Mattie Eva: o. Teacher, homemaker.  Bragg: o. Farmer, Inspector-In-Charge, USDA Bureau of Animal Industry; Field Supervisor, Georgia State Veterinarian's Office; District Director, USDA Bureau of Entomology; and, according to a memorial citation by the State Court of Emanuel County, dated December 15, 1971, "[H]e served with distinction as an officer of this Court in his capacity as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Emanuel County, Georgia." He was a lover of animals, particularly horses; he trained and raced harness race horses throughout the Southeast. He was a member of the National Harness Race Horse Association. He was also a member, Steward and Trustee of Ebenezer Methodist Church and a member of the board of directors of the Reubin Thompson Memorial Foundation, Inc.

30. Herbert Reginald b. 05-15-1917

31. Leslie Gene b. 10-28-1919

8.	George Wyatt Youngblood	Mary Lou Black
	b. December 26, 1894	b. January 24, 1898
	Emanuel County, GA	Emanuel County, GA
	d. November 28, 1976	d. July 10, 1985
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m. September 26, 1915.
	George: o. Farmer and land surveyor.	Mary Lou: o. Homemaker.

32. Elmo Wyatt b. 04-13-1916 d. 04-1998

33. Margaret Jennette b. 11-27-1917

34. Mildred Frances b. 10-17-1918

35. Wilbur Rudolph b. 01-15-1922

36. Dorothy Lou b. 09-25-1924

37. Sara Nell b. 12-17-1926

38. Mary Elizabeth b. 03-16-1929

39. Millard Kenneth b. 03-16-1929 d. 10-03-1989

40. Martha George b. 08-19-1933

41. Lillian Audrey b. 10-31-1935

 

9.	Vera Mae Youngblood	Andrew Jackson Becton
	b. February 23, 1898	b. January 31, 1900
	Emanuel County, GA	Screven (now Jenkins) County, GA
	d. June 18, 1967	d. December 18, 1990
	i. Millen City Cemetery, Millen, GA	i. Millen City Cemetery
	m. December 28, 1926, Sylvania, GA.

Vera: Graduate, Norman State Normal School (Georgia Southern University, Statesboro). o. Teacher, homemaker. An article in the Swainsboro Forest Blade, dated July 29, 1991 and titled "75 Years Ago" states, "Miss Vera Youngblood [has] taken [a scholarship] at State Normal...Miss Youngblood of Swainsboro received the local prize for the best canning displays in the county." Andrew: o. Farmer, former Justice of the Peace.

42. Infant son b. 12-05-1928 d. 12-06-1928

i. Big Horse Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Jenkins County, GA

11.	William Arthur Youngblood	Maggie Lee Bramlitt
	b. July 16, 1900	b. March 13, 1906
	Emanuel County, GA	Emanuel County, GA
	d. April 15, 1962	d. August 27, 1991
	i. Swainsboro City Cemetery	i. Swainsboro City Cemetery
	m. August 11, 1926.

47. William Arthur, Jr. b. 06-09-1927

48. Jimmy Bramlitt b. 05-08-1933

12.	Millie Thelma Youngblood	m.1 Henry Grady Garrett
	b. June 24, 1903	b. February 4, 1890
	d. September 18, 1963	d. December 7, 1971
		i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
		m.2 Walter Frank Hopkins b. September 15, 1906
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	d. July 15, 1983

m.1, Emanuel County, July 25, 1936; divorced January 13, 1941. m.2, Emanuel County, January 24, 1942.

 

13.	Ephraim H. Youngblood	Sypper Oreth Youmans
	b. October 15, 1904	b. August 8, 1907
	Emanuel County, GA	Lexsy, Emanuel County, GA
	d. April 12, 1961
	i. Swainsboro City Cemetery
	m. June 17, 1933, Vienna, GA.

Ephraim: o. Bank president, petroleum dealer. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the (Swainsboro) Central Bank, member of the First Baptist Church, Swainsboro Kiwanis and Jaycees Clubs, and a charter member of the Swainsboro Exchange Club. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a former president of the Swainsboro Shrine Club. He was a member of a special steering committee responsible for building a new Baptist church in Swainsboro after WWII. Sypper: o. Homemaker. Member, Governor David Emanuel Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Queen of Swainsboro Heart Fund 1992. r. Swainsboro, GA.

49. John Ashley b. 05-15-1936

50. Sarah Naomi b. 07-08-1939

 

14.	Jewell Gladys Youngblood	Talva Lee Strange
	b. April 12, 1907	b. November 16, 1904
	Emanuel County, GA	Emanuel County, GA
	F d. November 8, 1994	d. November 13, 1987
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m. June 30, 1931, Emanuel County, GA.

Jewell: o. Homemaker. r. Tampa, FL. Strange: Graduated, 1924, from Georgia Normal College-Business Institute, Douglas, GA. o. Retired meter department clerk, Tampa Electric Co.

51. Sarah Jean b. 09-03-1934

52. Talva Lee, Jr. b. 01-01-1939 d. 02-08-1945

Tampa, FL i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery

16.	Edgar Alamo Thompson	m.1 Iris Wilson
	b. August 29, 1908	b. November 7, 1908
	d. January 21, 1965	d. September 13, 1937
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m.1, August 20, 1927.
		m.2 Sallie Bell Sharp
		b. May 1, 1902 Johnson County, GA

 

53. James Ezra b. 10-18-1928

54. Garland Edgar b. 02-09-1931

55. Clarence Ashley b. 11-22-1932

56. Robert W. b. 12-30-1933

57. Infant son b. 01-03-1936 d. 01-06-1936

i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery

17.	Ray E. Page	m.1 Evelyn Unknown
	b. September 1, 1918	b. ?
		d. 1981
		m.2 Louise Frecker
		b. ?
		m.2, September 27, 1978.

18.	George A. Page	m.1 Anne Burkhalter
	b. ?	b. ?
	d. March 3, 1964	d. February 7, 1988
		m. 1940 (divorced).
	58. Infant daughter b. ? d. ?
	59. Joe Alex b. 1943
	60. George Edward b. 1943
		m.2 Margaret Unknown
		b. ?
		d. 1986
		m. 1958.
	61. Billy b. 1960
	62. Pam b. 1961
	63. Virginia b. 1963

 

21.	William Lamar Hall	Fannie Murl Bennett
	b. May 21, 1915	b. February 1, 1918
	Emanuel County, GA	Garfield, GA
	d. November 20, 1979	d. December 25, 1979
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m. January 9, 1938.

 

Lamar: o. Georgia State Patrolman; Hinesville City Policeman; rural mail carrier. Served in the U. S. Army, April 1945 to November 1945. As a sergeant with the Georgia State Patrol, Willie (as he was known by his friends), was presented with the Governor's Safety Trophy in a ceremony in the Governor's office. The award was in recognition of a 30% decrease in traffic fatalities in Sgt. Hall's district during the year 1957. His district included Liberty, Long, Bryan and Chatham counties. Fannie: o. Sales clerk; sales store manager, Rogers Company (women's clothing).

64. William Lamar, Jr. b. 07-04-1939

65. Joe Bennett b. 08-26-1943

 

22.	Ruby Mae Hall	Hubert Warren Durden
	b. August 3, 1922	b. October 11, 1920
	Emanuel County, GA	Emanuel County, GA
	F d. June 17, 1997	d. October 25, 1969
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery	i. Mt. Zion Bapt. Church Cemetery Norristown, GA
	m. October 7, 1941, Treutlen County.

Ruby: o. Retired practical nurse. r. Norristown, GA. Hubert: o. Owner and operator of three cafes and two night clubs. Served in the U. S. Army, 1938-1945.

66. Jo Ann b. 10-20-1943

67. Hugh Hall b. 05-28-1948

68. Deborah Agnes b. 10-31-1951

 

23.	Johnnie Clemece Hall	Theodore Edwin Jones
	b. November 21, 1910	b. May 28, 1907
	Emanuel County, GA	Pelham, GA
	m. April 4, 1936.
	Johnnie: o. Homemaker.	Theodore: o. Retired nurseryman. r. Jacksonville, FL.

69. Royce Edwin b. 04-15-1937

70. John Donald b. 09-18-1939

 

 

24.	Vernon Hall	Nannie Mell Waters
	b. July 2, 1912	b. December 24, 1913
	Emanuel County, GA	Statesboro, GA
	F d. February 2, 1998
	i. Beaufort Memorial Gardens Beaufort, SC
	m. July 27, 1933.

Vernon: o. Landscape and nursery salesman (retired). Member, United Methodist Church; member, Masonic Lodge 22, Beaufort, SC; honorary member, Beaufort Yacht Club; past member, Rotary, Lions and Civitan Clubs; charter member, Gun and Rod Club; 2nd LT and charter member, Beaufort unit of the South Carolina Defense Force, July 1941 to March 1947. Nan: o. Homemaker. Member, United Methodist Church; past president, United Methodist Women; honorary member, Camellia Garden Club. r. Burton, SC.

71. Bobbie Vernon b. 12-31-1933 d. January 1, 1934

i. Eastside Cemetery

Statesboro, GA

72. Nancy Almeda b. 05-06-1935

73. Vernon Gerald b. 09-27-1938

 

25.	James Lanier Hall	Ruth Chalker
	b. June 28, 1914	b. November 27, 1921
	Emanuel County, GA	Emanuel County, GA
	d. August 21, 1989
	i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
	m. June 7, 1941.

Jim: o. Lawn and landscaping contractor (retired). Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army 159th Combat Engineer Battalion, May 1943 to December 1945. Attached to Gen. George Patton's 5th Army, Jim and his unit participated in five major battles: Normandy Invasion, Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland, and Central Europe, for which he received five battle stars. During the Battle of the Bulge [as related to the compiler by Jim's brother, Royce], he was forced on more than one occasion to hide in "potato cellars" in order to avoid capture by the German forces. [Note: this was the battle where Nazi Waffen SS troops slaughtered over 50 American POW's in an isolated field]. Ruth: o. Beauty salon and flower shop operator. r. Langley, SC.

 

26.	George Phillip Hall	Lila Leona Cooler
	b. November 9, 1916	b. April 22, 1923
	Emanuel County, GA	Ridgeland, SC
	F d. August 3, 1997
	i. Jacksonville Memory Garden Jacksonville, FL
	m. March 1, 1946.

George: o. Retired nurseryman. Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army Air Corps, August 1941 to September 1945 (he was a member of Major Richard Bong's squadron--Bong was the first WWII fighter pilot ace in the Pacific; served in the Pacific Theatre 34 months; awarded Presidential Citation with oak leaf cluster. George was in Australia at the time that General MacArthur made his escape from Corregidor to Australia. George became part of MacArthur's invasion force which then began its island-hopping campaign to defeat the Japanese. Leona: o. Homemaker. r. St. Augustine, FL.

74. James Harry b. 11-22-1947

75. Phillip Rathford b. 09-05-1952

76. John Morgan b. 11-30-1953

 

27.	Russell Edward Hall	m.1 Willie Margie Reeves
	b. November 26, 1918	b. January 5, 1923
	Emanuel County, GA	Ridgeland, SC
	F d. April 6, 1995	d. May 17, 1992 E
	i. Jacksonville Memory Gardens Jacksonville, FL	i. Jacksonville Memory Gardens Jacksonville, FL
	m. October 28, 1941.
		m.2 Audrey Louise (Moyers) Olsen E
		b. December 22, 1942
		Brunswick, GA
	m.2, July 17, 1993

Russell: o. Retired nursery and hardware business owner (one Ace Hardware and two True Value stores). Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army Air Forces, 4� years (WWII). Russell considers Robert Lee Goodbread to be an integral part of his family since he started living with the Halls at the age of 14. Robert was born February 10, 1943 in St. Augustine, FL; he married Frances Marion Compton on May 6, 1969 in Beaufort, SC and their children are twins Raymond Lee and Robert Scott, born March 27, 1969 in Allendale, SC. Margie: o. Retired from the nursery business; homemaker. r. St. Augustine, FL.

77. George Edward b. 12-12-1943

78. Joseph Dearal b. 08-28-1946

79. Russell Lee b. 07-28-1963

 

28.	Rudolph Kermit Hall	Edna Hazel Cooler
	b. July 4, 1921	b. November 4, 1920
	Emanuel County, GA	Jasper County, SC
	F d. March 27, 1997
	i. Jacksonville Memory Garden Jacksonville, FL
	m. May 4, 1946.

Rudolph: o. Retired from the nursery and garden supply business. Served as a crew chief in the U. S. Army Air Forces (7th Air Force, Pacific Operations), July 1942 to February 1946. Edna: o. Homemaker. r. St. Augustine, FL.

�� Johnnie Victoria b. 03-26-1960 (adopted)

 

 

29.	Meda Royce Hall	m.1 Phyllis Marie Thomas
	b. November 29, 1923	b. September 1, 1924
	Emanuel County, GA	Salem, OR
		d. February 14, 1994 E
		i. Tulocay Cemetery Napa, CA
	m.1 June 20, 1945, Chula Vista, CA.
		m.2 Alice Faye (Wilson) Box E
		b. March 6, 1942
		Brunswick, GA
	m.2, June 5, 1994.

Royce: o. General contractor (retired); founder (1954) and CEO of Royce Hall Construction, Inc. Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Navy, December 1940 to January 1947. He was a turret gunner on a carrier-based torpedo bomber. He saw combat action in the Marshall Islands, Marianas Group and Leyte Gulf campaigns. Awarded WWII Victory Medal; American Area, American Defense; Asiatic Pacific Medal with three stars; Phillipine Liberation Medal with two stars; Air Crew Insignia with three stars; Presidential Unit Citation; Good Conduct Medal with one star. {See page 31 for a more complete account of Royce's military experiences}. Founder and President of Solano Napa Builders Exchange; member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, First Presbyterian Church; member, Kiwanis Club and Elks Club. Phyllis: o. Corporate Secretary, 1954-1989; homemaker. Phyllis, along with her mother and step-brother, is a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The family lived in Honolulu at the time due to her step-father being stationed aboard the cruiser Raleigh as a Chief Petty Officer. (He was not injured and the ship, although hit during the bombing, made it back to California for repairs). r. Napa, CA.

80. Royce Ladd b. 05-29-1956 d. 02-03-1989

81. Bonnie Royce b. 02-23-1959

 

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Compiled and Copyrighted By L. L. Ketchum, Westfield, Wisconsin, � 1998. L. L. Ketchum. June 1992. Revised May 1998. All Rights Reserved.