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.

Sarah married CSA John Dallas HOUSTON on 21 Nov 1866 in Worth County, Georgia. CSA (son of George R HOUSTON and Elizabeth POSEY) was born on 06 Jan 1842 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia; died on 30 Jul 1926 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Smoke Cemetery, Crisp County Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Leonados ODOM on 11 Nov 1886 in Worth County, Georgia.. Leonados (son of CSA Abraham ODOM and Harriet J ROGERS) was born on 24 Mar 1867 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 20 Dec 1939 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Oakfield Baptist Church Cemetary, Warwick, Worth Co., GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William ROUSE. William (son of CSA Stephen W. ROUSE and Lucy HOUSTON) was born on 03 Sep 1861 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 01 Sep 1911 in Sylvester, Worth County, GA.; was buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Doles, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John M. MEADOWS. John (son of Hardy MEADOWS and Rebecca UNKNOWN) was born on 12 Feb 1853 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 02 Sep 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Thomas Ephraim GLEATON on 03 Apr 1894 in Worth County, Georgia.. Thomas (son of CSA Joseph Thomas Stansell GLEATON and Malinda WILLIAMS) was born on 02 Nov 1855 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 19 Jan 1915 in Crisp County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Thomas Robert MURPHY on 27 Feb 1893 in Worth County, Georgia. Thomas was born in May 1859; died after 1910 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ben married Sarah Tennie Pullet ODOM on 15 Dec 1898 in Worth County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of Marie Ann ODOM) was born on 15 Aug 1879 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 22 May 1953 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Oak Grove cemetery, Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married James WATSON on 31 Jan 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown ODOM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maud married J. A. HAYES on 03 Jan 1904. J. was born on 17 Apr 1871; died on 23 Mar 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married UNKNOWN in 1916. died before 29 Jan 1920 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

(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]

Allie married Leoma L. LANE on 20 Nov 1910 in Worth County, Georgia.. Leoma (son of Joseph LANE and Louisa L. PETERSON) was born on 28 Sep 1892 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 15 Mar 1960 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Oakfield, Worth Co., GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 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 2./ Historical Time Reference
"The Atlanta Constitution" (Atlanta, Georgia), 15 December 1901, page 3:
WAVES MARCONI SPEEDS MESSAGES ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN

From Newfoundland to Cornwall Italian Inventor Sends Message Without Wires.

St. Johns, N.F., December 14. Signor Marconi announced the most wonderful scientific discovery of modern times tonight in stating that he had received electric signals across the Atlantic ocean from his station in Cornwall, England. He explains that before leaving England he made plans for accomplishing this result, for while his primary object was to communicate with ocean liners in mid-ocean he hoped also to succeed in attaining the wonderful scientific achievement of wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.

Signor Marconi's station in Cornwall is most powerful. He has an electric force, generated there, a hundred times greater than at his ordinary stations. Before he left England he arranged that the electrician in charge of the station which is located at Poldhu, should begin sending signals daily after a certain date, which Signor Marconi would cable him after having perfected his arrangements here.

Signor Marconi arrive here a week ago Friday, selected Signal Hill, at the entrance to the harbor, as an experimenting station and moved his equipment there. Last Monday he cabled to the Poldhu station to begin sending signals at 3 p.m. daily and to continue until 6 p.m. these hours being respectively 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Johns time. During these hours Wednesday Signor Marconi elevated the kite with an aerial wire by means of which signals are sent or received. He remained at the recorder attached to the receiving apparatus and to his profound satisfaction signals were received by him at intervals, according to the programme arranged previously with the operator at Poldhu.

These signals consisted of repeating at intervals the letter "s" which, in Marconi's code is made by three dots, or quick strokes. This signal was repeated so frequently and so in accordance with the plan, arranged to provide safeguards against the possibility of a mistake, that Signor Marconi was satisfied that it was a genuine transmission from England. . .

NOTE 3./ HISTORICAL REFERENCE 1913

The year was 1913 and there was turbulence in the Balkans. Following a coup in the Ottoman Empire, the first Balkan War continued with allied Balkan states defeating the Ottoman Empire. The peace treaty, signed in London on May 30, redrew the map lines of southeastern Europe. In June, Bulgaria, unhappy with the new boundaries, attacked Greece and Serbia in a short-lived effort to gain control over Macedonia. The Treaty of Bucharest ended the second Balkan War giving control of Macedonia to the Greek and Serbian allies.

Tragedy struck on October 14 in Senghenydd, Wales, when an explosion ripped through a coal mine killing 439 men and boys in the worst coal mining disaster in Welsh history. The explosion left 205 widows and 542 children without a father. Postcards commemorating the disaster can be found online through the National Library of Wales. Wikipedia also lists the names of those killed in the disaster. The Coal Mining History Resource Center maintains a national database of mining deaths and injuries in the UK.

The following month, across the Atlantic a powerful storm dubbed the "Great Lakes White Hurricane" took 235 lives and caused up to forty shipwrecks. Most of the casualties came from large freighters wrecked on Lake Huron. The NOAA website includes accounts describing thirty-five foot waves in succession, of the grisly sight of sailors washing up on Canadian shores following the storm, and in one interesting story where one of the "victims" walked in on his own funeral.

Earlier that year in March, a catastrophic flood had brought disaster to Dayton and other cities in the Miami River valley. The flood took more than 300 lives and caused more than 100 million dollars in damage. Photographs accompany the story of the flood and aftermath in Dayton in this article from the Dayton Metro Library.

In 1913, Thomas Woodrow Wilson succeeded William Howard Taft in the presidency of the United States. During that first year in office, one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed was the Sixteenth Amendment, which provided for the creation of an income tax.

Crossword puzzles first came to fame in 1913 with the first publication of a puzzle by Arthur Wynne in the New York World on 21 December. They grew in popularity in the 1920s as they began appearing in other U.S. newspapers, eventually spreading across the ocean where they first appeared in the British Pearson's Magazinein February 1922.

Another innovation that year was the zipper, patented by Swedish immigrant, Gideon Sundback. Originally patented for use on galoshes, it later spread to clothing items.

NOTE 4./ Historical Note : The Year Was 1933

As the year 1933 dawned, the Great Depression was worsening, the U.S. was facing a near 25 percent unemployment rate, and businesses and banks were failing in large numbers.

In his inaugural address, the new president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, told the country, "Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment." But in his first hundred days, he employed sweeping reforms in an effort to get the country back on track. "The New Deal" included a farm relief bill, a four-day bank holiday to address the banking crisis, financial reform, and repeal of Prohibition, among other things.

Roosevelt also created the Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed thousands of young men between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four in various conservation projects, including forest fire fighting and prevention, erosion control (particularly vital during these Dust Bowl years), the protection of wildlife and habitats, and perhaps most notably, reforestation.

Roosevelt also established the Tennessee Valley Authority, which dealt with the problems of flooding, deforestation, and erosion in the Tennessee River Basin, as well as harnessing water power to create energy. In Chicago, the Century of Progress International Exposition drew crowds despite the hardships faced by many.

Around the world, other countries were also engulfed in depression. In Germany, the poor economic conditions helped pave the way for the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. Along with Hitler's rise to power, events of the year 1933 included the burning of the Reichstag, book burnings, and the creation of Dachau--the first Nazi concentration camp. Read an article about Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany in the The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio).

Movie-goers tried to forget their woes as they went to see movies like Duck Soup, Morning Glory, Little Women, King Kong, and The Invisible Man. Popular songs were Stormy Weather, Gold Digger's Song (We're In the Money), and Forty-Second Street.

The "Sheyboygan Press" (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), from 25 April 1933, advertised a five-pound box of soap chips for $.22, eggs for $.09 per two dozen, and Idaho potatoes for $.24 per fifteen lb. cloth bag. You could buy a new Frigidaire for $96.00 and Firestone tires for around $5.95.

Willie married Ruby Iris MOORE on 04 Nov 1923 in Dole, Worth county, Georgia. Ruby (daughter of Green Berry MOORE and Birdie Lena SINGLETARY) was born on 19 Aug 1904 in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia.; died on 09 Oct 1992 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.; was buried on 11 Oct 1992 in OakGrove Baptist Church Cemetary, Ashburn, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Conflict or Fact? Estella Nina Hobby b. 2-20-1894 is researched to be the wife of Randolph Dalmous Houston. However, Offie Houston married Stella Hobby, b. 12-1894. He died in 1930, leaving time for Randolph Dalmous to marry her as a widow after he was 21. The presumption is then that Randolph Dalmous married Stella Nina Hobby, after she was widowed from Offie Houston. The connection has not been executed in the Family Tree, until more evidence corroberates this finding.

Family/Spouse: Estella Nina HOBBY. Estella (daughter of William Hiram HOBBY and Martha Jane YOUNG) was born on 20 Feb 1894 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 02 Jan 1980 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Doles, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nell DAVIS. Nell was born in in Savannah, Chatham Co., GA; died on 07 Aug 1971 in Savannah, Chatham Co., GA; was buried in Hillcrest Abby West Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Elliott CRUM on 10 Oct 1937 in Crisp County, Georgia. Sarah was born on 30 Mar 1903; died on 20 Jan 1997 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living BURCH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roy MCLANE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Aubrey Emma GRIFFIN in 1918 in Worth County, Georgia. Aubrey (daughter of Miles Lafayette GRIFFIN and Elizabeth Delana STORY) was born on 13 Mar 1904 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 18 Dec 1974 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown HOWELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ethel WHITE. Ethel was born on 26 Aug 1900; died on 23 Nov 1990 in Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gertrude STEPHENS. Gertrude was born on 18 Aug 1917; died in Nov 1995 in Sylvester, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ernest SEGO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living SALTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Elzie WILLIAMS. Thomas was born on 03 Dec 1915 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia; died on 30 Nov 1978 in Ashburn, Turner, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living SELF. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living THORNTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Buren married Doris Ann FITZGERALD on 22 Nov 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living SMITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Iris VOYLES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Homer Nesbitt MATHIS. Homer (son of Homer Grady MATHIS and Clara Mae CHILDERS) was born on 18 Dec 1931 in Turner County, Georgia; died on 01 Apr 2008 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living PHILLIPS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living PEARCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living MILLER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living HAVARD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living BROOKS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frankie UNKNOWN. Frankie died after 2005 in Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living SUTTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]