The Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 595,  Homerville, Georgia 31634
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Chairman of Board:  Mr. E. L. "Boe" Williams, Jr.

FAMILY  REUNION  ANNOUNCEMENTS
and other genealogical events in the Wiregrass Georgia Region
including tombstone marker dedications

Brushy Creek Chapter Daughters of Indian Wars
Invites you to a marker Dedication for Lawrence Armstrong Folsom
 
Saturday, January 21, 2006, at 10:30 A. M.
Folsom Cemetery
Lowndes County, Hahira, Georgia
 
Immediately following the dedication a Dutch Treat Lunch will be at the Western Sizzling Steak House in Adel, Georgia. For more information contact: Gail Hughes at 229-896-4360.

Directions from Adel
M. J. Taylor Road (Fire Tower Rd) which turns into Webb Road
Go to Old Coffee Road, turn right and a short distance turn right
 on Folsom Road and follow the signs.
 
Directions from Hahira
Hwy. 122 West to Folsom Road across from the old liquor store.
 Turn right and follow the signs.
 

The 2008 annual HERSEY, ROWELL WHITE Family Reunion at the Bickley United Methodist Church in Bickley, Ware Co., Georgia has been scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2008.  Everyone with a Wiregrass Georgia Hersey, Rowell or White connection is invited to attend.  Attendees start gathering at the Church about 10:00 AM and will eat lunch around noon. Attendees are requested to bring a covered dish for the lunch.  Paper products, utensils and beverages will be furnished.

Descendants, family and friends of the following ancestors are the primary attendees of this reunion.

Peter WHITE (b c 1806) and Jane (FIVEASH) ( b c 1820)

Thomas HERSEY [Hursey] (b 1802) and Rebecca S. (SPELL, SPIVEY or SURRENCY) (b 1807)

Samuel Franklin ROWELL (b 1850) and Rachel (BAGLEY) (b 1864)

Surnames of the ancestors for the attendees of this reunion include, but are not limited to ANDERSON, BAGLEY, CARPENTER, CARTER, COURSON, DAVIS, DENTON, FIVEASH, GRINER, HALL, HERSEY, HURSEY, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, MINCHEW, ROWELL, SMITH, SPELL, SPIVEY, SURRENCY, WESTBERRY and WHITE to name a few.

Genealogies and old photos will be available for review at the reunion.  Attendees are requested to bring their genealogies and old photos for review.

REUNION  FLYER

For more information concerning this reunion contact either:

Sherrie Courson
912-283-2852
912-281-3384
bickleybunch1@yahoo.com
or
Robert B. Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
985-845-4688

 
The 2005 annual Strickland/Griffin Reunion of the descendants of John Strickland (1804-1879) and James Griffin (1793-1860) and related families will be on September 24, 2005 at Laura Walker State Park, Waycross, Georgia.

Stop at the main entrance to purchase a parking permit and obtain directions to shelter 1.  The shelter is air conditioned. 

 
Registration will begin at 11:00 and lunch will be at 12:30.  Please bring a covered dish and plan to have fun and fellowship. Also bring family histories and photographs to help everyone connect kinships.

For more information concerning this reunion, please contact one of the following:

Dorothy Strickland May
229-247-1647;

Myrtle Griffin Strickland
912-283-5897;

R. Michael Strickland
561-833-5580 or
mstrick731@aol.com;

Norma Jean Strickland Martin
317-346-1805 or
revjeanmar@aol.com

Whitehurst Family Reunion

Time: 12:30 PM

Location:  Antioch Church, Adel, Cook Co., Georgia

Reunion dedicated to family veterans.  Please bring pictures or memorabilia.

Please bring a covered dish to share.  Paper products and beverage is furnished.

For more information contact:
 Gail Hughes  (229-896-4360) or
Debbie Buckholts  (229-549-7263)

The Brushy Creek Chapter Daughters of Indian Wars invites you to the marker dedication for Daniel McCranie, an Indian War Veteran, scheduled for November 19, 2005 at the Daniel McCranie Cabin.  Mr. McCranie was born in 1772 and died in 1854.  Immediately following the dedication, a tour of the cabin of Daniel McCranie, his son, which was given to him by his father.  This cabin was built in 1826.

A bar-b-que chicken plate lunch will be served after the tour at the Exchange Club Building in Adel, Georgia.  The price of lunch is $10.  The deadline for reservations for the meal is November 12, 2005.  Make checks payable to Brushy Creek Chapter Indian Wars.

For more information concerning this reunion, please contact:  No longer available

The Brushy Creek Chapter Daughters of Indian Wars invites you to the marker dedication for Roderick Morrison, an Indian War Veteran, scheduled for 5:00 PM on September 3, 2005 at the Brushy Creek Cemetery in Sparks, Cook Co., Georgia.  Mr. Morrison was the son of John Morrison, a Revolutionary Soldier. 

For more information concerning this reunion, please contact:  No longer available

Wildes / Wilds Family Reunion
Location:  Okefenokee Swamp Park, near Waycross, Georgia
Date:  Second Sunday of October each year  (10/8/2006 this year)

Everyone is WELCOME to attend
Bring family & friends

For more information concerning this reunion, please contact: 

 Sarah Reynolds, Wildes/Wilds Family Historian &
 Corresponding Secretary of the Wildes Family Association:

 sarah@wildesfamily.org

www.wildesfamily.org
(Web site for Wildes / Wilds families of Southeast Georgia)

Schedule of Events for 2006 Reunion:

9:00 AM  -  Setup
11:00 AM  -  Business Meeting
11:30 AM  -  Registration
12:30 PM  -  Pot Luck Lunch  *
1:30 PM  -  Prizes & Awards
2:00 PM  -  Group Photo

*  Please bring plenty of food for your immediate family
& a little extra for our family from out-of-town

  MORRIS FAMILY REUNION

Descendants of Frank Robert Morris (1852 - 1923)
and
Rebecca E. Carter (1851 - 1924)

1. Maggie Lou and Isham Crosby
2. Joseph W. and Annie Carter/Dollie N. Carter
3. Will and Della Griffin
4. Charlie E. and Eootsie Copeland
5. Nancy and Jack C. Carter
6. Minnie
7. Thomas L. and Ophelia V. Cain / Mamie L. Shipes

and Extended Families

The Reunion is to be held at the:

Jeff Davis Fairground
Off of Jefferson Street and Kirkland Road
On Kendell Stone Road, Hazelhurst, GA  31539

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Please bring a covered dish and a big appetite
 and make plans to enjoy the entire day

Please bring old family photos to be scanned
for future publication of the Morris Family History

For more information concerning this reunion,
please contact one of the following:

Local Contact
Mrs. R. C. Partin
912-379-1796

or

Earl S. Chambers
earlscott3@comcast.net

  CHAMBERS FAMILY REUNION

Descendants of William (Chale) Chambers (1829 - 1917)
and
Isabell Jane Garrett (1832 - 1909)

1. Rebecca Elizabeth Chambers and John Hutcheson
2. William Washington Chambers
3. Mary Frances Chambers and John Andrew Carroll, Sr.
4. Ascenath Mary Chambers and Winfield F. Carroll
5. Hiram Chambers
6. James Duggan Chambers
7. Lewis Morgan Chambers and Lillie Louisa McCorkle

and Extended Families

The Reunion is to be held at the:

Cedar Crossing Community Center
Located in Cedar Crossing, Georgia
Somewhat between Alston and Uvalda

Saturday, September 3, 2006

Please bring a covered dish and a big appetite
 and make plans to enjoy the entire day.
Chow starts at 12:00 Noon

Please bring old family photos to be scanned
for future publication of the Chambers Family History

For more information concerning this reunion,
please contact one of the following:

Local Contact
Jessie Mack Chambers
912-538-4006

or

Earl S. Chambers
earlscott3@comcast.net

  WILLIAMS FAMILY REUNION

Frederick Williams, R.S.
and
Arribecca Goff

of Duplin Co., North Carolina
(c 1750 to c 1821)

This reunion is hosted by The Ancestral Family Association of Andrew Elton Williams and is held the first weekend in October at Galilee Methodist Church, east of Highway 77 in Jackson County, Florida (between Graceville and Chipley).

We will start gathering about 9:00 AM (Central Time) on Saturday morning, October 7, 2006.  At 10:30 AM we will have lots of family singing followed by a wonderful talk by Fred Beshears of Monticello, Florida.  His subject is the effects of the Civil War on our Williams family in particular and on northwest Florida in general.  At noon, dinner provided by those attending is shared with everyone.

For more information concerning this Williams reunion,
please contact:

Sissy (Williams) Howell
sissy@islc.net

  DYAL / SPELL FAMILY REUNION

William Warren Dyal
and
Dicy Spell

of Ware Co., Georgia

The annual Dyal / Spell reunion is held at
the FNB South Conference Center in Alma, Georgia.
Lunch will be served after church
Fellowship with us all day

For more information concerning this Dyal / Spell reunion,
please contact:  Edgar Dyal at 912-632-5632

The 2006 annual COURSON Family Reunion at the Bickley United Methodist Church in Bickley, Ware Co., Georgia has been scheduled for Saturday, September 9, 2006. 

Descendants, family and friends of the late Monroe Duncan Courson, and his two wives, Elizabeth (Hall) Courson and Sally (Varnedoe) Courson  [Monroe Duncan Courson was the son of Duncan and Phoebe (Douglas) Courson] will start gathering at the Church about 10:00 AM and will eat lunch around noon. Attendees are requested to bring a covered dish for the lunch.  Paper products, utensils and beverages will be furnished.

Genealogies and old photos will be available for review at the reunion.  Attendees are requested to bring their genealogies and old photos for review.

For more information concerning this reunion contact either:

Karen (Courson) Nichols
912-283-6452

or

Sherrie Courson
bickleybunch1@yahoo.com

The 2006 William HUGHES Family Reunion at the Prospect Church in Clinch County Georgia has been scheduled for Sunday, November 12, 2006. 

Descendants, family and friends will start gathering at the Church for visiting about 10:00 AM and will eat lunch around noon.   Attendees are requested to bring a covered dish for the lunch.   Paper products, utensils and beverages will be furnished.

William Hughes was born in Barnwell District, South Carolina in 1812 and died in Clinch County in 1889.  His first wife was Nancy Hutto and all children were from this union.  William Hughes is buried at North Cemetery in DuPont and Nancy Hutto is buried at Prospect.

For more information concerning this reunion, please contact:

Gail Hughes
229-896-4360 or write to: 180 Gary Lane,  Adel, GA  31620

Markers will be dedicated at 2:30 PM on Sunday, November 12, 2006 for an Indian War Veteran, Capt. John J. North, who had his own militia unit during the time period of fighting the Indians in the Okefenokee Swamp and his son, Edward North, who served with Co H 29th GA during the War Between the States. 

A reception will follow the marker dedication at the home of Mrs. Hazel Lee in DuPont, Georgia.  This was the historic home of Mr. John P. A. DuPont who was a businessman in Savannah during the 1850s and 1860s.  The home in DuPont was his summer home.

For more information concerning this marker dedication, please contact:

Jewel Coverdale
904-289-9579 or write to: 306 North Road, Jacksonville, FL  32234

Gail Hughes
229-896-4360 or write to: 180 Gary Lane,  Adel, GA  31620

The descendants and friends of Mitchell and Narcissus “Sis” JOHNSON
Bland will hold their Annual BLAND REUNION

 Saturday, June 16, 2007
beginning at 10:30 A.M. 

This reunion will be held at the VFW Dining
Hall, 602 S. Dixon Street, Alma, GA.  Please bring a covered dish for
the basket lunch which will begin at 12:30 P.M.  Drinks, plates,
napkins and utensils will be furnished.

The children of Mitchell and Sis Bland are Ben Bland, Eljie Bland,
Simeon Bland, Leander Bland and Clayton Bland.   Looking forward to a
feast of love and sharing and an enjoyable day of visiting with each
other.  

Anyone needing further information should phone Thoris Bland
Youmans at (912) 449-3489 or Gail Youmans Stokes at (912) 449-0971.

Marker dedication for Charles Arthur Hiers, Confederate Veteran,
 Saturday 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM at Sardis Church Cemetery,
 Berlin, Colquitt Co., Georgia

For more information contact:
 Gail Hughes  (229-896-4360) or
Debbie Buckholts  (229-549-7263)

Everyone with a family connection to:

Oliver WALDRON (1787-1867)  &  Ann SYLVESTER (c 1787-1878) and

Elias David WALDRON (1811-1894)  &  Nancy Banner THOMAS (1812-1892)

 is invited to attend the 2008 annual Waldron Family Reunion:

 Saturday, April 12, 2008
TIME:  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

PLACE:  Nelly Bly's Kitchen at the beautiful Stephen Foster State Park,
Way Down Upon the Suwannee.

Lunch:  Covered dish  (paper products, utensils, beverages will be furnished).

Please bring genealogies, photos, and good stories to share.
Those who share old photos will be MEMORIALIZED!

For Information Contact:  Beverly Waldron Pitts:  850- 385 -9682  or

hpitts88@comcast.net  (Subject: Reunion)

Dixie Chapter UDC #2576 will be holding a marker dedication at:

Woodlawn City Cemetery
in Adel, Cook Co., Georgia
Time 10:30 AM

Five Hutchinson Family Members (all brothers will be remembered)

Only one marker will be dedicated

(1) Private Richard N. Hutchinson
Unit Georgia First Symons Reserves, Company H then Co F 1st Regiment

(2) Private David T. Hutchinson (marker dedication)
Unit Georgia First Symons Reserves, Company H

(3) Private Robert H. Hutchinson
Unit Georgia First Symons Reserves, Company H

(4) Private Henry K. Hutchinson
Unit Georgia First Symons Reserves, Company H

(5) Private Bailous C. Hutchinson
Unit Georgia First Symons Reserves, Company H

For more information contact:
 Gail Hughes  (229-896-4360) or
180 Gary Lane
Adel, Georgia  31620

Dixie Chapter UDC #2576 will be holding a marker dedication at:

Friendship Church Cemetery
near Hahira, Lowndes County, Georgia
Time 3:00 PM for
Private James Robert Durst
Unit Company C 61st Georgia
 

For more information contact:
 Gail Hughes  (229-896-4360) or
180 Gary Lane
Adel, Georgia  31620

Dixie Chapter UDC #2576 will be holding a marker dedication at:

Woodlawn City Cemetery
in Adel, Cook Co., Georgia
Time 3:00 PM for
Veteran Franklin Ray
Unit Company I 50th Georgia Regiment

For more information contact:
 Gail Hughes  (229-896-4360) or
180 Gary Lane
Adel, Georgia  31620

Drury Family Reunion, May 10, 2008 at:

Burntfort Chapel
in Camden Co., Georgia
Time: 10:00 AM
 

Please bring a meat dish, side dish and drink to share,
ice, building rental, dishware and silverware will be furnished.

Bring photos and family Information to share.
Please join us!

Please provide a headcount for you family.

For more information contact:
 Barb Drury
bamdrury@alltel.net
912-674-4180

The Family of Jesse Crummey & Fannie (Altman) Crummey

34th Annual Reunion, Sunday, June 8, 2008 at:

PAB Lodge
Lake Mayers in Baxley

Lunch will be served at 12:30 PM
 

Please bring a covered dish, everything else will be furnished.
Family & Friends are invited.
Please join us!

For more information contact:
 Charles Crummey
912-366-0987

The Family of the late Judge Tom Boatwright

will have a Family Reunion, Sunday, June 8, 2008 at:

Staten Center
on Highway 32 East at Johnson's Lake Road

Everyone is invited.
 

Please bring a basket lunch.

Please join us!

Descendants of John Madison & Mary (Coombs) Holton and
descendants of Cuyler W. and Alzanda (Smith) Knowles

are invited to the annual Family Reunion,
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Noon at the:

VFW Post in Alma, Georgia
 

Please bring a covered dish.

For further information:
Call 912-632-8950

Reavis E. Dixon stands beside the newly set CSA marker for his great grandfather, James C. C. "Tiger Jim" Davis, at the Ramah Cemetery, near Mershon in Pierce Co., Georgia.   Mr. Davis is the ancestor of hundreds of descendants in Pierce, Appling, Ware, and Bacon counties in Wiregrass Georgia.

The CSA marker was provided by Francis S. Bartow Chapter 83, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Captain John Knox "Seaboard Guards" Camp 2022, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

A dedication of the monument will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the Ramah Cemetery in Pierce County.  The ceremony will be conducted by the above named groups, in addition to the Clement A. Evans Camp 64, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Company H, 26th Georgia Infantry re-enactors.

All descendants, as well as the general public is invited to attend.

The Brannen Family of Bulloch County
will be having their  60th Annual Reunion
September 27, 2008
at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church near Statesboro.

for descendants of William Brannen, R.S.

(www.BrannenGA.com)

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