Our Connection – Parker and Johnson Lines. James Tuggle is the father of Jane Tuggle Parker. Captain Tuggle’s mounted militia was part of 18 companies that departed Fort Wool between May 24 -May 26, 1838 to round up the Cherokee Indians. According to a June 16, 1838 issue of the Athens paper, The Southern Banner, […]

Our Connection – Parker and Johnson Lines. James Tuggle is the father of Jane Tuggle Parker. Georgia, Gwinnett County, February 7th, 1838. To your Excelency, George R. Gilmer. Sir our Capt. James Tuggle Received your letter Dated 30th January 1838 on yesterday and on this day had a muster and we the members of said […]

Our Connection – Parker and Johnson Lines. James Tuggle is the father of Jane Tuggle Parker. I discovered the Tuggles’ involvement in the Cherokee Removal several years ago. But it has been just in the last few days that I found newspaper articles and I am excited to share them. It is just amazing to […]

Our connection – Parker & Johnson Lines. Shadrack Waldrop is not shown on this pedigree chart. He is the great grandfather of Rachel Wilbanks. Box to the left of the title of map contains lists of battlefields. Click on arrow in box to view. Click on pins for name of battlefields. I was quite surprised […]

Our connection – Parker & Johnson Lines. Shadrack is not shown on this pedigree chart. He is the great grandfather of Rachel Wilbanks. Transcription of document: South Carolina Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly passed the 16th March 1783, we the Commissioners of the Treasury, have this day delivered to Mr. Shadrack Waldrope […]

In the second record on this page, dated September 8, 1863, previously I could not read the words before left thigh. Thanks to Laura and cousin Lisa, they researched this and gave me the spelling and meaning, which is gunshot. I have had these muster rolls for many years. But I recently found them in […]

In the muster rolls from September 1862 – December 1862, Matthew is listed as 2nd Corporal. This rank does not appear on other muster rolls or military documents. Some of the records in this collection, officially known as The Compiled Service Records, reflect information other than being present or absent on a given day. The […]

These are muster rolls from Matthew Parker’s military service during the Civil War. He enlisted Sep 24, 1861. He served in Company H of the 35th Regiment in the Georgia Volunteer Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia. The Company was called The County Line Invincibles as the recruits were from the county line area […]

Transcription of Lien: Georgia, Hall County Matthew Parker a mechanic or brick mason or stone cutter claims a lean (lien) on the bakery or bake oven erected on the lot adjoining the A. J. Odell property near Lasseter and Striklins Storehouse in the city of Gainesville in said county, of C. Lewis for balance due […]