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Ann "Min" Blitch and William Henry Hodges Children.

Catherine Cynthia Hodges married Irvin Moore abt 1829 in Bulloch County Ga.

 had 1 child.

1. Meacca Sprage Moore b: abt.1830 in Bulloch County Ga.

William Riley Hodges married Nancy Leigh on December 18, 1842 in Camden Ga.

 had 7 children.

1. William Lee Hodges b: September 30, 1843 in Charlton, Ga. d: April 8 1913 in Floral City, Fla.
2. Mary Hodges b:
November 3 1845 in Charlton Ga. d: October 26, 1926 Charlton, Ga.

3. James Jackson Hodges b:
September 15, 1847 in Charlton, Ga. d: April 26, 1938 Baker, Fla.

4. Willis Alexander Hodges b:
November 18, 1849 Charlton, Ga d: May 29, 1942 in Charlton Ga.

5. John Riley Hodges b:
April 11, 1852 Carlton Ga. d: January 8, 1929 in Bradford Fla.

6. Martha Elizabeth Hodges b:
September 23, 1855 Charlton, Ga. d: November 22, 1911 Charlton, Ga.

7. Henry Jesse Hodges b:
May 8, 1858 Charlton, Ga d: July 28, 1928 Charlton Ga.

Samuel Hodges married Sarah Elizabeth Daniel on Tattnall County Ga.

 had 3 children.

1. James Montgomery Hodges b: 1839 in Tattnall County Ga. d?
2. Margaret Hodges b: abt. 1842 in
Camden County Ga.
d?
3. Sarah Clarkey Ann Hodges b:
July 20, 1845 in Camden County Ga. d: October 23, 1916 in Suwanne Shoals, Columbia Fla.

Willis Alexander Arron Hodges married Mahala Johns on February 23, 1843 in Camden County Ga.

 had 15 children.

1. Annie Anna Hodges b: November 2, 1843 Carlton Ga. d: 1880 in Charlton Ga.
2. George Washington Hodges b:
November 29, 1845 in Charlton Ga. d: October 22, 1908 in Charlton Ga.

3. William J. Hodges b:
January 25, 1847 Moniac, Charlton Ga. d: May 6, 1930 Nassau, Fla.

4. Elfish Elcho Hodges b:
November 8, 1849 Moniac, Charlton Ga. d: August 8, 1904 Nassau Fla.

5. Willis Alexander Hodges b:
November 8, 1852 Camden Ga. d: May 6, 1930 Jacksonville Fla.

6. John Dock Hodges b:
August 1, 1854 Moniac Charlton, Ga.
d: abt 1910 Moniac, Charlton Ga.
7. James B. Hodges b:
April 11, 1856 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: May 27, 1913 Nassau Fla.

8. Senova Lenora Hodges b:
February 7, 1858 Moniac Charlton Ga.
d?
9. Andrew Jackson Hodges b:
April 19, 1859 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: July 10, 1908 Moniac Charlton Ga.

10.Daniel R. Hodges b:
August 3, 1861 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: June 14, 1907 Moniac Charlton Ga.

11. Nathaniel Nathan Hodges b:
May 3, 1863 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: February 16, 1929 Moniac Charlton Ga.

12. Emily Hodges b: February 9, 1864 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: 1928 Nassau Fla.
13. Joshua Hodges b: 1867 Moniac
Charlton Ga. d: before 1920 Baker Fla.

14. Mary Elizabeth Hodges b: 1868 Moniac
Charlton Ga.
d?
15. Martha A. Hodges b:
November 8, 1870 Moniac Charlton Ga. d: June 3, 1927 St. George, Charlton Ga.

Willis Alexander Arron Hodges then married Basheba Gainey abt 1888 in Charlton, Ga.

 had 2 children.

1. Joel Lee Hodges b: April 19, 1884 Moniac Charlton, Ga. d: August 28, 1959 St. George Charlton Ga.
2. Grover
Cleveland Hodges b: January 31, 1886 Charlton Ga. d: March 16, 1979 Baker Fla.

 

Mary Polly Blitch and William Hurst Children

Martha A. Hurst married Keiling (Keeland) Spier Blitch on March 20, 1844 in Effingham County Ga.

Keiling is the son of Spier Blitch & Hannah Tiner.

 had 2 children.

1. Mary Tinner Blitch b: 1846 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
2. Stephanie Josephine Blitch b? D:

Spier Blitch and Hannah Tiner children

James A. Blitch married Mahala Tyson (Tinson) on July 23, 1830 in Effingham County Ga.

 Mahala is the daughter of Camel Tyson (Tinson) and Unity Dykes.

Then James married Martha Ann Willis on October 16, 1835

Martha is the daughter of Ferney Willis and Pensey Dykes.

Spier and Mahala

had 3 children.

1. Leander Blitch b: 1831 in Effingham County Ga. d?
2. Hannah Blitch b: 1833 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
3. James Spier Blitch b: 1834 in
Effingham County Ga. d: 1890 in Baker Fla.

Spier and Martha

had 11 children.

1. Ferney Willis Blitch b: January 7, 1837 in Effingham County Ga. d: January 30, 1914 in Levy Fla.
2. Joseph Jasper Jack Blitch b:
January 18, 1839 in Nassau, Fla. d: April 25, 1862 in Nassau Fla.

3. Henry William Harrison Blitch b:
February 22, 1842 in Nassau, Fla. d: September 1926 in Levy, Fla.

4.
Newton Amos Blitch b: October 12, 1844 in Marion Fla. d: October 30, 1921 in Tallahassee Fla.

5. George Melton Blitch b:
September 6, 1848 in Blitchton Marion Fla. d: June 26, 1928 in Blitchton Marion Fla.

6. Jesse Mercer Blitch b: March 11, 1850 in Marion Fla. d:
November 2, 1924
in Marion Fla.
7. John Gideon Blitch b:
April 15, 1847 Marion Fla.
d: March 30, 1915 in Marion Fla.
8. Simeon Hardee Blitch b: March 19, 1855 in Marion Fla. d:
January 30, 1920 in Blitchton Marion Fla.

9. Beatrice Blitch b: 1835 in
Effingham County Ga. d: 1835 in Effingham County Ga.

10. Martha Amanda Jane Blitch b:
October 25, 1840 in Nassau, Fla. d: December 2, 1861

11. Benjamin Ratiff Roland Blitch b: May 24, 1853 in Marion Fla. d:
February 24, 1931 Marion Fla.

William Blitch married Eliza Tullis on December 15, 1831 in Effingham County Ga. Then  

William married Ann Pittman on September 22, 1841 in Effingham County Ga.

William Blitch and Eliza Tullis

 had 5 children.

1. Emaline Blitch b: November 27, 1832 in Effingham County Ga. d: October 1903
2. Julia Blitch b:
October 11 1834 in Effingham County Ga.
d: 1849
3. John Gideon Blitch b:
June 30, 1836 d: March 12, 1876
buried in Blitch Family Cemetery Bulloch County Ga.
4. Willis M.L.Blitch b: 1838 in
Effingham County
Ga.d: April 1918
5. James Henry Blitch b:
May 21, 1841 in Bulloch County Ga. d: July 9, 1921 Blitchtown Bulloch County Ga.

William Blitch and Ann Pittman

had 4 children.

1. Henrietta Blitch b: March 1846 d?
*2. Howard W. Blitch b: September or
October 15, 1841 or 1845 in Effingham County Ga. d? Buried at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in Bryan County Ga.
3. William Homer Blitch b: March 18, 1848 in
Bryan County Ga. d: January 6, 1906 in Bryan County Ga.

4. Laura Blitch b:
July 21, 1852 in Bryan County Ga. d: September 16, 1871 in Bryan County Ga.

Keiling (Keeland) Spier Blitch is married to Martha A. Hurst. Done above.

Keiling then married?? McCormick.

Then Keiling Married Mary A. Hurst on January 5, 1853 in Effingham County Ga.

Then Keiling married Julia F. Wilson on June 14, 1857 in Effingham County Ga.
No Children With Julia F. Wilson.

 

Children of Keiling Blitch and Martha are listed under Martha's name.

Keiling (Keeland) Spier Blitch and?? McCormick

had 1 child.

1. William Henry Blitch b: abt 1845 d?

Keiling (Keeland) Spier Blitch and Mary Hurst

had 1 child.


1. John Sherman Blitch b: January 1857 in
Effingham County Ga. d: October 1926 in Baker Fla. 

Ephriam Blitch married Frances Caroline Edwards on January 15, 1847 in Effingham County Ga.

Frances is the daughter of Daniel Edwards.

 had 8 children.

1. Alonzo Blitch b: 1843 Montbrook Marion Fla. d?
2. Francis M. Blitch b: 1844
Montbrook Fla.
d?
3. Wiley Blitch b: 1845
Montbrook Fla.
d?
4.
Lafayette Blitch b: 1846 Montbrook Fla.
d?
5. Daniel W. Blitch b: 12-1847
Montbrook Fla.
d?
6. William H. Blitch b: 1849
Montbrook Fla.
d?
7. Mary Jane Blitch b: abt 1851
Montbrook Fla.
d?
8. Elizabeth Blitch b: 1853
Montbrook Fla. d?

Simeon Blitch married Henrietta Warren on May 16, 1848 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 8 children.

1. John H. Blitch b? D?
2. Laura Victoria Blitch b: 1849 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
3. John Achord Blitch b: 1851 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
4. Julia A. Blitch b: 1853 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
5.
India Blitch b: 1855 in Effingham County Ga.
d:
6. Elizabeth Blitch b: 1857 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
7. Joan Blitch b: 1859 in
Effingham County GA.
d?
8. Emma Spier Blitch b: 1861 in
Effingham County Ga. d: January 3, 1939

Spier Blitch and Zilphia Hurst Children.

Willis Spier Blitch married Drucilla Baker abt 1823 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 6 children.

1 Elizabeth Blitch b? d?
2. Franklin J. Blitch b: abt. 1838
Marion Fla.
d?
3. Thomas Luke Blitch b: abt 1840
Marion Fla.
d?
4. Mary J. Blitch b: abt 1842
Marion Fla.
d?
5. Unknown Male Blitch b: 1844
Marion Fla.
d?
6. William Madison Blitch b:
September 8, 1846 Marion Fla. d: May 16, 1928 Santa Fe Alachua, Fla.

Elijah Blitch married???? Abt 1829 in Effingham County Ga.

Elijah Blitch and????

had 5 children.

1. George Blitch b: November 20, 1830 in Effingham County Ga. d?
2. Joseph Blitch b:
November 20, 1830 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
3. Jonathan Blitch b: May 2, 1832 in
Effingham County Ga. d: 1865 in Effingham County Ga.

4. Elizabeth Blitch b:
May 2, 1832 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
5. Augustus Blitch b: 1834 in
Effingham County Ga. d?

Then Elijah married Sarah Pace Zetterouer on April 12, 1837 in Duval Fla.

Sarah is the daughter of Soloman Zetterouer and Elizabeth Qglesdy.
 

 Elijah Blitch and Sarah Zetterouer children are

1. Elijah Blitch Jr. b: December 3, 1837 in Duval Fla. d: 1847
2. Salania Blitch b:
August 4, 1839 in Duval Fla.
d: 1870
3. Levinia Ann Blitch b:
June 8, 1841 in Duval Fla. d: November 29, 1869 in Fla.

4. Susan A. Blitch b: May 18, 1843 in Clay Fla. d:
May 8, 1904
in Clay Fla.
5. Jeremiah Minor Blitch b: May 20, 1845 in Clay Fla. d:
September 23, 1898 in Fla.

6. Jane Martha Blitch b: March 23, 1847 in Clay Fla. d: abt 1939 in Fla.
7. Sarah Hannah Blitch b: May 30, 1849 in Clay Fla. d: 1929 in
Fla.

8. William Henry Jack Blitch b:
August 25, 1852 in Jacksonville Fla. d: January 23, 1932 in Fla.

Benjamin Blitch Sr. and Sarah Spier children are

Thomas Blitch III married Mary Ann Brogdon on December 20, 1838 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 3 children.

1. James Marion Blitch b: abt 1840 in Effingham County Ga. d?
2. Eudosia A. Blitch b: 1843 in
Effingham County Ga.
d?
3. Mary Emma Tossa Blitch b: 1847 in
Effingham County Ga. d?

Moore Blitch married Vashti Vasty Futrell on January 13 1837 in Effingham County Ga.

 had no children.

Then Moore married Mary Ann Cochran on December 22 1840 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 10 children.

1. Annie Blitch b? d?
2. Jerome Blitch b:
October 8, 1842 in Dooly County Ga. d: 1890 or 1899 near Cordele Dooly County Ga.

*3. Timothy Edward Blitch b: January26, 1846 in
Bryan County Ga. d? In Bryan County Ga. Buried at Bird Cemetery off Hwy 204.
4. Sarah Ann Blitch b: 1847
Bryan County Ga.
d?
5. William Moore Blitch b: 1849 in
Bryan County Ga.
d?
6. Elizabeth Blitch b: 1850 in
Bryan County Ga.
d?
7. William S. Blitch b:
April 18, 1853 d: September 7, 1853

8. Andrew Jackson Blitch b: 1854 in
Bryan County Ga. d?
9. James J. Blitch b: 1859 in
Bryan County Ga.
d?
10. Julia Morgan Blitch b:
April 7, 1866 in Bryan County Ga. d: August 13, 1866 in Bryan County Ga.

Then *Moore married *Eliza Ann Perry Gay on February 20 1869 in Effingham County Ga. Eliza was born on June 19, 1888.

Eliza died July 18, 1918 and is buried in Bird Cemetery off Hwy 204 in Bryan County Ga.

 had 3 children.

1. Leonidas Moore Blitch b: 1870 d?
*2. Adorin Judson Blitch b:
December 25, 1878 d: March 1951 buried in Bird Cemetery off Hwy 204 in Bryan County Ga.

*3. Henry Theopilus Blitch b:
October 29, 1872 in Bryan County Ga. d: March 6, 1937 buried in Bird Cemetery Bryan County Ga. off Hwy 204.

*I have these pictures of the headstones.

Benjamin Blitch Jr. married Harriet Wilson on June 12, 1832 in Wayne County Ga.

Harriet is the daughter of Luke Wilson.

had 15 children.

1. James Elias Blitch b: July 21 1833 in Effingham County Ga. d: October 24, 1876
2. Daniel Isaiah Blitch b:
April 24, 1836 in Effingham County Ga. d: August 11, 1889
3. Esther Ann Blitch b: March 3, 1838 in
Effingham County Ga. d: November 16, 1922
4. Joseph Luke Blitch b: March 3, 1838 in
Effingham County Ga. d: July 25, 1882 in Calif.
5. Martha Elizabeth Blitch b:
January 25, 1840 in Effingham County Ga. d: April 30, 1884

6. Mary Ruth Blitch b: July 20, 1841 in Effingham County Ga. d: March 12, 1843 buried in Fla.
7. Benjamin Samuel Blitch b: Febuary17, 1843 in
Effingham County Ga. d: May 29, 1865

8. Obediah Thomas Blitch b:
September 15, 1844 in Effingham County Ga. d: April 1931
9. Mindora Amanda Lucile Blitch b:
February 7, 1846 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
10. Soloman Elihu Blitch b:
August 9, 1847 in Duval Fla. d: January 15, 1926 in Jacksonville Fla.

11. Rebecca Blitch b: 1848 Duval
Fla.
d?
12. Kizziah Abigail Blitch b:
February 17, 1849 in Effingham County Ga. d: June 18, 1929

13. Lenidas Wiley Blitch b:
December 30, 1850 in Effingham County Ga. d?
14. Emma Ezalla Blitch b:
April 11, 1852 in Effingham County Ga. d: March 29, 1928

15. William Wilberforce Blitch b:
July 2, 1854 in Effingham County Ga. d: August 11, 1930

Sarah Blitch married William Cannuate abt 1830.

Then Sarah married Christopher Futrell on February 28, 1837.

There were 12 children between the 2 husbands.
1. Fredrick abt 1830
2. Abram Jr abt 1832-1842
3.
Georgia
abt 1834-1837
4. Mary Ann abt 1836
5. Obedience abt 1838
6. Alzado abt 1840-1846
7. John abt 1842-1844
8. Christopher Jr. (Futrell) abt 1844-1847
9. William Jr (Cannuate) abt 1848
10. Wesley abt 1850
11. Mercury abt 1838
12. Adolphus abt 1839


All the above were born in
Effingham County Ga. There were no dates as to when any of them died.

Elizabeth Blitch and John Hurst Children.

Willis S. Hurst married Sarah Balton in January 25, 1829 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 4 children.

1. Georgiana Hurst b: abt 1830 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
2. John B. Hurst b: abt 1834 in
Duval Fla.
d?
3. William Hurst b: 1835 in Duval
Fla.
d?
4. Verlenda Hurst b: 1836 in Duval
Fla. d?

Then Willis Hurst married Margaret Mobley on January 29, 1846 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 1 child.

1. Seaborn Hurst b: 1847 in Effingham County Ga. d?

George Hurst married Margaret Onteau abt 1834 in Effingham County Ga.

 had 8 children.

1. Mary A.E. Hurst b: 1835 in Effingham County Ga. d?
2. George W Hurst Jr. b: 1837 in
Burke County Ga.
d?
3. Frances M. Hurst b: 1840 in
Burke County Ga.
d?
4. Joanna L. Hurst b: 1844 in
Burke County Ga.
d?
5. Martha Hurst b: 1846 in
Burke County Ga.
d:
6. Margaret Hurst b: 1846 in Burke Ga. d?
7. Thomas J. Hurst b:
November 15, 1848 in Burke County Ga.
d?
8. C.
W. Hurst b: 1850 in Burke County GA. d: 1913

John Hurst Jr married Dora???? Abt 1846 in Effingham County Ga.

had 2 children.

1. Thomas Hurst b: abt 1848 in Effingham County Ga.
2. Sarah E. Hurst b: abt 1850 in
Effingham County Ga.

Ann Blitch and John Lineburger Child.

Richard Franklin Lineburger married Marietta Hightower on December 26, 1869 in Lowndes County Ga.

had 10 children.

1. Lilla Valeria Lineburger

2. Benjamin Saxon Lineburger

3. Mary J. Lineburger

4. Richard Franklin Lineburger Jr.

5. James Henry Lineburger

6. John Byrd Lineburger

7. Ada Gertrude Lineburger

8. Orin Hamilton Lineburger

9. Joseph Oglethorpe Varnadoe Lineburger

10. Minnie Ola Lineburger

 None of the children have date of births or places. None have dates of deaths or places.

Thomas Blitch and Lydia Wilson children are

Henry James Blitch married Lavinia English in September 9, 1849 in Bryan County Ga.

Lavinia is the daughter of Reuben and Eliza English.

Both Henry and Lavinia are buried in Blackcreek Cemetery Hwy280 Bryan County Ga.

 had 15 children.

1. Martha Penelope Blitch b: January 24, 1851 in Bryan County Ga. d: July 19, 1925 in Cairo Ga.
2. George Nathaniel Blitch b:
April 5, 1852 in Bryan Ga. d: January 12, 1939

3. John Myers b: April29, 1854 in
Bryan County Ga. d: November 6, 1933 in Bryan County Ga. buried in Blackcreek Cemetery on Hwy 280.
4. Thomas William Blitch b: May 16, 1856 in
Bryan County Ga. d: September 19, 1913

5. Gideon Seth Blitch b: March 22, 1858 in
Bryan County Ga. d: September 1912
6. James Reubin Blitch b:
March 31, 1860 in Bryan County Ga.
d: 1948
7. Ida Ann Blitch b:
November 18, 1862 in Bryan County Ga. d: November 24, 1921

8. Norman Horace Blitch b:
January 15 1865 in Bryan County Ga d: June 1932
9. Susan Lavinia Lirie Blitch b:
August 3 1866 in Bryan County Ga. d: November 9 1927

10. Joseph Jackson Blitch b:
March 25 1868 in Ellabell Bryan County Ga.
11. Janie E. Blitch b:
September 22, 1869 in Ellabell Bryan County Ga.
d?
12. Henry Wilson Blitch b: March 22, 1871 in
Ellabell Bryan County Ga. d: February 9, 1902

13. Willie Melvin Blitch b:
February 25, 1872 in Ellabell Bryan County Ga. d: September 9, 1904
14. Mary Ella Blitch b:
July 3, 1875 in Ellabell Bryan County Ga. d?
15. Naomi Lavinia Blitch b:
May 27, 1877 in Ellabell Bryan County Ga. d?

Thomas Luke Blitch married Georgia Ann Wilson on January 27, 1853

in Effingham County Ga.

 had 6 children.

1. Robert Blitch b? D?
2. Larrah Frances Blitch b:
February 2, 1854 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
3.
Lydia Ann Lavinia Blitch b: November 19, 1855 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
4. Virgil Auguatus Blitch b:
November 5, 1857 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
5. William Thomas Blitch b:
July 29, 1861 in Effingham County Ga.
d?
6. Martha Rebecca Blitch b:
June 10, 1864 in Effingham County Ga. d?

Thomas Blitch married Annie Marlow.

William Stephen Willis Blitch married Florence Emma Lanier abt. 1865

in Effingham County Ga.

 had 2 children.

1. May Blitch

2. Margaret Blitch b: abt 1866 in Effingham County Ga. d?

William Milton Blitch married Ellen J. McGee. Ellen

 was b: November 15, 1863 d: January 2, 1915

Buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery Screven County Ga.

 had 4 children.

1. Kathleen Blitch b: April 10, 1886 d: October 6, 1887 buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery Screven County Ga.
2. Hallie Blitch b:
December 12, 1887 d: March 1, 1890
buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery Screven County Ga.
3. Rollie M. Blitch died at age 2 months buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery Screven County Ga.
4. Tommy Blitch b:
August 11, 1883 in Effingham County Ga. d: March 11, 1884 buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery Screven County Ga.

 

I found these headstones. And believe the parents may be

John Myer Blitch and Mattie Martha L. Jordon.

Bailey Blitch b: May 30, 1887 d: May 30, 1887

Lala Blitch b: May 30, 1887 d: June 18, 1887

Tom
son of J.M. & M.L. Blitch

October 2, 1894

Reuben
son of J.M. & M.L. Blitch

March 18, 1892
September 2, 1895

Jno M.
son of J.M. & M.L. Blitch

December 29, 1896
September 28, 1897

All are buried in English Cemetery, in Bryan County Ga off of Hwy 280.

In the Blackcreek Community.

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