nixon 70. A. Reeves 71. H.H. Southad 72. D.M. Simpson 73. Joseph Stone * 74. Wm Sprewell 75. R. Seay * 76. J.J. Smith * 77. A. Smith * 78. A. Woodall * 79. S.B. Wilson 80. T. D. Wilson * 82. H.H. Williams 82. A. Williams * 83. R. Webb =============================== Ezzard -----------74 Choice -----------74 Latimer ----------74 Ens Heard --------71 Ensgn Binion ---- 4 Georgia DeKalb County We the undersigned do hereby Certify that we this day as acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county did this day superintend an Election held for officers to command a volunteer Company to be styled the DeKalb Independent Guards and that on counting out the votes William Ezzard was duly elected Captain, Cyrus Choice first Lieutenant and Henry B. Latimer 2nd Lieutenat and Alexander A. Heard Ensign and that the within sheet contains a true & just and perfect return of the names of the voters and also a correct list of the Tally Sheet. Given under our hands & seals this 17th June 1836 Sam'l L. Wilson JP Seal James Diamond JP Seal * Ransom Seay JP Seal (on reverse) DeKalb Ind Guards, 54th Regt William Ezzard Capt * Cyrus Choice 1 Lt Henry B. Latimer 2 Lt * Alexander A. Heard, Ens ============== Additional listing 1. C.J. Hooper 2. Allen Lovelace 3. Granderson Greenwood 4. J.W. Bradberry * 5. H.B. Latimer * 6. Cyrus Choice 7. J.L. McGinnis 8. Shadrac Farmer * 9. John Bryce 10. Austin Neighbors 11. James H. Dobbs 12. H.H. Southard 13. Wm Martin * 14. C. Burton 15. A.B. Greenwood 16. J.B. Hardman 17. R. Burdett 18. R.F. Hilburn 19. A. Heard 20. J.H. Johnson 21. W.A. Austin * 22. Thos Atwood * 23. Joel Adkins * (Atkins) 24. J.W. McLane 25. Seaborn Crowly 26. Crowley, James 27. Allen Woodall 28. J.G. Bingan 29. Jno Q. Adams 30. J.D. Johns 31. J.A. Breedlove 32. W.S. Grogan 33. Moses Murphy 34. W.R. Brandon 35. R. Bryce 36. T.N. Kemp 37. J.D. McEver 38. J.G. McWilliams 39. T. B. Wilson 40. H.I. Cureton 41. S.B. Wilson 42. H.H. Williams 43. D.M. Simpson 44. D.S. Boga 45. Noah McLeod 46. N. Centre 47. J.T.S. Crawford 48. T.C. Bradberry 49. W. Harral 50. W. Craig 51. A. Hightower 52. A. Reeves 53. W. Sprewel 54. J. Brown * 55. J.C. Hightower 56. G.R. Davis 57. M.C. McKee 58. D.C. Hardman 59. C.B. Diamond 60. J. Hambrick 61. James Haynes 62. J. W. McLean 63. R. Seay 64. A. Williams 65. R. Webb 66. M. Garrison 67. J. Jolly 68. W. Nixon 69. T. Burdett 70. J.J. Smith 71. W. Cash 72. W. Nixon 73. Joseph J. Martin 74. James Farrell 75. Wm Ezzard * Source: Mrs. Mary Givens Bryan GA Dept of Archives and History Archivist January 28, 1952