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From: "Cindy Wright" <>
Subject: RE: [WR] Forbes/Forbis/Berry/Wright family
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 15:46:06 -0400


Christine,

Do you know anything about William Wright's family?

Thanks,
CIndy


> [Original Message]
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Date: 4/6/2003 2:15:03 PM
> Subject: [WR] Forbes/Forbis/Berry/Wright family
>
> Hello all, I know that I have posted before, but here it goes again....
>
> This is what I have:
> 1. George J. Forbes/Forbis, b. Jan. 13, 1813 in North Carolina married
Nancy
> Allen Headen (daughter of Samuel Headen and Lydia Bush), b. abt. 1804 in
> Franklin County, GA. Their children were:
> 1. Green Bush Forbes/Forbis, b. February 9, 1839 in Homer,
Banks
> County
> married Mary Ann Cantrell in 1857, Banks County, GA
> 2. Thomas V. Forbes/Forbis, b, 1841 in Banks County, GA
> 3. Mary Elizabeth Forbes/Forbis, (my gggrandmother), b. August
21,
> 1847-
> 50.(depending on which census you use) in Homer, Banks
County,
> GA.
> She married Unknown Berry/Berryman prior to 1878.
> These were their children:
> i. George Jackson Berry, (my ggrandfather)
July
> 22, 1876, in
> Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.
> ii. Thomas "Eugene" Berry, b. March 8, 1878 in
NY
> (apparently
> I am told that Mary and Unknown
Berry/Berryman
> traveled a lot
> for his business between NY and GA)
> iii. Allie J. Berry, b. between 1880-84 in
Atlanta,
> GA.
>
> I find my gggrandmother, Mary E. Berry in the 1880 census listed
as
> a widow with George Jackson Berry and Eugene Berry (Thomas). We are a bit
> confused about who Allie's real father is. Her last name was Berry prior
to
> her marriage, but all records for her age point to her being born in
> 1884...long after Unknown Berry/Berryman's death. Mary remarried to a
William
> Wright and had four more boys, Paul, b. 1885; Elmer, b. 1888; William, b.
> 1890; and Van Buren, b. 1891. We believe that Mary had several children
that
> did not survive very long as well.
> I do know that Mary inherited some land in Atlanta, from her
husband,
> unknown Berry/Berryman after he died. She was forced to sell it by her
> husband William Wright. I am really looking for the name of my UNknown
> Berry/Berryman! Any help or information you should locate regarding this
> Forbes/Forbis family in Banks County, would be greatly appreciated! He
has
> been a roadblock for my family for many years!!! :)
> Christine
>
>
>
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