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Selah Reeve

      Sex: M

Individual Information
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Spouses and Children
1. *Keturah Strong
       Marriage: 
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       Children:
                1. Keturah Reeve


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Sarah Reeves

      Sex: F

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1780 - Virginia 1
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          Death: 5 Oct 1856 - Lowndes (now Berrien) County, Georgia ( at age 76) 1
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Spouses and Children
1. *James Connell 2 
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       Children:
                1. Samuel Connell


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Abraham Register

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 21 Oct 1800 - Sampson Co., NC 1
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          Death: 16 Nov 1872 - Hamilton Co., FL ( at age 72) 1
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Parents
         Father: John Register 13
         Mother: 

Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Stewart 1 
       Marriage: 3 Feb 1825 - Bulloch County, GA 1
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       Children:
                1. Sarah Register
                2. Rhoda Register
                3. Mitchell Register
                4. Harriet Register
                5. Eliza Register
                6. Nancy Register
                7. Abraham Register Jr.
                8. Mary Register
                9. William Register

2. Sarah Tyre
       Marriage: 23 Dec 1858 - Hamilton Co., FL 1
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       Children:
                1. Samuel T. Register
                2. Guilford R. Register
                3. Nathaniel Register
                4. Julia Ann Register
                5. Martha Register
                6. Rebecca Register

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General:
REGISTER, ABRAHAM
1800-1872
CLINCH.

Abraham Register, a son of John Register and brother of Samuel and William Register (Vol. 1), was born in Sampson County, North Carolina October 21, 1800. He was brought to Bulloch County, Georgia by his parents when only three or four years old. He grew up in that county and was married there February 3, 1825 to Mary Stewart, born 1804 in Bulloch County, daughter of Alexander Stewart, a prominent early citizen there. She died at the family home in Hamilton County, Florida 1855, and Mr. Register then married Sarah Ann Tyre, born 1832 in Georgia, daughter of William Tyre of Hamilton, County. They were married there December 23, 1858. By the first wife nine children were born, and by the second wife six were born. These children in their order, were as follows:

1. Sarahb 1825, m. Joel Griffis.
2. Rhodab: 1828, m. (1) David Skinner (2) Benjamin Stalvey April 30, 1855.
3. Mitchellb. 1831, died single in Confederate Army.
4. Harrietb. 1833, m. (1) John Hilliard (2) Peter Stalvey.
5. Elizab. 1835, never m. Died June 20, 1908.
6. Nancyb. 1838, died young.
7. Abrahamb. 1840, m. Rebecca Register, daughter of John.
8. Maryb. 1843, m. William Clements January 6, 1859.
9. Williamb. 1848, died young.
10. Samuel T.b. 1860, wife unknown.
11. Guilford R.b. 1861, wife unknown.
12. Nathanielb. 1863, wife unknown.
13. Julia Annb. 1865, m. _____ Christmas.
14. Marthab. 1868, never married.
15. Rebeccab. 1870, never married.

Abraham Register moved with his family from Bulloch to what was then Ware County before 1830, and settled in the 719th district in what is now Clinch county and the 970th district. His home was on lot of land 230, 12th land district. He lived there until 1853 when he moved to Hamilton County, Florida. In 1868, he moved back to Clinch for a brief residence, returning to Hamilton County not long before his death November 16, 1872. His remains were brought back to his old home county and buried at Wayfare Church on the Clinch-Echols County line. His two wives were buried two miles west of Jasper, Florida. The last wife died 1910.

Mr. Register served as 3rd sergeant in Capt. Levi J. Knight's independent militia company in 1838 in the Indian War, and also saw other service during the continuation of that conflict.
Note: Mr. Register, according to his son Samuel T. Register in 1926, had thirteen children by his first wife and nine by the second wife, total 22. Of these, nine died young and their names, with the exception of Nancy and William who are named above, were not remembered by him.

Census References: 1830, 1840, Ware;'1850, Ware, portion placed in Clinch; 1860, Hamilton Co., Florida.

picture Abraham Register

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1840 - Clinch County, GA 6
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Parents
         Father: David Register 13
         Mother: Matilda McDaniel 13

Notes
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Died in CSA in Virginia

picture Abraham Register Jr.

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1840 - Ware County, GA 1
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Parents
         Father: Abraham Register
         Mother: Mary Stewart 1

Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Register
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Alfred Register

      Sex: M

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1845 4
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Parents
         Father: John Register
         Mother: Elizabeth Cowart 13

Spouses and Children
1. *Harriet Deloach 4 
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         Status: 


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Ann Elizabeth Register

      Sex: F

Individual Information
     Birth Date: 1865 4
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Parents
         Father: John Register
         Mother: Mary Ann Fiveash


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Benjamin Register

      Sex: M

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Spouses and Children
       Children:
                1. John Register

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RS

picture Betty Louise Register

      Sex: F

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Spouses and Children
1. *Roy Hillory Waldron
       Marriage: 26 Feb 1949 - Lake Park, Lowndes Co., Georgia, USA
         Status: 


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Cora Register

      Sex: F

Individual Information
     Birth Date: Feb 1893 - Florida 178
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Parents
         Father: Thomas Sherman Register
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Melton


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