Thomas County Georgia Archives Biography Enoch Partin 1818 - 1900

Submitted by M Sgt Robert K Nobles Jr bnobles@direcway.com"
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PARTIN, ENOCH                             1818-1900                          EDGEFIELD CO., SC

                                                                             LAURENS CO., GA
                                                                             THOMAS CO., GA

 

      Enoch Partin, was born May 1818 in Edgefield County., South Carolina, a son of  Kindred Allison 
Partin and his wife Henrietta “Retta” Forest.  Enoch was a nephew of  Sugar Forest (1810-1885)  a early 
pioneer of  Thomas County.  He was married three times.

      Enoch married first Mary Salter in Laurens County on 9 March 1848 the daughter of Zadoc Salter 
and  Nancy Gainer.

      Enoch  met  Elizabeth Roddenberry  about 1856 in Thomas County dau of  Richard Roddenberry (vol IX)
 and  Nancy Ann Davis.  Enoch abandoned Elizabeth before she gave birth to Flavius Augustus “Gus” 
Roddenberry (1857-1933).  Thomas Co., Ga. Superior Court Minute Book 1858., p. 11, Suit for “Trespass 
for Seduction” Nancy Roddenberry vs Enoch Partin.  Complaint filed Dec. 1857 and was settled June 1858.  
Gus was raised from infancy by his grandmother Nancy Davis Roddenberry, along with her brood of 
sixteen children  Elizabeth died when”Gus” was six months old.

Elizabeth Rodden berry was born 13 January 1839  Thomas County and died 27 December 1857 in Thomas County.  
She was buied in the Roddenberry Cemetery near Metcalf., Thomas County. Enoch and Elizabeth had only one child.
 

1.  Flavius Augustus Roddenberry   b. 6/20/1857, m. Georgia  Virginia Norwood  27 January 1876 in Thomas County.

                                                             d.  9/28/1933  in Thomas County

     “Gus” and Elizabeth are buried in the Friendship Cemetery near Metcalf., Thomas County.  
They had nine children. 

     

     Enoch married third  Martha A. T. “Toby” Clark  12 December 1856 in Jefferson County., Florida. 
Dau of  Thomas Clark  and  Sarah  ( parents last name unk).  She was born12 December 1856 in Jefferson 
County, Florida and died 1937. She was buried with Enoch at Fredonia Baptist Church Cemetery., Thomas county.  
They had the following children:

 

1.  Virginia     b.. About 1858 in Thomas County, m. W. H. Benton  4 May May 1885 in Thomas County, Georgia.  
No further records.

2.  Eldridge “Bunk”  b. 11/11/1859  d.  12/2/1942 in Thomasville., Thomas County. m. Florence Amanda Bond,  
30 June 1881, Madison County., Florida.  Amanda was b. 5/17/1859 and d. 12/11/ 1937.  Both are buried at 
Fredonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Sources: Census Records Edgefield County., South Carolina., Laurens County Marriage Records., Census 
Records Laurens County., Georgia., Court House Records., Thomas County., Ga as quoted above. Family 
History Book on Roddenberry copies on file in Roddenberry Memorial Library., Cairo., Grady County., Ga.
And the Thomasville Public Library at Thomasville., Georgia.

 

Contributed by:  M Sgt Robert K. Nobles, Jr of Rochelle., Georgia

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