Stories from Gus Adams, published in Tifton Gazette, Tift Co. GA
Young Family
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J. E. (Edd) Dorminey edorminey@dishmail.net
Around the "turn of the Century" (1912) there was a man by the name of
Gus Adams (friends called him "Pat") who lived near Chula, Tift County,
GA with several families. First with William and Louisa Jane Branch and
then at the home of some of their grown children. After a while he moved
in with the D.H. Hogan family. Gus was from Brooklyn, New York and came
to Georgia about 1878 where he followed his occupation as a painter and
decorator. While residing and working around the Chula area, he went from
home to home and knew all the old residents of this section and visited
with them. He attended family reunions, annual meetings and celebrations,
and his writings of these gatherings were an interesting feature of the
"Tifton Gazette" in Tifton Georgia for many years. Gus died in 1933.
These stories live on to tell some very interesting histories of the
different families of the area. Look especially at the "Whiddon" write
up as it is very interesting in relation to the Dorminy family and
where they originated.
SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION
Bob Morrell was editor of the Tifton Gazette 30 years ago when he and his
wife Betty discovered and salvaged these genealogies from some old Tifton
Gazette papers that were crumbling and falling apart from being exposed to
age, dust, South Georgia heat and humidity. Betty took these old papers and
copied the Gus Adams genealogies onto "teletype" paper on her typewriter.
She said that during the process the act of turning the pages would tear the
brittle newsprint and she had to have something placed under them to turn
them or they would crumble in her hands. If she hadn^Òt saved these family
histories, they would have been lost forever as no other source has been
found that has copies of these articles except the one on the Paulk^Òs and
part of the one on the Dorminy family which we obtained from another source
CAUTION!!! Please be aware that Mr. Adams did not have the benefit of
a computer to cross check his information. He has a LOT of mistakes in
these histories but if you use them, and are aware of this fact, you
can benefit by having a starting point. Do not use this information as
your final reference . I know for a fact that a lot of Dorminy
information as well as other information is partially WRONG so to be
forwarned is to be forarmed.
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Tifton Gazette
Feb.2,1912
Vol.XXI No.39
THE YOUNG'S
Thomas, and Jacob Young came from Jefferson county and were prominent
in the early days of Irwin.
Jacob Young was the first Judge of the Inferior court of Irwin county.
Thomas Young was the Representative and one of the first Senators of
the district.
He was a member of the Legislature and instrumental in moving the
courthouse site to Irwinville or at that time Lot 39 where a log house
was built that answered for a courthouse until some time later when
the grandson of Thomas Young, the present and well known Thos. B.
Young, was Ordinary of the county. He had the new frame building
erected which caused considerable excitement at what was then
considered such an expensive structure. Many of the citizens of Irwin
imagined that they would be financially ruined but that courthouse did
not ruin them but added to the value of their property and now instead
of that one county site we have several and the value of land has
increased wonderfully.
There were two factions of politics at that time, the River party and
the Backwoods party. Thomas Young, the elder, was with the Backwoods
party and was elected on that ticket. The River party was the
strongest and had prevailed previously on account of its earlier
settlement. The Wilcoxs, Mobleys, McDuffies and others were in
possession when the first settlers crossed the Alapaha River. Thomas
Young was an able and accomplished leader and led his party to
victory. He devoted most of his time to public affairs.
The Youngs, Wilcoxs, Paulks and Dormineys were the political aspirants
of that day and furnished the material for political maneuvering and
are still in the lime-light, participating in public affairs. Their
descendants are scattered throughout various parts of Georgia and
Florida.
Tom Wilcox was Captain of an Irwin county company during the war.
After the war he represented the county in the Legislature during
Governor Bullock's administration. His son, B.E., or "Ras",
represented Irwin in both branches of the Legislature with credit and
honor.
The Dorminey's have always been prominent in all public affairs.
The Paulk's have been and are still, represented in all movements to
further the interests of count and state.
Thomas Young, the elder, was killed by Jim Hall, who was sentenced to
the penitentiary. The murder was committed between Broxton and
Fitzgerald as near as can be described but at that time neither place
was thought of. It is near the road where Rev. Rawlings built a log
house in which house the boys were born that were later connected with
the murder of the Carter children in Lowdnes county. The house is
occupied by T. Burke and is owned by Judge Jowers. Burke had a brother
that was killed by Mobley in 1904 in a house close by, occupied by
Nasworthy.
Another small house stands on the same land close to the house built
by Rawlings, now utilized as a cotton house and barn by Mr. Burke,
where a young man named Gouldsby killed his uncle one Sunday. They
quarreled over a nickle, won at a game of cards by the uncle. The
young man shot his uncle five times and escaped to Florida. He had
killed another man prior to coming to this country, in north Georgia.
This section now belongs to Coffee county. It was all Irwin county
before 1856, when Worth, Coffee, Colquitt, Berrien, Thomas, Clinch and
Lowdnes counties were formed, and in later years Tift, Turner and Ben
Hill established.
Thomas Young married Mary Beatty, who was born in Ireland. They
settled on the place now owned by Marion Dixon, on the Fitzgerald and
Broxton road. Their children were: Jacob, George, Thomas, Becky,
Abigail, Margaret, Nancy, Caroline, Mary and Elizabeth, who died
young.
Jacob, the oldest son of Thomas Young, became a preacher of the
Gospel, in the services of the Primitive Baptist church. He also
served Irwin county as its Representative in the Senate and the lower
branch of the Legislature. He was active in public affairs.
He married Sophia Fletcher, daughter of old Joe Fletcher, the pioneer.
They purchased a place on the Alapaha river from John B. Dorminey and
raised a large family. Their children are T.B., Becky, Mary, and
Maragaret.
T.B. or Thomas Young, son of Jacob, married Unie Henderson. He
represented Irwin county in the Legislature, was Judge of the Court of
Ordinary and held other offices.
Their children were: Joseph H. who served as Clerk of Superior Court
of Irwin county for two consecutive terms. He is one of the largest
farmers in Irwin county. He married Minnie Mitchell, daughter of
William Mitchell.
Mary, daughter of T.B., married S.A. Youmans, they went to Florida,
returning several years afterwards and locating at Valdosta.
Howell, youngest son of T.B., is single.
George, son of old Thomas Young, represented Irwin county in the
Legislature when the capital was at Milledgeville. He was one of the
most intelligent, intellectual men of his day and time. He lived at
Irwinville when Jeff Davis was captured, and was Judge of the Inferior
Court at that time.
He married Mary Cooper, daughter of Bob Cooper. They both died at
their old homestead near Alapaha river, where they moved after leaving
Irwinville. Their children were: Eliza, Mary, Sarah, Nancy, Jacob,
Love, Ida, Jane and Maggie.
Eliza, daughter of George Young, married John Gibbs, she died leaving
Mitt, who married Rodgers, Mary who married Frank Whiddon, Johnnie who
married Dan Willis, Ida who married Henry Crawford of Waycross.
Mary, daughter of George Young, married Horton Fletcher, he died.
Sarah, daughter of George Young, married Wiley Branch Sr.
Nancy, daughter of George Young, Married W.W.WD. Branch.
Jacob, son of George Young, married Jimmie Sutton. He was killed while
attending to his official duties as marshal of Sylvester, leaving
Theola and Artie.
Love, son of George Young, married Judy Branch, daughter of Baby
Branch. Their children are Jimmie Lee, Osburn and Earl.
Ida, daughter of George Young, married George F. Paulk, she died.
Jane, daughter of George Young, married Henry Fletcher, son of Wiley
Sr.
Maggie, daughter of George Young, married Jehu Branch, son of Big
Bill, she died.
George Young died in December, 1908. He, William Branch and Warren
Paulk all died within two weeks. All three had represented Irwin
county in the Legislature and were among its oldest, most highly
honored and useful citizens.
Thomas II, son of old ThomasI, was Ordinary of Coffee county for a
number of years. He married Emily Passmore. He died in 1910. She
preceded him to the grave one year previous, leaving George , Jacob,
Mary, Lottie, Archie, Emily, Tim, Tom and Carrie.
George married Emma Smith of Coffee county.
Jacob married Mary Henderson.
Archie married Eliza Buthnot.
Margaret married Tom Fletcher, son of Black Jim.
Mary married John Rothenberry.
Emily married Broughton.
Carrie marrried J. Gaskew, of North Carolina.
Tom married Eliza McGovern. Tim not married.
Becky, oldest daughter of Thomas Young I, married John Hill. He died
when her children were small leaving: Nancy, Elizabeth, Jacob, Rat and
Billy.
Abigail, daughter of Thomas Young I, married John Vickers.Their
children are: Becky, Wiley, Tishie and John. She later married Jim
Dorminy and went to Alabama.
Nancy, daughter of Thomas Young I, married Jacob Harper. She died
leaving a son, Henry, who married Sallie Vickers. Thier children were:
Wiley, who married Ava Burns, daughter of Sam.
Jacob, married Emma Mattox.
Arthur, who married Lila Paulk.
Needham, who married Phoebe Griffin.
Thomas, Elbert and Pearl, single.
Nancy married Wiley Harper, son of Luke.
Becky married Elisha Paulk, son of Speed.
Mary Ellen married Luke.
Caroline, daughter of Thomas I,married Sandy Jim Fletcher. Margaret,
daughter of Thomas Young (called Peggy) married Archie McMillan. Both
died leaving a large family of children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. (All in the McMillan group).
"Fat Jake" Young, brother of Thomas Young I, married Laney Marchant.
Their children were: George, Issac, Tom, Becky, Annie, Micajah, Jim,
Walter, Marcissa, Jane and Margaret.
George, called "Little River George", married Polly Van Fletcher.
Their children:
Jacob married widow Story, she died.
Mary married Brown.
William married Miss Bass. Both died.
Babe married Hon. Jim Henderson of Sycamore.
George, not married.
Issac son of Fat Jake, married Mary Ann Blanchard.
Their children were:
Sarah Annie, who married Barney Conger.
Betsy, who married Shade Conger, who was killed at Salem church by the
Taylor boys, leaving Nelson, Jack (dead), Barney, Abraham, Isaac, Mary
and Dollie.
Jake, or "Crippled Jake", son of Isaac, married Annie Willis. Their
children are: Reuben and Mrs. Self. He moved to Florida.
Reuben, son of Isaac, was killed in Florida.
Tom, son of Fat Jake, married Martha Sumner. Their children were:
Benjamin, who married Sallie Handcock.
Arsula, who married John Boseman. She died.
Barzilla, who married Robert Ford of Ty Ty. Both died.
Rufus, who married Kate McPhaul.
Priscilla, who married D.W. Whiddon of Chula.
Primus, who married Lila Willis .
Gilbert , who married Ada McCrarey.
George, who married Alice Whitley, daughter of Judge Wiley Whitley.
Becky daughter of Fat Jake, married Jack Sumner. She died, leaving one
child, Becky, who married Berry Harrington.
Micajah, son of Fat Jake, married Hetty Warren. Their children:
J.M., married Earl Fletcher, daughter of Elbert, who was killed at
Tifton, and was buried near Chula.
Betsy, married Jim Pitts. He died.
Jim, son of Fat Jake , married Betsy Sumner. He died in the war,
leaving Walker, who married Rachel Branch, daughter of Big Bill. Their
children were:
Henry, who married Lula King.
Jane who married Roy Wright.
Joe, Millie, Judy, Willie May, Jim, Gordon and Elias, single.
Jim, son of Jim, married Fanny Thornhill.
Walter, son of Fat Jake, died.
Narcissa, daughter of Fat Jake, married Don Willis. Jane married Joe
Sumner.
Martin, son of Fat Jake, married Lucinda Ridgon. He died, she went to
Florida.
"Hopping Jake" Young, cousin to Thomas I, married Elizabeth Welch.
They settled near the old Jacob Paulk place, near Tom Whitley's. From
there they moved to the Jack Fletcher place, near Mystic. Their
children: Isaac, Jim, or"Bowlegged Jim", Barzilla, Elizabeth and
Martha.
Isaac, son of Hopping Jake, married Nancy Roberts. Their children
were: Elija, Henry, Jesse, Jim, Tom, George, Jane, Mary and Margaret.
Elija, son of Isaac Young, married Mrs. Margaret Whitley. Their
children were: Drucilla, Barzilla, Mattie, Rachel, Eva, Vera, Albert,
who married Carrie Paulk, daughter of Red Cager.
Barzilla married J. Hunter.
Eva married Claude Hanlon, son of Editor Jim Hanlon.
Henry, son of Isaac, married Betsy Griffin, they moved to Omega.
Tom, Jim and George died in the war.
Jesse married Mary Daniels, he died.
Sally daughter of Isaac, married Dan Purvis. Sam married Emma
Clements; Mitchell not married.
Mary, daughter of Isaac, married Allen Dixon.
Jane, Margaret and Harriet, single.
"Bowlegged Jim," brother of Isaac, married Sarah Woodward. Their
children: Jacob, married Sally Glover. Nancy married Cannady; Sarah
married Charlie Driver; Margaret married Shafer; Elizabeth married
Glover.
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Please take note that this information came from long ago and has not
been corrected for accuracy. Many of these sketches have names
transposed or just plain wrong information so use this as a starting
point, not the final end to your research. THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT. It is a summary of the genealogical findings of one man, Gus
Adams, which were unsubstantiated and should be used as such.
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