The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
Daughters of the
 American Revolution.
Queries. .
oNNFALoaICAL AND HIgToRICAL DKPARTMKNT


 . epate to the National Convention. which meets in February.
 Queries.
 4oo. Jones family of Amelia County, Va. descendants of MaJor Peter Jones'. Wanted, names of parents and grandpar- | ents of Robert Jones, who married Ann l Ward June 5, 77S3, daughter of Rowland Ward and sister of Col. Edward Ward, and Martha Ward, who married Richard Jones November 15. 1T4 (Richard Jones I and Martha Ward are the great-grand- parents of MT. Flournoy Rivers of Put laski, Tenn.) Were Robert and Richard 1 (mentioned above) brothers? 'J." Is not Mrs. Rivers instead of MT. Riv- CTS. descended from Richard Jones and l Martha ward?-Editor.
 401. "J. s. G." in Advertiser for Jan | uary Il. 1903, asked for the record of Major William Capers. whose wife was Ann White, the mother of Mrs. William H. Ellison. "J. s. G." is mistaken about Major William Capers being the husband of Anna White. She Anna White), was the wife of Bishop William Capers, who was a son of Major William Capers. and their only child Anna S. White Capers married Rev. William H. Ellison If "J. l s. G." will write just what he or she | wants, I will take pleasure in furnishing l the information. J. T. E. | I notice in the Capers data you give | taken from the record of Mrs. Sallie Branham, in Lineage Book, Vol. g., that | Bishop Capers' wife was Susan MacGill, whereas J. T. E. says Bishop Capers' s wife was Anna White. Will the one who is correct give the proof and settle the matter. c. l 415. HART-I would like to know who were the parents of Isabella Hart, wife l of Henry Pendleton M"
 A6 EvERSOLE-SHEPHE ed, information of the Eversole family l of Virginia, also information of three | Irish patriots, Leven Wilson Shepherd, John Wesley Shepherd and Charles O
 Shepherd, who settled in Philadelphia in Colonial times. R. H. M. | AT. Information wanted of Robert Hewitt He was the father of Ann Eve l lima Hewitt, who married John Hancock Somerville. Robert Hewitt lived near Lebanon, Tenn. on Richland Creek. | R. H. M.
 AIS. WILLIS-A daughter of John and
 Mildred Willis, married in 1775 Major Thomas Cooke, of Greenville, Va: an- | other daughter marrled a MT. Macln; a | daughter by the Willis -Macln marriage l (Ann Willis Maciin) married in 1907 John l w. Charles. I wish to know first or Christian name of the Maclin who married a Willis. We think his wife's name was Ann. We think the descent begins from Henry Willis's third wife. What was the name of the Miss Willis who married Ma l for lf11A 1Aaft M. N. H.
 I9. WILLIS-Can you tell me if the Isaac Willis who was a Captain in the | war of 1912, and married Arabella Gar nett, descended from Francis Willis of England. He was from Virginia. The | names of his children were Owen, George,
 Elizabeth and Annie. owen Willis mar ried a Garnett. I. H. R. | Answers.
 401. CAPERS-Rev. William Holmes El- lison, who married Anna White Capers,
 was the son of James Ellison and Mar 1 garet Milligan Chis first wife) both born
 in South Carolina. He was a merchant
 in Charleston and not a planter, as
 stated. He was one of the early settlers 1 of Talbot County, Ga., and a large
 planter there, where he died. He was | also 8 grandson of Capt. Robert Ellison, a Revolutionary soldier, having raised a
 company he was elected Captain, and his
 brother, John Ellison, First Lieutenant l His grave is at Old Purity Church, near 1 Chester, S. c.
 MT. James Ellison is buried at Sardis
 Church, Talbot County.
 | Jane Ellison Martin.
 397. OLIVER-Mac Oliver of Virginia.
 was twice married. and had eight chill dren. all of whom settled in Georgia l. Wiley; 2, James; 8. Joseph; 4, John: 6, Ann: s, Charlotte; z, William; 8, Mac (by second wife), and killed in civil war. Mrs l Oliver married. second, MT. Wheeler of Clayton, Ala. Wiley Oliver lived in Ala
 bama. James Oliver married -. issue: 1, Henry of Macon, Ga, married - and | had Kate. who married MT. Cooper. Her son, George Cooper in U. s. N. Man. | nie, married MT. Orr, and had one son.
 Oliver; 2, William: 3, Frank; 4. Sarah; 5. Nancy; 6, William Oliver, born De- | cember 10 179S died 1886. lived in Twiggs County. Ga. and removed, 1885, to Ran | dolph (now Quitman) County, married
 first. Dores Harrison; second, Irene Drake of Americus, Ga. Issue: 1. Andrew J.
 Oliver, veteran of Mexican War, born 1925; married in 1862 Sarah Francis Stud | still. Issue, 1, Vim. Thaddeus; 2, Alice
 married Alex Reel; 3, Dora Ann. married James Lowry; 4, Florida S.; $. Florence
 Thaddeus Oliver married Sarah P. Law | son, Issue, l, Rev. Hugh F.. of Florence
 s. C., married Bessie Smith. children, Hugh, Thaddeus. Bessie, Edith, Louise, Esther and David. Second Lieutenant James H. Oliver distinguished officer in the U. S. N, married Marion, daughter of Robert Carter, of the famous old Vir- ginia family at Shirley" James River, Va, who has recently published an en- larged edition of her fathers Garter Family Tree.' most valuable aid to the student of Virginia genealogy; 3. Ann | Oliver, married, first, H. H. Rainey, and had Laura, who married MT. Evans. Ann Oliver married second, Charles Darden
 4, Charlotte Oliver married Christopher McRea. Francis Oliver died young; S. Dorcas Oliver married John Mclean. Her children were 1, William; ?, Thaddeus and others. 2, William Oliver married l Sallie Collier. Wiley Oliver of Twiggs County. Ga, moved in 1883 to Barbour | County Ala. Among his children were: l, William, born 1929, died 1891, married first, Mary Milner Galloway. His daugh- ter, Mary Ella, married John P. Rich ardson; 2, Rilla E. Oliver, married Dr. W. Req; John M. Oliver Col. Wm. Ol- l iVer married, second, a niece of his wife