John W. Gatlin was born in North Carolina on Jan 20, 1816. I do not know when he came to Georgia, but he settled in the Pine Level, Rodgers, Crawford County, Georgia area prior to the War Between the States. He had taken up carpentry, per the 1860 census, having married Mary Pritchard in the 1840's. John and Mary were blessed with ten children prior to his joining the military in 1862 and an 11th child following his return from the War. Their children were, to my knowledge:
Martha W., b. 1845, Fannie "Feraby", b.May 5th, 1846, Thomas J., b.Dec 1847, Louis C., b.1850, Charles F., b.1852, John W., b.1854, Joseph L. b.1856, Marietta, b.1858, a 2nd Joseph, b.1859 (he is never mentioned again), Theadocia, b.1861, and Sarah Willa, b.Feb 8, 1867.
John joined the 57th Regiment of the Georgia Militia, Co.F, in 1862. It appears that he fought in the Confederate States Army until 1865, until the Surrender, before coming home, as many of them did.
In 1870, the family lived in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, per 1870 U S Census. John was farming at this time, trying to keep his family fed, as many were starving following the war and for a number of years later. Nine children were in the home, which now included Thomas, Fannie, Louis, John W., Joseph L., Marietta, Charles Fred, Theadocia and Sarah Willa. Some of the children worked on the farm, while others took care of the house with their mother, also caring for the younger children; chores probably included milking the cow, tending the vegetable and fruit gardens, feeding the livestock, canning those same fruits and veggies when they became ripe, in preparation for Winter, and always, it seemed, cooking and cleaning plus countless other chores that can be found in any home and farm during that time.
John died on August 29, 1884 (per his headstone) at the age of 69. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Perry, Houston County, Georgia. The children were all coming of age and many of them married; they also made certain that their mother was cared for as she grew older, for she never remarried.
So it was that, almost nine years later, on May 24, 1893, Mary followed John in death. She was 71 years old and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Houston Co., Georgia, by her husband, joining her loved ones in Eternity.
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Comment: They were my great, great grandparents on my father's side, in that their daughter, [Sarah] Willa Gatlin, would marry Leon Hampton Webb, and their son, Robert Leon Webb, Sr., would marry Ruth Warters. Their son, Robert Leon Webb, Jr. would marry my mother, Patricia Jean Taylor, and I would be the 2nd of 3 daughters born of their union. I will be 62 yrs. of age tomorrow. "If not for Thee, there would be no Me."
With All Sincerity, Kathie L. Webb Blair, Sept 28, 2013
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The Daughters of the Confederacy gave my father, Robert Leon Webb, Jr., John Gatlin's great grandson, the Cross of Military Service award on May 20th, 1953. It states:
"Whereas, Robert Leon Webb, Junior, of Oakland, State of California, faithfully and honorably served during World War II as a Technical Sergeant - 823rd Bomb Squadron, Army of the United States, and Whereas he is a lineal descendant of John William Gatlin who served honorably as a Private in Co. "F", Fifty seventh Georgia Regiment, in the War between the States, Now, Therefore, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in appreciation of his patriotic devotion to Flag and Country, hereby awards to him through Cordele Chapter No. 793, Cordele, State of Georgia,
The Cross of Military Service
On this the 20th day of May 1953 and has directed that his name be inscribed on its Roll of Honor as a perpetual memorial to the fact that as a descendant of a Confederate Soldier or Sailor he proved worthy of his linage. In witness whereof, is given this Certificate, duly signed and attested.
Signed by (Mrs. Glenn) Cecil Brawley Long, President and
Liza Ellen Carpenter, Custodian of Crosses."
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There is a question at this time as to whether his middle name is Wesley or William. Different family members dispute it and I have requested assistance from a member of the Historical Society. I am awaiting her response to see if she was able to discern his middle name. I am favoring William as the Daughters of the Confederacy listed him as John William Gatlin.
Feb 21, 2014
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I have decided to err on the side of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and also because I have not received any proof of any kind (nor any further emails) regarding my great, great grandfather's middle name. At this time it will remain on his memorial as William, not Wesley.
July 7th, 2014
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I have amended, one last time, my great grandfather's middle name as many Ancestry.com family trees and records show that, indeed, Wesley was his middle name. Corrected on 28 February 2023.
Kathie L Webb Blair, Portland, Oregon
Martha W., b. 1845, Fannie "Feraby", b.May 5th, 1846, Thomas J., b.Dec 1847, Louis C., b.1850, Charles F., b.1852, John W., b.1854, Joseph L. b.1856, Marietta, b.1858, a 2nd Joseph, b.1859 (he is never mentioned again), Theadocia, b.1861, and Sarah Willa, b.Feb 8, 1867.
John joined the 57th Regiment of the Georgia Militia, Co.F, in 1862. It appears that he fought in the Confederate States Army until 1865, until the Surrender, before coming home, as many of them did.
In 1870, the family lived in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, per 1870 U S Census. John was farming at this time, trying to keep his family fed, as many were starving following the war and for a number of years later. Nine children were in the home, which now included Thomas, Fannie, Louis, John W., Joseph L., Marietta, Charles Fred, Theadocia and Sarah Willa. Some of the children worked on the farm, while others took care of the house with their mother, also caring for the younger children; chores probably included milking the cow, tending the vegetable and fruit gardens, feeding the livestock, canning those same fruits and veggies when they became ripe, in preparation for Winter, and always, it seemed, cooking and cleaning plus countless other chores that can be found in any home and farm during that time.
John died on August 29, 1884 (per his headstone) at the age of 69. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Perry, Houston County, Georgia. The children were all coming of age and many of them married; they also made certain that their mother was cared for as she grew older, for she never remarried.
So it was that, almost nine years later, on May 24, 1893, Mary followed John in death. She was 71 years old and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Houston Co., Georgia, by her husband, joining her loved ones in Eternity.
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Comment: They were my great, great grandparents on my father's side, in that their daughter, [Sarah] Willa Gatlin, would marry Leon Hampton Webb, and their son, Robert Leon Webb, Sr., would marry Ruth Warters. Their son, Robert Leon Webb, Jr. would marry my mother, Patricia Jean Taylor, and I would be the 2nd of 3 daughters born of their union. I will be 62 yrs. of age tomorrow. "If not for Thee, there would be no Me."
With All Sincerity, Kathie L. Webb Blair, Sept 28, 2013
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Daughters of the Confederacy gave my father, Robert Leon Webb, Jr., John Gatlin's great grandson, the Cross of Military Service award on May 20th, 1953. It states:
"Whereas, Robert Leon Webb, Junior, of Oakland, State of California, faithfully and honorably served during World War II as a Technical Sergeant - 823rd Bomb Squadron, Army of the United States, and Whereas he is a lineal descendant of John William Gatlin who served honorably as a Private in Co. "F", Fifty seventh Georgia Regiment, in the War between the States, Now, Therefore, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in appreciation of his patriotic devotion to Flag and Country, hereby awards to him through Cordele Chapter No. 793, Cordele, State of Georgia,
The Cross of Military Service
On this the 20th day of May 1953 and has directed that his name be inscribed on its Roll of Honor as a perpetual memorial to the fact that as a descendant of a Confederate Soldier or Sailor he proved worthy of his linage. In witness whereof, is given this Certificate, duly signed and attested.
Signed by (Mrs. Glenn) Cecil Brawley Long, President and
Liza Ellen Carpenter, Custodian of Crosses."
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There is a question at this time as to whether his middle name is Wesley or William. Different family members dispute it and I have requested assistance from a member of the Historical Society. I am awaiting her response to see if she was able to discern his middle name. I am favoring William as the Daughters of the Confederacy listed him as John William Gatlin.
Feb 21, 2014
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I have decided to err on the side of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and also because I have not received any proof of any kind (nor any further emails) regarding my great, great grandfather's middle name. At this time it will remain on his memorial as William, not Wesley.
July 7th, 2014
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I have amended, one last time, my great grandfather's middle name as many Ancestry.com family trees and records show that, indeed, Wesley was his middle name. Corrected on 28 February 2023.
Kathie L Webb Blair, Portland, Oregon
John W. Gatlin was born in North Carolina on Jan 20, 1816. I do not know when he came to Georgia, but he settled in the Pine Level, Rodgers, Crawford County, Georgia area prior to the War Between the States. He had taken up carpentry, per the 1860 census, having married Mary Pritchard in the 1840's. John and Mary were blessed with ten children prior to his joining the military in 1862 and an 11th child following his return from the War. Their children were, to my knowledge:
Martha W., b. 1845, Fannie "Feraby", b.May 5th, 1846, Thomas J., b.Dec 1847, Louis C., b.1850, Charles F., b.1852, John W., b.1854, Joseph L. b.1856, Marietta, b.1858, a 2nd Joseph, b.1859 (he is never mentioned again), Theadocia, b.1861, and Sarah Willa, b.Feb 8, 1867.
John joined the 57th Regiment of the Georgia Militia, Co.F, in 1862. It appears that he fought in the Confederate States Army until 1865, until the Surrender, before coming home, as many of them did.
In 1870, the family lived in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, per 1870 U S Census. John was farming at this time, trying to keep his family fed, as many were starving following the war and for a number of years later. Nine children were in the home, which now included Thomas, Fannie, Louis, John W., Joseph L., Marietta, Charles Fred, Theadocia and Sarah Willa. Some of the children worked on the farm, while others took care of the house with their mother, also caring for the younger children; chores probably included milking the cow, tending the vegetable and fruit gardens, feeding the livestock, canning those same fruits and veggies when they became ripe, in preparation for Winter, and always, it seemed, cooking and cleaning plus countless other chores that can be found in any home and farm during that time.
John died on August 29, 1884 (per his headstone) at the age of 69. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Perry, Houston County, Georgia. The children were all coming of age and many of them married; they also made certain that their mother was cared for as she grew older, for she never remarried.
So it was that, almost nine years later, on May 24, 1893, Mary followed John in death. She was 71 years old and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Houston Co., Georgia, by her husband, joining her loved ones in Eternity.
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Comment: They were my great, great grandparents on my father's side, in that their daughter, [Sarah] Willa Gatlin, would marry Leon Hampton Webb, and their son, Robert Leon Webb, Sr., would marry Ruth Warters. Their son, Robert Leon Webb, Jr. would marry my mother, Patricia Jean Taylor, and I would be the 2nd of 3 daughters born of their union. I will be 62 yrs. of age tomorrow. "If not for Thee, there would be no Me."
With All Sincerity, Kathie L. Webb Blair, Sept 28, 2013
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Daughters of the Confederacy gave my father, Robert Leon Webb, Jr., John Gatlin's great grandson, the Cross of Military Service award on May 20th, 1953. It states:
"Whereas, Robert Leon Webb, Junior, of Oakland, State of California, faithfully and honorably served during World War II as a Technical Sergeant - 823rd Bomb Squadron, Army of the United States, and Whereas he is a lineal descendant of John William Gatlin who served honorably as a Private in Co. "F", Fifty seventh Georgia Regiment, in the War between the States, Now, Therefore, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in appreciation of his patriotic devotion to Flag and Country, hereby awards to him through Cordele Chapter No. 793, Cordele, State of Georgia,
The Cross of Military Service
On this the 20th day of May 1953 and has directed that his name be inscribed on its Roll of Honor as a perpetual memorial to the fact that as a descendant of a Confederate Soldier or Sailor he proved worthy of his linage. In witness whereof, is given this Certificate, duly signed and attested.
Signed by (Mrs. Glenn) Cecil Brawley Long, President and
Liza Ellen Carpenter, Custodian of Crosses."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
There is a question at this time as to whether his middle name is Wesley or William. Different family members dispute it and I have requested assistance from a member of the Historical Society. I am awaiting her response to see if she was able to discern his middle name. I am favoring William as the Daughters of the Confederacy listed him as John William Gatlin.
Feb 21, 2014
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I have decided to err on the side of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and also because I have not received any proof of any kind (nor any further emails) regarding my great, great grandfather's middle name. At this time it will remain on his memorial as William, not Wesley.
July 7th, 2014
************************************************************
I have amended, one last time, my great grandfather's middle name as many Ancestry.com family trees and records show that, indeed, Wesley was his middle name. Corrected on 28 February 2023.
Kathie L Webb Blair, Portland, Oregon
Martha W., b. 1845, Fannie "Feraby", b.May 5th, 1846, Thomas J., b.Dec 1847, Louis C., b.1850, Charles F., b.1852, John W., b.1854, Joseph L. b.1856, Marietta, b.1858, a 2nd Joseph, b.1859 (he is never mentioned again), Theadocia, b.1861, and Sarah Willa, b.Feb 8, 1867.
John joined the 57th Regiment of the Georgia Militia, Co.F, in 1862. It appears that he fought in the Confederate States Army until 1865, until the Surrender, before coming home, as many of them did.
In 1870, the family lived in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, per 1870 U S Census. John was farming at this time, trying to keep his family fed, as many were starving following the war and for a number of years later. Nine children were in the home, which now included Thomas, Fannie, Louis, John W., Joseph L., Marietta, Charles Fred, Theadocia and Sarah Willa. Some of the children worked on the farm, while others took care of the house with their mother, also caring for the younger children; chores probably included milking the cow, tending the vegetable and fruit gardens, feeding the livestock, canning those same fruits and veggies when they became ripe, in preparation for Winter, and always, it seemed, cooking and cleaning plus countless other chores that can be found in any home and farm during that time.
John died on August 29, 1884 (per his headstone) at the age of 69. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Perry, Houston County, Georgia. The children were all coming of age and many of them married; they also made certain that their mother was cared for as she grew older, for she never remarried.
So it was that, almost nine years later, on May 24, 1893, Mary followed John in death. She was 71 years old and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Houston Co., Georgia, by her husband, joining her loved ones in Eternity.
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Comment: They were my great, great grandparents on my father's side, in that their daughter, [Sarah] Willa Gatlin, would marry Leon Hampton Webb, and their son, Robert Leon Webb, Sr., would marry Ruth Warters. Their son, Robert Leon Webb, Jr. would marry my mother, Patricia Jean Taylor, and I would be the 2nd of 3 daughters born of their union. I will be 62 yrs. of age tomorrow. "If not for Thee, there would be no Me."
With All Sincerity, Kathie L. Webb Blair, Sept 28, 2013
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Daughters of the Confederacy gave my father, Robert Leon Webb, Jr., John Gatlin's great grandson, the Cross of Military Service award on May 20th, 1953. It states:
"Whereas, Robert Leon Webb, Junior, of Oakland, State of California, faithfully and honorably served during World War II as a Technical Sergeant - 823rd Bomb Squadron, Army of the United States, and Whereas he is a lineal descendant of John William Gatlin who served honorably as a Private in Co. "F", Fifty seventh Georgia Regiment, in the War between the States, Now, Therefore, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in appreciation of his patriotic devotion to Flag and Country, hereby awards to him through Cordele Chapter No. 793, Cordele, State of Georgia,
The Cross of Military Service
On this the 20th day of May 1953 and has directed that his name be inscribed on its Roll of Honor as a perpetual memorial to the fact that as a descendant of a Confederate Soldier or Sailor he proved worthy of his linage. In witness whereof, is given this Certificate, duly signed and attested.
Signed by (Mrs. Glenn) Cecil Brawley Long, President and
Liza Ellen Carpenter, Custodian of Crosses."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
There is a question at this time as to whether his middle name is Wesley or William. Different family members dispute it and I have requested assistance from a member of the Historical Society. I am awaiting her response to see if she was able to discern his middle name. I am favoring William as the Daughters of the Confederacy listed him as John William Gatlin.
Feb 21, 2014
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I have decided to err on the side of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and also because I have not received any proof of any kind (nor any further emails) regarding my great, great grandfather's middle name. At this time it will remain on his memorial as William, not Wesley.
July 7th, 2014
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I have amended, one last time, my great grandfather's middle name as many Ancestry.com family trees and records show that, indeed, Wesley was his middle name. Corrected on 28 February 2023.
Kathie L Webb Blair, Portland, Oregon
Inscription
CSA Co. F, 6th GA Regt. Served 4 years in the Confederate War. God gave, He took, He will restore, He doeth all things well.
Gravesite Details
Many Thanks to Helen Hudson of the Houston Historical Society, GA for her help in finding my Gatlin relatives.
