(Bertie) married Henry Frank PEARSON on 10 Jan 1909 in Worth County, Georgia. Henry was born in 1878 in Worth County, Georgia; died after 1930 in Samsula, Volusia County, Florida; was buried in Oakfield Cemetery, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living PEARSON
2. Living PEARSON
3. Living PEARSON
4. Living PEARSON
5. Living PEARSON
6. Living PEARSON
7. Living PEARSON
8. Living PEARSON
9. Living PEARSON

Leonados married Mary Ella HOUSTON on 11 Nov 1886 in Worth County, Georgia.. Mary (daughter of CSA John Dallas HOUSTON and Sarah Jane POSEY) was born on 02 Sep 1867 in Georgia; died on 28 Dec 1943 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Oakfield Cemetery, Worth County, Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Name: Abraham Odom ,
Residence: Worth County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 13 May 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 412
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1862
Enlisted in Company F, 59th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 13 May 1862.
Paroled on 14 April 1865 at Burkeville, VA (Estimated day)
POW on 15 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA (Estimated day)

NOTE 2./ 1860 Worth County GA census 7-18-1860

Name Home in 1860 Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender
Abraham Odom Not Stated, Worth, GA 28 1831 Georgia Male
Harriet Odom Not Stated, Worth, GA 26 1833 Georgia Female
William Odom Not Stated, Worth, GA 6 1853 Georgia Male
Dawson Odom Not Stated, Worth, GA 4 1855 Georgia Male
Sarah Odom Not Stated, Worth, GA 3 1856 Georgia Female

CSA married Harriet J ROGERS. Harriet was born in 1834 in Georgia; died after 1880 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
Point of Interest not relating at this time to Houston County and Houston surname in general:

HOUSTON 1854 U.S. Gazetteer, H, p.502
hews'ton, a county in the S. W. central part of Georgia, has an area of 875 square miles. The Ocmulgee river, navigable by steamboats, bounds it on the E., the Echaconnee creek flows along the northern border, and it is drained by Mossy, Big Indian, Sandy Run, and Lumpkin's creeks. The surface is nearly level; the soil is of limestone formation, very fertile, and extensively cultivated. Cotton, Indian corn, wheat, oats, rice, and sweet potatoes are the staples. By the census of 1850, this county produced more cotton and sweet potatoes than any other in the state. There were raised 19,362 bales of cotton; 662,600 bushels of corn; 46,830 of oats, and 188,224 of sweet potatoes. There were 6 grist mills, 10 saw mills, 1 cotton factory, and 1 woollen factory. It contained 24 churches, and 616 pupils attending public schools. The South-western railroad passes through the county, and the Muscogee railroad has its eastern terminus in it. Named in honor of John Houston, governor of Georgia in 1778. Capital, Perry. Population, 16,450, of whom 6526 were free, and 9924, slaves.

NOTE 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))

NOTE 3./ 1870 District 14, Worth County, Georgia census: 8-29-1870

Name Home Est Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender
John Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1842 Georgia White Male
Jane Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1844 Georgia White Female
Mary Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1868 Georgia White Female
Fanny Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1869 Georgia White Female

NOTE 4./ WORTH COUNTY, COUNTY OFFICERS Commissioned-Succeeded
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Jno. D. Houston, Sheriff Feb. 15, 1879

NOTE 5./ 1900 MD 1121, Worth County, Georgia census,

Name Home in 1900 Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
John D Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1842 Georgia White Head
Martha J Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1862 Georgia White Wife
Charles E Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1893 Georgia White Son
Ruby J Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1895 Georgia White Daughter
James M Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1897 Georgia White Son
Eula M Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1898 Georgia White Daughter
Paulin Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1900 Georgia White Daughter
Fanny Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1868 Georgia White Daughter
Willie J Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1900 Georgia White Grandson
Maud Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1877 Georgia White Daughter
George N Houston MD 1121, Worth, Georgia abt 1884 Georgia White Son

NOTE 6./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

CSA married Sarah Jane POSEY on 21 Nov 1866 in Worth County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of Judge Senator William POSEY and Gay UNKNOWN) was born about 1845 in Georgia; died about 1892 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Beside grave of JD Houston is unmarked adult grave which may be Jane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CensusNote: All three male children, Ben W,. George, and Charley E., are found living in 3 different areas of the 1920 Worth County, Georgia Census. Only Fannie Francis does not appear to be in Worth County in 1920.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ JONES COUNTY, GA - DEEDS - 1827 Lottery
Note: Section 1 is Lee County
Section 2 is Muscogee County
Section 3 is Troup County
Section 4 is Coweta County
Section 5 is Carroll County

Section, District, Lot No. - Name - Captains District
35th Day's Drawing - April 16
4 2 41 Willis Odum - Jones County, Davis

Willis married Sarah KING on 02 Dec 1827 in Jones County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of John KING and Priscilla WILLIAMS) was born in 1808 in Rockingham County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Macon 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 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.

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]