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FIRST GENERATION (page updated
09/08/2008)
1. Wesly CAPS(1)was
born about 1830 in GA.(2) E-mail
from Donna Davis lists birthdate as 1825. He appeared on the census in
1850 in Henry Co., GA.(3) 1850 Henry
Co., GA census shows W. Caps, age 25, M, Farmer, born in GA. He appeared
on the census in 1860 in Henry Co., GA.(4)
1860 Henry Co., GA Census shows a Westly Caps, age 30, Occupation - Farm
Laborer, $100 Personal Estate Value, can't read or write, born in GA, married
to Amanda. He served in the military between 1861 and 1864. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/27th-H.htm
- listed Wesley Capps (Capes) as serving in Co. H, 27th Regiment, Georgia
Volunteer Infantry, in Henry Co., GA. This was also known as Zachry's Rangers.
Private Sept. 9, 1861. Wounded in Virginia in 1864. Admitted to General
Hospital at Petersburg, Va. June 18, 1864, and died of wounds in right
thigh Aug. 27, 1864.
Lewie Dunn's notes had PVT Co. H 27th GA
Inf. Regt., buried in Petersburg, VA. He died on 27 Aug 1864 in Petersburg,
VA.(5) He died in the civil war.
He was buried in Petersburg, VA. There is also a C.S.A. marker beside Amanda
in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in Butts Co., GA. It had the
birth date on it.
He obtained a marriage license on 13 May
1848 in Henry Co., GA. (6)
Georgia Henry County
To any Judge Justice of the Infr. Court
Justice of the peace or minister of the Gospel you are hereby authorised
to join Wesly Copes and Amanda Maxey in the Holy State of matrimony according
to the Constitution and laws of this state and for so doing this shall
be your sufficient License.
Given undr my Hand and seal this 13 day
of May 1848 John H. Low CCO (L.S.)
He was married to Amanda MAXEY (daughter
of Jeremiah MAXEY Jr. and Tabitha
(Magbee) MCBEE) on 18 May 1848 in Henry Co., GA.(7)
Georgia Henry County
I do certify that Wesly Caps and Amanda
Maxey were duly joined in matrimony by me this 18th day of May 1848.
Phillip Wolf JP
Amanda MAXEY(1)
was born in Aug 1827 in Morgan Co., GA. She appeared on the census in 1850
in Henry Co., GA.(8) 1850 Henry
Co., GA census shows A. Caps, age 22, F, born in GA. She appeared on the
census in 1860 in Henry Co., GA - Sandy Ridge District.
(9) 1860 Henry Co., GA census, shows Amanda Caps, age 29, born
in GA, can't read/write. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Henry Co.,
GA.(10) 1870 Henry Co., GA census,
household #859, shows Amanda Caps, age 40, female, white, keeping house,
personal value $125, born in GA, can't write. She appeared on the census
in 1880 in Butts Co., GA.(11) 1880
Butts Co., GA census shows Amanda Capps, mother of Thomas Capps, white,
female, age 52, widowed, at home, born in GA, father born in VA, and mother
born in GA. She appeared on the census in 1900 in Henry Co., GA.(12)
1900 Henry Co., GA census shows Manda Capps, Mother-in-Law of Samuel J.
& Martha E. King, White, Female, Birth: Aug 1829 (or 1827), age 72,
widowed. There is nothing listed under number of children, but under number
still living it says 1. She was born in GA, and her parents were born in
GA. This time it says she can read/write and speak English. She died on
6 Oct 1908. She was buried in Butts Co., GA at County Line Baptist Church
Cemetery.(208)
(Photo from Charles Crowell). Westly CAPS and Amanda MAXEY had the following
children:
 2
i. John CAPS was born about 1847 in GA.(13)He
did not appear on the census in 1850 in Henry Co., GA with Wesley and Amanda.
The next child down (E. - age 1) is listed. In the 1860 census, John appears
as age 13. Also, Westly and Amanda were not married until 1848. Was this
John Capps adopted, or could he have been a sibling of Wesley's? He appeared
on the census in 1860 in Henry Co., GA.(14)
1860 Henry Co., GA census, Sandy Ridge District, shows John Caps, son of
Westly and Amanda Caps, age 13, born in GA.
3
ii. Edvina "Vina"
C. CAPS
+4. Melvina
turned out to be Edvina above.
+5
iii. James "Jim" Washington
CAPPS.
+6
iv. William Thomas
CAPPS.
+7
v. Martha "Mattie"
CAPS.
8
vi. Mary Jane CAPPS(18)
was born on 17 Feb 1860 in GA. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Henry
Co., GA.(19) 1870 Henry Co., GA
census shows Mary J. Caps, age 9, born in GA. She died on 11 Feb 1877.
She was buried in Butts Co., GA at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery.
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