Family Group Record


Husband: Isbin Giddens
Born: 4 NOV 1788 Place: Blounts Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina 1, 2, 3
Died: 21 OCT 1853 Place: Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 4, 5
Married: 7 APR 1819 Place: Wayne County, Georgia 6, 7, 8
Buried: Place: Old Union Church, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 9, 10
Father: Moses Giddens
Mother: Catherine\Katy Jones
Other Spouses:
Wife: Keziah Knight 11
Born: 25 NOV 1801 Place: Bulloch County, Georgia 12, 13
Died: 1 NOV 1861 Place: Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 14, 15
Buried: Place: Old Burnt Church, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 16
Father: William Anderson Knight
Mother: Sarah Cone
Other Spouses: Allen Jones
Children

Child 1 (M): William Moses Giddens
Born: 1 FEB 1820 Place: Wayne County, Georgia 17, 18
Died: 17 SEP 1899 Place: Lanier County, Georgia 19, 20
Buried: Place: Union Primitive Baptist, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 21, 22
Spouses: Elizabeth Edmondson
Child 2 (M): Moses H. Giddens 23
Born: 14 NOV 1821 Place: Wayne County, Georgia 24, 25
Died: 11 JAN 1906 Place: Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia 26
Buried: Place: McMillian Cemetery, near Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia 27
Spouses: Mary\Polly Mathis
Child 3 (F): Matilda Giddens 28
Born: 1826 Place: Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia 29
Died: Place:
Buried: Place:
Spouses: William S. Tomlinson
Child 4 (F): Sarah Giddens 30, 31
Born: 2 OCT 1828 Place: Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia 32
Died: 2 AUG 1918 Place: Berrien County, Georgia 33
Buried: Place: Pleasant Church, Berrien County, Georgia 34
Spouses: Matthew A. Parrish
Child 5 (M): Aaron Giddens
Born: ABT. 1831 Place: Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia 35, 36
Died: 1862 Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 37
Buried: Place: on his farm, Lowndes, Georgia
Spouses: Mary Pollie Smith
Child 6 (F): Keziah Ann Giddens 38, 39
Born: 18 JAN 1836 Place: Lowndes now Lanier County, Georgia 40
Died: 8 DEC 1904 Place: Clinch now Lanier County, Georgia 41
Buried: Place: Wayfair Church, Lanier County, Georgia 42
Spouses: William Touchton
Child 7 (F): Mary M. Giddens
Born: 24 MAY 1838 Place: Lowndes now Berrien County, Georgia 43, 44
Died: 17 JAN 1901 Place: DeSoto County, Florida 45
Buried: Place: New Hope Cemetery, Zolfo Springs, DeSoto County, Florida 46
Spouses: David D. Mahon
Child 8 (M): Isbin F. Giddens 47
Born: ABT. 1840 Place: Lowndes now Berrien County, Georgia 48
Died: BET. 1861 - 1865 Place: during CSA service 49
Buried: Place:
Spouses:
Child 9 (M): Matthew O. Giddens
Born: BET. 1840 - 1844 Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 50
Died: 8 FEB 1865 Place: Camp Chase, Ohio 51, 52
Buried: Place: Grave 1107, Confederate Cemetery, Camp Chase, Ohio 53
Spouses:
HUSBAND NOTES:
Isbin Giddens moved to Georgia around 1816 to near Wayne County with one of his brothers. They acquired large tracts of land and became farmers. He is shown as a Grand Juror in October 1822. In 1824-1825 the Giddens and Knights moved to Lowndes County (now Berrien/Lanier). Isbin settled the farm on the old Milltown Ray City Road. He joined Union Church on 10 Feb 1827.

!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Violet Brinkley Bennett, ANCESTORS OF THE BEATY AND SIMPSON FAMILIES OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997. page 47 (South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia).

!SPOUSE: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume I, Adel, Georgia, Press of the Patten Publishers, 1951, page 159-161.

!CENSUS: 1830 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Isbin Giddens with 5 males and 3 females in his household (page 84).

!CENSUS: 1840 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Isbin Giddens with 5 males and 6 females in his household.

!CENSUS: 1850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Isban Giddens (62) with the following in his household: Keziah (49), Aaron (19), Keziah A. (14), Mary (12), Isban F. (10), Matthew (6).

!DEATH: Tharon Griffin, PIONEER BERRIEN COUNTY FAMILIES, Volume 1, page 90.

!CHILDREN-SPOUSE-PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Violet Brinkley Bennett, ANCESTORS OF THE BEATY AND SIMPSON FAMILY OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997, page 38. (South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia). Isbin Giddens served in the Militia of Wayne County, Georgia from 1816-1820. In 1824 he moved to Lowndes County, Georgia.



HUSBAND FACTS:
Military: BET. 1816 - 1820 Wayne County, Georgia Militia (334th District) 54
Military: 1838 Lowndes County, Georgia Militia (Indian Wars) 55, 56
Baptism: 1823 Kettle Creek Baptist Church, Wayne County, Georgia 57
Religion: 10 FEB 1827 Joined Union Church, Lowndes County, Georgia 58
Census: 1820 Wayne County, Georgia
Census: 1830 Lowndes County, Georgia
Census: 1840 Lowndes County, Georgia
Census: 1850 Lowndes County, Georgia


WIFE NOTES:
!SPOUSE-PARENTS-BIRTH-SIBLINGS: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume I, Adel, Georgia, Press of the Patten Publishers, 1951, page 159-161.

!CHILDREN-SPOUSE-PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Violet Brinkley Bennett, ANCESTORS OF THE BEATY AND SIMPSON FAMILY OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997, page 38. (South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia).

!SPOUSE-PARENTS: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume III, Pearson, Georgia, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1957, page 108.

!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Violet Brinkley Bennett, ANCESTORS OF THE BEATY AND SIMPSON FAMILIES OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997. page 47 (South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia).

!CENSUS: 1850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Isban Giddens (62) with the following in his household: Keziah (49), Aaron (19), Keziah A. (14), Mary (12), Isban F. (10), Matthew (6).

!CENSUS: 1860 Census of Berrien County, Georgia list Allen Jones (60) with Keziah Jones (58) with the following in their household: Isbin Giddens (19), Matthew Giddens (15), Mary Jones (4).



WIFE FACTS:
Baptism: 1823 Kettle Creek Baptist Church, Wayne County, Georgia 59
Religion: 10 FEB 1827 Joined Union Church, Lowndes County, Georgia 60


SOURCES:
1Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
2Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
3Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 109.
4Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
5Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
6Wayne County, Georgia Marriage Records.
7Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
8Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 159-160, Incorrectly gives marriage date as April 1829..
9Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
10Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
11Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 109.
12Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
13Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93, 150.
14Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
15Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93, 150.
16Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
17Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.
18Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 117-118.
19Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 117-118.
20Wayne and Judy Dasher, Wiregrass Obituaries and Death Notices, Volume V, 1999, Book, page 235.
21Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 117-118.
22Wayne and Judy Dasher, Wiregrass Obituaries and Death Notices, Volume V, 1999, Book, page 235.
23Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 64, 93.
24Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 116-117, Indicates Moses was born in Wayne County..
25Folks Huxford, History of Clinch County, Georgia, The J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, 1916, Book, page 252, States that Moses was born in Appling later Ware County, Georgia..
26Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 116-117, Death date noted as 12 Jan 1907..
27Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 116-117.
28Folks Huxford, History of Clinch County, Georgia, The J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, 1916, Book, page 304.
29Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
30Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 251-252.
31Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93, 220.
32Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 251-252.
33Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 251-252.
34Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 251-252.
35Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
36Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 149.
37Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 149.
38Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
39Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 276.
40Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 313.
41Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 313.
42Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 313.
43Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
44Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VI, The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1971, Book, page 150-151.
45Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VI, The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1971, Book, page 150-151.
46Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VI, The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1971, Book, page 150-151.
47Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
48Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
49Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
50Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
51Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 93.
52Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 340, Buried in grave 1107..
53Broderbund, Military Records: Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, Family Archive CD 119, Family Archive.
54Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter, Isbin Giddens was a Lieutenant from 1816 to 1820..
55Letter from John Alfred Griffin, jgriffin@wolfenet.com - 16 Nov 1998, Letter.
56Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.
57Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.
58Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.
59Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.
60Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94.


Posted By:
Tommy Bargeron
721 West 12th Street
Tifton, Georgia 31794

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