OLLIFF FAMILY HISTORY   9-23

REBECCA STANFORD (1.1.4) is the daughter of William Stanford and Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford.  Rebecca was born on February 10, 1834 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On December 12, 1854, Rebecca Stanford married George W. Fagan in Henry County, Alabama.  George was born in July, 1834 in Alabama and is the son of Benjamin Fagan, Jr. (b. ca. 1810 in Georgia) and Emmelia (Wills) Fagan (born 1813 in Georgia).  From 1860 to 1900, George and Rebecca Fagan were living in Choctaw County, Alabama.  George and Rebecca Fagan were the parents of at least eight children:

   William T. Fagan, b. 1856, Alabama
   Benjamin H. Fagan, b. 1858, Alabama
   Susan Elizabeth Fagan, b. 1862, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Robert Walter Fagan, b. 1864, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Mildred Lugenia Fagan (1.1.4.5), b. May 7, 1868, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Calidonia Fagan, b. 1870, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Julia R. Fagan, b. 1872, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Georgina Fagan, b. January 5, 1875, Choctaw County, Alabama

George Fagan died around 1908 in Choctaw County, Alabama and was buried there.  Rebecca (Stanford) Fagan died on January 5, 1911 in Choctaw County, Alabama and was buried there in the Isney Cemetery.  On January 1, 1876, Benjamin Fagan married Amie Singley in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Amie was born on October 5, 1857 in Mississippi and is the daughter of Simon Peter Singley and Elizabeth (Cook) Singley.  Benjamin Fagan died on March 18, 1896 and Amie (Singley) Fagan died on January 14, 1932.  Both were buried in Silas, Alabama.  On December 13, 1879, Susan Fagan married Mullion E. Dubose in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Mullion was born in November, 1857 and is the son of Middleton N. Dubose and Sarah A. (Jordan) Dubose.  Susan (Fagan) Dubose died on December 28, 1943 and Mullion Dubose died in 1944.  Both were buried in Isney, Alabama.  On December 1, 1895, Robert Fagan married Lula Adele Dozier in Waynesboro, Mississippi.  Lula was born on March 11, 1879.  Robert Fagan died on October 12, 1937 and Lula (Dozier) Fagan died on December 12, 1963.  Both were buried in Waynesboro, Mississippi.  On July 31, 1889, Calidonia Fagan married Reverend John Henry Morgan Mason in Choctaw County, Alabama.  John was born on August 18, 1862 and is the son of David Newberry Mason and Sarah A. (Courtney) Mason.  John Mason died in 1931 and Calidonia (Fagan) Mason died on April 17, 1944.  Both were buried in Isney, Alabama.  On March 23, 1898, Julia Fagan married Vivian A. Coats in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Julia (Fagan) Coats died in 1917 and was buried in Choctaw County, Alabama.    Georgina Fagan married Arthur B. Williamson.  Arthur is the son of John Williamson and Mary J. Williamson.  Georgina (Fagan) Williamson died on November 8, 1908 in Bladen Springs, Choctaw County, Alabama.

References:  1)  1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Choctaw County, Alabama;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  3)  Letter, Anita (Fagan) Heyd to Robert Casey, February, 1999;  4)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

MILDRED LUGENIA “JEANNIE” FAGAN (1.1.4.5) is the daughter of George W. Fagan and Rebecca (Stanford) Fagan.  Mildred was born on May 7, 1868 in Choctaw County, Alabama.  On March 6, 1887, Mildred Fagan married Charles Thomas Fagan in Wayne County, Mississippi.  Charles was born on November 8, 1865 in Mississippi and is the son of George Fagan, Jr. (born 1839) and Martha J. (Wood) Fagan (born 1846 in Mississippi).  Charles and Mildred Fagan were the parents of at least four children:

9-24   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

   Slater Fagan, b. September 5, 1888, Alabama
   Charles Irma Fagan. b. October, 1890, Alabama
   Clyde Ardmore Fagan, b. December, 1893, Alabama
   Grady Wood Fagan (1.1.4.5.1), b. December 10, 1894, Silas, Alabama
   Ledger Austin Fagan, b. August 10, 1898, Alabama

In 1900, Charles and Mildred Fagan were living in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Charles Fagan died on May 15, 1935 in Rocky Creek, Mississippi and was buried in the Old Emory Cemetery in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Mildred (Fagan) Fagan died on November 22, 1940 in Isney, Alabama and was buried in the Old Emory Cemetery in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Slater Fagan died as a child on November 11, 1890 and was buried in Choctaw County, Alabama.  On December 14, 1919, Charles Fagan married Bessie Herring in Choctaw County, Alabama.  Charles and Bessie Fagan have one child:  -  Irma Lee Fagan.  Irma Lee Fagan married John Lewis McPhearson.  John is the son of Rosa (Batson) McPhearson.  Clyde Fagan married Carrie Perritt.  Clyde Fagan married a second time to Lillian Odele McIlwain.  Lillian is the daughter of George Washington McIlwain and Catherine Louise (Smith) McIwain.  Clyde Fagan died on July 5, 1977 and was buried in Isney, Alabama.  Ledger Fagan married Maude Lee Doggett.  Ledger Fagan married a second time (wife’s name is unknown).  Ledger Fagan married a third time to Ethel Earl Hudson.  Ledger Fagan died on November 8, 1971.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Choctaw County, Alabama;  2)  Letter, Anita (Fagan) Heyd to Robert Casey, February, 1999;  3)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

GRADY WOOD FAGAN (1.1.4.5.1) is the son of Charles T. Fagan and Mildred Lugenia (Fagan) Fagan.  Grady was born on December 10, 1894 in Silas, Alabama.  Grady Fagan married Lula Ada Lee Taylor in Waynesboro, Mississippi.  Ada was born on June 9, 1897 in Waynesboro, Mississippi.  Grady and Ada Fagan were the parents of three childrne:

   Rex Fagan, b. December 7, 1923, Choctaw County, Alabama
   Louise Fagan
   Ralph Fagan

Ada (Fagan) Fagan died on December 1, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana and was buried in the Magnolia Cemetery in Lucedale, Mississippi.  Grady Fagan died on March 17, 1973 in Wiggins, Mississippi and was buried in the Magnolia Cemetery in Lucedale, Mississippi.  On November 7, 1943, Rex Fagan married Bernadyne Howell in Greene County, Mississippi.  Bernadyne was born on August 14, 1925 in Lucedale, Mississippi.  Rex and Bernadyne Fagan have at least one daughter:  -  Anita Fagan, b. November 29, 1944, Lucedale, Mississippi.  Bernadyne (Howell) Fagan died on October 26, 1994 and was buried in the Westlawn Cemetery in Gretna, Lousiana.  Anita Fagan married a Mr. Heyd.

OLLIFF FAMILY HISTORY   9-25

Reference:  1)  Letter, Anita (Fagan) Heyd to Robert Casey, February, 1999

MARTHA STANFORD (1.1.6) is the daughter of William Stanford and Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford.  Martha was born in 1836 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On February 28, 1854, Martha Stanford married Clark J. Faulk in Henry County, Georgia.  Clark was in born 1830 in Georgia and is the son of Starling Faulk.  Clark and Martha Faulk were the parents of at least one daughter:

   Mary Ann Faulk (1.1.6.1), b. April 27, 1855, Henry County, Alabama

Martha (Stanford) Faulk died in 1859 in Henry County, Alabama.  In 1860, Mary Faulk was living with her grandmother, Elizabeth (Olliff) Stanford, in Henry County, Alabama.  Clark Faulk died as a Confederate soldier on October 28, 1864 in Richmond, Virginia.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Henry County, Alabama;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000;  3)  Internet Web Site, Samuel Crouch of Richmond County, North Carolina, by Samuel Crouch, Jr., October, 2001

MARY ANN FAULK (1.1.6.1) is the daughter of Clark J. Faulk and Martha (Stanford) Faulk.  Mary was born on April 27, 1855 in Henry County, Alabama.  On August 22, 1872, Mary Faulk married Thomas Franklin Harris in Bladen Springs, Choctaw County, Alabama.  Thomas was born on June 10, 1854 in Coffeeville, Clarke County, Alabama and is the son of Thomas Harris and Malinda (Stephens) Harris.  Thomas and Mary Harris were the parents of ten children:

   Ernest Love Harris (1.1.6.1.1), b. August 4, 1873, Clarke County, Alabama
   Martha Delilah Harris (1.1.6.1.2), b. July 3, 1875, Coffeeville, Alabama
   George Nathaniel Harris, b. August 21, 1877, Coffeeville, Alabama
   Suzan Olivia Harris, b. September 28, 1879, Jackson, Alabama
   Delula Fenton Harris (1.1.6.1.5), b. December 15, 1881, Coffeeville, Alabama
   Charles Thomas Harris (1.1.6.1.6), b. January 6, 1884, Jackson, Alabama
   Minnie Elizabeth Harris (1.1.6.1.7), b. April 6, 1886, Clarke County, Alabama
   Mittie Lee Harris (1.1.6.1.8), b. December 22, 1888, Jackson, Alabama
   Mary Ann Harris (1.1.6.1.9), b. April 23, 1891, Jackson, Alabama
   Oma Grace Harris (1.1.6.1.10), b. November 3, 1893, Jackson, Alabama

In 1880, Thomas and Mary Harris were living in Clarke County, Alabama.  In 1900, Thomas and Mary Harris were living in Delta County, Texas.  In 1920, Thomas and Mary Harris were living in Corpus Christi, Neuces County, Texas.  Mary (Faulk) Harris died in February, 1938 in Bangs, Brown County, Texas.  Thomas Harris died on February 17, 1942 in Bangs, Brown County, Texas.  On April 7, 1904, Ernest Harris married Elizabeth Hargraves in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  Ernest Harris died in April, 1943 in Springs, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  George Harris married Daisy Hale in Farmersville, Texas.  On February 26, 1905, George Harris married a second time to Verdie Blackshear (born 1877).  George and Verdie Harris had one infant (born 1915 and died 1916).  George Harris died on April 26, 1942 in Temple, Texas.  Susan Harris died on March 4, 1941 in Bangs, Brown County, Texas.

9-26   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

References:  1)  1880 Census, Clarke County, Alabama;  2)  1900 Census, Delta County, Texas;  3)  1920 Census, Neuces County, Texas;  4)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

ERNEST LOVE HARRIS (1.1.6.1.1) is the son of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Ernest was born on August 4, 1873, Clarke County, Alabama.  On April 7, 1904, Ernest Harris married Elizabeth Hargraves in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  Elizabeth was born around 1875 in Arkansas.  Ernest and Elizabeth Harris were the parents of two children:

   Thomas W. Harris, b. August 17, 1905, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
   Verdie Estelle Harris, b. October 29, 1908, Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Ernest Harris died in April, 1943 in Springs, Choctaw County, Oklahoma.  Verdie Harris died as a child on February 20, 1911 in Choctaw County, Alabama.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

MARTHA DELILAH HARRIS (1.1.6.1.2) is the daughter of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Martha was born on July 3, 1875 in Coffeeville, Alabama.  On November 15, 1891, Martha Harris married Litman M. White in Clarke County, Alabama.  Litman was born around 1875 in Henry County, Alabama and is the son of Martin Van Buren White and Emily (Clark) White.  Litman and Martha White were the parents of two children:

   Flossie Dell White, b. December 25, 1893, Jackson, Alabama
   Lillie Mae White, b. January 25, 1896, Meneola, Texas

Martha (Harris) White died on August 25, 1897 in Riley Springs, Wood County, Texas.  Litman White later married Leda Collins and then Carrie Collins.  Flossie White married C. P. Collins.  Flossie (White) Collins died in August, 1924 in Malvern, Alabama.  On January 8, 1911, Lillie White married James A. Collins in Alabama.  Lillie (White) Collins died in August, 1984 in Dothan, Alabama.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

DELULA FENTON HARRIS (1.1.6.1.5) is the son of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Delula was born on December 15, 1881 in Coffeeville, Alabama.  On October 15, 1905, Delula Harris married Theodore Avant in Bokchito, Bryan County, Oklahoma.  Theodore was born around 1880.  Theodore and Delula Avant were the parents of one son:

   Theodore Avant, Jr., b. August 14, 1906, Hugo, Oklahoma

OLLIFF FAMILY HISTORY   9-27

Delula (Harris) Avant died on January 29, 1923 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas and Theodore Avant, Sr. died around 1950.  Theodore Avant, Jr. married a woman named Addie.  Theodore Avant, Jr. died around 1960 in San Francisco, California.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

CHARLES THOMAS HARRIS (1.1.6.1.6) is the son of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Charles was born on January 6, 1884 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama.  On December 24, 1907, Charles Harris married Lydia J. Hall in Bangs, Brown County, Texas.  Lydia was born on November 30, 1879 in Texas and is the daughter of Amos Hall.  Charles and Lydia Harris were the parents of five children:

   Zella Marie Harris, b. October 20, 1908, Bangs, Texas
   Charles Amos Harris, b. April 26, 1910, Bangs, Texas
   Elvita Harris, b. April 29, 1912, Bangs, Texas
   George Osborne Harris, b. October 27, 1914, Bangs, Texas
   William Thomas Harris, b. December 18, 1916, Bangs, Texas

In 1920, Charles and Lydia Harris were living in Brown County, Texas.  Charles Harris died on October 8, 1954 in Bangs, Texas and Lydia (Hall) Harris died on February 15, 1979 in Bangs, Texas.  Charles A. Harris married a woman named Esther.  Charles A. Harris later two more times.  Elvita Harris died on May 30, 1988 in Bangs, Texas.  George Harris died around 1985.  William Harris married a woman named Helen.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Brown County, Texas;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

MINNIE ELIZABETH HARRIS (1.1.6.1.7) is the daughter of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Minnie was born on April 6, 1886 in Clarke County, Alabama.  On February 3, 1914, Minnie Harris married Thomas Jefferson Herschel Bowman.  Thomas was born around 1860 in Missouri.  Thomas Bowman was previously married.  Thomas and Minnie Bowman were the parents of three children:

   Thomas Jefferson Herschel Bowman, Jr., b. February 21, 1915, Texas
   Starner Alexander Bowman, b. ca. 1917, Texas
   Kessy Lee Bowman, b. ca. 1918, Texas

Thomas Bowman died around 1951 in Dallas, Texas and Minnie (Harris) Bowman died in December, 1983 in Texas.  Thomas Bowman married a woman named Opal.  Thomas Bowman, Jr. died in April, 1980 in Houston, Texas.  Starner Bowman married Ruth Faye.  Kessy Bowman married Kathryn Harms.  Kessy Bowman died on December 21, 1998 in Houston, Texas.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

9-28   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

MITTIE LEE HARRIS (1.1.6.1.8) is the daughter of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Mittie was born on December 22, 1888 in Jackson, Alabama.  On June 27, 1915, Mittie Harris married Raymond G. Starner.  Raymond was born around 1880 in Ridgeway, Pennsylvania.  Raymond and Mittie Starner were the parents of one child:

   Ray Lee Starner, b. March 9, 1918, Texas

Raymond G. Starner died on October 16, 1962 in Corpus Christi, Texas and Mittie (Harris) Starner died on November 1, 1979 in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Around 1957, Ray Lee Starner married Norman Oliver.  Ray (Starner) Oliver died on March 31, 1958 in Guam.

Reference:  1)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

MARY ANN HARRIS (1.1.6.1.9) is the daughter of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Mary was born on April 23, 1891 in Jackson, Alabama.  On February 12, 1914, Mary Harris married Claude Edward Osborne in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Claude was born on October 27, 1891 in Mineral Wells, Texas and is the son of William Nutter Osborne and Nancy Jane (Sturdivant) Osborne.  Claude and Mary Osborne were the parents of three children:

   Sadie Elnora Osborne, b. January 28, 1916, Dallas, Texas
   Kathryn Alma Osborne, b. March 24, 1918, Mineral Wells, Texas
   Lucille Osborne, b. April 15, 1919, Bangs, Texas

In 1920, Claude and Mary Osborne were living in Brown County, Texas.  Claude Osborne died on February 22, 1951 in San Pedro, California.  Mary (Harris) Osborne died on October 19, 1986 in El Cajon, San Diego County, California.  On March 25, 1939, Sadie Osborne married Elmer Palmer Stockwell, Jr. in Fort Worth, Texas.  On October 3, 1936, Kathryn Osborne married Howard Dickson Pendergrass in Dallas, Texas.  Kathryn married a second time to Joseph Adelbert Fernald.  Lucille Osborne married Cleo McComas in San Pedro, California.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Brown County, Texas;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000

OMA GRACE HARRIS (1.1.6.1.10) is the daughter of Thomas Franklin Harris and Mary Ann (Faulk) Harris.  Oma was born on November 3, 1893 in Jackson, Alabama.  On February 25, 1912, Oma Harris married Guy Wycliff Southern in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas.  Guy was born on July 10, 1891 in Erath County, Texas and is the son of Richard Yarbrough Southern and Lydia (Hughes) Southern.  Guy and Oma Southern were the parents of eight children:

   Ina Lee Southern, b. December 22, 1912, Palo Pinto County, Texas
   Minnie Susan Southern, b. October 10, 1914, Dallas, Texas
   Beatrice Southern, b. March 4, 1917, De Soto, Texas
   Guy Wycliff Southern, Jr., b. November 25, 1919, De Soto, Texas
   Warren Raymond Southern, b. August 10, 1923, Dallas, Texas
   Gearl George Southern, b. July 13, 1927, Bangs, Texas
   Myrle Jean Southern, b. July 13, 1927, Bangs, Texas
   Margaret Elvita Southern, b. February 13, 1929, Coleman County, Texas

OLLIFF FAMILY HISTORY   9-29

In 1920, Guy and Oma Southern were living in Dallas County, Texas.  Guy Southern, Sr. died on February 18, 1961 in San Antonio, Texas and Oma (Harris) died on September 15, 1981 in Kerrville, Texas.  On June 4, 1937, Ina Southern married Troy Arthur Reese in Colorado City, Texas.  Ina (Southern) Reese died around 1998.  On September 3, 1934, Minnie Southern married Harvey Allen Childress in Abilene, Texas.  On June 12, 1937, Beatrice Southern married Mansel Mathess Garner in Dallas, Texas.  On December 27, 1941, Guy Southern, Jr. married Rose Aucoin in Dallas, Texas.  Guy Southern, Jr. died on December 17, 1995 in Odessa, Texas.  Warren Southern died as a child on March 9, 1926 and was buried in the Bangs Cemetery in Brown County, Texas.  On December 24, 1949, Gearl Southern married Jessie Arlene Bean in Odessa, Texas.  On December 26, 1946, Myrle Southern married Donald David Kern in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Margaret Southern married Silas Meders Boden, Jr.  Margaret married a second time to Samuel Aaron Brewer, II.

Reference:  1)  1920 Census, Dallas County, Texas;  2)  Internet Web Site, Guenther - Tindle Genealogy, Kathy Tindle, January, 2000


9-30   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

JOHN OLLIFF (1.2) is the son of John Shears Olliff and Johannah (Jackson) Olliff.  John was born in 1792 in Georgia.  On March 20, 1815, John Olliff married Elizabeth Fitzpatrick in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Elizabeth is the daughter of William Fitzpatrick and Lucy (Brown) Fitzpatrick.  William Fitzpatrick served in the Revolutionary War.  From 1830 to 1840, John Olliff was living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  John and Elizabeth Olliff were the parents of nine children:

   Mary Olliff, b. 1823, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Joseph Olliff (1.2.2), b. October 23, 1825, Bulloch County, Georgia
   John Olliff, Jr., b. February 30, 1828, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Maria Olliff, b. July 16, 1830, Bulloch County, Georgia
   William J. Olliff (1.2.5), b. March 10, 1832, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Henry Jackson Olliff, b. February 8, 1834, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Benjamin J. Olliff (1.2.7), b. December 1, 1836, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Elizabeth Olliff, b. December 18, 1838, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Martha Olliff (1.2.9), b. August 21, 1840, Bulloch County, Georgia

From 1850 to 1860, John Olliff and what appears to be his second wife, Mary Olliff (born 1806 in Georgia), were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  John and Mary Olliff were the parents of two children:

   Temperance Olliff, b. 1845, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Bazel Olliff, b. 1849, Bulloch County, Georgia

John Olliff (1.2) died between 1860 and 1866 when a distribution was made on his estate.  In 1870, Mary Olliff (born 1806), Maria Olliff, Elizabeth Olliff and Martha Olliff were still living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  John Olliff, Jr. died prior to 1866.  Maria Olliff married a Mr. Beasley.  Henry Olliff served in the Confederate Army.  Henry served in Company “D” of the 61st Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Evan’s Brigade, Gordon’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia (Bulloch County and DeKalb County Guards).  Henry J. Olliff died prior to 1866.  In 1880 and 1900, Elizabeth Olliff was living with sister, Martha (Olliff) Rowe.  Temperance Olliff died between 1866 and 1870.  Bazel Olliff died between 1866 and 1870.

References:  1)  1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1900 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  D. A. R. application, Annie (Olliff) Kennedy, Number 298171, 1938;  3)  Marriage Records of Bulloch County, Georgia, by Alveretta K. Register, 1985;  4)  Family Group Sheet, Statesboro Regional Library;  5)  “Olliff Family Lineage,” by John M. Winskie, 1988

JOSEPH OLLIFF (1.2.2) is the son of John Olliff and Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Olliff.  Joseph was born on October 23, 1825 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On March 10, 1848, Joseph Olliff married Rebecca Lanier.  Rebecca was born on April 18, 1832 in Georgia and is the daughter of Allen Lanier (born 1791 in Georgia) and Lavinia (Gay) Lanier (born ca. 1800).  Joseph and Rebecca Olliff were the parents of at least ten children:

   Benjamin Olliff (1.2.2.1), b. October 27, 1849, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Mariah A. Olliff (1.2.2.2), b. January 7, 1852, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Mary Ann Olliff, b. July 16, 1854, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Roxie Ann Olliff (1.2.2.4), b. April 18, 1857, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Marintha Olliff (1.2.2.5), b. October, 1859, Emanuel County, Georgia
   John R. Olliff (1.2.2.6), b. September, 1862, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Temperance A. Olliff (1.2.2.7), b. May 16, 1866, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Martha Lavenia Olliff (1.2.2.8), b. September 18, 1868, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Ella Olliff (1.2.2.9), b. June 3, 1871, Emanuel County, Georgia
   Virginia Olliff (1.2.2.10), b. July 1, 1875, Emanuel County, Georgia

OLLIFF FAMILY HISTORY   9-31

From 1850 to 1880, Joseph and Rebecca Olliff were living in Emanuel County, Georgia.  In 1860, Joseph’s brother, William Olliff, was living with them.  Joseph Olliff died on December 28, 1889 and Rebecca (Lanier) Olliff died on December 24, 1909 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Mary Ann Olliff died young on January 17, 1877.

References:  1)  1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Emanuel County, Georgia;  2)  Letter to Mrs. Lane, July, 1961;  3)  “Lanier,” by Louise Ingersoll, 1963, Pages 74 and 80;  4)  Family Group Sheet, Statesboro Regional Library;  5)  Olliff Chart by Martin T. Olliff, Jr., 1989