Anna Kay Culpepper
Female, #20338
Citations
- Kathryn Culpepper Family History, Kathryn English Culpepper (handwritten), Rome, GA,, circa 1980.
Coley Camille Culpepper
Female, #20339
Citations
- Kathryn Culpepper Family History, Kathryn English Culpepper (handwritten), Rome, GA,, circa 1980.
John Louis Lucas
Male, #20340
Citations
- Kathryn Culpepper Family History, Kathryn English Culpepper (handwritten), Rome, GA,, circa 1980.
Janice Culpepper
Female, #20341
William Sasser
Male, #20345, (27 July 1791 - 5 May 1853)
| Birth* | 27 Jul 1791 | William was born at Anson Co., North Carolina, on 27 Jul 1791.1 |
| Marriage* | 1813 | He married Elizabeth Beverly at Anson Co., North Carolina, in 1813.1 |
| Death* | 5 May 1853 | He died at Sasserville, now Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 5 May 1853.1 |
| Biography* | | William Sasser was the first resident of the town which would be called Gay. The following is from a booklet Gay Georgia p. 1: The lot of land on which Gay is built was bought by William Sasser in 1831. He was the first settler on this lot, having moved here in a covered wagon in 1829. He lived in this wagon until a house could be built of logs. Parts of this house are still standing but the newer part of the present house was built in 1893. Mr. Sasser was born and raised in North Carolina, was married to Miss Elizabeth Beverly who was also born and raised in North Carolina. The father of Mrs. Elizabeth Beverly Sasser was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and fought under General George Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Sasser lived here the remainder of their lives. About 1850 Mr. Sasser donated two acres of land for school purposes in what was then known as Sasserville (now Gay). A school was built and in 1852,two teachers were hired, George W. Wright and William T. Revill, Mr. Revill, then a youth of sixteen. About this time Mr. William Lowe kept a stage coach stand here, the place being on the stage run from Griffin to LaGrange. Some of the early settlers in and around Sasserville (Gay) were Thomas O'Neal, Issac Thrash, Edmund Baughan, Jimmy Perdue, Asa Linn, Sutlery Rodgers, Henry L. Jones, Jimmy Barron, Jacky Jones, Sumner Brown, Dr. Kit Thrash, Thomas Cooper, Baker Mann, Daniel Keith, Louis Plant and John P. Atkinson. |
Citations
- E-mail from Gayle Louise Poole, e-mail address, Atlanta, GA to Lew Griffin, 2003-2008.
Elizabeth Beverly
Female, #20346, (30 November 1796 - 25 November 1890)
| Birth* | 30 Nov 1796 | Elizabeth was born at Anson Co., North Carolina, on 30 Nov 1796. Elizabeth was the daughter of DAR patriot John Beverly.1 |
| Marriage* | 1813 | She married William Sasser at Anson Co., North Carolina, in 1813.1 |
| Married Name | 1813 | As of 1813, her married name was Sasser. |
| Photographed* | say 1860 | She was photographed say 1860 at Sasserville, now Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia. Elizabeth (Beverly) Sasser |
| Death* | 25 Nov 1890 | She died at Sasserville, now Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia, on 25 Nov 1890. |
| Burial* | | Her body was interred at Gay City Cemetery, Gay, Meriwether Co., Georgia.1 |
| Biography* | | According a pamplet about the history of Gay, GA, Elizabeth Beverly was the daughter of a soldier that fought in the Revolutionary War under General George Washington. In 1829, she moved from North Carolina with her husband in a covered wagon. |
Citations
- E-mail from Gayle Louise Poole, e-mail address, Atlanta, GA to Lew Griffin, 2003-2008.
Gregory John Hendrix
Male, #20348
Citations
- Kathryn Culpepper Family History, Kathryn English Culpepper (handwritten), Rome, GA,, circa 1980.
Walter Moses Baucom Jr.
Male, #20349, (25 March 1833 - 28 April 1917)
Citations
- Bosque County Historical Commission, Bosque County: Land and People, 1985.
Lucy Jane Baucom
Female, #20350, (13 August 1835 - 3 May 1919)
Citations
- Bosque County Historical Commission, Bosque County: Land and People, 1985.
Grace Lowery
Female, #20352, (19 February 1909 - September 1985)
| Married Name | | Her married name was McCain. |
| Birth* | 19 Feb 1909 | Grace was born at Marshall Co., Alabama, on 19 Feb 1909. |
| | She was the daughter of Arthur Oliver Lowery and Mary Ethel Gray. |
| Marriage* | | She married Frank McCain. |
| Death* | Sep 1985 | She died at Talladega, Talladega Co., Alabama, in Sep 1985. |
| Biography* | | In a 1935 article about a John James Culpepper family reunion, Grace was listed as "of Ashland, Ala." Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 3 Feb 1979 that Grace and her husband, Frank, were living "out from Talladega at Beminston(? or Berninston? Can't locate on map). |