Snapshot: | farmer's wife |
Parents: | 38George Williams 39Elizabeth Norris |
Born: | circa 1880 Georgia |
Died: | 10 March 1953 At her home, Laurens County, Georgia |
Buried: | Thigpen cemetery, Laurens County, Georgia Approximate coordinates: N32.45216 W82.70416 |
Who is Sadly,
Julia had married Charles Carter in Johnson County on 4 March 1897. Julia Williams' and Charles Carter's marriage certificate. Full page. Unlike The parents of Julia ( In 1900 Julia and her husband Charles were living next door to a man named 78Jordan Norris. Julia, Charles, and 78Jordan Norris in the 1900 census. Full page. In 1870 78Jordan had a daughter 39Elizabeth living with him. 78Jordan and his daughter 39Elizabeth in the 1870 census. Full page. Although the paper-trail evidence suggests that
Despite these confounders, fortunately DNA evidence conclusively proves that An Ancestry.com autosomal DNA sample from my father shares 26 cM on one segment with a sample from Wendy Hamm (née Chrismon), Numerous relationships could explain 26 cM of shared autosomal DNA. According to DNA Painter's Shared cM Project tool v4.0, there's a 17% probability that the two samples are from 3 Despite several confounders, the overall paper-trail evidence certainly suggests that 19Sallie's mother is 39Elizabeth Norris, and the DNA evidence makes this proposal nearly unassailable. 78Jordan's obituary, which lists Julia and (under an erroneous name) Identifying 38George remains a challenge, but this need not preclude I haven't researched
In addition, an autosomal DNA sample from my father shares 49.8 cM on four segments with a sample from Pleas Williams, |
Who is As noted above, George Williams in the 1870 census. Full pages: 1, 2. However, an Ancestry.com autosomal DNA sample from my father shows very little African-origin DNA: Ancestry.com categorizes it as 1% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples, whereas one might have expected ~6.25% if his 2x-great-grandfather were fully African. Furthermore, censuses consistently describe On the other hand, name repetition among the generations seems to reinforce the notion that this is the correct George:
A Y-DNA test from a male-line descendant of |
1: 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Oconee, Militia District 1338, Laurens County, Georgia. Enumeration district 110, sheet 2B, dwelling 37, family 37, Wm Thigpen Jr household. NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 199. Internet Archive, <http://archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po199unit#page/n337/mode/1up>, accessed 10 October 2021.
2: 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Orland District, Treutlen County, Georgia. Enumeration district 126, sheet 9A, family 105, Willie M. Thigpen household. NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 280. Ancestry.com, accessed 17 July 2010. Internet Archive, <http://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu280unit#page/n1121/mode/1up>, accessed 10 October 2021.
3: 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Rockledge, Militia District 1720, Laurens County, Georgia. Enumeration district 88-32, sheet 10A, dwelling 184, family 190, Willie Thigpen household. NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 373. Internet Archive, <http://archive.org/stream/georgiacensus00reel373#page/n185/mode/1up>, accessed 10 October 2021.
4: 1940 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Rockledge, Militia District 1720, Laurens County, Georgia. Enumeration district 87-35, sheet 5A, household 92, W. M. Thigpen household. National Archives, <1940census.archives.gov>, accessed 2 April 2012. This image is also available on FamilySearch at <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27876-13994-72?cc=2000219&wc=MRB8-1JY:790105601,795238401,798691501,798691502>.
5: Laurens County, Georgia death certificate 6778 for Sally Thigpen.
6: "Mrs. Thigpen Rites Today," The Dublin Courier-Herald (Dublin, Georgia), Wednesday 11 March 1953, page 8
7: Johnson County, Georgia. Marriage book A, page 379, marriage of Charles Carter and Julia Thigpen. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVJ-G3S>, accessed 18 December 2014.
8: Treutlen County, Georgia death certificate 7301 for Julia Carter, who died 3 March 1956. You can see a copy of the certificate here.
9: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Lothair, Militia District 1221, Montgomery County, Georgia. Enumeration district 78, sheet 16A, dwelling 287, family 289, Charles Carter household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 213. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11100-179466-58?cc=1325221>, accessed 18 December 2014.
10: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia District 1202, Johnson County, Georgia. Page 179B, dwelling 99, Jordan Norris household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 160. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12151-89953-5?cc=1438024> accessed 18 December 2014.
11: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia District 1202, Johnson County, Georgia. Pages 180A and 180B, dwelling 112, Sallie Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 160. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12151-90687-35?cc=1438024&wc=92KX-N77:518665401,518856501,519583201> (page 180A) and <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12151-90172-95?cc=1438024&wc=92KX-N77:518665401,518856501,519583201> (page 180B), accessed 18 December 2014.
12: "DEATH OF AN AGED MINISTER: Rev. Norris, Well Known Throughout Section," The Montgomery Monitor (Montgomery, Georgia), Thursday 26 August 1915, page 1. You can see a copy of the article here.
13: For privacy reasons, I won't share further details of the DNA match here. This PGP-encrypted file contains those details.
14: For privacy reasons, I won't share further details of the DNA match here. This PGP-encrypted file contains those details.
15: For privacy reasons, I won't share further details of the DNA match here. This PGP-encrypted file contains those details.
16: Laurens County, Georgia. Marriage book L (1892-1906), page 235, marriage of Mr. Wm Thigpen and Miss Sallie Williams. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXVX-MQD>, accessed 28 April 2013.
17: Tombstone of Willie M. and Sallie W. Thigpen, Thigpen Cemetery, Laurens County, Georgia at approximate coordinates N32.45216 W82.70416. Photographs taken by