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     Carrie was born on 30 September 1909. She married Dalton Francis Allen, son of Walter Allen and Mollie Tompkins. Carrie died on 20 April 1986 at age 76. Her body was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Florida.¹

     Gorden was born on 12 February 1882. He married Ethel High, daughter of Daniel Leslie High and Christiana Melinda Hurst.¹ Gorden died on 16 April 1920 at age 38.

     He married Mary Sullivan, daughter of William Sullivan and Mary Elizabeth (--?--), on 15 April 1821 at Montgomery Co., Georgia.¹

     William was born circa 1800. He married Lovena Sullivan, daughter of William Sullivan and Mary Elizabeth (--?--), on 13 April 1821 at Montgomery Co., Georgia.¹

     He married Francis K. Townsend, daughter of Joseph Townsend and Gracie Brown, on 8 March 1887 at Madison Co., Florida.¹

     Dittie was born on 22 July 1846.¹ She was the daughter of James Moye and Martha Tompkins.

     Elizabeth was born on 4 September 1839.¹ She was the daughter of James Moye and Martha Tompkins.

     James was born circa 1804 at Georgia.¹ He married Martha Tompkins, daughter of John Tompkins and Mary Parsons, on 9 October 1834 at Jefferson Co., Georgia. James died before 1870 at Tyler Co., Texas.
     
Biography of James Moye:



"James and Mary Moye came to Texas in the early 1850's. Their daughter, Martha Jackson (my grandmother), was about 8 years old when the family migrated to Texas from Early Co., GA. The family settled on Wolf Creek in Tyler Co., about 10 miles east of Woodville. They lived on rented property for 2 or 3 years and then settled what was later known as the "old Moye place". James Moye owned slaves. Letter from Ione Allen 2/22/1962, Sheffield, Moye Family Records).

     Martha was born circa 1845.¹ She was the daughter of James Moye and Martha Tompkins.

     Mary was born on 17 September 1836 at Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of James Moye and Martha Tompkins. She married W. W. Sheffield, , on 5 July 1855 at Early Co., Georgia.¹ Mary died on 20 May 1869 at Spurger, Tyler Co., Texas, at age 32. Her body was buried at Spurger, Tyler Co., Texas.