Augustus Josiah DELK [Parents] "Gus" ¹ was born 2 Jun 1850 in Liberty Co., GA.. He died 24 Feb 1920 in Liberty Co., GA. and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Gus married Elizabeth Amanda CHAPMAN on 1875 in Liberty Co., Ga..

Elizabeth Amanda CHAPMAN [Parents] ¹ was born 15 Jun 1847 in Liberty Co., Ga.. She died 11 Dec 1913 in Liberty Co., Ga. and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Elizabeth married Augustus Josiah DELK on 1875 in Liberty Co., Ga..

Christian Index (Georgia Baptist, the Obituary of Elizabeth Amanda Chapman Delk appeared two times in the "Christian Index"

THE CHRISTIAN INDEX, April 2, 1914:
DELK.--On Thursday, December 11, l913, the death angel came to the home of A. J. Delk, in McIntosh county, Georgia, and required his wife, Elizabeth Amanda. The call came unexpectedly, but found her ready.  She was reading the Bible when the summons came.  She was about 67 years of age.  She united with Jones Creek Baptist Church, in Liberty county, in early life.  She remained a consistent member of that church until her death.  She leaves six daughters and two sons, with a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss.  Their loss is her eternal gain, for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.  The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. A. Mobley, of Ludowici, Ga., at Jones Creek Baptist Church.The text was 2 Timothy, 4--7. -- E. J. Blanton

THE CHRISTIAN INDEX, September 3, 1914:
DELK.--Mrs. Elizabeth A. Delk, wife of A. J. Delk, born June 15, 1847, died December 11, 1913.  She was stricken very suddenly while reading the 8th and 9th chapters of John, alone with her husband, and lived only a few hours. She had selected her favorite Scripture text to be used at her funeral, 2nd Tim. 7th and 8th verses. She united with Jones' Creek Church early in life, and was still a member at her death.  She leaves six daughters and two sons to mourn her death, viz:  Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Blanton, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. D. P. Salllett, Mrs. Atkins, Miss Mattie, and Messers David and Alex. Respectfully submitted, Jos. H. Parker, Chm.

Note:  Mrs. Austin was Madola Delk Austin, Mrs. Blanton was Mamie Delk Blanton, Mrs. Chapman was Matilda Delk Chapman, Mrs. D. P. Sallett was Elvira Delk Sallett, Mrs. Atkins was Florence Delk Atkins.

Columbus J. CHAPMAN [Parents] ¹ was born 4 Apr 1850 in Liberty Co., Ga. He died 9 Jul 1879 in Liberty Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Columbus married Elizabeth Charity HOUSTON on 30 Dec 1875.

Elizabeth Charity HOUSTON [Parents] "Bessie" ¹ was born 10 Jun 1852 in McIntosh, Georgia. She died 9 Nov 1923 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Long Co., Ga. Bessie married Columbus J. CHAPMAN on 30 Dec 1875.

Other marriages:

CHAPMAN, Ferdinand Brantley

Ferdinand Brantley CHAPMAN [Parents] ¹ was born 29 Nov 1854 in Liberty Co., Ga. He died 21 May 1925 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Ferdinand married Elizabeth Charity HOUSTON on 16 Dec 1880 in By T. J. Chapman, J. P..

Elizabeth Charity HOUSTON [Parents] "Bessie" ¹ was born 10 Jun 1852 in McIntosh, Georgia. She died 9 Nov 1923 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Long Co., Ga. Bessie married Ferdinand Brantley CHAPMAN on 16 Dec 1880 in By T. J. Chapman, J. P..

Other marriages:

CHAPMAN, Columbus J.

Thomas Weyman HOUSTON was born 22 Feb 1826. He died 29 Jul 1864. Thomas married Esther A. BAGGS on 15 Feb 1849 in McIntosh Co., GA.

5th Georgia Cavalary

Thomas Weyman Houston died at Kennesaw Mountain while serving as a Private in Capt O. C. Hopkins' Troop of the 5th Georgia Cavalry (Co K, McIntosh Light Dragoons). Thomas Weyman was a brave man and had little of the material things of life, but he was rich in the things that mattered most.  Esther, raised the six children on her meager homestead East of Doctors Creek in Long County, and she did it without one penny of welfare or even a widows pension. Her small log cabin was torched by Kilpatrick's men and she and her children spent that horrid winter of 1864 in a pine bark hut. The yankees took everything of value she had.  She was fortunate enough to have scattered the wild cattle and hogs she had in the free range woods of McIntosh County and away from Kilpatrick's army.

Thomas Weyman Houston enlisted 14 Aug 1861,  in Company F, 25th Georgia Volunteer Infantry for the term of one year, by Lt. Col. Rockwell. This unit served for the most part of the year on picket duty on the Georgia Coast, around the Savannah Georgia Area. He was  released by civil authority in 3 Jun 1862.  On 3 Mar 1863, he enlisted in Company K, 5th Georgia Cavalry for 3 years or the duration of the war.  He was in every action that the unit was engaged in. He was hospitalized in the Atlanta Area, and died 25 July 1864. He is believed to buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Kennesaw. [FAM REC Tommy D. Houston]

Thomas Weyman Houston, (1826-1864) Confederate Soldier, Farmer, was born in McIntosh County Georgia in 1826, the third child of Thomas A. and Asia Bayard Houston. Records of the Surveyor General of the State of Georgia indicate that he was given a grant of 84 acres on Doctor’s Creek in that portion of McIntosh County that is now Long County. Thomas Weyman Houston was not a slaveholder, but was described as a poor dirt farmer who tended the land and raised livestock in the free range flatwoods. On Feb 15,1849, he married Esther A. Baggs, daughter of William D. Baggs and Charity Hope Baggs . This union produced eight children: Mary Catherine Houston 1850-1890 m James Jeremiah Horne;  Elizabeth Charity Houston 1852-1923 m (1) Columbus  Chapman (2) his brother Ferdinand B. Chapman;  Margaret Ann Houston 1854-1859;  Esther Rebecca Houston 1855-1944 m Fred Norby;  William Baggs Houston 1857-1869;  Thomas Edgar Houston 1859-1905 m Nora Augusta Middleton d/o Richard Benjamin Middleton;  Joseph James Houston 1861-1904;  George Henry Houston 1864-1928 m Mattie Gordon.

   Thomas Weyman was a religious person, having belonged to the Methodist Church near his home that later became Middleton Memorial Church. He was a Master Mason, and a charter member of Altamaha Lodge No. 227, Free and Accepted Masons in Johnston Station, Ga. (Now Ludowici, Ga.) Thomas Weyman was a fairly well educated person, having attended McIntosh Academy.

                 /Robert HOUSTON
            /John Carrol HOUSTON b: ABT. 1755 d: 5 FEB 1838
    /Thomas A. HOUSTON b: 1796
    |       \Jane HARVEY b: ABT. 1758
Thomas Weyman HOUSTON b: 22 FEB 1826 d: 29 JUL 1864
    \Asia BAYARD b: 1800

Esther A. BAGGS [Parents] was born 3 Feb 1825 in McIntosh Co., GA. She died 1903 in McIntosh Co., GA. Esther married Thomas Weyman HOUSTON on 15 Feb 1849 in McIntosh Co., GA.

Sheldon Wright CHAPMAN [Parents] ¹ was born 30 Apr 1853 in Liberty Co., Ga. He died 6 Feb 1926 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Sheldon married Lula V. ROGERS on 5 Oct 1892 in By G. A. Blount, M. G..

Lula V. ROGERS ¹ was born 15 Nov 1853. She died 10 Apr 1923 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Lula married Sheldon Wright CHAPMAN on 5 Oct 1892 in By G. A. Blount, M. G..

Other marriages:

WHITEHURST,

Atlanta Constitution, April 12, 1923
Mrs. Wright Chapman Dies
Glennville, GA, April 11, 1923
Mrs. Wright Chapman, aged 58, died at her home near Ludowici Tuesday night. She is survied by her husband, four sons, one daughter, four sisters, and two brothers. The funeral and internment will be at Jones Creek Cemetery at 11 o'clock Thursday morning.

WHITEHURST married Lula V. ROGERS.

Lula V. ROGERS ¹ was born 15 Nov 1853. She died 10 Apr 1923 in Long Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. Lula married WHITEHURST.

Other marriages:

CHAPMAN, Sheldon Wright

Atlanta Constitution, April 12, 1923
Mrs. Wright Chapman Dies
Glennville, GA, April 11, 1923
Mrs. Wright Chapman, aged 58, died at her home near Ludowici Tuesday night. She is survied by her husband, four sons, one daughter, four sisters, and two brothers. The funeral and internment will be at Jones Creek Cemetery at 11 o'clock Thursday morning.

Bryant Platt HARRINGTON Jr. [Parents] was born 24 Aug 1861 in Ludowici, Liberty co. Georgia. He died 18 Apr 1944 in Morven, Brooks co. Georgia. Bryant married Iola RODGERS.

Bible records of her son:
Birth date April 23, 1870
Died April 26, 1946
DOB for B. P. Harrington:  
Birth: Aug. 24, 1861
Died April, 1944

Iola RODGERS was born 23 Apr 1871 in Talokas, Brooks co. Georgia. She died 26 Apr 1946. Iola married Bryant Platt HARRINGTON Jr..

Bryant Platt HARRINGTON  [Parents] was born 6 Mar 1826. He died 24 Oct 1865. Bryant married Mary Ann Louise DELK.

Mary Ann Louise DELK [Parents] was born 4 Jul 1835 in Liberty, GA. She died 14 Nov 1914. Mary married Bryant Platt HARRINGTON .

John M. BAGGS ¹ was born 20 Apr 1857 in Liberty Co., Ga. He died 7 Oct 1888 in Liberty Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, , Georgia. John married Florence Anne CHAPMAN on Jan 1887 in By J. G. Norris, Bap. Min..

Florence Anne CHAPMAN [Parents] "Annie" ¹ was born 31 Dec 1857 in Liberty Co., Ga. She died 23 Sep 1895 in Liberty Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Long Co., Ga. Annie married John M. BAGGS on Jan 1887 in By J. G. Norris, Bap. Min..

Other marriages:

HORNE, James Jeremiah

James Jeremiah HORNE ¹ was born 9 Nov 1846 in Liberty Co., Ga. He died 4 Oct 1900 in Liberty Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Liberty, Georgia. James married Florence Anne CHAPMAN on 23 Jul 1891 in By G. A. Blount, M. G..

Florence Anne CHAPMAN [Parents] "Annie" ¹ was born 31 Dec 1857 in Liberty Co., Ga. She died 23 Sep 1895 in Liberty Co., Ga and was buried in Jones Creek, Long Co., Ga. Annie married James Jeremiah HORNE on 23 Jul 1891 in By G. A. Blount, M. G..

Other marriages:

BAGGS, John M.