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- ?From Ancestry file Entries: Updated: Contact: Unknown
http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v09t2469&id=I0077
ID: I0077
Name: Lemuel Wesley METTS
Sex: M
Birth: 22 DEC 1836 in South Carolina
Death: 10 FEB 1915 in Lafayette County, Mississippi 1
Note:
Confederate Veteran. 1st MS Inf. per MS Confed Grave Reg Index.
Married V. Green (?) in 1893-1898, according to Laf. Cnty. Marriage Index, Book K, page 409. Could this be "Verdi Francis" metioned in WFT vol 1, tree 0916?
In War received bad mini-ball through hip made one leg appear shorter than other and he had to wear a special shoe with about a 3 inch heel built on it. (per Andy Smith)
Father: Adam METTS , Jr. b: 31 OCT 1808 in Newberry District, South Carolina
Mother: Mahala Ann KINARD b: 8 DEC 1817 in Newberry District, South Carolina
Marriage 1 Mary Ann CHAMBLESS b: 1843 in Georgia
Married: WFT Est. 1856-1879
Children
Laura A. METTS b: 1866 in Mississippi
Paralee METTS b: 1868 in Mississippi
Susan Kathryn METTS b: 19 DEC 1869 in Mississippi
Alice METTS b: 1872
Lemuel Gwen METTS b: DEC 1874
Caroline METTS b: JUN 1877
Thomas Jefferson METTS b: 23 SEP 1878 in Mississippi
George METTS b: AFT. 1880
Marriage 2 Nancy Victoria GREER b: 14 FEB 1863 in Mississippi
Married: 1897 in Lafayette County, Mississippi 2
Children
Schley METTS b: Private
Sources:
Laf. Cnty. Cemetary Records (LDS Fiche), Vol 1
1910 Census
1.[S003931] 1850 Census MS Lafayette Not Stated, Ancestry.com, Image 178.
2.[S144017] Find A Grave.
?Notes from Carl Nichols:
"Adam and Mahala Metts lived in the Prosperity area of Sc. On Jan 1, 1835, Adam Metts sold lan to George Metts on a branch of Camping Creek. The deed was witnessed by John W. Harom, John H. Stockman and Joseph Warner. On November 3, 1836, Adam and Mahala sold a ract of land from the same grant to George Shealy (Nby Deeds S-193).
Adam Metts, Jr. And his family moved to Lafayette Cty., Ms in 1849. Moving west at the time were Smiths, Rikards and other relatives in the group. iIn the trek through South Alabama, several families stopped off in Coosa Cty., Thier Sons, Noah Francis, Henry C., and many grandchildren are buried in the same plot. Levi & Lemuel Metts are Buried in Kingdom Cemetery...........(Last line cut off in book)>"
?1850 Census MS Lafayette Not Stated
1239 Adam Metts 32 m Farmer SC
Mahala 27 f SC
Levi H. 14 m SC
L. W. 12 m SC
David P. 10 m SC
Martha A. F. E. 6 f SC
Henry C. 2 m SC
1860 Indexed as Adame Mills
1870 Census MS Lafayette Township 6
103-103 Metts, Adam 62 m Farmer SC
Mahala 50 f House keeper SC
Andy 19 m at home MS
L. M. 16 m at home MS
M. A. 24 at home SC
Maggie 14 f at home MS
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From Ancestry file Entries: Updated: Contact: Unknown
ID: I0075
Name: Adam METTS , Jr.
Sex: M
Birth: 31 OCT 1808 in Newberry District, South Carolina 1
Death: 6 AUG 1885 in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Note:
Adam and family moved to Lafayette in 1849.
On 3/10/1871 sold his plantation on which he lives to J. E. Heath. Laf Cnty Deed book N pages 396,397, and 398. Sealed with his "mark".
Father: Adam METTS b: ABT. 1775
Mother: Eliz. BARRE b: ABT. 1775
Marriage 1 Mahala Ann KINARD b: 8 DEC 1817 in Newberry District, South Carolina
Married: 30 JUN 1834 in South Carolina
Children
Levi Harrison METTS b: 26 JUL 1835 in South Carolina
Lemuel Wesley METTS b: 22 DEC 1836 in South Carolina
David Peter METTS b: 1840 in Newberry County, SC
Martha Ann Perenia Elizabeth METTS b: 1845 in South Carolina
Henry Cornelious METTS b: 25 FEB 1848 in Newberry Co., South Carolina
Andrew Calhoun METTS b: 16 NOV 1850 in Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Noah Francis Westine METTS b: 9 SEP 1853 in Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Margaret Rebecca Barsheba METTS b: 24 JAN 1856 in Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi
Sources:
Metts' Family Bible
[S003931] 1850 Census MS Lafayette Not Stated, Ancestry.com, Image 178.
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1808 - 1885 (76 years)
