Orangeburgh District Migrations

Migration of George Henry HARTZOG and Celia BAXLEY

1. George Henry HARTZOG was born 1795 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died 03 Aug 1837 in Barbour County, Alabama. He married (1) Sarah TYLER Abt. 1814. She was born Abt. 1795, and died Abt. 1830 in South Carolina. He married (2) Celia BAXLEY Abt. 1830 in South Carolina, daughter of John BAXLEY and Mary STEVENSON. She was born 1811 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1897 in Barbour County, Alabama.

Notes for George Henry HARTZOG: George and his first wife Sarah are found listed in Book A, pg 267 as owning land on Sykes Creek, South Edisto, Barnwell County, South Carolina. Nearby is a Lewis Tyler, George Fair, and Young Welch.
George is the founder of the HARTZOG family in Barbour County, Alabama. Early in 1837, the family moved to Barbour County, and George applied at the land office in Sparta, Alabama for 80 acres of land for which he paid $1.25 an acre. On June 1838, we find a petition for dower for Sela (Celia) Hartzog.
Documented records of two land grants in Alabama dated August 24, 1837 (Nos. 5706 and 5707) are issued to George Hartzog and signed by him. He is believed to have died the latter part of that same year, 1837. Celia Hartzog (2nd wife of George) lived on for several years. Someone has said that she was recorded at Clayton, Alabama., to have received a pension after the death of her husband.
From: Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances 1815-1858: Vol l: A-K Transcribed by Virgil D. White
Hartzog, George, 1st Cpl., Srv in Col. Curries 42nd Regt of Alabama Military in the Creek War.
We have searched for his burial place, but have not found a marked stone in the cemeteries close around where he lived. Many early Barbour County burials were on family property, and were marked with cypress markers rather than stone. Stone became affordable for many families only with the advent of the railroad. As a consequence, the majority of pre-1840 burials in the area are now unmarked, and most have returned to fields and woods.

Notes for Celia BAXLEY: The State of Alabama, Barbour County. Regular orphans court June 4th 1838 Present His honour Alexander McCall Judge ordered By The Court that Daniel S Hood, Davie McCranie (this name is not clear on the original document) Henry Hargroves, Isaac Heath and Smith Matthews are appointed commissioners to lay off the Dower of Mrs. Sela Hartsog widow of George Hartsog late of said County Deceased on the 3rd day of August past on the lands where the said George Hartsog lived last Before his death. The certificates gentlemen will be shown to you on the (day?) By James Baxley the Administrator on the aforesaid Estate Given with my hand at office this 4th Day of June 1838. True from the minutes

Children ofChildren of George Henry HARTZOG and Sarah TYLER were:

a. Daniel Barney HARTZOG, was born 15 Jan 1815 in Hilda, South Carolina, and died 28 Jun 1894 in White Pond, Barbour County, Alabama. He married Elizabeth LEE, daughter of Timothy LEE and Elizabeth MULDROUGH. She was born 07 Jun 1812 in South Carolina, and died 10 Feb 1892 in Barbour County, Alabama.

born George Wiley HARTZOG, was born Apr 1817 in South Carolina, and died 22 Apr 1901 in Barbour County, Alabama. He married Epsey LEE 02 Sep 1841 in Barbour County, Alabama, daughter of Timothy LEE and Elizabeth MULDROUGH. She was born 1817 in South Carolina, and died 23 May 1889 in Lodi, Barbour County, Alabama.

c. Francis Marion HARTZOG, was born 1824 in Hilda, Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died 20 Nov 1877. He married (1) Rebecca ZORN Abt. 1844, daughter of David ZORN and Nancy STIVENDER. She was born 1828 in South Carolina, and died 1860 in Alabama. He married (2) Betha Ann HARTZOG 29 Jan 1865 in Barbour County, Alabama. She was born 1835.

Notes for Rebecca ZORN: Rebecca was adopted by Nicholas Zorn and Sarah Condrey Zorn after the death of her father David Zorn.

Children of George Henry HARTZOG and Celia BAXLEY were:

d. James Washington HARTZOG, was born Dec 1832 in Hilda, Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died 14 Dec 1915 in Texasville, Barbour County, Alabama. He married (1) Martha A. Jane WARR 30 Jul 1849 in Barbour County, Alabama, daughter of John WARR and Nancy BASS. She was born Abt. 1833 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1881 in Barbour County, Alabama. He married (2) Edith HORNE 13 Mar 1883 in Barbour County, Alabama, daughter of Nathan HORNE and Margaret CARROLL. She was born 14 Nov 1845 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died Aft. 1900 in Barbour County, Alabama.

Notes for James Washington HARTZOG: According to his granddaughter Maggie Bell Watson, James was 85 years old when he fell on the front porch of the homeplace and a week later died, in 1915, of a broken hip in Barbour County, Alabama, near Texasville, and was buried in Antioch Cemetery near Clayton, Alabama. It was on this record that I gave the birthyear as about 1830, however, looking at the census records four of them lists 1833. The 1900 census gives the birth month of December.

Notes for Edith HORNE: Edith, who was called Edee, married first to Henry Beaty.

e. Isaac HARTZOG, was born 1835 in Georgia, and died Abt. 1866. He married Margaret Ann M. WARR 06 Sep 1856 in Barbour County, Alabama, daughter of John WARR and Nancy BASS. She was born 1838 in Jefferson County, Georgia.

Notes for Isaac HARTZOG: Isaac was killed in the Civil War.

f. Elizabeth HARTZOG, was born 1836 in Georgia, and died Aft. 1880. She married Zachariah BENEFIELD 01 Oct 1851 in Barbour County, Alabama. He was born 1833 in Georgia, and died 1912.

g. William Henry HARTZOG, was born 27 Apr 1837 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died 11 Jun 1921 in Ariton, Dale County, Alabama. He married Mary Jane HORNE 08 Sep 1859 in Barbour County, Alabama, daughter of Nathan HORNE and Margaret CARROLL. She was born 01 Sep 1839 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died 08 Dec 1918 in Ariton, Dale County, Alabama.

Notes for William Henry HARTZOG: William and Mary were married by E. S. Warr in Nathan Horn's house on 8 Sep 1859. Mary Horne and her sister, Edith Horne were daughters of Nathan Horn. William was a brother to James Hartzog, who married the second time to Edith.

Information provided by Virginia Buckalew on 16 Dec 2008.


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