| Ellen Virginia Gresham My first half-cousin twice removed. PICTURE From the MyFamily/Gresham website, originally posted by Carol Atkinson-Cross. Born: 24 April 1862, Georgia. 1 Parents: STERLING ARCHIBALD GRESHAM AND SARAH ELAM STOKES Married: about 1885. 2 Death: unknown. Notes: Husband Talfourd listed as a farm laborer in the 1900 Federal Census, Caldwell, Greene, GA; indicates five children born, five surviving. Talfourd listed as a bookkeeper in the 1910 Federal Census, Athens Ward 3, Clarke, GA; indicates seven children born, six surviving. Ellen listed as a widow living with her 14-year-old son Horace and widowed daughter Ellen Ione Smith-Dobbs, in the 1920 Federal Census, Athens Ward 3, Clarke, GA. Spouse: TALFOURD LEWIS SMITH b. Oct. 1852, GA 2 d. 5 April 1919, Athens, Clarke Co., GA. 4 5 CHILDREN OF TALFOURD LEWIS SMITH AND ELLEN VIRGINIA GRESHAM: (my second half-cousins once removed) OLWYN TALFOURD SMITH b. 9 July 1886, Greene Co., GA d. 13 Nov. 1971, Charlotte, NC. SARAH O. SMITH b. Jan. 1889, Georgia. 2 ELLEN IONA SMITH b. Oct. 1891, Georgia. LAWRENCE G. SMITH b. Dec. 1894, Georgia. 2 TALFOURD LEWIS SMITH, Jr. b. 27 Sep. 1897, Georgia. 2 6 HORACE L. SMITH b. about 1906, Georgia. 3 Sources: 1. Gresham Bible, family of Sterling A. Gresham, owned by Mrs. Mae Morgan Atkinson, Madison, GA, excerpts reprinted by the Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.). 2. 1900 Federal Census, Caldwell, Greene, GA. 3. 1910 Federal Census, Athens Ward 3, Clarke, GA. 4. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998, Georgia Heatlh Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998; Cert. 3333-A. 5. Georgia Certificate of Death. 6. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. HOME Page last updated 16 May 2008. |