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4. | Simeon Plummer Yancey was born on 6 Jan 1852 in Clayton County, GA (son of James Yancey and Penelope Griffin); died on 6 Jan 1929 in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA. Notes:
Simeon Plummer Yancey and Martha Elizabeth Thurman
1852-1929
Simeon Plummer Yancey, son of James Yancey and Penelope Griffin, was born
January 6, 1852. At that time they lived in Fayette County, Georgia. In
1859, Clayton County was formed and annexed this area from portions of
Fayette and Henry Counties. Their home would have been near Rough &
Ready, Georgia. This area would later become known as Forest Park. Simeon
was the youngest of ten children. He was too young to serve in the Civil
War but several of his brothers did. Brothers Alexander and John lost
their lives during the conflict. He was only eighteen years old when his
mother died. Five years later his father died and Simeon was named the
Administrator of his estate. At the age of twenty-five, he had lost both
parents, three brothers and a sister.
He married Martha Elizabeth Thurman on December 14, 1871. They were
married in the residence of her parents, Benjamin Thurman and Nancy
Caroline Jones. Martha was one of twelve children. She had a twin sister
named Mary Jane who died at about seven months of age.
Simeon and Martha lived at 38 Stovall Street in Atlanta. He worked for
Phoenix Planing Mill for nearly forty years. He and Martha had six
children. Their fifth child and only daughter, Nancy Penelope Yancey,
died August 20, 1888 after living only eight months.
Martha Elizabeth Thurman Yancey died October 11, 1921. Had she lived
another two months she and her husband would have celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary. She was buried at South Bend Cemetery, Fulton
County, Georgia. As Simeon's health failed he required care from his
children. His last days were spent in the home of his son, Newton
Marshall Yancey, at 252 Stovall Street in Atlanta, Georgia. He died on
his 77th birthday, January 6, 1929, and is buried next to his wife.
The children of Simeon Plummer Yancey and Martha Elizabeth Thurman were:
Edward Benjamin Yancey married Ida Cornelia Fair
George Plummer Yancey married Mary Elizabeth Crusselle
James Walter Yancey married Lula Bennett Yancey
Newton Marshall Yancey married Annie Lee Daggett
Nancy Penelope Yancey died young
Karl Vance Yancey married (1) Carrie Ware (2) Eula Woodlif
Simeon married Martha Elizabeth Thurman on 14 Dec 1871 in Residence of Benjamin Thurman, Fulton County, GA. Martha was born on 24 Aug 1851 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA; died on 11 Oct 1921 in Fulton County, GA; was buried in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Martha Elizabeth Thurman was born on 24 Aug 1851 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA; died on 11 Oct 1921 in Fulton County, GA; was buried in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA. Children:
- George Plummer Yancey was born on 10 Jan 1874 in Forest Park, GA; died on 23 Aug 1948 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.
- Karl Vance Yancey was born on 20 Jul 1888 in Fulton County, GA; died on 9 Jul 1969 in Fulton County, GA; was buried in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA.
- Nancy Penelope Yancey was born on 3 Jan 1887; died on 20 Aug 1888 in Buried: South Bend Cem near Atlanta, GA.
- Newton Marshall Yancey was born on 9 Sep 1879; died on 6 Dec 1962 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.
- James Walter Yancey was born on 30 Nov 1876 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Jan 1941 in Dekalb County, Georgia, USA.
- 2. Edward Benjamin Yancey was born on 7 Oct 1872 in Forest Park, GA; died on 13 Apr 1940 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.
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8. | James Yancey was born on 20 Jun 1807 in Clarksville, VA (son of Jr. Robert Yancey and Agnes Wilkinson); died on 13 Mar 1875 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA. Notes:
James Yancey and Penelope Griffin
1807-1875
James Yancey, son of Robert Yancey Jr. and Agnes Wilkinson, was born June
20, 1807 in Clarksville, Virginia. Some family sources record his middle
name as Robert. However, apparently he never used this name in any of the
legal documents or land deeds known to exist. He married Penelope Griffin
on March 6, 1828, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Penelope was the
daughter of Francis Griffin and Susan ________. Penelope was born July
21, 1807 in Virginia. James and Penelope came from Clarksville, Virginia
to Georgia before 1830. They were enumerated in the 1830 DeKalb County
census; however, no township was listed. It is believed that about 1833
they settled near Rough & Ready, Georgia. Rough & Ready was a stage coach
stop and tavern located between what is now Forest Park and Hapeville.
The settlement was near the border of Henry and Fayette Counties. In
1850, James and Penelope were recorded on the Fayette County census. In
1859, the area was annexed and Clayton County was formed. In 1860, they
were counted with the residents of Clayton County.
James and Penelope had 10 children - six boys and four girls. At least
three of their sons served in the Civil War. Marshall Orel Yancey, born
December 16, 1828 served in the Cavalry. Alexander Franklin Yancey, died
January 14, 1863 from a wound he received in the Battle of
Fredericksburg. John Yancey, born March 31, 1842, served in "The Clayton
Sharp Shooters" also known as Company E, Georgia Regiment. In a letter
written to John by his sister, we read...
"John you say them Yankees were going to drive you all away from there
but I hope you all will be brave men and not let them run
you away. John you must be brave and never run because I don't
want to never hear of you getting shot in the back."
Susan Yancey
[About 1861]
Southern women were not much different from the women of Sparta. These
Greek women reportedly told their men to either return from battle
wearing their swords or come back on them.
John was not shot in the back. He was shot in the left shoulder. While
traveling in a troop train near Williamsburg, Virginia, John was sitting
in the open door of a freight car. He had been warned by his comrades
that he was in an exposed position just as he was shot by a Yankee
sniper. This account is recorded in the family Bible of Simeon Plummer
Yancey. However, Confederate records indicate John Yancey "died from
disease". I am more inclined to believe the facts as recorded in the
family Bible. Thousands of men died of typhoid fever and officers tended
to lump the deaths together. John may have died of complications from the
wound. Typhoid fever or pneumonia may have ended what the Yankee bullet
started. John was nineteen years old.
James Yancey must have been very proud of his Southern heritage. In the
inventory of his estate, pictures of Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jackson
were listed as assets and valued at two dollars. In order to better
appreciate the worth assigned to these items, it should be noted that 200
feet of lumber was valued at two dollars and fifty cents.
Penelope Griffin Yancey died October 22, 1870. She raised a large family
and, although she only lived to be sixty-three, she saw four of her
children die. James Yancey died March 13, 1875. He was sixty-seven years
old. James and Penelope are buried in the Old Elam Cemetery. It is
located on Elam Church Road, near the intersection of Watts Road, in
Forest Park, Georgia.
The children of James Yancey and Penelope Griffin Yancey were:
Marshall Orel Yancey married (1) Theresa Bishop-Goewy
(2) Martha Yarbrough
Washington Beverly Yancey b. June 22, 1830 d. September 15, 1853
James Andrus Yancey married Rebecca Dalrimple
Alexander Franklin Yancey married Sally Beavers
Plonean Elizabeth Yancey married William Hardiman Ford
Scerinie Catherine Yancey b. November 29, 1839 d. October 23, 1866
John Yancey never married
Susan Agnes Yancey never married?
Penelope Yancey married Elijah Swinney
Simeon Plummer Yancey married Martha Elizabeth Thurman
James married Penelope Griffin on 6 Mar 1828 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Penelope was born on 21 Jul 1807 in Virginia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1870 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Penelope Griffin was born on 21 Jul 1807 in Virginia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1870 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA. Children:
- James Andrus Yancey was born on 4 Mar 1832 in Georgia; died on 22 Jul 1882 in Clayton County, GA.
- Washington Beverly Yancey was born on 22 Jun 1830 in Fulton County, GA; died on 15 Sep 1853 in Georgia.
- Marshall Orel Yancey was born on 15 Dec 1828 in Fulton County, GA; died on 7 Jun 1907 in Clayton County, GA.
- 4. Simeon Plummer Yancey was born on 6 Jan 1852 in Clayton County, GA; died on 6 Jan 1929 in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA.
- Penelope Yancey was born on 20 Nov 1847 in Fulton County, GA; died on 2 Dec 1911.
- Susan Agnes Yancey was born on 16 Aug 1844 in Fulton County, GA; died on 19 Jan 1898.
- John Yancey was born on 31 Mar 1842 in Fulton County, GA; died on 21 Nov 1861 in Williamsburg, VA.
- Scerenie Catherine Yancey was born on 29 Nov 1839 in Fulton County, GA; died on 23 Oct 1866.
- Plonean Elizabeth Yancey was born on 30 Jan 1837 in Fulton County, GA; died on 24 Apr 1917.
- Alexander Franklin Yancey was born on 24 Jul 1834 in Fulton County, GA; died on 14 Jan 1863 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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