NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

MARY, NANCY, PARISH posted by R. Lee Parish on Tuesday, May 1, 2001

I am looking for the Father and Mother of these people listed in 1880 Census in Newton County. Nancy Parish, Mary Parish I hoping that if these people died in Newton County that there death certificate may be there.

JAMES, RUFUS, SWANN posted by Lori Lee Swann on Wednesday, May 2, 2001

Looking for detailed information on James Rufus Swann and his father's name.

LOCHRIDGE posted by s hane on Thursday, May 3, 2001

Samuel or William Lochridge

posted by Rick Mayes on Thursday, May 17, 2001

Has anyone in Newton Co. come across listings of Bible records published in FAMILY PUZZLERS, the weekly genealogy magazine edited by Mary Bondurant Warren from 1964 until 1998? I thought that HERITAGE PAPERS went out of business when Mrs. Warren stopped publishing Puzzlers the end of 1998. Not so!! I recently found the new websites for HERITAGE PAPERS as well as for FAMILY PUZZLERS, TNG, the monthly magazine edited by Mrs. Warren’s daughter Amy Warren Sanders! Most of the items that Heritage Papers used to advertise in their annual catalog are still available, including back issues of the quarterly magazines GEORGIA GENEALOGIST and CAROLINA GENEALOGIST, lots of historic maps, as well as source materials for Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Some bound volumes of Family Puzzlers are still available. For Heritage Papers, go to http://www.galaxymall.com/books/heritagepapers For Family Puzzlers, The Next Generation, go to http://www.galaxymall.com/books/familypuzzlers I just thought you’d like to know, I did!! Rick Mayes Leitchfield, KY

BROOKS, CHANDLER, DANIEL, EUBANKS, FARMER, KITCHENS, MAYES, MOON, PEEK posted by Sherry Peek on Friday, May 18, 2001

DI am still doing research on the PEEK surname in Rockdale Co., Newton Co., Henry Co. and Walton Co. James Henry PEEK was b. in Conyers, Rockdale co. in 1844 to John Fretwell and Cornelia PEEK. James H. married Amanda (Jenny) MAYES Chandler in 1866. John Fretwell PEEK d. in Rockdale Co. in 1904 and his wife Cornelia Adeline BROOKS d. there also in 1907, both are buried in the Salem Baptist Church Cem. All of Jim and Amanda/Jenny PEEK's children were b. in Conyers, they were Alice Cornelia Peek MOON, John F. Peek,Martha R. Peek SIMS, William Telemacus Peek, Henry Alred Peek, children by Arminda's first marriage, Judge CHANDLER, Laura Washington Chandler FARMER and Emily Jane Chandler EUBANKS. John William PEEK m. Sarah Odasser DANIEL and they had 8 children and some m. in Newton Co. Henry Harold PEEK m. Emily ASHLEY, Elizabeth PEEK m. Benjamin E. KITCHENS, WM WM PEEK m. Susannah J. MANN and Martha C. PEEK m. D.L. DENTLER. In Henry Co. the PEEKS married into the families of ELLIOTT, CHILDS,LUMMUS, and BOSTWICK. Have lots of data, anyone recognizing any of these surnames, please contact me, note that I have a new email address and check out my web page.Thanks!

COLEMAN, CREMER, CULBREATH, HARDIMAN, HUFF, KILGORE, RAKESTRAW posted by Earnie and Lori on Wednesday, May 23, 2001

My Rakestraw/Coleman family (Black/Mulatto/Indian) lived in and around Newton Co. for years in the late 1800s and early 1900s. If anyone out there has ANY info on this family please let me know. Specific names we are researching are: McCoy (Mack) Rakestraw, Emily Rakestraw, Mary Rakestraw, Anderson Rakestraw, Green Berry (Butcher) Rakestraw, Merce (?) Coleman, Betsy Coleman, Lamar Coleman (aka Lamar Culbreath) , Oscar Culbreath, Mecie Coleman Culbreath Rakestraw, Carrie Rakestraw, Crawford Rakestraw, Grant Rakestraw, Lucius Rakestraw, Blanche (Ruby) Cremer Rakestraw, Willie George Rakestraw, Violing Rakestraw, Engerson Rakestraw, Mary Louise Rakestraw Huff, Lorell Huff. Other relatives may have surnames Hardiman and Kilgore. If you know of or think you may be related to any of the above, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!!! Lori and Earnie

CHASTAIN, PARKER posted by Richard Chastain on Sunday, May 27, 2001

PARKER, JAMES A., father of Henry Anderson Parker. He died in 1902, I believe, and was a pvt. in the 42nd Georgia Infatry, Co. F. (Newton County Rifles or Rangers). He was buried in the Parker Cemetery in Rockdale Co. My grandmother, Claudie B. Chastain (Parker}, was a daughter of Henry Anderson.

BARTLETT, POPE posted by Mike Arther on Monday, May 28, 2001

I am looking for information on the Pope and Bartlett family that migrated to Cherokee and DeKalb County, GA in the 1860 to 1875 era, I believe. It may have been a little later. I am specifically interested in John W. (Jack) Pope who married my great grandmother, Mary A. Bartlett in DeKalb County, AL on August 13, 1888. Thank you, Mike Arther PArther@aol.com

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