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     Henry Moss IVY Jr. was born in 1868.

Henry married Lillian Lee BURT, daughter of Henry McKenzie BURT and Margaret Mims CURRY, on 28 November 1908 in Talladega County, Alabama.¹

Henry Moss IVY Jr. died in 1948. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, Clay County, Mississippi.²

     Zemula Walker MILLER, daughter of Celiestine McCann, was born on 23 October 1878 in Talladega County, Alabama.

Zemula married James Creth BURT, son of Henry McKenzie BURT and Margaret Mims CURRY, on 5 June 1906 in Talladega County, Alabama. Zem was the fifth child of Judge George Knox and Celeste McCann Miller of Talladega. Her brother, Hampton, married Madge Burt, JC's eldest sister. She was the granddaughter of George Miller and Cynthia Hamilton, and the great granddaughter of Thomas Hamilton and Ann Kennedy. The children of JC and Zem were James Creth Burt, Jr., Nellie Hall Burt, and Hampton Miller Burt. In the early 1920s , JC and Zem moved to Palatka, Florida.^1,2

Zemula Walker MILLER died in 1936.

Her obituary appeared 26 March 1936 in the Palatka Daily News, published in Palatka, Florida. Mrs. Zemulah Miller Burt, wife of James Creth Burt Sr., well known Palatkan, died at 6:15 a.m. today at her apartments at the Saratoga Hotel, following a critical illness of 60 days.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was a consecrated member, with the Rev. T. W. Tayloe officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill East Cemetery.
Mrs. Burt, member of a prominent Alabama family, was born at Talladega, the daughter of Judge and Mrs. G. K. Miller. She was educated at Peace Institute, a Presbyterian college at Raleigh, N.C., and was married to Mr. Burt at Talladega in 1908.
In delicate health for the past 23 years, Mrs. Burt had spent three years at Santa Monica, California, immediately prior to the removal of the family to Palatka 10 years ago, where they have since made their home.

She is survived by her husband, James Creth Burt, Jr., by one daughter, Nellie Hall Burt; a son, Miller Burt; by two sisters, Mrs. S. E. Green, of Birmingham, wife of a well known Alabama jurist, and Mrs. T. L. Welch, of Talladega; one brother, H. K. Miller, Monticello, Fla., and by several; nieces and nephews. Another son, James Creth Burt, Jr., was drowned in the St. James river here several years ago.
W. Carl Davis & Son are in charge of funeral arrangements. She was buried in Oak Hill East Cemetery, Palatka, Putnam County, Florida.

     Wilmer Wilson BASSETT was born on 11 February 1885.

Wilmer was educated at Interlaken High School in New York. At the age of 19, he entered Cornell University and took a three year special course. In 1907 he accepted a position as assistant superintendent of the North Florida Pecan Company in Monticello, Florida. After superintending the setting of a 600 acre pecan orchard, Wilmer began business for himself raising nursery stock consisting of pecans, Satsuma oranges and kumquat under the name of "Florida Nurseries". Gradually adding to his acreage, he soon had 740 acres with twelve tenant houses, with an average payroll of 30 hands per day. The nursery was supplemented by a dairy herd of 50 cows and 30 head of young cattle from which milk was sold both retail and wholesale.¹

Wilmer married Ruby Henry BURT, daughter of Henry McKenzie BURT and Margaret Mims CURRY, on 14 April 1914 in Talladega County, Alabama. Ruby met the handsome Yankee by tossing her program onto his bald head from the balcony of the Monticello Opera House. This was on a dare from two of her boyfriends, who had to pay her a gold piece for the deed.^2,3

Wilmer Wilson BASSETT died on 26 February 1969 in Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida, at age 84.⁴ He was buried in Roseland Cemetery, Monticelllo, Jefferson County, Florida.⁴

     George Luster YEAGER, son of Enos Abner YEAGER and Martha E. Wood, was born on 25 July 1898 in Bibb County, Alabama.¹

George Luster YEAGER appeared on a census, enumerated 11 June 1900, in the household of Enos Abner YEAGER and Martha E. Wood in Precinct 2, Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama.²

George Luster YEAGER died on 19 November 1971 in Georgia at age 73. He was buried in Baldwin Memorial Garden, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia.

     Margaret SNIDER, daughter of Jacob SNIDER and Susannah Oswalt, was born in 1794 in Lexington District, South Carolina. Margaret SNIDER also went by the name of Peggy.¹

Margaret married first Nicholas Sea circa 1812 in Lexington District, South Carolina. They had two daughters.^1,2 Margaret SNIDER divorced Nicholas Sea on 14 December 1827 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, giving cause as desertion and adultery. She filed for divorce in 1825. Sea had abondoned her in 1818, leaving for Alabama with another woman.^3,4,5

Margaret married second Henry WEAVER, son of John Samuel WEAVER and Mary Beth Riddle, on 20 January 1828 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The ritual performed by Jolly Jones, justice of peace. She was listed as Peggy Lea on the license.^1,6

Margaret SNIDER appeared on a census, enumerated 1830, in the household of Henry WEAVER in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.⁷

Peggy and Henry separated between 1836 and 1848 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. As in her first marriage, Henry deserted Peggy and nothing more is known about him. He is believed to be buried in Tuscaloosa county, but his date of death is unknown.

Margaret SNIDER appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1860 in Collins Beat, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The household was listed as Margaret Weaver, age 66, real estate $2,400; personal property $200; born South Carolina.⁸ She died in near Coaling, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. She died as a result of a fall from a horse.⁹

     Mansel G. STONE was born in 1808 in Virginia. He was also known as Marvel. He was a farmer.

Mansel married first Martha Stovall on 7 April 1832 in Granville County, North Carolina.¹

Mansel married second Elizabeth Thompson on 7 January 1846 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.²

Mansel G. STONE died on 19 September 1876 in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

     Charlotte Temple BROWN, daughter of David Leggett BROWN and Elizabeth HALLMARK, was born on 1 March 1829 in Bibb County, Alabama.¹

She was probably one of the 2 females under age 5 listed in the household of her father, David Leggett BROWN, in the 1830 Federal Census of Bibb County, Alabama.²

She was probably one of the 2 females age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father, David Leggett BROWN, in the 1840 Federal Census of Bibb County, Alabama.³

Charlotte married Jeremiah Francis TATE on 10 September 1848 in Bibb County, Alabama. The service was performed by J. A. Brown, justice of peace. They became the parents of five children: Lenora, Edward, Thayer, Sarah and David.⁴

Charlotte Temple BROWN and Jeremiah Francis TATE appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 4 November 1850 in West side of Cahaba River, Bibb County, Alabama. The household was listed as Jeremiah F. Tate, a 22-year-old farmer from Tennessee and his 21-year-old wife, Charlotte. They lived between the homes of Moses and Catherine Cottingham and Asa A. and Mary Brown.⁵

Charlotte Temple BROWN died on 18 June 1878 in Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, at age 49.^6,7 She was buried in Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana.

     Jeremiah Francis TATE was born on 12 March 1828 in Weakley County, Tennessee. He was the son of James and Matilda Patten Tate.¹

Jeremiah married Charlotte Temple BROWN, daughter of David Leggett BROWN and Elizabeth HALLMARK, on 10 September 1848 in Bibb County, Alabama. The service was performed by J. A. Brown, justice of peace. They became the parents of five children: Lenora, Edward, Thayer, Sarah and David.²

Jeremiah Francis TATE and Charlotte Temple BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 4 November 1850 in West side of Cahaba River, Bibb County, Alabama. The household was listed as Jeremiah F. Tate, a 22-year-old farmer from Tennessee and his 21-year-old wife, Charlotte. They lived between the homes of Moses and Catherine Cottingham and Asa A. and Mary Brown.³

During the War Between the States, Jeremiah Francis TATE enlisted in Co. C, 28th (Gray's) Louisiana Infantry as a private. on 10 May 1863 in Monroe, Louisiana. He was on a muster roll for July and Aug., 1863, without remarks. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Monroe, Louisiana, 9 Jun 1865. He was a resident of Jackson Parish.

Jeremiah married Elizabeth J. Simons in 1879 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. She was a young widow with one daughter. Her married name had been Lawrence. Jeremiah and Elizabeth had four children together: E. G., Floyd, Alvin and Minola.

Jeremiah Francis TATE and Elizabeth J. Simons appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 21 June 1880 in Ward one, Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The household was listed as J. F. Tate, a 52-year-old farmer born in Tennessee and his 26-year-old wife, J. E. of Louisiana. Living in the household were Jeremiah's daughter, Sarah C., 16; son, D. A., 14; daughter, E. G., 7 months old, born in October; and step-daughte, M. J. Lawrence, 5.

Jeremiah Francis TATE died on 12 March 1910 in Duncan, Oklahoma, at age 82.¹ He was buried in Duncan City Cemetery.