Smith, Minnie Olga Robertson, 1872-1963.

The Steele family papers include account books and diaries for several generations who lived in Pendleton, SC, and moved to Cherokee Co., GA, around 1860. James Steele was the uncle of Governor Joseph E. Brown and related to other figures in this collection. His son, James Thomas Steele, was married briefly to Sarah Antoinette Dickson (1836-1858) before she died in childbirth. Sarah Antoinette had grown up in the Pendleton District, daughter of Thomas and Nancy Young Scott Dickson. Thomas's father, John, and grandfather, Thomas, came from County Down, Ireland, through Duplin Co., NC, to Pendleton as did the family of General David Dickson (1750-1830) in Series Three, the Dickson Family Papers.

From the description of Steele family volumes, 1801-1876 (bulk 1854-1876). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567854

From the description of Steele family volumes, 1801-1876 (bulk 1854-1876). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476072

Samuel Jeter (1796-1881) was an Alabama farmer, plantation owner with 47 slaves in 1850, and representative to state government from 1857-1858.

From the description of Samuel Jeter family papers, 1794-1875 (bulk 1832-1875). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567867

From the description of Samuel Jeter family papers, 1794-1875 (bulk 1832-1875). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476082

In 1800 Annie Allen Smith married General David Dickson (1750-1830), probably in Jackson Co., GA. She was his third wife. David's family intermarried with the Orrs, Ottersons, Aubreys, Curetons, Sanders, Glasses, and Truitts. Originating in County Down, Ireland, the Dicksons passed through North Carolina to the Pendleton District, SC, where David was probably born, and down through Georgia to Fayette County. General Dickson was a colonel in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, served as Georgia representative and senator, and was appointed brigadier general in the Georgia militia in 1801. The Civil War letters are those of David Dickson's grandsons.

From the description of Dickson family papers, 1785-1879 (bulk 1785-1838, 1860-1864). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476075

From the description of Dickson family papers, 1785-1879 (bulk 1785-1838, 1860-1864). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567858

In Series One we have the Gilbert/Strickland Family who migrated from Guilford Co., NC, south into Franklin Co., GA. John Gilbert married Mary Strickland whose brother Wilson Strickland married Mary (Polly) Connally. Her brother was the grandfather of Elijah Connally who married Mary Virginia Brown, daughter of Joseph E. Brown, governor of Georgia, 1857-1865, and granddaughter of Mary (Polly) Love Steele. And Polly Steele's brother was James Steele, author of the diaries in Series Two.

From the description of Strickland/Gilbert family papers, 1782-1917 (bulk 1782-1892). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476070

From the description of Strickland/Gilbert family papers, 1782-1917 (bulk 1782-1892). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567850

D. Thomas Owens (1827-1863) and Joel A. Owens (twins), Anderson M. Owens, Sr., Nancy A. Owens, Elijah P. Owens, and William A. Owens, Jr., were six of the seven children of William A., Sr., and Mary Owens of Newton Co., GA. Anderson M., Sr., and his wife, Denney Wallis Owens, had sons Isham Jasper (b. 1845) and Anderson M., Jr., (b. 1846). D. Thomas, Joel, Isham Jasper, and Anderson, Jr., all served in the Civil War along with Denney Wallis Owens' brothers, William and Isham J. Wallis, and the latter's son, William Jasper.

In 1910 Elijah P. Owens' granddaughter, Miss Tommie Owens, married Mr. Thomas C. Jackson (1862-1945), also known as Tommie, the son of Thomas J. Jackson (1834-1900) a justice of the peace and county surveyor in DeKalb County.

From the description of Owens/Wallis/Jackson family papers, 1857-1916 (bulk 1862-1865, 1874-1897). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567864

D. Thomas Owens (1827-1863) and Joel A. Owens (twins), Anderson M. Owens, Sr., Nancy A. Owens, Elijah P. Owens, and William A. Owens, Jr., were six of the seven children of William A., Sr., and Mary Owens of Newton Co., GA. Anderson M., Sr., and his wife, Denney Wallis Owens, had sons Isham Jasper (b. 1845) and Anderson M., Jr., (b. 1846). D. Thomas, Joel, Isham Jasper, and Anderson, Jr., all served in the Civil War along with Denney Wallis Owens' brothers, William and Isham J. Wallis, and the latter's son, William Jasper.

In 1910 Elijah P. Owens' granddaughter, Miss Tommie Owens, married Mr. Thomas C. Jackson (1862-1945), also known as Tommie, the son of Thomas J. Jackson (1834-1900) a justice of the peace and county surveyor in DeKalb County.

From the description of Owens/Wallis/Jackson family papers, 1857-1916 (bulk 1862-1865, 1874-1897). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38476079