The Research Tree  
 
 
 
THE MAHAFFEY BRANCH
 
 
 
 
DESCENDANTS OF MARTIN MAHAFFEY

 
 
 
Generation No. 1

+ 1. Martin Mahaffey was born about 1813 in SC. He died after 1880. He married Nancy Sterling. She was born about 1817 in GA. She died after 1880.

1850 Census ~ Walton Co., GA ~ Martin Mahaffey and Family
1870 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Martin Mahaffey and Family
1870 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Martin Mahaffey and Family pg. 2
1880 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Martin Mahaffey and Family

Martin Mahaffey and Nancy Sterling had the following children:
+ 2. Sarah Ann Celestia Mahaffey was born on July 30, 1837 in GA. She died on March 21, 1928 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She married Thomas M. Jordan on February 28, 1857 in Walton Co., GA. He was born on April 7, 1827 in GA. He died on December 7, 1894 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
+ 3. Martha E. Mahaffey was born on May 10, 1839 in GA. She died on February 22, 1920 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA. She married Thomas Giles.
- Augustus J. Mahaffey was born about 1841 in GA.
+ 4. William Henry Mahaffey was born on August 22, 1845 in GA. He died on March 26, 1928 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, FL. He married Sarah ?. She was born about 1845 in GA. She died after 1870.
- Charles Mahaffey was born about 1847 in GA (Gravesite).
- Mary Caroline Mahaffey was born on March 25, 1850 in Monroe, Walton, GA. She died on April 26, 1925 in Cordele, Crisp, GA (Gravesite). She married Joseph Gaines Robinson, son of Adam Robinson and Miranda Bradford. He was born on July 8, 1849. He died on February 8, 1907 (Gravesite).
+ 5. Martin Luther Mahaffey was born on July 11, 1852 in GA. He died on August 4, 1925 in Sabinal, Uvalde Co., TX. He married Exerline Victoria Brand. She was born on October 19, 1859 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on July 28, 1949 in Sabinal, Uvalde Co., TX.
+ 6. Emory V. Mahaffey was born about 1855 in GA. He died on April 21, 1922 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA. He married (1) Mary ?. She was born about 1857. She died after 1880. He married (2) Rebecca Head.
 
 
 

Generation No. 2

+ 2. Sarah Ann Celestia Mahaffey was born on July 30, 1837 in GA. She died on March 21, 1928 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite). She married Thomas M. Jordan (See Jordan) on February 28, 1857 in Walton Co., GA. He was born on April 7, 1827 in GA. He died on December 7, 1894 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite).

Marriage License ~ Thomas M. Jordan & Sarah Ann Celestia Mahaffey
1860 Census ~ Walton Co., GA ~ Thomas M. Jordan and Family
1870 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Thomas M. Jordan and Family
1870 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Thomas M. Jordan and Family pg.2
1880 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Thomas Marion Jordan and Family
Gwinnett Herald Dec. 11, 1894 ~ Thomas Marion Jordan Suicide Story
Gwinnett Herald Dec. 11, 1894 ~ Thomas Marion Jordan Suicide Story part 2
Gwinnett Herald Dec. 11, 1894
Thomas Marion Jordan committed suicide ~ Read the story.
Death Certificate ~ Sarah Jordan

Thomas M. Jordan and Sarah Ann Celestia Mahaffey had the following children:
- Nancy Isabella Jordan was born about 1858 in GA. She died after 1870.
- Sarah Elizabeth Jordan was born on September 15, 1859 in GA. She died on May 7, 1936 (Gravesite). She married Henry Lovick Adams. He was born on June 9, 1852. He died on January 9, 1925 (Gravesite).
+ 7. Floyd Marion Jordan was born on November 18, 1861 in GA. He died on December 20, 1943. He married Annie Parilee Cheek, daughter of James T. Cheek and Mary Catherine Marshall, on November 30, 1890 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She was born on July 15, 1864 in GA. She died on December 4, 1947 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
- Charles Thomas Jordan was born about 1863 in GA. He died about 1885 (Suicide Article).
- Horace Jordan was born about 1863 in GA.
- Martha Celestia 'Mattie' Jordan was born on August 19, 1866 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA. She died on January 28, 1939 in Auburn, Barrow, GA (Gravesite). She married Joseph William Brand, son of William Elsberry Brand and Margaret Catherine Harris, on January 19, 1887 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He was born on June 19, 1868 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA. He died on June 12, 1932 in Auburn, Barrow, GA (Gravesite).
- James Elbert Jordan was born about 1868 in GA.
- Martin A. Jordan was born about 1871 in GA.
- William S. Jordan was born on November 18, 1874 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He died on May 29, 1876 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
+ 8. Mary Francis Jordan was born on December 2, 1876 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on March 21, 1941 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA. She married Joseph Benjamin Davis, son of Albert Evin Davis and Martha 'Mattie' Penelope Hope, on December 20, 1896 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He was born on June 14, 1875 in Hall Co., GA. He died on January 31, 1956 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
 
 
 
 
+ 3. Martha Elizabeth Ann Mahaffey was born on May 10, 1839 in GA. She died on February 22, 1920 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite). She married Thomas Ogletree Giles, son of Thomas Giles and Isabella Elizabeth Ogletree, in 1858. He was born in 1837 in GA. He died on January 16, 1863 in Altavista, Campbell, VA (Gravesite).

Death Certificate ~ Martha Giles

Thomas Giles and Martha E. Mahaffey had the following children:
- Sarah E. Giles was born about 1860.
- Thomas A. Giles was born about 1861.
 
 
 
 
+ 4. William Henry Mahaffey was born on August 22, 1845 in Walton Co., GA. He died on March 26, 1928 in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, FL (Gravesite). He married Sarah Harris, daughter of Buckner Jasper Harris and Mary Sallie Cupp. She was born in October 1845 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on August 14, 1920 in Barrow Co., GA (Gravesite).

William Henry Mahaffey and Sarah ? had the following children:
- Mary Alice Mahaffey was born on February 18, 1869 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on July 28, 1938 in Winder, Barrow, GA (Gravesite). She married George Rene Candor Lanier, son of Thomas Ogburn Rufus Lanier and Mary C. Patick, in 1889. He was born on November 8, 1861 in GA. He died on December 29, 1941 in Sparta, Hancock, GA. (Gravesite)
- (Daughter) Mahaffey was born in July 1870 in GA. She died after 1870.
 
 
 
 
+ 5. Martin Luther Mahaffey was born on July 11, 1852 in GA. He died on August 4, 1925 in Sabinal, Uvalde Co., TX (Gravesite). He married Exerline Victoria Brand, daughter of William Brand and Emily Smith Harris. She was born on October 19, 1859 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on July 28, 1949 in Sabinal, Uvalde Co., TX (Gravesite).

Martin Luther Mahaffey and Exerline Victoria Brand had the following child:
- Walter Mahaffey was born about 1877.
 
 
 
 
+ 6. Emory Varnel Watson Mahaffey was born on December 2, 1855 in GA. He died on April 21, 1922 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite). He married (1) Mary ?. She was born about 1857. She died after 1880. He married (2) Rebecca Head. He married (3) Victoria ?. She was born on February 21, 1858 in GA. She died on July 19, 1932 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite).

Death Certificate ~ Emory V. Mahaffey

Emory V. Mahaffey and Mary ? had the following child:
- Charles A.M. Mahaffey was born about 1879. He died after 1880.
 
 
 

Generation No. 3

+ 7. Floyd Marion Jordan was born on November 18, 1861 in GA. He died on December 20, 1943 (Gravesite). He married Annie Parilee Cheek, daughter of James T. Cheek and Mary Catherine Marshall, on November 30, 1890 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She was born on July 15, 1864 in GA. She died on December 4, 1947 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite).

1900 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family
1910 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family
1920 Census ~ Barrow Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family
1930 Census ~ Barrow Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family
1940 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family
1940 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Floyd Marion Jordan and Family pg. 2

Floyd Marion Jordan and Annie Parilee Cheek had the following children:
- Chalmous Clifford Jordan was born on October 5, 1881 in GA. He died on May 1, 1939 (Gravesite). He married Effie E. Montgomery. She was born in 1898. She died on July 25, 1939 (Gravesite).
- Marion Salmon Jordan was born on October 10, 1892 in GA. He died on November 6, 1951 (Gravesite). He married Odessa M. Reed, daughter of James H.W. Reed and Susan A. Reed. She was born on March 21, 1893 in GA. She died on May 16, 1990 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite).
- Dilmus Pemberton Jordan was born on August 24, 1894 in GA. He died on April 10, 1975 in Gainesville, Hall, GA (Gravesite). He married Belle H. ?. She was born on March 5, 1900. She died on December 20, 1994 (Gravesite).
- Joseph Emory Jordan was born on June 12, 1896 in Gwinnett Co., Ga. He died on October 23, 1958 in Clarke Co., GA (Gravesite). He married Mattie L. Fitzpatrick, daughter of Thomas Fitzpatrick. She was born on March 8, 1897 in Oconee Co., GA. She died on November 3, 1983 in Walton Co., GA (Gravesite).
- Hubert Andrew Jordan was born on August 22, 1903 in GA. He died on October 14, 1948 (Gravesite).
 
 
 
 

Mary Francis "Fannie" and J. Ben Davis
 
 
+ 8. Mary Francis Jordan was born on December 2, 1876 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on March 21, 1941 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA (Gravesite). She married Joseph Benjamin Davis, son of Albert Evin Davis (See Davis) and Martha 'Mattie' Penelope Hope (See Hope), on December 20, 1896 in Gwinnett Co., GA. He was born on June 14, 1875 in Hall Co., GA. He died on January 31, 1956 in Gwinnett Co., GA (Gravesite).

Marriage License/Certificate ~ J. Ben Davis and Mary Francis "Fannie" Jordan
1900 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Sarah Mahaffey Jordan and Family
1910 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family
1910 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family pg. 2
1920 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family
1930 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family
1930 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family pg. 2
1940 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Joseph Benjamin Davis and Family
Death Certificate ~ Mary Francis Davis

Joseph Benjamin Davis and Mary Francis Jordan had the following children:
- Mamie Inez Davis was born on December 27, 1897. She died on July 01, 1954 (Gravesite).
+ 9. Minnie Ruth Davis was born on January 16, 1899. She died on June 6, 1970 in Dekalb Co., GA. She married Carnie Otto Wilkerson, son of James M. Wilkerson and Georgia Frances "Fannie" McCurry. He was born on September 5, 1889. He died on April 30, 1963.
+ 10. Gippie Lou Davis was born on January 11, 1901. She died on November 9, 1986 in Augusta, Richmond Co., GA. She married Marvin Crawford Doolittle, son of Lovic Pryor Doolittle and Arizona Sisk. He was born on October 24, 1904 in Jackson, GA. He died on August 29, 1966 in Augusta, Richmond Co., GA.
- Aris Mather Davis was born on August 14, 1903. He died on May 20, 1963 in Fulton Co., GA. He married Leona Hunter. She was born on November 21, 1894. She died on June 6, 1975.
+ 11. Marion Evan Davis was born on April 24, 1905 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA. He died on September 2, 1977 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. He married Lillie Corine Swanson, daughter of James Turner Swanson and Emma Lou Nicholson, on December 21, 1930 in Buford, Gwinnett, GA. She was born on January 16, 1912 in Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. She died on November 13, 2000 in Dunwoody, Dekalb Co., GA.
- Frances Thelma Davis was born on September 8, 1909. She died on April 30, 1982 (Gravesite).
 
 
 

Generation No. 4

+ 9. Minnie Ruth Davis was born on January 16, 1899. She died on June 6, 1970 in DeKalb Co, GA (Gravesite). She married Carnie Otto Wilkerson, son of James M. Wilkerson and Georgia Frances "Fannie" McCurry. He was born on September 5, 1889. He died on April 30, 1963 (Gravesite).

Carnie Otto Wilkerson and Minnie Ruth Davis had the following children:
+ 12. Elsie Francis Wilkerson was born in 1934 in GA. She died on July 10, 2019. She married (1) Donald Maxwell Woodall. He was born on September 16, 1931. He died on July 21, 1975. She married (2) Gene Allen. He died in 1995.
+ 13. (Private).
- James Ben Wilkerson was born in May 1944.
 
 
 
 
+ 10. Gippie Lou Davis was born on January 11, 1901. She died on November 9, 1986 in Augusta, Richmond Co., GA (Gravesite). She married Marvin Crawford Doolittle, son of Lovic Pryor Doolittle and Arizona Sisk. He was born on October 24, 1904 in Jackson, GA. He died on August 29, 1966 in Augusta, Richmond Co., GA (Gravesite).

1930 Census ~ Clarke Co., GA ~ Marvin Crawford Doolittle and Family
1940 Census ~ Richmond Co., GA ~ Marvin Crawford Doolittle and Family
WWII Draft Registration ~ Marvin Crawford Doolittle
WWII Draft Registration ~ Marvin Crawford Doolittle pg.2

Marvin Crawford Doolittle and Gippie Lou Davis had the following children:
+ 14. Francis Doolittle was born in 1922 in Athens, Clarke Co., GA. She died on April 7, 2007 in Augusta, Columbia Co., GA. She married William Daniel Savage on October 3, 1942. He was born on June 11, 1919. He died on October 2, 1987 in North Augusta, Aiken Co., SC.
+ 15. Vallie Ruth Doolittle was born about 1926. She died on July 25, 2019 in Augusta, Richmond, GA. She married Buford Gray after 1940. He was born on June 6, 1922. He died on January 11, 2019 in Augusta, Richmond, GA.
 
 
 
 

Corine and Marion Davis
 
 
+ 11. Marion Evan Davis was born on April 24, 1905 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA. He died on September 2, 1977 in Fulton Co., GA (Gravesite). He married Lillie Corine Swanson, daughter of James Turner Swanson (See Swanson) and Emma Lou Nicholson (See Nicholson), on December 21, 1930 in Buford, Gwinnett Co., GA. She was born on January 16, 1912 in Clayton, Rabun Co., GA. She died on November 13, 2000 in Dunwoody, DeKalb Co., GA (Gravesite).

Birth Record ~ Lillie Corine Swanson
Marriage License ~ Marion Evan Davis and Corine Swanson
1940 Census ~ Gwinnett Co., GA ~ Marion Evan Davis and Family
World War II Draft Registration ~ Marion Evan Davis
World War II Draft Registration ~ Marion Evan Davis pg 2

Marion Evan Davis and Lillie Corine Swanson had the following children:
+ 16. Sarah Margaret Davis was born on December 8, 1931 in Gwinnett. GA. She died on August 18, 2021. She married (1) Homer Richard Roberts on July 15, 1947 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA. He was born on July 18, 1924 in Chambers, AL. He died on July 11, 2000 in Hiawassee, Towns, GA. She married (2) Willard Devid Eller, son on Floyd Ray Eller and Della Arizonia Eller, on April 15, 2012 in Towns, GA. He was born on January 5, 1931 in Hiawassee, GA. He died on November 20, 2017 in GA.
+ 17. Juanita Mae Davis was born on May 1, 1933 in Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on May 15, 2009 in Cobb Co., GA. She married Pringle Allan Adams, son of Rufus Stafford Adams and Lula Magola Grizzle, on September 30, 1950. He was born on May 3, 1930 in Hart Co., GA. He died on September 16, 2010 in Cobb Co., GA.
+ 18. (Private).
+ 19. (Private).
 
 
 

Generation No. 5

+ 12. Elsie Francis Wilkerson was born in 1934 in GA. She died on July 10, 2019. She married (1) Donald Maxwell Woodall. He was born on September 16, 1931. He died on July 21, 1975 (Gravesite). She married (2) Gene Allen. He died in 1995.

Donald Maxwell Woodall and Elsie Francis Wilkerson had the following child:
- (Private).

Gene Allen and Elsie Francis Wilkerson had the following children:
- Scottie Eugene Allen was born on December 15, 1958. He died on January 15, 2011 (Gravesite).
- (Private).
- Jay Allen. He died before 2021.
- (Private).
- (Private).
 
 
 
 
+ 13. (Private)  
 
 
 
+ 14. Francis Doolittle was born in 1922 in Athens, Clarke Co., GA. She died on April 7, 2007 in Augusta, Columbia Co., GA (Gravesite). She married William Daniel Savage on October 3, 1942. He was born on June 11, 1919. He died on October 2, 1987 in North Augusta, Aiken Co., SC (Gravesite).

William Daniel Savage and Francis Doolittle had the following children:
- William Daniel 'Danny' Savage.
- Jerry E. Savage was born on January 22, 1946 (Gravesite). He married Marcia ?. She was born on January 22, 1950 (Gravesite).
 
 
 
 
+ 15. Vallie Ruth Doolittle was born on April 23, 1925. She died on July 25, 2019 in Augusta, Richmond, GA (Gravesite). She married Buford E. Gray after 1940. He was born on June 6, 1922. He died on January 11, 2019 in Augusta, Richmond, GA (Gravesite).

Buford Gray and Vallie Ruth Doolittle had the following children:
- Wayne Edward Gray was born on Augusta 26, 1945. He died on January 8, 2019 (Gravesite). He married Paula ?. She was born on December 29, 1955 (Gravesite).
- Larry Gray. He married Karin ?.
 
 
 
 
+ 16. Sarah Margaret Davis was born on December 8, 1931 in Gwinnett. GA. She died on August 18, 2021 in Greensboro, GA (Gravesite). She married (1) Homer Richard Roberts on July 15, 1947 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, GA. He was born on July 18, 1924 in Chambers Co., AL. He died on July 11, 2000 in Hiawassee, Towns, GA (Gravesite). She married (2) Willard Devid Eller, son on Floyd Ray Eller and Della Arizonia Eller, on April 15, 2012 in Towns, GA. He was born on January 5, 1931 in Hiawassee, GA. He died on November 20, 2017 in Hiawassee, GA (Gravesite).

Homer Richard Roberts and Sarah Margaret Davis had the following children:
- Brenda Sue Roberts was born on July 1, 1948 in Duluth, Gwinnett, GA. She died on January 15, 2007 in Hiawassee, Towns, GA (Gravesite). She married (1) (Private). She married (2) Vincent Mario Padilla on October 17, 1980 in Oxford, GA. He was born on July 17, 1935 in Chicago Heights, IL. He died on December 21, 1992 in Walnut Grove, Walton, GA (Gravesite).
- (Private).
- (Private).
- (Private).
 
 
 
 

   

Pringle Allan and Juanita Mae Davis Adams
 
 
+ 17. Juanita Mae Davis was born on May 1, 1933 in Buford, Gwinnett Co., GA. She died on May 15, 2009 in Cobb Co., GA (Gravesite). She married Pringle Allan Adams, son of Rufus Stafford Adams (See Adams) and Lula Magola Grizzle (See Grizzle), on September 30, 1950 in Hart Co., GA. He was born on May 3, 1930 in Hart Co., GA. He died on September 16, 2010 in Cobb Co., GA (Gravesite).

Birth Certificate ~ Pringle Adams
Birth Record ~ Juanita Mae Davis
Marriage License ~ Pringle Allan Adams & Juanita Mae Davis
1958 Anderson, SC City Directory ~ Pringle & Juanita Adams

Pringle Allan Adams and Juanita Mae Davis had the following children:
- (Private).
- (Private).
 
 
 
 
+ 18. (Private)  
 
 
 
+ 19. (Private)  
 
- No further information on this individual.  
 

 
 
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