Sid Arvie Willis¹ (M)
b. 9 September 1922, d. 10 September 1983
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Relationship=4th great-grandson of (Progenitor) Tompkins.

     Sid was born on 9 September 1922 in Alton, Lafayette Co., Florida. He was the son of Vernon Elvoy Willis and Jewel Mae Tompkins. Sid died on 10 September 1983 in Florida at age 61.
     Sid's occupation: Insurance Sales.

Vernon Elvoy Willis¹ (M)
b. 1897, d. 1959
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     Vernon was born in 1897 in Lafayette Co., Florida.² He was the son of Wiley W. Willis and Emily Judson Polk. He married Jewel Mae Tompkins,daughter of Walter Tompkins and Ann Eliza Parker on 30 October 1915 in Lafayette Co., Florida.³ Vernon died in 1959.

Nora Womble (F)
b. circa 1865

     Nora was born circa 1865. She married Needham Tompkins,son of Robert T. Tompkins and Laura Louisa Jane Brock on 26 October 1897 in Washington Co., Georgia.¹

(?) Wood (M)
b. circa 1840

     (?) was born circa 1840. He married Georgia Ann Virginia Tompkins,daughter of William P. Tompkins and Eleanor Crouch circa 1858 in Covington Co., Alabama.¹

Inez Juanita Wood (F)

     She married Loran Boice Tompkins,son of Partin Columbus Tompkins and Julia Ann Americus Millican.¹

Thomas H. Wood (M)

     He married Sarah F. Tompkins,daughter of Francis Young Tompkins and Sarah Sheppard on 3 December 1896 in Washington Co., Georgia.¹

Mandie Woods (F)
b. 4 April 1868, d. 23 September 1938

     Mandie Woods was born on 4 April 1868 in Washington Co., Georgia.¹ She married Joseph James "Jimmy" Tanner, son of Solomon Francis Tanner and Elizabeth Tompkins, in Washington Co., Georgia.¹ Mandie Woods died on 23 September 1938 in Washington Co., Georgia, at age 70.¹

Clifford Horace 'C.H.' Wright (M)
b. 10 August 1944, d. 2 September 1993
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Relationship=6th great-grandson of (Progenitor) Tompkins.

     Clifford Horace 'C.H.' Wright was born on 10 August 1944 in Sandersville, Washington Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of Talmadge Wright and Bertha Corine Lord. Clifford Horace 'C.H.' Wright died on 2 September 1993 in Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia, at age 49.¹

Talmadge Wright (M)
b. 22 September 1911, d. 2 February 2001
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     Talmadge Wright was born on 22 September 1911.¹ He was the son of Clifford Carter Wright Sr. and Katie Lou Shelton. Talmadge Wright married Bertha Corine Lord, daughter of Horace Duggan Lord and Donie Esther Brooks, on 24 December 1934 in Sandersville, Washington Co., Georgia.¹ Talmadge Wright died on 2 February 2001 in Sandersville, Washington Co., Georgia, at age 89.¹
     
Biography of Talmadge Wright:

Worked his own farm. Retired after 59 years with Texaco Gasoline Co. Loved horses, showed Racking horses in saddle club shows for years.
MR. TALMADGE WRIGHT - Mr. Talmadge Wright, 89, of Sandersville died February 2, 2001 in the Washington Regional Medical Center.
Services were held February 4, 2001 in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Tennille. Burial was in Sisters Baptist Church Cemetery in Sandersville. The Rev. Keith Yelverton officiated.
Pallbearers were Byron Carter, Richard Welch, Clarence Durden, Varnie Ellington, Billy May, Thomas Daniel, James May and Jerry Andrews.
Mr. Wright was a native and life long resident of Washington County, the son of the late Clifford Carter Wright Sr. and the late Katie Lou Shelton Wright. He was the widower of the late Bertha Lord Wright and the father of the late C.H. Wright. Mr. Wright was a retired employee of Texaco Oil Company with 59 years of service and a farmer. He was a member of the Sisters Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Tommy Wright of Tennille and Billy Wright of Sandersville; a brother, C.C. Wright of Sandersville; three sisters, Agnes Wieland of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mary Chambers of Columbus, and Kathryn Stephens of Belton, South Carolina; eight grandchildren, John Wright, Cliff Wright, Deborah W. Meeks, Sharon W. Smith, Greg Wright, Mike Wright, Ken Wright and Shirl W. Lindsey, and thirteen great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. May and Smith Funeral Directors in Tennille was in charge of the arrangements.


BARBECUE and FAMILY REUNION on SUNDAY: Sandersville Progress, October 26, 1961.
Fifty-five were present at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Wright on the Jordan Mill Road, on Sunday, Oct. 22 for a family gathering and barbecue dinner.
Joining Mr. and Mrs. Wright on this occasion were the Rev. Jack E. Ayers and family; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wright, Mike and Ken; and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wright; Mrs. C.C. Wright; Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Wright, Jr., Jimmy, Rickey and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Mills and Peggy; Mr. and Mrs. Jimm McConnell; Mr. and Mrs. John Whitaker; Mrs. Lncy Barwick; Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Litaker, Dianna and Dona; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lord, Rickey and Jene; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Freeman; Mr. and Mrs. Louie Lord, Janice and Mary Esther, Mr. and Mrs. David Chambers, Patricia and Vickie Lynn; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stephens, Howard, Hamp, Kathy, Glenn Jr., Carolyn and Nancy; Mrs. Ruby Hartley and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lord.

Fell in kitchen at home, in the Hospital discovered he had a bone marrow cancer, comman in people working with petrolleum products. Died at Washington Co. Hospital.¹

Tommy Asa Wright (M)
b. 7 September 1935, d. 19 February 2003
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Relationship=6th great-grandson of (Progenitor) Tompkins.

     Tommy Asa Wright was born on 7 September 1935 in Sandersville, Washington Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of Talmadge Wright and Bertha Corine Lord. Tommy Asa Wright died on 19 February 2003 in University Hospital, Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia, at age 67.¹

Clara Belle Yates (F)
b. 28 October 1871, d. 13 May 1949
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Relationship=3rd great-granddaughter of (Progenitor) Tompkins.

     Clara was born on 28 October 1871.¹ She was the daughter of Nathaniel Yates and Sarah E. B. Brooks. She married William Benjamin Waller, on 18 December 1892.¹ Clara died on 13 May 1949 at age 77. Her body was buried in Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Washington Co., Georgia.

Nathaniel Yates (M)
b. circa 1847

     Nathaniel was born circa 1847.¹ He married Sarah E. B. Brooks,daughter of James Brooks and Hetty Amanda Tompkins on 26 December 1871 in Washington Co., Georgia.²

Sarah F. 'Sallie' Yates (F)
b. 19 May 1842, d. 18 October 1896

     Sarah was born on 19 May 1842 in Georgia.¹ She married Edmund H. Brooks,son of James Brooks and Hetty Amanda Tompkins on 11 May 1865 in Washington Co., Georgia.² Sarah died on 18 October 1896 at age 54.¹ Her body was buried in Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Washington Co., Georgia.¹

James E. Youmans (M)
b. 25 April 1908, d. 20 October 1991

     James was born on 25 April 1908.¹ He married Christine Elizabeth Tanner,daughter of Early Benton Tanner Sr. and Gertrude S. Scott.¹ James died on 20 October 1991 at age 83.¹ His body was buried in Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Georgia.

Hester Viola Young (F)
b. 18 December 1909, d. 1 July 1992

     Hester Viola Young was born on 18 December 1909. She married Grady Wood Tanner, son of Clinton Wells Tanner and Cora Lee Scott.¹ Hester Viola Young died on 1 July 1992 in Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Georgia, at age 82.