Thomas Jackson Tippett 
Thomas Jackson was born on March 15th, 1861 in ?.1 He died at the age of 72 on February 26th, 1934 in GA. He was buried in Butler Cemetery at Attapulgus/Whigham Road in Whigham, Grady Co., AL.1 1 General Notes
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"Local and Personal
Married at the residence of the bride's father, T. J. Tippett, near
New Hope, three miles west of Rockford, on the 30th inst., M. J. Woodfin
to Miss Dollie I. Tippett; Eld. M. L. White performing the marriage
ceremony." (1)
(1) The Chronicle, Local and Personal, 7 Jan 1910, p. 5. Published in
Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL. Researched by Ron Bridges on 18 May 2001.
"Local and Personal
Marrion Tippett, formerly of Tallapossa county, but now living in the Pan
Handle in Texas, is visiting relatives and friends in this state. Mr.
Tippet is the brother of our former sheriff, T. J. Tippett." (2)
"Local and Personal
Mr. T. J. Tippet and family moved to Whigham, Ga. today. He had a sale
last Tuesday and disposed of practically all his effects and will make
South Ga. his future home. Mr. Tippet has been a citizen of the town for
a number of years, and President of the Coosa County Bank and will be
missed by many of the citizenship of the town and county." (3)
(1) The Chronicle, Local and Personal, 7 Jan 1910, p. 5. Published in
Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL. Researched by Ron Bridges on 18 May 2001.
(2) The Chronicle, Local and Personal, 15 Jan 1909, p. 5.
(3) The Chronicle, Local and Personal, 10 Jan 1919, p. 3.
Location of Butler Cemetery Thomas and Lula Tippet are buried: When
traveling into Whigham, GA from Climax/Bainbridge, take a right at the
Whigham's city limit sign. This is the Attapulgus/Whigham Road. Go
straight for approximately four miles. Cemetery is on the left side of
the road. If one travels too far, he/she will end up on Tired Creek Road.
Thomas first married FANNIE KILPATRICK.
MR. BRIDGES
SO EXCITED TO RECIEVE RESPONSE. YES THIS COULD
BE HIM......T.J. TIPPETT
THOMAS JACKSON TIPPETT ...MARCH 15/1861-FEB.26/1934
SECOND WIFE......LULA GOTHARD TIPPETT..1881/1953
CHILDREN BY THIS MARRIAGE
GEORGE GOTHARD TIPPETT?
MAYSEL TIPPETT WALDROP
WILLIAM JACKSON TIPPETT (JACK)
THE DATE OF MARRIAGE SOUNDS RIGHT
15 DEC.1911 AND THE LOCATION IS EXACT!! COOSA COUNTY
WE BELIEVE LULA TO HAVE A BROTHER BUT DO NOT KNOW NAME OR LOCATION.
THOMAS TIPPETT/WIFE LULA MOVED TO GRADY COUNTY GEORGIA DURING MIGRATION
.....THOMAS TIPPETT WAS SHERIFF OF COOSA COUNTY SOMETIMES LATE 1800 EARLY
1900........ I DO HOPE YOU HAVE MORE INFO. TO CONNECT THIS FAMILY........
UNCLE JACK.....TIPPETT PASSED AWAY DEC.18,1996. HIS WIFE IS MELBA D.
TIPPETT AND DAUGHTER JACKIE LOU TIPPETT LIVE IN BAINBRIDGE, GA. AND WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE ANY INFO YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR RESPONSE. NANCY WALDROP
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IF AND WHEN YOU DO GO TO WHIGHAM I DO HOPE YOU WILL TAKE A MINUTE TO SEE
DAD....DONALD L. WALDROP....HE LIVES ON CLEON WALDROP RD....WHICH Y'S
OFF OF ATTAPULAS/WHIGHAM ROAD. HIS NUMBER AGAIN IS 912 762 4475. HIS
BROTHER LANE WALDROP WHICH LIVES ON OLD FAMILY PROPERTY IS JUST UP THE
ROAD AND HIS NUMBER IS 912 762 4260.
Thomas Jackson and Fannie were married in a religious ceremony before 1891 in ?.1 They had a daughter named Dollie I..
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Children
Dollie I. Tippett
Dollie I. was born on January 23rd, 1891 in AL.1 She died at the age of 24 on April 13th, 1915 in Coosa Co., AL. She was buried in Sears Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, located about a mile north of Rockford, AL..1 1
Thomas Jackson and Lula M. were married in a religious ceremony on December 15th, 1911 in Coosa Co., AL.1
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Further source/citation:
Rev. George E. Brewer, History of Coosa County, Alabama (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1987), p. 105.
Further source/citation:
Rev. George E. Brewer, History of Coosa County, Alabama (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1987), p. 105.
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