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Nellie Julia Jennings Freeman

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Nellie Julia Jennings Freeman, 102, of Athens, died June 13, 2012. Relation: 1st cousin 1x removed of wife of 1st cousin of husband of mother-in-law of 1st cousin of wife of great grandfather Survivors include daughters, Dora Lumpkin, Mildred Billups; sons, Charles, David & Clifton Freeman; granddaughters raised in the home, Gail Freeman Bishop, Sarah Pass; sisters, Mozell Freeman, Annie Ruby Stroud, Geneva Forley, Lula Mae Madden; brothers, Jerry Jennings, Walter Raines; god-grandson, Gregory "Frog" Birks; 29 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, 26 great-great-great grandchildren, 3 great-great-great-great grandchildren.  Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., June 16, 2012 at the Springfield Baptist Church, Athens. Internment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Gardenview Funeral Chapel, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

Jessie Hanson Hosch

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Mrs. Jessie Hanson was born in Rayle, Georgia to the late, Oscar and Lucille Hanson. She was the eldest of all of her siblings. In 1943, she was united in marriage to Mr. Ervin Hosch. She leaves to cherish her memory; a devoted brother, Roy Hanson of Conyers, GA; one brother in law, Robert Moon; a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, church members and friends. She made her transition from Labor to Reward on April 29, 2020. Homegoing services are Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 12: 00 Noon from True Light Holiness Church, Rayle Ga. Watts Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in Athens Banner-Herald on May 8, 2020

An Examination of the creation of the "Black Counties" of Georgia.

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Political Science Quarterly 1911 Link to PDF

Nancy Cohen Gumby

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2nd cousin of husband of 1st cousin 1x removed of stepmother & relative of mother When Nancy Lee Cohen was born in 1934 in Georgia, her father, Mitchell, was 46, and her mother, Estelle, was 26. She had one sister. She died on November 11, 2019, in her hometown at the age of 85. Notes: am saddened to announce the passing of our dear Honorary Board Member Nancy Cohen-Gunby on Monday, November 11, 2019. She was my inspiration for wanting to rehabilitate the 1910 Cherry Grove schoolhouse! At one time, she taught there. Not appointing her an honorary board member was not an option! But more importantly, forty plus years ago, when I first starting digging into the attics and cellars of our family history, Cousin Nancy was one of the FEW sources that I could go to: she possessed the depth of knowledge, facility of recall, and in the true Southern Tradition a penchant for storytelling. But she also exemplified another tradition; long before the invention of the inter...

Prayers for Trayvon Martin

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  Our family would like to take the time to send out prayers to not only our entire world family but to the family members of Trayvon Martin. While we acknowledge everything is in God's hands we also want to extend our love, prayers and spirit to you at this with what must be a sincere trial. God Bless you!

Our Family is on tv again!

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H i Everyone! Well our family is at it again! Thanks to ancestry.com we have been able to make invaluable connections in regards to new family members, fun, love, and information. One of our latest connections includes cousin Mary Clark and those extensions. She has been instrumental in providing our tree with lots of information, facts and images and to add to the list the Clark family will be featured on the show "It's a Family Reunion".  Join us as we cheer our Clark branch on during the family reunion. To watch a preview of the upcoming show preview here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WLnh_43rcQ&feature=youtu.be

Ashes to Ashes

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updated 10/01/2024 Jason Smith