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Wife: Carrie B. Britt #2444 died at age: 69 Also known as: Maud Thames Born: 12 Jan 1880 in Crawford County, Georgia 1 Census: 9 Jun 1880 in Crawford County, Georgia 2 (see note 1) Census: 9 Jun 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia 3 Died: 18 Feb 1949 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 4 (see note 2) Buried: 20 Feb 1949 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 4,5 Father: John Jasper Britt Sr. #1842 Mother: Frances Elizabeth Hortman #1844
Husband: William Harmon Thames Sr. #2727 died at age: 79 Married: 29 Feb 1899 in Crawford County, Georgia 6,3 (see note 3) Born: 27 Jan 1876 in Georgia 7,8,3 Census: 21 Jun 1880 - 22 Jun 1880 in Crawford County, Georgia 8 (see note 4) Census: 9 Jun 1900 in Crawford County, Georgia 3 Died: 20 Feb 1955 in Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia 9 (see note 5) Buried: 22 Feb 1955 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 5,9 Father: William Riley Thames #6185 Mother: Permelia Ann Hartley #6186
1 M W. Morris Thames #2728 | Born: Jan 1900 Georgia 3 sp. Eva Arnold #15910 |Married: Born: Died: 2000 | Died: Bef 2 Sep 2003 10 | Buried Henderson, Houston County, Georiga 11
2 M B. Willard Thames #5963 died at age: 87 | Born: 29 Mar 1901 5,12 sp. Alice G. Giles #6177 |Married: 29 Sep 1924 Crawford County, Georgia 13 Born: 27 Jun 1907 Died: 5 Feb 1980 | Died: 23 May 1988 5,12 | Buried May 1988 Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 5,12
3 F Blanche Thames #5955 died at age: 64 | Born: 19 Apr 1903 5,14 sp. Weston S. Flint #5956 |Married: Born: 4 Mar 1911 Died: 9 Nov 1993 | Died: 28 Mar 1968 5,10,14 | Buried Mar 1968 Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 14,5
4 F Florrie Thames #4333 died at age: 94 | Born: 1909 Crawford County, Georgia 10,15,5 sp. Richard Paul Harris Sr. #5968 |Married: Born: 1901 Died: 1945 | sp. J. T. Judd #4334 |Married: Born: 16 Jun 1903 Died: 8 Jan 1974 | Died: 1 Sep 2003 Warner Robins, Houston Co, Georgia 10,5 | Buried 3 Sep 2003 Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 10
5 F Evelyn Thames #5957 | Born: sp. Unknown Crook #5958 |Married: | Died: Bef 2 Sep 2003 10
6 F Ruby Thames #5959 | Born: sp. Unknown Clements #5960 |Married: | Died: Bef 2 Sep 2003 10
7 M William Harmon Thames Jr. #5961 died at age: 64 | Born: 5 Mar 1911 16 sp. Edna Harrison #6059 |Married: Born: 29 Sep 1914 Died: 27 Oct 2005 | Died: 18 Apr 1975 Houston County, Georgia 16 | Buried Apr 1975 Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Georgia 16
8 M Robert Harold Thames Sr. #5962 died at age: 59 | Born: 1 Jul 1917 5,17 | Died: 20 Sep 1976 Peach County, Georgia 5,17 | Buried Sep 1976 Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 5,17
9 F Julia Ruth Thames #4326 died at age: 81 | Born: 9 Jul 1919 18,19 sp. Charlie Frank Bryant #4328 |Married: Born: 29 Nov 1913 Died: 13 Jul 1957 | Died: 20 Jan 2001 18 | Buried 22 Jan 2001 Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia 18,19
Sources: (1) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2444 Tombstone.jpg. (2) Federal Census, 1880, Crawford County, Georgia; District 521: Hammack's, # 238 at Washington Memorial Library. Pg. 635c; # 82. (3) Federal Census, 1900, Crawford County, Georgia; District 532: G.M., Part 1 # 1090, Part 2 # 1091 at Washington Memorial Library. Pg. 187b, # 175. (4) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Mrs. W. H. Thames (Saturday, February 19, 1949), Pg. 6-A. (5) Davine Campbell, Millie Stewart, Guelda Hay, Oaklawn Cemetery List, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/peach/cemeteries/oaklawn4.txt). (6) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). Indexed: Harris, William N. to Britt, C. B. (7) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2727 Tombstone.jpg. (8) Federal Census, 1880, Crawford County, Georgia; District 532 (Rogers), # 238 at Washington Memorial Library, Pg. 685c, Line 12 thru 19. (9) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: William H. Thames, Sr. (Monday, February 21, 1955), Pg. 9. (10) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Florrie Thames Harris-Judd (Tuesday, September 2, 2003), 4-B. (11) Scott Tolbert, Family Information, File: Bk15906 email 002.txt. (12) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk5963 Tombstone.jpg. (13) Lewis Andrews Sr. (Compiled & Transcribed), Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia; 1823 - 1999 (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/county/crawford/Marriages/marriagerecs.htm). Indexed: THAMES, B. W. to TILES, Alice G. Book 7, Pg. 171. (14) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk5955 Tombstone.jpg. (15) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk4333 Tombstone.jpg. (16) William Mills, Evergreen Cemetery List, Perry, Houston County, Georgia (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/houston/cemetery.html), Section G-11. (17) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk5962 Tombstone.jpg. (18) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Ruth Bryant (January 21, 2001), Pg. 4-B. (19) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk4326 Tombstone.jpg. Event Notes Note (1) 1880 Census, Crawford County, Georgia; June 9, 1880; District 52, Hammack's, Pg. 635c. # 82. Note (2) The Macon Telegraph; Saturday, February 19, 1949; Page 6-A, Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. W. H. Thames Ft. Valley, Feb 18 - Mrs. W. H. Thames of Ft. Valley died tonight in a Macon hospital. She was the former Miss Carrie Britt, daughter of J. J. and Fannie Britt. She is survived by her husband; four sons, W. M. and W. H. of Perry; B. W. of Macon and R. H. of Ft. Valley; five daughters, Mrs. Blanche Flint of South Paris, Me., Mrs. Ruby Clements, Macon; Mrs. Evelyn Crook, Putnam, Conn.; Mrs. Florrie Harris and Mrs. Ruth Bryant of Ft. Valley. Funeral services will be held in Bethney Church, Ft. Valley, at 3 p.m. Sunday. Elders W. H. Hancock and C. E. Darity will officiate and burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Note (3) Research indicates that Carrie Britt, daughter of John Jasper Britt Sr., married William Harmon Thames. Validation of marriage records at the courthouse has not been accomplished, to determine why the transcriber listed William as a Harris. Carrie and husband William Harmon Thames, are buried side-by-side in Oaklawn Cemetery, Fort Valley, Georgia. Note (4) 1880 Census; Crawford County, Georgia; District 532 (Rogers); 21-22 June 1880; Page 685c, Line: Note (5) The Macon Telegraph; Monday, February 21, 1955; Page 9, Deaths, Funerals: Family History Files of Rozine Britt-Bickel Email: DonaRoze(at)aol(dot)com