Roxanna M. Harrell

Roxanna M. Harrell

Female Abt 1850 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Roxanna M. Harrell 
    Nickname Roxy 
    Birth Abt 1850  , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census: Federal 2 Jul 1860  , District 15, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 1) Samuel Harrell, male age 42, farmer, $8,500 real estate, $18,000 personal estate, born in GA, cannot read or write
      2) Martha Harrell, female age 41, born in GA
      3) Sarah Harrell, female age 16, born in GA, attended school
      4) Roxanin Harrell, female age 10, born in GA, attended school
      5) Martha Harrell, female age 7, born in GA
      6) Samuel Harrell, male age 4, born in GA
      7) William Bryant, male age 30, overseer, born in GA, cannot read or write
      8) Sarah Merritt, female age 26, born in FL, cannot read or write
    Guardianship Bond 18 Dec 1865  , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Georgia           Court of Ordy At Chambers
      Decatur County            Decr 18th 1865
                 Present HM Beach Ordy
      Georgia             To the Ordy of said county
      Decatur County The petition of Martha Harrell
                 shows that she has three children
      Roxanna M. Martha A, & Saml D. Harrell orphans of
      Saml Harrell Decd who are unrepresented and she
      further shows that a division & settlement of said
      estate is about to be had & she desires to file her bond
      as Natural Guardian of her said children.
                       Martha Harrell
      It appearing to the Court that Martha Harrell
      Natural Guardian of her children Roxanna M
      Martha A & Saml D Harrell has filed bond as said
      Guardian in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars with
      Green B. Moore as her security thereto & otherwise
      qualified as the law directs  It is ordered that
      she be in all respects considered as said Guardian
    Census: Federal 30 Jul 1870  , Cooper Precinct, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 1) James A. Fortner, white male age 37, farmer, $400 real estate, born in GA
      2) Roxy A. M. Fortner, white female age 21, at home, born in GA
      3) Charles S. M. Fortner, white male age 1, born in GA
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5958  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2023 

    Father Samuel Harrell, Sr.,   b. Abt 1820, , , , Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 2 Jul 1860 and 18 Dec 1865, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Martha A. Swain,   b. Abt 1825, , , , Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 9 May 1838  , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James A. Fortner,   b. Abt 1833, , , , Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 13 Nov 1866  , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Charles S. Fortner,   b. Abt 1869, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1850 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - 2 Jul 1860 - , District 15, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGuardianship Bond - 18 Dec 1865 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Nov 1866 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus: Federal - 30 Jul 1870 - , Cooper Precinct, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Gail Rich Nestor. "Roxanna M. Harrell". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. http://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I5958&tree=nestortree (accessed May 11, 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S1294] Georgia, Decatur County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M653, roll 119, District 15, p. 85, dwelling 608, family 608, Samuel Harrell household, accessed 6 Dec 2006.

    2. [S951] Clerk of Court, Decatur County, Georgia, Minute Books, Book B: 1848-1864, page 568.

    3. [S1481] Georgia, Decatur County, 1870 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M593, roll 146, Cooper Precinct, p. 4, dwelling 21, family 21, James A. Fortner household, accessed 7 Dec 2006.

    4. [S368] Jordan Dodd, "Decatur County Georgia Marriage Records, 1824 - 1945," database, Decatur County, Georgia Rootsweb, Samuel Harrell & Martha A. Swain marriage record, A:37.

    5. [S368] Jordan Dodd, "Decatur County Georgia Marriage Records, 1824 - 1945," database, Decatur County, Georgia Rootsweb, James A. Fortner & Roxy M. Harell, A:532.