William Headrick was in Blount County, Tennessee, to parents, Jacob and Mary "Polly" (Rice) Headrick. From the age given on William's tombstone, he was born March 3, 1825, which matches census, though one pension document is off by two years. William married Mary "Polly" Comings Emert on September 1, 1843 in Blount County, Tennessee. Afterwards, the family (including William's parents and adult siblings) moved to Murray County, Georgia. William lived on his father's farm. He bought a piece of land from his father and inherited more when his parents died. William was a civilian scout for the Union Army during the Civil War. North Georgia and East Tennessee had many Unionists who remained loyal to the United States. There are variations of William's middle name. Most directories give "H" as his middle initial. An old photo of him gives "Mathew" as his middle name. The middle initial is never documented in census or pension, but "M" is given on his son's death record. Mary's surname also varies. It is usually listed as "Emert," but sometimes as "Emmett" (on the marriage record) or "Emit."
William and Mary's children are listed below, with links to the ones whose graves were found. Rhoda Headrick never married. She last resided with her sister and brother-in-law in Bradley County, Tennessee, and is buried beside her sister, Drusilla, at Calvary in Murray County, Georgia. Her death record has never been found, though she lived until 1920. Mary A. Headrick was born 13 April 1846 in Tennessee. She is in census in 1860. Nothing further is known. Jacob Taylor Headrick died in 1935 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Daniel J. 'Dock' Headrick died in 1942 in McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; John Edmondson Headrick (also known as John Almonson Headrick) died in 1930 in Whitfield County, Georgia. He is supposed to be buried at Calvary according to his death certificate, and has a memorial there, but the grave has never been found. Frederick E. Headrick apparently died between 1860 and 1870 and probably lies in an unmarked grave at Calvary. Drusilla Catherine (Headrick) Grigsby, buried at Calvary, is the widow of John Keith and of Samuel Grigsby. William Abraham Lincoln Headrick died in Murray County, Georgia, and is buried at Calvary.
Children whose grave sites are unknown:
Mary A. Headrick
Frederick E. Headrick
(Probably at Calvary in unmarked graves).
William and Mary's children are listed below, with links to the ones whose graves were found. Rhoda Headrick never married. She last resided with her sister and brother-in-law in Bradley County, Tennessee, and is buried beside her sister, Drusilla, at Calvary in Murray County, Georgia. Her death record has never been found, though she lived until 1920. Mary A. Headrick was born 13 April 1846 in Tennessee. She is in census in 1860. Nothing further is known. Jacob Taylor Headrick died in 1935 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Daniel J. 'Dock' Headrick died in 1942 in McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; John Edmondson Headrick (also known as John Almonson Headrick) died in 1930 in Whitfield County, Georgia. He is supposed to be buried at Calvary according to his death certificate, and has a memorial there, but the grave has never been found. Frederick E. Headrick apparently died between 1860 and 1870 and probably lies in an unmarked grave at Calvary. Drusilla Catherine (Headrick) Grigsby, buried at Calvary, is the widow of John Keith and of Samuel Grigsby. William Abraham Lincoln Headrick died in Murray County, Georgia, and is buried at Calvary.
Children whose grave sites are unknown:
Mary A. Headrick
Frederick E. Headrick
(Probably at Calvary in unmarked graves).
William Headrick was in Blount County, Tennessee, to parents, Jacob and Mary "Polly" (Rice) Headrick. From the age given on William's tombstone, he was born March 3, 1825, which matches census, though one pension document is off by two years. William married Mary "Polly" Comings Emert on September 1, 1843 in Blount County, Tennessee. Afterwards, the family (including William's parents and adult siblings) moved to Murray County, Georgia. William lived on his father's farm. He bought a piece of land from his father and inherited more when his parents died. William was a civilian scout for the Union Army during the Civil War. North Georgia and East Tennessee had many Unionists who remained loyal to the United States. There are variations of William's middle name. Most directories give "H" as his middle initial. An old photo of him gives "Mathew" as his middle name. The middle initial is never documented in census or pension, but "M" is given on his son's death record. Mary's surname also varies. It is usually listed as "Emert," but sometimes as "Emmett" (on the marriage record) or "Emit."
William and Mary's children are listed below, with links to the ones whose graves were found. Rhoda Headrick never married. She last resided with her sister and brother-in-law in Bradley County, Tennessee, and is buried beside her sister, Drusilla, at Calvary in Murray County, Georgia. Her death record has never been found, though she lived until 1920. Mary A. Headrick was born 13 April 1846 in Tennessee. She is in census in 1860. Nothing further is known. Jacob Taylor Headrick died in 1935 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Daniel J. 'Dock' Headrick died in 1942 in McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; John Edmondson Headrick (also known as John Almonson Headrick) died in 1930 in Whitfield County, Georgia. He is supposed to be buried at Calvary according to his death certificate, and has a memorial there, but the grave has never been found. Frederick E. Headrick apparently died between 1860 and 1870 and probably lies in an unmarked grave at Calvary. Drusilla Catherine (Headrick) Grigsby, buried at Calvary, is the widow of John Keith and of Samuel Grigsby. William Abraham Lincoln Headrick died in Murray County, Georgia, and is buried at Calvary.
Children whose grave sites are unknown:
Mary A. Headrick
Frederick E. Headrick
(Probably at Calvary in unmarked graves).
William and Mary's children are listed below, with links to the ones whose graves were found. Rhoda Headrick never married. She last resided with her sister and brother-in-law in Bradley County, Tennessee, and is buried beside her sister, Drusilla, at Calvary in Murray County, Georgia. Her death record has never been found, though she lived until 1920. Mary A. Headrick was born 13 April 1846 in Tennessee. She is in census in 1860. Nothing further is known. Jacob Taylor Headrick died in 1935 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Daniel J. 'Dock' Headrick died in 1942 in McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee; John Edmondson Headrick (also known as John Almonson Headrick) died in 1930 in Whitfield County, Georgia. He is supposed to be buried at Calvary according to his death certificate, and has a memorial there, but the grave has never been found. Frederick E. Headrick apparently died between 1860 and 1870 and probably lies in an unmarked grave at Calvary. Drusilla Catherine (Headrick) Grigsby, buried at Calvary, is the widow of John Keith and of Samuel Grigsby. William Abraham Lincoln Headrick died in Murray County, Georgia, and is buried at Calvary.
Children whose grave sites are unknown:
Mary A. Headrick
Frederick E. Headrick
(Probably at Calvary in unmarked graves).
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