Penelope Thrift, daughter of Robert T Thrift

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PENELOPE THRIFT
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1. Penelope Thrift born 1810, Washington Co GA, (daughter of Robert T
(Flanagan?) Thrift and unknown) married yes ?, unk Flanagan. Penelope died
abt 1904, Collins GA, buried: Holland Cem.
Children:
+ 2. i Green Thrift born Aug 1 1824.
3. ii Wesley Thrift born 1834, Washington Co GA, died unk.
+ 4. iii Mary "Polly" Thrift born July 20 1839.
+ 5. iv Martha "Penny" Thrift born July 20 1839.
6. v Henry Thrift born 1841, Tattnall Co GA.
7. vi John T Thrift born 1843, Tattnall Co GA, died 1861.

Second Generation

2. Green Thrift (1.Penelope1) born Aug 1 1824, married (1) Jan 31 1858,
Polly Holland, born 1826, died 1860, buried: Holland Cem., married (2) Mar 6
1861, Martha Sheffield, born Aug 24 1841, died Jan 17 1914, buried:
Evergreen Cem. Green died Feb 6 1906.
Children by Martha Sheffield:
+ 8. i Sarah Thrift born Dec 25 1860.
+ 9. ii John Berrian Thrift born Dec 31 1862.
10. iii Eliza Thrift born June 11 1868, Tattnall Co GA, married Manning
J Sapp, born 1866, died Jan 20 1932, buried: Evergreen Cem. Eliza died Aug
23 1932.
+ 11. iv Mary "Polly" Thrift born Oct 1 1873.
+ 12. v Anna Thrift born Apr 18 1875.
+ 13. vi Elbert L Thrift born Oct 27 1878.
+ 14. vii Elza A "Ells" Thrift born Oct 7 1881.

4. Mary "Polly" Thrift (1.Penelope1) born July 20 1839, Tattnall Co GA,
married Oct 6 1859, Harrison H "Harry" Cowart, born Feb 27 1841, died July
17 1904, buried: Collins' Baptist Church Cem. Mary died Sept 9 1904,
Tattnall Co GA, buried: Collins' Baptist Church Cem.
Children:
15. i Joseph Cowart born 1860, died /.
16. ii Henry F Cowart born 1867, died /.
17. iii Newton F Cowart born 1869, died /.
18. iv Mary C Cowart born 1871, died /.
19. v Margret Cowart born 1874, died /.
20. vi William R Cowart born 1876, died /.
21. vii Martha Cowart.
22. viii Lizia Cowart born 1882, died /.

5. Martha "Penny" Thrift (1.Penelope1) born July 20 1839, Tattnall Co GA,
married Sept 28 1858, John "Jack" Powell, born Jan 3 1840, died Feb 5 1905.
Martha died Mar 13 1904, buried: Evergreen Cem.
Children:
23. i Bill Powell.
24. ii Henry H Powell born July 25 1876, died /.
25. iii John Powell.
26. iv Mattie Powell born 1880, died /.

Third Generation

8. Sarah Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Dec 25 1860, married Alfred
Sapp, born 1861, (son of Henry Alford Sapp and Nancy Ann Holland) died 1934.
Sarah died Nov 2 1939.
Children:
+ 27. i Lester Sapp born 1890.

9. John Berrian Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Dec 31 1862, married Jan
6 1897, Ollie Jean Calloway, born Mar 1 1882, died Jan 5 1971, buried:
Evergreen Cem. John died Jan 16 1943.
Children:
+ 28. i Gordon Thrift born Aug 31 1897.
29. ii Florence Thrift born Dec 27 1898, died Oct 30 1899.
30. iii Mattie Lou Thrift born Feb 7 1901, died unk.
31. iv Beulah Thrift born Mar 25 1903, died unk.
32. v Frank Thrift born Oct 13 1903, died Apr 10 1989.
33. vi George Green Thrift born Mar 12 1906, died June 21 1976.
34. vii Patrick Henry Thrift born Jan 2 1911, died unk.
35. viii Ethel Thrift born Dec 4 1912, died Mar 10 1916.
36. ix Mary Thrift born Feb 8 1915, died unk.
37. x John Harmon Thrift born May 19 1916, died unk.
38. xi Juanita Thrift born Mar 15 1918, died unk.

11. Mary "Polly" Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Oct 1 1873, married
John Green, born Sept 29 1871, died Mar 14 1948, buried: Evergreen Cem.
Mary died Aug 8 1960.
Children:
39. i Katie Green born May 18 1895, died Feb 5 1962.
40. ii Agnes Green born Mar 1896, died Nov 1934.
41. iii Susie Mae Green.

12. Anna Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Apr 18 1875, married Leland
Lesley Foss, born June 22 1869, (son of William Foss and Susan Bassett)
occupation farmer, minister, died Aug 14 1944, buried: Lower Lott's Creek
Cem. Bulloch Co GA. Anna died Dec 9 1958.
Children:
42. i Mary Ruth Foss born Mar 14 1897, died Feb 21984.
43. ii Samuel Joseph Foss born Sept 17 1898, died Mar 11 1960.
44. iii David Lesley Foss born Feb 17 1901, died Nov 30 1962.
45. iv Ester Lee Foss born June 5 1903, died Dec 1904.
46. v Nathan Hosea Foss born Sept 30 1906, died unk.
47. vi Deborah Susan Foss born Apr 18 1911, died unk.
48. vii Paul Dearlas Foss born Jan 27 1916, died unk.

13. Elbert L Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Oct 27 1878, Tattnall Co
GA, married Mar 4 1903, Martha Jane "Mattie" Calloway, born Aug 14 1888,
died Aug 14 1977, buried: Evergreen Cem. Elbert died Mar 3 1948, Cobbtown
GA, buried: Evergreen Cem.
Children:
49. i Rubye Thrift born Mar 24 1906, died unk.
50. ii Levy Thrift born June 21 1908, died unk.
51. iii Effie Thrift born Aug 15 1910, died unk.
52. iv Gertrude Thrift born May 4 1913, died unk.
53. v Gussie Mae Thrift born Dec 6 1917, died unk.
54. vi Eloise Thrift born Nov 18 1920, died Mar 18 1930.

14. Elza A "Ells" Thrift (2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Oct 7 1881, Tattnall
Co GA, married (1) Jan 10 1912, Mattie Lou Flanders, born Apr 30 1893, died
May 2 1918, married (2) Vera L Garland, born Jan 4 1904, died Jan 6 1955.
Elza died Jan 17 1967.
Children by Mattie Lou Flanders:
55. i Waymont Thrift born Aug 18 1916, died Mar 30 1918.
56. ii Jacqueline Thrift.
57. iii Jo Ann Thrift.
58. iv Angela Thrift.
59. v Hazel Thrift.

Fourth Generation

27. Lester Sapp (8.Sarah3, 2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born 1890, married Mattie
Lee Boyett, born 1892, (daughter of James Frederick Boyett and Nancy Ann
"Missy" Rewis) died 1970. Lester died 1962.

28. Gordon Thrift (9.John3, 2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born Aug 31 1897,
Tattnall Co GA, married Nov 17 1917, Pearl McGahee, born Jan 25 1898, died
unk. Gordon died Feb 27 1972, buried: Evergreen Cem.

Fifth Generation

60. Elsie Sapp (27.Lester4, 8.Sarah3, 2.Green2, 1.Penelope1) born 1920,
married William Raleigh Boulineau, born 1915, died 1981. Elsie died 1991.
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