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Descendants of William Riley Twilley

Generation No. 4

31. HERMAN⁹ WILLS (MINNIE M.⁸ TWILLEY, JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷, WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) He married ODDIE BRISENDINE.

Children of HERMAN WILLS and ODDIE BRISENDINE are:

	i.		BABARA¹⁰ WILLS, m. EASTON MCMICHEN.
	ii.		JOYCE WILLS, m. WILLARD VAUGHN.
	iii.		CAROLYN WILLS, m. HOWARD MCMICHEN.

32. LANCE ARNOLD⁹ TWILLEY (WILLIAM RUFUS⁸, JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷, WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born 1910, and died 1934 in Sawmill accident.

Child of LANCE ARNOLD TWILLEY is:

BILL¹⁰ TWILLEY.

33. AMOS JAMES⁹ POWELL (CHERRY ADELINE⁸ TWILLEY, JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷, WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born August 31, 1912 in Cherokee County, Alabama, and died January 22, 1978 in PauldingCounty, Georgia. He married ODELL COCHRAN March 19, 1933 in Paulding Co., Georgia, daughter of JONES COCHRAN and EVA WOMACK. She was born January 23, 1914 in PauldingCounty, Georgia, and died September 13, 1984 in PauldingCounty, Georgia.

Notes for AMOS JAMES POWELL:
(Information on this family taken from the book "Paulding County Heritage 1832-1999. It was submitted by Bobbie Cooper and Cathy Powell, their daughters)

After marrying, he purchased a country store in the Burnt Hickory community. Amos also drove the school bus. He owned his own bus, because at that time, the county did not own buses. After selling the store, Amos continued to work at the sawmill business and drive the bus. He later worked with his brother, Jack, at Powell and Kirby Concrete in Paulding County.
Amos was a founding member of the Paulding Memorial Hospital Authority and served on the Board of Directors for fourteen years. He was also an active member of Narroway Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons. His church was a very important part of his life and he devoted much time and care to his church. Amos was affectionately called "Pa-J" by many of the children in the community. He would often take a bus load of children skating on Thursday nights. He was truly an honest and humble man.

More About AMOS JAMES POWELL:
Burial: Norroway Baptist Church Cemetery
Occupation: Worked in a sawmill.
Residence: Amos moved to Paulding county after the death of his parents. He was 13 years old. He lived with his Uncle Rufus and Aunt Miranda Twilley.

Notes for ODELL COCHRAN:
Odell opened Powell Fashion Shop, a woman's clothing store, in 1955. The store was located on the square in Dallas, Georgia. The retail business was certainly her calling. She loved selling and being with her customers. Not only was she a proprietor, she was a friend, confidant, and advisor to many. She especially loved children and teen-agers and had the ability to win their love and friendship and become their "other mother". She was called "Ma-toe" by many. You could always count on her to come through with a joke or alaugh just when you needed it most. She was a great person who loved life and had fun at everything.

More About ODELL COCHRAN:
Burial: Norroway Baptist Church

More About AMOS POWELL and ODELL COCHRAN:
Marriage: March 19, 1933, Paulding Co., Georgia

Children of AMOS POWELL and ODELL COCHRAN are:

	i.		BOBBIE EUGENIA¹⁰ POWELL, b. June 25, 1938, PauldingCounty, Georgia; m. COOPER'.
	ii.		ANDREA CATHY POWELL, b. October 25, 1949, PauldingCounty, Georgia.

34. EDGAR JACKSON⁹ POWELL (CHERRY ADELINE⁸ TWILLEY, JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷, WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born November 12, 1914 in Cherokee County, Alabama, and died October 18, 1985 in PauldingCounty, Georgia. He married BEULAH LOUISE COCHRAN September 11, 1937 in Paulding Co., Georgia, daughter of JONES COCHRAN and EVA WOMACK. She was born April 13, 1918 in PauldingCounty, Georgia, and died December 28, 1997 in PauldingCounty, Georgia.

Notes for EDGAR JACKSON POWELL:
(Information on this family taken from the book "Paulding County Heritage 1832-1999. It was submitted by Bobbie Cooper and Cathy Powell, their daughters)

They made their home in the Burnt Hickory Community.
Jack walked to Paulding County from Alabama after the death of his parents in the early 1930's. He lived with his Uncle Rufus and Aunt Miranda Twilley for four years when her arrived. He began working the sawmill business. He then moved in with his brother Amos and his wife. He lived there until he married Louise. Odell and Louise were sisters.
Jack went into business for himself in Cobb County at Cobb Lumber. After selling Cob Lumber, he opened Powell and Kirby Concrete in 1965 with his son-in-law, Wayne Kirby.

More About EDGAR JACKSON POWELL:
Burial: Dallas Memory Gardens

More About BEULAH LOUISE COCHRAN:
Burial: Dallas Memory Gardens

More About EDGAR POWELL and BEULAH COCHRAN:
Marriage: September 11, 1937, Paulding Co., Georgia

Child of EDGAR POWELL and BEULAH COCHRAN is:

SANDRA¹⁰ POWELL, b. June 19, 1942, PauldingCounty, Georgia; m. KIRBY.

35. NELLIE IRENE⁹ POPE (RUBY BELL⁸ TWILLEY, JAMES JACKSON GREENBERRY⁷, WILLIAM RILEY⁶, JAMES⁵, WILLIAM⁴, GEORGE³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born January 26, 1921, and died October 13, 1996 in Rainsville, Ala.. She married IRBY MARION HEAD. He was born September 30, 1916, and died June 22, 1985 in Rainsville, Ala..

Notes for NELLIE IRENE POPE:
Nellie was often called to live with family members to help out. She helped take care of allot of family as they were ill & dying.
Nellie & Irby had 3 children that died as small children, Edna Marie, Patsey, & Bobby Wayne.

More About NELLIE IRENE POPE:
Burial: Black Oak Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama
Social Security #: 1966, 259-82-3264, issued in Ga.

More About IRBY MARION HEAD:
Burial: Black Oak Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama

Children of NELLIE POPE and IRBY HEAD are:

FAYE¹⁰ HEAD, b. February 10, 1936; m. HENRY W. WOMACK, March 15, 1952, Paulding Co., Dallas, Ga..

More About HENRY WOMACK and FAYE HEAD:
Marriage: March 15, 1952, Paulding Co., Dallas, Ga.

	ii.		EDNA MARIE HEAD, b. Abt. 1938.
	iii.		BILLY RAY HEAD, b. July 25, 1939; d. May 19, 1969, South Vietnam, Vinh Long Province; m. KUM SOON KIM, March 08, 1961, Korea; b. December 05, 1939, Korea.

Notes for BILLY RAY HEAD:
Billy Ray was killed during the VietNam war. He was putting up an attena and was electicuted.Billy Ray was killed during the VietNam war. He was putting up an attena and was electicuted.Billy Ray was killed during the VietNam war. He was putting up an attena and was electicuted.
He became a member of the Army while in Chickamauga, Georgia and attained the rank of SFC (E6).
You can find Billy Ray honored on the Vietnam Memorial Wall on Panel 24W, Row 54.

More About BILLY RAY HEAD:
Military service: Abt. 1958, Billy Ray left for the Army for the 1st. time.

More About KUM SOON KIM:
Immigration: January 05, 1961, Came to live in the USA.
Namesake: Billy Ray gave Kum the name of "Betty".
Nationality: Karean

More About BILLY HEAD and KUM KIM:
Marriage: March 08, 1961, Korea

iv.

BARBARA JEAN HEAD, b. July 09, 1941; m. (1) MURPHY, Abt. 1958; m. (2) RUBEN BERRY, Abt. 1960; d. October 1996, Dekalb Co., Alabama; m. (3) JOHN DAVIS, Abt. 1982.

More About MURPHY and BARBARA HEAD:
Marriage: Abt. 1958

More About RUBEN BERRY and BARBARA HEAD:
Marriage: Abt. 1960

More About JOHN DAVIS and BARBARA HEAD:
Marriage: Abt. 1982

	v.		JIMMIE SUE HEAD, b. June 27, 1943; m. ANDREW PARKER.
	vi.		IRBY LAVERENE HEAD, b. March 31, 1945; m. MATTIE BELL JACOB, 1963.

More About IRBY HEAD and MATTIE JACOB:
Marriage: 1963

	vii.		PATSY FERN HEAD, b. Abt. June 01, 1946; d. November 1957.
	viii.		DONNIE EUGENE HEAD, b. August 15, 1947; d. May 14, 1995, Mississippi; m. BARBARA ?.

Notes for DONNIE EUGENE HEAD:
Donnie left home and did not contact any family members for a number of years. His mother, Nellie, had been trying for years to locate him before he was found. He retrned home with his wife, only to live a few more years.
Social Security #: 260-72-0231
SS# issued in: Georgia
ZIP Code of last known residence: 38834
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Corinth, Mississippi

More About DONNIE EUGENE HEAD:
Burial: He's buried at Black Oak Cemt., Cherokee Co., Ala.

ix.

BOBBY WAYNE HEAD, b. Abt. 1948.

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