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Descendants of William Sr. Hunter


Generation No. 3


6. PHILLIP SOUTHWELL3 HIERS (KEZIAH "KIZZIE" ANN2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born April 29, 1829 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, GA, and died February 10, 1922 in Florida. He married (1) MARY GEIGER. He married (2) SARAH SMITH September 14, 1854 in Hamilton County, Florida, daughter of JOB SMITH and NANCY PATE.

Notes for PHILLIP SOUTHWELL HIERS:
Served in the Confederate army for three years. Enlisted as a volunteer 5-3-1862 at Old Columbus, Florida in Co. H 8th Florida Infantry regiment.He was elected sargeant. His brigade was known as Finnigan's Brigade. was in the battle of Gettysburg and his entire comapny was captured near Birdville, VA 4-16-1865. They spent a short time at a prisoner of war camp at Norfolk , VA being paroled a short time later cuz war over. He aquired 800 acres of land on the public road from Jennings, Hamilton County, Fl to Lake PArk, GA
He was a member odMAsonic Lodge at old Bellville
buried old Sasser's LAnding below Jennongs, beside 1st Wife


Notes for MARY GEIGER:
died at Chatahooche state sanitarium in Florida

       Children of PHILLIP HIERS and SARAH SMITH are:

  i.   JAMES WILDER4 HIERS, b. February 26, 1856; m. MARY C. YATES, 1876.

  ii.   NANCY HIERS, b. January 01, 1858.

  iii.   NATHANIEL SMITH HIERS, b. September 16, 1859; m. ANNA ELLA CLAYTON, December 29, 1881.

  iv.   MARY HIERS, b. June 22, 1861.

  v.   FRANCES HIERS, b. September 24, 1867; m. BILLIE TAYLOR.

  vi.   JOHN T. HIERS, b. September 02, 1874.

  vii.   MARTHA K. HIERS, b. September 02, 1874; d. 1901; m. CHARLES H. LEWIS.

  viii.   ANN ELIZABETH HIERS, b. January 22, 1870; m. BIDDLEMAN B. HILL.

  ix.   JEREMIAH P. HIERS, b. March 21, 1871.

  x.   EZEKIEL B. HIERS, b. August 22, 1878.

  xi.   DANIEL CRAWFORD HIERS, b. February 10, 1880; m. MINNIE POWELL.

  xii.   WILLIAM M. HIERS, b. September 28, 1866, Brooks County , GA; d. 1956, Brooks County , GA.
7. DANIEL CRAWFORD3 HIERS (KEZIAH "KIZZIE" ANN2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born May 01, 1835 in Lowndes County, GA. He married (2) PHOEBE WINGATE. He married (3) MARTHA DOUGLAS.


       Children of DANIEL HIERS and PHOEBE WINGATE are:

  i.   WILLIAM4 HIERS.

  ii.   ANDREW HIERS.

  iii.   JAMES HIERS.

  iv.   DANIEL CRAWFORD JR. HIERS.

  v.   PLESS HIERS.

  vi.   HENRY HIERS.

  vii.   FANNIE HIERS.

  viii.   JESSEE HIERS.

  ix.   ELIZABETH HIERS.
       Children of DANIEL HIERS and MARTHA DOUGLAS are:

  x.   SOLOMON4 HIERS.

  xi.   RHODA HIERS.

  xii.   JOSEPH LEE HIERS.

  xiii.   MARTHA J. HIERS.

  xiv.   ALTO HIERS.
8. JAMES WILSON3 HIERS (KEZIAH "KIZZIE" ANN2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born May 30, 1839 in Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia. He married RACHEL ANN TILLMAN, daughter of JOSHUA TILLMAN.


       Children of JAMES HIERS and RACHEL TILLMAN are:

  i.   MARY K.4 HIERS.

  ii.   RACHEL A. HIERS.

  iii.   ANABELL HIERS.

  iv.   JAMES WLSON JR. HIERS.

  v.   EZEKIAL JACKSON HIERS.

  vi.   PHILLIP J. HIERS.

  vii.   CANNON HIERS.

  viii.   ISAAC HIERS.

  ix.   LIZA HIERS.

  x.   GEORGIA ANN HIERS.
9. MARTHA ANN CATHERINE3 HIERS (KEZIAH "KIZZIE" ANN2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born April 05, 1847 in Hahira, Colquitt Co. GA., and died March 09, 1923 in Hahira, Colquitt Co. GA.. She married JAMES ROBERT DURST August 24, 1865 in Moultrie, GA Colquitt Co., son of PETER DURST and NANCY COLEMAN.

Notes for MARTHA ANN CATHERINE HIERS:
Buried Freindship Cemetery Hahira, Lowndes County, GA


Notes for JAMES ROBERT DURST:


Buried Brooks County, Georgia Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
James Robert Durst born, Edgefield, Sc 7-31-1842. Died 3-1-1923. Married Martha Ann Catherine hiers 8-24-1865. MArtha was born in Colquitt County near Hempstead on 4-5-1847, and she died 3-9-1923. Both are buried Friensip Church Buried in Friendship Cemetery in Hahira, Lowndes County,GA.
James was mustered into serivice 9-7-1861. He was attached to COM. C 61st Georgia Regiment. According to the National archives records, he enlisted at Quitman, GA. He was wounded at Sharpsburg (Antietam) 9-17-1862. Records show he was left "behind enemy lines" of battle of Monocacy, MD. He was captured 7-10-1864 and sent to Ft. McHenry, MD on 8-19-1864. From there he was transferred to Point Lookout, MD 10-30-1864.
Rolls bear the following endorsement: Received 15 Nov 1864, at Eveus Point Savannah River, from John E. Mulford, Lt. Col. and asst. , for exchange, 30230 paroled confederate prisoners of war on within rolls. Including 4 citizens, 4 surgeons, and 974 officers. W. W> Hatch, Asst Agt. of Exchange.
James Durst appears in a list of POW's surrendered to Brig. General E.M. McCook by Major Sam Jones, CSA at Tallahassee, FL. on May 10, 1865. Paroled at Thomasville, GA May 25, 1865.
Private CSA 61st Regiment Georgia Infantry Company C Res. truit Cross of Honor. Came to Georgia in 1858. Moved to Lowndesin 1915. From Book Confederate Soldiers of Colquitt County, Odum and Gammage

Wiregrass rifles organized in September 1861, and was made up from men living in the western portion of Brooks and the Eastern Portion of Thomas County, with some from Colquitt County. It was organized in June 1861 at Pavo, then called MacDonald and was inducted into service 9-7-1862 and given the Nane Wiregrass Rifles. It wasa later changed to Brooks County Rifles. After arrival in Savannah, it was attached to the 61st Gerogia Volunteer Regiment and designated comany C.e regiment participated in the battles of the army of northen Virginia; was Gettysburg, Sharpsburg, Fredricksburg, and other battles, and lost heavily during the four years of the war. The history of this regiment was written about 1902 by G.V. Nichols of Wayne County., who served in another comapny of the same regiment and the information given by him has been checked with the official roll in the pension department, Atlanta.

Died of "heart dropsy"

       Children of MARTHA HIERS and JAMES DURST are:

  i.   JESSIE4 DURST, b. Brooks County , GA; d. October 1954, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA.

  Notes for JESSIE DURST:
buried Friendship cemetery near Hahira Lowndes County, GA
Buried in unmarked grave in the Cowart family plot.



15. ii.   KEZIAH "KIZZIE"ANN DURST, b. February 24, 1871, Colquitt County, GA; d. May 29, 1899, Colquitt County, GA.

  iii.   NANCY DURST, b. October 01, 1873, Brooks County, GA; d. June 11, 1923, Brooks County , GA.

  Notes for NANCY DURST:
member Sardis Church and buried Sardis Church Cemetery
Colquitt County, GA



16. iv.   MARY ELIZABETH DURST, b. October 28, 1879, Brooks County , GA; d. May 1961, Miami, FL.

17. v.   MINNIE LEE DURST, b. March 05, 1881, Colquitt County, GA; d. February 09, 1923, Colquitt Co. GA.

  vi.   MARTHA TOMMYE DURST, b. March 05, 1884, Brooks County, GA; d. February 28, 1923, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA.

  Notes for MARTHA TOMMYE DURST:
buried Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Hahira, Lowndes County, GA



  vii.   SHEBA ARKANSAS DURST, b. February 15, 1887, Colquitt County, GA; d. September 15, 1943, Hahira, Lowndes Co. GA; m. JOSEPH COWART.

  Notes for SHEBA ARKANSAS DURST:
Buried Friendship Cemetery Hahira, Lowndes COunty, GA



18. viii.   DORA ANN CATHERINE DURST, b. June 14, 1867, Colquitt County, GA; d. December 24, 1936, Colquitt County, GA.

  ix.   ELIZA HENRIETTA DURST, b. February 02, 1869, Colquitt County, GA; d. October 13, 1947, Colquitt County, GA; m. CHARLIE G. PITTS, August 07, 1899, Colquitt County, GA- 146A.

19. x.   CHARLES EZEKIEL DURST, b. June 13, 1875, Brooks County, GA; d. August 30, 1955, Colquitt County, GA.
10. CHARLES A.3 HIERS (KEZIAH "KIZZIE" ANN2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born November 20, 1825 in Orangeburgh District, SC. He married (1) MARY ROBINSON, daughter of JAMES ROBINSON. He married (2) TEMPERENCE ROBINSON.


       Child of CHARLES HIERS and TEMPERENCE ROBINSON is:

20. i.   ANNIE (ANGELINE)4 HIERS, b. 1856, Colquitt County, GA.
11. PHILLIP3 HIERS (NANCY2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born 1819 in Barnwell District, SC, and died September 1896 in Brooks County , GA. He married MARY "POLLY" ALDERMAN 1841 in Brooks County, Ga, daughter of WILLIAM ALDERMAN.

Notes for PHILLIP HIERS:
Bethel Primive Baptist Church Cemetry Brooks County, GABethel Church Cemetery Brooks County, GA


Notes for MARY "POLLY" ALDERMAN:
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Brooks County, Ga

       Children of PHILLIP HIERS and MARY ALDERMAN are:

  i.   DAVID4 HIERS, b. 1843, Brooks County, GA; d. January 16, 1863, confederate hospital Richmond, VA.

  Notes for DAVID HIERS:
died in Richmond, VA in the confederate hospital 1-16-1863
enlisted 3-4-1862 in Company K 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, CSA



  ii.   WILLIAM HIERS, b. 1845, Brooks County, GA; m. (1) ZILPHA E. BAKER; m. (2) ZILPHA BAKER KINARD.

  iii.   DANIEL HIERS, b. 1847, Brooks County, GA; m. (1) NANCY KINARD; m. (2) SALLIE STRICKLAND, November 15, 1871, Brooks County , GA.

  iv.   MITCHELL J. HIERS, b. 1849, Brooks County, GA; m. JOSEPHINE WADE, April 09, 1874, Brooks County, GA.

  v.   JOHN A. HIERS, b. 1854; m. FRANCES L. CROFT.

  vi.   NANCY HIERS, b. 1857, Brooks County , GA; m. M.T. HANCOCK, December 24, 1877, Brooks County , GA.

  vii.   MARY HIERS, b. 1859; m. MILTON RODGERS.

21. viii.   JACOB HUNTER HIERS, b. February 22, 1855, Lowndes County, GA; d. June 12, 1925, Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA.

  ix.   WILLIAM HIERS.

  x.   DANIEL HIERS, b. 1845.
12. CATHERINE3 HIERS (NANCY2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born 1830 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and died 1912 in Hamilton County, Florida. She married (1) JAMES WESTBERRY. She married (2) JAMES M. WESTBERRY March 05, 1854 in Hamilton County, Florida.


       Children of CATHERINE HIERS and JAMES WESTBERRY are:

  i.   ANNAH4 WESTBERRY, b. Hamilton County, Florida; m. CHARLES "JACK" DUKES.

  ii.   BERRY WESTBERRY, b. March 1855, Hamilton County, Florida; m. WINNIE.

  iii.   WILLIAM WESTBERRY, b. December 1856, Hamilton County, Florida; m. (1) SARAH BOONE; m. (2) FANNIE SCOTT.

22. iv.   JAMES ROBERT WESTBERRY, b. November 18, 1857, Echols County, Georgia; d. October 23, 1933, Echols County, Georgia.

  v.   KATHERINE "KATE" WESTBERRY, b. 1859; m. (1) JEFF KINSEY; m. (2) JAMES "JIM" CARTER.

  vi.   NANCY "NAN" WESTBERRY, b. 1861, Hamilton County, Florida; m. JEFF CORBETT.

  vii.   JOHN WESTBERRY, b. 1862, Hamilton Co., FL.

  viii.   SALLIE WESTBERRY, b. May 11, 1868, Hamilton County, Florida; m. JAMES CALVIN CARTER.

  ix.   MITCHELL WESTBERRY, b. July 12, 1870, Hamilton County, Florida; m. CARRIE PORTER.
13. MARTHA3 HIERS (NANCY2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born 1840 in Brooks County, GA, and died August 23, 1931 in Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia. She married (1) ROBERT TOLBERT RILEY RENFRO September 06, 1860 in Brooks County, GA, son of ASHAEL RENTFRO and RACHEL PIKE. She married (2) WILLIAM S. WESTBERRY January 03, 1864 in Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida.

Notes for MARTHA HIERS:
lived in Hamilton County, Florida unbtil then death of her husband. Returned to Brooks county, Ga with her children. In March 1880, she joined by experinence Bethel Primitive Baptist Church. She was dismissed by letter March 1897.
Under the Act of 1910, she applied for a pension. Records indicated she had been a continuing resident of Georgia for 69 years, and that neither she nor her husband had ever owned land. The application was sworn 8-1-1910 in Lowndes County, GA.

Buried Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in unmarked grave.Her parents are buried there in unmarked graves , also.


Notes for WILLIAM S. WESTBERRY:
3-4-1862 enlisted Whitesville, Echols County, Georgia as private in Georgia ????Infantry. HGe was transferred to Company C, 49th RegimentGeorgia Infantry, 5-12-1862. Appears on receipt roll for clothing at a hoispital in Guyton, Ga 9-6-1863. He was wounded a missionary ridge, TN 11-25-1863. Admitted to St. MAry's Hospital, LA Grqange , GA 6-25-1864. and later transferred to Oliver Hospital 7-5-1864. In 10-1864, he was sent home to Hamilton County, FL. on 60 fday furlough.

       Children of MARTHA HIERS and WILLIAM WESTBERRY are:

23. i.   GENERAL JACKSON (GJ)4 WESTBERRY, b. September 29, 1864, Hamilton County, Florida; d. October 26, 1951, Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA.

  ii.   JAMES J. WESTBERRY, b. 1865, Hamilton County, Florida; m. LILLIE HALL, August 21, 1889, Brooks County, Georgia.

  iii.   FRANCIS WESTBERRY, b. 1866, Hamilton County, Florida.

  iv.   WILLIAM WESTBERRY, b. 1867, Hamilton County, Florida.

  v.   WALTER WESTBERRY, b. 1869, Hamilton County, Florida.

  vi.   MALPHA WESTBERRY, b. 1871, Hamilton County, Florida; m. S. L. HALL, December 03, 1889, Brooks County, Georgia.
14. WILLIAM H.3 HIERS (NANCY2 HUNTER, WILLIAM SR.1) was born December 25, 1834 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and died May 04, 1925 in Brooks County, Georgia. He married (1) SUSAN ALDERMAN, daughter of GEORGE ALDERMAN and NANCY CARLTON. He married (2) SUSAN ALDERMAN November 14, 1855 in Brooks County, Georgia, daughter of GEORGE ALDERMAN and NANCY.

Notes for WILLIAM H. HIERS:
Bethel Cemetery Brooks county, GAConfederate soldier enliostred as a private 8-12-1862 in company C 26th Georgia Volunteer .He served thru the war and awas one of a few left in his compay who surrendered at Appromattox, VA 4-9-1865. Bethel primitive Baptist church cemetery


       Children of WILLIAM HIERS and SUSAN ALDERMAN are:

  i.   CAMILLA F.4 HIERS, b. February 02, 1857, Brooks County , GA36,37; d. Brooks County , GA; m. JOEL ASHLEY GORNTO.

  ii.   CLAYTON J. HIERS, b. May 01, 1858; m. SAVANNAH HIERS.

  iii.   ALICE PRISCILLA HIERS, b. September 29, 1860.

  iv.   NANCY HIERS, b. August 05, 1861; m. WILLIAM SHARPE WALKER, February 06, 1884.

  v.   MARIETTA HIERS, b. May 01, 1865; m. GEORGE M. CLAYTON.

  vi.   IDA VIRGINIA HIERS, b. January 15, 1867; m. J. HENRY CULPEPPER.

  vii.   ELIZA HIERS, b. July 10, 1869.

  viii.   ALONZO HIERS, b. December 05, 1870; m. (1) MOLLIE BURNS; m. (2) LUCY MAE YATES.

  ix.   CHARLES GORDON HIERS, b. November 10, 1872; m. MARY STRICKLAND.

  x.   EMORY NEWSOM HIERS, b. January 05, 1875; m. LORENE HALL.

  xi.   WILSON H. HIERS, b. September 11, 1877; m. (1) VIOLA KNABB; m. (2) ADA COOPER.

  xii.   JESSE GOODWIN HIERS, b. November 14, 1879; m. MINNIE STRICKLAND.

  Notes for MINNIE STRICKLAND:
Bethel Cemetery Brooks County, GA


  xiii.   FRANK HIERS, b. October 12, 1882; m. CARRIE KNABB.

24. xiv.   WILLIAM T. HIERS, b. February 05, 1863.

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