Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mary Elizabeth Clements  McMickle July 1 1930
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MARION COUNTY PATRIOT
 

MARION COUNTY PATRIOT
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1930

 

SCHLEY COUNTY’S OLDEST CITIZEN IS DEAD
 
ELLAVILLE, GA   JULY 1
 
             It was recalled here yesterday at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth 
McMickle that, when she was 89 years of age, she purchased an automobile for 
her own use.  Mrs. McMickle was 93 years of age at her death, and up to that 
time had retained all of her mental faculties.  She was ill only a short time, 
and was known as the oldest resident of Schley County.
          She resided with her son, W. D. McMickle, who is 75 years of age.

          Mrs. McMickle moved to Schley County from Marion County 30 years 
ago.  More than three quarters of a century ago, in 1852, she was married to W. 
D. McMickle, who died in 1900.

          For many years she managed her farm and reared a family of seven 
children, all of whom married, but all of her children are dead, with the 
exception of her 75-year-old son.

          There are 150 descendants scattered over this and other states, 
including 25 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren, and 25 great great 
grandchildren.

          The following grandchildren survive: L. S. McMickle, Ellaville; W. D. 
McMickle, Moultrie; Mrs. J. A. Jordan, Ellaville; P. J. McMickle, Charing; 
Robert McMickle, Hartsfield; Mrs. T. J. Cook, Schley County; R. S. Cosby, 
Preston; Mrs. Will Chapman, Sylvester; Mrs. Floyd Davis, Buena Vista; Mrs. Jack 
French, Preston; Mrs. Bob Gordon, Moultrie; Mrs. R. L. Johnson, Ellaville; 
Walter McMickle, Columbus; Harvey and Manson McMickle, Buena Vista; Rufus 
McMickle, Moultrie; Mrs. Edgar Melton, Columbus; W. D. Moulton, Elisabeth 
Moulton, Madison, FLA; Charles McMickle, Bob Bell, Charing; and Tom Bell, of 
Schley County.

          She is also survived by 100 great grandchildren and 25 great great 
grandchildren.

          The funeral services were held at Phillipi Primitive Baptist Church 
at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon and were conducted by her pastor, Elder T. V. 
Price. 

Additional Comments:
none of her daughter, LeAnna McMickle Cooper’s children were listed as 
surviving grandchildren, even though they were all still living at her death.  
It seems that the Webster County, GA line of the family lost touch with their 
matriarch for some reason when see moved to Schley County, GA.  In the Schley 
County History, her list of children include two unnamed daughters that married 
a Cooper.  They were Martha V. and LeAnna, both of whom married my great-
grandfather William Edmond Cooper.  William first married Martha V. “Mattie”, 
and she died shortly thereafter.  Subsequently, William married LeAnna, who 
became the mother of all his seven children:  William David “Dee” Cooper,  
Joseph Lee Cooper, (Sr.),  Kizzie A. (Mrs. Jesse J.) Sanders,  Edna E (Mrs. 
William Wise “Pete”) Harry,  Leila E. (Mrs. William Wintry) Harry, Laura L. 
(Mrs. Joseph) Gill, and Lillie Myrtle (Mrs. Walter) Harry.


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