Born in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Anderson Mize
and Martha Lavinia (Cape) Mize
Sister of
Ellen Kesiah (Mize) Ward and William Wofford Mize
Wife of
William Elba Walker
— married
18 Sep 1856 in Franklin, Georgia
Wife of
Caleb Cobb Chitwood
— married
3 Sep 1870 in Franklin, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Amanda (Chitwood) Cobb and Stephen Bose Chitwood
Died
at age 55
in Banks County, Georgia.
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Biography
Sicily Mize was born on 16 June 1841 in Franklin County, Georgia. She was the fifth child of seven of parents Thomas Mize and Martha (Cape) Mize. The 1850 census[1] shows eleven year old Sicily living with her family in Franklin County.
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mize | Father | M | 41 | South Carolina |
| Susana Mize | Mother | F | 42 | South Carolina |
| Nancy B Mize | Sister | F | 18 | Georgia |
| Thomas A Mize | Brother | M | 15 | Georgia |
| Ellen K Mize | Sister | F | 13 | Georgia |
| Sicily V Mize | Self | F | 11 | Georgia |
| Minerva Mize | Sister | F | 8 | Georgia |
| William S Mize | Brother | M | 5 | Georgia |
On 18 Sep 1856 Sisley married[2] William Walker there in Franklin County. Sisley gave birt to their daughter Mary in 1857 and their son James in 1860. William enlisted[3] in the Confederate 34th Georgia Infantry Regiment on 12 May 1862 and died[4] on 08 July 1862.
Sisley married Calib Cobb Chitwood on 03 Sep 1870 still in Franklin County, Georgia. Between 1871 and 1885 Sisley gave birth to their seven children. The 1880 census shows Sisley raising her family now in Banks County, Georgia.
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Chitwood | Husband/farmer | M | 48 | Georgia |
| Sisley Chitwood | Wife/Keeping house | F | 38 | Georgia |
| Amand Chitwood | Daughter/school | F | 18 | Georgia |
| Stephn Chitwood | Son/school | M | 8 | Georgia |
| Carter Chitwood | Son | M | 6 | Georgia |
| Jones Chitwood | Son | M | 3 | Georgia |
| Caleb W. Chitwood | hireling/works the farm | M | 27 | Georgia |
Caleb died in 1893. Sisley Chitwood passed away on 27 March 1897 in Banks County, Georgia. She is buried[5] at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Baldwin, Banks County, Georgia next to Caleb.
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-81X : Sun Jun 04 07:00:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Mize and Susana Mize, 1850.
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV7-NQ5 : 7 February 2020), William Walker and Sicily Mize, 18 Sep 1856; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 361,855.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/591318:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=6695865&pid=-1244566984
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64978760/william-elba-walker: accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for PVT William Elba Walker (1833–8 Jul 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64978760, citing Mize Family Cemetery, Stephens County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Joyce Mize Worsham (contributor 47059680).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64978236/sisley-c-chitwood: accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Sisley C. Mize Chitwood (16 Jun 1841–27 Mar 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64978236, citing Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Baldwin, Banks County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Joyce Mize Worsham (contributor 47059680).
See Also
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCXL-BL3
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6695865/person/-1244566986/facts
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64978236/sisley-c-chitwood
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/h/a/Michael-W-Shaw/GENE1-0006.html
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Karen-M-Jackson/GENE1-0001.html
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sicily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sicily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sicily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sicily:
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~0.78%
Susanne (Orr) O'Brien
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CL8813344 [compare]
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~0.39%
D Mcdonald :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Wendy Frank :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KG6889667 [compare]
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