General Notes

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Richard Bearden b. Bef 1760 d. 1831 in Clarke Co., GA(a will exists and
can be found on the USGenWeb Archives for Clarke Co., GA as well on the
Genforum Bearden site.) m. Unknown(she is not mentioned in the will, so
it is assumed that she died before the will was written)
1. Edward Bearden b. Bef 1790 d. 1847 Fayette Co., GA(a will and
extensive orphan records located in Fayette Co., GA)
+(1) Martha (her last name is probably Watson, but is not proven) d. Bef
1834 Fayette Co., GA.  They had at least 8 children.
+(2) Frances Fannie Giles b. 8 Jan 1810(according to a bible record)GA d.
Bef 1900 Douglas Co., GA(Family folklore reports that her body was taken
back to Fayette Co., GA to  be buried with Edward. The Giles Family
cemetery (in Douglas Co) has only a few inscribed stones and at least two
dozen
uninscribed ones.  I haven't found anyone who knows for sure just who is
buried there. It is located on what is now dept of water and power land
on the Dog River in Douglas Co., GA. You must be escorted by an officer
to visit it.  The land was orginally part of Fayette Co then Campbell Co,
before Douglas Co was formed.)Fannie is the sister of my gggrandfather.)
Edward and Fannie were married 2 Jan 1834 Fayette Co., GA. Edward's
burial site is unknown.
They had 7 children.  The second was Quiller B. Bearden b. c 1837 Fayette
Co., GA d. 5 Apr 1922 near Grant, Marshall Co., AL.  Quiller enlisted in
CSA 49th AL Inf. Co. G. He was a private.  He collected a pension and I
have a copy of a letter he wrote to a judge complaining about a delay in
payment. He can be found on the following census records: 1860 Marshall
Co., AL page 77/865, 1870 Marshall Co., AL page 183, 1880 Marshall Co.,
AL, 1900 Marshall Co., AL page 7B. 1900 lists the last of his children.
Quiller married+(1)Frances Fowler b. c 1824 NC d. Bef 1887
Marshall Co., AL.  They had six children.
+(2)Elizabeth Cansadie Gilland b. 10 Oct 1845 near Boaz, Marshall Co., AL
d. Aft 1931 AL. m. 11 Feb 1887 Marshall Co., AL. She had previously
married Thomas P. Turner on 9 Oct 1866 Marshall Co., AL. They had five
children. None of those children are shown on the 1900 census with her.
Elizabeth Gilland's father is reported to be Hyram(Hiram) Gilland who
died in 1865 in Mobile AL.
Quiller and Elizabeth had two children:
Robert Holiday Bearden b. Apr 1885 d.Grant, Marshall Co., AL m. Mary
Anderton. Mary d. Huntsville, Madison Co., AL They had eight children.
Alura Alvie Bearden b. May 1888 Marshall Co., AL d. Grant,
Marshall Co., AL m. Oliver Smith. I don't have any info on
them, but would like to.
All of these folks are supposed to be buried in a cemetery near Grant,
but none of those I spoke with could tell me it's name. When I go the
Birmingham in April, I will look for it in the Birmingham Library.
I've worked on all of Robert Holiday Bearden's children except Roland
Edward, William J., Annie Mae m. Lester Tidwell, Alvie m. Charles Ivey,
Nora Bell m. Elmer Davis, Carlon m. Lorene Ivey.  I spoke with Fred's
wife either last summer or the one before.  But something else intervened
and I never got back to it.
I would be glad to send you what I have and, hopefully, you can help me
with the others that I haven't gotten to as yet.
Thanks to your info, I was able to talk with the author of the book that
mentioned the Tekle/Teackle/Teakell/Tekell family. I bought a CD of GA
wills from her(it's very good) and her Fayette Co., GA will book and
another on the Old Chersaw Dist of SC. Anyway, she is going to check on
where
she got the Tekle etc info that she included in her book. When she gets
back to me, I'll let you know.
I'm just developing info on Quiller's children by Frances Fowler. At
least one with to Franklin Co, AR. In talking to an AR descendant, I
learned that Quiller visited his children in AR.  I guess it's true, that
history not written is soon forgotten.
Thanks, Beve