SMITH GENEALOGY
~~~~~~~~~~~~First Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THOMAS SMITH (b: abt 1597 Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, Eng, d: unknown) m: ELIZABETH GARTON (b: abt 1600 Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, Eng, d: abt 1633) daughter of JOHN GARTON. Their children:
1. THOMAS SMITH (b: 1623 Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Eng, d: July 1699 buried: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Eng) m: Fortune Cullen.
~~~~~~~~~~~Second Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THOMAS SMITH (b: 1623 Gattesby, Leicestershire, Eng, d: July 1699; buried: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Eng)married FORTUNE CULLEN (b: abt 1625 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Eng, d: 1 Mar 1715/16) daughter of LAWRENCE CULLEN on 27 Feb 1680/81 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Eng. Their children:
1. SAMUAL SMITH (b: abt 1684 London, Eng) m: Elizabeth Carlitch.
~~~~~~~~~~~Third Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAMUAL SMITH (b: abt 1684 London, Eng, d: unknown) married ELIZABETH CARLITCH (b: unknown d: unknown). Their children:
1. JOHN SMITH (b: 1720 Norfolk, Eng, d: unknown)
~~~~~~~~~~~Fourth Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JOHN SMITH (b: 1720 Norfolk, Eng, d: unknown) married unknown. Their children:
1. CAPT. JOHN TAYLOR SMITH (b: 1740 NC, d: Jan 1795 Wilkes Cty, GA) m: Sarah Baskin.
~~~~~~~~~~~Fifth Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAPT. JOHN TAYLOR SMITH (b: 1740 NC, d: abt 1795 Wilkes Cty, GA) married SARAH BASKIN (b: abt 1741 Wilkes Cty, GA d: unknown) in about 1768, Anson Cty, NC. Their children:
1. MARTHA SMITH (b: 15 Nov 1770 NC, d: 1 Nov 1826 Wilkes Cty, GA) m: John William Walker.
2. ALEXANDER SMITH (b: at1773 NC)
3. MARY SMITH (b: at 1774 GA) m: James Wooten, Sr.
4. JOHN TAYLOR SMITH (b: abt 1775 GA, d: bef 1802 GA)
5. ELIZABETH "BETTY" SMITH (b 23 Apr 1775 GA)
6. BENJAMIN SMITH (b: 1776 GA)
7. CHARLES SMITH
8. MARGART SMITH
9. WILLIAM SMITH (b: abt 1782 GA)
10. FRANCES "FRANKY" SMITH
11. MILDRED "MILLY" SMITH
12. NANCY SMITH
13. JAMES B. "BONNER" A. SMITH
14. STEPHEN SMITH (b: abt 1793 GA)
15. BETHIA COSTELO SMITH (b: abt 1795 GA)
~~~~~~~~~~~Sixth Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARTHA SMITH (b: 15 Nov 1770 NC, d: 1 Nov 1826 Wilkes Cty, GA, Burial: Nov 1826 Wilkes Cty, GA) married JOHN WILLIAM WALKER (b: 7 Dec 1766 Hampshire Cty, VA, d: 10 Oct 1826 Wilkes Cty, GA, Burial: Danburg, Wilkes, GA) son of JOHN WALKER and MRS. WALKER on 11 Feb 1790 in Wilkes Cty, GA. Their children:
1. WILLIAM WALKER (b: bef 1792 Wilkes CO., GA; d: unknown)
2. JOHN WILLIAM WALKER, JR. (b: 22 Mar 1792 Wilkes CO., GA; d: 6 Jan 1871 AL) m: Nancy Owen
3. TAYLOR WALKER (b: 1795 Wilkes CO., GA; d: 1817)
4. JAMES F. WALKER (b: 6 Aug 1798 Danburg, Wilkes CO., GA; d: 1876 AL) m: Dorothy McClendon
6. GEORGE WALKER (b: 1803 Wilkes CO., GA; d: 1824(
7. RICHARD WALKER (b: 13 May 1805 Wilkes CO., GA; d: unknown)
10. MARTHA WALKER (b: 14 Apr 1813 Wilkes CO., GA; d: 22 Oct 1882 TX) m: Thomas Smith
~~~~~~~~~~~Seventh Generation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ROBERT WALKER (b: abt 1810 GA d: unknown GA) married ELIZABETH WEST CAIN (b: abt 1808 Wilkes, GA d: unknown GA). They lived on a "plantation" in Griffin, GA. They had at least 16 children. Nine of their children:
1. MILTON WALKER (b: abt 1842 GA)
2. RICHARD WALKER (b: abt 1844 GA)
3. ANDREW JACKSON WALKER (twin) (b: abt 1846 GA) m: Fedoria "Donie" Cauthen (b: 1851, d: 1889)
4. THOMAS WALKER (twin) (b: abt 1846 GA)
5. LAVONIA WALKER (b: abt 1848 GA)
6. WILBUR FRANKLIN WALKER (twin)(b: 19 Oct 1849 GA, d: 19 Sept 1924 Taylor, TX) m: Sarah (Sallie) (b: 1854 MS d: 1926 TX) m: 9 Oct 1884 TX
7. CHARLIE WALKER (twin) (b: 19 Oct 1849 GA) This brother is about the right age of the one that moved to New Orleans, LA and became a doctor.
8. EUDORAS BRAWNER WALKER (b: 12 Sept 1851 GA, d: 29 Jan 1929 GA) m: Emily Clymer Thomas (b: 4 June 1858, d: 27 Apr 1927 GA)
9. WILLIAM FRANCIS "Frank" WALKER (b: 15 Aug 1856 GA, d: 7 Dec 1932 Corpus Christi, TX) m: Sophronia Esther Barber (b: 13 July 1863 Milam CO., TX, d: Dec 15, 1940 Corpus Christi, TX)
~~~~~Eighth Generation~~~~~
WILLIAM FRANCIS "Frank" WALKER (b: Aug 15, 1856 Griffin, GA, d: Dec 7, 1932 Corpus Christi, TX) married SOPHRONIA ESTHER BARBER (b: July 13, 1863 Milam CO., TX, d: Dec 15, 1940 Corpus Christi, TX) daughter of ISAAC NEWTON BARBER and TABITHA GARDNER. Their Children:
1. CLAUDIA LAVONIA WALKER (b: 1885 TX) m: ROARK
2. WILBUR WALKER(b: July 23, 1887 TX) m: PEARL BOGGUS
3. MARGARET PAGE WALKER (d: infant TX)
4. ROBERT BARBER WALKER (b: April 3, 1894 TX) m: MYRTLE TAYLOR
5. ELIZABETH EMILY WALKER (b: 1896 tX) m: CLYDE OVERMAN
6. FRANCES REBECCA WALKER (b: Dec 21, 1898 Alice TX, d: Dec 26, 1993 Corpus Christi, TX) m: OREA A. EHLERS, SR.
7. STELLA IRENE WALKER (b: Feb 10, 1900 TX) m: DEWEY WORDEN
8. LENORA ELLEN WALKER (b: Mar 25, 1903 TX) m: STANLEY McMURRAY
9. OLIVE PEARL WALKER (b: Nov 1906 TX) m: RENE McCLARY
~~~~~Ninth Generation~~~~~
FRANCES REBECCA WALKER (b: Dec 21, 1898 Alice, TX, d: Dec 26, 1993 Corpus Chriti, TX) married OREA ALVIN EHLERS, SR (b: July 13, 1887 MO, d: Nov 1979 Corpus Christi, TX) son of JOHN HENRY EHLERS, JR. and MARY ELIZABETH HERKER. They owned a farm in Odem, TX. Their children:
1. OREA A. EHLERS (b: Sept 7, 1922 Corpus Christi, TX) m: NORMA JEAN CLENDENNEN
2. JOHN WALKER EHLERS (b: 1935 TX) m: ELAINE GEORGE
~~~~~Tenth Generation~~~~~
OREA A. EHLERS, JR (b: 7 Sept 1922 Corpus Christi, TX) married NORMA JEAN CLENDENNEN (b: 10 Nov 1927 Texon, TX) daughter of MATTHEW BOLEN CLENDENNEN and BERNICE ELIZABETH O'NEILL of Sinton on 26 Feb 1945. They lived in Sinton, TX until 1950; then moved to Corpus Christi, TX. Their children:
1. ORENE ELIZABETH EHLERS (b: Oct 27, 1945 Sinton, TX) m: (1) LAWRENCE REEVES BURNSIDE (2) MARK DOUGLAS CUSTER
2. BARBARA JEAN EHLERS (b: Aug 2, 1947 Sinton, TX) m: (1) DOUGLAS NOEL STEPHENS (2) GARNER GENE FARRIER
~~~~~Eleventh Generation~~~~~
ORENE ELIZABETH EHLERS (b: 27 Oct 1945 Sinton, TX) m: (1)LAWRENCE REEVES BURNSIDE (b: 3 Feb 1948 Corpus Christi, TX) son of FLOYD WILLIAM BURNSIDE, Sr. and MABLE CRANK on 22 Mar 1966 in Corpus Christi, TX. They lived in Corpus Christi, Germany, Michigan, San Marcos, and Austin. On 13 March 1999 (the 10th anniversary of the day they met) in Bandera, Texas, she married (2) MARK DOUGLAS CUSTER (b: 14 Mar 1960 Corpus Christi, TX) son of CEIL KELLY and MORRIS D. CUSTER. They live at Lake Corpus Christi, TX. Child of ORENE and LAWRENCE BURNSIDE:
1. LAWRENE ELIZABETH BURNSIDE (b: 30 Oct 1970 K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI)
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BARBARA JEAN EHLERS (b: 2 Aug 1947 Sinton, TX) married (1) DOUGLAS NOEL STEPHENS (b: 1942) son of DOUG STEPHENS and EDNA CHANEY; (2) GARNER GENE FARRIER (b: 11 Jan 1953) son of GARNER FARRIER and RUBY on 16 Oct 1987. They live in Aransas Pass, TX. Child of BARBARA and DOUGLAS STEPHENS:
1. CHRISTOPHER NOEL STEPHENS (b: 11 Jan 1969 Corpus Christi, TX)
~~~~~Twelth Generation~~~~~
LAWRENE ELIZABETH BURNSIDE (b: 30 Oct 1970 K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI). Children:
1. COLIN NOEL (b: 16 Oct 1989 Corpus Christi, TX)
2. TROY STEPHEN (twin) (b: 13 Feb 1995 Alameda, CA)
3. TREY MATTHEW (twin) (b: 13 Feb 1995 Alameda, CA)
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Last update: 8/22/2003
Prepared by: Orene Ehlers Custer, August 2003
Information gathered from family members, FamilySearh.com, 1860 Cencus for Spaulding Cty, GA (Griffin Post Office) page 203 (#40) and page 204 (#1-10), and Old Oak Hill Cemetary, Griffin, Spaulding County, Georgia.
