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Submitted by Descendant:  Paula Townsend MARCZYNSKI John (Jack) Townsend, son of John and Keziah Hays Townsend of South Carolina, moved to Lowndes County, Georgia in Dec 1825 along with his brothers Jesse, Allen, and David.  Jack was commissioned 1st Lieut. of the Militia in the 662nd Militia District 9 Aug 1827 and…

Submitted by Descendants:  Heather Danielle, Paula Townsend, and Tara Lynn MARCZYNSKI John Light Townsend was the son of Gilchrist County Pioneer, John Hill Townsend (certificate C757).  He was born in 9 Sep 1856 in the Willeford District of Alachua County, Florida, which later became part of Gilchrist County, and lived…

Submitted by Descendants:  Heather Danielle, Paula Townsend, and Tara Lynn MARCZYNSKI Simeon Lyte Townsend was born a simple country boy, but through his love of reading and learning, he became a well-educated and respected man.  He was soft spoken, an eloquent speaker, and a great storyteller.  He often regaled his…

Submitted by Descendants:  The Alley, Byers, Earnshaw, & Sumara Families Ann Turlington was born 1800, daughter of James Turlington and Nancy Bass of Sampson County, NC.  Her father died when Ann was a young child.  She married Bailey Chesnut and had several children.  The family moved in the 1830s to…

Submitted by Descendants:  Blake Timothy, Charles Franklin, Eden Michele and Jessie Irene Hogarth BEARD; Amanda Faye, Brenda Cothren, and Jared Lamar BECK; Robbyn Ronea, and Stephanie Maranda GRINER; Dana Nicole, Erik Andrew, and Jean Beard SCHMIDT; Cynthia Cothren Griner and Jordan Alexis SOMMISE; and Caroline Hogarth SPEER Court records show…

Submitted by Descendants:  John Edward Jr. and Trysha Lee KRASNOSKY; Camryn Nicole, Kathryn Danielle, and Tami Krasnosky SKIPPER John Wesley Vickery, son of Richard Vickery and Mary Lucinda Entrekin was born on 9 August 1838 in Escambia County, Florida.  John married Jincey Lucinda Gunter on 21 May 1860 in Escambia…

Submitted by Descendants:  Steven Charles and Waldo William WALLACE Jr. William Craig Wallace was born July 9 1848 at Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee and was educated in schools of that state, graduating from King College in Bristol TN and later attending and graduating from the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond…

Submitted by Descendants:  Frances Elaine McKENDREE & Robert Taylor KOEHLER Annie Viola Walker, a pioneer of the Tampa Bay area, was a lifelong resident of Florida, having been born 23 August 188 in DeSoto County. Viola was first married to Allen Whitted in 1900, and following his death she re-married…

Submitted by Descendants:  Amy Katherine, John Albert, and John Edward WALKER Thomas Walker was born circa 1796 in Colleton County, South Carolina.  His parents are not known at present, but he is thought to have been a descendant of Isham Walker of Colleton County, South Carolina.  Thomas Walker married circa…