Taylor County GaArchives Photo group.....James Vol & Georgia Layfield Schrimshire & Family 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles captbluegrass@mchsi.com July 20, 2003, 10:38 pm Source: Lanell King Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/taylor/photos/ph103jamesvol.jpg Image file size: 174.5 Kb "This is a photo of James Vol Schrimshire and his wife, Georgia Layfield Schrimshire, their oldest child, Jesse Sanford Schrimshire, and his sister-in- law, Berta Layfield Jinks. Georgia is on the right side of the photo and her sister, Berta, on the left. This photo was made sometime in 1897. James was the son of Robert Wilson and Sarah Fannie Simpson Schrimshire. He was born on March 12, 1872 in Macon, Georgia. Georgia was born on March 23, 1876 in Taylor County, Ga. She was the daughter of James Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Watson Layfield. James and Georgia married on February 25,1894 in Taylor County, Ga. Their oldest child, Jesse, was born October 3, 1896 in Taylor County, Georgia. The couple had eight children together. James died on June 6, 1918 and Georgia passed away on November 5, 1950. They are both buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Pottersville, Taylor County, Ga. Berta Layfield was born on March 3, 1878 in Taylor County, Ga. She married Marion Jinks (born 2/23/1879 - son of Wilborn and Louise Culverhouse Jinks)on January 27, 1900 in Taylor County, Ga. The couple had six children. Marion died on August 28, 1947 and Berta passed away on September 30, 1963. They are both buried at Howard Cemetery in Taylor County, Ga." Additional Comments: Note: The quality of this photo is poor because it has been copied several times. I've been unable to locate the original photo. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb