George Menefee (1597-1655) came to Virginia from Wiltshire, England in 1623. His relation to the rest of the Menefee family mentioned in this collection is undetermined. William Menefee, Sr. (1723-1797) and Mary W. Strother's children include George (1760-1840), a Revolutionary War soldier; John (1747-1824); and William Menefee (1750-1791). George Menefee married Elizabeth Tatum and had seven children including William Christian Menefee (1796-1875) who went on to be one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. George's second marriage to (Anne) Nancy Collier Hardeman (1771-1852) in 1807 produced five children, including Major Willis Pentecost Menefee (1814-1855) who is recognized as the "Father of Palmetto," Georgia. Major Willis Pentecost Menefee married Jeannette Leonard Watts (1820-?), and their five children included Margaret (Menefee) Wiley (1839-1917); Lucy Colquitt Menefee (1853-1886); and Willis Pentecost Menefee (1844-1863). Major Willis Pentecost Menefee's brother, Richard Alexander Menefee (1809-1893) and his wife, Mary B. Collins, also named one of their sons Willis Pentecost Menefee (1838-1912).
The Timmons family line joined the Menefees when Lucy Colquitt Menefee married Reverend Benson Ellison Lane (B. E. L.) Timmons (1845-1907). Their children included Willis Menefee Timmons (1882-1962) who married Aline Eliza Mitchell (1882-1956). Willis and Aline's children were Aline Mitchell Timmons (b. 1914); Willis M. Timmons, Jr. (1907-2000); and Russell Mitchell Timmons (1908-1981). Aline Eliza Mitchell was the daughter of Russell Crawford Mitchell (1837-1905) and Margaret Deborah Sweet (1847-1887). Other children of Russell and Margaret included Deborah Sue (Ora Sue) Mitchell (1878-1908) and Eugene Muse Mitchell (1866-1944) who was the father of Gone with the Wind author, Margaret Mitchell.
From the description of Menefee-Timmons-Mitchell Family Papers, 1827-1980. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 722808663
