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Francis Marion Tidwell 1829–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1829

Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1886

Death Location: Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Father: John Langley

Mother: Sarah Tidwell

Spouse(s): Margaret Gravitt, Eliza Baker

Children(s): Della Tidwell, Martin Tidwell, Delphian Abernathy, Marion Tidwell, Artilda Tidwell, John Tidwell, Dawson Tidwell, Isa Tidwell, William Tidwell, James Tidwell, Sibby Tidwell, Elizabeth Messer, George Messer, Willie Messer, Kansas Tidwell, Noey Tidwell, Magnolia Tidwell

The story of Francis Marion Tidwell began in 1829 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA. Francis Marion Tidwell married Eliza Emiline Baker, Margaret Ann Gravitt, and had children including Artilda Ann Tildy Tidwell, Dawson Doss Tidwell, Della L Tidwell, Delphian Eliza Abernathy, Elizabeth J Messer, George Washington Messer, Isa R Tidwell, James Mansell Tidwell, John Jack W Tidwell, Kansas Geneva Tidwell, Magnolia Nolie Tidwell, Marion Jefferson Tidwell, Martin Deck Dock Tidwell, Noey Baxter Tidwell, Sibby Ann Tranquilly Tidwell, William Richardson Tidwell, Willie E Messer. Francis Marion Tidwell passed away in 1886 in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Marion Tidwell began in 1829 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA.
  • Francis Marion Tidwell married Eliza Emiline Baker, Margaret Ann Gravitt, and had children including Artilda Ann Tildy Tidwell, Dawson Doss Tidwell, Della L Tidwell, Delphian Eliza Abernathy, Elizabeth J Messer, George Washington Messer, Isa R Tidwell, James Mansell Tidwell, John Jack W Tidwell, Kansas Geneva Tidwell, Magnolia Nolie Tidwell, Marion Jefferson Tidwell, Martin Deck Dock Tidwell, Noey Baxter Tidwell, Sibby Ann Tranquilly Tidwell, William Richardson Tidwell, Willie E Messer.
  • Francis Marion Tidwell passed away in 1886 in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Langley
1808–1863
Birth Location: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Tidwell
1804–1829
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gravitt
1830–1883
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
MG
Eliza Baker
1854–1936
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
EB

Children(s)

Della Tidwell
1855–1919
Birth Location: Georgia
DT
Martin Tidwell
1859–1930
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MT
Delphian Abernathy
1855–1904
Birth Location: Harbins, Bartow, Georgia, United States
DA
Marion Tidwell
1863–1930
Birth Location: Bartow, Georgia, United States
MT
Artilda Tidwell
1850–1925
Birth Location: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
AT
John Tidwell
1848–1907
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
JT
Dawson Tidwell
1860–1929
Birth Location: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
DT
Isa Tidwell
–1854
Birth Location: –
IT
William Tidwell
–1852
Birth Location: –
WT
James Tidwell
1858–1926
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
JT
Sibby Tidwell
1867–1920
Birth Location: Bartow, Georgia, USA
ST
Elizabeth Messer
1889–
Birth Location: Alabama
EM
George Messer
1894–1968
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
GM
Willie Messer
1900–
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
WM
Kansas Tidwell
1883–1972
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
KT
Noey Tidwell
1886–1888
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
NT
Magnolia Tidwell
1881–1973
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
MT

Francis Tidwell's Ancestors

Self
Francis Tidwell
1829–1886
Birth Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Jackson Langley
1808–1863
Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
Sarah Tidwell
1804–1829
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Noah Langley
1772–1830
Fayette, North Carolina, USA
Annie Self
1772–1855
, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
John ("Old John") Tidwell
1765–1850
Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Celia Gravitt
1779–1850
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lock Langley
1742–1799
Margaret Bartee
1762–1807
Lock Langley
1742–1799
Margaret Bartee
1762–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Tidwell's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Marion) Tidwell (7 Aug 1829–27 Oct 1886) m. Margaret (Ann) Gravitt (1830–1883) m. Eliza (Emiline) Baker (13 Nov 1854–07 Jun 1936)
  1. 1. Della (L) Tidwell 1855–1919 m. John (Thomas) Abernathy 1850–1928
    1. 1. Fannie Guyton 1880–1938 m. Betsy Guyton 1840–1928 m. Isaac Guyton 1850–
      1. 1. Annie (Laura) Lewis 1910–1939
      2. 2. Annie (Laura Guyton) (Lewis) 1910–1939
      3. 3. Frank Guyton 1868–1937 m. Lilla Vann 1888–
        1. 1. Odessia Guyton 1915–
        2. 2. Annie (B) Guyton 1914–
        3. 3. Fred Guyton 1919–1930
        4. 4. Thomas Guyton 1909–
        5. 5. Eunice Guyton 1907–1972
      4. 4. Annie (Laura) Lewis 1910–1939 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Lewis 1912–1988
      5. 5. Annie (Laura) Lewis 1910–1939 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Lewis 1912–1988
      6. 6. Frank Guyton 1872–1937 m. Lilla Vann 1888–
        1. 1. Odessia Guyton 1915–
        2. 2. Fred Guyton 1919–1930
        3. 3. Thomas Guyton 1909–
        4. 4. Annie (B) Guyton 1914–
        5. 5. Eunice Guyton 1907–1972 m. Fannie (Mae) Williams 1910–1982
  2. 2. Martin (Deck Dock) Tidwell 1859–1930
  3. 3. Delphian (Eliza) Abernathy 1855–1904 m. Zephaniah (Nathan) Abernathy 1855–1922 m. John (Thomas) Abernathy 1850–1928
    1. 1. Bertha (Mae) Abernathy 1888–1969 m. Elige (Elmer) Osborn 1882–1934
      1. 1. Robert (H) Osborne 1913–1992
      2. 2. Cora (O) Osborn 1909–
    2. 2. Ela Abernathy 1896–
    3. 3. Martha (Etta Abernathy) Jones 1895–1998 m. Robert (Lee) Jones 1892–1978
      1. 1. John (Willie) Jones 1919–1995
      2. 2. Mary (Pauline) Jones 1926–1997
      3. 3. Lillie (Ann) Jones 1923–2004
      4. 4. Thelma (Delores Jones) (Barron) 1915–2002
    4. 4. Reuben (Bartow Bart) Abernathy 1894–1963
    5. 5. Minnie (J) Abernathy 1891–1972 m. Edd Bivins 1890–
    6. 6. John (Thomas) Abernathy 1889–1962 m. Darley (Howell) (Abermathy) 1902–1981
    7. 7. Nancy (Catherine) Abernathy 1886–1971 m. William (Cicero) Blackburn 1881–1919
      1. 1. Thomas (Tom William) Blackburn 1914–1985
      2. 2. William (Covington) Blackburn 1911–1998
      3. 3. Eunice (E) Blackburn 1909–1998
    8. 8. William (Andrew) Abernathy 1884–1968
    9. 9. Marion (Daniel) Abernathy 1882–1945 m. Susan (Daisey) Stigall 1880–1935
    10. 10. Ruthie (Ann Malinda Abernathy) Cox 1877–1956 m. Samuel (Edward) Cox 1887–1973 m. Jim Meeks 1876–
    11. 11. Mary (Margaret) Abernathy 1879–1949 m. John (Simon) Goddard 1884–1931
    12. 12. Sarah Abernathy 1875–1949 m. James ("Jim" C) Parker 1877–1949
      1. 1. Herman (Thomas) Parker 1910–1969
      2. 2. Cora (B) Parker 1902–1973
      3. 3. Essie (M) Parker 1899–1988
      4. 4. William (Bartow) Parker 1905–1983
    13. 13. Nellie (Emerline) Abernathy 1898–1969 m. Elihue (Richard) Summey 1892–1949
      1. 1. Jesse (Ray) Summey 1935–2013
      2. 2. Roy (Andrew) Summey 1922–1993
      3. 3. Raymond (Luther) Summey 1919–1995
      4. 4. Francis (Marion) Summey 1917–2013
      5. 5. John (Thomas) Summey 1924–1993
    14. 14. Nellie (Emerline) Abernathy 1898–1969 m. Elihu (R) Summey 1892–1949
      1. 1. John (T Summey) Rev. 1924–1993
    15. 15. Bertha (Ann) Abernathy 1889–1979
    16. 16. Margaret (J) Abernathy 1876–1968
    17. 17. Lillie (Belle Abernathy) Dover 1894–1949
    18. 18. Richard (Dock) Abernathy 1897–1978
    19. 19. Joseph (Elijah) Abernathy 1885–1964
    20. 20. Nellie Abernathy 1878–1950
    21. 21. Zephaniah (T) Abernathy 1887–1974
    22. 22. Marion (Isaiah) Abernathy 1872–1936 m. Belle Hayridge 1876–1948
    23. 23. Savannah Abernathy 1882–1962 m. William (Pinkton) Wood 1874–1957
      1. 1. Leonard Wood 1909–
      2. 2. Willie (Zyphnor) Wood 1904–1978
      3. 3. Paul Wood 1907–
    24. 24. Etta (Martha) Abernathy 1895–1998 m. Robert (Lee) Jones 1892–1978
    25. 25. Nancy (Catherine) Abernathy 1886–1971 m. William (Cicero) Blackburn 1881–1919
    26. 26. William (Andrew) Abernathy 1884–1968
    27. 27. Ruben (B) Abernathy 1894–1976
    28. 28. Wesley Abernathy 1898–
    29. 29. Conules Abernathy 1881–
    30. 30. Tommy Abernathy 1878–
    31. 31. Ruby Abernathy 1878–1956
    32. 32. Minnie (J) Abernathy 1871–1948
    33. 33. Ella Abernathy 1895–1998
  4. 4. Marion (Jefferson) Tidwell 1863–1930
  5. 5. Artilda (Ann "Tildy") Tidwell 1850–1925
  6. 6. John (Jack W) Tidwell 1848–1907
  7. 7. Dawson ("Doss") Tidwell 1860–1929
  8. 8. Isa (R) Tidwell –1854
  9. 9. William (Richardson) Tidwell –1852
  10. 10. James (Mansell) Tidwell 1858–1926
  11. 11. Sibby (Ann Tranquilly) Tidwell 1867–1920
  12. 12. Elizabeth (J) Messer 1889–
  13. 13. George (Washington) Messer 1894–1968
  14. 14. Willie (E) Messer 1900–
  15. 15. Kansas (Geneva) Tidwell 1883–1972
  16. 16. Noey (Baxter) Tidwell 1886–1888
  17. 17. Magnolia ("Nolie") Tidwell 1881–1973

Francis Tidwell's Timeline

2 Records

1829
7 Aug 1829
Birth of Francis Marion Tidwell in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
1886
27 Oct 1886
Age 57
Death of Francis Marion Tidwell in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1829
    Event Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
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