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Heard family of Elberton, Georgia

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  Stephen Heard (1741-1815) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Hanover County, Va., November 13, 1741. Engineer; planter; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia, 1780-81; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1794-95. Died in Elbert County, Ga., November 15, 1815 (age 74 years, 2 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1760 to Jane Germany; married, August 25, 1785, to Elizabeth Darden; father of Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen), George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; grandfather of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; great-grandfather of Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall), Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis), William Henry Harrison Heard and Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Heard County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Heard (1781-1838) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born June 14, 1781. Physician; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1824-27. Died November 17, 1838 (age 57 years, 156 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Heard and Elizabeth (Darden) Heard; brother of Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen), Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; married, April 20, 1815, to Sarah Carter; uncle of Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granduncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Beverly Allen (1783-1846) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., January 26, 1783. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1817-19; member of Georgia state senate, 1822-24, 1826-27, 1830-31, 1834. Methodist. Died in Elbert County, Ga., 1846 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Allen and Sarah (Carter) Allen; half-brother of Singleton Walthall Allen.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Barnard Carroll Heard (1787-1827) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., March 12, 1787. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1822-23. Died in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., January 22, 1827 (age 39 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Heard and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Darden) Heard; brother of George Washington Heard, Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen) and Thomas Jefferson Heard; married to Mary 'Polly' Hudson; uncle of Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granduncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Jeptha Vining Harris (1787-1856) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1787. Member of Georgia state senate, 1825. Died in 1856 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Uncle of Young Loftin Gerdine Harris.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Singleton Walthall Allen (1793-1853) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., January 14, 1793. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1828-31; member of Georgia state senate, 1838, 1845-46. Died in Elbert County, Ga., June 6, 1853 (age 60 years, 143 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Allen and Nancy (Walthall) Allen; half-brother of Beverly Allen; married to Jane Lanier Heard (daughter of Stephen Heard; sister of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; aunt of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard); father of Susan Allen (who married Young Loftin Gerdine Harris), Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox) and Maria Louisa Allen (who married William McPherson McIntosh); grandfather of Jessie McIntosh (who married Peyton M. Hawes), Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall) and Susan McCalla (who married Willis B. Adams); great-grandfather of Julia May Cade (who married Albert Sidney Hawes) and Florence Speed (who married A. A. McCurry); second great-grandfather of Peyton Samuel Hawes.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Jefferson Heard (1801-1876) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., August 21, 1801. Lawyer; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Georgia state senate, 1835-36. Died in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., May 4, 1876 (age 74 years, 257 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Heard and Elizabeth (Darden) Heard; brother of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); married, April 1, 1828, to Nancy Middleton; married to Elizabeth Groves; father of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; uncle of Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox); grandfather of William Henry Harrison Heard, Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Young Loftin Gerdine Harris (1812-1894) — also known as Young L. G. Harris — of Elbert County, Ga.; Clarke County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., 1812. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1841, 1847-52; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., April 28, 1894 (age about 81 years). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1838 to Susan Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams); nephew of Jeptha Vining Harris; first cousin once removed of Tinsley White Rucker Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  William McPherson McIntosh (1815-1862) — of Georgia. Born in Elbert County, Ga., February 14, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Georgia state senate, 1855-56; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died from gunshot wounds received at the Civil War battle at Garnett's Farm, Henrico County, Va., June, 1862 (age 47 years, 0 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married, January 27, 1842, to Maria Louisa Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams); father of Jessie McIntosh (who married Peyton M. Hawes) and Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall); grandfather of Julia May Cade (who married Albert Sidney Hawes); great-grandfather of Peyton Samuel Hawes.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Luther H. O. Martin Sr. (1821-1866) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1821. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in 1866 (age about 45 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married, December 11, 1846, to Sarah Heard (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Heard; sister of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granddaughter of Stephen Heard); father of Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  James Lawrence Heard (1832-1922) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1832. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1870. Died in 1922 (age about 90 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Heard; brother of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; married to Mary Melissa Harper; father of Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis); nephew of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); uncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr.; grandson of Stephen Heard.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Richard Easton Adams (1833-1913) — also known as Richard E. Adams — Born in Georgia, November 19, 1833. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-87. Died August 21, 1913 (age 79 years, 275 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Abner Adams and Betsy (Fortson) Adams; married to Antoinette Cleveland; father of Willis B. Adams.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Middleton Heard (1836-1910) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1836. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85. Died in 1910 (age about 74 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Heard; brother of James Lawrence Heard, Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.) and William Henry Heard; married 1864 to Louisa Jones; father of Luther Martin Heard (son-in-law of Asbury Churchwell Latimer); nephew of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); uncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis); grandson of Stephen Heard.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  William H. Mattox (1836-1900) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., 1836. Planter; merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1865-66; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; member of Georgia state senate, 1880-81. Shot and killed by his son-in-law J. B. Jones, Jr., during a gunfight, in Elbert County, Ga., November 17, 1900 (age about 64 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Rebecca Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; niece of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams; granddaughter of Stephen Heard).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Phillip Watkins Davis — also known as Phillip W. Davis — of Elbert County, Ga. Lawyer; Baptist minister; member of Georgia state senate, 1882-83; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1888-89. Baptist. Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy Middleton Heard (daughter of James Lawrence Heard; niece of Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson Heard; great-granddaughter of Stephen Heard; first cousin of Luther H. O. Martin Jr.).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  William Henry Heard (1845-1897) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1845. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1890-91. Died in 1897 (age about 52 years). Interment at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Elbert County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Heard; brother of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.); married, October 29, 1873, to Jennie Harper; nephew of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Janie Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); uncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis); grandson of Stephen Heard.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Budd Clay Wall (1847-1930) — of North Augusta, Aiken County, S.C. Born April 24, 1847. Mayor of North Augusta, S.C., 1890. Died in 1930 (age about 83 years). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Married, December 11, 1866, to Anna Cassandra McIntosh (daughter of William McPherson McIntosh; granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; great-granddaughter of Stephen Heard).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tinsley White Rucker Jr. (1848-1926) — also known as Tinsley W. Rucker, Jr. — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Farmhill, Elbert County, Ga., March 24, 1848. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1917. Died November 18, 1926 (age 78 years, 239 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of Young Loftin Gerdine Harris.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Henry Harrison Heard (1850-1937) — also known as William H. Heard — of Abbeville County, S.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in 1850. U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1895-98; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1895-98; bishop. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1937 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison
  Relatives: Grandson of Thomas Jefferson Heard; great-grandson of Stephen Heard.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
Asbury C. Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) — also known as Asbury C. Latimer — of Belton, Anderson County, S.C. Born near Lowndesville, Abbeville County, S.C., July 31, 1851. Democrat. Farmer; chair of Anderson County Democratic Party, 1890-93; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1893-1903; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1903-08; died in office 1908. Methodist. Died, from appendicitis and peritonitis, in Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C., February 20, 1908 (age 56 years, 204 days). Interment at Belton Cemetery, Belton, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Theophilus Latimer and Frances Beulah (Young) Latimer; married, June 26, 1877, to Sara Alice Brown; father of Mamie Latimer (daughter-in-law of Robert Middleton Heard).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  The Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church, in Belton, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Luther H. O. Martin Jr. — of Elbert County, Ga. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1902-08. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Luther H. O. Martin Sr. and Sarah (Heard) Martin; married to Rossie Harper; nephew of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; grandson of Thomas Jefferson Heard; grandnephew of George Washington Heard and Barnard Carroll Heard; great-grandson of Stephen Heard; first cousin of Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Peyton M. Hawes — of Elbert County, Ga. Banker; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1900-03, 1907-08. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jessie McIntosh (daughter of William McPherson McIntosh; granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Willis B. Adams (1861-1913) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Georgia, May 13, 1861. Merchant; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1905-08. Died February 11, 1913 (age 51 years, 274 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Easton Adams and Sarah Antoinette (Cleveland) Adams; married 1895 to Susan McCalla (niece by marriage of Young Loftin Gerdine Harris, William McPherson McIntosh and William H. Mattox; aunt by marriage A. A. McCurry; granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Albert Sidney Hawes (1864-1936) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born November 14, 1864. Physician; merchant; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Elbert County, 1927-28. Died in 1936 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 23, 1892, to Julia May Cade (granddaughter of William McPherson McIntosh; great-granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen); father of Peyton Samuel Hawes.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  A. A. McCurry — Member of Georgia state senate 30th District, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Florence Speed (niece by marriage of Willis B. Adams; great-granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen).
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Peyton Samuel Hawes (1903-1990) — also known as Peyton Hawes — of Elbert County, Ga. Born September 4, 1903. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Elbert County, 1931-32; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1970-73. Died September 9, 1990 (age 87 years, 5 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Sidney Hawes and Julia May (Cade) Hawes; married 1933 to Virginia Smith; great-grandson of William McPherson McIntosh; second great-grandson of Singleton Walthall Allen.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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