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Descendants of William Riley Twilley

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷ TWILLEY (WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born October 25, 1858 in Paulding Co. GA., and died February 04, 1923 in Cherokee Co., Ala.. He married (1) MARTHA ANN SHELFIELD December 23, 1877 in Paulding Co., Ga., daughter of JOHN SHELFIELD and LUCINDA WALKER. He married (2) ETTA MAXWELL August 24, 1900 in Paulding Co., Ga.. She was born April 1872 in GA. He married (3) LUCY JANE DUDLEY April 1922, daughter of DAVID DUDLEY and CHINESSA TIDWELL. She died August 02, 1944.

Notes for JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY TWILLEY:
Alot of this family information was given by Annie Twilley New - Aug. 15, 1973.
Sence Buddy's 2nd wife, Etta, moved away, his youngest 3 children were raised apart from the other children.

More About JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY TWILLEY:
Census: 1910, Cherokee Co., Ala.
Occupation: Farmer

Notes for MARTHA ANN SHELFIELD:
She & "Buddy" had 2 sons and 7 daughters

More About JAMES TWILLEY and MARTHA SHELFIELD:
Marriage: December 23, 1877, Paulding Co., Ga.

Notes for ETTA MAXWELL:
It seems that "Buddy" & Etta didn't get along too well. She brought her 3 children by "Buddy" back to Paulding Co., Ga. about 1906.

More About ETTA MAXWELL:
Census: 1900, Paulding Co, GA

More About JAMES TWILLEY and ETTA MAXWELL:
Divorce: 1906
Marriage 1: August 24, 1900, Paulding Co., Ga.
Marriage 2: 1898
Marriage contract: FHL # 419170, 1892-1895

Notes for LUCY JANE DUDLEY:
Lucy was a Cherokee Indian and came into Cherokee inheritance in Oklahoma. She also was married to
James J. G. 's brother, John Wesley.

Lucy is enrolled on the Dawes Final Rolls - #14275.
Her cencus card is #5967, which gives some interesting details on her family and background ancestry. For example, Lucy & John were married 2 times. The 1st. in Ga. & then again in Flint, Oklahoma by Benjamin F. Paden.
The 2nd. marriage was performed in accordance to the Cherokee Nation's proscribed customs. This was done so John could be adopted into the tribe. He was formally adopted and listed on the Cherokee Roll of 1896 (pg. 829) #193. He appplied for enrollment on the Dawes Final Rolls, but all adopted members of the tribe were refused. Only those directly related through blood were enrolled.

Lucy actually married John twice once in GA. then the second time in Flint, Oklahoma.
***Lucy is enrolled on the Dawes Finan Rolls and her Dawes Roll number is:14275
***Her census card #5967, which gives some interesting details on her family and background. For example, Lucy and John were married the second time by Benjamin F. Paden. The second marriage was performed in accordance to the Cherokee Nation's proscribed customs. This was done so John could be adopted into the tribe. He was formally adopted and listed on the Cherokee Roll of 1896 (pg.829) #193. He applied for enrollment on the Dawes Final Rolls, but all adopted members of the tribe were refused. Only those directly related through blood were enrolled.

More About JAMES TWILLEY and LUCY DUDLEY:
Marriage: April 1922

Children of JAMES TWILLEY and MARTHA SHELFIELD are:

8.	i.	LOUVENIA⁸ TWILLEY, b. May 28, 1880, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. January 03, 1973.
9.	ii.	LENA C. TWILLEY, b. 1882, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. 1938.
10.	iii.	MINNIE M. TWILLEY, b. May 22, 1884, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. January 16, 1957.
11.	iv.	OLLIE TWILLEY, b. February 26, 1886, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. June 15, 1917.
12.	v.	REV. WILLIAM RUFUS TWILLEY, b. October 1889, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. 1956.
13.	vi.	CHERRY ADELINE TWILLEY, b. February 24, 1888, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. May 09, 1926.
14.	vii.	ANNIE LEE TWILLEY, b. May 28, 1891, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. July 10, 1979.
15.	viii.	RUBY BELL TWILLEY, b. April 28, 1893, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. November 08, 1970, Dekalb Co., Ala..
16.	ix.	SILAS JAMES E. TWILLEY, b. June 1895, Paulding Co., Ga.; d. 1954.

Children of JAMES TWILLEY and ETTA MAXWELL are:

	x.	TESSIE⁸ TWILLEY, b. March 1900, Paulding Co., Ga..
	xi.	CORA TWILLEY, b. Cherokee Co., Ala..
17.	xii.	JESSE FLOYD TWILLEY, b. August 29, 1901.

3. SARAH ELIZABETH⁷ TWILLEY (WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born September 07, 1859 in Paulding Co., Ga., and died November 08, 1897. She married WILLIAM FRANKLIN BOWMAN 1878 in Paulding Co., Ga., son of EDWIN BOWMAN and MARY WHEELER. He was born February 15, 1859, and died November 06, 1936.

More About SARAH ELIZABETH TWILLEY:
Burial: Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Paulding Co., GA

Notes for WILLIAM FRANKLIN BOWMAN:
William was well known for his musical talents. He along with his brother Monroe played the fiddle for many social events.

More About WILLIAM FRANKLIN BOWMAN:
Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Paulding Co., GA.

More About WILLIAM BOWMAN and SARAH TWILLEY:
Marriage: 1878, Paulding Co., Ga.

Children of SARAH TWILLEY and WILLIAM BOWMAN are:

18.	i.	ELIZABETH⁸ BOWMAN.
	ii.	CLINTON BOWMAN.
19.	iii.	ELLEN BOWMAN, b. August 04, 1893.

4. MARYETTA MALINDA⁷ TWILLEY (WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born March 23, 1861, and died September 07, 1931. She married BERRY FRANKLIN WILLS October 21, 1880 in Paulding Co., Ga.. He was born February 11, 1861, and died March 04, 1937.

Notes for BERRY FRANKLIN WILLS:
Almost all of this information came from the family bible of Berry & Lindy. Bibble was presented by Rev. W.R. Twilley as a wedding gift. Essie Mae Walker has it now. (1973)
Berry & Lindy owned the old Rev. W.R. Twilley and Shug Twilley farms in Paulding Co.,Ga.

More About BERRY FRANKLIN WILLS:
Occupation: Berry was a Sawmiller and Farmer.

More About BERRY WILLS and MARYETTA TWILLEY:
Marriage: October 21, 1880, Paulding Co., Ga.

Children of MARYETTA TWILLEY and BERRY WILLS are:

	i.		LIZZIE PRICILLA⁸ WILLS, b. August 09, 1881.
	ii.		JAMES ARTHUR WILLS, b. September 25, 1884.
	iii.		GEORGIA ANN WILLS, b. February 10, 1886.
	iv.		SALLIE CAMELLIA JANE WILLS, b. September 03, 1887.
	v.		EMMA LOUISA WILLS, b. October 13, 1889.
	vi.		LEONARD FRANKLIN WILLS, b. September 12, 1891.
	vii.		JOHN WESLEY WILLS, b. March 27, 1893.

More About JOHN WESLEY WILLS:
Residence: Lived across the road from his sister Essie.

	viii.		WILLIAM AMOS WILLS, b. February 11, 1895.
	ix.		ADA LEE WILLS, b. November 15, 1896.
	x.		CARRIE ELIZA ANN WILLS, b. November 10, 1898.
	xi.		ROMA ESTER WILLS, b. September 24, 1902.

Notes for ROMA ESTER WILLS:
Roma's home is on the old Rev. W.R. Twilley homesite.

xii.

ESSIE MAE BELLA WILLS, b. August 29, 1905.

Notes for ESSIE MAE BELLA WILLS:
Essie's home is the old "Shug" Twilley house.

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