Stories from Gus Adams, published in Tifton Gazette, Tift Co. GA Luke 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 8, 1912 Vol. XXI No. 44 THE LUKE'S Daniel Luke was one of the Pioneers of Irwin County. His children were: Mack, Joshua, Jasper, John, Jesse, James C., David P., Mary and Elizabeth. Mack married Sally Miller. Their children were: John B., who died in the war; William married Miss Tucker: Jane, who married John B. Turner; Sarah, who married Sol. Griffin; Honor, who married Jack Griner; Jim, who married Melissa Avera; Dave, who married Miss Sutton and Malcolm, who married Miss Musselwhite. Joshua Luke, son of old Dan, married Nancy Tomberlin. Their children were: William, who married Martha Mims (he died in the war); Thomas, who married Fanny Plair (also died in the war); Hamilton, who died in the war; Jim, who married Faithy Paulk, he died; Columbus, who married Sarah Paulk, daughter of Jim; J.Wright, who never married; Jacob , who married Mary Lee; and Betty, she married James Hunter. Of the children of Columbus and Sarah Luke, Co., T.J. married Miss Ollie Wooten; Susannah married J. Fountain; Wright died; Betsy and Dan. Jasper, son of Dan, married Miss Gay, their children were: Dan and John. James C., son of Dan, married Melinda Covington. Their children were: Marcus, John F., Betty, Sally and Mary. Marcus married Mary Hancock. She died, leaving Dr. John, who married Miss Henderson, daughter of William, and Jesse, who married Willie Fletcher; who died; he next married Miss Taylor. Marcus' second wife was Miss Betty Salter. John F., son of James C. , married Jesse Hancock. They moved to Florida. They were parents of Marcus, Jr., who married Bertha Bass, daughter of Col. Z. Bass. He was Clerk of Superior court of Irwin county for several years. Eugene, brother of Marcus, is single. He was assistant Clerk for many years. Jesse Luke, son of Dan, married Gincey, daughter of Joseph Fletcher. Their children were: George A., Mark, William, John J. , Mary Vann, Mahala and Nancy. George A., son of Jesse, married Nancy Marshall; she died, leaving one child, Martha, who married Henry Crawford. He next married Margaret Brooks; they parted. He then married Mrs. Nancy Cravey, widow of Mitchell Cravey, who was killed by Poplar Stick Bill Branch. Their children were: Judy, who married Jim Ray; Janey, Columbus, and Jonah, who are in Florida. George A. was a Confederate veteran. He died in Florida in 1903. Mark, son of Jesse, married Ellen Paulk, daughter of Rev. Zara. Their children were: Dan, who married Minnie Parden. He was shot to death by Bud Royals, at Sycamore. William married Susie Alexander; Lucy married Bill Cravey; Warren married Miss Varnedoe; Richard not married; Dr. Jacob married Miss Baker, daughter of county commissioner J.W. Baker, of Tift; Nora married Mr. Hill; Dave, Dempsy and John, single. William, son of Jesse Luke, died in the war. John J., son of Jesse, married Fannie Player; their children were: William, Unie, who married W.H. Paulk, of Fitzgerald; and another daughter, who married Eli Walker. Mary Vann, daughter of Jesse Luke, married Rev. Dan Parker, they moved to Florida. Mahala, daughter of Jesse, married John Alexander. Their children were: John, Jim, who married Miss Alexander, and Henry, who married Mary Winn. She next married Louis Smith. She died, leaving Mary Vann, who married Joe McCartney. Nancy, daughter of Jesse Luke, married Jeff Dees. They parted; she then married Rev. Wm. Butler. Their children were: Willie, who married Martha Sumner, daughter of Seaton; Warren, who married Ruby Spurlock; Sallie and Jane, single. David P. Luke married Abbie Turner; she died. He next married Sarah Bird. Their children were: Arthur, John, Betty, and Perry. Mary, daughter of old Dan Luke, married Sam Young. Jesse Luke married Millie Fletcher, daughter of Black Jim. Elizabeth, daughter of old Dan Luke, married Abraham McCall. --- Please take note that this information came from long ago and has not been corrected for accuracy. Many of these sketches have names transposed so use this as a starting point, not the final end to your research. ---