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Descendants of John H. Wellmaker, Sr

12. JABUS MARSHALL³ WELLMAKER (ELIAS², JOHN H.¹) was born May 06, 1850 in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died May 27, 1919 in Lincoln County, Georgia. He married MARTHA (MATTIE) J. DUNAWAY December 29, 1868 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She was born May 07, 1846 in Lincoln or Wilkes County, Georgia, and died June 17, 1919 in Lincoln County, Georgia.

Notes for JABUS MARSHALL WELLMAKER:
Jabus and Martha are buried at the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County, Georgia. The name on Martha's grave marker has her listed as "Mary J.," which is incorrect.

More About JABUS WELLMAKER and MARTHA DUNAWAY:
Marriage: December 29, 1868, Wilkes County, Georgia

Children of JABUS WELLMAKER and MARTHA DUNAWAY are:

45.	i.	JOE⁴ WELLMAKER, b. April 11, 1870, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. March 1970, Possible Lincoln County, Georgia.
46.	ii.	MARGARET ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) WELLMAKER, b. March 29, 1872, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. May 22, 1956, Lincoln County, Georgia.
	iii.	HATTIE WELLMAKER, b. June 22, 1874, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. 1931, Lincoln County, Georgia.

Notes for HATTIE WELLMAKER:
Hattie never married. She is buried at the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County, Georgia.

47.	iv.	CARRIE LOUISE WELLMAKER, b. March 24, 1876, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. December 03, 1906, Lincoln County, Georgia.
48.	v.	JOHN MARSHELL WELLMAKER, b. June 06, 1878, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. July 15, 1973, Lincoln County, Georgia.
49.	vi.	WILLIAM HENRY WELLMAKER, b. October 09, 1880, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. May 21, 1954, Lincoln County, Georgia.
50.	vii.	LUCIUS HOGAN WELLMAKER, b. June 23, 1884, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. November 22, 1965, Possible Anderson, South Carolina.
	viii.	FANNIE WELLMAKER, b. March 21, 1891, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. December 03, 1951, Lincoln County, Georgia.

Notes for FANNIE WELLMAKER:
Fannie never married. she is buried at the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County, Georgia.

13. ALVIN³ WELLMAKER (ELIAS², JOHN H.¹) was born June 25, 1853 in Lincoln County, Georgia, and died April 05, 1930 in Lincoln County, Georgia. He married ELIZABETH "BETTY" JONES May 14, 1874 in Lincoln County, Georgia, daughter of JOHN JONES and SUSANNAH CROOK. She was born May 11, 1851 in Possible Lincoln County, Georgia, and died February 20, 1926 in Lincoln County, Georgia.

Notes for ALVIN WELLMAKER:
Alvin Wellmaker, born in Lincoln County, Georgia, in 1853, married Elizabeth Jones in 1874. This couple settled in the Loco community in Lincoln County, Georgia, where all five of their children were born.
Alvin and his family were quite close to his sister Susan Elizabeth Wellmaker who married Joel Lafayette Nichols of Wilkes County, Georgia, and later moved to Pike County, Alabama. (Later to become Crenshaw County) Susan and her family had left Georgia after her parents expressed some ill feelings about Joel to her.
Contact between Susan and her Georgia family wasn't made for several years after their move. However, once it was established again, Alvin and members of his family became frequent visitors to Susan's Alabama home. Catherine, one of Arvin's daughters, died while visiting. Her body was returned to Georgia.
Alvin died in 1930, four years after the death of his wife. He and Elizabeth are buried in the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County, Georgia.

Elizabeth Jones Connection

Elizabeth Betty Jones and Alvin Wellmaker were first cousins. Elizabeth's parents were John W. Jones and Susannah Catherine Crook. Susannah was sister to Margaret Peggy Crook who married Elias Wellmaker. Elias and Margaret were the parents of Alvin Wellmaker.

More About ALVIN WELLMAKER and ELIZABETH JONES:
Marriage: May 14, 1874, Lincoln County, Georgia

Children of ALVIN WELLMAKER and ELIZABETH JONES are:

SUSAN ANNA (SUDE)⁴ WELLMAKER, b. May 31, 1875, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. October 04, 1950, Lincoln County, Georgia; m. RANSOM W. (RANCE) GOLDMAN, November 07, 1895, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia; b. 1870, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. 1956, Lincoln County, Georgia.

Notes for SUSAN ANNA (SUDE) WELLMAKER:
FROM THE RESEARCH OF THOMAS H. COMPTON 1978

From the mid 1920s until Alvin (Ab) Nichols died in 1934, Rance and Sude went to Crenshaw County, Alabama, every Christmas season. They were usually accompanied by Clyde and Lucy Wellmaker and their daughters, Mary and Dorothy. All the Alabama kinsmen looked forward to the annual visit of our "Georgia Folks."

Family Connections

Ransom Goldman was the son of Lafayette Goldman and Katherine Eads. Lafayette's brother, John Wilkes Goldman married Mary Minnie Nichols, the daughter of William J. Nichols and Mary Ann Crook.
Susan Anna Wellmaker was the daughter of Alvin Wellmaker and Elizabeth Jones. (Alvin and Elizabeth, his wife, where first cousins.) Alvin was the son of Elias Wellmaker and Margaret Crook. Margaret and Mary Ann Crook were sisters.
No children were born to the union of Ransom and Susan. They are buried at the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County, Georgia.

More About RANSOM GOLDMAN and SUSAN WELLMAKER:
Marriage: November 07, 1895, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia

51.	ii.		MALATIA MITCHELLE (MITCH) WELLMAKER, b. May 03, 1877, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. January 10, 1948, Lincoln County, Georgia.
	iii.		EMMA CATHERINE WELLMAKER, b. October 31, 1879, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. May 04, 1898, Crenshaw County, Alabama.

Notes for EMMA CATHERINE WELLMAKER:
Emma died while visiting her Aunt and Uncle (Susan Wellmaker and Joel Nichols) in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Her body was escorted back to Georgia by her first cousin, son of Joel and Susan, Alvin C. Nichols, for burial at the Hephzibah Church Cemetery in Lincoln County. The cause of her early death is unknown.

52.	iv.		ELI WELLMAKER, b. October 20, 1887, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. June 24, 1925, Lincoln County, Georgia.
53.	v.		CLYDE MARSHELL WELLMAKER, b. August 17, 1896, Lincoln County, Georgia; d. November 13, 1955, Lincoln County, Georgia.

14. JOHN H.³ WELLMAKER III (JOHN H.², JOHN H.¹) was born Abt. 1837 in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died February 1864 in Confederate Hospital, Winchester, Virginia. He married MARGARET (MARTHA) UNKNOWN Abt. 1855 in Wilkes County, Georgia. She was born Abt. 1836 in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died 1909 in Wilkes County, Georgia.

Notes for JOHN H. WELLMAKER III:
John served with the Georgia Volunteers, enlisting as Private October 08, 1861. He was assigned duty with the 61st Regiment, Company G, known as "Wilkes Guards." John enlisted with a cousin, William Lawernce Wellmaker, son of Elias and Margaret Crook Wellmaker. William died in battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia in 1862. John died in a Confederate Hospital in Winchester, Virginia, in January or February, 1864. The cause of his death is unknown. I would assume it was war related.

FROM THE RESEARCH OF THOMAS H. COMPTON, 1978

In the Census of Pike County, Georgia, dated 9 August 1860 we find John H. Wellmaker listed as 23 years old. I admit that he would have had to marry young, about 18, to have had a child 15 years old in 1870; however, I believe such is the case, and we must remember that Cesus data is unreliable.

In the cemetery at Clark's Station Baptist Church, Wilkes County. Georgia, we find the graves of Martha E. Wellmaker, 1833 - 1909, and Luther Wellmaker, 1855 -1920. When these dates are compared to the 1870 Census, Luther fits perfectly and Martha is off two to three years.

T. H. Compton

More About MARGARET (MARTHA) UNKNOWN:
Burial: Clarks Station Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia

More About JOHN WELLMAKER and MARGARET UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Abt. 1855, Wilkes County, Georgia

Children of JOHN WELLMAKER and MARGARET UNKNOWN are:

LUTHER⁴ WELLMAKER, b. Abt. 1855, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. 1920, Wilkes County, Georgia.

More About LUTHER WELLMAKER:
Burial: Clarks Station Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia

	ii.		HARRIETT WELLMAKER, b. Abt. 1857, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	iii.		MARY WELLMAKER, b. Abt. 1859, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	iv.		JOHN H. WELLMAKER IV, b. Abt. 1860, Wilkes County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.

15. ELIAS W.³ BOSS (CATHERINE² WELLMAKER, JOHN H.¹) was born August 30, 1827 in Walton County, Georgia, and died May 18, 1897 in Walton County, Georgia. He married MARY T. COOK September 04, 1853 in Newton County, Georgia. She was born January 10, 1829 in Possible Walton County, Georgia, and died May 04, 1908 in Walton County, Georgia.

More About ELIAS W. BOSS:
Burial: Bay Creek Cemetery, Walton County, Georgia

More About ELIAS BOSS and MARY COOK:
Marriage: September 04, 1853, Newton County, Georgia

Children of ELIAS BOSS and MARY COOK are:

	i.		MARY SUSAN⁴ BOSS, b. Unknown, Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	ii.		DAVID W. BOSS, b. Unknown, Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	iii.		GEORGIA ELLA BOSS, b. Unknown, Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	iv.		JAMES A. BOSS, b. Unknown, Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.

16. LUCINDA³ BOSS (CATHERINE² WELLMAKER, JOHN H.¹) was born Unknown in Walton County, Georgia, and died Unknown in Possible Walton County, Georgia. She married BENJAMIN F. TUCK November 10, 1853 in Walton County, Georgia. He was born Unknown in Possible Walton County, Georgia, and died April 18, 1862 in Possible Virginia During the Civil War.

Notes for BENJAMIN F. TUCK:
Benjamin died during the Civil War, place unknown. I believe, in line with date, that he may have died in Virginia.

More About BENJAMIN TUCK and LUCINDA BOSS:
Marriage: November 10, 1853, Walton County, Georgia

Children of LUCINDA BOSS and BENJAMIN TUCK are:

	i.		JOHN C.⁴ TUCK, b. 1854, Possible Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	ii.		FANNIE TUCK, b. 1859, Possible Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.
	iii.		JOSIAH B. TUCK, b. 1861, Possible Walton County, Georgia; d. Unknown, Unknown.

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