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36) GADDIS/DICKERSON-DICKINSON
             (This family group is named DICKERSON-DICKINSON because it was the first named couple in the group. It does go back one more generation than Lendon and Emilee to his parents who are presently unknown.)
Descendants & siblings of Lendon J. Gaddis

Generation No. 1
1. 1 was born in VA. He married ? Unknown in ?. She was born in VA.
Children of ? and ? are:
2. i. IREDELL2 GADDIS, b. 1805, North Carolina.
     ii. JOHN LINDSEY GADDIS, b. 1807.
     iii. THOMAS G GADDIS, b. 1818.
3. iv. LENDON J GADDIS, b. Abt. 1821, North Carolina; d. Fayette Co, Al.
     v. WILLIAM LEWIS GADDIS, SR, b. Abt. 1824.
     vi. JAMES GADDIS, b. July 11, 1824, Crab Orchard, NC; m. CYNTHIA FINDLEY
More About JAMES GADDIS:
Military service: Company F of 1st Georgia Calvary CSA.

Generation No. 2
2. IREDELL2 GADDIS (?1) was born 1805 in North Carolina. He married LIDDA Unknown. She was born 1805 in Georgia.
Children of IREDELL GADDIS and LIDDA are:
     i. LIME E3 GADDIS, b. 1839, Georgia.
     ii. NEWTON GADDIS, b. 1842, Georgia.
     iii. LITTA L GADDIS, b. 1843, Georgia.
     iv. IVEY L GADDIS, b. 1845, Georgia.
     v. AMANDA GADDIS, b. 1847, Georgia.
3. LENDON J2 GADDIS (?1) was born Abt. 1821 in North Carolina, and died in Fayette, Al. He married (1) EMILEE DICKERSON/DICKINSON March 06, 1845 in Cherokee Co, GA, daughter of JOHN DICKINSON and ELIZABETH O'NEAL. She was born Abt. 1826 in Georgia, and died in Fayette, Al. He married (2) ELIZABETH J BYRD September 21, 1871 in Fayette Co, AL. She was born November 15, 1830 in Georgia, and died January 08, 1888 in Fayette Co, AL.
Notes for LENDON J GADDIS:
He was a farmer most of his life. For a time he owned a saw mill in the Bluff area of Fayette, County.
He was of Irish descent according to his grandaughter, Mattie Gaddis Hargrove.
Children of LENDON GADDIS and EMILEE DICKERSON/DICKINSON are:
     i. ARMINTA3 GADDIS, b. Abt. 1846, Georgia
    ii. JOHN B GADDIS, b. Abt. 1848, Georgia; m. M J WOOD, Fayette County, AL
Notes for JOHN B GADDIS:
He was a farmer and for a time ran his father's saw mill in the Bluff area of Fayette, Co. He was a Charter Member of the Harmony Grove Baptist Church Winfield, AL ( Fayette Co, AL)
    iii. JAMES R GADDIS, b. Abt. 1849, Georgia.
    iv. ARCHIBALD W GADDIS, b. Abt. 1852, Georgia.
4. v. SOLOMON FULLER GADDIS, b. May 01, 1855, Georgia; d. March 16, 1931, Arkansas.
5. vi. MARGARET ANN GADDIS, b. July 18, 1858, Winfield, Alabama; d. December 02, 1936, Winters, TX.
    vii. L J GADDIS, b. May 11, 1863, Alabama.
    viii. A J GADDIS , b. Abt. 1866, Fayette Co, AL
Children of LENDON GADDIS and ELIZABETH BYRD are:
    ix. WILLIAM3 GADDIS, b. Fayette Co, AL.
    x. ARTIE MISSA GADDIS, b. Fayette Co, AL.

Generation No. 3
4. SOLOMON FULLER3 GADDIS (LENDON J2, ?1) was born May 01, 1855 in Georgia, and died March 16, 1931 in Arkansas. He married M FANNIE JONES December 07, 1876 in Fayette, AL, daughter of JESSIE JONES and ELIZABETH DODSON. She was born August 07, 1855 in Fayette, Al, and died January 09, 1923 in Ulm, Arkansas.
More About SOLOMON FULLER GADDIS:
Burial: Ulm, Arkansas
Children of SOLOMON GADDIS and M JONES are:
6. i. BRADLEY JEFFERSON4 GADDIS, SR, b. November 08, 1877, Fayette, AL; d. October 21, 1963, Fayette , AL.
    ii. MATTIE GADDIS, b. December 23, 1891; d. October 1978.
More About MATTIE GADDIS:
Burial: Dallas, Tx
    iii. CORA GADDIS; m. HENRY EILERS
    iv. EMMA GADDIS.
5. MARGARET ANN3 GADDIS (LENDON J2, ?1) was born July 18, 1858 in Winfield, Alabama, and died December 02, 1936 in Winters, TX. She married WILLIAM NORRIS SHIREY September 10, 1877 in Fayette Co, AL. He was born February 29, 1860 in Winfield, Alabama, and died February 13, 1913 in Silverton, TX.
Notes for MARGARET ANN GADDIS:
She was a Charter Member of the Harmony Grove Baptist Church Winfield, AL ( Fayette Co, AL)
Children of MARGARET GADDIS and WILLIAM SHIREY are:
    i. ELVIRA EUGENIA4 SHIREY, b. Abt. 1879, Alabama; d. Abt. 1948, Beaumont, TX.
    ii. MARGARET ARMINTIE SHIREY, b. April 07, 1880, Marion Co, AL; d. March 25, 1968, Maysville, OK.
    iii. BEN BASIL SHIREY, b. March 1882, Marion Co, AL.
    iv. WILLIAM G SHIREY, b. March 1886, Marion Co, AL.
    v. ABE MACK SHIREY, b. October 1889, Marion Co, AL.
    vi. MYRA JERUSHA SHIREY, b. November 13, 1893, Mineola, Tx; d. December 23, 1906, Mineola, Tx.
More About MYRA JERUSHA SHIREY:
Burial: Sand Springs Cementer Mineola, TX
    vii. LUTHER N SHIREY, b. December 13, 1895.

Generation No. 4
6. BRADLEY JEFFERSON4 GADDIS, SR (SOLOMON FULLER3, LENDON J2, ?1) was born November 08, 1877 in Fayette, AL, and died October 21, 1963 in Fayette , AL. He married (1) ETHEL ELMER REEVES March 13, 1908 in Fayette, AL, daughter of CHARLES REEVES and FRANCES STINCHCOMB. She was born November 15, 1881 in Georgia, and died January 15, 1964 in Fayette, Al. He married (2) ALLIE RAMEY in Arkansas. She died 1906 in Arkansas.
More About BRADLEY JEFFERSON GADDIS, SR:
Burial: Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
More About ETHEL ELMER REEVES:
Burial: Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
Children of BRADLEY GADDIS and ETHEL REEVES are:
7. i. RUBY FAY5 GADDIS, b. January 22, 1909, Arkansas; d. October 13, 1995, Fayette, Al.
     ii. JEWEL FRANCES GADDIS, b. May 19, 1912, Arkansas; d. July 25, 1988, Pensacola, FL; m. (1) JACK A HASTINGS; b. February 28, 1901, Nebraska; d. March 1975, Pensacola, FL; m. (2) WILLIS SARGENT, Pensacola Co, FL
More About JEWEL FRANCES GADDIS:
Burial: Pensacola AFB   Pensacola, FL
8. iii. OPAL GADDIS, b. January 22, 1914, Fayette, Al; d. June 16, 1998, Pensacola, FL.
    iv. TOSSIE EVELYN GADDIS, b. January 01, 1917, Fayette, Al; d. February 05, 1917, Fayette, Al.
More About TOSSIE EVELYN GADDIS:
Burial: Hopewell Baptist Chruch Fayette, AL
9. v. WILSON REEVES GADDIS, b., Fayette, Al.
     vi. BRADLEY JEFFERSON GADDIS, JR, b. October 06, 1921, Fayette, Al; d. July 1991, Tuscaloosa, AL; m. EMMA JEAN ABBOT, Fayette Co, AL; b. July 24, 1922, Fayette Co, AL; d. April 24, 2000, Tuscaloosa, AL.
More About BRADLEY JEFFERSON GADDIS, JR:
Burial: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Tuscaloosa, AL
More About EMMA JEAN ABBOT:
Burial: April 26, 2000, Tusaloosa Memorial Park.
Child of BRADLEY GADDIS and ALLIE RAMEY is:
10. vii. FREDDIE CALLOWAY5 GADDIS, b. March 13, 1906, Arkansas; d. March 09, 1972, Tuscaloosa, AL.

Generation No. 5
7. RUBY FAY5 GADDIS (BRADLEY JEFFERSON4, SOLOMON FULLER3, LENDON J2, ?1) was born January 22, 1909 in Arkansas, and died October 13, 1995 in Fayette, Al. She married GEORGE W GRIFFIN in Fayette Co, AL. He was born July 20, 1896 in Fayette Co, AL, and died December 1958 in Birmingham, AL.
More About RUBY FAY GADDIS:
Burial: Hopewell Baptist Chruch Fayette, AL
Children of RUBY GADDIS and GEORGE GRIFFIN are:
     i. WILMA JEAN6 GRIFFIN, b, Fayette Co, AL.
    ii. JAMES GIFFORD GRIFFIN, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    iii. MARY AGNES GRIFFIN, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    iv. GEORGE W GRIFFIN, JR, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    v. JERRY ALLEN GRIFFIN, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    vi. MARTHA JOAN GRIFFIN, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    vii. JEFFERSON LOUIS GRIFFIN, b., Fayette Co, AL.
    viii. CARRIE DALE GRIFFIN, b. Fayette Co, AL.
More About CARRIE DALE GRIFFIN:
Burial: Hopewell Baptist Chruch Fayette, AL.
8. OPAL5 GADDIS (BRADLEY JEFFERSON4, SOLOMON FULLER3, LENDON J2, ?1) was born January 22, 1914 in Fayette, Al, and died June 16, 1998 in Pensacola, FL. She married (1) HENRY D ROYCROFT 1934 in Fayette Co, AL. He was born September 06, 1894 in ?, and died March 1976 in Fayette Co, AL. She married (2) NORBET MORAN in Pensacola, FL. She married (3) MORRIS BISHOP in Pensacola, FL. He was born November 04, 1905 in ?, and died June 1979 in Pensacola, FL. She married (4) NORMAN BRACKIN in Pensacola, FL. He was born October 17, 1899 in ?, and died February 09, 1998 in Pensacola, FL.
Child of OPAL GADDIS and HENRY ROYCROFT is:
    i. BILLY WAYNE6 ROYCROFT, b. July 29, 1934, Fayette Co, AL; d. October 15, 1988, Pensacola, FL.
More About BILLY WAYNE ROYCROFT:
Burial: Pensacola, FL.
Child of OPAL GADDIS and NORBET MORAN is:
    ii. CHARLES6 MORAN, b. Pensacola Co, FL.
Children of OPAL GADDIS and MORRIS BISHOP are:
    iii. LOUISE6 BISHOP.
    iv. DEBORAH CAROLINE BISHOP
9. WILSON REEVES5 GADDIS (BRADLEY JEFFERSON4, SOLOMON FULLER3, LENDON J2, ?1) was born in Fayette, Al. He married MARY JOSEPHINE SYKES in Fayette, AL, daughter of WILLIAM SYKES and MARY KEMP. She was born January 06, 1922 in Fayette, Al, and died February 02, 1997 in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Notes for WILSON REEVES GADDIS:
Place of entry into Service - Ft McClellan ,AL as Rifleman 747, Served in Southern Philippines, Luzon during World War II, Wounded 06/14/1945. Honorable Discharge given 06/26/1946. rank Private First Class Company "B" 169th Infantry Army of the United States

More About WILSON REEVES GADDIS:
Military service: September 22, 1944, Fayette Co, AL
Occupation: Highway Design Engineer - Tuscaloosa Co, AL
More About MARY JOSEPHINE SYKES:
Burial: February 05, 1997, Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Tuscaloosa, AL
Children of WILSON GADDIS and MARY SYKES are:
11. i. REBECCA JOSEPHINE6 GADDIS, b., Fayette Co, AL.
12. ii. BETTY JOYCE GADDIS, b., Fayette Co, AL.
13. iii. JUDITH ELAINE GADDIS, b., Fayette Co, AL.
14. iv. SUSAN ANNETTE GADDIS, b., Tuscaloosa, AL.
10. FREDDIE CALLOWAY5 GADDIS (BRADLEY JEFFERSON4, SOLOMON FULLER3, LENDON J2, ?1) was born Marh 13, 1906 in Arkansas, and died March 09, 1972 in Tuscaloosa, AL. He married WILLIE HOCUTT
More About FREDDIE CALLOWAY GADDIS:
Burial: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Tuscaloosa, AL
Children of FREDDIE GADDIS and WILLIE HOCUTT are:
i. DORIS6 GADDIS; m. ROBERT H BAKER, d. December 1999, Tuscaloosa, AL.
ii. MARY SUE GADDIS
15. iii. DALTON FREDERICK GADDIS

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