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Claiborn Wright HARRELL was born 1826. He died 1902 in Camden Co., GA. Claiborn married Lucretia HIGHSMITH on 14 Feb 1850 in GA.

Lucretia HIGHSMITH [Parents] was born 18 Mar 1830 in Wayne Co., GA. She died 17 Dec 1905 in GA. Lucretia married Claiborn Wright HARRELL on 14 Feb 1850 in GA.


Joseph Henry HIGHSMITH [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 5 Jul 1856 in Wayne Co., GA. He died 4 22 Feb 1927 and was buried in Smyrna Bapt. Cem., Brantley Co., GA. Joseph married Mary Jane WAINWRIGHT.

Mary Jane WAINWRIGHT [Parents] "Janie" was born 4 Dec 1863. She died 4 Jul 1902 and was buried in Smyrna Baptist Cemetery, Lulaton, Brantley, Georgia. Janie married Joseph Henry HIGHSMITH.

They had the following children:

  M i Cecil Edwin HIGHSMITH was born 5 Mar 1889 and died 12 Sep 1961.
  M ii Dunwoody C. HIGHSMITH was born 20 Nov 1891 and died 4 Oct 1918.

Henry Clay HIGHSMITH [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 15 Mar 1867 in Wayne, GA. He died 2 Feb 1940 in Brantley Co., GA (formerly Wayne) and was buried in Smyrna Bapt. Cem., Brantley Co., GA. Henry married Martha Jane WALKER.

Other marriages:
STONE, Mary Margaret

Martha Jane WALKER [Parents] 1, 2 was born 29 Jul 1874. She died 16 Jul 1911 and was buried in Smyrna Baptist Cemetery, Lulaton, Brantley, Georgia. Martha married Henry Clay HIGHSMITH.

They had the following children:

  F i Nora Bell HIGHSMITH was born 7 Dec 1898 and died 12 Jan 1919.
  M ii
William Perry HIGHSMITH was born 1 15 Dec 1905. He died 2 24 Nov 1927 and was buried 3 in Smyrna Bapt. Cem., Brantley Co., GA.

single
  M iii
Jessie Lee HIGHSMITH 1 was born 23 Nov 1907. He died 2 7 Jul 1954 and was buried in Smyrna Bapt. Cem., Brantley Co., GA.

Single

James W. HIGHSMITH [Parents] 1 was born 2 1844 in GA. He married Eliza J. SWEAT.

He is shown as a merchant in the 1870 Wayne Co., census.

Eliza J. SWEAT 1 was born 2 1854 in Camden Co., GA. She married James W. HIGHSMITH.


John C. HIGHSMITH [Parents] was born 4 Dec 1834 in Wayne, GA. He died Jan 1916. John married Mary Elizabeth HERRIN on 16 Nov 1864.

He was a Private CSA Sept. 29,1861. Then wounded at Spotsville Va. May 12, 1864. Roll for Aug 31,1864 (last on file) shows him wounded. Pension records shows him discharged on account of wounds in l864.

Mary Elizabeth HERRIN was born 9 Aug 1835. She married John C. HIGHSMITH on 16 Nov 1864.


William HIGHSMITH [Parents] 1 was born 1790 in Pitt Co., NC. He died before 1850 in Wayne Co., GA. William married Chloe ROBSON on 26 Nov 1829 in Wayne Co., GA.

He is shown in the 1830 Wayne County, GA census as living with a wife and
3 children.  His wife is shown as age 30-40.  The children were 2 males
under 5 yrs., and 1 female age 5-10.

He is shown in the 1830 census of Wayne Co., GA as living with his wife
and 3 children.

Chloe ROBSON 1 was born 2 1800 in NC. She married William HIGHSMITH on 26 Nov 1829 in Wayne Co., GA.

She is shown in the 1850 census of Wayne County, GA as being 50 years old,
the head of the household with two teenage boys, Jacob and John,living
with her.

They had the following children:

  M i
Jacob HIGHSMITH was born 1831 in Camden Co., GA.
  M ii Samuel HIGHSMITH was born 1831.
  M iii John C. HIGHSMITH was born 4 Dec 1834 and died Jan 1916.

John Lee COURSON was born 10 Sep 1849 in Ware Co., GA. He died 2 Oct 1926 in Wayne Co., GA and was buried in Lulaton, GA. John married Lanie HIGHSMITH.

Other marriages:
KNOX, Catherine

He lived in that portion of Ware County that is now Coffee Co.  He was a
County Commissioner for several years, serving one year as chairman of the
commission.

Sources: Pioneers of Wiregrass GA, Huxford, Vol.8, p.68.

Lanie HIGHSMITH [Parents] was born 1859 in Wayne Co., GA. She married John Lee COURSON.

They had the following children:

  M i
Living LIVING.
  M ii
Living LIVING.

Charles J. MCCLELLAN [Parents] 1 was born 23 Nov 1834 in Wayne Co., GA. He married Nancy COOPER.

Nancy COOPER was born 1 1846 in GA. She married Charles J. MCCLELLAN.

They had the following children:

  M i
James H. MCCLELLAN 1 was born 2 1866 in GA.
  M ii
Joseph C. MCCLELLAN 1 was born 2 1869 in GA.

George WAINWRIGHT married Mary Ann MCCLELLAN.

Mary Ann MCCLELLAN [Parents] was born 14 Jun 1841 in Wayne Co., GA. She married George WAINWRIGHT.


John R. COOPER married Caroline MCCLELLAN on 15 Nov 1860.

Caroline MCCLELLAN [Parents] was born 9 May 1843 in Wayne Co., GA. She married John R. COOPER on 15 Nov 1860.

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