Dickinson Family Tree - Person Sheet
Dickinson Family Tree - Person Sheet
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Occupationcommissioner, Palmyra, Lee Co., GA, when incorporated in 1840; One of the original commissioners of the town of Palmyra, Lee Co., Georgia [1840], along with John Woolbright, John Mercer, Burch Roberts, and Edward Janes.2,226
Occupationtrustee of Palmyra Academy, Lee Co., GA, 18372
Occupationserved in Georgia House of Representatives, 1843-18452
FatherGarrett Oglesby (1781-1845)
MotherRuth Bradley (1786-1861)
Marriage1856, Harris County, GA2
Notes for Jane Gordon/Brawner
he Macon, Georgia Telegraph, Sunday, June 13, 1886- “Death of a Lady Who Had Outlived Six Husbands”. Columbus, June 12- Mrs. Jane Greene, an old resident of Ellerslie, Harris County, died this morning. She had outlived six husbands and was a remarkable woman.
Thomas Greene, a step-son- relates “this lady had no children, but after her first marriage, there were children in all the homes that all were devoted to her.” He gave the names of all her husbands, but not her maiden name.”
The 1850 U.S. census shows Jane was born in Chatham County, Georgia about 1809. Marriage records reveal a marriage between Jane Gordon and John Thomas Snider October 6, 1829 in Chatham County. The ancestors of John Thomas Snider, born in 1806, were early German settlers of Effingham County, Georgia.
The 1840 Georgia U.S. Census lists J.T. Snider, Incorporated town of Oxford. Living in the home are 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 30-39. The two persons between ages 15-19 may have been relatives or boarders.
John likely had a connection with the newly established Methodist College in Oxford for the two men who witnessed his Last Will and Testament were Bishop James O. Andrew and R. Watkins Lovett. Lovett married the daughter of Bishop Andrew. In his LWT, John left “whatsoever remains after the payments of my debts to my wife, Jane. The LWT dated March 28, 1842, written at about age 36, indicated that John did not expect to live a long life. John Thomas Snider died of consumption in Savannah on November 27, 1842 and was buried in the old Colonial Park Cemetery.
Jane evidently returned to Oxford for it was there that she married William Brawner on January 1, 1844. William was a 41-year-old widower who owned more than 1000 acres near Madison, Georgia in Morgan County. He died on March 27. 1848 and was laid to rest in the Brawner cemetery.
Jane continued living in Morgan County and married George S. Oglesby, father of four daughters, on May 24, 1849. George’s wife, Caroline Jackson, died November 29, 1847. George and Caroline had settled in Lee County, Georgia.
George and Jane are listed twice on the 1850 U.S. Census- once in Marietta, GA, Cobb County where George is proprietor of a hotel and again in Lee County, GA. George’s death date is unknown but likely 1852.
On November 6, 1856, in Spalding County, GA, Jane married William Owen Rutledge of Ellerslie, GA, Harris County. John Simmons, minister of the Gospel presided over the ceremony. This was the fourth marriage for both parties.
On the 1860 U.S. Census, William and Jane are residing in Ellerslie. Also in the home are Rutledge’s daughter, Margaret, and Sarah Ihly, a young widow. Sarah, who was the oldest daughter of George Oglesby, had married John William Ihly (1834-1854) of Savannah on April 28, 1852. John William was a nephew of John Thomas Snider, Jane’s first husband. John’s sister. Mary Ann, married Ephraim Ihly in Chatham County, 1823.
Jane likely played “matchmaker” in the Rutledge home. Sarah Oglesby Ihly wedded Joseph Rutledge (1811-1890) a nephew of William Rutledge. Elizabeth Oglesby, another daughter of George Oglesby, married Thomas Johnathan Rutledge, son of William Rutledge on July 19, 1858. Johnathan’s wife, Caroline, died in 1854.
William wrote a LWT February 6, 1858. He bequeathed to Jane “for and during her natural life to wit: the lot of land whereon my dwelling is situated (135- 202 ½ acres) and the two lots of land joining James and Nathan Passmore. After her death, the property was to go to his children. He also left her carriages, slaves, and livestock. Furthermore, he stated that he and Jane had a verbal promise that the property that was hers at the time of their marriage would remain hers and, in his will, this was honored. William died October 7, 1860 and was buried in the Ellerslie Cemetery.
Jane continued to reside in Ellerslie. Step-daughter, Margaret Rutledge married Myles Greene a widower 30 years her senior December 1860 in Chattahoochee County, GA. They had a daughter who died soon after birth and a son, Thomas Rutledge Greene, born in December. 1863.
Jane’s fifth husband was the twice widowed Anderson Westmoreland Redding. They married January 6, 1864. Redding was a leading citizen of Harris County in the early 1840’s. He was appointed Superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Dahlonega; GA. Redding’s first wife was Susan Randall Jackson who died in 1851. His second wife, widow, Betsy Mayo Smith, died June, 1863 at their residence in Jamestown, Chattahoochee County, GA.
Jane and Anderson were living in Ellerslie, GA on the 1870 U.S. Census. Anderson died February 13,1874 and was buried at Clowers Cemetery near Cataula. From the LWT of Anderson Redding- leave life insurance to Jane as her independent property. Property that I possessed and brought from Chattahoochee County to Harris County. Property that was hers at the time of our marriage “by contract between us.” Asks for executor, Robert Jordan Redding, to be kind, generous, and accommodating to my wife, jane, who I commend to the kindness of my children and hope that she will not be disturbed in her Harris County home.
On December 30, 1879 Jane married Myles Greene, Jr. His first wife was Martha Wyche Jackson the sister of Anderson Redding’s first wife, Susan Randall Jackson. His second wife was Margaret Rutledge Jane’s step-daughter. Margaret died of a stroke June 7, 1868 and was buried in Jamestown, Chattahoochee, County.
Myles and Jane were living in Ellerslie, Harris County on the 1880 census. Thomas Rutledge Greene, age 17, was living with them.
Myles died March 30, 1884 at age 83. A member of the Clowers M.E. church, he was buried in Jamestown, Chattahoochee County, GA. Jane died June 12,1886 in her home in Ellerslie. Her burial site is unknown. Perhaps Jane was buried at Clowers Cemetery, the resting place of her 5th husband, Anderson Redding.
It is likely that Jane’s faith was Methodist. In 1840, she and her first husband, John Thomas Snider, were living in the new town of Oxford, GA which was founded at the site of Emory College. Her fourth husband, William O. Rutledge was likely Melodist- as his daughter Margaret’s obituary mentioned her faithfulness to the Methodist Church.
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Thomas Greene, a step-son- relates “this lady had no children, but after her first marriage, there were children in all the homes that all were devoted to her.” He gave the names of all her husbands, but not her maiden name.”
The 1850 U.S. census shows Jane was born in Chatham County, Georgia about 1809. Marriage records reveal a marriage between Jane Gordon and John Thomas Snider October 6, 1829 in Chatham County. The ancestors of John Thomas Snider, born in 1806, were early German settlers of Effingham County, Georgia.
The 1840 Georgia U.S. Census lists J.T. Snider, Incorporated town of Oxford. Living in the home are 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 30-39. The two persons between ages 15-19 may have been relatives or boarders.
John likely had a connection with the newly established Methodist College in Oxford for the two men who witnessed his Last Will and Testament were Bishop James O. Andrew and R. Watkins Lovett. Lovett married the daughter of Bishop Andrew. In his LWT, John left “whatsoever remains after the payments of my debts to my wife, Jane. The LWT dated March 28, 1842, written at about age 36, indicated that John did not expect to live a long life. John Thomas Snider died of consumption in Savannah on November 27, 1842 and was buried in the old Colonial Park Cemetery.
Jane evidently returned to Oxford for it was there that she married William Brawner on January 1, 1844. William was a 41-year-old widower who owned more than 1000 acres near Madison, Georgia in Morgan County. He died on March 27. 1848 and was laid to rest in the Brawner cemetery.
Jane continued living in Morgan County and married George S. Oglesby, father of four daughters, on May 24, 1849. George’s wife, Caroline Jackson, died November 29, 1847. George and Caroline had settled in Lee County, Georgia.
George and Jane are listed twice on the 1850 U.S. Census- once in Marietta, GA, Cobb County where George is proprietor of a hotel and again in Lee County, GA. George’s death date is unknown but likely 1852.
On November 6, 1856, in Spalding County, GA, Jane married William Owen Rutledge of Ellerslie, GA, Harris County. John Simmons, minister of the Gospel presided over the ceremony. This was the fourth marriage for both parties.
On the 1860 U.S. Census, William and Jane are residing in Ellerslie. Also in the home are Rutledge’s daughter, Margaret, and Sarah Ihly, a young widow. Sarah, who was the oldest daughter of George Oglesby, had married John William Ihly (1834-1854) of Savannah on April 28, 1852. John William was a nephew of John Thomas Snider, Jane’s first husband. John’s sister. Mary Ann, married Ephraim Ihly in Chatham County, 1823.
Jane likely played “matchmaker” in the Rutledge home. Sarah Oglesby Ihly wedded Joseph Rutledge (1811-1890) a nephew of William Rutledge. Elizabeth Oglesby, another daughter of George Oglesby, married Thomas Johnathan Rutledge, son of William Rutledge on July 19, 1858. Johnathan’s wife, Caroline, died in 1854.
William wrote a LWT February 6, 1858. He bequeathed to Jane “for and during her natural life to wit: the lot of land whereon my dwelling is situated (135- 202 ½ acres) and the two lots of land joining James and Nathan Passmore. After her death, the property was to go to his children. He also left her carriages, slaves, and livestock. Furthermore, he stated that he and Jane had a verbal promise that the property that was hers at the time of their marriage would remain hers and, in his will, this was honored. William died October 7, 1860 and was buried in the Ellerslie Cemetery.
Jane continued to reside in Ellerslie. Step-daughter, Margaret Rutledge married Myles Greene a widower 30 years her senior December 1860 in Chattahoochee County, GA. They had a daughter who died soon after birth and a son, Thomas Rutledge Greene, born in December. 1863.
Jane’s fifth husband was the twice widowed Anderson Westmoreland Redding. They married January 6, 1864. Redding was a leading citizen of Harris County in the early 1840’s. He was appointed Superintendent of the U.S. Mint in Dahlonega; GA. Redding’s first wife was Susan Randall Jackson who died in 1851. His second wife, widow, Betsy Mayo Smith, died June, 1863 at their residence in Jamestown, Chattahoochee County, GA.
Jane and Anderson were living in Ellerslie, GA on the 1870 U.S. Census. Anderson died February 13,1874 and was buried at Clowers Cemetery near Cataula. From the LWT of Anderson Redding- leave life insurance to Jane as her independent property. Property that I possessed and brought from Chattahoochee County to Harris County. Property that was hers at the time of our marriage “by contract between us.” Asks for executor, Robert Jordan Redding, to be kind, generous, and accommodating to my wife, jane, who I commend to the kindness of my children and hope that she will not be disturbed in her Harris County home.
On December 30, 1879 Jane married Myles Greene, Jr. His first wife was Martha Wyche Jackson the sister of Anderson Redding’s first wife, Susan Randall Jackson. His second wife was Margaret Rutledge Jane’s step-daughter. Margaret died of a stroke June 7, 1868 and was buried in Jamestown, Chattahoochee, County.
Myles and Jane were living in Ellerslie, Harris County on the 1880 census. Thomas Rutledge Greene, age 17, was living with them.
Myles died March 30, 1884 at age 83. A member of the Clowers M.E. church, he was buried in Jamestown, Chattahoochee County, GA. Jane died June 12,1886 in her home in Ellerslie. Her burial site is unknown. Perhaps Jane was buried at Clowers Cemetery, the resting place of her 5th husband, Anderson Redding.
It is likely that Jane’s faith was Methodist. In 1840, she and her first husband, John Thomas Snider, were living in the new town of Oxford, GA which was founded at the site of Emory College. Her fourth husband, William O. Rutledge was likely Melodist- as his daughter Margaret’s obituary mentioned her faithfulness to the Methodist Church.
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