A., born Oct. 9, 1817, died Oct., 1892; George w., born Feb. 23, 1820, died Sept. 18, 1857; Thomas N., born July 31, 1822, died July 17, 1860; Eliza J., born June 18, 1825; Joseph E. Lowder, born July 23, 1827, died Aug. 26, 1868; Jonathan F., born Oct. 22, 1829, died Dec. 23, 1872; Eliza Jane, married Joseph Ellis, Feb. 8, 1855; children, Mary P., born Apr. 17, 1859; Daniel W., born Jan. 4, 1861; Joseph W., born Dec. 20, 1862; Thomas J., born Dec. 4, 1867; Georgia L., born June 15, 1870; Joseph W., married Edith R. Wheatley, Nov. 25, 1891; one child, Lottie P., born Oct. 1, 1892. Georgie L., married Hicks Wheatley, Mar. 15, 1893.

Priscilla A., daughter of Joseph and Nancy Hearne, married Samuel Ward. Children: Joseph C., born Dec. 22, 1839; married Louisa Cannon; children: James T., Gertone, William, John, Mary, Ernest and Fannie. Humphrey C., born Dec. 27, 1841; married Mary Hudson; one child, Eliza. Mary J., born Oct. 25, 1843; married Obed Otwell Nov. 30, 1859, who was born Oct. 22, 1835, died Feb. 25. 1906. Children: Sadie L., married Samuel Carmichael; Stella, born Oct. 29, 1865; Joseph J., born Jan. 2, 1867, and Pansy, born Feb. 1, 1884. Ann E., born Nov. 15, 1845; married Katesbury R. Ellis, who was born Apr. 15, 1845. Children: William, born Apr. 22, 1873. Elmer, born July 21, 1875; Charles, born Dec. 31, 1876; Mary L., born Dec. 4, 1878; Willard H., born 1881; Clarence, born Nov. 29, 1883; Samuel H., born Oct. 18, 1888. George W. Ward, born Aug. 9, 1847. Thomas Hearne Ward, born Apr. 30, 1849. Lavinia P., born Jan. 24, 1851; married W. N. Ellis. Children: Stella B., born Apr. 30, 1876, and Lawrence, born Oct. 31, 1881. Eliza J., born Jan. 2!, 1859; married John Truitt. Children: William, Essie, Lee and Iva E., Maria S. (twin with Eliza J.), born Jan. 21, 1859; married Samuel Hearne; one child, Pansy, born Nov. 17, 1884.

Betsy, daughter of Lowder and Lavinia (Cannon) Hearne, born Feb. 10, 1793; married James Fooks, 1809. Their first child, Eliza, born Aug. 16, 1811, died Sept. 18, 1892; Jan. 16, 1833, she married B. S. Melson, who was born Nov. 30, 1810; Children: Jonathan James, born Feb. 17, 1834; Samuel H., born June 24, 1837; Mary E., born September 5, 1840; Maria M., born June 19, 1842; Eliza G., born July 13, 1845; Benj. F., born Mar. 26, 1847; Sarah Ann, born Mar. 25, 1849; Ebenezer H., born Aug.

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