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Contents 1 WikiTree Challenge 16 1.1 Score Sheet 1.2 Starting Profiles 1.3 Needs Work 1.4 Photographs 1.5 FamilySearch Image Look-ups 2 Tell Us What You Found!! 2.1 Locations 2.2 Interesting Finds 2.3 Excellent Profiles 2.4 Military Profiles 2.5 Free Space Pages 3 Media Outreach 3.1 WikiTree Posts: 3.2 Participant Posts: 4 Ancestors 4.1 Brick Walls 4.1.1 Brick Wall Ancestors 5 Resources 5.1 General WT Resources 5.2 African-American Resources 5.3 Specific Country Resources

WikiTree Challenge 16

Organization: Central Georgia Genealogical Society

Score Sheet

Score sheet

Scores update once an hour.

Connections refresh twice an hour, though the score sheet won't reflect that.

Starting Profiles

1. Helena Cobb
2. Charles Henry Douglass
3. Walter George
4. Evelyn Hannah
5. Billy Jones
6. Jefferson Long
7. Samuel Rumph

Bonus: Jackie Robinson

Here is a video explaining how to find missing connections: video

Needs Work

While working, the maintenance categories can be added to profiles as needed: Challenge Maintenance Categories. If there are profiles that need extra work or are in countries you're not comfortable in, feel free to list them below.

Photographs

Note: Please check with your captain, Elaine Martzen, if there are any questions about the images being protected by copyright.

• add image link here

FamilySearch Image Look-ups

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Tell Us What You Found!!

Locations

List any countries you find here

1. France
   1. Bas-Rhin
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. United States
   1. Arkansas
   2. Alabama
   3. California
   4. Connecticut
   5. Florida
   6. Georgia
   7. Indiana
   8. Illinois
   9. Kansas
   10. New York
   11. Ohio
   12. Tennessee
   13. Texas
   14. South Carolina
   15. Wisconsin
5. Switzerland (Bern Canton)

Interesting Finds

Please be sure to include which of the seven starting individuals your interesting find connects to and don't forget to sign with 4 tildes (~) so we know who submitted the find.

List interesting finds to share with the guest at the end of the week:

• Antoinette Betton, mother-in-law of Jefferson Long, owned land as a free woman of color in Macon, Georgia in 1860. There are now some deed records attached to her FamilySearch profile that could use some investigation, if I have time. Wallace-14939 13:23, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Jason Wallace
  • Antoinette Betton (1823-aft.1890) was a free person of color and property owner in north Macon as early as 1854. She deposed in court in 1890 about her various land deals throughout the years. Apparently, some of the deeds used the incorrect lot number. Her address no longer exists and is now, I believe, a Waffle House on Riverside Drive. Selvaggio-84 03:24, 25 October 2023 (UTC) (Jefferson Franklin Long (1836-1901) line) Also, see the free space linked below ↓

• Benning Moore Grice (1909-1988) (2 degrees from Samuel Henry Rumph (1851-1922)) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.Ulmer-538 13:40, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Fran (Ulmer) Pickett also served 2-3 years in the House of Representatives 1940-42 Bryant-16706

• William Davitte Calhoun (1890-1955) was a major league baseball player. He played for the Boston Braves in 1913. Ulmer-538 13:40, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Fran (Ulmer) Pickett

• Doris McGriff Wilson (1926-2023) was "The First Black woman to teach at Bakersfield City School District left loving legacy" Posted on the local newspaper. Three degrees from Robinson-13 Schauer-42

• Henry Allan Rucker (1852-1924) was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Georgia (1896-1910), the only African-American to receive this appointment. Rucker was active in the Niagara Movement and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Stevenson-3628

• John Warren Davis (1888-1980) Served as the 5th President of West Virginia State University. He bolstered the school’s faculty and curriculum, making it one of the first four black colleges in the United States to be accredited. Stevenson-3628

• Ethel Elizabeth (McGhee) Davis (1900-1990) Served as Dean of Women at Spelman College Stevenson-3628

• Irvin Charles Mollison (1898-1962) first African American appointed to a federal judgeship within the continental U.S. Stevenson-3628

• Willis Elbert Mollison (1859-1924) was a pioneering African-American lawyer in Mississippi. was a teacher, newspaper editor, politician, banker, businessman, lawyer, public official, and civil rights advocate in Mississippi. Stevenson-3628

• Theodore Paul Gleiter (1921-2009) top administrator at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Stevenson-3628

• Henrietta (Collier) Douglass (1909-1990) was the goddaughter of Mr. Ringling of the Ringling Brother's Circus. One Christmas she got to visit his mansion in Sarasota, Florida. "I got lots of presents!" (Thiel-559)

• Charlie Collier (1881-1942) was the owner of "Silas Green from New Orleans" minstrel show. The show had between 40 to 90 performers including comedians and dancers, traveling the country in a special Pullman railroad car. After his death his wife Hortense, who started out as a dancer, managed the troupe. (Thiel-559)

• Charlie Wong Sing (ca 1865-1929) arrived in the United States around 1885. His second wife was an African American woman. When he died in Florida in 1929 his family had his body shipped back to Hong Kong. (Thiel-559)

• Douglass-5009 daughter Wenona (Douglass) Burton (1904-1988) is considered to be a "Black Trailblazer" in Cleveland where she was a social worker and hospital administrator. Skinner-10247 01:10, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

• Charles Carhart (abt.1848-), aka Charles Betton was a witness in a murder trial. It seems some guy insulted this other guy's wife, so the husband beat him to death. He did not witness the actual killing, but he was assisting the wife to locate her husband. Apparently, they were from New York and she unexpectedly arrived in town and didn't know where her husband was or where she could spend the night, so he escorted her all around to various hotels and boarding houses. Selvaggio-84 03:24, 25 October 2023 (UTC) (Jefferson Franklin Long (1836-1901) line)

• Clarence Lavert Jones Great Uncle of Billy Walker Jones was shot at a Party held at the home of W.H. Califf during a dispute between 'Short' Griffin and Luther Calif. Both Luther and Short also died. (Jenkinson-562)

• George Dennis Sale Kelsey (connected to Helena Cobb), was a close associate to Martin Luther King, Jr. George Kelsey was a theologian and educator who helped to convince King that a career in ministry would enable him to address issues of social justice and racial reform. Hatchett-114 01:26, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

• Wilkins Wallace Hunt, uncle of wife of Samuel Henry Rumph, had the occupation of "magnetic healer" in the 1900 Census. Ellingson-287 07:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

• Lewis Woodson, great grandfather of the son-in-law of Charles Douglass (5 degrees), Lewis Woodson was a notable abolitionist, educator, minister and writer. Wikipedia entry Hatchett-114 12:02, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Excellent Profiles

Please be sure to include which of the seven starting individuals your excellent profile finds connects to and don't forget to sign with 4 tildes (~) so we know who submitted the find.

List excelllent profiles to share with the guest at the end of the week:

• Henry Allan Rucker (1852-1924) son in law of Jefferson Franklin Long (1836-1901). Skinner-10247 20:02, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Military Profiles

Please be sure to include which of the seven starting individuals your military person is connected to and don't forget to sign with 4 tildes (~) so we know who submitted it.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• Vincent T. Allentharpe (1760 - 1825) 3X great-grandfather to Billy Walker Jones Jones-141698 Schauer-42

WAR OF 1812

• Evelyn Hannah (1900-1982) maternal gr uncle Jacob King (1796-1862) was a veteran of the War of 1812. Afterwards he became a well-known Baptist minister in Upson County. Skinner-10247 02:08, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

CIVIL WAR

• Evelyn Hannah's maternal grandfather, Jacob S King was a Captain in the Georgia 5th Infantry. (Frank Skinner)
• Billy Walker Jones' great-grandfather was a private in the Georgia 6th Infantry, Imprisoned on 15 Sep 1862 in Williamsport, Maryland. Alexander Allen Tharpe (1832 - 1897)

Schauer-42

• The brother of Elizabeth Jane (McGowan) Calhoun, six degrees from Samuel Rumph, was Samuel McGowan, Brigadier General in A. P. Hill's "Light Division." (Henry Sturcke)

• Relatives of Samuel Henry Rumph (Ellingson-287)
  • Samuel's Uncle George Benjamin Plant served in the Georgia 6th Infantry and the Georgia 57th Infantry. He was held as a Prisoner of War with the 57th Infantry.
  • Samuel's grandfather, Lewis David Rumph (1793-1862), served in the Georgia 6th Infantry and probably died from wounds received in the war.
  • 6 of 7 living Brothers of Mary Elvira Hunt, who was Samuel's Mother-In-Law (the 7th applied for pension, but I did not figure out if he served).
    • James Madison Hunt, 2nd Lieutenant in the 46th Georgia Infantry, CSA. Killed Aug 5 1864.
    • Thomas Jefferson Hunt, 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, CSA.
    • Wilkins Wallace Hunt, 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry and 3rd Georgia Infantry. CSA. -- Needs Sticker
    • Jesse Middleton Hunt, Georgia State Troops Cavalry Scouts. CSA. -- Needs Sticker
    • Henry Penn Hunt, 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, CSA. Died of wounds while enlisted on 27 September 1862.
    • Francis Marion "Frank" Hunt,8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, CSA
  • Samuel's Father-In-Law, William H Reese (abt.1833-abt.1885), 44th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, CSA.

WORLD WAR I

• Helena Cobb's 1st cousin, Albert Marshall Tonsill was a corporal in the 539th Engineers Battalion (Colored), serving in France.Hatchett-114 01:28, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

WORLD WAR II

• Lewis-60382, he might also have been a soldier in WWI?
• Charles Douglas Appling nephew of Charles Douglass and Fanny Appling served for over 2 years. He started his service as a Private and advanced to Sargeant. He was a Squadron Leader, Balloon Gas Handler and Barber. His varied occupations can also be seen in Civilian Life amongst them were Carpenter, Barber and Civil Service Employee.

Vietnam War

• Richard Collier Douglas (1945-2022) served Marsh-9608 22:49, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Free Space Pages

List of Free Space Pages created for or linked to members of this family.

• Antoinette Betton Land Records

Media Outreach

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WikiTree Posts:

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Day	Subject	@WikiTree @Central Georgia Genealogical Society	@WTChallenge	@WikiTree	@WikiTreers	@WikiTreers
10/18	About to start!	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link
10/19	Zoom Kick-off AM	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link
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10/21	Zoom Weekend Chat	Link	Link	Link	Link
10/22	Halfway	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link
10/24	Winding down	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link

Participant Posts:

Member	Date	Subject	Facebook	Twitter	Mastodon	Instagram	YouTube
Azure	10/22		Link	Link	Link	Link	Link

Ancestors

Brick Walls

These links will be added mid-week by Eowyn and the captain. Remember to claim any brick wall bounties in the G2G!

Brick Wall Ancestors

1. Mother of Louvenia Brown
2. Either parent of Ellen Douglass
3. Either parent of Robert Theodoric George
4. Either parent of John Ready
5. Either parent of Carrie Lou Anderson
6. Sibling of Jefferson Long
7. Either parent of Rachel Amaker

Resources

Please list any resources that you have. We all gain knowledge from eachother!

Georgia Historic Maps:

https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/hmf/search

https://mapgeeks.org/Georgia/

Georgia Historic Newspapers (has images of the Houston Home Journal (Perry), nearly complete)

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053613/issues/

General WT Resources

• Editing Tips This page shows basic markup that can be used on WikiTree profiles and Space pages. Please remember not to use tables on Challenge profiles.
• Example Challenge Profiles This is a guideline on how the profiles can look.
• WikiTree Browser Extension This addon is great for a lot of things, but the main help for the Challenge is the "auto-bio" button that it puts on the profiles. This will give you basic narrative you can add to. It is also great for adding stickers and cleaning up GEDCOM clutter. Let your team captain know if you need help learning one of these features!
• The Background Images Category contains pages that you can find a large variety of background images on. Most of them are tiled (repeatable) images.
• WikiTree+ is valuable for so many things! Here are a few of the search features you can use for challenge profiles: (Go to WikiTree+. In the "Search" section, look at the "Text search" box and then "Text:" underneath that. Leave the ProfileList parameter and change the text at the end to search for different things. You can copy the text below and paste it in the text box. Click "Get profiles.") Thank you Aleš!!
  1. Look for Pending merges: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" pendingmerge
  2. Profiles missing the country in a location field: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" UnknownCountry
  3. Not connected to the global tree: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" unconnected
  4. No parents: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" noparents
  5. No spouse: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" nospouses
  6. Notable profiles: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" TemplateFull=Notables_Sticker
  7. Has GEDCOM clutter: ProfileList="WikiTreeChallenge\ActiveChallenge" GEDCOMJunk
• Connection Finder If you're not sure where you are working on the tree, this will show you anyone (connected)'s connection to the starting profiles. Just enter the profile you're working on in the box at the top of the page.

African-American Resources

• Please add the {{African-American Sticker}} right below the biography heading on all African-American profiles except for notables - notables should have the project box and sticker described here.
• US Black Heritage: Preferred Terminology
• Black Genealogy Basics
• Documenting Enslaved People in WikiTree
• How to Find Enslaved Ancestors
• African-American Genealogy Resources
• US Black Heritage Resources by State

Specific Country Resources

• *Georgia Source Records