Mary Elizabeth COCHRAN 1853-1925
Mary Elizabeth was born on the 22nd of July 1853 in Campbell County, GA to George & Mariah. She was 5 years old when the Civil War started and 9 when it ended. Continue reading
The family story says William was the sheriff of Campbell County, Georgia. This is the county Union City is located, south of Atlanta. Continue reading
A big Thank you” to all the ancestors who served in the United States armed forces. Charles Eugene HOPKINS earned an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy during WWII. He attended Signalman’s school in Norfolk , Virginia for 20 weeks and then in Noroton, Connecticut for 8 weeks.
His service Continue reading
Although petite in stature, Essie Lee INGLETT had a commanding energy about her.
Essie Lee INGLETT
Essie was born on the 7th of November 1893 in Columbia County, Georgia. Continue reading
This personal history of Myrtle Fay DENTON HOPKINS, was also written for the family newsletter mentioned in the previous post. The preface reads, “Upon request, Myrtle sent me the following history about herself. In preface to the history please note that I have tried to type the story as close as I could to her own handwritten copy. Near the end of the article she mentions that her eyesight and handwriting are not the best.” She also requests proofreading but I have chosen to retain her spellings and punctuations.
“I will try to write some of my memories, of my childhood, also in later, year’s. I was born on Lookout Mountain, the year 1890 In Grandview Hotel. My Mother married a Widower Continue reading
Years ago I started a family newsletter. I was still using a typewriter and drawing my own fonts for headlines. The newsletters were mostly forgotten until I started cleaning out my files and I found some of them. Here is a memoir Eula Mae HOLDER LINN sent me about herself and Max Augustus LINN. I’ve typed it as close to the original as possible.
Eula about the time she met Max
While researching the STEPHENS family, I contacted a gracious volunteer on the USGenWeb.com site who is also researching this name in Madison County, GA. It was almost unbelievable what she told me. It was like finding a gold mine. Continue reading
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“Your voice, just like you, was made with love. You can’t reach God’s highest potential for you and you can’t be at peace with yourself unless you love yourself. This is the same with the voice. You have to love you and you have to love your voice. Then you can turn your body and voice into a vehicle for love towards God, self, and others”
Bessie Rasmussen
In 1850, William Nelson STEPHENS age 34 and Elizabeth HEMPHILL STEPHENS age 30 lived in Madison County, GA with their children Levi age 17, Arminda age 15, Arcadia age 13, Ezekiel age 11, Rebecca age 7 and Susan age 2. They would go on to have another son, William.
William and Elizabeth were married in Madison County GA on the 7th of July 1833. William spent a lot of time in Madison County since its formation in 1811. Creek and Cherokee Indians lived in the area before they ceded the land to the English in 1773 when it became a frontier for American settler’s. Danielsville is where the STEPHENS family lived and where it is believed William was born. Of interest is the town of Athens, about 16 miles from Danielsville, which is the location of Continue reading
1864 Battlefield of Resaca GA by Matthew Brady
Levi H. STEPHENS not only survived the Civil War but became a prolific family man. He had his first 2 children, William ’60 and Thomas ’64 with his wife Rachel during that time. Son James was born in 1864 and daughter Martha (Mattie) Elizabeth about 1869.
Levi was born about 1834 probably in Madison County, GA to a farming family. He married Miss Rachel, whose life events and surname are still being investigated.
The Civil War Website created by the National Park Service has a list of soldiers and sailors that fought in the Civil War. Levi H. STEPHENS is found Continue reading
My Kindred Tree 