Turner-Wilcox-Worth County GaArchives History .....History of Turner County, Chapt 9 1933 ************************************************ 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: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 August 25, 2004, 4:14 pm CHAPTER IX. WILCOX AND WORTH COUNTIES. WILCOX COUNTY. Wilcox County was created in 1857 from the territory of Dooly and Irwin Counties. David Fitzgerald gave sixty acres of land for the county site, moved away and settled on this side of Alapaha River. The county site was named Abbeville in honor of Abbie Mc-Nally and some say in honor of the wife of David Fitzgerald. The county was named in honor of Captain Wilcox, a noted officer in the Indian battles of this section. The first court was held in 1858. The following names of persons residing in our territory served on the first jury. James D. Pate, Benjamin Rainey, Joseph Rainey, Mitchell Fortner and Jonathan Smith. MARRIAGES IN WILCOX COUNTY OF CITIZENS OF TURNER COUNTY. 1858-William Hogan - Mary A. Parsons, M. G. Fordham, J. I. C. 1859-Jasper Smith - Floryann Hamans, James Owens, J. I. C. 1860-Frances H. Chandler - Catherine Rainey, Wm. McDaniel, J. I. C. 1866-George W. Haman - Mary J. Pate, James Owen, J. I. C. 1866-Marcus Luke - Mary E. Lee, J. J. Hancock, M. G. 1867-John T. Pate - Henrietta Kirkland, James Owen, J. I. C. 1867 Thomas Marshall - Nancy Hagans, J. C. Luke, J. I. C. 1867-W. A. Nipper - Zara Taylor, Jonathan Smith, J. I. C. 1868-Bennett Pate - Mrs. Catherine Chandler, James Owen, J. I. C. 1868-Mitchell Cravey - Nancy Smith, J. C. Luke, J. I. C. 1869-Thomas Fitzgerald - Nancy Pate, D. E. Hunter, M. G. 1869-Hiram Taylor - Martha Ann Nipper, Jonathan Smith, J. I. C. 1871-Rufus King - Mary Nobles, R. O. Horton, M. G. 1872-Thomas Gibbs - Sarah Pate, O. D. Mulkey, M. G. 1873-James Love - Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Stephen Coleman, J. P. 1873-Allen Marshall - Cathern Harelson, Stephen Coleman, J. P. 1876-John M. Roberts - Susan Rainey, Zarah Paulk, M. G. 1877 John Clements - Narcissa Pate, James Fields, M. G. 1879-Rev. J. E. Wilson - Bettie Gorday, T. R. Bullingham, M. G. 1880-J. J. Gorday - Catherine Smith. 1881-B. S. Pate - Nancy Pitts, Israel Johnson, J. P. 1881-Manassee Rainey - Mollie Roberts, T. R. Bullingham, M. G. 1882 Thos. D. Mashburn - Nancy Hobby, 0. D. Mulkey, M. G. 1882-Silas Townsend - Mary Smith, J. W. Mashburn, M. G. 1883-W. H. Wheeler - Jane Bailey, T. R. Bullingham, M. G. 1883-James Hogans - Jane Mann, T. R. Bullingham, M. G. 1884-J. L. Hobby - Malissa Smith, 0. D. Mulkey, M. G. 1884-Rev. George W. Hobby - Mary Aim Smith, Zarah Paulk, M. G. 1885 James Hobby - Martha Ann Smith, C. L. Royal, J. P. 1885-J. A. Smith - Malissa Harvey, 0. D. Mulkey, M. G. 1885-W. G. Griffin - Sarah A. Gorday, C. L. Royal, J. P. 1886-H. H. Pitts - Bettie Rainey, Zarah Paulk, M. G. 1886-James Cravey - Dicey Gorday, C. L. Royal, J. P. 1887-F. H. Taylor - Sallie Luke, Zarah Paulk, M. G. 1887-John Rainey - Nancy Gorday, C. L. Royal, J. P. 1887-A. J. Wilson - Martha Daniels, J. G. Keen, J. P. 1888-Elijah B. Pate - Isabel Rainey, D. W. Taylor, M. G. 1892-J. S. Geoghagan - Oxford Holliman, R. M. Booth, M. G. 1894-M. Cravey - Lucy Boyd. 1894--John W. King - Maud Perry. 1896-A. F. Ranew - Mattie Ross. 1896 Jesse Hogans - Mary Paul, E. D. Wood, M. G. 1896-W. E. Durham - Lizzie Roberts, E. D. Wood, M. G. 1896-William D. King - Ella Gorday, E. D. Wood, J. P. 1897-S. T. Gordan - Ida Ashley, J. T. Lee, M. G. 1897-A. P. Spradley - Mollie Wheeler, J. B. Chandler, J. P. 1897-L. C. Gibbs - Luvenia Calhoun, G. W. Walker, M. G. 1897-T. A. Ashley - E. M. Gorday, T. B. Fuller, M. G. 1898-A. Barfield - Mattie Williams, D. W. Taylor, M. G. 1899-J. B. Chandler - Honor Barrett, E. M. Clark, M. G. 1899 Rev. B. F. Rainey - Eva Tippett, A. J. Nelson, M. G. 1900-Rollo Vinson - Narcissa Gibbs, Lawson Smith, M. G. 1901 James Rainey - Leila Holliman, J. L. Atkinson, M. G. 1903-J. H. Ambrose - Jennie Roberts, B. F. Rainey, M. G. 1904-G. W. Hamans - Maggie Williams, J. H. Hall, M. G. 1904-Fred Hancock - Emma Barrentine, C. W. Littlejohn, M. G. 1904-C. R. Winn - Julia Roberts, W. M. Williamson, M. G. 1904-T. T. Scott - Mrs. Maggie Hamans, J. B. Pate, M. G. 1905-Thomas Yarbrough - Mamie Williams, J. B. Pate, M. G. 1905-Elbert Mashburn - Minnie Reed, D. L. Griffin, M. G. 1905-Sol Taylor - Missouri Ambrose, W. W. Cowan, N. P. 1910-Rev. John Ben Pate - Fannie Lee Mitchell, O. V. Fuller, M. G. WORTH COUNTY. Worth County was created in 1852 from the territory of Dooly and Irwin Counties. The men appointed to lay off the county and established its boundaries were Jonathan Smith of Irwin County and Elijah B. Pate of Dooly County. The records of Worth County were burned, but we find many pioneer citizens of Turner County's territory were prominent in all political and civil affairs. Daniel Henderson, Lott Whiddon, the Davis family, the Story family, the Fillyaw family, the Hobby family, were all prominent and served in various positions of trust and honor until the creation of Turner County. Col. Andrew J. Davis was Judge of the County Court of Worth at the creation of Turner County. Records of marriages in Worth County were burned and a complete record could not be obtained. Those secured are given below: 1855-Charles Wheelis - Mary Hobby, Danl. Henderson, J. I. C. 1856-Alfred Story - Pinkney Goff, Wm. Keen, J. P.; William Griffin - Sarah Thompson, D. Henderson, J. I. C. 1857-R. G. Ford - Susan Hobby, G. C. Powell, M. G. 1857-John C. Sumner - Mary Hobby, Thomas Young, J. P. 1858-Willis Story (son of Richard Story) - Mary Johnston, Wm. Reeves, J. P. 1860-Alfred Newell - Lucinda Pate, Warren Dykes, M. G. 1860-Andrew J. Sutton - Mirah Roberts, Thos. I. Young, J. P. 1862 James N. Hobby - Catherine Henderson, J. W. Rouse, J. I. C. 1856-Dr. T. W. Tyson - Georgiana Ford, Warren Dykes, M. G. 1870-Micajah Roberts - Sylvania Blanchard, Ben Barbee, J. P. 1878-Tillman Fillyaw - Bennie Goff, Isaac Hobby, M. G. 1878-M. Brock - Rebecca Pitts, W. R. Williams, J. P. 1878-Daniel H. Davis - Mary Ann Bowman, Rev. J. J. Davis. 1883-J. M. Pate - E. A. Cone, A. J. Owens, J. P. 1889-Rev. J. J. Davis (second wife) - Betsey Stephens, W. A. Davis, N. P. 1889-J. F. Huggins - Polly Cravey, C. L. Royal, J. P. 1889-John W. Nipper - M. E. White, A. A. Collins, J. P. 1885-Shep W. Odom - F. E. Kerce, A. A. Collins, J. P. 1877 Willis J. Odom - Betsey J. Story, S. M. Hunt, J. P. 1887-Jacob Z. Paulk - Elizabeth Cravey, C. L. Royal, J. P. Additional Comments: From HISTORY TURNER COUNTY By JOHN BEN PATE Author of The American Genealogy of the Pate Family AMBOY, GA. 1933 STEIN PRINTING CO. STATE PRINTERS ATLANTA, GA. 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