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| Husband: Silas C. Giddens 1 |
| Born: 14 MAR 1841 | Place: Randolph County, Georgia 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Died: SEP 1876 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 6, 7 |
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| Buried: | Place: Cat Creek, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia 8, 9 |
| Father: John Giddens |
| Mother: Sarah\Sally Smith |
| Other Spouses: Mary Ann Taylor
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| Wife: Sabra Ann Mary Giddens 10 |
| Born: 28 APR 1840 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia |
| Died: 1 MAY 1915 | Place: Georgia |
| Buried: | Place: Long Bridge, Berrien County, Georgia |
| Father: Thomas G. Giddens |
| Mother: Mary Pollie Nevill |
Other Spouses: William H. Peacock |
| Child 1 (M): William Arthur Giddens |
| Born: 3 FEB 1866 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 11, 12 |
| Died: 8 MAR 1947 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 13, 14 |
| Buried: 9 MAR 1947 | Place: Long Bridge, Berrien County, Georgia 15 |
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Spouses: Sarah E. Sutton |
| Child 2 (F): Ellen P. Giddens |
| Born: ABT. 1866 | Place: |
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| Child 3 (F): Mozelle Giddens |
| Born: 10 JAN 1866 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 16, 17 |
| Died: 4 AUG 1937 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 18, 19 |
| Buried: 5 AUG 1937 | Place: Long Bridge, Berrien County, Georgia 20 |
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HUSBAND NOTES: Silas C. Giddens enlisted in Lowndes County Infantry on 21 Sep 1861 for a period of 12 months in Captain Benjamin T. Mosley's unit. In November 1861 he appears in company muster rolls listed as present, but sick in hospital. On 9 Aug 1862 he appeared on the register of sick and wounded at Lovingston Hospital, Winchester, Virginia. On 2 May 1863 he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital Number 2, Richmond Virginia. On 9 Jun 1863 he returned to duty. He fought in the Second Manassas Battle, Sharpsburg (Antietam) and on 4 Jul 1863 he was captured at the battle of Gettysburg. On 6 Jul 1863 he was admitted to the USA General Hospital, Frederick, Maryland with remittant fever. On 5 Sep 1863 he was transferred to USA General Hospital West's Buildings, Baltimore, Maryland. On 12 Sep 1863 he returned to Fort McHenry, Maryland. On 15 Sep 1863 he was sent to Point Lookout Maryland and confined by General Schenck. On 3 May 1864 he was exchanged at Port Lookout, Maryland. On 8 May 1864 he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital, Number 3, Richmond, Virginia with debilitas. On 12 May 1864 he was furloughed for 30 days. HUSBAND FACTS: TITL CSA: Military: CSA - Company G/H, 26th Georgia Infantry, Bartow Volunteers 21 Census: 1850 Randolph County, Georgia 22 WIFE NOTES: !CENSUS: Listed in the 1870 Berrien County census is Sabra Ann Mary age 29 with Ellen P. age 4, William A, age 2. The 1900 Berrien County census shows with William Peacock and living next door to sister Jacob Ann Giddens who lived in the home of J.E. Weaver (her daughter's husband). Pioneer Berrien County Families, by Tharon Griffin, May 1990, Rewritten 1994, Volume 1. page 93,97. !CENSUS: 1850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Thomas Giddings (61) as head of household with the following in his household: Mary (51), Mary (17), Jacob Ann (13), Sabra Ann Ben (11). !CENSUS: 1860 Census of Berrien County, Georgia shows Ann Giddens living with the John W. Knight family. !BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-SPOUSE: Tharon Griffin, PIONEER BERRIEN COUNTY FAMILIES, Volume 1, 1994, page 111. !PARENTS-BIRTH: Broderbund World Family Tree CD ROM, Volume 2, file #3504 SOURCES: 1The Valdosta Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Newspaper, date unknown. 2Tommy & Diane Bargeron, Inspection of Cemetery Marker, Tombstone. 3LDS Church, CD ROM, LDS Ancestral Files, Electronic, Batch 7907801, Sheet 05, Source Call 1260502. 4Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, page 284. 5Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 6Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, page 284. 7Tommy & Diane Bargeron, Inspection of Cemetery Marker, Tombstone. 8Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, page 284, Buried in section 4.. 9Tommy & Diane Bargeron, Inspection of Cemetery Marker, Tombstone. 10Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 94. 11Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 12Georgia Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death, Official Docum, Berrien County, Georgia. 13Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 14Georgia Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death, Official Docum, Berrien County, Georgia. 15Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 16Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 17Georgia Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death, Official Docum. 18Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 19Georgia Department of Public Health, Certificate of Death, Official Docum. 20Information from Lane Giddens, 803 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601, Other. 21Lillian Henderson, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Volume III, Book, page 232, Private, 21 Sep 1861, captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 4 Jul 1863, paroled at Point Lookout, Ma. 221850 Census of Randolph County, Georgia, MF 37, Roll 81, Census, District 11, page 438, Records Silas (12) in household of Jno. Gideon.. |
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