Southern Roots

Ancestors from the Courts of Kings to the American Presidency !

                  The DRIGGERS Family - Pg. 2

 

                      Descendants of EMMANUEL DRIGGERS continued

 7-Jonas DRIGGERS was born in 1814 in Emanuel County, Georgia
                   and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Jones Driggers
            Name:Jones Driggers [Jonas Driggers]    Age:35 Estimated Birth
            Year:abt 1815 Birth Place:Georgia Gender:Male Home in
            1850(City,County,State):Columbia, FloridaHousehold Members: Name
            AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon
            Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers  35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers 
            8 Sarah Driggers  6 William Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 
           
            Florida Land Records 
            about Jonas Driggers
            Name:Jonas Driggers Land Office:NEWNANSVILLE  Sequence #:1  Document
            Number:1812  Total Acres:40.02  Signature:Yes  Canceled Document:No 
            Issue Date:1 May 1855 Mineral Rights Reserved:No  Metes and Bounds:No
            Statutory Reference:3 Stat. 566  Multiple Warantee Names:No  Act or
            Treaty:April 24, 1820  Multiple Patentee Names:No  Entry
            Classification:Sale-Cash Entries  Remarks:ASSIGNEE OF ISHAM PEACOCK
            Land Description:1 NESW Tallahassee No 7 S 19 E 36
           
            U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 
            about Jonas Driggers
            Thumbnail:   View Original Image: View original image  Name:Jonas
            Driggers Issue Date:1 May 1855 State of Record:Florida  Acres:40.02 
            Accession Number:FL0370__.206  Metes and Bounds:No  Land
            Office:Newnansville  Canceled:No  US Reservations:No  Mineral
            Reservations:No  Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat.
            566)  Document Number:1812 Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range
            Meridian Counties36 7-S 19-E Tallahassee Alachua
           
            Florida Land Records 
            about Jonas Driggers
            Name:Jonas Driggers Land Office:NEWNANSVILLE  Sequence #:1  Document
            Number:2009  Total Acres:40.02  Signature:Yes  Canceled Document:No 
            Issue Date:1 May 1855 Mineral Rights Reserved:No  Metes and Bounds:No
            Statutory Reference:3 Stat. 566  Multiple Warantee Names:No  Act or
            Treaty:April 24, 1820  Multiple Patentee Names:No  Entry
            Classification:Sale-Cash Entries Land Description:1 NWSE Tallahassee
            No 7 S 19 E 36
           
            U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 
            about Jonas Driggers
            Thumbnail:   View Original Image: View original image  Name:Jonas
            Driggers Issue Date:1 May 1855 State of Record:Florida  Acres:40.02 
            Accession Number:FL0370__.325  Metes and Bounds:No  Land
            Office:Newnansville  Canceled:No  US Reservations:No  Mineral
            Reservations:No  Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat.
            566)  Document Number:2009 Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range
            Meridian Counties36 7-S 19-E Tallahassee Alachua
           
            1870 United States Federal Census 
            about Jonas Driggers
            Name:Jonas Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1813 Age in 1870:57 
            Birthplace:Georgia  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Male  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 
           

                   Jonas married Lucretia TOMLINSON before 1838. Lucretia was
                   born on an unknown date in Clinch County, Georgia and died on
                   an unknown date. They had 13 children: Charlotte, William,
                   Aaron, Rebecca, Sarah, Jordon, Moses, Lottie, Lucretia,
                   Sidney, Elizabeth, James A., and Charles.

                  8-Charlotte DRIGGERS was born about 1838 in Lowndes County,
                    Georgia and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Charlott Driggers
            Name:Charlott Driggers Age:12 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1838 Birth
            Place:Georgia Gender:Female Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-William DRIGGERS was born about 1839 in Lowndes County,
                    Georgia and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about William Driggers
            Name:William Driggers Age:11 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1839 Birth
            Place:Georgia Gender:Male Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Aaron DRIGGERS was born about 1840 in Lowndes County,
                    Georgia and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Aaron Driggers
            Name:Aaron Driggers Age:10 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1840 Birth
            Place:Georgia Gender:Male Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Rebecca DRIGGERS was born about 1842 in Lowndes County,
                    Georgia and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Rebecca Driggers
            Name:Rebecca Driggers Age:8 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1842 Birth
            Place:Georgia Gender:Female Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Sarah DRIGGERS was born about 1844 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Sarah Driggers
            Name:Sarah Driggers Age:6 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1844 Birth
            Place:Fa Gender:Female Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Jordon DRIGGERS was born about 1845 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Jordon Driggers
            Name:Jordon Driggers Age:5 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth
            Place:Fa Gender:Male Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Moses DRIGGERS was born about 1848 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1850 United States Federal Census 
            about Moses Driggers
            Name:Moses Driggers Age:2 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1848 Birth
            Place:Fa Gender:Male Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeAaron Driggers  10 Charlott
            Driggers  12 Jones Driggers  35 Jordon Driggers  5 Lenactin Driggers 
            35 Moses Driggers  2 Rebecca Driggers  8 Sarah Driggers  6 William
            Driggers  11 Augustus Hust  25 

                  8-Lottie DRIGGERS was born on an unknown date and died on an
                    unknown date.

                  8-Lucretia DRIGGERS was born about 1852 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census 
            about Lucretia Driggers
            Name:Lucretia Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1852 Age in 1870:18 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Female  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 

                  8-Sidney DRIGGERS was born about 1854 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census 
            about S A C Driggers
            Name:S A C Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1854 Age in 1870:16 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Female  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 

                  8-Elizabeth DRIGGERS was born about 1861 in Alachua Co, .
                    Florida.

            Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census 
            about Elizabeth Driggers
            Name:Elizabeth Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1861 Age in 1870:9 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Female  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 

                  8-James A. DRIGGERS was born about 1862 in Alachua Co, .
                    Florida.

            Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census 
            about James A Driggers
            Name:James A Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1862 Age in 1870:8 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Male  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 

                  8-Charles DRIGGERS was born about 1864 in Alachua Co, .
                    Florida.

            Research Notes: 1870 United States Federal Census 
            about Chas Driggers
            Name:Chas Driggers Estimated Birth Year:abt 1864 Age in 1870:6 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1870:Baker, Florida Race:White 
            Gender:Male  Value of real estate:View Image  Post Office:Sanderson
            Household Members: Name AgeJonas Driggers  57 Lucretia Driggers  56
            Lucretia Driggers  18 S A C Driggers  16 Elizabeth Driggers  9 James
            A Driggers  8 Chas Driggers  6 

                 7-Jacob DRIGGERS was born in 1815 in Bullock County, Georgia
                   and died in 1883 in Manatee County, Florida at age 68.

                 7-Simeon DRIGGERS was born about 1816 in Georgia and died on
                   an unknown date in Mayo, Lafayette County, Florida.

            Research Notes: 1860 United States Federal Census 
            about Simeon Drigors
            Name:Simeon Drigors Age in 1860:44  Birth Year:abt 1816 
            Birthplace:Georgia  Home in 1860:Townships 11 and 12 Range 13,
            Lafayette, Florida Gender:Male  Post Office:Clay Landing Value of
            real estate:View Image Household Members: Name AgeSimeon Drigors  44
            Catharine Drigors  43 William Drigors  21 Bartenius Drigors  16 James
            Drigors  14 John Drigors  12 

                   Simeon married Catharine COLLINS before 1839 in Madison
                   County, Florida. Catharine was born about 1817 in Georgia and
                   died on an unknown date in Mayo, Lafayette County, Florida.
                   They had six children: William, Bartemus, James, James B.,
                   John, and Thomas.

                  8-William DRIGGERS was born about 1839 in Florida and died on
                    an unknown date. The cause of his death was Died of disease
                    at Chattanooga, TN.

            Research Notes: 1860 United States Federal Census 
            about William Drigors
            Name:William Drigors Age in 1860:21  Birth Year:abt 1839 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1860:Townships 11 and 12 Range 13,
            Lafayette, Florida Gender:Male  Post Office:Clay Landing Value of
            real estate:View Image Household Members: Name AgeSimeon Drigors  44
            Catharine Drigors  43 William Drigors  21 Bartenius Drigors  16 James
            Drigors  14 John Drigors  12 

                  Noted events in his life were:

                  *  He served in the military Civil War on 16 Oct 1861 in
                     Sanderson, Florida. William Driggers
                     Enlistment Date: 16 Oct 1861
                     Enlistment Place: Sanderson, Florida
                     Side Served: Confederacy
                     State Served: Florida
                     Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 16 October
                     1861.
                    
                     Transferred into Company D, 1st Cavalry Regiment Florida
                     on 16 Oct 1861.
                     Died of disease Company D, 1st Cavalry Regiment Florida on
                     31 May 1862 at Chattanooga, TN.
                     Sources: 51,87

                  8-Bartemus DRIGGERS was born about 1844 in Florida and died
                    on an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1860 United States Federal Census 
            about Bartenius Drigors
            Name:Bartenius Drigors Age in 1860:16  Birth Year:abt 1844 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1860:Townships 11 and 12 Range 13,
            Lafayette, Florida Gender:Male  Post Office:Clay Landing Value of
            real estate:View Image Household Members: Name AgeSimeon Drigors  44
            Catharine Drigors  43 William Drigors  21 Bartenius Drigors  16 James
            Drigors  14 John Drigors  12 

                  8-James DRIGGERS was born about 1846 in Florida and died on
                    an unknown date.

            Research Notes: 1860 United States Federal Census 
            about James Drigors
            Name:James Drigors Age in 1860:14  Birth Year:abt 1846 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1860:Townships 11 and 12 Range 13,
            Lafayette, Florida Gender:Male  Post Office:Clay Landing Value of
            real estate:View Image Household Members: Name AgeSimeon Drigors  44
            Catharine Drigors  43 William Drigors  21 Bartenius Drigors  16 James
            Drigors  14 John Drigors  12 

                  8-James B. DRIGGERS was born about 1845 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on 24 Aug 1917 in Kissimmee, Osceola
                    County, Florida about age 72.

                  8-John DRIGGERS was born about 1848 in Florida and died on an
                    unknown date in Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida.

            Research Notes: 1860 United States Federal Census 
            about John Drigors
            Name:John Drigors Age in 1860:12  Birth Year:abt 1848 
            Birthplace:Florida  Home in 1860:Townships 11 and 12 Range 13,
            Lafayette, Florida Gender:Male  Post Office:Clay Landing Value of
            real estate:View Image Household Members: Name AgeSimeon Drigors  44
            Catharine Drigors  43 William Drigors  21 Bartenius Drigors  16 James
            Drigors  14 John Drigors  12 

                  8-Thomas DRIGGERS was born in Apr 1851 in Columbia County,
                    Florida and died on 20 Mar 1930 in Eastman, Georgia at age
                    78.

                   Simeon next married Susan PONCHER in 1866 in Mayo, Lafayette
                   County, Florida. Susan was born in 1842 in Lafayette County,
                   Florida and died in 1880 at age 38. They had two children:
                   Ellen and Simeon Kincaid.

                  8-Ellen DRIGGERS was born in Dec 1908 in Lafayette County,
                    Florida and died on 15 Dec 1908 in Chattahoochee, Gadsden
                    County, Florida.

                  8-Simeon Kincaid DRIGGERS was born in May 1870 in Lafayette
                    County, Florida and died on 21 Jan 1961 in Madison County,
                    Florida at age 90.

                 7-William H. DRIGGERS, Jr. was born on 21 Apr 1817 in Emanuel
                   County, Georgia and died after 1885 in Levy County, Florida.

            Research Notes: 1850 - Home: Columbia County, Florida.
             Birthplace: Georgia  Age: 33
           
            1850 United States Federal Census 
            about William H Driggers
            Name:William H Driggers Age:33 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1817 Birth
            Place:Georgia Gender:Male Home in 1850(City,County,State):Columbia,
            FloridaHousehold Members: Name AgeCandasey Driggers  5 Elender
            Driggers  11 Emily A Driggers  3 Nancy Driggers  10 Narcissa Driggers
            1 Penina L S Driggers  7 Pheobe Driggers  13 Sarah Driggers  35
            William H Driggers  33
           
            Florida Land Records 
            about William H Driggers
            Name:William H Driggers Land Office:NEWNANSVILLE  Sequence #:1 
            Document Number:1814  Total Acres:40.02  Signature:Yes  Canceled
            Document:No  Issue Date:1 May 1855 Mineral Rights Reserved:No  Metes
            and Bounds:No  Statutory Reference:3 Stat. 566  Multiple Warantee
            Names:No  Act or Treaty:April 24, 1820  Multiple Patentee Names:No 
            Entry Classification:Sale-Cash Entries Land Description:1 SWNW
            Tallahassee No 7 S 19 E 13
           
            U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 
            about William H Driggers
            Thumbnail:   View Original Image: View original image  Name:William H
            Driggers Issue Date:1 May 1855 State of Record:Florida  Acres:40.02 
            Accession Number:FL0370__.208  Metes and Bounds:No  Land
            Office:Newnansville  Canceled:No  US Reservations:No  Mineral
            Reservations:No  Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat.
            566)  Document Number:1814 Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range
            Meridian Counties13 7-S 19-E Tallahassee Alachua, Bradford
            
            1860 - Florida State Census shows last name spelled "Drigors"
             Born in Georgia, Home as Cowpen Seat, Levy, Florida.
             Post Office: Atsuna Otie
           
            1860 United States Federal Census 
            about William H Drigors
            Name:William H Drigors Age in 1860:43  Birth Year:abt 1817 
            Birthplace:Georgia  Home in 1860:Cowpen Seat, Levy, Florida
            Gender:Male  Post Office:Atsuna Otie Value of real estate:View Image
            Household Members: Name AgeWilliam H Drigors  43 Sarah Drigors  44
            Penina L S Drigors  16 Emily Drigors  12 Narcissa Drigors  10 
           
            1880 - Home: Hase Johnsons, Levy, Florida
             Father's Birthplace: Georgia
             Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
             Occupation: Laborer
             Race: White
             Age: 64  Wife's age: 64
           
            1880 United States Federal Census 
            about William H. Driggers
            Name:William H. Driggers Home in 1880:Hase Johnsons, Levy, Florida
            Age:64 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1816 Birthplace:Georgia Relation to
            Head of Household:Self (Head) Spouse's Name:Sarah Father's
            birthplace:Georgia Mother's birthplace:Georgia Neighbors:View others
            on page   Occupation:Laborer Marital Status:Married Race:White
            Gender:Male Cannot read/write:  Blind:  Deaf and dumb:  Otherwise
            disabled:  Idiotic or insane: View Image Household Members: Name
            AgeWilliam H. Driggers  64 Sarah Driggers  64 
           
            Florida State Censuses, 1867-1945 
            about W H Driggers
            Name:W H Driggers RESIDENCE:Black Dirt, Levy, Florida Birth
            Place:Georgia  Age:67  Race:White  Gender:Male  Relationship to Head
            of Household: Father Father's Birth Place:Georgia  Mother's Birth
            Place:Georgia  Roll:M845_7 
           

                   William married Sarah FUTCH, daughter of Solomon FUTCH and
                   Unknown. Sarah was born in 1816 and died before 1885 in Levy
                   County, Florida. They had nine children: Phoebe Ann, Elender 
                   "Ellen," Nancy, Penina L. S., Candasey, Emily, Narcissa, Jonas
                   T., and Julia Ann Ellen.

                                                          
   DRIGGERS - PG. 1

   DRIGGERS - PG. 3

   DRIGGERS - PG. 4

   DRIGGERS - PG. 5

   DRIGGERS - PG. 6

   Driggers - Pg. 7

   HOME