Leitha married Benjamin B. EVERSON on 29 Mar 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living EVERSON
2. Living EVERSON
3. Marvin EVERSON

James married Julia A HOUSTON on 23 Oct 1892 in Worth County, Georgia.. Julia (daughter of George R HOUSTON and Sarah Ann GIBSON) was born on 15 Nov 1869 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nancy R. HILL on 24 Jan 1860 in Worth County, Georgia. Nancy was born in Sep 1843; died after 29 Feb 1920 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Item1./
History of Worth County
Worth County was created in 1853 from Dooly and Irwin Counties. Worth County was named for Major General William James Worth, son-in-law of Zachary Taylor. Major William A. Harris, a leader in organizing the new county, served under General Worth in the Mexican War.

The county's first known inhabitants were the Apalachee Indians. Their nation was destroyed in a war between the Florida Spanish and the Carolina English. When Oglethorpe arrived more 30 years later to establish the Colony of Georgia, the area was occupied by the Lower Creek Indians.

San Bernard was the original County Seat. It's location was approximately where the Isabella Cemetery is now. The County Seat was moved a mile east from San Bernard and named Isabella in 1854. In 1872, the Brunswick & Albany (now the Seaboard Coast Line) Railroad was built, passing 3 miles south of Isabella. Towns began to be formed along the railway line, like Sumner, Poulan and Sylvester and in 1904, after a bitter power struggle, the County Seat was moved to to it's permanent spot: Sylvester.

Item 2./ 1860 Daugherty County, Georgia census: 6-14-1860

Name Home Age Est Birth Yr Birthplace Gender

G Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 45 1814 North Carolina Male
E Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 46 1813 Louisiana;Virginia Female
James Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 24 1835 Dooly Male
Jane Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 20 1839 Dooly Female
John D Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 19 1840 Georgia Male
Lucy Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 18 1841 Georgia Female
E Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 13 1846 Georgia Female
George Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 11 1848 Georgia Male
Emily Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 5 1854 Georgia Female
Adia Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 1 1858 Dougherty Female
Martha Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 18 1841 Georgia Female
((Note that this last Martha is not connected to any other Houston family yet, but is surely not one of John and Elizabeths children))

Item 3./ 1870 Worth County, Georgia census: 8-29-1870 (With 2nd wife)

Name Home Age EstBirthYr Birthplace Race Gender
George Houston District 14, Worth, GA 54 abt 1816 North Carolina White Male
Ann Houston District 14, Worth, GA 36 abt 1834 Georgia White Fem
Emily Houston District 14, Worth, GA 13 abt 1857 Georgia White Fem
Ada Houston District 14, Worth, GA 10 abt 1860 Georgia White Fem
Sarah Houston District 14, Worth, GA 8 abt 1862 Georgia White Fem
Malinda Houston District 14, Worth, GA 6 abt 1864 Georgia White Fem
Thomas Houston District 14, Worth, GA 4 abt 1866 Georgia White Male
Edward Houston District 14, Worth, GA 2 abt 1868 Georgia White Male
Julia Houston District 14, Worth, GA 9/12 abt 1861 Georgia White Fem

Item 4./

Historical Note: Andrew Jackson was President in 1832 when he ordered all Indians east of the Mississippi, to be moved West. This was one of the sadest edicts of this and for all time in the History of the United States. Andrew Jackson imposed his will on the Presidency, the people, the banking industry and the landscape of America. He was not a good delegator, and fired the members of his Cabinet, in some instances several times, when they would not do his exact bidding. He was a born fighter and dualed several times, and had two lead balls in his body from these contests. Jackson was censured by his Democratic Party for firing 3 Secretary of the Treasurys in order to change the Federal Banking methods. He was the only President to be censured. He was given the name "Jackass" by his Party, which soon became the symbol assumed by his Democratic Party. He was the first and last President to leave the Government debt free at his parting. Andrew Jackson used the Presidential veto 12 times, supassed only by Andrew Johnson (25), who took over after the assassination of Lincoln. As a final note, Johnson later missed being impeached by only one vote, because he did not want to punish the South, after the Civil War.

Item 5./

History of Red Oak Baptist Church, Doles, Ga. Worth County, Georgia.
Red Oak Baptist Church was founded November 5, 1864. Mike Champion gave the land for the Red Oak Baptist Church to be built upon. The church got its name because of the large Red Oak trees on this plot. The first church was made from hewn logs. It was 30 feet wide and 40 feet long. The hurch does not have the records when the second church was built, because of a fire in the clerk's home many ol records are gone forever. But the second church was a frame building with shutters for doors and windows and it had no ceiling. One service per month on the first Sunday was held then. The present church is the third one and it was built in 1890. The charter members include the BROWN family, as well as mention of DOWNS family; and many more surnames, Hobby, etc. Luerana Brown was a Charter Member. The church house was built near the southeast corner of Lot of Land # 90; in the 16th District of Worth County, Ga. Red Oak Baptist Church had had thirty-four pastors through the years. The cemetery has two parts; one enclosed in the fence and the second part next to the Creek that runs nearby for those families who had sharecroppers, etc. There were in the past both black and white church members attending this church. The first black members in 1855 (8) of them (this was before the Civil War). The first lights for the church were kereosene lamps, then in 1910 gas lights were added, and then 1940 the church added electricity. Red Oak Baptist Church celebrated its 100th Year Anniversary October 31, 1954.
CEMETERY RECORDS:
(this record is the best that could be obtained. There are numerous blank plots that the name was not known listed.) All records were burned in a Clerk's house that caught fire.

George married Sarah Ann GIBSON on 18 Aug 1861 in Worth County, Georgia.. Sarah (daughter of Unknown GIBSON and Sarah UNKNOWN) was born in 1835 in Worth County, Georgia; died after 1880 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hobby Family
Author: Lee Summerford Date: 6 Aug 1999
Surnames: Hobby, Furney
Classification: Query on Roots Web: Georgia: Worth Co.

The Tokia Hobby Homeplace was the home of Tokia Furney Hobby and her husband, Jack Hobby. Jack was the son of Jesse Hobby who was a farmer and Civil War Veteran. Jesse Hobby lost sight in one eye during a 20 mile march under Stonewall Jackson in August 1862 followed by the Battle of Cedar Mountain. He was then wounded again at Fredericksburg in Decemeber 1862, but he stayed with his Company (Co. G, 14th GA -Yancey Independents) until the Surrender at Appomatox - he then returned to Worth County and farmed for 50 more years. Jesse Hobby was son of William Alexander "Alex" Hobby who was one of the 4 Hobby brothers to settle the Worth Tift Irwin County Areas. The other three were Marmaduke, Andrew and Jesse. Each of these brothers had large families and I think it is safe to say that all of the Hobby's and SW Georgia are related through these 4 brothers.

One of Jack Hobby's sons, Ben Jack Hobby, was my maternal grandfater. The day before he moved into a retirement home I took him to visit his childhood home (the Tokia Hobby Homeplace) - it was a wonderful day.

Anyone who is interested in my files on the Hobby's in Worth County please let me know. I use FTM but can convert to GEDCOM. It may take me a few days, but I will get something to you.

William married Nancy Amanda BROWN on 06 Feb 1831 in Irwin County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Phillip BROWN and Sarah BRITTAIN) was born on 05 Dec 1810 in Burke County, Georgia; died on 27 May 1899 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Red Oak Baptist Church, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Recorded from Jacqueline B. Perrin Information: Notes for Henry Houston:

1/ This Henry Houston was named for his Uncle Henry Houston, brother of Edward Houston, in our ancestry. Records in NC refer to him as "Jr".
2/ This material comes from Sara Bryan Houston's father-in-law's file:
Henry Houston and Elendor Stokes were married in Duplin, NC, in 1816. Three of their sons came to Georgia. Edward J., Henry, and George Houston came to Georgia after 1830. We find Edward J. Houston in Dooly County, there he married Lucy Royal, date not sure. After her death, he married her sister, Eliza Jane, September 11, 1860. They moved to Miller-Early County Line, where he died. He gave the land for the Houston Cemetery. He was a member of the new Hope Baptist Church and served in the Civil War. His brother, George, was living in Dooly County GA., in the 1850 census. Their mother, Eleanor Stokes, (born 1795, NC) was living with George at this time. We do not know where or when Henry, the father, died. We assume in Duplin County, NC.

NOTE 2./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1818

The year was 1818 and the Convention of 1818decided the northern boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of Canada as being the 49th parallel, between the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. The land west of the Rockies was under joint control of the U.S. and Britain. That boundary was settled in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.

South of 49th parallel, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state. Initially the northern boundary was set just below the southern end of Lake Michigan, but at a population of around 36,000, Illinois was short of the necessary 60,000 minimum required for statehood. Illinois Congressional delegate, Nathaniel Pope, suggested that it would make better sense to move the boundary northward to include the City of Chicago and the area upon which the I & M Canal would be built, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and from there the Gulf of Mexico.

In the South, the First Seminole War resulted from the escalation of conflicts between the Seminoles and settlers who were moving into Seminole territory. The Seminoles provided a sanctuary for escaped slaves and this provided additional fuel for the fire. Andrew Jackson pursued the Seminoles into Florida, which was then under Spanish control. His victory led to the accession of Florida to the U.S. the following year.

In the Ohio River Valley, an epidemic of what was commonly called "milk sick" broke out and in October it claimed Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time, the illness was attributed to many things, but only a few suspected the real culprit. It wasn't until the early 1900s that it was determined that milk from cows that had eaten snakeroot caused the illness. By then it had claimed many other victims, the majority of them infants.

In literature, a young Mary Shelley's most famous book-- Frankenstein--was published. 1818 also marked the first time the Christmas hymn Silent Night was sung in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf.

Henry married Elenor STOKES on 17 Jan 1816 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Elenor (daughter of Redden STOKES) was born in 1795 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died after 1850 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The spelling of her name is difficult to read. It may be spelled Eleanor. The grand daughter is named Eleanor. George's second child.

Unknown married Sarah UNKNOWN. Sarah was born in 1812 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]