Another old post, my roots.........

Original post on Monday, April 16, 2007

This seems like a good way to start reconstructing my blog........

My family tree.....

How far can you go back, I find this stuff interesting. Our family name can be traced back to England around 1200 AD, Hugo of Country Northumberland. and Margery of Country Norfork.

James was given a land grant in New Kent County Virginia in 1654, our name also appears in Mongomery County Virgina where Richard is listed as the owner of one slave.

My oldest known direct relative. Abslom, born in Virgina 10/7/1759. Married 3/22/1787 to Elizabeth Maness was born 2/7/1768.

Miss Elizabeth gave birth to 12 children: Elander, 6/9/1788, Jesse. 10/5/1791, Rebecca, 3/3/1794, Wilham, 4/1/1796, Richard, 3/1/1798, Absalom J. (my Great, Great, Great Grandfather) 9/15/1800, Sampson, 10/19/1803, Jefferson, 10/20/1808, Elizabeth, 9/29/1810, Minnie, 3/3/1818, Margaret, 9/16/1820, and Nana, 9/16/1822.

This information was extracted from census records.

I would like to Introduce you to Absalom J and his Wife Mary Jane Duncan, my Great, Great, Great Grandfather, he died in 1886.

The story goes that Abslom and Mary Jane with their family left Virginia going to Texas by wagon train. It was a hard trip and when they got into North East Georgia, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, they came upon a large valley, being tried of the travel they named it Texas Valley and settled there. It is still known as Texas Valley today.

They gave birth to 9 children: Calloway, 1830, (my Great, Great Grandfather), Calvin C. 10/25/1833-4/7/1909, Adaline, 1837-8/29/1911, Abslom, 1840, Catherine, 1843, Mary, 1845, Nancy Jane, 1848, William C, 1854, Frances, 1/22/1857

CALLOWAY 1830-7/24/1865. married Sarah Selena Green 2/6/1826-10/24/1900.

They had 5 children: Reverend William Calloway, 1858-1933 (my Great Grandfather), Martha Emma, 1849-1925, Cyrenious Rena, 1851-1911, John W, 1863-1900, Calvin Calloway, 1864-1939

Calloway is the first know military man in my family tree, he served in the war of Southern Independence. His military records indicate he was hospitalized in 1864 and died in 1865, there is no known record of where he was buried, he never came back from the war.

Sand Springs Baptist Church, built January 12, 1883, was lost in a fire some years later but was rebuilt on the original foundation.

After the death of Calloway, Selena acquired a large farm in Texas Valley, she donated the land for Sandy Springs Baptist Church and her son William was the Pastor of the Church. Sandy Spring Baptist Church is there today, many of my family are buried there.

Reverend William C married Louella Missouri Herndon 3/20/1879

They had 9 children: Anna May 4/14/1880-1/2/1935, George Walter, 6/13/1882-1946, (my Grandfather), Edgar 2/10/1884-11/16/1966, William Henderson, 1/26/1886-7/21/1905, Louella, 1/19/1888-2/21/1952, Grady, 3/1/1893-12/2/1949, and Hillyer 1890-1935.

The Reverend William C and clan, photo taken in Trion, Ga, 1925, my grandparents and my father are in the photo, The old sarge was born in Trion, Ga in 1937.

My uncle Edgar died in 1966, his wife was Willie Mae Drummond, my Grandmothers sister. Edgar and Willie Mae lived on the Texas Valley Farm. When Willie Mae died in the 1990's the farm reverted to the rest of the children, my father's 2.645% share went to me and my brother, after the courts got done with the mess we got about $2000.00 each. Legal fees ate up the rest.
George Walter married Julia Durmmond, 11/20/1904

My Grandmother Julia died at age 93, 48 years after my Grandfather, she never stopped loving him.

They had 6 children: Howard William, 1906-1971, George W. Jr, 1913-1974,(my father), Margaret 1916-1982, Wilma Kathleen, 1919-2004, Venice Emily, 1923-2003, Eima Fay, 1929-

George Walter Jr. Married Johnnie Ruth Barton 11/23/1935
My father served in the Navy during WWII, 1942-1946.
My father died of a massive heart attack, 11/16/1975, my mother lived until 2003, 28 years after my fathers death, she never stopped loving him.

They Had 2 children: Harold Barton, 8/19/1936 and Charles Edwin 12/5/1937.(me)

My Brother Served in the US Air Force for 20 years, he is also a Vietnam Vet

In 1955 I married Nita Williams, we had three children, Cynthia, 8/18/1956, Pamela, 11/22/1963, and Teresa, 1/14/1965. We were divorced in 1967, I was given custody of the children.
1/2/1968 I Married Bonnie, (Miss Bee), she had one daughter Cathy 3/9/1965, who I adopted and raised as my own, we later had one son Charles E. II, 11/10/1970. Miss Bee and I raised the 5 children who are now scattered all over the United States.

I served in the US Army from June 1960 to 1986, I am a Vietnam Vet

Now there you have it folks, if anyone wants to know more of my life, they will have to write it themselves.