Stories from Gus Adams, published in Tifton Gazette, Tift Co. GA Gibbs Family ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: J. E. (Edd) Dorminey edormine@starband.net http://members.surfsouth.com/~edormine/ ==================================================================== Around the "turn of the Century" (1912) there was a man by the name of Gus Adams (friends called him "Pat") who lived near Chula, Tift County, GA with several families. First with William and Louisa Jane Branch and then at the home of some of their grown children. After a while he moved in with the D.H. Hogan family. Gus was from Brooklyn, New York and came to Georgia about 1878 where he followed his occupation as a painter and decorator. While residing and working around the Chula area, he went from home to home and knew all the old residents of this section and visited with them. He attended family reunions, annual meetings and celebrations, and his writings of these gatherings were an interesting feature of the "Tifton Gazette" in Tifton Georgia for many years. Gus died in 1933. These stories live on to tell some very interesting histories of the different families of the area. Look especially at the "Whiddon" write up as it is very interesting in relation to the Dorminy family and where they originated. SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION Bob Morrell was editor of the Tifton Gazette 30 years ago when he and his wife Betty discovered and salvaged these genealogies from some old Tifton Gazette papers that were crumbling and falling apart from being exposed to age, dust, South Georgia heat and humidity. Betty took these old papers and copied the Gus Adams genealogies onto "teletype" paper on her typewriter. She said that during the process the act of turning the pages would tear the brittle newsprint and she had to have something placed under them to turn them or they would crumble in her hands. If she hadn^Òt saved these family histories, they would have been lost forever as no other source has been found that has copies of these articles except the one on the Paulk^Òs and part of the one on the Dorminy family which we obtained from another source CAUTION!!! Please be aware that Mr. Adams did not have the benefit of a computer to cross check his information. He has a LOT of mistakes in these histories but if you use them, and are aware of this fact, you can benefit by having a starting point. Do not use this information as your final reference . I know for a fact that a lot of Dorminy information as well as other information is partially WRONG so to be forwarned is to be forarmed. ==================================================================== Tifton Gazette March 22, 1912 Vol. XXI No. 46 THE GIBB'S James Gibbs married Mahala Paulk and settled near Little River four miles from where Ty Ty is now located. They raised a family and moved to the old Jake Clements place, where both died and were buried at Hickory Spring cemetery. Ty Ty was named at Ty Ty creek and was the property of William Mitchell, father of Billy Mitchell. There was a large field on the present site of Ty Ty before James Gibbs and J.L. Thigpen operated a turpentine still there. Saunders Jelks was the first Merchant in Ty Ty. Then Coon Brady, the Williams, Fords and others built up the town. James Gibbs and his wife lived to a ripe old age and were blessed with a good family. Their children were: James, Allen, John, Jacob (who died), Ellen, Martha, Kate and Frankie. James, son of old James, entered the ministry and became Presiding Elder of Hickory Springs Primitive Baptist Church. He married Polly Warren, daughter of George Warren. She died, leaving James who married Kitty Peeples of Florida; Warren, who married Thoney Peeples of Florida; William who married Vera Willis; she died. He then married Bessie Partridge; Henry married Ruby Partridge; Wright married Hattie Patrick; Mahala married John Willis, son of George; Nancy married William Willis, son of Henry; Millie married James Patrick; Sarah married J. Wiley Taylor. Rev. James Gibbs next married Mrs. Mary Paulk, widow of Hon. George Paulk. Allen, son of James, married Sally Warren, daughter of George; she died, leaving Jacob, who married Deena Branch, daughter of "Poplarstick Bill"; George, who married Mrs. Brown of Ashburn; John, who married Mamie McMillan, daughter of Tom; Becky, married Robert Land, son of Calvin Land; Sykes and Bobby, single. Allen married Martha Brown the second time, they have a large family of small children. Saunders, son of Richard Gibbs, married Mary Jane Bowen. Their children: Ollie married Sallie Fletcher; she died; Warren married Carrie McCranie; Lula and Ira, single. Sidney and Dan, sons of old Richard, single. Becky, daughter of old Richard, married Jesse Taylor. Milly, daughter of old Richard, married Dan McMillan. She died, leaving a son, Allen. Reason Gibbs, married Becky Barton. Their children; Ida, Mack, E.R., W.S.,J.C., Mahala, Jane, Kate, Sidney N., Alvis C. and Gordon. Jim Gibbs, son of old Richard, married Sophia Alexander. Their children were: Alice, Ava Jane, Allen, Albert and Alder. Alice married Wilburn Alexander, son of John. Ava Jane married Miles Mock. Allen married Molly Stone, daughter of Murdock Stone. Albert and Alder are single. Hezekiah married Becky Hall. Their children were: Joseph, Jim, George, Tom, Hezekiah, Dan, Martha, Betsy and Julian. Tom died in the war. John, son of old James Gibbs, married Sally Willis. He died, leaving Laney who married Tom Cottle; Silas, Edgar, Milner, Earnest, Carl and Earl, all single. Martha, daughter of James Gibbs, married Jim Warren. Kate, daughter of James Gibbs married W.E. Williams of Ty Ty. Their children were: Flora, married Albert Nelson; Lizzie married George Godard; E.J., or Capt. Zeke, married Myrtle Pound; Tom V. and Dr. Frank, of Vienna are single. Frankie, daughter of James Gibbs, married Sophronia Land. They settled near Turner Church. Their children were; John, Reason, Saunders, Jim, Fred, Sidney, Dan, Becky and Millie. John, son of old Richard, married Becky Paulk. She died, leaving Sarah who married Warren Fletcher; Ida married Carl Preston. Alice and Oliver, single. Fred, son of Richard married Susie Walker. --- Please take note that this information came from long ago and has not been corrected for accuracy. Many of these sketches have names transposed or just plain wrong information so use this as a starting point, not the final end to your research. THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. It is a summary of the genealogical findings of one man, Gus Adams, which were unsubstantiated and should be used as such. ---