Georgianna Herring was my great grandaunt, the third child and second daughter of George Washington and Lucy Simco Herring.
Georgianna Herring was born on May 27, 1835 in Albemarle Co., Virginia. When she was still a baby, in the fall of 1835, the family made the journey to Callaway County Missouri.
I have found her name spelled several different ways, Georgia Anne, Georgiann, etc., but on her headstone it is spelled Georgianna.
On Apr 19 1860, Georgianna married William Ewing in Callaway Co., Missouri. William was a son of James P. and Belinda Ewing originally of Virginia. James was born April 17, 1822 in Callaway Co. Mo. He was a school teacher.
According to the 1850 census and the Callaway County marriage records, William Ewing had preiviously been married to Lucy Ann Maupin. They had 5 children, Nancy J. (born 1846), Jacob (born 1849), Henry (born 1850), Sarah B. (born 1852), and George (born 1854). Lucy Ann died sometime between 1854 and 1859.
From the newspaper obits:
Ewing - Departed this life at his residence in this city, May 14, 1876, of Drupsy of the Heart. Mr. Wm. L. Ewing, in the 56th year of his age.
Deceased was born April 17, 1822. United with the Christian Church, under the preaching of Elder A. Rice, in 1839, and in all the varied relations of life, discharged his duty faithfully. He was twice married, first to Miss Lucy A. Maupin, by whom he had five children. He was married a second time to Miss Georgia Ann Herring, on April 19th 1860. He expressed an entire resignation to the Will of his Savior, and died in the blessed hope of a better life. May God bless his bereaved widow and children.
On 7 Jun 1877, Georgianna married my 1st cousin 5 times removed, Francis Brandon, in Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. Mr. Brandon was the former Mayor of Fulton, and the Public Administrator of Callaway County. He was born November 20, 1819 in Halifax, Virginia and died December 1890 in Callaway Co., Missouri. He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
Francis Brandon was a son of Robert Brandon b: June 15, 1788, Halifax Virginia, d: Mar. 8, 1874, Callaway Co., Missouri, and, my 4th great grandaunt, Mary Jane Holt, b: Feb. 12, 1790, Virginia, d: Apr. 2, 1858, Callaway Co., Virginia. They are both buried in Dry Fork cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. Mary Jane Holt Brandon was a daughter of my 5th great grandparents, Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers of Halifax Virginia.
Their marriage is mentioned in this biography of Mr. Francis Brandon from the book "History of Callaway County Missouri, 1884",
Francis Brandon's daughter, Mary Ann, married William H. Dawson, who was the son of Mary Ann Herring Dawson. She was a daughter of John B. and Mariah Hill Herring. Georgianna and Mary Ann were cousins.
Georgia Anne Herring Ewing Brandon died January 18, 1913 in Fulton, Callaway Co., Mo. She is buried next to her husband, William Ewing, in the Pioneer Cemetery in Fulton, Missouri. This cemetery, altho located in the city of Fulton, has been vandalized and ignored by the city. Many stones are broken with pieces laying on the ground. The cemetery is mowed, but it is not fenced and is in terrible condition. For a PDF copy of her death certificate click here.
Francis Brandon is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri.
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