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John Gilferd Stansell

Male 1894 - 1955  (61 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Gilferd Stansell was born on 16 Jul 1894 in Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, USA (son of Robert S Stancel and Carrie Rosalee Stansell); died on 5 Nov 1955 in , Catoosa, Georgia, USA; was buried in Rossville, Walker, Georgia, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert S Stancel was born on 21 Mar 1869 in , , Georgia, USA (son of Thomas N Stancel and Malaney Snow Keel); died on 20 Mar 1950; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA

    Robert + Carrie Rosalee Stansell. Carrie was born on 4 May 1870 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1948 in , Whitfield, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Carrie Rosalee Stansell was born on 4 May 1870 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1948 in , Whitfield, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. John Gilferd Stansell was born on 16 Jul 1894 in Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Nov 1955 in , Catoosa, Georgia, USA; was buried in Rossville, Walker, Georgia, USA.
    2. Lula Thalitha Camp was born on 23 Aug 1899; died on 3 Aug 1985; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
    3. Robert L Stansell was born on 12 Aug 1902 in , Gordon, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Oct 1978 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
    4. William G Stansell was born on 14 Jul 1905; died on 29 Nov 1955; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
    5. Lucy Ella Scruggs was born on 22 Jun 1908 in , Walker, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 2005 in Dawnville, Whitfield, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas N Stancel was born about 1848 in , , Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA

    Thomas married Malaney Snow Keel on 31 Dec 1864 in , Gordon, Georgia, USA. Malaney (daughter of William J Keel and Ann J Echols) was born on 14 Apr 1846 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 18 Nov 1902 in , , Georgia, USA; was buried in , Floyd, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Malaney Snow Keel was born on 14 Apr 1846 in , , Georgia, USA (daughter of William J Keel and Ann J Echols); died on 18 Nov 1902 in , , Georgia, USA; was buried in , Floyd, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, , Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert S Stancel was born on 21 Mar 1869 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 20 Mar 1950; was buried in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
    2. Lucy L Stancell was born about 1871 in , , Georgia, USA.
    3. Fannie F Stancell was born about 1872 in , , Georgia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  William J Keel was born in 1805 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1880 in Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, , Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA

    William married Ann J Echols on 1 Feb 1827 in , Franklin, Georgia, USA. Ann (daughter of Darius Jasper Echols and Tabitha Whitworth) was born in 1804 in , Franklin, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Feb 1905 in , Gordon, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Ann J Echols was born in 1804 in , Franklin, Georgia, USA (daughter of Darius Jasper Echols and Tabitha Whitworth); died on 1 Feb 1905 in , Gordon, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1 Feb 1827, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1850, , Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia, USA

    Children:
    1. Joseph Martin Keel was born on 18 Nov 1826 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Mar 1883 in Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA.
    2. Darius Echols Keel was born in 1827 in , , Georgia, USA.
    3. Ferbay Ann Hendrix Tate Keel was born on 1 Mar 1832 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Apr 1906 in Rison, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
    4. William J Keel was born in Jul 1834 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1910 in Leary, Calhoun, Georgia, USA.
    5. Francis A Keel was born in 1836 in , , Georgia, USA.
    6. Clayton B Keel was born in 1836 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1862 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
    7. Emily J Keel was born in 1843 in , , Georgia, USA.
    8. Milly A Keel was born in 1844 in , , Georgia, USA.
    9. John H L Keel was born about 1846 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 8 Oct 1921 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.
    10. 5. Malaney Snow Keel was born on 14 Apr 1846 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 18 Nov 1902 in , , Georgia, USA; was buried in , Floyd, Georgia, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 22.  Darius Jasper Echols was born in 1779 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA (son of Joshua Echols and Margaret Hannah Brown); died on 1 May 1866 in Clark, Habersham, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1800, , Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1818, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Habersham, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1840, , Habersham, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1850, , Habersham, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Clarksville, Habersham, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    Hannah Thomas & Darius Jasper Echols
    Unconfirmed story about the relationship of Hannah Thomas and Darius Jasper Echols. Apparently Hannah Thomas gave birth to 9 children while unmarried. The father of these children was Darius Jasper Echols, who was married to another woman at the time. After Darius' wife died and the children grown, he married Hannah in 1863. Hannah and Darius were prosectued for fornication and adultery when he was 77 and she was 51. They refused to stop living together. There apparently is a court order confirming the children born to Hannah are illegitimate.



    Darius Echols (1779-1866) paternity established with DNA.

    Darius Echols, b. 1779 in Halifax Co., VA, d. 1 May, 1866 in Habersham Co., GA had 14 children with his wife Tabitha Whitworth. There has been strong circumstantial evidence that he fathered nine children with Hannah Thomas and several children with Obedience Gazaway. We now have the DNA proof to establish that Darius was in fact the father of the children of Hannah Thomas and Obedience Gazaway.

    In 1817, James Perry Gazaway was born as a result of a liaison between Echols and Obedience. This child later changed his legal name to Echols in 1854 and all of his male descendants bear the name of Echols.

    In 1821-1822, Darius Echols began a relationship with Hannah Thomas that was to continue for over 40 years and produce 9 children, beginning with James Wyly Thomas in 1822. The circumstantial evidence pointing to his paternity includes the following:

    1) Echols was appointed guardian of Hannah's first three children who were listed as "illegitimates;"
    2) Two of the children, Elizabeth and Thomas, changed their last names to Echols, and a third, Newton, used it on occasion, and gave the Echols name to his own second (illegitimate) family;
    3) Both Darius and Hannah were indicted and convicted of fornication and adultery with each other in 1852;
    4) They lived next door to each other, and were living together in 1860 after Darius' wife, Tabitha, had moved out to live with her son in another county;
    5) In 1863, after Tabitha's death, they married;
    6) One of Hannah's son's descendants has passed the story down through the family that they are not "Thomases", but rather, they are "Echolses" and are descended from Darius Echols.

    In 2014, a descendant in the male line from one of Hannah Thomas' sons, Darius Jasper Thomas, took the Family Tree Maker DNA test and matched on 66 out of 67 markers with a descendant of James Perry Gazaway Echols, son of Obedience Gazaway. They also match with a descendant of Joshua Echols, who was in Darius Echols' line, and they match with eight other Echols men who are in this Echols line which appear to descend from the immigrant John Echols and Mary Cave.

    In 2015, two descendants of Newton Cleveland Thomas took the Ancestry.com DNA test and match with several descendants of Joshua Echols, father of Darious Echols, and with his children from his first wife Tabitha Whitworth.

    In addition, Darius Echols and all his male line are in the Haplogroup I1, which is a rare group which originated from one ancestor over 5000 years ago from Denmark. Many British men belong to this group because of the Viking invasions and settlements on the coast.


    Darius Echols was sheriff and also Justice of the Peace at different times in Habersham County, Georgia.

    In the early 1800's Darius paid the taxes in Franklin County, Georgia for a woman named Elizabeth Wisdom. One son of this Elizabeth Wisdom had his name legally changed to Echols in Forsyth County, Georgia.

    Hannah Thomas is said to have been the widow of a Revolutionary Soldier on one land lottery. If so she must have married a much older man. She was born about 1804 and if she married in 1820 she would have been 16 and the revolutionary soldier would have to be about 60. If this marriage did occur the man must have died shortly afterward because she is listed alone on all census and other records.

    Hannah was quite a woman. With her headright land and land lottery lands she had quite a lot of acreage. She conducted all her own business and seemed to be a very independent woman. Darius was always close by and they had a long-standing relationship.

    Hannah's first three children were James Wyly Thomas born in 1822, Martin Riley Thomas born in 1823 and Clary born in about 1825. In an 1834 court record these children were referred to as illegitimate. In 1834, Darius Echols was named as Guardian of the illegitimates of Hannah Thomas.

    Browning Thomas, a great grandson of Hannah Thomas through her son Darius Jasper Thomas, had a much older half brother who was born in 1896. During a visit in 1987, this older half brother told Browning that they were "really Echols, not Thomases" and that his search for Thomases would prove fruitless. At the time Browning became so angry that he quit researching for several years.

    Hannah had drawn land "for minors" in 1827. She also drew land in 1832 as a widow of a revolutionary war soldier. As stated earlier Hannah was quite independent and managed her property and business affairs personally.

    No marriage record prior to 1863 has ever been found for Hannah Thomas. Hannah gave birth to Sarah in 1828 followed by Elizabeth in 1830. Elizabeth married E. B. Beard September 13, 1849 in Habersham County, Georgia. They later moved to Jefferson County, Alabama. No death record has been found for Elizabeth but on the death certificate of her son it gives her maiden name as Elizabeth Echols.

    These first five children, James Wyly, Martin, Clary, Sarah, and Elizabeth all bought lot number 43 in the 12th district of Habersham County, Georgia from a Fleming Bates for $300. Their guardian was Darius Echols, who signed the deed as Justice of the peace.

    Hannah has not been found on the 1830 census. Either she was not interviewed or she was living in another household.

    Hannah continued to have children. She had Melissa "Lissy" in 1834, then Darius Jasper in 1835, Newton Cleveland in 1837 and Thomas Benton in 1841.

    The 1840 census shows Hannah Thomas as head of household, living next door to Darius Echols. She has two males under 5 years of age (Darius Jasper and Newton Cleveland), two males 15 to 20 (James Wyly and Martin Riley), two females 5 to 10 (Elizabeth and Melissa) and two females 10 to 15 (Clary and Sarah).

    Darius Echols and Hannah Thomas were charged with Fornication and Adultery (a married man living with a single woman) on 1 October 1855 and on Diverse other occasions before and after that date. Hannah pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and ordered to remain in jail until the fine was paid. Darius pleaded not guilty and was found guilty in court.

    By 1860 Darius and Hannah were still living together and Darius' wife was living with her son in Alabama. By 1863 Darius' wife must have died because Darius and Hannah were finally married.

    The last son of Hannah Thomas changed his name from Thomas Benton Thomas to Thomas Benton Echols in later life. It is not known how many of Hannah's children went by Echols. It is known that Elizabeth, born in 1830 and Thomas born about 1845 both went by Echols in later life.

    The evidence is overwhelming that Darius was the father of most, if not all of Hannah's children.



    Residence:
    Tax List 1818

    Darius married Tabitha Whitworth on 14 Dec 1799 in , , South Carolina, USA. Tabitha (daughter of Samuel Whitworth and Mary Hubbard Walden) was born in 1781 in Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in 1864 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 23.  Tabitha Whitworth was born in 1781 in Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Samuel Whitworth and Mary Hubbard Walden); died in 1864 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1860, Newton, Dale, Alabama, USA

    Children:
    1. 11. Ann J Echols was born in 1804 in , Franklin, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Feb 1905 in , Gordon, Georgia, USA.
    2. Mildred Milly Echols was born in 1805 in , , Georgia, USA; died in Feb 1860 in , Walton, Georgia, USA.
    3. Catherine Echols was born in 1810 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died in 1910.
    4. Rhoda Echols was born in 1813 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1914.
    5. Ransome Whitworth "Rance" Echols was born in 1814 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died in 1886 in Searcey, White, Arkansas, USA.
    6. Abel Judge Echols was born in 1815 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1889 in Anchorage, Atascos, Texas, USA.
    7. John Echols was born in 1817 in , , Georgia, USA.
    8. Winston Whitworth Echols was born in 1819 in , , Georgia, USA.
    9. Emily Echols was born in 1820 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died in 1900 in , , Arkansas, USA.
    10. Isaac Newton Echols was born on 4 Jul 1821 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1899 in , Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Hueytown, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
    11. Abraham Blair Echols was born on 19 Sep 1823 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Oct 1866 in Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, USA.
    12. Elijah Clark Echols was born on 13 Mar 1827 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA; died in 1900 in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 44.  Joshua Echols was born on 2 Apr 1747 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA (son of Abraham Echols and Sarah W Hubbard); died on 18 Aug 1834 in Madison, Morgan, Georgia, USA; was buried in Madison, Morgan, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 2 Aug 1790, , Pendleton, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1802, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 6 Aug 1810, , Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1819, , Franklin, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 7 Aug 1820, , Morgan, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Morgan, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    (Bk 1 p.16) 12 Aug 1752 - Henry Lansford to Joshua Eckhols for £20 - 323 A. on S. side of Harbor River.
    Wit: Jos Eckhols, Thos Callaway, Thomas Farding, Shadrick Tribble.

    Residence:
    Tax List 1802

    Residence:
    Tax List 1819

    Joshua married Margaret Hannah Brown on 19 Mar 1778 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Manly Brown and Mary Lamkin) was born in 1751 in , Prince George, Virginia, USA; died in 1788 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 45.  Margaret Hannah Brown was born in 1751 in , Prince George, Virginia, USA (daughter of Manly Brown and Mary Lamkin); died in 1788 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Richard Brown Echols was born in 1778 in , , Virginia, USA.
    2. John Echols was born in 1778 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1835 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA.
    3. 22. Darius Jasper Echols was born in 1779 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 1 May 1866 in Clark, Habersham, Georgia, USA.
    4. James H Echols was born in 1785 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1842 in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
    5. Joshua Wiley Echols was born in 1786 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died on 25 Oct 1843 in , Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
    6. Elijah V Echols was born in 1789 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died on 26 Jan 1860 in , Case, Georgia, USA.
    7. Joseph Echols was born in 1789 in , , South Carolina, USA.
    8. Abraham Echols was born in 1791 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died in 1865 in , Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
    9. Elizabeth Echols was born in 1792 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA; died in 1855 in , Paulding, Georgia, USA.
    10. Polly Echols was born in 1796 in , , South Carolina, USA; died in 1896.

  3. 46.  Samuel Whitworth was born on 14 Dec 1745 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 1 May 1819 in , Hall, Georgia, USA.

    Samuel married Mary Hubbard Walden on 9 Mar 1778 in , Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 22 May 1755 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died in 1820 in , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 47.  Mary Hubbard Walden was born on 22 May 1755 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died in 1820 in , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 23. Tabitha Whitworth was born in 1781 in Morgan, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in 1864 in , Habersham, Georgia, USA.
    2. Candace Whitworth was born in 1785 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.


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