Thomas Manning, Jr. 1802-1889, my great-great -great paternal grandfather is buried in the Young Family Cemetery in Walker County, Ga. With the experience I had at the Woods Cemetery in Fannin County, TX and Liberty Bell Cemetery in Dill City, OK, I expected I would solve the mystery of the Young Family Cemetery very quickly. I haven't yet and its been over a month since I located Thomas Manning's place of burial.
The Young family included James 1775-1858, wife Sarah Ann 1782-1857, Capt. F. M. 1823-1895, Martha (wife of F.M.) 1835-1870, their daughter Sarah Ann 1859-1883, and son George T. 1853-1884. In addition to the Youngs are the Littles and the McWilliams.
William Little 1801-1882, his wife (no name) 1815-1884, son J. R. 1847-1919, his wife M.W. 1853-1826. The McWilliams family includes Capt. William 1836-1919, his second wife Nancy Neal 1844-1922, his first wife Sarah 1842-1862, a son R. P. McWilliams 1881-1907.
Then there are the Mannings, Thomas 1802-1889, his wife Jane 1807-1885, son John 1830-1860. And the last two graves are those of Robert Patterson who died 1864 and Bettie Jackson 1849-1877. There are only 19 graves located there.
I have learned with the two previous cemeteries I researched that almost everyone who was in those two cemeteries were related. But how were these families related? I don't know for sure, but this is what I know at this time.
Except for Mr. Patterson and Mrs. Jackson, all the families were originally from York County, S.C.
All were farmers owning large amounts of land and they were slave owners.
They all lived near each other in East Armuchee, Walker County, GA.
William Little married Elizabeth Young and then married Norah Jackson.
None of the children of Thomas and Jane Manning married a Young, Little or McWilliams.
The Youngs were a prominent family in Walker County.
That's really all I know for now. I can make some assumptions. Perhaps they knew each other in SC and moved to GA at about the same time and located in the same area. Beyond that, it's a mystery waiting to be solved.
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