Vandiver of Franklin County
Legend…. Edward
Vandiver, Revolutionary War Soldier, is the first of the family known to be
related to those in Franklin
County. He was born 1748 in Maryland
and settled in Charleston, South Carolina. He died 7/20/1837 in Charleston and was buried in the Neal’s Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery. He was married on 6/16/1787 in Charleston, South Carolina
to Catharine Poole (1766-1/1/1851), a daughter of Adam Poole and his wife,
Esther (Manning) Poole. Issue: Adam Poole
Vandiver, born 8/24/1787 in Wahallah, Oconee District, South Carolina, died
2/19/1876 in Cleveland, White County, Georgia; William Vandiver, born 8/1/1790
in Charleston South Carolina, died 8/1/1866; Manning Vandiver, born 1/17/1792
in Charleston, died 9/18/1870; Aaron Vandiver, born 10/1/1794 in Charleston,
died 5/12/1878; Ibzan Vandiver, born 5/15/1796 in Charleston, died 12/13/1885;
Enoch Vandiver, born 5/30/1798 in Charleston; Edward Vandiver, born 6/17/1800
in Charleston, died 7/1/1895.
William
Vandiver, son of Edward (above) and his second wife, was born in 1790 in South Carolina and died
in 1866. He had 7 children.
Benjamin
Pinkney Vandiver, son of William (above), was born 1817 in South
Carolina and died 1903 in Franklin
County, Georgia. He was married on 10/19/1845 in Franklin County
to Mary Brown (born 1827 in South
Carolina) and removed to the Red Hill Community of
Franklin County after 1820. Their issue:
1.
Mary Jane
Vandiver, born 1844 in Franklin
County, unmarried.
2.
William Isom
Pinkney Vandiver 1846-1930 married in 1869 Eliza Vaughers (1951-1911)
3.
Nartha A.
Matilda Vandiver, born 1847 in Franklin
County, married D. B.
Eskew.
4.
Joseph G. B.
Vandiver, born 1856 in Franklin
County, farmer.
5.
Amanda J.
Vandiver, born 1861 in Franklin
County.
6.
Benjamin S.
M. Vandiver, born 1864 in Franklin
County.
7.
Eliza C.
Vandiver, born 1866 in Franklin
County.
8.
Julia M. L.
Vandiver, born 1868 in Franklin
County.
Ref: History of Franklin County,
Georgia, Franklin
Historical Society; Franklin County Wills.