Georgia Family Group Sheet for the John Leonard FARGASON Family


Husband: John Leonard FARGASON
Birthdate: 5 Nov 1800
Birthplace: Newberry, S.C.
Death date: Oct 1866
Place of death: Tallapoosa Co., Ala.
Burial:
Father: Johnson Fargason (1771-1860)
Mother: Mildred Mollie Hogg (1780-1857)

Marriage date: 30 Aug 1825
Marriage place: Henry Co., GA.

Wife: Elizabeth MASON
Birthdate: 1799
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: 1878
Place of death: Tallapoosa Co., Ala.
Burial:
Father: John Mason (Abt 1765-Bet 1805)
Mother: Mary Macklen (1767-1863)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Leonard Mason Fargason
Sex: M
Birthdate: 9 Sep 1827 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: 11 Dec 1903 Greenville, Texas
Burial:
Spouses' names: Elizabeth Jane Odell (1832-1913)
Marriage date: 15 Aug 1849 Henry Co., GA.

Child No. 2: Ephraim Johnson Fargason
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1829 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: 1866
Burial:
Spouses' names: Julia E. James (1831-?)
Marriage date: 28 Sep 1848 Henry Co., GA.

Child No. 3: Thomas Benjamin Fargason
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 Jul 1831 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: Jan 1917 Tallapoosa Co., Ala.
Burial: Motley-Union Bapt Ch, Clay Co., Ala.
Spouses' names: Laura W Dunson (1836-1900)
Marriage date: 23 Jan 1857 Chambers Co, AL

Child No. 4: Francis Marion Fargason
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1833 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: 13 Aug 1863 After Siege Of Vicksburg
Burial:
Spouses' names: Sarah A. H. Brewer (1833-1925)
Marriage date: 25 Jun 1851 Tallapoosa Co., Ala.

Child No. 5: Mary Ann Fargason
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1835 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: WFT Est 1881-1930
Burial:
Spouses' names: William Cullen Brewer (1832-WFT Est 1881)
Marriage date: 1852 Tallapoosa Co., Ala.

Child No. 6: Martha Elizabeth Fargason
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Dec 1837 Henry Co., GA.
Death date: 20 Mar 1917 Clay Co., Ala.
Burial: County Line Cemetery
Spouses' names: George Washington Bailey (1833-1910)
Marriage date: 9 Mar 1856 Tallapoosa Co., Ala.

Child No. 7: Mildred Jane Fargason
Sex: F
Birthdate: 10 Apr 1840 McDonough, Henry Co, GA
Death date: 18 Oct 1917 Heflin, Cleburne Co, AL
Burial: Heflin City Cemetery
Spouses' names: Joseph Calhoun Taylor (1833-1891)
Marriage date: 1856 Tallapoosa Co, AL
 
 
Documentation:
John:
1. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia
The 1850 census shows John as having property worth $2700.
Henry County Deed Book G, page 1 Henry County, Joseph Dukes sold to John Fargason, both of said County on October 27, 1833 for the sum of $100, the north half consisting of 101.25 acres of Lot ?? in Dist. 7, lying on the waters of Honey Creek and Island Shoals. Wit: Thomas Hury and Jesse Oslin. Recorded March 6, 1834.
Page 4 Henry County, Benjamin W. Wilson sold to John Fargason, both of said County, on September 5, 1833 for the sum of $500, 202.5 acres of land in Lot #83, Dist. 8, drawn by Thomas Green in land lottery. Wit: William Ozburn and John F. Hardin. Recorded March 15, 1834.
Page 5 Henry County, Marcus Smallwood gave to John Fargason on January 18, 1834, both of said County, a promissory note for $200, payable on or before December 25, next, 1 negro woman named Milly about 30 years of age. Wit: William Ozburn and Jethro Barnes J.P. Recorded March 17, 1834. MORTGAGE PAID IN FULL ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1834.
Henry County Deed Book H, page 520 Henry County, Henry Collins sold to John Fargaon, both of said County on November 1, 1837 for the sum of $200, 40 acres of Lot #82 in Dist. 8. Wit: Nathan Jackson and Charles L. Holmes J.P. Recorded May 22, 1838.
[JOHN FARGASON 1.FTW]
In 1832, John served a term as Justice of the Peace in Henry County. The 1850 Henry County Census indicated that he had a total of 17 slaves. Just prior to 1860, John and his family joined his brother Lewis Hogg Fargason in Tallapoosa County, Ala.
Leonard:
1. Residence, 1870 - Daingerfield, Titus, Texas
2. Residence, 1880 - Daingerfield, Morris, Texas
3. Residence, 1900 - Greenville Ward 2, Hunt, Texas
4. Occupation, 1880 - Merchant
Thomas:
1. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia
2. Residence, 1860 - Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama
3. Residence, 1880 - Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama
4. Residence, 1900 - Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama
5. Residence, 1910 - Dudleyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama
6. Occupation, 1880 - Farmer
7. Military - Co D, 14th Alabama Regiment, CSA
Francis:
1. Military - B Co, 37th Alabama Infantry Regiment
2. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia
Mary:
1. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia
2. Residence, 1870 - Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama
3. Residence, 1880 - Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, United States
Martha:
1. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia
Mildred:
1. Residence, 1850 - District 42, Henry, Georgia

Last Modified: 4 Jul 2007
 

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