Baker Dougherty County GaArchives - History - Nelson Tift Records ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby <http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467> March 2003 I am not descended from this line and do not research this line. However, since Nelson Tift was the founder of Albany, I have had many opportunities to come across information on this line. Below are some Tift Records which I have found and compiled into this one source.... Debra Crosby Nelson Tift's diaries and a clock owned by him are at the Dougherty County Public Library, Albany Ga. Dougherty County Probate Court Dougherty County Public Library Southwest Georgia Judge Nancy Stephenson Genealogy Department Genealogical Society 225 Pine Ave. 300 Pine Ave. P. O. Box 4672 Albany, Ga 31701 Albany, Ga. 31701 Albany, Ga. 31706 (229) 431-2102 229-420-3218 (229) 434-2694 (fax) 1 Nelson F. Tift 1810 - 1891 . +Nancy Maria Anna Mercer 1822 - 1878 ........ 2 Ann Elizabeth Tift 1839 - 1900 ............ +Charles Wilson Rawson 1827 - 1867 ................... 3 Anna Juanita Rawson 1861 - 1910 ....................... +William Solomon Tarver 1850 - 1929 .............................. 4 Annie R. Tarver 1889 - 1959 .................................. +Mosely W. Fitch 1883 - 1955 .............................. 4 Charles Rawson Tarver 1892 - 1941 ................... 3 Alice M. Rawson 1864 - 1939 ....................... +E. H. Dennison 1866 - 1910 .............................. 4 Elizabeth R. Dennison 1896 - .............................. 4 Alice D. Dennison 1891 - .................................. +Walter Godwin .............................. 4 Eugene Dennison 1894 - 1966 .............................. 4 Helen Dennison 1898 - ................... 3 Charles W. Rawson 1867 - 1939 ....................... +Mary C. Cheatham - 1941 ........ 2 Frances J. Tift 1844 - 1910 ............ +Thomas M. Nelson - 1866 ................... 3 Thomas M. Nelson 1864 - 1935 ....................... +Mary L 1866 - .............................. 4 Thomas Maudette Nelson Jr 1904 - 1938 ........ 2 Nelson F. Tift 1847 - 1926 ............ +Susan Grove Hall 1849 - 1917 ................... 3 Maurice Wheeler Tift 1869 - 1961 ....................... +Lula Wooten 1871 - 1947 .............................. 4 Asa Forsythe Tift 1898 - 1925 .............................. 4 Wiliam Wooten Tift 1903 - 1925 ................... 3 Samuel Hall Tift 1874 - ....................... +Ona 1890 - .............................. 4 Susan Grove Tift 1921 - .............................. 4 Robert Hall Tift 1927 - ................... *2nd Wife of Samuel Hall Tift: ....................... +Alatia Westbrook 1877 - 1917 ................... 3 Nelson F. Tift 1880 - 1944 ....................... +Mary C .............................. 4 Nelson F. Tift 1916 - ........ 2 Mariah Isabella Tift 1849 - bef 1900 ............ +William Mitchell 1849 - 1893 ................... 3 William Eugene Mitchell 1875 - ................... 3 Clara Mitchell 1877 - ................... 3 Nelson Tift Mitchell 1880 - ................... 3 Jeanette Mitchell 1886 - ................... 3 Maria Mitchell 1889 - ................... 3 Manger? Mitchell 1891 - ........ 2 Clara Jane Tift 1853 - 1913 ............ +Thomas N. Woolfolk 1848 - ................... 3 Irene Tift Woolfolk 1874 - ................... 3 Rosa Woolfolk 1878 - ................... 3 Sybil Woolfolk 1879 - ........ 2 Irene W. Tift 1856 - ............ +Walter D. Mann ................... 3 Susie Mann 1879 - ................... 3 Walter Mann 1878 - ........ 2 James Mercer Tift 1859 - 1929 ............ +Julia Gilbert 1863 - 1930 ................... 3 Charlotte Lottie Tift 1885 - 1936 ....................... +Albert S. Bacon 1885 - 1955 .............................. 4 Mercedes Bacon 1911 - .............................. 4 Charlotte Bacon 1919 - ................... 3 Martha Mercedes Tift 1894 - 1902 TIFT, NELSON State: FL Year: 1829 County: Monroe Record Type: Petitioner's List Township: Key West Database: FL Early Census Index v.2 TIFT, AMOS State: FL Year: 1829 County: Monroe Record Type: Petitioner's List Township: Key West Database: FL Early Census Index v.2 TIFT, ASA F. State: FL Year: 1829 County: Monroe Record Type: Petitioner's List Township: Key West Database: FL Early Census Index v.2 1840 Baker County Ga. Albany District page 40 Tift, Nelson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 Baker County Ga pg 83b 125 Tift Nelson 40 M Editor 70,000 Conn Tift Mariah A. 28 F Ga Tift Ann E. 11 F Ga Tift Frances J. 6 F Ga Tift Nelson F. 3 M Ga Tift Mariah I. 7/12 F Ga Mercer Nancy 52 F Ga ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 Dougherty Co. Ga pg 555 155 Tift Nelson 49 M Planter 165000 52225 Conn 155 Tift Anna M. (Mariah Ann) 38 F Oglethorpe Co., Ga 155 Tift Frances J. 16 F Albany 155 Tift Nelson F. 13 M (Clerk) Albany 155 Tift Ilonia J. 10 F Albany 155 Tift Anna W. 4 F Albany 155 Tift Clara J. 7 F Albany 155 Tift James M. 1 M Albany 155 Wolfe Kate 20 F school teacher Kennedy (B.P.)?? 155 Wolfe 37012 4 F Albany ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga pg 471a 418 Tift Nelson 59 M W Merchant & Farmer 100 7,500 Conn. 418 Tift Ann Jr. 47 F W Keeping House . . Geo. 418 Tift M. Isabel 20 F W At Home . . Geo. 418 Tift Clara J. 17 F W Going to School . . Geo. 418 Tift Jacne W. 14 F W Going to School . . Geo. 418 Tift Jas. M. 10 M W At Home . . Geo. 418 Nelson F. J. 26 F W Farmer 3,900 . Geo. 418 Nelson Thos. M. 5 M W At Home . . Geo. 419 Tift Nelson F. 23 M W Manufacturer Lumber . . Geo. 419 Tift Susan G. 21 F W At Home . . Geo. 419 Tift Morris 7/12 M W At Home . . Geo. bn. Oct 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga page 455 339 Ralls James 22 M W Clk in Warehouse . . Geo. 339 Winefolk Thos. N. 22 M W Clk. in Warehouse . . Geo. 339 Tift Henry H. 29 M W Engine Builder . . Conn. 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga page 465 343 Rawson Ann E. 30 F W Keeping House 15,000 2,000 Geo. 343 Rawson Anna J. 9 F W At Home . . Geo. 343 Rawson M. Alice 5 F W At Home . . Geo. 343 Rawson Charles N. 3 M W At Home . . Geo. 343 Tift Katie E. 21 F W At Home . . Ala. 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga page 459b 249 Kendass Jas. M. 52 M W Carpenter . . New Hampshire 249 Kendass Katie D. 43 F W Keeping House . . Tenn. 249 Kendass Samuel 7 M W At Home . . Geo. 249 Kendass Harry 5 M W At Home . . Geo. 249 Kendass Lena 2 F W At Home . . Geo. 249 Kendass James E. 22 M W Dentist 2,000 . Mass. 249 Tift Walter K. 16 M W At Home . . Geo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1880 Dougherty Co. Albany page 70 a A. F. TIFT Self W Male W 67 CT Merchant CT CT Howard DUNCAN Other W Male B 32 GA Warehouse Hand GA GA 1880 Dougherty Co. Ga Albany page 67 Charles W. TIFT Self M Male W 33 CT CT GA Irene W. TIFT Wife M Female W 26 GA RI MA 1880 Dougherty Co. Ga Albany page 74a Nelson TIFT Self M Male W 69 CT Merchant CT CT Anne M. TIFT Wife M Female W 58 GA Keeping House GA GA James M. TIFT Son S Male W 20 GA Clerk In Store CT GA pg. 76b Nelson F. TIFT Self M Male W 32 GA CT GA Susan G. TIFT Wife M Female W 31 GA Keeping House SC NC Morris W. TIFT Son S Male W 10 GA At School GA GA Sam TIFT Son S Male W 6 GA GA GA Nelson TIFT Son S Male W 4M GA GA GA pg 74a Fannie I. NELSON Self W Female W 35 GA CT GA T. M. NELSON Son S Male W 15 GA At School GA GA 1880 Dougherty County, Albany age Number 74A Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Annie E. RAWSAN Self W Female W 40 GA GA GA Annie RAWSAN Dau S Female W 19 GA GA GA Alice M. RAWSAN Dau S Female W 15 GA At School GA GA Chas W. RAWSAN Son S Male W 13 GA At School GA GA Thomas SCOTT Other D Male B 40 TN Servant --- --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1880 Albany, Dougherty, Georgia Family History Library Film 1254144 NA Film Number T9-0144 Page Number 74A Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace W. E. WITCHELL1 Self M Male W 31 GA Merchant ENGLAND GA Belle WITCHELL Wife M Female W 30 GA Keeping House CT GA W. Eugene WITCHELL Son S Male W 5 GA GA GA Clara W. WITCHELL Dau S Female W 3 GA GA GA Nelson T. WITCHELL Son S Male W 7M GA GA GA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1900 Albany, Dougherty Co. Ga ed 44 sheet 1 district 945 7/7 ??? Westbrook head w/m mar/1846 54 widow Ga Ga Ga Alatia Tift dau w/f Nov1877 23 Ga Ga Ga Sam s-i-l w/m Dec1874 26 Ga Ga Ga Cugar? Westbrook son w/m Dec1879 21 Ga Ga Ga Julia McLaren boarder w/f Dec1876 24 widow ga ga ga Parker Westbrook son nov1890 10 Ga Ga Ga ed44 sheet 14 368 Mary E. Rawson ?? 1839 60 widow Ga Ct Ga Clara Mitchell niece Apr 77 22? Ga GA Ga Davis, McIntosh, Lofton boarders ed 44 sheet 15 Tift St. 375 E. H. Dennison May 66 34 Ga Ct Ga Dentist Alice R. Sep 67 33 Ga Ga Ga Alice Tift Sep 91 8 Ga Ga Ga daughter Eugene Aug 93 6 Ga Ga Ga son Elizabeth Dec 96 3 Ga Ga Ga daughter Helen Nov 98? 1 Ga Ga Ga daughter 1900 Dougherty Co. Ga ed 44 sheet 15b 393 Fannie Nelson May 1844 56 widow Ga Ga Ga Thomas Oct 1864 35 son Ga Ga Ga Jeanette? Mitchell Nov 1886 13 niece Ga Ga Ga Maria Mitchell Sep 1889 10 niece Ga Ga Ga Manjer?? Mitchell May 1891 9 nephew Ga Ga Ga 395 W. D. Mann May 1849 51 widow Va Va Va Susie Apr 1879 21 daugh GA Va Ga James ???1880 20 son Ga Va Ga 396 Nelson Tift Mar 1847 53 Ga Ga Ga Susan Grove Tift Feb 1849 51 Ga Ga Ga mother of 5 Nelson Jan 1880 20 Nelson Mitchell Jan 1880 20 Ga Ga Ga boarder w/m Rodriann? Apr 1882 18 Ga Ga Ga boarder w/m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1910 Dougherty Co. Ga ed 69 sheet 3 66/66 Thomas N. Woolfolk 62 Ga Ga Ga Clara J. 57 Ga Ga Ga Rosa 32 Ga Ga Ga daughter Sybil Cont? 25 Ga Ga Ga daughter John C. 4 Ga Ga Ga gr son 74/74 Charles W. Tift 65 CT Irene W. 62 Ga Clara H. White 86 Mass widow ed 69 sheet 5 78/78 Nelson Tift 60 Ga Susan 50 Ga Nelson 30? Ga Rene? 20 Ga James Mercer? 30 Ga boarder Nelson T. Mitchell 30 Ga boarder Walter D. M???? 68 Ga boarder 159/174 Charles W. Rawson 41 Ga Ga GA ed 69 sheet 10 Jackson St. Mary C. 37 Ga Ga Ga 172/139 Fannie Nelson 65? Ga GA GA widow ed 69 sheet 10 Society St. Thomas 44 Ga GA GA son Mary 44 Ga d-i-l Thomas Jr. 6 Ga gr-son Maria Mitchell 20 Ga niece ed70 sheet 5a albany district 945 tift st. 58/97 W. S. Tarver 46 Ga Ga Ga Annie 45 Ga Ga Ga Annie 23 Ga Ga GA daughter Rawson 19 Ga Ga GA son 59/98 E. H. Dennson 48 Ct Ct Ct Alice 46 Ga Ga Ga Eugene 18? Ga Ct Ga Alice 18 Ga Ct Ga Elizabeth 13 Ga Ct Ga Helen 11 Ga Ct Ga ed 70 sheet 5 68/168 M. W. Tift 40 Ga Ga Ga Lula 33? Ga Ga Ga Asa 13 Ga Ga Ga son Will Weston? 8 Ga Ga Ga son Mercer Sherman? 3 Ga Ga ga adopted son ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1920 Dougherty Co. Ga ed 58 sheet 8 159 Nelson F. Tift 72 Ga ct Ga Nelson son 40 Ga Ga Ga Mary C. dil 28 Ga Ga NJ Nelson F.Jr gr son 4 Ga Ga Ga 166 Charles Tift 74 Ct Ct Ga ed 58 sheet 9 Irene 69 Ga RI MASS 59 James M. Tift 60 Ga ct Ga ed 58 sheet 4 Julia G. 57 Ga Ga Ga Albert S. Bacon 35 Ga Ga Ga Lottie 35 Ga Ga GA Mercedes 9 Ga Ga Ga Charlotte 8?/12 Ga Ga GA Archer W. Scott 30 Ga Ga Ga lodger 142 Maurice W. Tift 50 Ga Ga Ga ed 58 sheet 7 Lula 49 Ga Asa F. 22 Ga William W. 17 Ga William?Walter?Milton? Tift Sherman 13 Ga adopted son Aileen Sanford 29 Ga lodger 1920 Dougherty Co. Ga Albany ed 59 sheet 3 53 Alice M. Denison 52 Ga GA Ga widow Eugene 26 Ga Ct Ga son Elizabeth R. 22 Ga Ct Ga daughter Helen M? 19 Ga Ct Ga daughter 54 Walter F? Godwin 24 Ga Ga GA Alice D. 24 Ga Ct GA 55 Mosely W. Fitch 37 Sc Sc Sc Annie R. 35 Ga Ga GA 56 William S. Tarver 58 GA Ga Ga widow Charles R. 27 Ga Ga GA son 1920 Dougherty Co. ed 57 sheet 15 559 Thomas M. Nelson 55 Ga Va Ga Mary L. 48? England England England Thomas Jr. 16 Ga Ga England ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1930 Dougherty Co. Ga Albany ed 7 sheet 1a 2 Sam H. Tift 50 Ga Ga Ga Ona 40 SC NC SC Susan Grove 9 Ga daughter Robert Hall 3 Ga Ga GA 38 Nelson Tift 50 Ga Ga NY ed 7 sheet 2b Society St Mary C. 38 Ga Ga NY Nelson F. 14 Ga Ga Ga Mary H. 10 Ga Ga GA 55 Charlie W. Tift 85 CT CT GA ed 7 sheet 3a Jackson st Irene 82 GA RI RI Coles? Stella W. 72 Ga RI RI sil Lula Cobb 54 GA US GA roomer 66 Maurice W. Tift 60 Ga Ga Ga ed 7 sheet 3b Fifth St. Lula W. 59 Ga Ga Ga 217 Albert S. Bacon 46 Ga Ga Ga ed 8 sheet 9b Jefferson St. Lotie? 43 Ga Ga GA Mercedes 20 Ga Ga GA Charlotte 10 Ga Ga Ga Julia Tift 65 Ga Ga Ga mil widow 522 Charlie W. Rawson 60 Ga Ga GA ed 7 sheet 9 Mary C. 54? Sc Sc Sc 1930 Dougherty Co. Albany ed 8 sheet 5 105 Walter S. Gibson 39 Ga Rose 40 Ga Walter 3rd 18 Ga Elizabeth 17 Ga Eula? Jene 15 Ga Margaret 13 Ga Rawson Tarver 41 Ga roomer 106 Alice R. Dennison 62 Ga widow Alice Godwin 30 Ga divorce daughter Gene Dennison 28 Ga son Helen 25 Ga daughter Demeron? Godwin 9 Ga Gr-son 1930 Dougherty Co. Albany Society Ave. ed 7 sheet 8 491 Thomas M. Nelson 65 Ga Va Ga Mary L. 54 Eng Eng Eng ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriages: TIFT, NELSON F. HALL, SUSAN G. 30 Oct 1868 Houston Co. Ga FLANDERS, MATT TIFT, SUSANNA 15 Oct 1887 Dougherty GA HENRY, THOMAS TIFT, ELLA 26 Dec 1888 Dougherty GA MANN, WALTER D. TIFT, IRENE W. 16 Oct 1877 Dougherty GA MITCHELL, WILLIAM EURENE TIFT, MARIA ISABEL 07 Apr 1874 Dougherty GA NELSON, THOMAS M. TIFT, FANIE J. 30 Dec 1863 Dougherty GA RAWSON, CHARLES W. TIFT, ANNIE 13 Dec 1859 Dougherty GA RUST, RICHARD S. TIFT, KATIE E. 15 Oct 1874 Dougherty GA TIFT, HENRY H. WILLINGHAM, BESSIE 25 Jun 1885 Dougherty GA TIFT, JAMES M. GILBERT, JULIA 05 Dec 1882 Dougherty GA TIFT, JOHN BRITTON, LOU 27 Dec 1890 Dougherty GA TIFT, MAURICE W. WOOTEN, LULA 03 Dec 1890 Dougherty GA TIFT, NED WINN, RACHEL 14 Apr 1868 Dougherty GA TIFT, SAMUEL H. WESTBROOK, ALLALIA C. 12 Apr 1898 Dougherty GA TIFT, WILLIAM HENRY GREEN, ELLA 20 Jun 1900 Dougherty GA WILLIAMS, STEVE TIFT, JULIA 25 Dec 1883 Dougherty GA WOOLFOLK, THOMAS N. TIFT, CLARA JANE 24 Jun 1873 Dougherty GA DENNISON, E. H. RAWSON, M. ALLICE 18 Dec 1889 Dougherty GA TARVER, WILLIAM SOLOMON RAWSON, ANNA JUANITA 24 Feb 1886 Dougherty TIFT, SAMUEL O. HARVEY, LOUISA P. 11 Jan 1842 Monroe FL TIFT, JULIUS NOYES, CATHERINE D. 9 Jan 1844 Monroe FL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deaths: Georgia Death Index Nelson F. Tift Death Date: 25 Nov 1926 Gender: Co. of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 26542-H Nelson Tift Death Date: 16 Oct 1947 Race: W Gender: M Co. of Death: Doghrty Cert: 21338 Age: 65 years Nelson F Tift Date: 10 May 1995 Race: W Gender: M Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 022016 Filing Date: 22 May 1995 Age: 79 years Co. of Residence: Appling Mahalie Tift Death Date: 21 May 1920 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 14533-B Asa. F. Tift Death Date: 17 Jan 1925 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 982-G William W. Tift Death Date: 17 Jan 1925 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 989-G Annie Tift Death Date: 13 Apr 1928 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 9720-J James M. Tift Death Date: 23 Nov 1929 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 32149-K Julia G Tift Death Date: 07 Jul 1930 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 21259 Oreatha Tift Death Date: 20 Dec 1932 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 28860 Lottie Tift Bacon Death Date: 07 Feb 1936 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 3559 Charles W Tift Death Date: 08 Jun 1937 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 14857 Mrs Irene W Tift Death : 16 Jun 1937 Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 14849 Maurice W Tift Death: 20 Apr 1961 Race: W Gender: M Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 09774 Age: 91 years Co. of Residence: Dougherty Asa F Tift Death: 16 Feb 1984 Race: W Gender: M Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 005475 File Date: 23 Feb 1984 Age: 59 years Co. of Res: Dougherty Vera Tift Death: 15 May 1985 Race: W Gender: F Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 018163 File Date: 22 May 1985 Age: 85 years Co. of Res: Dougherty Mary C Tift Death: 21 Apr 1982 Race: W Gender: F Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 013404 File Date: 28 Apr 1982 Age: 90 years Co. of Res: Dougherty Richard A Tift Death: 15 Oct 1988 Race: W Gender: M Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 039295 File Date: 19 Oct 1988 Age: 87 years Co. of Res: Dougherty Elizabeth Tift Death: 02 Dec 1991 Race: W Gender: F Co. of Death: Dougherty Cert: 048165 File Date: 06 Dec 1991 Age: 88 years Co. of Res: Dougherty Samuel B Tift Death Date: 29 Jan 1941 Race: W Gender: M County of Death: Doghrty Certificate: 856 Age: 67 years Lula W Tift Death Date: 27 Jul 1947 Race: W Gender: F County of Death: Doghrty Certificate: 14711 Age: 74 years Name: Charles R Tarver Death Date: 16 Oct 1941 Race: W Gender: M County of Death: Doghhty Certificate: 23681 Age: 50 years ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dougherty Co. Deaths listings at courthouse http://www.albany.ga.us/site/page4258.html TIFT ABRAHAM 9/14/1962 TIFT ALFRED 4/28/1976 TIFT ALICE 9/08/1988 TIFT ANNE 1/03/2003 TIFT ASA FORSYTH 2/16/1984 TIFT CATHERINE 4/13/2001 TIFT CHARLES 8/07/1983 TIFT CHARLES W. 6/08/1937 TIFT ELIZABETH 12/02/1991 TIFT FRANK 8/05/1947 TIFT GEORGE L. 1/06/1984 TIFT HATTIE MAE 5/18/1982 TIFT IDA 4/15/1947 TIFT INFANT 3/24/1947 TIFT IRENE WIGHT 6/16/1937 TIFT JAMES MERCER 11/23/1929 TIFT JESSIE D. 4/11/1989 TIFT JIMMY 3/01/1997 TIFT JOHN 3/30/1953 TIFT JOHNIE 1/18/1957 TIFT JOHNNY A. 6/30/1987 TIFT JULIA 7/07/1930 TIFT LEROY 6/17/1997 TIFT LUCILE 6/12/1944 TIFT LULA WOOTEN 7/27/1944 TIFT MARY 4/21/1982 TIFT MATTIE 7/29/1960 TIFT MAURICE WHEELER 4/20/1961 TIFT NELSON 10/16/1944 TIFT NELSON F. 11/25/1926 TIFT NELSON FRANKLIN 5/10/1995 TIFT PEARLINE 7/19/1967 TIFT RICHARD ASHE 10/15/1988 TIFT ROSA MAE 5/05/1996 TIFT SAMUEL HALL 1/29/1941 TIFT THOMAS 2/21/1997 TIFT VERA 5/15/1985 TIFT VIOLA WHITE 1/26/1980 TIFT WILLIE LEE 7/13/1940 TIFT, JR. JIMMY 7/12/1992 RAWSON CHARLES WILSON 2/26/1939 RAWSON MARY C. 3/04/1941 NELSON THOMAS M 10/18/1935 Address 220 SOCIETY AV NELSON THOMAS MAUDETTE 7/31/1938 Address 220 SOCIETY AV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RECORD OF BURIAL, CITY CEMETERIES, ALBANY, GA OAKVIEW & RIVERSIDE CEMETERIES OLDEST BURIAL RECORDS Nancy Mercer and James Mercer buried in Tift plot Oakview Cemetery Albany Ga from Oakview Burial Book. Date Name no date Tift, Annie Marie Tift Lot Oakview 10/31/93 Tift, Maurice Tift Lot Oakview 4/27/78 Tift, Marie Mercer Tift Lot Oakview 11/25/26 Tift, Nelson F. Tift Lot Oakview 4/5/17 Tift, Susan Grove Hall Tift Lot Oakview 1/17/25 Tift, Asa Forsythe Tift Lot Oakview 1/17/25 Tift, William Wooten Tift Lot Oakview 8/2/02 Tift, Martha Mercedes Tift Lot Oakview 7/25/99 Tift, Allatia Tift Lot Oakview 11/18/91 Tift, Nelson Tift Lot Oakview 1/5/11 Tift, Nicholas Crugar 31-3 Oakview 10/26/13 Tift, Allatia Coley 32-3 Oakview 1/27/17 Tift, Allatia Coley 32-3 Oakview 4/8/17 Tift, Allatia Westbrook 32-2 Oakview 7/31/44 Tift, Mrs. M. W. Tift Lot Oakview 4/8/13 Woolfolk, Clara Tift Tift Lot Oakview 5/31/87 Woolfolk, Fannie Nelson Tift Lot Oakview 2/12/90 Woolfolk, Wm Nelson Tift Lot Oakview 9/14/00 Rawson, Annie Elizabeth Tift Lot Oakview 4/3/67 Rawson, Chas Wilson Tift Lot Oakview 10/1/64 Rawson, Fannie Loyd Tift Lot Oakview 7/24/99 Rawson, Lucy Fitzallen? Tift Lot Oakview 10/10/94 Rawson, Chas Wilson Tift Lot Oakview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sexton's Book Oakview Cemetery Tift, Nicholas 7 years white male died Malaria Fever Dr. Hilsman Jan 5, 1911 buried Jan 6, 1911 Tarver, Mrs. E. G. 78 years white female old age Dr. Hilsman Jun 7, 1909 buried june 8 Tarver, Elizabeth 8 years white female burned Dr. Hilsman Dec 30, 1908 buried Dec 31 Tarver, Miss Mamie 49 yrs white female congestion of heart Dr. Hilsman buried Feb 13, 1907 Tift, Mercedes 8 years white female scarlet fever Dr. Hilsman died Aug 2, 1902 buried Aug 3rd Rawson, Mrs. A. E. 62 years white female cancer Sep 14, 1900 Elkins buried Aug 15th Rawson, Lucy Fayalla? 2 1/2 years white female typhoid fever Jul 23 1899 D. Hilsman buried Jul 23 Tift, Alatia 1 day white male convulsions Jul 25, 1895 Dr. Hilsman buried Jul 25 Tift, Miss Mariah 73 yrs white female old age Aug 8, 1895 Dr. Strother buried 9th Rawson, Charles Jr. 3 years white male congestion Oct 11, 1894 Dr. Hilsman buried 12th Tift, Morris 2 years white male congestion Oct 29th, 1893 Dr. Strother buried 30th Mitchell, W. E. no age given, white male May 14th, 1893 Dr. Davis buried 16th Tift, Nelson 81 years white male pneumonia Nov 18th, 1891 Dr. Davis buried 19th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dougherty Co. Probate Records http://www.albany.ga.us/site/page4258.html Name Year File Number Min Book Docket Page A. M. Tift 1900 K2980 M6 Aleatha W. Tift 1900 K2978 M9 Asa Tift 1900 K2983 M7 Asa F. Tift 1984 7786 66 F 227 Charles W. Tift 1900 511 1 J. M. Tift 1900 K2984 11 J. M. Tift 1900 307 1 TIFT, JESSIE LEE 1900 993 2 TIFT, LULA W. 1900 898 2 TIFT, MAURICE W. 1961 2546 19 C 170 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2985 5 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2986 5 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2987 5 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2989 5 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2990 12 TIFT, NELSON 1900 K2991 L12 TIFT, NELSON 1900 447 1 TIFT, NELSON 1900 923 2 TIFT, NELSON F. 1900 K2988 M10 TIFT, NELSON F. 1900 308 1 TIFT, RICHARD 1988 9508 7 G 249 TIFT, ROSA MAE 1996 96-ADM-89 J 43 TIFT, SUSAN AND ROBERT 1900 747 2 TIFT, SUSAN G. 1900 305 1 TIFT, SUSAN GROVE 1900 K2992 11 TIFT, VERA INMAN 1985 8234 71 G 22 TIFT, WILLIAM E. 1984 7820 67 F 233 MITCHELL, EUGENE 1900 K2121 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIFT, NELSON, congressman. He was elected a representative from Georgia to the fortieth congress. Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 Biographies T page 1921 TIFT, Nelson, a Representative from Georgia; born in Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810; attended the village school; moved to Key West, Fla., with his father in 1826, to Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., in 1830, and engaged in the mercantile business; moved to Georgia and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Augusta, Richmond County, in 1835, at Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, in March 1836, and at Albany, Baker (now Dougherty) County, in October 1836; founder of the Augusta (Ga.) Guards in 1835; founder of the city of Albany, Ga., in 1836; served as justice of the peace; delegate from Baker County to the State convention held in Milledgeville, Ga., in 1839, to reduce the membership [p.1921] of the State legislature; elected to the Baker County Inferior Court on July 5, 1840; reelected in January 1841 and again in 1849; elected colonel of Baker County (Ga.) Militia in 1840; member of the State house of representatives in 1841, 1847, and 1851-1852; founder in 1845 of the Albany Patriot and served as editor and publisher until 1858; during the Civil War was connected with the Confederate States Navy Supply Department with the rank of captain; upon the readmission of Georgia to representation was elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 25, 1868, to March 3, 1869; presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-first Congress, but was not permitted to qualify; contested the subsequent election of Richard H. Whiteley to the Forty-first Congress, but no action was taken thereon; conducted an extensive plantation and operated lumber, flour, and corn-meal mills; also instrumental in promoting the building of several railroads, serving as president; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1877; died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., on November 21, 1891; interment in Oakview Cemetery. The Flood of 1925 was a tragedy that grabbed headlines when the Flint River rose to 36 feet, overflowing its banks and flooding low-lying areas north and south of town. It also claimed the lives of two young men, Will and Asa Tift, descendants of Albany's founder, Nelson Tift. History of Albany, Nelson Tift Founder http://www.albanyga.com/cvb/histfounding.html Nelson Tift, Assistant Paymaster; appointed from Georgia. [Georgia in the War, 1861-1865, page 113.] An Inventory at the G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/manuscripts/coll/coll277/coll277b.html Tift Family Papers Box Folder 1 8 Letter to Captain Amos Tift of the schooner AMELIA from Nathan Clift; 1801 (1 ms) 9 Letter to Hannah Tift from Amos Tift in Charleston. Describes his grief at hearing of the death of their child, and concerns for his wife's health; 1817 (1 ms) 10 Letter to Miss Jane E. Tift of Portersville form her brother Luscious Tift of Key West, Florida; 1845 (1 ms) 11 Letter to Miss Elizabeth Tift of Portersville, Connecticut from her sister Ann M. Tift; 1846 (1 ms) 12 Photograph (copy). "Grandma Tift" written on original envelope. (Original transfered to Curatorial.); Nd (1 piece) DAR Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 15 page 264 Mrs. Annie Mallory Tift Buckley. DAR ID Number: 14711 Born in Connecticut. Wife of Frank Burrows Buckley. Descendant of Solomon Tift and of Sergt. Jeremiah Harding, of Connecticut. Daughter of Amos Chapman Tift and Phebe Harding, his wife. Granddaughter of Amos Tift and Hannah Forsyth, his wife; Henry Harding and Phebe Avery Morgan, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Solomon Tift and Eunice Burrows, his wife; Jeremiah Harding and Lydia Chapman, his first wife. Solomon Tift (1758-1850), served on a privateer early in the war. He was with the militia at Fort Griswold where he was captured and suffered untold hardships on the “Jersey.” He was born at South Kingston, R. I., and was the last Revolutionary pensioner from Groton, Conn. Also Nos. 3474, 8104. Jeremiah Harding served as a private and sergeant during the Revolution. He was captured at Fort Griswold, 1781, and was among the prisoners carried to New York. He was born at New London, 1760, and was a pensioner of 1832 from that county, where he died. He was buried with military honors by officers from the Fort. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 20 page 18 Mrs. Abbyline Tift Starr. DAR ID Number: 19044 Born in Groton, Connecticut. Wife of Nicholas Starr. Descendant of Solomon Tift, of Connecticut. Daughter of Solomon Tift and Eunice Burrows, his wife. Solomon Tift, (1758-1850), served on a privateer and in the militia. He was captured at Fort Griswold and suffered as a prisoner on the “Jersey.” He was the last pensioner of the Revolution from Groton, Conn. Also Nos. 3474, 8104, 14711, 17078. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 35 page 30 Mrs. Susan Grove Tift. DAR ID Number: 34082 Born in Macon, Georgia. Wife of Nelson F. Tift. Descendant of Maj. Gen. John Ashe, of North Carolina. Daughter of Samuel Hall and Sarah Grove Ashe, his wife. Granddaughter of Dr. Ezekiel Hall and Julia Hill, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of William Henry Hill and Elizabeth Ashe, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of John Ashe and Rebecca Moore, his wife. John Ashe, (1720-81), was a member of the Committee of Safety and the Provincial Congress. He raised the first troops at his own expense—the men wearing cockades inscribed “Who will not follow when Ashe leads the way.” He was in active service until captured and died of small pox contracted in prison. Also No. 25250. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 73 page 38 Mrs. Irene Tift Woolfolk Jackson. DAR ID Number: 72101 Born in Albany, Ga. Wife of Edmund F. Jackson. Descendant of Major John Nelson, of Virginia. Daughter of Thomas Nelson Woolfolk (b. 1847) and Clara Tift (b. 1852), his wife, m. 1873. Granddaughter of William G. Woolfolk and Maria Byrd Nelson (d. 1908), his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Thomas M. Nelson (1782-1853) and Sarah Walker Page, his wife, m. 1815. Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Nelson and Anne (Nancy) Carter, his wife, m. 1780. John Nelson (1748-1827) entered the army, 1776, as captain and later served as major of cavalry. He was born in Yorktown; died in Mecklenburg County. Also No. 61538. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 158 [p.1] THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE Daughters of the American Revolution page 118[p.118] Mrs. Catherine Tift Rust.157366 Born in Mobile, Ala. Wife of Richard Sanford Rust. Descendant of Solomon Tift, as follows: 1. Julian Tift (1818-56) m. 1844 Katberine Dickinson Noyes (1827-1911). 2. Amos Tift (1784-1829) m. 1806 Hannah Forsyth (1785-1828). 3. Solomon Tift m. Eunice Burrows. Solomon Tift (1758-1850) served as private in the Connecticut troops. He was born in South Kingston, R. I.; died in Old Mystic, Corm. Also No. 131839. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 164 page 318 [p.318] Mrs. Lottie Tift Bacon. DAR ID Number: 163978 Born in Albany, Ga. Wife of Albert S. Bacon. Descendant of William L. Davis, as follows: 1. James M. Tift (b. 1859) m. 1882 Julia Gilbert (b. 1861). 2. John Gilbert (1815-65) m. Martha Davis (1823-1903). 3. Johnathan Davis m. 1st Elizabeth Johnson. 4. William L. Davis m. Nancy Easton. William L. Davis (1765-1831) enlisted at sixteen for the defense of Virginia; served under Lafayette and was at the surrender of Cornwallis. He was born in Orange County, Va.; died in Elbert County, Ga. Also No. 154365. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1143992 Tift, Asa Forseyth 1812-1889 Who Was Who in Florida. Written and compiled by Henry S. Marks. Huntsville, AL: Strode Publishers, 1973. (WhFla) 1143997 Tift, Nelson 1810-1891 Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States. During its first century; from original and official sources. By Charles Lanman. Washington, DC: James Anglim, 1876. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976. (BiAUS) Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy. By Jon L. Wakelyn. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977. (BiDConf) Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. (BiDrAC) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. (BiDrUSC 89) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967. (WhAm HS) War of 1812 TIFT JOSEPH 20 REG'T (TRACEY'S), CONNECTICUT MILITIA. PRIVATE PRIVATE 209 602 Revolutionary War Records TIFT, SOLOMON Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Roll Box: 88 Roll Description: RI French and Indian War Conneticutt Soldiers SURNAME Given Name PAGE # RANK LOCATION REGIMENT REGT.COMMAND COMPANY CO.COMMAND COMMENTS FROM CAMPAIGN YEAR SOURCE LIST Tift Joseph 214 Avery's Avery, Christopher Col. Baldwin's Baldwin, John Capt. Service at time of alarm for relief of Ft.Willm. Henery and parts adjacent August 1757. Conneticutt Pensioners 1835 Solomon Tift Rank: Private Pension Date: March 4, 1831 Confederate Records Tift Julius A 1 Battalion Alabama Cadets Private Corporal Confederate Tift Julius A. 1 Battalion Alabama Artillery. Private Private Julius Tift 1 Battn Ala. Cadets. Confederate Tift Julius A. A 1 Battalion Alabama Cadets Private Corporal Tift Julius Confederate Tift N. F. Capt. Nelson's Indpt. Co., Georgia Cavalry. Private Private Confederate Tift N. F. Ragland's Company, Georgia Cavalry. Private Private Nelson's Indpt. Co. Ga. Cav. Confederate Civil War Pensions William O. Tift State Filed: Georgia Widow: Eliza C. Tift Relative: ******************************************************************************** 1820 New London Conn. page 798 Amos Tift 5 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 1 page Solomon Tift 1 - - - - 1 1 1 3 - 1 - 1 1820 Charleston SC Mr. Tift 2 - - - 1 - - - - 2 1 - - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 1830 Monroe Co. Fl. pg 109 Solomon Tift 2males 20 -30, 1male 30-40, 1 male 40-50, 1male 50 - 60; no females listed 1850 Conneticut new london page 333 143 Joseph Obrunk? 69 CN Eunice? 62 CN Relia? 27 CN Henry?? 20 CN Solomon Tift 92 RI page 362 Conneticut new london 627 Amos Tift 40 m CT Merchant Phoebe 30 f CT Henry 9 m CT Amelia? 7 f CT Caroline 5 f CT Elen 3 f CT Catherine McLary f 23 Ireland 628 Hannah Tift 63 f CT Elizabeth 27 f CT L. T. 30? f CT Deaf Mute Julia 24 f Ga Charles 6 m CT William 1 m FL Jno Malone? 26 m Ct S. Agent Ann 23 f CT Jno 3 m CT 1850 Monroe Co. FL 22 Charles Tift 31 Conn Julia 26 GA Charles 6 Conn William 1 Fl 24 Asa F. Tift 41 Conn. Merchant Anna 21 AL C. Wheeler 40 SC f Lucius Tift 39 Conn Shoemaker D&Dumb 1850 Monroe Co. FL page 152 65 Solomon Tift 64 Conn Pilot? 1850 Monroe Co. Fl page 156 120 Louisa Tift 22 SC Thomas 7 FL Charles 3 FL TIFT, ASA F. State: FL Year: 1860 County: Monroe Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Key West Page: 385 Database: FL 1860 Federal Census Index TIFT, CHARLES State: FL Year: 1860 County: Monroe Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Key West Page: 385 Database: FL 1860 Federal Census Index 1860 Dougherty Co. Ga pg 549 91 Tift Lucius 47 M Grocery Merchant 2000 ? 91 Sackenbury James 26 M Clerk Bavaria Sextons book, Dougherty Co. buried in Tift plot Oakview Cemetery. Lucious Tift Aug 15th, 1865 age 45 congestive chill white Child in Tifts house died Aug 11, 1865 age 10 fever white 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga pg 456 a 180 Warren S. Frank 35 M W Hotel Keeper . . Maine 180 Warren Catharine 23 F W Keeping Hoouse . . Geo. 180 Warren Frankie 5 M W At Home . . Geo. 180 Kemp Jas. W. 30 M W Sheriff . . So. Carolina 180 Kemp Nellie 18 F W Keeping House . . Geo. 180 Kemp Burrell 8/12 M W At Home . . Geo. 180 Tift Asa H. 32 M W Dry Goods Merchant 60,000 500 Penn. 180 Preston S. F. 45 M W Book Keeper in Store . . Geo. 180 Bacon Robt. J. 42 M W Farmer 20,000 5,000 Geo 180 Corpert G. 33 M W Civil Engineer . . Geo 180 Oliver Lawrence 21 M B Hotel Waiter . . Geo 180 Butler Richard 28 M B Hotel Waiter . . Geo 180 Williams Standy 30 M B Hotel Waiter . . Geo 180 Edwards Prince 30 M M Hotel Waiter . . Ala 180 Edwards Forrest 16 M M Hotel Waiter . . Ala 180 Brown Ned 20 M B Hotel Waiter . . Geo 180 Edwards Sallie 26 F M Hotel Waiter . . So. Carolina 180 Maxwell Hannah 14 F B Nurse . . Ala. TIFT, CHARLES State: FL Year: 1870 County: Monroe Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Key West Page: 345 Database: FL 1870 Federal Census Index 1880 Berrien Co. Ga page 565a William O. TIFT Self M Male W 37 CT Clerk In Store CT CT Henry H. TIFT Other S Male W 39 CT Lumber Mfg. CT CT 1880 Monroe Co. Fl Key West 227d A. F. TIFT Self W Male W 68 CT Commission Merchant CT CT page 245c Samuel TIFT Self M Male W 46 CT Ship Carpenter CT CT Elizabeth TIFT Wife M Female W 47 BAHAMAS BAHAMAS BAHAMAS Samuel TIFT Son M Male W 20 BAHAMAS Cig.Maker CT BAHAMAS Mary TIFT DauL M Female W 17 BAHAMAS CT BAHAMAS Joseph TIFT Son S Male W 16 BAHAMAS App.Cig.Maker CT BAHAMAS Albert TIFT Son S Male W 13 BAHAMAS CT BAHAMAS John TIFT Son S Male W 9 BAHAMAS CT BAHAMAS