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John Obed Bryan “Big Daddy” Stanaland II

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Birth	:	1 Apr 1868 Georgia, USA
Death	:	1922
Burial	:	New Freedom Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4210470, -86.3314790
Description	:	son of Daniel B Stanaland & Elizabeth Stanaland. ----- Author: William Harden p.877-879 JOHN OBED STANALAND. A skilful and practical agriculturist, systematic and thorough in his methods, John Obed Stanaland is meeting with notable success in his pleasant and profitable calling, his farm, which is located in the Dixie district, having excellent improvements, the buildings being conveniently arranged, while his machinery is of the latest approved manufacture. He was born April 1, 1868, in Thomas county, Georgia, a son of Daniel B. Stanaland, and grandson of John Obed Stanaland, the first. The pioneer ancestor of the Stanaland family in Georgia was Buz Stanaland, Mr. Stanaland's great-grandfather, who was born,... Read More	son of Daniel B Stanaland & Elizabeth Stanaland. ----- Author: William Harden p.877-879 JOHN OBED STANALAND. A skilful and practical agriculturist, systematic and thorough in his methods, John Obed Stanaland is meeting with notable success in his pleasant and profitable calling, his farm, which is located in the Dixie district, having excellent improvements, the buildings being conveniently arranged, while his machinery is of the latest approved manufacture. He was born April 1, 1868, in Thomas county, Georgia, a son of Daniel B. Stanaland, and grandson of John Obed Stanaland, the first. The pioneer ancestor of the Stanaland family in Georgia was Buz Stanaland, Mr. Stanaland's great-grandfather, who was born, it is thought, in South Carolina. Migrating to Georgia in early life, Buz Stanaland lived for awhile in Bulloch county. Later he came to southwest Georgia, making the removal with teams of his own, bringing his cattle and household goods with him, and settling on the old county road, ten miles north of Thomasville. Purchasing a tract of timbered land, he erected a log cabin in the wilderness, and began in reality to hew a homestead from the forest. He was the first to raise stock in this section of the state, and found the industry quite profitable. Successful in his work, he cleared a large part of his land, and in due course of time built a good hewed log house, sealing it inside and out, and there resided until his death, in the seventy-fifth year of his age. His wife, whose maiden name was Dolly Hollingsworth, survived him, being upwards of eighty years old at the time of her death. They, with one son and one daughter, lie buried in the family lot, on the old homestead. They were typical southerners in their generous hospitality, their latch string being always out. They reared five children: John Obed, Prissy, Zebulon, Thomas, and Amy. John Obed Stanaland, the first, was born during the residence of his parents in Bulloch county, and with them came to the southwestern part of the state. He was early drilled in the branches Of agriculture, and began farming for himself by renting a piece of land lying one mile from Thomasville, on the old Coffee road. Thomasville had then but one dwelling, a log house owned by James Kirksey, who was the only merchant in that vicinity, his store being also in a log building. While living on that land, he dug for Mr. Kirksey, the first well dug in Thomasville. After renting for a year, he bought land in Jefferson county, Florida, where he tilled the soil several years. Returning, however, to Georgia, he located in Thomas county, about a mile from the town of Boston, and in the log cabin which he erected lived a few years. He not only tilled the land, but he kept the family larder well supplied with the fruits of the chase, deer, bear, and wild game of all kinds being plentiful, and made all the shoes worn by his family, tanning all the leather used himself. His wife, who was a true helpmate, used to card, spin and weave, and make all the clothing worn by her household. There being no railroads in those early days he used to market all of his surplus produce either in Tallahassee or in Newport, Florida, with teams, the round trip to the first mentioned place taking, if the roads were very good, three days, while a trip to Newport and back, under the same conditions, required a full week. He continued a resident of that farm until his death, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years. John 0. Stanaland, the first, married Susan Melton, who was born in Bulloch county, where her father spent his entire life. The maiden name of the mother of Susan Melton was Davis. She survived Mr. Melton, and after his death came from Bulloch county to Thomas county, locating in the south part, where she bought a farm which she operated with slave labor, living upon it until her death, when over one hundred years of age. Both Mr. and Mrs. Melton were of New England ancestry. Of the union of John 0. and Susan Stanaland, seven children were born and reared, as follows: James Alfred, John H., Benjamin, Daniel B., Jephtha C., Simeon, and Julia. All of these sons took an active part in the war between the states, Benjamin dying while in the service. .http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/BP2000/2006-09/1157831521.see below Educated in the district schools, and early initiated into the mysteries of farming, John Obed Stanaland remained a member of the parental household until twenty-two years old. Entering then the employ of the S. F. & W. Railroad Company, now the Atlantic Coast Line, he was for fourteen years identified with its roadway department. Lured back to the soil, Mr. Stanaland next purchased a tract of land in the Dixie district, near the Pidcock station, and has since been here actively and prosperously engaged in general farming and stock-raising, his success placing him among the wide-awake and progressive farmers of his neighborhood. Mr. Stanaland married, November, 1891, Jinnie Alderman, who was born in Brooks County, Georgia, a daughter of Elias Alderman, and Mary America Beaty. She is of pioneer stock, being a Grand-daughter of James and Jane (Roberts) Stanaland. Mr. and Mrs. Stanaland are the parents of four children, Ollie. Mat Hazel, Tinnie Lee, and Elias Alderman. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stanaland are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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John Obed Bryan “Big Daddy” Stanaland II's memorial is located at: New Freedom Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, USA.
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Latitude: 37.4210470
Longitude: -86.3314790

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Parent

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Jimmie Alderman Stanaland

(1872 - 1972)

Children

Ollie Stanaland Morris

(1891 - 1972)

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Coordinate: 37.4210470, -86.3314790

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Coordinate: 37.4425011, -86.3902969

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Coordinate: 37.3719150, -86.3595860

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Coordinate: 37.3823800, -86.3823700

18. Wells Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.4532100, -86.3914700

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23. Si Hughes Cemetery
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24. Woodson Cemetery
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