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     Joseph Brown GRAHAM was Lawyer & Teacher.

Joseph Brown GRAHAM He attended in school in Spring Garden, AL while young, and later went ot Oxford College to study under John L. Dodson. He taught school in Union City, TN, later accepting position of superintendent in Talledega Co., AL. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and served as solicitor of Talledega Co. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1901 as representative of Talledega Co. He was killed in 1903 Talledega by a Southern RR car, leaving a widow and one son who was a surgeon in Birmingham.

Joseph Brown GRAHAM, son of William Harris GRAHAM and Myra E. PENLAND, was born on 18 March 1864 in Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama.¹

Joseph Brown GRAHAM died in 1903 in Talladega County, Alabama.

     Abner lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for one year prior to the Revolution. On his return he enlisted as a private in the Continental Army. By September 1780 he was an ensign in the Halifax county company of Capt. John Powers and the regiment of Col. Whitman Hill, later Col. William Clinton. He fought in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March 1781. In 1784 he received a grant from the state of 100 acres for 50 shillings. In 1792 he sold 280 acres and moved to Georgia. In 1797 He served as captain of the 2nd Battalion of Militia from Warren County, Georgia. During the Revolution he fought in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina.

Abner H. FLEWELLEN, son of William FLEWELLEN and Elizabeth HOLLOWAY, was born on 25 June 1760 in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Abner married Nancy Ann LANE, daughter of William LANE and Elizabeth ALFORD, circa 1780 in North Carolina. She was the aunt of Gen. Joseph Lane of Oregon, noted in the Mexican War, and who ran for Vice-President on the John C. Breckenridge ticket in 1860. After the death of her husband she moved to Bibb County, Georgia to be near her daughters.

Abner H. FLEWELLEN was included on a tax list in 1784 in District 15, Halifax County, North Carolina. He was taxed for one white poll and one black poll.

Abner H. FLEWELLEN was named an heir in the will of Betsy HOLLOWAY dated 28 March 1794 in Warrenton, Warren County, Georgia.

In 1801 Abner H. FLEWELLEN had land in Captain Stephen Marshal's District, Warren County, Georgia, adjoining the land Zacheus BURT. The land was located near Rocky Comfort Creek.¹

Abner H. FLEWELLEN sold a tract of land to Samuel Posey on 7 February 1807 in Warren County, Georgia. Timothy MATHEWS was one of the adjoining landowners.²

Abner H. FLEWELLEN died on 15 August 1815 in Baldwin County, Georgia, at age 55.³

Abner left a will dated 20 November 1815 in Baldwin County, Georgia. His heirs were his wife, Nancy Flewellen; daughter, Patsey Mathews, wife of Timothy Mathews; son, William; daughter, Betsey Lane Holt, wife of Tarpley Holt; and three more children under the age of 21, Nancy, Abner H., and Peggy. Executors were his wife, Nancy, Timothy Mathews, William Flewellen, and Tarpley Holt. The will was signed 12 Sep 1812 and witnessed by Hines Holt, Reuben Jones, and Wilson Collins. [Will Book A, pg. 90].

     Nancy FLEWELLEN, daughter of Abner H. FLEWELLEN and Nancy Ann LANE, was born on 4 January 1798 in Bibb County, Georgia.¹

Nancy married James MYRICK circa 1818 in Georgia. The couple had children: Fannie, Susan and James.²

Nancy FLEWELLEN gave a history of the Flewellen family dating back to Richard Flewellen and Betsy Taylor on 23 December 1860. It was taken down by Edward Archalaus Fluellen, the son of James Fluellen who married Elizabeth Peoples.³

Nancy FLEWELLEN died on 19 October 1872 in Holton, Bibb County, Georgia, at age 74.¹ She was buried in Myrick Family Cemetery.

     Elizabeth Lane FLEWELLEN, daughter of Abner H. FLEWELLEN and Nancy Ann LANE, was born on 24 August 1793 in Georgia. Elizabeth Lane FLEWELLEN also went by the name of Betsy.

Elizabeth married Tarpley HOLT, son of Simon HOLT and Sarah HINES, on 22 December 1809 in Baldwin County, Georgia. In 1822, one year after their marriage, Tarpley and Eliza moved to the Holton community to be near her sister, Martha. He was the first representative from Bibb County to the legislature and a major of a militia battalion stationed at Fort Hawkins. The couple had children: Ann, William Simon, Margaret Eliza, Martha Sarah, Tarpley Lafayette, and Abner Flewellen Holt.¹

Elizabeth Lane FLEWELLEN died on 14 September 1849 in Holton, Bibb County, Georgia, at age 56. She was buried in Holt Family Cemetery.

     Margaret E. FLEWELLEN, daughter of Abner H. FLEWELLEN and Nancy Ann LANE, was born on 21 January 1803 in Baldwin County, Georgia. Margaret E. FLEWELLEN also went by the name of Peggy.

Margaret married William Chambliss REDDING on 23 October 1821 in Baldwin County, Georgia. They had children: Mary Anna, Martha, James, Tarpley, and Charles.¹

Margaret E. FLEWELLEN died on 21 February 1860 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 57.² She was buried in Macon, Georgia.

     Dr. Abner H. FLEWELLEN, son of Abner H. FLEWELLEN and Nancy Ann LANE, was born on 19 May 1800 in Warren County, Georgia.¹

Abner married Nancy Jones circa 1822.² He was a distinquished physician in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. He married first a Miss Jones and had children Catherine, William, Anna Lane, and Nancy Jones Flewellen. He married secondly Miss Alexander and had Lizzie and Rivina.

Dr. Abner H. FLEWELLEN was named an executor in the will of William FLEWELLEN dated on 20 August 1833 in Clinton, Jones County, Georgia.³

Abner married Elvira Alexander on 19 May 1835 in Putnam County, Georgia.¹

Dr. Abner H. FLEWELLEN died on 28 December 1849 in Wynnton, Muscogee County, Georgia, at age 49.¹

     William FLEWELLEN, son of Abner H. FLEWELLEN and Nancy Ann LANE, was born on 24 April 1787 in Jones County, Georgia.¹

William married Mary THWEATT on 3 November 1814 in Georgia. They had: William, James T., Abner H., and Julia.^1,2 He was an attorney. He practiced law in Columbus, Georgia. In 1828 he was commissioned Brigidier General of First Brigade of Fifth Division of Georgia Militia.

William FLEWELLEN was living on 1 April 1817 in Jones County, Georgia. On that date he appears as a member of a jury in local court records. He also appeared there in the 1820 Census and again on 14 July 1821 when a deed to the Clinton Methodist Church was made by the Justices of the Inferior Court to William Flewellen, Elisha Tarver, Peter Clower, James Jones and Pierce A. Lewis as Trustees of the church. One hundred dollars was the consideration for the four acres of land. It is thought that the present day church building is the one built at that time.³

William left a will dated 20 August 1833 in Clinton, Jones County, Georgia. The will was probated 23 Oct 1835 and named his wife, Mary Flewellen, and children, Eliza T., William W., James T., Abner H., Martha Ann, and Julia Frances as heirs. Included in the estate was land in Monroe County, Georgia. Guardians and executors were his brother, Abner H. Flewellen, and James Thweatt. Witnesses were Robert V. Hardeman, E. T. Taylor and T. H. Bray.⁴

William FLEWELLEN died on 31 August 1835 in Jones County, Georgia, at age 48.¹

     Jessie May MATHEWS, daughter of Jesse William MATHEWS and Sarah Elizabeth HORNE, was born on 19 November 1875 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.

     Fannie Edgerton MATHEWS, daughter of Jesse William MATHEWS and Sarah Elizabeth HORNE, was born on 5 December 1873 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.

Fannie Edgerton MATHEWS died on 2 February 1932 in Elmore County, Alabama, at age 58.

Fannie's obituary was printed on 3 February 1932 in the The Montgomery Advertiser newspaper, published in Montgomery, Alabama. It said: "Mrs. Fannie Mathews Rucker, 58, died at the family home at Elmore last night at 7 o'clock. She was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Benson Rucker, four sons, Benson, Max, Leo and Conway Rucker of Elmore; one daughter, Mary Rucker, of Elmore; four sisters, Mrs. H. C. James, Mrs. G. C. Allen of Montgomery and Mrs. W. L. Dunn and Mrs. Walter Stewart of Prattville. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Leak Company."

     Lillie Belle MATHEWS, daughter of Jesse William MATHEWS and Sarah Elizabeth HORNE, was born on 27 January 1878 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.

Lillie married William Lanier Dunn circa 1898 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama. She and William were members of the Presbyterian Church.

Lillie Belle MATHEWS died on 24 March 1958 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama, at age 80. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.

     Annie Ella MATHEWS, daughter of Jesse William MATHEWS and Sarah Elizabeth HORNE, was born on 10 September 1880 in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama.