Emma Gertrude Hodge and her Descendants

Generation One

1. Emma Gertrude Hodge, (daughter of Alphonso Hodge and Rachel Jeanette Carter) b. 30 Apr 1868 in Enfield, White Co. IL, d. 25 Nov 1923 in Olney, Richland Co. IL. She married (1) Charles Marshal Taylor, married 12 Mar 1888 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, b. CA. 1868 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. 23 Oct 1891 in Springerton, White Co. IL, buried in Mt Pleasant Cem. Burnt Prairie IL. She married (2) LaVega Trafton Williams, married 2 May 1894 in White Co. IL, b. 30 Jun 1849 in Posey Co. IN, (son of Daniel Williams and Yelitha Jane Hunter) d. 1937 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL, buried in Mount Vernon, IL.

Children by Charles Marshal Taylor:

2. i. Lura Pearl Taylor b. 11 Jul 1889.

3. ii. Elsie Mae Taylor b. 6 Sep 1890.

Children by LaVega Trafton Williams:

iii. Nellie Audrey Williams, b. 24 Mar 1895 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. CA. 1897 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, buried in Johnson Cem. Mill Shoals, White Co. IL.

iv. George Alphonso Williams, b. 9 Jan 1897 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. MAR 1897 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, buried in Johnson Cem. Mill Shoals, White Co. IL.

v. Jeanette Blythe Williams, b. 12 Dec 1898 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. 12 Apr 1899 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, buried in Johnson Cem. Mill Shoals, White Co. IL.

4. vi. Charles Henry Williams b. 9 Feb 1900.

5. vii. Fayetta "Etta" Williams b. 20 Mar 1903.

6. viii. Vivian Williams b. 2 May 1905.

Generation Two

2. Lura Pearl Taylor, b. 11 Jul 1889 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. 4 Sep 1961 in Carmi, White Co. IL, buried in Enfield Cem. Enfield, White Co. IL. She married (1) Walter T. Melvin, married 28 Apr 1910 in Belleville, St. Clair Co. IL, b. CA. 1886 in St. Louis, MO, d. AUG 1915 in White Co. IL. She married (2) Walter Arthur Garrett, married 8 Sep 1918 in White Co. ?, b. 1 Apr 1889 in White Co. IL, d. 28 Jun 1963 in Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL, buried in Little Zion Cem. Mill Shoals, White Co.

Children by Walter T. Melvin:

7. i. Walter Lionel Melvin b. 27 Apr 1911.

8. ii. Charles Nyal Melvin b. 25 Sep 1913.

iii. Lena Mae Melvin, b. 12 Feb 1916 in Enfield, White Co. IL.

Children by Walter Arthur Garrett:

iv. Nona Dell Garrett, b. 25 Aug 1920 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL.

9. v. Oma Nell Garrett b. 25 Aug 1920.

3. Elsie Mae Taylor, b. 6 Sep 1890 in Springerton, White Co. IL, d. May 1969 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL, buried in Odd Fellows Cem., McLeansboro, IL. She married Albert Walter Mayberry, married 20 Nov 1910 in Springerton, White Co. IL, b. 12 May 1884 in Hamilton Co. IL.

Children:

10. i. Gerald Hodge Mayberry b. 29 Aug 1911.

11. ii. Joseph Lorton Mayberry b. 5 May 1914.

12. iii. Marion Doyle Mayberry b. 3 Nov 1919.

13. iv. Hazel Emma Gene Mayberry b. 23 Sep 1925.

v. Melba Mayberry, b. 12 Jul 1929 in Mcleansboro, IL, d. 12 Jul 1929 in Mcleansboro, IL.

4. Charles Henry Williams, b. 9 Feb 1900 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. 7 Jan 1968 in White Co. IL, buried in Hammock Cem. Springerton, White Co. IL. He married L. Pearl Rister, married 1919, b. 1901, d. 1952 in Michigan, buried in Hammock Cem. Springerton, White Co. IL.

Children:

14. i. Howard Eugene Williams b. 14 Jul 1920.

15. ii. Harold Colene Williams b. 20 Dec 1923.

16. iii. Neva June Williams b. 13 May 1927.

17. iv. C. Delores Williams b. 22 Dec 1930.

5. Fayetta "Etta" Williams, b. 20 Mar 1903 in Springerton, White Co. IL, d. Aug 1984. She married Ernest Meacham, married 4 Apr 1923 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL, b. 23 Sep 1904 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL.

Children:

18. i. Wayne Meacham b. 25 Feb 1924.

19. ii. Shirley Meacham b. 27 Mar 1935.

6. Vivian Williams, b. 2 May 1905 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. Jun 1977. She married (1) William Burton Upton, married CA. 1920, b. 21 Jul 1900 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL. She married (2) Weldon Nelson, married 15 Aug 1936.

Children by William Burton Upton:

20. i. Kenneth Upton b. 7 Jul 1921.

21. ii. Darrell Upton b. 21 Apr 1925.

Generation Three

7. Walter Lionel Melvin, b. 27 Apr 1911 in St. Louis, MO, d. OCT 1985. He married Louise Deorn.

Children:

22. i. June Melvin.

23. ii. Shirley Melvin.

24. iii. Nena Melvin.

iv. Martha Elizabeth Melvin, b. MAY 1938 in IL.

8. Charles Nyal Melvin, b. 25 Sep 1913 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL, d. Feb 1975 in Westland, Wayne Co., MI. He married Betty Barclay, married in MI, b. in Lake Orion, Oakland Co. MI.

Children:

i. Sherrie Melvin, b. in Wayne, MI.

ii. Victoria Melvin, b. in Wayne, MI.

iii. Charles Nyal Melvin, b. in Wayne, MI.

iv. David (Danny?) Melvin, b. in Wayne, MI.

v. Reuben Melvin, b. in Wayne, MI.

9. Oma Nell Garrett, b. 25 Aug 1920 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL. She married Everett Gwaltney, married 1940 in White Co. IL, b. 7 Dec 1918 in Mill Shoals, White Co. IL, d. Jul 1984 in Mill Shoals, White Co., IL.

Children:

i. Elwood Gwaltney, b. 1941 in White Co. IL.

ii. Charles Walter Gwaltney, b. 1943 in White Co. IL, d. 19 Dec 1960 in White Co. IL.

iii. Vernon Gwaltney, b. 1946 in White Co. IL.

iv. Donald Gwaltney, b. 3 Dec 1952 in White Co. IL.

v. Ronald Gwaltney, b. 3 Dec 1952 in White Co. IL.

10. Gerald Hodge Mayberry, b. 29 Aug 1911 in White Co. IL, d. NOV 1983 in Hamilton Co. IL. He married Bernardine Sutherland, married 16 Mar 1932 in Springfield, Sangamom Co. IL, b. 1 Jul 1911 in Marion, IL.

Children:

25. i. Robert Joe Mayberry b. 15 May 1933.

11. Joseph Lorton Mayberry, b. 5 May 1914 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co. IL, d. 29 Dec 1989 in Florida 34621. He married Gladys Webber, married DEC 1935 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL, b. 22 MAY 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL, d. Oct 1982 in Florida.

Children:

26. i. Joseph Lorton Mayberry b. OCT 1936.

ii. Patricia Ann Mayberry, b. 8 Jun 1942 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL.

12. Marion Doyle Mayberry, b. 3 Nov 1919 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co. IL, d. 17 May 1992 in Summit Co. OH. He married Elvada Virginia Hartman, married 2 Oct 1944 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL, b. in Carbondale, Jackson Co. IL.

Children:

27. i. Connie Leah Mayberry b. 29 May 1946.

28. ii. Karen Sue Mayberry b. 20 Aug 1948.

29. iii. Stephen Doyle Mayberry b. 15 Oct 1949.

13. Hazel Emma Gene Mayberry, b. 23 Sep 1925 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co. IL, d. 12 Nov 1973 in Perrysburg, Wood Co. OH, buried in Oddfellows Cem. McLeansboro, IL. She married William R. Bachman, married 3 May 1942 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co. MO, b. 10 Aug 1922 in White Co. IL.

Children:

30. i. Robert Martin Bachman b. 19 Mar 1951.

ii. Judith Ann Bachman.

14. Howard Eugene Williams, b. 14 Jul 1920, d. 16 Sep 1998. He married Ann Newton, married in IL, b. 18 May 1918 in Barnhill, Wayne Co. IL.

Children:

31. i. Marilyn Ann Williams b. 1 Oct 1938.

ii. Harold Eugene Williams, b. 22 May 1941 in IL.

iii. Jackie Loretta Williams, b. 7 Oct 1943 in IL.

iv. Wendell Williams, b. 4 Jan 1950 in IL.

v. Weldon Williams, b. 4 Jan 1950 in IL.

15. Harold Colene Williams, b. 20 Dec 1923. He married Flora Belle Hutchison, b. 12 Oct 1927.

Children:

i. Harold Sydney Williams, b. 16 Dec 1955.

16. Neva June Williams, b. 13 May 1927. She married Richard Earl Douglas, b. 24 Jan 1924.

Children:

i. Deborah Ann Douglas, b. 26 Mar 1950.

ii. Danny Kay Douglas, b. 18 Oct 1952.

17. C. Delores Williams, b. 22 Dec 1930. She married Roy Wendell Williams, married 15 Jul 1956 in Huntington, Emmet Co. IN, b. 15 Jul 1926.

Children:

i. Michael Dale Williams, b. 8 Nov 1948.

ii. Roger Paul Williams, b. 12 Feb 1950.

iii. Janice Lynn Williams, b. 8 Mar 1955.

18. Wayne Meacham, b. 25 Feb 1924 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL. He married Violet McNeese, married 19 Sep 1946 in IL, b. in Harrisburg, IL.

Children:

i. Darrell Meacham, b. 10 Apr 1949.

ii. Robert Meacham, b. 11 Feb 1951.

iii. Donald Meacham, b. 28 Sep 1954.

iv. Larry Meacham, b. 13 Mar 1956.

19. Shirley Meacham, b. 27 Mar 1935 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL. She married James Gholston, married 21 Sep 1955 in Rossville, Walker Co. GA, b. in Whitewall, TN (Whitwell, Marion Co.)?.

Children:

i. Janet Marie Gholston, b. 7 Apr 1958.

20. Kenneth Upton, b. 7 Jul 1921 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL. He married Lillian Bolton, married 19 Jun 1940 in Napleon, Henry Co. OH, b. 24 Oct 1922 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

Children:

i. Judy Upton, b. 1 Apr 1943 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

ii. Vivian Lee Upton, b. 10 Feb 1949 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

iii. Edmond Upton, b. 26 Jun 1950 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

iv. Tammy Ann Upton, b. 22 Aug 1958 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

21. Darrell Upton, b. 21 Apr 1925 in Harrisburg, Saline Co. IL. He married Barbara Berridge, married 14 Feb 1946 in San Francisco, CA, b. 27 Aug 1926 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

Children:

i. Kim Upton, b. 27 Aug 1957 in Pontiac, Oakland Co. MI.

Generation Four

22. June Melvin, b. in White Co. IL. She married Lawrence Dozier.

Children:

i. Stevie Dozier.

ii. Randy Dozier.

23. Shirley Melvin, b. in Prob. White Co. IL. She married Junior Allen.

Children:

i. Gary Allen.

ii. Martha Allen.

24. Nena Melvin, b. in White Co. IL. She married Lawrence Dye.

Children:

i. Rodney Dye, b. 1956.

25. Robert Joe Mayberry, b. 15 May 1933 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co. IL. He married Donna Ward, married 1952 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co. IL, b. in Champaign, Champaign Co. IL.

Children:

i. Robert Joe Mayberry, b. JAN 1953 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co. IL.

ii. William Hodge Mayberry, b. AUG 1957 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. TX, d. 1986 in Dallas, TX.

26. Joseph Lorton Mayberry, b. OCT 1936 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL. He married Janet (Unknown).

Children:

i. Joseph Lorton Mayberry, b. FEB 1958 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co. MI.

27. Connie Leah Mayberry, b. 29 May 1946 in Paris, Edgar Co. IL. She married David James Tanner, married 2 Aug 1969 in Hudson, Summit Co. OH, b. 26 Aug 1946 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. OH.

Children:

i. David Scott Tanner, b. 15 Oct 1971 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. OH.

ii. Mathew James Tanner, b. 9 Aug 1974 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. OH.

28. Karen Sue Mayberry, b. 20 Aug 1948 in Paris, Edgar Co. IL. She married John Joseph Bowers, married 4 Dec 1971 in Hudson, Summit Co. OH.

Children:

i. Mary Suzanne Bowers, b. 11 Nov 1976 in Parma, Cleveland Co. OH.

ii. Theresa Leah Bowers, b. 17 Dec 1978 in Parma, Cleveland Co. OH.

iii. Joseph Doyle Bowers, b. 16 Feb 1982.

29. Stephen Doyle Mayberry, b. 15 Oct 1949 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co. IN. He married Carol Owens, married 22 Oct 1977 in Nashville, Davidson Co. TN.

Children:

i. Nathan Doyle Mayberry, b. 28 Dec 1978 in Durham, Durham Co. NC.

30. Robert Martin Bachman, b. 19 Mar 1951 in Fairfield, Wayne Co. IL. He married Janice Cecelia Harrison, married 26 Aug 1972.

Children:

i. Joshua Harrison Bachman, b. 9 Jun 1981.

ii. Zachary Martin Bachman, b. 26 Jun 1984.

31. Marilyn Ann Williams, b. 1 Oct 1938 in IL. She married John Jebb.

Children:

i. Dennie Jebb, b. 1955 in Germany.

ii. Tamara Lynn Jebb, b. 9 Nov 1958 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co. MI.