MarionSr married Ruby Lee GRIFFIN in 1912 in Worth County, Georgia.. Ruby (daughter of Miles Lafayette GRIFFIN and Elizabeth Delana STORY) was born in 1894 in Georgia; was buried in Warwick Methodist Church cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MarionJr J POSEY was born in 1916 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 15 Oct 1983 in Dooly County (resident of Worth County).
2. Living POSEY
3. Living POSEY
4. Living POSEY
5. Living POSEY
6. Living POSEY

William married Lizzie Sarah Ann Elizabeth ROUSE on 25 Nov 1886 in Worth County, Georgia. Lizzie (daughter of CSA Stephen W. ROUSE and Lucy HOUSTON) was born on 28 Apr 1866 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 08 Jan 1946 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Red Oak Baptist Church cemetery, Doles, Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage date from LDS given as ( POSEY, William Marriage Wife: Amanda ROUSE Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1865 Recorded in : Worth, Georgia Wife previously married Source: FHL Number 482205 ) which does not work for date of birth as 1866.

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NOTE 1./ American Civil War Soldiers Record James D Posey
Name: James D Posey ,
Residence: Worth County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 04 March 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 350
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 March 1862
Enlisted in Company G, 14th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 04 March 1862.
Paroled on 16 April 1865 at Lynchburg, VA

CSA married Mary Jane GOODMAN on 01 Dec 1857 in Worth County, Georgia.. Mary (daughter of Henry GOODMAN and Mary BROWN) was born in 1842 in Dooly County, Georgia; died after 1870 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Smoak Cemetery, Worth County Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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NOTE 1./ WORTH COUNTY, GA - 59th Regiment Co. F "Worth Infantry"

Rouse, Stephen W. -- Private - May 13, 1862. Roll dated August 31, 1862, bears remark. `"Was never sworn into company. Has since joined Partisan Rangers and gone into the service and name erased from the rolls of this company.” Enlisted as a private in Company A, 62nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry May 31, 1862. Roll dated April 1864, last on file, shows him present. Enlisted as a private in Company F, 10th Regiment, Georgia Militia July 6, 1864. On detail December 1, 1864, to close of war. (Born in Georgia in 1838.)

CSA married Lucy HOUSTON on 05 Apr 1860 in Dougherty County, Georgia. Lucy (daughter of George R HOUSTON and Elizabeth POSEY) was born on 21 Jul 1844 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 28 May 1903 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Doles, Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Between 1827 and 1842 most of the northern part of present day Worth County was annexed from Dooly County by Lee County. William Posey was elected State Senator of Lee County in 1828 and 1832, he was also a Judge of Inferior Corurt of Lee County. When Lee County returned annexed portion back to Dooly County(1842), William Posey served as Justice of Inferior Court of Dooly County in 1847. He was appointed Postmaster of Warwick, GA in 1850 and was a Justice of Inferior Court of Worth County from 1854-58

NOTE 2./
The only Susan Lane (daughter of Wiley Lane) found in the 1850 Dooly County census records was 17 years old whereas. William Posey was 51 years old. It is possible that she married William W Posey instead who was 21 at that time. However in estate records of William W Posey he has no children listed.

NOTE 3./ Submitter: Gary Posey e-mail : Subject: William Posey

William Posey was born in Spartanburg District in 1800, his parents may have been John Posey and Nancy Moore. John Posey died in 1803, leaving a nuncupative will, giving his estate to his wife and two children. William Posey and Richard Posey were executors of estate. They are I believe to be his brothers. Nancy came to Georgia before 1821, she having been a fortunate drawer in the 1821 Georgia land lottery. She was a resident of the 15th District of Dooly County at the time of her draw. The 15th district is in present day Worth county. Nancy is listed as a widow. In the 15th district is also William Posey(subject of the sketch). William was also a fortunate drawer in the 1821 lottery but lot was reverted back to the state. William Posey lived in the 15th in 1830 and 1840 when the area was in Lee County, Georgia. From 1827 to 1842, most of the northern part of present day was annexed by Lee from Dooly County. Willam Posey was elected State Senator of Lee County in 1828 and 1832. he also was elected as a Judge of Inferior Court of Lee County in 1835. He was a farmer, a member and messenger of Ft Early Baptist Church(now, Warwick 1st Baptist Church, Warwick, Worth County, Georgia). he could read and write and was worth about $ 1000.00 in real and personal property in 1850. Andrew H More(Moore) is believed to be a relation. More appears in William!s household in 1850. William Posey also was a Judge of Inferior Court in Dooly(1847) and Worth(1854). He also was appointed Postmaster of Warwick, Georgia in 1850. He died about 1865, and is believed to be buried in unmarked grave at Smoak cemetery, Crisp County, Georgia.
Source: South Carolina Dept of History and Archives. 1800 Spartanburg, South Carolina census, Georgia Dept of History and Archives, 1830,1840 Lee County GA census, 1850 Dooly County, GA cesus, 1860,1870 Worth County, GA census, Minutes of Ft Early Baptist Church, Houston Baptist Association records, Mercer University, Macon, GA, Lee County deed records, Dooly County deed records, Worth County deed records, Albany(GA) Patriot(newspaper)

NOTE 4./ Georgia: Dooly County: Grand Lodge of Georgia 1854 Farmer's Lodge No. 117, Vienna, Dooly County <>
Wm. Posey: Dues paid $54.68 Regular meetings of this Lodge are held on the first and third Tuesday nights in each month.

NOTE 5./ 1827 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY, Dooly County Residents <>

These Poseys are as yet of Unknown relationship if any, to William Posey b. cir 1800
SEC DIST LOT# NAME RESIDENCE CAPT. DIST. COUNTY OF DRAW
5 9 84 Posey, Humphrey Dooly County Andersons Carroll County
4 5 35 Posey, Mary widow Dooly County 582nd Coweta County
5 5 123 Posey's, Benj. orps Dooly County 582nd dist. Carroll County
1 12 15 Posey's, Mary illegits Dooly County Andersons Lee County

NOTE 6./ 1840 Lee County, Georgia
Males: 1 age 5-10, 3 age 10-15, 1 age 15-20, and 1 (William) age 40-50.
Females: 3 under age 5, 1 age 5-10, 2 age 10-15, 1 (wife) age 30-40

NOTE 7./ 1850 Dooly County, Georgia U.S. Census Population Schedules, August 15, 1850
Name Home in 1850 (City,County,State) Estimated Birth Year Birth Place

William Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1800 South Carolina
John Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1827 Georgia
L B Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1828 Georgia
Elisabeth Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1829 Georgia
Malissa Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1830 Georgia
William Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1832 Georgia
James Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1834 Georgia
Alsey A Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1836 Georgia
Sarah A Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1838 Georgia
Nancy Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1840 Georgia
Frances A Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1842 Georgia
Martha Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1844 Georgia
Jane Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1845 Georgia
Erasmus Posey District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1847 Georgia
Moore, Andrew H. District 24, Dooly, GA abt 1830 Georgia

NOTE 8./ 1860 Worth County, GA census, July 9, 1860:
Name Home in 1860 Age Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender
William Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 60 1799 South Carolina Male
Benj Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 30 1829 Georgia Male
Elizebeth Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 30 1829 Georgia Female
William Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 29 1830 Georgia Male
Frances Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 19 1840 Georgia Female
Martha Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 17 1842 Georgia Female
Jane Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 16 1843 Georgia Female
Rastmus Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 7 1852 Georgia Male
Joseph Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 6 1853 Georgia Male
Mary Posey Not Stated, Worth, GA 5 1854 Georgia Female

NOTE 9.//////////////// POSSIBLE WIFE FOR WILLIAM IS found at <>

1. THOMAS1 COMPTON was born Abt. 1754 in Northampton, England, and died September 1817 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He married RACHEL SMITH Abt. 1774. She was born April 06, 1755, and died 1821 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Children of THOMAS COMPTON and RACHEL SMITH are:
2. i. JAMES M.2 COMPTON, b. 1810, Laurens Co., South Carolina; d. 1896, Doyle, Arkansas.
ii. BASIL COMPTON, b. August 02, 1776, Spartanburg, South Carolina; d. September 12, 1846, Giles Co., TN; m. SARA WINN.
iii. DELILAH COMPTON, b. Abt. 1780, Spartanburg, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM POSEY, Abt. 1820.
....more that was not recorded here but is available at the web link (ram)

Judge married Gay UNKNOWN. Gay was born between 1800 and 1810 in South Carolina; died before 1850 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Mary BROWN. Mary was born in 1818 in Georgia; died before 1880 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Charlotte UNKNOWN. Charlotte was born in 1820 in 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 Elizabeth POSEY about 1835. Elizabeth was born about 1816 in Georgia; died about 1860 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Historical Reference: The Year Was 1829

In the U.S., Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. A hero of the War of 1812, he had also been a senator and representative for Tennessee, and Justice of the Tennessee Superior Court. Nicknamed "Old Hickory", he appealed to the common man and held a public reception at his inauguration at the White House.

The U.S. had banned the importation of slaves in 1808, but unfortunately, it didn't stop the trade. In 1829, a boat assigned to patrol the African Coast looking for slavers, intercepted the "Feloz" and a group from the interceptor boarded the ship. A first-hand account of the horrific conditions from one of the group, Rev. Robert Walsh, can be found online at EyeWitness to History.com.

That year, Eng and Chang Bunker, the original Siamese twins arrived in America where they traveled around in exhibitions. They went on to tour through England and other countries in Europe for the next ten years and later settled in a small town in North Carolina, where they married two sisters.

In the world of technology, William Austin Burt invented and received the first American patent for the "typographer"--an early version of the typewriter. Burt also held patents for a number of other inventions and did extensive surveying in the areas that are now Michigan and Wisconsin.