BENJAMIN OLLIFF (1.2.2.1) is the son of Joseph Olliff and Rebecca (Lanier) Olliff.  Benjamin was born on October 27, 1849 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff married Ruth “Missouri” Cannady.  Missouri was born on February 28, 1850 in Graymont, Georgia and is the daughter of James H. Cannady (born 1825 in Georgia) and Temperance (Durden) Cannady (born 1825 in Georgia).  Benjamin and Missouri Olliff were the parents of thirteen children:

   Marietta Olliff (1.2.2.1.1), b. January 21, 1872, Graymont, Georgia
   Joseph J. Olliff, b. 1873, Georgia
   James Lester Olliff (1.2.2.1.3), b. April 15, 1876, Georgia
   Temperance Olliff, b. 1878, Georgia
   Benjamin Rowe Olliff (1.2.2.1.5), b. August 15, 1880, Emanuel County, Georgia
   John Field Olliff (1.2.2.1.6), b. December, 1882, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Henry Harrison Olliff (1.2.2.1.7), b. February, 1885, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Lizzie G. Olliff, b. September, 1889, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Edward Walter Olliff (1.2.2.1.9), b. February, 1892, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Rufus Hudson Olliff (1.2.2.1.10), b. September 3, 1895, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Trudy Olliff
   Vennie Olliff
   Rebecca L. Olliff

From 1880 to 1900, Benjamin and Missouri Olliff were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff died of a stroke on April 29, 1907 in Emanuel County, Georgia and was buried in the Rosemary Church Cemetery.  Missouri (Cannady) Olliff died on September 3, 1907.  Joseph J. Olliff was the father of three children of which one is known:  -  Joseph Olliff.  Temperance “Tempie” Olliff married S. Wilkerson.  Trudy Olliff married Byron Clark and they had one daughter:  -  Ollie Mae Clark.  Ollie Mae Clark married Lester Donaldson.

Front Row: James Lester Olliff, Benjamin Olliff, Rufus Hudson Olliff
Back Row: Edward Walter Olliff, Henry Harrison Olliff
John Field Olliff, Marietta (Olliff) Fordham
Benjamin Rowe Olliff, Missouri (Cannady) Olliff, Trudy Olliff
Ca. 1898
Courtesy of Annetta (Matthew) Albury

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  “Statesboro News,” April 29, 1907, May 31, 1907;  3)  “Bulloch Times,” April 24, 1907;  4)  Letter to Mrs. Lane, July 9, 1961;  5)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries,” (Eastside Cemetery), 1981;  6)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  7)  Phone Interview, Sybol (Lanier) Olliff/Toole by Robert Casey, May, 1992;  8)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992;  9)  Phone Interview, Evelyn (Olliff) Gaskin, August, 1992;  10)  Letter, Annetta (Matthew) Albury to Robert Casey, September, 1992;  11)  Register Report, Descendants of James H. Cannady, by Claudia (Cannady) Golden, December, 2001;  12)  “Edenfield Genealogical Society Web Site,” August, 2002 (Cannady / Durden birthdates)

Marietta (Olliff) Fordham
Ca. 1900
Courtesy of Annetta (Matthew) Albury

MARIETTA OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.1) is the daughter of Benjamin Olliff and Ruth Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  Marietta was born on January 21, 1872 in Graymont, Georgia.  On August 12, 1886, Marietta Olliff married Joseph M. Fordham (born 1866 in Dublin, Georgia).  Joseph and Marietta Fordham were the parents of seven children:

   Lonnie Lester Fordham, b. July 19, 1887
   Benjamin Franklin Fordham, b. June 20, 1890
   James Bowie Fordham, b. January 24, 1893
   Barnie Lee Fordham, b. September 10, 1895
   Raymond Joseph Fordham, b. May 26, 1898
   Bomar Fordham (1.2.2.1.1.6), b. September 21, 1900, Lyons, Georgia
   Harry Calvin Fordham, b. January 19, 1909

Around 1912, Joseph and Marietta Fordham were divorced.  Marrietta married at least four times after she and Joseph Fordham were divorced:  -  Mr. Williams,  -  Mr. Able,  -  Mr. Ashe,  -  Mr. Glenn.  Joseph Fordham died on September 13, 1939 in Statesboro, Georgia and was buried in the Upper Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.  Marietta (Olliff) Fordham died on November 17, 1965 in Miami, Florida and was buried there in the Flagler Memorial Cemetery.  Lonnie Fordham and his first wife had one daughter:  -  Margaret Fordham.  Margaret Fordham married Frank Wallden and lived in Savannah, Georgia.  Lonnie Fordham changed his name to Jack Freeman.  Jack Freeman and his third wife, Billie Freeman, had one son:  -  Jackie Freeman, b. 1931.  Jack married a fifth time to a woman named Marie who was a registered nurse.  Jack Freeman died as a result of an automobile accident on May 10, 1972 and was buried in the Avon Park, Florida.

On August 14, 1913, Benjamin Fordham married Sarah Floy Oglesby in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Ben and Floy Fordham had three children:   -  Benjamin Fordham, Jr., b. ca. 1915,  -  Joseph Olliff Fordham,  -  Caroline Fordham.  Floy Fordham was a Registered Nurse.  Benjamin Fordham died as a result of a fall from a horse at McClenny, Florida about 1927.  Benjamin Fordham, Jr. was a career serviceman and lived in Woodworth, Louisiana.  Joseph Fordham had one daughter:  -  Caroline Fordham.  Caroline Fordham married a Mr. Payne and they had no children.  They lived in Key West, Florida.  Caroline died after an appendectomy operation.  James Fordham married Lillian Emory and they had one daughter:  -  Dora Fordham, b. ca. 1923.  James Fordham died around December of 1933.  Dora Fordham married a Mr. Pappas and lived in Hialeah, Florida.  Barnie Fordham died as a child on December 15, 1901.

Raymond “Joseph” Fordham went by Joseph Raymond Fordham.  Joseph Fordham married Caroline Smith and they had two children:  -  Joseph Raymond Fordham, Jr., b. ca. 1917, Savannah, Georgia,  -  Louise Fordham, b. ca. 1919, Savannah, Georgia.  Joseph and Caroline Fordham were later divorced.  Joseph Fordham and his third wife, Edna Fordham, had one son:  -  J. L. “Skippy” Fordham, b. ca. 1940, Miami, Florida.  Joseph Fordham, Sr. died around 1960.  Joseph Fordham, Jr. died about 1972 in Miami, Florida.  Louise Fordham married Raymond O’Steen and they had one son:  -  Raymond O’Steen, Jr.  Louise lived in Miami, Florida.  Skippy Fordham lived in Jacksonville, Florida.  Harry Calvin Fordham died as a child on July 8, 1914.

Front Row (children): Raymond Joseph Fordham, Bomar Fordham
Middle Row (adults): Joseph M. Fordham, Marietta (Olliff) Fordham
Back Row (children): Benjamin Franklin Fordham, James Bowie Fordham
Ca. 1902
Courtesy of Annetta (Matthew) Albury

References:  1)  “Statesboro News, August 22, 1913;  2)  Letter, Annetta (Matthew) Albury to Robert Casey, September, 1992

BOMAR FORDHAM (1.2.2.1.1.6) is the daughter of Joseph M. Fordham and Marietta (Olliff) Fordham.  Bomar was born on September 21, 1900 in Lyons, Georgia.  On February 27, 1921, Bomar Fordham married Donald Ferdinand Matthew (born August 20, 1900 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York) at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Donald and Bomar Matthew were the parents of three children:

   Bomar Annetta Matthew (1.2.2.1.1.6.1), b. December 6, 1921, Miami, Florida
   Donald Ferdinand Matthew, Jr., b. October 7, 1923, Miami, Florida
   John Matthew, b. December 2, 1931, Miami, Florida

Donald Matthew, Sr. served in World War I and World War II.  Donald Matthew, Sr. died on April 16, 1954 in Miami, Florida and Bomar (Fordham) Matthew died on July 13, 1974 in Plantation, Florida.  Donald Matthew, Jr. served in the United States Army (Infantry) during World War II and was part of the occupation army in Germany after the war.  In 1945, Donald Matthew, Jr. married Nita Kerr in Miami, Florida but they were divorced two years later having no children.  Donald Matthew, Jr. died in action in Korea in 1950.  He was missing in action from November 31, 1953 until December 31, 1953 when he was declared dead by the United States Gorvernment.  Donald was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.

John Matthew received a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts and Sciences from Florida State University.  On August 28, 1954, John Matthew married Dinah Murphy.  John and Dinah Matthew have three children:  -  Michael Robert Matthew, b. August 15, 1958, Miami, Florida,  -  John Jeffrey Matthew, b. January 9, 1961, Miami, Florida,  -  Richard Patrick Matthew, b. September 28, 1964, Miami, Florida.  John Matthew, Sr. is a food broker.  As of 1992, John Matthew, Sr. was living in Auburndale, Florida.  On October 4, 1987, Richard Matthew married Michaelaine Coulter (born August 7, 1966).  Michaelaine’s ancestor was John Coulter who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition as a guide.  Richard and Michaelaine Matthew have two children:  -  Shane Matthew, b. May 1, 1986,  -  Lauren Matthew, b. June 1, 1989.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Annetta (Matthew) Albury to Robert Casey, September, 1992

BOMAR “ANNETTA” MATTHEW (1.2.2.1.1.6.1) is the daughter of Donald Ferdinand Matthew and Bomar (Fordham) Matthew.  Annetta was born on December 6, 1921 in Miami, Florida.  On July 2, 1939, Annetta Matthew married Joseph Warren Albury (born September 26, 1914 in Miami, Florida) in Miami, Florida.  Joseph and Annetta Albury are the parents of four children:

   Donald Herbert Albury, b. July 22, 1943, Miami, Florida
   Susan Ann Albury, b. September 12, 1945, Miami, Florida
   Joanna Lynn Albury, b. October 19, 1951, Miami, Florida
   Sandra Lee Albury, b. November 9, 1952, Miami, Florida

Annetta worked for the Barnett Bank and is now retired.  As of 1992, Annetta (Matthew) Albury was living in Lake Placid, Florida.  On January 7, 1966, Donald Albury married Virginia Montey and they had one daughter:  -  Rebecca Lynne Albury, b. January 9, 1971.  Donald Albury has a Doctorate of Philosophy degree from the University of Florida.  Donald and Virginia Albury were divorced in 1978.  On February 16, 1980, Donald Albury married a second time to Elizabeth Hinkle and they have one son:  -  Robert Warren Albury, b. June 1, 1983.  Donald Albury served in Vietnam.  As of 1992, Donald Albury works for the Private Industry Council in Palm Beach County, Florida and was living in Delray Beach, Florida.  Susan Albury has a Bachelor of Science in English degree from the University of Florida.  On June 30, 1984, Susan Albury married John Wilkes in New York City, New York.  Susan is a managing editor of children’s books for MacMillan Publishing.  As of 1992, Susan (Albury) Wilkes was living in Brooklyn, New York.

Joanna Albury has a Associate of Arts degree from Brevard Junior College and is a property appraiser in Alachua County, Florida.  On November 3, 1973, Joanna Albury married Harry Linford Young, III in Plantation, Florida.  Harry and Joanna Young have three children:  -  Harry Linford Young, IV, b. July 30, 1975,  -  Joseph Matthew Young, b. November 28, 1983,  -  Jamie Arleen Young, b. September 1, 1988.  As of 1992, Joanna (Albury) Young was living in High Springs, Florida.  Sandra Albury has a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation from the University of Florida.  On March 4, 1978, Sandra Albury married Daniel Marvel in Gainesville, Florida.  Daniel and Sandra Marvel have two children:  -  John Daniel Marvel, b. March 27, 1981,  -  Emily Ann Marvel, b. April 4, 1983.  Sandra (Albury) Marvel is a eighth grade math teacher in High Springs, Florida.  As of 1992, Sandra was living in High Springs, Florida.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Annetta (Matthew) Albury to Robert Casey, September, 1992

JAMES LESTER OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.3) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  James was born on April 15, 1876 in Georgia.  In 1895, James Olliff married Kate Wilkinson (born April 12, 1879 in Georgia).  From 1900 to 1910, James and Kate Olliff were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1920, James and Kate Olliff were living in Candler County, Georgia.  James and Kate Olliff were the parents of at least thirteen children:

   Henry Harrison Olliff, b. July 26, 1895, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Frank H. Olliff (1.2.2.1.3.2), b. April 20, 1897, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Benjamin Johnson Olliff, b. September, 1899, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Allen Olliff, b. September 23, 1899, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Eva Estelle Olliff, b. 1903, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Infant Son, b. and d. 1904, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Mollie Ann Dell Olliff, b. April 8, 1906, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Everett Lee Olliff, b. December 30, 1907, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Lewis Norman Olliff (1.2.2.1.3.9), b. October 7, 1909, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Susie Pearl Olliff, b. October 22, 1911, Georgia
   Luther Olliff, b. 1914, Georgia
   Mattie Belle Olliff, b. 1916, Georgia
   Katie Lou Olliff, b. July 18, 1918, Georgia

James Lester Olliff died on September 11, 1931 and Kate (Wilkinson) Olliff died on November 8, 1946.  Both were buried in the Rosemary Cemetery.  On December 5, 1919, Henry H. Olliff married Sarah Mattie Hawkins (born 1899 in Georgia).  In 1920, Harrison and Mattie Olliff were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Harrison and Mattie Olliff had two children:  -  Mattie Lou Olliff,  -  Ruby Inez Olliff.  Harrison Olliff died in March of 1964.  Mattie L. Olliff married Tom Edmonds and they have two children:  -  Rebecca “Becky” Edmonds,  -  Ruby Inez Edmonds.  Rebecca Edmonds married and has two children, Patrick and Stephanie.  Ruby Olliff married Harry Smith and they have two children:  -  Judy Smith,  -  Ginnie Smith.  Judy Smith married and has one daughter, Ashey.  Ginnie Smith married Dan Head but they were later divorced.

Benjamin J. Olliff married Emma Lou Parham and they had three children:  -  Bennie Lou Olliff,  -  James Dow Olliff,  -  Anna Kate Olliff.  Bennie Olliff married Dave Hausenfluck and they had two children:  -  Kathy Ann Hausenfluck,  -  Davie Hausenfluck.  Bennie married a second time to Don Jones.  James D. Olliff married Trudelle Godbee.  James married a second time to Linda Forehand.  James is the father of one son:  -  James Dow Olliff, Jr.  James Olliff, Jr. married and has two children.  Anna Olliff married Ivy Spence and they have two children:  -  Ivy Spence, Jr.,  -  Benjamin Spence.  Allen Olliff never married.  Allen Olliff died in October of 1972.  Eva E. Olliff married William Humans and they had no children.  Mollie Ann Dell Olliff died as a child on May 12, 1907 and was buried in the Rosemary Cemetery.

Everett L. Olliff married Evie Lanier and they had five children:  -  James Lester Olliff,  -  Betty Lanell Olliff,  -  Thomas Olliff,  -  Mary Lee Olliff,  -  Kay Olliff.  Everett Olliff died in June of 1965.  James L. Olliff never married.  Betty Olliff married Douglas Kinard and they have two children:  -  Cindy Kinard,  -  Katie Kinard.  Cindy has two children and Katie has two children.  Thomas Olliff has three children.  Mary Lee Olliff married Richard Roll and they have two children.  Kay Olliff married Jerry Collins and they have two children.

Susie P. Olliff died as a child on October 22, 1922 and was buried in the Rosemary Cemetery.  Luther Olliff married Pauline Holloway and they had three children:  -  Eva Marcile Olliff,  -  Arlene Olliff,  -  Vinson Olliff.  Eva Olliff married Roland Boyd and they have three children:  -  Scotty Boyd,  -  Donald Boyd,  -  Lisa Boyd.  Arlene Olliff married Inman Beasley and they had two children:  -  Paula Beasley,  -  Cindy Beasley.  Arlene married a second time to Bobby Anderson.  Vinson Olliff and his wife, Annette Olliff, have one son:  -  Kenneth Olliff.

Mattie B. Olliff married Rube Scheider and they had one daughter:  -  Patricia “Patsy” Scheider.  Patsy Scheider married Herman Parker and they have three children:   -  Bobby Parker,  -  James “Jamie” Parker,  -  Lisa Parker.  Katie L. Olliff married John Sanford and they had one daughter:  -  Johnnie Lou Sanford.  Katie (Olliff) Sanford died on March 11, 1942 and was buried in the Rosemary Cemetery.  Johnnie Sanford married William P. “Bill” Jordan and they have two children:  -  William P. Jordan, Jr.,  -  Michael Sanford Jordan.  William Jordan, Jr. married Janet Vaughn and they have two children:  -  William P. Jordan, III,  -  Janie Lee Jordan.  Michael Jordan is the father of one child:  -  Summer Jordan.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  1920 Census, Candler County, Georgia;  3)  1920 Bulloch County, Georgia;  4)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  5)  Social Security Death Index, LDS;  6)  Phone Interview, Sybol (Lanier) Olliff/Toole by Robert Casey, May, 1992;  7)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992;  8)  Letter, Martha (Olliff) Farrow to Robert Casey, August, 1992

FRANK H. OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.3.2) is the son of James Lester Olliff and Kate (Wilkinson) Olliff.  Frank was born on April 20, 1897 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Frank H. Olliff married Julia Donaldson (born on December 12, 1896 in Georgia).  Frank and Julia Olliff were the parents of five children:

   Isabelle Olliff
   James Frank Olliff
   Robert Olliff
   Kenny Olliff
   Danny Cecil Olliff

In 1920, Frank and Julia Olliff were living in Candler County, Georgia.  Frank H. Olliff died in June of 1969 amd Julia (Donaldson) Olliff died in January of 1970.  Isabelle Olliff married Robert Wingate and they have no children.  James F. Olliff married Joy Brantley and they have two children:  -  Beth Olliff,  -  James Lamar Olliff.  Beth Olliff married John C. Young and they have two children:  -  Kimberly Young,  -  Kristephen Young.  Lamar Olliff and his wife, Joyce Olliff, had two children:  -  Jinny Olliff,  -  Julie Ann Olliff.  Lamar and Joyce Olliff were later divorced.

Robert Olliff married Sherri Penny and they have two children (one name known):  -  Rani Olliff.  Kenny Olliff and his wife, Connie Olliff, have one son:  -  Shannon Olliff.  Danny C. Olliff married Mary Brenda Bowen (1.4.4.9.1.5.3.1) and they have five children:  -  Claudia Cecile Olliff, b. April 16, 1979,  -  Ramsey Lynnn Olliff, b. January 20, 1981,  -  Emily Joy Olliff,  -  Danielle Olliff,  -  Natalie Olliff.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Candler County, Georgia;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983;  3)  Social Security Death Index, LDS;  4)  Letter, Martha (Olliff) Farrow to Robert Casey, August, 1992

LEWIS NORMAN OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.3.9) is the son of James Lester Olliff and Kate (Wilkinson) Olliff.  Lewis was born on October 7, 1909 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Lewis Olliff married Sybol Lanier.  Sybol is the daughter of Henry Lanier and Maggie Lanier.  Lewis and Sybol Olliff were the parents of two children:

   Martha Ann Olliff, b. 1943
   William Lewis Olliff, b. 1948

Lewis Olliff died on June 28, 1977.  After Lewis Olliff died, Sybol married a second time to a Mr. Toole.  Martha Olliff married Augustus L. Pasquale and they had one son:  -  Leonard “Lenny” L. Pasquale.  Martha Olliff married a second time to Donald Gene Farrow and they have two children:  -  James Thomas Farrow,  -  Jodi Lanier Farrow.  As of 1992, Martha (Olliff) Farrow was living in Metter, Georgia.  Lenny Pasquale married Teresa McNeal.  Lenny married a second time to Pam Reville.  Pam had a daughter prior to her marriage to Lenny, Jessica Reville.

William L. Olliff married Cheryle Lee and they have two children:  -  William Ashley Olliff,  -  Adam Lee Olliff.  William A. Olliff married Melissa (Brinson) Sconyers.  Melissa was previously married and had two children:  -  Chase Sconyers,  -  Mollie Sconyers.  William and Melissa Olliff have one son:  -  William Zachery Olliff.

References:  1)  Social Security Death Index, LDS;  2)  Phone Interview, Sybol (Lanier) Olliff/Toole by Robert Casey, May, 1992;  3)  Letter, Martha (Olliff) Farrow to Robert Casey, August, 1992

BENJAMIN ROWE OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.5) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  Benjamin was born on August 15, 1880 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff married Sarah Pearl Riggs (1.4.4.2.8).  Pearl was born on November 14, 1882 in Bulloch County, Georgia and is the daughter of James Riggs and Sarah Jane (Olliff) Riggs.  Benjamin and Pearl Olliff were the parents of two children:

   Fronita Olliff, b. 1906, Georgia
   James Clifton Olliff, b. December 5, 1906, Georgia

Pearl (Riggs) Olliff died of typhoid fever in Bulloch County, Georgia on February 13, 1909 and was buried in the Lower Lott’s Creek Cemetery.  On August 11, 1909, Benjamin Olliff married a second time to Julia F. Dekle.  Julia was born on August 31, 1877 in Georgia and is the daughter of William Dekle and America (Beasley) Dekle.  Benjamin and Julia Olliff were the parents of four children:

   Pearl Dekle Olliff, b. 1910, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Eline Olliff, b. November 16, 1912, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Eva Blanche Olliff, b. July 4, 1915, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Ruth Myrtle Olliff, b. 1918, Bulloch County, Georgia

From 1910 to 1930, Benjamin and Julia Olliff were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  In 1910, Benjamin’s brother, Rufus Olliff, was living with them.  Julia (Dekle) Olliff died on March 13, 1938 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff married a third time to Louise Hagin.  Benjamin Olliff died on May 4, 1965 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Fronita Olliff married John Hubert Roach (born April 14, 1898) and they had no children.  John H. Roach died on June 19, 1967 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  On July 29, 1932, James C. Olliff married Mae Cumming.  Mae was born on March 7, 1910 and is the daughter of C. M. Cumming.  James and Mae Olliff had one son:   -  Michael Benjamin Olliff.  James C. Olliff died on May 4, 1965 and Mae (Cumming) Olliff died on January 19, 1973.  Both were buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.

Pearl D. Olliff married W. H. Stephens and they have three children:  -  Nancy Stephens,  -  Julia Stephens,  -  Susan Stephens.  Eline Olliff married M. B. Hurst and they have four children:  -  Betty Jean Hurst,  -  Nita Hurst,  -  Virginia Hurst,  -  Benjamin Hurst.  Eline (Olliff) Hurst died on July 29, 1942 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Betty Jean Hurst married Jack Howell and they have one daughter:  -  Betty Howell.  Nita Hurst married Reuie Rigby.  Eva B. Olliff died as a child resulting from influenza on February 9, 1919 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Ruth M. Olliff married Arthur L. Reed and they have two children:  -  Delores Reed,  -  Sara Catherine Reed.

References:  1)  “Statesboro News,” February 16, 1909, February 20, 1909, August 17, 1909;  2)  1910, 1920 and 1930 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  “Bulloch Times,” August 18, 1909, February 13, 1919, August 4, 1932, March 17, 1938;  4)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries,” (Eastside Cemetery), 1981;  5)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  6)  “Riggs Family Notebook,” by Smith C. Banks, June, 1992;  7)  Social Security Death Index, LDS

JOHN FIELD OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.6) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  John was born in December of 1882 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1903, John Olliff married Georgia Viola Lanier (born 1886 in Georgia) and they were the parents of three children:

   Frannie Pearl Olliff, b. 1904, Georgia
   Myrtice M. Olliff, b. 1906, Georgia
   Verta Mae Olliff, b. 1909, Georgia

In 1910, John and Georgia Olliff were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1920, John and Georgia Olliff were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Frannie Olliff married Barney Hogan.  Frannie Olliff married a second time to Elmon E. Lewis.  Myrtice Olliff married Cleveland J. Sanders.  Verta Olliff married Wiley Royce McElveen and they have four children:  -  Peggy Royce McElveen,  -  John Merrill McElveen,  -  Olliff Eugene McElveen,  -  Linda Lou McElveen.  Peggy McElveen married Sidney Thomas Burns and they have one son:  -  Sidney Thomas Burns, Jr.  John M. McElveen married Phyllis Sue Jordan and they have two children:  -  Wiley Douglas McElveen,  -  Carol Sue McElveen.  Olliff E. McElveen married Joan Stanford and they have one son:  -  Bryan Eugene McElveen.  Linda Lou McElveen married William Oliver Pafford and they have two children:  -  Debora Royce Pafford,  -  Jeffrey Morrison Pafford.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  1920 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989

HENRY HARRISON OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.7) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  Henry was born in February of 1885 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1908, Henry Olliff married Eva Irene Cates (born 1889 in Georgia).  Henry and Eva Olliff were the parents of three children:

   Benjamin Cates Olliff (1.2.2.1.7.1), b. January 17, 1909, Georgia
   Evelyn Olliff, b. January 12, 1911, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Henry Harrison Olliff, Jr., b. June 2, 1912, Bulloch County, Georgia

From 1910 to 1930, Henry and Eva Olliff were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Evelyn Olliff married Ralph Edward Gaskins and they had two children:  -  Henrianne Gaskins,  -  Ralph Edward Gaskins, Jr.  Henrianne Gaskins married William Kenneth Willard.  On August 29, 1948, Henry Olliff, Jr. married Elma Melissa Williams.  Elma was born on August 11, 1913 in Register, Georgia and is the daughter of James W. Williams and Lerie Elma (Nevil) Williams.  Henry and Elma Olliff had one daughter (adopted):  -  Melissa Ann Olliff, b. October 2, 1948.  Melissa Ann Olliff married Norman Wilson Millsap and they have one daughter:  -  Eva Elizabeth Millsap.

References:  1)  1910, 1920 and 1930 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  “Bulloch Times,” August 30, 1934;  3)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  4)  Family Group Sheet by Hugh Floyd;  5)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992;  6)  Letter, Lyn (Olliff) Glenn to Robert Casey, August, 1996

BENJAMIN CATES OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.7.1) is the son of Henry Harrison Olliff and Eva Irene (Cates) Olliff.  Benjamin was born on January 17, 1909, Georgia.  Benjamin Olliff married Sarah Elizabeth Saunders and they have four children:

   Sally Olliff
   Frances Evelyn “Lyn” Olliff, b. October 21, 1942
   Benjamin Cates Olliff, Jr.
   Beth Olliff

Sally Olliff married Huel Alvin White, Jr. and they have two children:  -  Wade Cates White,  -  Huel Alvin White, III.  Lyn Olliff married Robert “Bob” James Glenn and they have three daughters:  -  Anne Fitten Glenn, b. March 25, 1964,  -  Sarah Saunders Glenn, b. April 6, 1969,  -  Amanda Alston Glenn, b. September 7, 1970.

Benjamin C. Olliff, Jr. married Mariellen (Levitt) Habermill and they have four children:  -  Scott Jaird Olliff,  -  Lisa Alice Olliff,  -  David Cates Olliff,  -  Christopher Ansty Olliff.  Benjamin Olliff, Jr. married a second time to Alice Holton and they have three children:  -  Susan Joye Olliff,  -  Cathrine Evelyn Olliff,  -  Sarah Elizabeth Olliff.  Scott Olliff died prior to 2001.  Susan Olliff married a Mr. McCrea.  Cathrine Olliff married a Mr. Cleland.

References:  1)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Hugh Floyd;  3)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992;  4)  Letter, Lyn (Olliff) Glenn to Robert Casey, August, 1996;  5)  Letter, Benjamin Olliff, Jr. to Claudia Cannady, July, 2001

EDWARD WALTER OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.9) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  Walter was born in February of 1892 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Walter Olliff married Cilla Collins (born 1897 in Georgia).  Walter and Cilla Olliff were the parents of five children:

   Leo Linton Olliff, b. June 26, 1914, Georgia
   Alton Olliff, b. January 10, 1916, Georgia
   Jannie Olliff, b. 1918, Georgia
   Doris Olliff
   Rufus Olliff

In 1920, Walter and Cilla Olliff were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Leo Olliff married Helen McLaren and they live in Pensacola, Florida.  Alton Olliff married a woman whose first name was Lois.  Alton Olliff died in December of 1983 in California.  Doris Olliff married James Estes Turner.  Rufus Olliff married Rosemary Hamill.

References:  1)  1920 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  3)  Social Security Death Index, LDS;  4)  Phone Interview, Sybol (Lanier) Olliff/Toole by Robert Casey, May, 1992;  5)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992

RUFUS HUDSON OLLIFF (1.2.2.1.10) is the son of Benjamin Olliff and Ruth Missouri (Cannady) Olliff.  Rufus was born on September 3, 1895, Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1920, Rufus H. Olliff was listed as a private stationed at Camp Travis in Bexar County, Texas.  Rufus H. Olliff married Eunice Thomas.  Rufus and Eunice Olliff were the parents of two children:

   Rufus Hudson Olliff, II
   Sibyl Lee Olliff

Rufus H. Olliff, Sr. died on October 15, 1945 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Rufus Olliff, II married Ronaldene Brogden and they have two children:  -  Sharon Brogden Olliff,  -  Rufus Hudson Olliff, III.  Sibyl Olliff married Warren Rathbun and they have two children:  -  Lance Rathbun,  -  Damon Rathbun.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Bexar County, Texas;  2)  Letter to Mrs. Lane, July 9, 1961;  3)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries,” (Eastside Cemetery), 1981;  4)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  5)  Phone Interview, Sybol (Lanier) Olliff/Toole by Robert Casey, May, 1992;  6)  Phone Interview, H. H. Olliff, Jr. by Robert Casey, August, 1992;  7)  Phone Interview, Evelyn (Olliff) Gaskin, August, 1992;  8)  Letter, Annetta (Matthew) Albury to Robert Casey, September, 1992

MARIAH A. OLLIFF (1.2.2.2) is the daughter of Joseph Olliff and Rebecca (Lanier) Olliff.  Mariah was born on January 7, 1852 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Mariah Olliff married William Perry Cannady.  William was born on February 12, 1856 in Emanuel County, Georgia and is the son of Daniel B. Cannady (born 1831 in Georgia) and Rebecca (Durden) Cannady (born 1837 in Georgia).  William’s sister, Mary E. Cannady married an man with the surname of Olliff.  For additional information, see the sketch of Mary E. Oliff (9.2.3).  From 1880 to 1900, William and Mariah Cannady were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  William and Mariah Cannady were the parents of eight children:

   Elloy R. Cannady (1.2.2.2.1), b. November 8, 1874, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Joseph D. Cannady, b. 1877, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Alice R. Cannady, b. November, 1880, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Anna Cannady, b. May, 1885, Emanuel County, Georgia
   George Cannady, b. November, 1886, Emanuel County, Georgia
   James J. Cannady, b. March, 1888, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Ida Cannady, b. November, 1892, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Grady Cannady, b. April, 1894, Emanuel County, Georgia

Mariah (Olliff) Cannady died on January 20, 1907.  William P. Cannady married a second time to Rosa Lee Bailey and had four children.  In 1897, Joseph D. Cannady and his wife, Lizzie Cannady (born November of 1878 in Georgia) were married.  In 1900, Joseph and Lizzie Cannady were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Joseph and Lizzie Cannady had at least one daughter:   -  Estella Cannady, b. October, 1898, Georgia.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  Letter to Mrs. Lane, July, 1961;  3)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  4)  Ancestral File, Daniel and Rebecca Cannady, extracted July, 1991;  5)  Email, Claudia Cannady to Robert Casey, July, 2001;  6)  “Edenfield Genealogical Society Web Site,” August, 2002 (Cannady / Durden birthdates)

ELLOY R. CANNADY (1.2.2.2.1) is the son of William P. Cannady and Mariah A. (Olliff) Cannady.  Elloy was born on November 8, 1874 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  On October 1, 1896, Elloy Cannady married Sarah Matilda Cowart in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Sarah was born on June 6, 1875 in Emanuel County, Georgia and is the daughter of Curtis Cowart and Emily Ann (Proctor) Cowart.  Elloy and Sarah Cannady were the parents of five children:

   Ila Mae Cannady, b. August 8, 1897, Garfield, Georgia
   Maggie Ola Cannady, b. October 7, 1898, Garfield, Georgia
   Claudie Cannady, b. October, 1889, Georgia
   Paul C. Cannady, b. November 23, 1900, Emanuel County, Georgia
   William Claude Cannady, b. October 15, 1901, Graymont Summit, Georgia

Sarah (Cowart) Cannady died on January 29, 1902 and was buried in the Hebron Cemetery in Emanuel County, Georgia.  On February 22, 1903, Elloy Cannady married a second time to Alma C. Pearre in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Elloy and Alma Cannady were the parents of one son:

   Willie Cannady

Elloy Cannady died on November 1, 1908 and was buried in the Olliff Cemetery in Candler County, Georgia.  Ila Cannady married Leonard S. Roberts in Lowndes County, Georgia and they had no children.  Ila (Cannady) Roberts died on October 31, 1970 in Lowndes County, Georgia.  Maggie Cannady married Wiley Brents Bragg and they have at least two children.  Maggie (Cannady) Bragg died on March 23, 1988 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Paul Cannady married Elsie Thompson.  Paul Cannady died on December 4, 1976 in Dade County, Florida.  On January 19, 1935, William Cannady married Frances Carolyn “Carrie” Smith in Eastman, Georgia and they have at least two children.  Frances was born on December 17, 1912 in Chauncey, Georgia and is the daughter of George Leonard Smith and Maggie Lee (Stinson) Smith.  William Cannady died on September 15, 1947 in Duval County, Florida.  Willie Cannady was adopted by the Fletcher Family around 1912.  Willie Cannady married Allene Fletcher and they have at least two chlidren.

Reference:  1)  Email, Claudia Cannady to Robert Casey, April, 2000

ROXIE ANN OLLIFF (1.2.2.4) is the daughter of Joseph Olliff and Rebecca (Lanier) Olliff.  Roxie was born on April 18, 1857 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1875, Roxie Ann Olliff married Morgan Holloway (born October of 1850 in Georgia).  From 1900 to 1910, Morgan and Roxie Holloway were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Morgan and Roxie Holloway were the parents of eight children:

   John M. Holloway, b. January, 1882, Emanuel County, Georgia
   William M. Holloway, b. March, 1883, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Luvenia Holloway, b. June, 1885, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Susan Holloway, b. November, 1886, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Lonnie Holloway, b. January, 1891, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Dempsey L. Holloway, b. July, 1893, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Arley U. Holloway, b. February, 1896, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Nela P. Holloway, b. November 1898, Emanuel County, Georgia

Roxie (Olliff) Holloway died on March 30, 1937.  In 1920, John Holloway and his wife, Bessa Holloway (born 1886 in Georgia), were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  John and Bessa Holloway had three children:  -  Ruby Holloway, b. 1905, Georgia,  -  Jane Holloway, b. 1907, Georgia,  -  Custin Holloway, b. 1912, Georgia.

In 1920, Dempsey Holloway and his wife, Carrie L. Holloway, were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Dempsey and Carrie Holloway had four children:  -  Virgil L. Holloway,  -  Vastie G. Holloway,  -  Robert M. Holloway,  -  Millard O. C. Holloway.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  1920 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  Letter to Mrs. Lane, July, 1961;  4)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989

MARINTHA OLLIFF (1.2.2.5) is the daughter of Joseph Olliff and Rebecca (Lanier) Olliff.  Marintha was born in October of 1859 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1897, Marintha Olliff married Daniel Robert Rigdon (born June of 1876 in Georgia) and they had no children.  In 1900, Daniel and Marintha Rigdon were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Marintha married a second time to William “Billie” Mixon and they had no children.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989;  3)  “Lanier,” by Louise Ingersoll, 1963, Pages 74 and 80