RIDLEYS OF WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
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Nancy-Elefair Ridley (2), second daughter of Everett (1), was born
in Wilkinson County, Ga., May 8, 1842; was married July 29, 1862, to
Christopher-Columbus Smith, a farmer; resident in her native County.
Robert-Erasmus Ridley (3), second son of Everett (1), was born
in Wilkinson County, Ga., Jan. 4, 1845; married Nov. 23, 1871, to Mary-
Rebecca Hatfield, and has issue four children, of whom hereafter. Mr.
Ridley is a farmer in his native County.
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Sarah-Damaris Ridley (3), third daughter of Everett (1), was born
in Wilkinson County, Ga., July 1, 1847; was married Jan. 26, 1873, to
Andrew-Jackson Porter, a farmer and carpenter, of Wilkinson County,
who died Oct. 1, 1875.
Margaret-Caroline Ridley (1), fourth daughter of Everett (1), was
born in Wilkinson County, Ga., Dec. 4, 1849, and is a dwarf weighing
only seventy pounds, and four and a half feet in height.
Joel-Galaspie Ridley (1), third son of Everett2 (1), was born in Wil-
kinson County, Ga., May 14, 1852; married Dec. 20, 1877, to Dora-Jane
Porter, and is a farmer. No issue.
Milton-Everett Ridley' (1), fourth son of Everett² (1), was born in
Wilkinson County, Ga., Feb. 1, 1855, and at the age of seventeen com-
menced to travel around the world. He has been a student for the legal
profession in Tennessee, and is now (1884) principal of an academy in
that State.
Mary-Jane Ridleys (2), eldest daughter of David² (1), was born in
Thomas County, Ga., July 2, 1838, and has never married. She united
with the Baptist church when quite young, and has lived a “most devout
observer of her Creator's laws.'
Zilphia-Delaney Ridley (1), second daughter of David (1), was
born in Thomas County, Ga., Feb. 5, 1840, and lives with her parents a
single woman. She early united with the Baptist church, and has since
lived a devoted Christian.
Martha-Jane Ridley (2), third daughter of David (1), was born in
Thomas County, Ga., Oct. 30, 1842; was married to William Spiller in
her twenty-third year, and has four children. She has a fair education.
He is a blacksmith.
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Jonathan Ridley³ (2), eldest son of David² (1), was born in Thomas
County, Ga., May 4, 1844; enlisted in Company G of the "Yancy Inde-
pendents," the first company organized in Worth County,-in the spring
of 1861, and was in the command of Capt. W. A. Harris, son of Judge
Iverson L. Harris, of Milledgeville, Ga.; this company, after being mus-
tered, became a part of the Fourteenth Georgia Regiment, commanded
by Col. Robert Fulson. Jonathan died with measles in northern Virginia,
in the autumn of 1862.
Jesse-Ashley Ridley (1), second son of David2 (1), was born in
Thomas County, Ga., Oct. 21, 1845; died Nov. 23, 1856.
Sarah-Frances Ridley (4), fourth daughter of David (1), was born
in Thomas County, Ga., Nov. 4, 1847; was married to Charles G. Tipton,
a Georgian, and lives on a small farm in Isabella, Worth County. Mr.
Tipton is the clerk of court for Worth County; has taught school. They
have three children.
Dr. James-Nicholas Ridley (1), third son of David (1), was born
either in Thomas or Baker County, Ga., Nov. 4, 1849, and was sent to
school until he acquired a fair English education. In 1875 he commenced
