TOMBERLIN AND RELATED FAMILIES IN
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND LINE OF
HISTORY
OF THE
TOMBERLIN FAMILY OF
by
John A. Tomberlin
(1843-1929)
Moses Tomberlin the great
great grandfather, died and was killed a Patriot
soldier in the Battle of King's Mountain in
He married Miss Elizabeth
Andrews and to their union was born twenty-two children. Ten of them died in
infancy and of young age and were buried in
William, the oldest son,
married a Miss Peggy Williams and they raised a large family of boys. Only one daughter, Fannie. William is the grandfather of all
the Tomberlins around Mystic. His wife, Peggy, died and a short time later, he
was killed by lightening.
John was a second oldest
son and died when a young man.
Thomas, his third son,
married a Miss Mary Rountree of
Wright, his fourth son,
married a Miss Martha Reeves of
Joseph, his fifth son,
married a Miss Lucretia Reeves and moved to
James, his sixth son,
married a Miss Abbie Gay and raised his family in
Nancy, his first
daughter, married Joshua Luke and raised a large family of boys, only one
daughter, Mary.
His second daughter,
Mary, married William Winderweedle and moved to
Elizabeth, his third
daughter, married Moses Davidson and moved to
Anna, his fourth daughter,
married Joe Fletcher and went to
Mariah, his fifth
daughter, married Allen Davidson and lived in
Sallie, his sixth
daughter, married Duncan McDermitt and moved to
This is for the family of
the great grandfather, John Tomberlin. He owned a good deal of property when he
died, cattle, hogs, sheep and mules, and an abundance of about 40 slaves, and
about 68 lots of land in Irwin, Appling and Lowndes Counties.
Wright Tomberlin, the
grandfather, was born about 1818 and died 1880, married Martha Reeves in 1837.
He settled his home on the lot of land his father gave him, and died on it. He
raised eleven children, eight girls and three boys and all to be grown and
married.
Elizabeth, his oldest
daughter, married James Fitsgerald.
He died in the
Confederate War and was buried at
John A. Tomberlin, his
oldest son, joined the Confederate Army in the beginning, served nearly four
years and came home the 5th day of July, 1865. Honorably discharged from a
Federal prison,
His oldest daughter,
Abby, married W. A. York and to them was born two children, Frank and Betsy.
His second daughter,
Nancy, married Dan Harrell and to them three children: Lizzie, John, and Dan.
Harrell died and she married Jack Sutton and to them five children were born: Maud, Gertrude, Little, and Clarence. The fifth
one died when young.
His third daughter, Betsy, married D. Z. Luke and to them seven children were
born: George, Fannie, Leathy, Minnie, Lewis, Martha
Jane, and Weldon. One died.
His oldest son, James, married a Miss Alice Miller and to them six children
were born: Dale, Vera Eliza, Gertrude, and James. Two died when young.
Alice, his wife, died, and he married Miss Martha Wilcox and to them two
children were born, Sallie Mae and Verlin.
His second son, George, married a Miss Faithy Luke
and to them five children were born: Jacob, Kathleen and Clark. Two
died.
His third son, Wright, married a Miss Jane Land and to them six children were
born: Betty, Millie, Lucy, Abbie, John Henry and
James.
His fourth son, Robert Lewis, married a Miss Almeda
Yarbrough and to them five children were born: Lorena, Mary, Yarbrough,
Robert and Roy Lee.
His daughter, Martha,
never married.
His daughter,
Frankie, married T. B. Cooper and to them six children were born:
William, John C., Lola Mae, Carrie, and Martha Jane. One died.
Nancy, the third child of
Wright Tomberlin, the grandfather, married George Player and to them six
children were born: Martha Jane, Isbon,
Betty, who was David Fitzgerald's wife, Sibbie, was
Sam Minchew's wife, Mary, Walter Minchew's
wife, and a baby dead.
His daughter, Sibbie, married John W. Tomberlin and to them a number of
children were born: David, Lula, William, now in
His daughter,
Mary, married John B. Paulk and to them four children
were born: Jacob, Drewey, Martha, and Sara.
Sara married Dan Paulk and to them a number of
children were born: Wright, Mary, Julia, Mavis.
His daughter, Martha,
married Tom Dowdy of
Celia married Bill McCall
and to them three sons were born: Wright, John and
Willie. Bill McCall died and she married Boss Poole and they have a son.
Amanda married Dunk
Wilcox and to them several children were born: Martha, Morris, Abbie, Celia, Sibbie, John and
Mark.
His son, George, married
Miss Maggie Fletcher, several children born to them: Wright, James, George,
Wright Tomberlin, his
baby son, married Miss Sallie Young and to them five children were born: George, Mattie, and D., one dead.
John A. Tomberlin of
The Tomberlin generation
has always been claimed a model set of men, and knowing this about them, there
was no duelist or fighting (hardly) among them. They are considered honorable,
and fair in dealing with their fellow men.
The religion of them is
Missionary Baptist, while there are some Primitive Baptist, some Methodist, and
Presbyterians in and among us. None of them has ever accumlated
any great wealth any more than good livers and live at home. None has ever been
in court and found guilty of some crime. There is no
known rouges among us and no murderers. They are noted as a peaceable and
friendly people.
Written
by John A. Tomberlin of
(The above document was given by Vera Tomberlin Rhodes, daughter of
James Wilcox Tomberlin, grand daughter of John A. Tomberlin. She said this was indeed written by her
grandfather.)