Re: Thomas Appling, Barbour Co. Al bef 1850
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY BEGUN RESEARCHING MY APPLING ANCESTORS.MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS JOEL FRANCES APPLING, FROM DESOTO CO, MS. HE WAS BORN 2NOV1846 AND DIED IN SHELBY CO, TN. ON 23JUN1913. ACCORDING TO RECORDS I'VE COMPILED SO FAR, HIS GREAT-GRANDPARENTS WERE JOEL APPLING AND MARY HAMNER STRANGE, FROM GEORGIA. RECORDS INDICATE JOEL WAS BORN IN AMELIA CO, VA BETWEEN 1752 AND 1758 AND DIED ABOUT 1838 IN WILKS CO, GA. ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN WAS A THOMAS APPLING, BORN ABOUT 1775 IN AMELIA CO, VA AND DIED IN 1850 IN BARBOUR CO, AL.HE MARRIED A NANCY BAKER.I HAVE FOUND THE NAMES THOMAS, JOEL, JESSE AND WILLIAM WERE USED QUITE ALOT BY THE APPLING FAMILY.
MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER JOEL, AND HIS THREE BROTHERS, WILLIAM ANDERSON APPLING, GEORGE HURBERT APPLING, JESSE LOYALL APPLING(KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF FORT SANDERS, KNOXVILLE, TN, 29NOV1863)FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
ONE RECORD SHOWS A GEORGE APPLING LIVING IN GALVESTON, TX IN 1888-89.DON'T HAVE MUCH INFO ON THE APPLING.
ANY INFO YOU MIGHT TO ABLE TO FORWARD TO ME WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP YOU!!