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Note: N16326 Her death certificate in Hunt Co, TX states the following: Mrs. Nettie White (she had remarried after the death of Samuel Pierce JOHNSON). Date of birth: 15 October 1856, birthplace: GA, father: Warren Perry. Death date: 24 Nov 1914. (This birthdate would correspond with census dates.)
Nettye Clay Perry: Married Samuel Pierce JOHNSON when she was 14 years old (based on what she told a grandchild and based on the first born it looks probable). This would have been 1870 or 1871. I have not been able to find any marriage records in Marion, Meriwether, Schley (where Samuel Pierce lived) or any of the other area GA counties. Samuel Pierce Johnson was born in Marion Co. but his family lived in Schley County part of 20 years. His parents were George Washington Johnson and Elizabeth HART, originally of Warren Co., GA.
Nettye Clay Perry and Samuel Pierce JOHNSON's children: James William -stayed in Hunt Co, TX, Henry - stayed in Hunt Co, TX, George Washington - went to Wichita Falls, TX, Mattye Lou - married Earnest Haney in Hunt Co.
In referring to the 1860 Meriwether Co. census, notice that the female's initials were "M. A." I have considered several theories from many genealogists. One is that the enumerator thought the female was named after her mother or confused Nettye Clay with her mother's name. Another theory is that the female's full name is "Missouri Antanet Nettye Clay" or that "Nettye" is a form of the name "Antanet." I may never learn the reason for writing "M. A." on the 1860 census. Also, she was living with William Ptolemy Perry and Sarah Jernigan in 1870.
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