 1852 - 1929 (77 years)
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| Name |
Simeon Plummer Yancey |
| Birth |
6 Jan 1852 |
Clayton County, GA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
6 Jan 1929 |
South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA |
| Person ID |
I5674 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
James Yancey, b. 20 Jun 1807, Clarksville, VA d. 13 Mar 1875, Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA (Age 67 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Penelope Griffin, b. 21 Jul 1807, Virginia, USA d. 22 Oct 1870, Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
6 Mar 1828 |
Mecklenburg County, VA |
| Family ID |
F2151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Martha Elizabeth Thurman, b. 24 Aug 1851, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA d. 11 Oct 1921, Fulton County, GA (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Dec 1871 |
Residence of Benjamin Thurman, Fulton County, GA |
| Children |
| | 1. George Plummer Yancey, b. 10 Jan 1874, Forest Park, GA d. 23 Aug 1948, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA (Age 74 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Karl Vance Yancey, b. 20 Jul 1888, Fulton County, GA d. 9 Jul 1969, Fulton County, GA (Age 80 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Nancy Penelope Yancey, b. 3 Jan 1887 d. 20 Aug 1888, Buried: South Bend Cem near Atlanta, GA (Age 1 year) [natural] |
| | 4. Newton Marshall Yancey, b. 9 Sep 1879 d. 6 Dec 1962, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA (Age 83 years) [natural] |
| | 5. James Walter Yancey, b. 30 Nov 1876, Georgia, USA d. 26 Jan 1941, Dekalb County, Georgia, USA (Age 64 years) [natural] |
| | 6. Edward Benjamin Yancey, b. 7 Oct 1872, Forest Park, GA d. 13 Apr 1940, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA (Age 67 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2157 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| 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
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