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| TEN MOST WANTED |
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Many researchers believe Elizabeth's maiden name was Calloway but I can't
prove that.
prove that.
| Last Updated: 12 Jul 2008 |
1. John William McCauley (b. 1880, d. 1959 in KY) - (McCauley Line)
Who were his parents? He said they were Joseph S. McCauley and Nancy Jane
Bennett from the Heard County, Georgia - Randolph County, Alabama area but no
one has been able to find them.
Bennett from the Heard County, Georgia - Randolph County, Alabama area but no
one has been able to find them.
2. Stephen Wolfenbarger (b. 1838, d. 1861) - (Hopkins Line)
Was he the father of James Arton & William Columbus Hopkins? We only have
oral family history to go on.
oral family history to go on.
3. John R. Petty (b. abt. 1836 in TN) - (Hankins Line)
Who were his parents? His father may have been John Petty from Bradley County,
Tennessee.
Tennessee.
4. Margaret Thomas (b. abt. 1839 in GA, d. bef. 1880) - (Hankins Line)
Who were her parents? Margaret married John R. Petty in Whitfield County,
Georgia in 1857. New information has come to light that indicates Jesse &
Rebecca Thomas of Lumpkin & Murray Counties in Georgia are almost certainly
Margaret's parents.
Georgia in 1857. New information has come to light that indicates Jesse &
Rebecca Thomas of Lumpkin & Murray Counties in Georgia are almost certainly
Margaret's parents.
5. William Taylor (b. bet. 1798-1805 in VA or NC, d. aft. 1880 in KY) - (Taylor Line)
Who were his parents? Many researchers say they were William Taylor and Jean
Guffey but where's the proof?
Guffey but where's the proof?
6. Rachel ? (wife of Stephen Hopkins Jr.; b. abt. 1808, d. bef. 1880) - (Hopkins Line)
Her maiden name may have been McFarland. Her daughter's death certificate lists
the name McFardan but I have no clues about her parents.
the name McFardan but I have no clues about her parents.
7. Rhoda Ann Lavender (d. bef. 1850) - (Taylor Line)
Her father was John Lavender of Lincoln County, KY but nothing more is known
about him and I have no leads about her mother.
about him and I have no leads about her mother.
8. Thomas Howard (of Wilkes County, NC) - (Hopkins Line)
Who was his wife? Most researchers say she was a Cherokee Indian named Lettie
Durham but I haven't found anything to prove that. (Most, if not all, of Thomas'
children settled in southeastern Kentucky.)
Durham but I haven't found anything to prove that. (Most, if not all, of Thomas'
children settled in southeastern Kentucky.)
9. Delinda ? (wife of James Weeks and Elisha Shaw; d. abt. 1834) - (Hankins Line)
Her maiden name and the names of her parents are unknown.
10. Elizabeth ? (wife of Champ Mullins; b. bet. 1775-1780) - (Taylor Line)