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CORA MAE BLITCH was born 11 May 1896 in Statesboro, Georgia, and died 15 Jul 1989 in Statesboro, Georgia. She married HARRY WARTHEN SMITH 08 Apr 1917 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia. He was born 26 Nov 1897 in Statesboro, Georgia, and died 08 Jul 1984

 

Children of CORA BLITCH and HARRY SMITH

1. MARY EUGENIA SMITH, b. 06 Apr 1918; m. CHARLIE JOE MATTHEWS, 18 Mar 1948, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia; b. 11 May 1917, Statesboro, Georgia

2. BETTY MAE SMITH, b. 09 Jul 1921

3. JOYCE SMITH, b. 25 Oct 1924

4. PEGGY LYNN SMITH, b. 08 Dec 1936

 

LAURA ELIZABETH BLITCH was born 01 Apr 1901 in Statesboro, Georgia, and died 10 Jun 1985 in Savannah, Georgia. She married FRED LAROCHE SHEAROUSE 09 Apr 1926 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia

 

Children of LAURA BLITCH and FRED SHEAROUSE  

1. SHIRLEY SHEAROUSE, b. 1928, Statesboro, Georgia

2. JENNY SHEAROUSE, b. 1933, Brooklet, Georgia

 

JAMES DANIEL BLITCH, JR was born 16 Oct 1904, and died 17 Jan 1979. He married AGNES ATKINSON 13 Oct 1927

 

Children of JAMES BLITCH and AGNES ATKINSON

1. AGNES LULA BLITCH, b. 13 Oct 1929

2. JAMES DANIEL BLITCH III, b. 11 Jul 1932

 

HENRY SMETS BLITCH was born 14 Oct 1907, and died Feb 1994. He married JOSIE HELEN MATHEWS 01 Dec 1929 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia. She was born 08 Dec 1907 in Statesboro, Georgia

 

Children of HENRY BLITCH and JOSIE MATHEWS

1. JAMES MATHEWS BLITCH, b. 10 Sep 1933; m. PATRICIA ANN BRANNEN, 07 Sep 1958, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia

2. HENRY SMETS BLITCH, JR., b. 30 Jul 1939; m. JOANNA MARIE JONES, 15 Apr 1967, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 

FREDERICK GANAHL BLITCH was born 29 Sep 1912. He married MARY INDIA MATHEWS 15 Sep 1946 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia

 

Children of FREDERICK BLITCH and MARY MATHEWS

1. MARY INDIA BLITCH, b. 24 Nov 1947; m. JAMES PETERS, 27 May 1972, Atlanta, Georgia

2. FRED G. BLITCH, JR., b. 01 May 1952

3. MAY BELLE BLITCH, b. 21 Sep 1954

 

HINTON BLITCH was born 14 Feb 1902, and died Sep 1971 in Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, He married SALLIE UNKNOWN. She was born 1907

 

Children of HINTON BLITCH and SALLIE UNKNOWN

1. EVELYN LARUE BLITCH, b. 18 Apr 1926, Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia

2. WILLIAM RUBIN BLITCH, b. 03 Aug 1927, Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia

 

CURTIS BLITCH was born 08 Jan 1908, and died 22 Feb 1968 in Bryan, Georgia. He married MARY LEOLA SHUMAN 08 Dec 1935 in Bryan County, Georgia

 

Children of CURTIS BLITCH and MARY SHUMAN

1. CURTIS BLITCH, JR., b. 28 Jan 1938, Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia

2. JAMES LEON BLITCH, b. 28 Dec 1944, Bryan County, Georgia

3. WANDA GAIL BLITCH, b. 06 Sep 1948, Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia

 

CALLIE EDITH BLITCH was born 07 Dec 1901 in O'Brien, Florida, and died 27 May 1986 in O Brien, Suwannee, Florida; She married EUGENE MACK BARNETT 10 Oct 1920 in O'Brien, Fla., son of WILLIAM BARNETT and VIOLA BARROW. He was born 01 Nov 1887 in O'Brien, Fla. and died 13 Feb 1975 in O Brien, Suwannee, Florida

 

Children of CALLIE BLITCH and EUGENE BARNETT

1. CARRY DAYTON LANDIS BARNETT, b. 24 Jul 1921, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 22 Jan 1993, Suwannee, Florida, m. DOROTHY VIREEN BROWN, 25 Dec 1940; b. 10 May

2. MACK DAVID BARNETT, b. 07 Oct 1923, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 29 Nov 2003, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, m. SYBIL RUBY GREENE, 03 Dec 1946; b. 11 Oct 1924; d. 04 Jul 1987, Duval, Florida

3. NAOMI BARNETT, b. 07 Jan 1925, O'Brien, Fla. m. HOMER NATHAN STAMPER, 21 Nov 1941; b. 07 May 1922; d. 31 May 1981, Columbia, Florida, Burial: City of Live Oak Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida

4. MAUDE LUZONA BARNETT, b. 20 Oct 1926, O'Brien, Fla

5. WILLIAM DAVID BARNETT, b. 27 Jan 1929, O'Brien, Fla. m. (1) CATHERINE UNKNOWN, 02 Jun 1951; m. (2) RUNELLE THOMASON, 03 Jan 1959; b. 03 Mar 1931

6. HARLEY ARTHUR BARNETT, b. 14 May 1931, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 18 Oct 1985, Tampa, Fla.; m. JUDY MARIE HANDLEY, 11 Sep 1955; b. 21 Feb 1939; d. 12 Jun 1995

7. ROBERT ALEXIS BARNETT, b. 09 Mar 1933, O'Brien, Fla.; m. MYRTLE CLARICE HATCH, 11 Sep 1955, Branford, Florida; b. 25 Mar 1933

8. WILLIE EUGENE BARNETT b. 04 Jan 1935, O'Brien, Fla; d. 15 Aug 1998, O Brien, Suwannee, Florida

 

THELMA LUCILLE BLITCH was born 23 Apr 1904 in O'Brien, Florida, and died 13 Jul 1998 in Orange Park, Florida Burial: 16 Jul 1998, Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Florida  She married GEORGE IRVING GOOLSBY 04 Apr 1931 in Tampa, Florida, son of FRANCIS GOOLSBY and VIRGINIA LEWIS. He was born 27 Dec 1890 in Zellwood, Fl , and died 24 Jan 1978 in Winter Garden, Orange, Florida,  Burial: 27 Jan 1978, Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Florida

 

Children of THELMA BLITCH and GEORGE GOOLSBY

1. THELMA JUNE GOOLSBY, b. 03 Jun 1932, O'Brien, Fl; m. R.J. GOFF, 15 Sep 1951, O'Brien, Florida

b. 22 Aug 1927, Fountain Bleu, Mississippi

2. HAZEL TEXAS GOOLSBY, b. 30 Apr 1935, Wachula, Florida; m. WILLIAM FRANK BRANNON; b. 26 Jan 1933, Lake City, Florida

3. EVELYN JUANITA GOOLSBY, b. 23 Jul 1937, Putnam Hall, Florida; m. SHAROLD ADAMS LANGSTON, 13 Jul 1956, O'Brien, Florida; b. 07 Dec 1935, Bell, Gilchrist, Florida d. 03 Nov 2004, Bell, Gilchrist, Florida

4. IRVING PAUL GOOLSBY, b. 05 Mar 1941, O'Brien, Florida; d. 01 Feb 1969, Vietnam. Burial: Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, Florida m. SHARON FAYE SHIVERS

5. DIANA VONCELLE GOOLSBY, b. 09 Mar 1947, O'Brien, Florida, m. BOBBIE LEE HUNNICUTT,19 Nov  1965, Jacksonville (Cecil Field), Florida b. 20 Sep 1940, Durant, Oklahoma

 

LULA BELLE BLITCH was born 07 Nov 1906 in O'Brien, Florida, and died 04 Apr 1994 in O Brien, Suwannee, Florida. Burial: 06 Apr 1994, O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Florida  She married LEVE JEFFERSON SMITH 22 Aug 1924 in O'Brien, Fla, son of ROBERT SMITH and OLIE UNKNOWN. He was born 04 Oct 1897, and died 22 Jul 1977 in Fargo, Georgia. Burial: O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida

 

Children of LULA BLITCH and LEVE SMITH

1. WILLARD HARLEY SMITH, b. 18 May 1925, O'Brien, Fla. m. VERNA LEE HARRISON, 10 Apr 1956; b. 18 Nov 1934

2. TEXAS LAVONNA SMITH b. 17 Apr 1927, O'Brien, Fla. d. 13 Oct 2004, Gainesville, Alachua, Burial: O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida m. (1) ARTHUR WHEATLEY; m. (2) JAMES VERNON AUSTIN, 03 Oct 1958; b. 15 Dec 1921; d. 13 Nov 1991, Palatka, Putnam, Florida

3. OLLIE BELLE SMITH, b. 16 Sep 1929, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 13 Jan 1930, O'Brien, Fla

Ollie Belle died of pneumonia. Burial: O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida

4. JAMES CALVIN SMITH, b. 24 Dec 1930, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 27 Oct 2005, Gainesville, Fl; m. ELOISE BOHANNON, 03 Oct 1957; b. 03 Jan 1941, O'Brien, Fla

5. ROBERT WILLIE SMITH  b. 29 Mar 1934, O'Brien, Fla; d. 05 Jul 1990, Columbia, Florida, Burial: City of Live Oak Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida   m. (1) VIRGINIA BARNETT; m. (2) BETTY LAINE JOHNSTON, 23 May 1952; b. 20 Apr 1938; d. 30 Dec 1985, Alachua, Florida Burial: O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida

6. VERA VIRGINIA SMITH, b. 25 Oct 1936, O'Brien, Fla; m. (1) EDWARD BASS b. 10 Apr 1932

Branford, Florida; d. 22 Aug 1994, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida Burial: 25 Aug 1994, O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Fl m. (2) WILLIAM CARROLL KELLY, 02 Nov 1996; b. 09 Dec 1940, New York

7. ANNIE BELLE SMITH, b. 13 Dec 1938, O'Brien, Fla.; d. 22 Feb 1942, O'Brien, Fla 

Annie Belle was killed by falling off a truck driven by Jesse Smith. The truck ran over her head. She fell because one of her brothers was trying to get a sandspur off her hat or out of her hair. Burial: O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida

8. MARDOS JEFFERSON SMITH, b. 22 Apr 1941, O'Brien, Fla.; m. CATHERINE LOUISE HATCH, 21 Oct 1966, Branford, Florida; b. 26 Mar 1934; d. 21 Sep 1999, Branford, Suwannee, Florida

9. HARLEY LAMAR SMITH, b. 10 Nov 1943, O'Brien, Fla.; m. MARGARET FAYE CARVER; b. 29 Jul 1949

10. PEGGY JOAN SMITH, b. 23 Aug 1946, O'Brien, Fla.; m. THOMAS EARL MOBLEY, 05 Sep 1964, Live Oak, Fla.; b. 13 Jun 1941

 

LEATHA KATE BLITCH was born 30 Oct 1912 in O'Brien, Florida, and died 05 May 2001 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, She married JOHN PERRY WRIGHT, SR He was born 02 Dec 1900 and died 07 Feb 1966 in Lady Lake, Lake, Florida

 

Children of LEATHA BLITCH and JOHN WRIGHT

1. PAUL JEROME WRIGHT, b. 10 Jan 1939; d. 25 May 1990; m. (1) UNKNOWN; m. (2) KAREN ENOS

2. JOHN PERRY WRIGHT, JR., b. 10 Oct 1942 d. 08 Jun 2000, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, m. (1)

JONI PEARL MORRISON; m. (2) BARBARA HIGDON

3. CLIFFORD EUGENE WRIGHT, b. 07 Dec 1947; m. MARY MAE MCCARTHY, 26 Mar 1967; b. 07 Sep 1947

 

MARDAS ELVIN BLITCH was born 28 Aug 1915 in O'Brien, Florida, and died 02 Jul 1996 in Gainesville, Florida. Burial: 06 Jul 1996, O'Brien Cemetery, O'Brien, Florida He married (1) NELLIE V SULLIVAN, daughter of HENDERSON SULLIVAN and BERTIE UNKNOWN. She was born 26 Nov 1915 He married (2) CLARA ELOISE HARRELL 12 Aug 1942, daughter of OSCAR HARRELL and CLARA BLAIR. She was born 07 Feb 1926

 

Children of MARDAS BLITCH and NELLIE SULLIVAN

1. JOHN EDWARD BLITCH EVITT, b. 19 Dec 1935; m. JOYCE BERGGREN; b. 01 Aug 1933, Canada

2. HARLEY LAYTON BLITCH, b. 22 Dec 1938; d. 18 Oct 1939

 

Children of MARDAS BLITCH and CLARA HARRELL

1. GLADYS ELAINE BLITCH, b. 22 May 1946

2. ELVIN DEWAYNE BLITCH, b. 14 Jun 1947; m. KATHLEEN DIANE HEIL; b. 05 Aug 1950

 

HENRY QUINN BLITCH was born 02 Apr 1918 in O'Brien, Florida and died 11 May 1991 in Suwannee, Florida Burial: Cherry Sink Cemetery, Trenton/Fannin Springs, and Gilchrist County, Florida. He married (1) DORA ESTHER HUDDLESTON 31 May 1942 in Weirsdale, Florida, daughter of JOSEPH HUDDLESTON and LUCY DIX. She was born 11 Apr 1924 in Summerfield, Florida, and died 03 Mar 1972 in Alachua, Florida Burial: Cherry Sink Cemetery, Trenton/Fannin Springs, Gilchrist County, Florida

He married (2) ANNIE KATE GOODBREAD BERRYHILL 09 Jul 1973. She was born 15 Aug 1934

 

Children of HENRY BLITCH and DORA HUDDLESTON

1. ESTHER NELL BLITCH, b. 12 Feb 1944, Ocala, Florida; m. KENT JULIAN LAMPP, 23 Aug 1963, Trenton, Florida

2. JOSEPH HARLEY BLITCH, b. 21 Jul 1945, Oklawaha, Florida; m. ANGEL PERIHAN MERGEN, 15 Nov 1967, Istanbul, Turkey; b. 28 Jun 1948

3. ELIZABETH OVELLA BLITCH, b. 23 Mar 1947, Ocala, Florida; m. ROY ALLEN DURDEN, 02 Aug 1969 Trenton, Florida

4. NANCY JAY BLITCH, b. 17 Jan 1949, Oklawaha, Florida; m. JOHN WESLEY CLARK, 06 Nov 1968, Trenton, Florida

5. QUINN RAY BLITCH, b. 09 Oct 1956, Deland, Florida d. 31 Mar 2001; m. UNKNOWN

 

MARY ALICE BLITCH was born 02 Jan 1896 in Georgia, and died 24 Jan 1943. She married JAMES THOMAS WINDSOR 31 Jul 1923

 

Child of MARY BLITCH and JAMES WINDSOR

1. JAMES THOMAS WINDSOR, JR., b. 30 Jul 1924

 

FRANCES LOIS BLITCH was born 12 Aug 1897 in Georgia. She married JAMES LOVETT GRAHAM 31 Jul 1923 in Blakely, Georgia

 

Children of FRANCES BLITCH and JAMES GRAHAM

1. JAMES LOVETT GRAHAM, JR., b. 24 Jun 1926

2. WILLIAM BLITCH GRAHAM, b. 22 Jan 1929

 

PIERCE GROOVER BLITCH was born 08 Oct 1899 in Georgia and died 20 Oct 1972 in Richmond,

Georgia He married ERNESTINE HOLTON 11 Aug 1925. She was born 1903 in Georgia

 

Children of PIERCE BLITCH and ERNESTINE HOLTON

1. PIERCE GROOVER BLITCH, MD JR., b. 19 Jan 1927, Georgia; d. 12 Feb 1997, Augusta, Georgia; M.1) HELEN COPELAND d: 10 Jan 1990

M.2) RARA ANN GOUGH KILPATRICK

2. SHIRLEY HOLTON BLITCH, b. 17 Sep 1930

 

LEE WESLEY BLITCH was born 31 Jan 1902 in Georgia, and died 28 May 1988 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; He married EMMA ROBINSON 28 Jun 1931

 

Child of LEE BLITCH and EMMA ROBINSON

1. ELIZABETH BLITCH, b. 1939

 

RAYMOND FELTON BLITCH was born 07 Apr 1910 in Bryan County, Georgia, and died 09 Jul 1979 in Statesboro, Georgia. He married MAGGIE LOU BEASLEY. She died 14 Sep 1999

 

Children of RAYMOND BLITCH and MAGGIE BEASLEY

1. THOMAS CLEVELAND BLITCH, b. 09 Aug 1943, Bryan County, Georgia

2. RAYMOND HERBERT BLITCH, b. 29 Aug 1945, Bryan County, Georgia; d. 21 May 1990; m. MINNIE LEE STRICKLAND, 26 Dec 1969, Bryan County, Georgia

3. JOHN RICHARD BLITCH, b. 24 Jul 1947, Bryan County, Georgia

4. MAGGIE ANN BLITCH, b. 21 Jun 1949, Bryan County, Georgia

5. LINDA FAY BLITCH, b. 14 Jun 1955, Bryan County, Georgia

6. GLENDA FAY BLITCH, b. 14 Jun 1955, Bryan County, Georgia

7. DOROTHY MAE BLITCH, b. 11 Feb 1952, Bryan County, Georgia

8. ROY F. BLITCH

9. EARL E. BLITCH

10. ANN BLITCH

 

 LEEROY BLITCH b; October 03, 1919, In Bryan County Ga. and died June 9, 1992. In Augusta, Ga. Buried at Lanes Baptist Church Cemetery Bulloch County Ga. LEEROY is the son of THOMAS BLITCH and LAURA CLARK. LEEROY BLITCH  married MARY MARIE BEASLEY on October 8, 1938 in Bulloch County Ga MARY MARIE BEASLEY was born February 06, 1924 in Bulloch Co. Georgia, and died March 3, 1986 in Statesboro, Bulloch Co. Georgia
 

Children of LEEROY BLITCH and MARY MARIE BEASLEY

1. JAMES EWELL Blitch b: January 30, 1939 d: 1949 Buried at Lanes BaptishChurch

2. LEEROY JR. BLITCH b: October 29, 1940

3. LAURIE CLARK BLITCH b:September 20, 1942

4. JOHN WILLIAM BLITCH b: March 2, 1944

5. JUANITA DALE  BLITCH b: October 26, 1946

6. JULIANA MARIE BLITCH, b. September 06, 1948, Bryan Co.

7. BRENDA SUE BLITCH b: March 14, 1950 Faulkville, Effingham County Ga d: Jan 2013 Statesboro, Ga

8. PATRICIA RONELLA BLITCH b: November 22, 1952

9.  DAVID EUGENE BLITCH. b: February 14, 1954 in Pembroke Ga

10.  DARRELL KYLE BLITCH. b: February 14, 1954 in Pembroke Ga d: November 9, 2002 in Statesboro Ga.

11. DANIEL ALLEN BLITCH. b: 1957 d: 1957

12.   ANNA LORIE BLITCH b: October 21, 1962

 

SIBYL TURNER She married WARREN FRANCIS BRANCH 27 Aug 1936 in Jasper, Florida

Child of SIBYL BLITCH and WARREN BRANCH

1. SIBYL FRANCES BRANCH

 

HERBERT MELVIN BLITCH was born 10 Feb 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. He married MINNIE AZALEE PRITCHER 01 Dec 1938 in Holly Hill, S. C.

 

Children of HERBERT BLITCH and MINNIE PRITCHER

1. KAY ELAINE BLITCH, b. 17 Sep 1941, Charleston, S. C.

2. ROSELYN J. BLITCH, b. 15 Oct 1943, Charleston, S. C.

3. HERBERT MELVIN BLITCH, JR., b. 08 Nov 1946, Charleston, S. C.

 

GEORGE AUSTIN BLITCH was born 24 Dec 1913 in Savannah, Georgia. He married SUE NELL YEOMANS02 Apr 1932 in Savannah, Georgia

 

Children of GEORGE BLITCH and SUE YEOMANS

1. NANCY ANN BLITCH, b. 22 Oct 1934, Savannah, Georgia

2. ANITA MARIE BLITCH, b. 28 Apr 1941, Savannah, Georgia

3. DAVID AUSTIN BLITCH, b. 04 Mar 1944, Savannah, Georgia

4. DANIEL WINFIELD BLITCH, b. 04 Mar 1944, Savannah, Georgia

 

CHARLES HARRY BLITCH was born 09 Dec 1917 in Savannah, Georgia. He married LOTTIE KAY FRASER 18 Feb 1942 in Savannah, Georgia

 

Children of CHARLES BLITCH and LOTTIE FRASER

1. CHARLES HARRY BLITCH, JR., b. 24 Dec 1943, Charleston, S. C.

2. GARY ALLEN BLITCH, b. 04 Nov 1947, Independence, Missouri

 

GEORGE OLIVER BLITCH was born 18 Feb 1920 in Savannah, Georgia. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH DUNLOP 08 Dec 1944 in Brisbane, Australia

 

Children of GEORGE BLITCH and MARGARET DUNLOP

1. JOHN WINFIELD BLITCH, b. 06 Sep 1945, Brisbane, Australia

2. CAROLYN ISABEL BLITCH, b. 02 Sep 1948, Charleston, S. C.

3. NANCY ANN BLITCH, b. 01 Mar 1952, Charleston, S. C.

4. MARGARET ELIZABETH BLITCH, b. 12 Jan 1958, Charleston, S. C.

 

ROBERT LAWRENCE BLITCH was born 20 Oct 1921 in Savannah, Georgia. He married LILLIAN CAROLYN ELLIS 11 May 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina

 

Children of ROBERT BLITCH and LILLIAN ELLIS

1. ROBERT LAWRENCE BLITCH, JR., b. 20 Dec 1943, Charleston, S. C.

2. HAROLD LEA BLITCH, b. 04 Oct 1946, Charleston, S. C.

3. BONNIE RUTH BLITCH, b. 26 Oct 1947, Charleston, S. C.

 

Children of BERNARD BLITCH II and ISABELLE OWEN BLITCH are 

SUSAN BLITCH  married FRED PARTUS (Then later Divorced)

one Child

PAUL PARTUS

CYNTHIA BLITCH married DON RICHARDS

No Children

BERNARD BLITCH married IRENE VAN WINKLE b:July 20 1960

Had Two Children

CORINNE BLITCH b: Aug2,1985

KEVIN BLITCH b: May 29,1990