3rd Great Grandparents
Born 1764-1822
John Maud Blakeley Carlton(1808-1865)
My Maternal 3rd Great Grandfather, married Nancy Mary Kelley
A father who survived the ravages of the civil war from 1861 to its ending at Appomattox, two sons taken as POWS, one son a guard at Andersonville prison.
Nancy Mary Kelley (1810-1853)
My Maternal 3rd Great Grandmother, married John Maud Blakely Carlton
She led a quiet life on a farm with her beloved husband and children and died young before the Civil War brought misery to her family.
Thomas Little Ricks(1810-1850)
My Paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, married Sarah Ann Latham
“We have no overgrown fortunes but we have no beggars.”
Dr. Gideon C. Marchant IV(1798-1861)
My Paternal 3rd Great Grandfather, married Emily Sawyer Dauge
Five generations of sea captains ran through his veins, yet he chose to become a doctor.
Margaret Little(1806-1879)
My Paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, married Benjamin Lanier Daniel
The “Vilomah,” the story of poor Margaret’s devastating losses.