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September 29, 2004 – 4:08 pm
- notes I've received from Stembridges all around the world... From: Margaret Mounce from Southern Wales Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 David hi, I took the pics, a couple of months ago, it's a really pretty place. Stembridge is a village in Somerset aboout 25 miles inland from the sea (ocean) honestly don't know the history of the village but it is on what we call the'levels'. Theseup to the middle of the lastcentury (20th) would flood regularly from the seain the winter and become islands. The area is very flat with knolls (hills) dotted around A lot are named ....something...followed by bridge, often the name of a river but I don't think there is a river called Stem. I don't think the village was named after a person either. I'll try to find out more about the village and let you know. Only know the airport at Atl. having friends in Tn.never been to Augusta but David (my husband) and ...

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Stembridge Land Deeds

September 29, 2004 – 4:05 pm
As far as I know there are physical copies of the land deeds at the court house in Hancock Co., Ga.  GA GENWEb page  will have Hancock County information. The following information is from "Land Deed Genealogy of Hancock County, Georgia", abstracted & compiled by Helen & Tim Marsh.  Greenville, SC:  Southern Historical Press.  c1997. Land Deed Genealogy...page 112. "Page 449:  3rd December 1796,  Osborn Brewer of Hancock County to John Stembridge of same place for the sum of thirty pounds sterling for a tract of land in Hancock County containing one hundred acres lying on the waters of Log Dam Creek of the Oconee River adjoining Matthew Hawkins' line and Roberson's pine corner and by Hinson and Roberson's.  Signed by Ozburn Brewer.  Wit:  R. Greene, Tully Choice and John Smith.  Rawleigh Green, witness" Hancock Co., Ga.  Deed Book B (1794-1798) Page 259. "Page 207:  5th June 1801.  Andrew Borland of Hancock County to ...

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Stembridges in the Military

July 21, 2003 – 4:45 pm
USAREUR Public Affairs July 21, 2003 V Corps engineers patrol river in Saddam's hometown Story and photos by Jayme Loppnow, 130th Engineer Brigade Public Affairs Pfc. Laura Stembridge of V Corps 502nd Engineer Company, 565th Engineer Battalion, keeps a close eye on the banks of the Tigris River in Tikrit. The company has run round-the-clock river patrols since the battalion's arrival in Saddam Husseins hometown in April. TIKRIT, Iraq -- While combat has wound down in Iraq, the threat to soldiers in this unstable nation is still very real. Which is why V Corpss 502nd Engineer Company, 565th Engineer Battalion, continues to patrol the Tigris River here in the hometown of Saddam Hussein. The company, along with the 814th Eng. Co. from Fort Polk, La., patrols the river 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to keep the approximately 2,000 soldiers deployed to Camp Iron Horse safe from enemy attacks along the river. Recent attacks ...

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2003 Homeschool Memories

April 27, 2003 – 11:09 pm
The kids preparing Easter Eggs! (April 03) Papa Ransol Hebert gives a "geology" lesson with rocks from Stone Mountain! (Sep 16, 2002) Ian helping Mom cook (Sep 2, 2002) - and our brand new dishwasher - yes, the mechanical one broke! Ian builds a butterfly box at Home Depot.(Sep 9, 2002)   Chelsea and Dylan working on an Art Project (together!) This is a videotape study by Donna Hugh. (August 2002)       Chelsea working on homework (Feb 2002) Dylan's report on Hawaii (Feb 2002)

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Marion Wesley Stembridge

September 10, 1999 – 4:46 pm
Marion Stembridge was a respected as a grocery store owner, but he made his real money by being a banker and a loan shark. He had made almost a million dollars off of forcing poor people to pay outrageous sums of money in interest on loans. Stembridge had mental instability and hyper active behavior. His mother was forced to send him to Central State several times. According to local rumors that were going around, he only married his wife because she was a math teacher at Georgia College and could keep his accounts, but many doubted this because Stembridge could add numbers in his head in no time at all and rarely made mistakes. He supposedly abandoned her and moved into the Baldwin Hotel, but he gave the boarding house he owned to his wife. Whatever really happened, he rented the entire top floor of the Baldwin Hotel and ...

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Stembridge Road, Baldwin Co. Georgia

June 14, 1999 – 3:04 pm
From: // Roger W. Stembridge, Jr.. June 14, 1999 Stembridge road was also engineered by my father, Roger W. Stembridge, Sr. Daddy was a West Point Graduate, fought in W.W.I and W.W.II. He engineered the road about the start of W.W.II so I am told. Daddy was the resident Engineer at old Milledgevile State Hospital until his death, September 28, 1960. His wife, Mildred Cox Stembridge lived until May 4, 1995. For the longest Stembridge Road was called the Lower Sandersville Road, and in the 1970's it was changed to Stembridge Road to honor my father. From: // David Stembridge February 2, 1999When my Dad moved back to georgia,  and bought a house down in Hancock Co.,  He began finding links to our past.  One of the many net finds is Stembridge Rd,  in Baldwin Co.  This was once a driveway to the Stembridge Farm.  The farm property is still owned by cousin Roger ...

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Old Devereaux, Ga

February 2, 1999 – 4:03 pm
Monday 2/2/99 from: David Stembridge In East Hancock Co., there is a town that has declined in population through the years. There once were several Hotels, 3 Doctors, a Cotton Mill, and many other businesses. Devereaux still has an active church community, and lively farming community. My Father, Roger Stembridge is an active member of Devereaux United Methodist Church. I attended there in late January with my son Dylan. Even with the declining population, this is still a community of God! Devereaux, Ga (former town square) Old Cotton Mill Old Abandoned business in the town center area Gas Pump overgrown with weeds One of the many older unique-styled abandoned homes in Devereaux

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the Stembridge Farm, Baldwin Co. Georgia

February 2, 1999 – 8:30 am
From:Roger W. Stembridge, Jr. The property is about 300 acres or so. We let it grow up in timber since Daddy and Mother decided not to live there. At the present time, the property is jointly owned by me, Roger W. Stembridge, Jr. and my sister, Mildred K. Stembridge Norris. We are right in the middle of the Fall Line Freeway controversy with the crowd that wants to take the end of the property for the Fall Line Freeway. The old family house was built in the 1800's with slave labor by my Grandfather, John Wesley Stembridge. The timbers that were used in the foundation were brought out of the woods by mule and honed down level to sit on the brick pillars. This was very evident the night the house burned. John W. Stembridge, and his wife, Mary Leverett Stembridge live there until John died in the early 1900's. ...

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Stembridge Finds and Folklore

January 11, 1999 – 3:59 pm
Monday 1/11/99 from: Dr. Roger E. Stembridge Sunday afternoon, I found the place where our ancestors settled in Hancock County, a place called Sylvan Hill. Old maps spell it as Sylvian Hill. It is located only a few miles from my house, however, driving to it is about 10 or more miles. It is located on a high ridge and there are remnants of rock foundations and chimneys there. Some years, maybe decades, ago the property was sold to a pulpwood company and their procedures in such purchases is to demolish all structures, for tax purposes. Several older people I have met remember the old house that was there. It is unlikely that it is a carryover from the late 1700s / early 1800s, however it is possible. It was awesome to walk on the ground once walked upon by our ancestors. Sylvan Hill, Georgia (Hancock Co.) Artifacts from previous settlement on Sylvan Hill Thursday ...

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