United Daughters of the Confederacy®
FLORIDA DIVISION

Great Great Granddaughter's Club
Honoring Our Great Great Grandfathers

This page has been created to bring Honor to Our Ancestors who fought
so Valiantly in The War Between The States.
 

Elias Holman is the Great Great Grandfather
of Dorothy Claudette Alderman Waddell
Elias Holman Tyler was born in September of 1825 in Orangeburg District, South Carolina.
Between then and 1860 he moved down to Lowndes County, Georgia. It is in
Lowndes that he is found in the 1860 Census making his living as a teacher.
Needless to say, our family has never been insufferably rich! At this
point in time, Elias had been married for a little over a year to his wife
Obedience, and had one son, James Raleigh who was only a few months old. He
enlisted in Company G of the 26th Georgia in August of 1861 as a musician
and was promptly sent to Virginia. He was falsely reported killed at the
Battle of 2nd Manassas, after which he was placed on detached picket duty.
He was medically discharged at the end of August 1862 for "Supposedly Bad"
eyesight. Upon his discharge he was given $55 in back pay, and $1 to
travel between Richmond and Savannah. After his discharge he settled in
Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida where he remained until his passing on April
5,1915. He was granted a Florida Pension in his later years.
 

William G. Palmer, is the Great Great Grandfather of Annette C. Harrell,
Anna Jackson 224. He was the fourth son of Charles and Betsy Lee Palmer. William G. Palmer as born in Early County, Georgia (or possibly Decatur since Decatur County was formed from Early County a year before he was born).
Of the 11 children born to Charles and Betsy Lee, five were sons and all served in the CSA. William enlisted on December 14, 1863 in Company A. Hood Bn., 29th Georgia Cavalry at Camp Lamar Cobb. William was the only son that lived a full life after serving his country. William married Sarah Maloy and they were the parents of six children. Sarah died in 1859 leaving William with four children under the age of 10. On November 6, 1859, William married Frances NeSmith and they were the parents of six children. One of their children, Patience Palmer, married Confederate veteran Jonah Beal Davis. One of their daughters, Naomi Scarbrough, is still living. William died December 29, 1904 and is buried in Mizpah Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia. William’s father and mother are also buried in Mizpah Cemetery. I am privileged to have four generations buried in this cemetery.