William M FORRESTER Andrew Jackson CORBIN William Yearby CORBIN Martin Burton MULLINS William Yearby CORBIN Carr Balous MULLINS Emma Jane MULLINS Alford Martin MULLINS Betty MULLINS Joseph Carter MULLINS Zenith Elvira MULLINS Jonnie M MULLINS George Berry MULLINS Mary Adelina FORRESTER Harriet J FORRESTER Nancy M FORRESTER Martha Mealle FORRESTER Joseph N FORRESTER Louisa Amanda FORRESTER Zenith Elvira BARNES Mini tree diagram
Thalia Ann FORRESTER

Thalia Ann FORRESTER9,10,6,4,5,1,11,3,7,8

also known as Thala Ann P FORESTER6

Sep 18461 - 18th Apr 19291

Life History

15th Sep 1841

Born.1

(less likely)

Sep 1846

Born in Georgia.2,3,4,5,6,7,8

(most likely)

25th May 1861

Married Andrew Jackson CORBIN in Pickens County, Georgia.6

5th Oct 1862

Birth of son William Yearby CORBIN in Georgia.9,6

5th Oct 1862

Birth of son William Yearby CORBIN in Georgia.9,6

1864

Death of Andrew Jackson CORBIN in in a Civil War battle, state uncertain.12,13

2nd Dec 1866

Married Martin Burton MULLINS in Pickens County, Georgia.2,6

12th Jun 1867

Birth of son Carr Balous MULLINS in Georgia.3,9

20th Apr 1869

Birth of daughter Emma Jane MULLINS in Truckwheel, Pickens, Georgia.9,3,10

7th Mar 1872

Birth of son Alford Martin MULLINS in Dawson County, Georgia.10,9,14

19th Jun 1875

Birth of daughter Betty MULLINS in Georgia.9

25th May 1877

Birth of son Joseph Carter MULLINS in Pickens County, Georgia.8,10,2,15,16,9

31st Jul 1879

Birth of daughter Zenith Elvira MULLINS in Salacoa Township, Cherokee, Georgia.10,9,17,18

after 1880

Birth of daughter Jonnie M MULLINS.9

18th Feb 1884

Birth of son George Berry MULLINS in Morgan, Bosque, Texas.8,4,2,19,11,14,20

before 1900

Death of daughter Jonnie M MULLINS

22nd Jun 1910

Death of Martin Burton MULLINS in Asher, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.21,9

18th Apr 1929

Died in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.1

after 18th Apr 1929

Buried in Wanette Cemetery, Asher, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.1

Notes

  • Thalia is enumerated for the first time at age 3 in the 1850 census under the name Thalla.

    1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, 5 October, Subdivision 33, page 82, Hse/Fam #560
    William Foster [Forrester] 32 M Farmer $500 Real Estate b SC [b abt 1818]
    Zenith Foster [Forrester] 23 F b SC [b abt 1927]
    Thalla Foster [Forrester] 3 M born SC [b abt 1847]
    Mary A Foster [Forrester] 1 M born SC [b abt 1849]

    Thalia is found under the nickname Thaly Ann in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.  In the 1860 census with her parents, she is listed as Thala A.  In 1900 she is simply Ann.

    Notice that the 1850 census reports that Thalia (Thalla) was born in South Carolina, and the next child born in Georgia.  But alter censuses report Thalia also born in Georgia.  The older one would like be more correct, since they would have no reason to report one child born in SC and the second one born in GA, and it was closer in time to the move to Georgia.  So the birth state will be reported in this genealogy as South Carolina, despite later census reports, which we will consider as erroneous in light of the earlier evidence closer to her birth.

    1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 13 June, Truckwheel District, PO Saunderstown, page 36 (scan 914), Hse #299, Fam #251
    William Forester 41 M Farmer born S Carolina [b abt 1839]
    Zenith Forester 37 F born S Carolina [b abt 1823] Cannot read or write
    Thala A Forester 14 F born Georgia [b abt 1846]

    1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 8 July, Truckwheel, PO Jasper, page 65, Hse/Family #506
    Mullins, Martin B       23 M W  Farmer  Born Georgia (abt 1847)
    Mullins, Thaly Ann    22 F  W  Kpng Hse  Born Georgia (abt 1848)
    Mullins, Carr B           3  M W  Born Georgia (abt 1867)
    Mullins, Emma J          1 F W  Born Georgia (abt 1869)
    Corbin, William 7 M W Asstng on Farm  Born Georgia (abt 1863)
    Mullins, Giffin            25 M W Farm Laborer  Born Georgia (abt 1845)

    Note the child enumerated here as William Corbin.  He is called Yearby in most sources.  The 1880 census almost got it right with Irby.

    This census did note report the relationship to the head of household, which began in the 1880 census.  Some sources have mistaken Thalia's son Yearby for a son of her second husband, Martin Burton Mullins.  I had determined this was an error, but had not found the Corbin family link, till Betty Jackson informed me in August 2007 that her husband was descended from a sister of Thalia Ann named Mary A Forrester.  Betty gave me the name of Jack Corbin, the father of William, and some basic information that enabled me to trace out the family.

    There was only one child from their marriage, William Yearby Corbin, because Jack went off to the war, and apparently was killed before he had a chance to return home.  I found a genealogy by a Corbin descendant, Bill Corbin, with some excellent information on Andrew Jackson and his parents.  From Bill's genealogy I learned that Thalia had married Jack (Andrew Jackson) Corbin before he enlisted to fight for the Confederacy in 1862.  He was captured and held in a Union prison camp in Vicksburg for several months before being released "on parole" in July 1863.  But he went back into battle, and was killed in an unspecified battle in 1864, before he could go back home.

    From the dates Bill provides, it appears that Thalia married Jack 25 May 1861, before her 15th birthday in September.  Jack enlisted in the Confederate Army on 10 March 1862.  William was born 5 October 1862, about a month after his mother's 16th birthday.

    1880 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Georgia, 17 June, Salacoa District (906th Civil Dist), District 22, page 24, Hse #208, Family #220
    Mullins, Martin  W M 35  Farmer  GA SC SC
    Mullins, Thaly A  W F 35 Wife  Kpng Hse GA SC NC
    Mullins, Carbalis  W M 11 Works on Farm  Spinal Affect GA GA GA
    Mullins, Emma J  W F 9 Daughter  GA GA GA
    Mullins, Alfred M  W M 7 GA GA GA
    Mullins, Betsy  W F 5 Daughter GA GA GA
    Mullins, Joseph C  W M 3 Son GA GA GA
    Mullins, Elvira  W F 10mos July [1879] Daughter GA GA GA
    Corban [Corbin], Irby  W M 16 Step-son  Works on Farm GA GA GA

    Birth estimates will vary because of the discrepancies in the census age reports.  I am following the date of Sep 1846, found in her record of marriage records to Martin Mullins and in the 1900 census.

    In 1900, Thalia is listed simply as Ann Mullins.  Note that the reprot says she has borne 10 children, and only 2 are living, and there are two children living with her in the home.

    1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 23 July, Township 4, District 120, page 53A, Hse/Fam #960
    Mullins, Martin Head  W M May 1846 59 Married 35 years GA GA GA Rents
    Mullins, Ann  Wife W F  Sep 1846 59 Married 35 years 10 children/2 living GA SC SC
    Mullins, Joe Son W M Apr 1876 24 GA GA GA Farm Laborer
    Mullins, George Son W M Feb 1886 14 TX GA GA Farm Laborer

    In 1910, George is stil lliving with his parents.  And he is now married for less than a year.  Their is an 8-year-old child that appears to be a child of George, but would be with a previous wife.  She is not in George's household later, so it is unclear who this grandchild Josie is.

    1910 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 19 April, Asher Ward 1, District 194, page 3A, Hse/Fam #44
    Mullins, Martin B Head M W 64 Married 43 yrs GA SC NC Own Income Ownership not stated [but see George]
    Mullins, T Ann Wife F W 63 Married 43 yrs 10 children/7 living GA SC GA
    Mullins, George B  Son M W 25 Married less than a year TX GA GA No Occupation Stated Owns
    Mullins, Addie Dau-in-law F W 16 Married less than a year OK MO MO
    Mullins, Josie Granddau F W 8 Single OK GA OK

    In 1920, Thalia is now a widow and is living in the home of her son Geroge Burton.  Goerge is also widowed since the 1910 census.

    1920 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 8 January, Asher, 5th Street, District 192 page 10A, Hse/Fam #4
    Mullins, George B  Head Rents M W 34 TX GA GA Farming
    Mullins, Frank L  Son M W 9 OK TX OK
    Mullins, Van E  Son M W 7 OK TX OK
    Mullins, Falia [Thalia] A Mother F W 75 GA GA GA House Keeping

    Thalia Ann's gravestone has a birth date of Sept 15, 1`841.  But this is years older than the reprots of her ages in the census.  The 1900 census census, which specifically reported birth month and year, reports her born in September 1846.  The 1860 census reported her as 14, consistent with birth in 1846.  Ages in the census reported here vary, but the earliest birth year would be 1845.  It seems to me that the date of birth on the gravestone is wrong.

    Gravestone of Thalia Ann Forrester Mullins
    Wanette Cemetery, Wanette (Asher), Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    "Grannie"
    Thalia Anne Mullins
    Sept 16, 1841
    Apr 18, 1929

Sources

  • 1. Gravestone of Thalia Ann Forrester Mullins, Wanette Cemetery, Asher, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
  • 2. Mullins-Mullinax Marriages, Mike Taylor Compilation
    • Name: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mike_in_katy;
  • 3. 1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
    • 8 July, Truckwheel Township, PO Jasper, page 65, Hse/Fam #506
  • 4. 1910 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    • 19 April, Asher Ward 1, District 194, page 3A, Hse/Fam #44
  • 5. 1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia
    • 5 October, Subdivision 33, page 82, Hse/Fam #560
  • 6. Ancestry Trees
    • Bill Corbin, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=willbill&id=I1170
  • 7. 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
    • 13 June, Truckwheel District, PO Saunderstown, page 36 (scan 914), Hse #299, Fam #251
  • 8. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
    • 23 July, Township 4, District 120, page 53A, Hse/Fam #960
  • 9. Ancestry Trees
    • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v26t1588&id=I0793
  • 10. 1880 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Georgia
    • 17 June, Salacoa District (906th Civil Dist), District 22, page 24; Hse #208, Family #220
  • 11. 1920 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    • 8 January, Asher, 5th Street, District 192 page 10A, Hse/Fam #4
  • 12. Ancestry Trees
    • Bill Corbin, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=willbill&id=I1137
  • 13. Email Sources
  • 14. 1930 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    • 7 April, Asher, District 1, page 5B, Hse #123, Fam #129
  • 15. 1910 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    • 27 April, Eason Township, District 11, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155
  • 16. Ancestry Trees
    • Jeter Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24116206/person/1527154242?ssrc=&ftm=1
  • 17. Gravestone of Elvira and Jonathan Holt, Wanetta Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
  • 18. 1910 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
    • 18 April, Asher Ward 1, District 194, page 2B,  Hse/Fam #50
  • 19. Ancestry Trees
    • Jamie Baker, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14034774/person/1061349013
  • 20. California Death Index, 1940-1997
  • 21. Gravestone of Martin Burton Mullins, Wanetta Cemetery, Wanetta (Asher), Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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