Paschal Family History

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Paschal Family, Direct Descendent :

William Paschal, #1, Born: 1703   Died 1774     Middlesex NJ

Reliance Dennis Paschal, #2, Born: 1707   Died 1739

Samuel Paschal, #12, Born: 1727   Died 1805

Phereba Ward Paschal, Born: 4 Feb 1734   Died: 1810

Reliance Paschal, #15, (daughter of) Born 8 Dec 1749    Died 1786 in Lincoln, Ga.   They had one son, Samuel #89, listed below who retained the Paschal family name.

John Hammock,  Died Ga 1830 

Samuel Paschal, #89, Born 1774  Died 1812 in Jasper, Ga

Elizabeth Paschal Born: 1764 in Ireland Died: 1847 Gwinnet County, Ga

Samuel Paschal #385, Born: 18 Dec 1800  Died: 31 Dec 1881

Sarah Daniel Paschal, Born: 29 Aug 1806  Died: 4 Nov 1879

James Madison Paschal  # 1291, Born: 24 Dec 1828 Died: 1 Nov 1910

Elizabeth Fomby Paschal, Born: 15 Jun 1839 Died: 30 Jul 1915

William Nathan Paschal  # 2837, Born: 15 Jun 1870 Died: 4 Jun 1945

Amelia Elvira Purgason Paschal, Born: 18 Feb 1879 Died: 10 Jul 1953

Elizabeth Fomby Paschal was the daughter of Nathan and Miriam Fomby of Franklin, Ga. The family in total is listed in the 1850 census of Heard County. She is listed as Elizabeth F. Fomby.

Children of "Will" N. Paschal, #2837 and Amelia Elvira Purgason Paschal :

Estelle Paschal Born: 17 Oct 1897   Died: 7 Apr 1963   Buried Franklin, Ga. (Never Married)

George Garnett Paschal Born: 6 May 1901   Died: 5 Dec 1961  Buried Franklin, Ga. (Never married)

Seba Dell Paschal Born: 7 Jun 1904    Died: 12 Aug 1939  Buried Franklin, Ga.

Elizabeth F. Paschal Born: 13 Jan 1907   Died: 13 Jan 1966  Buried Los Angeles, Ca.

Sarah Louise Paschal Born: 31 May 1911   Died: 18 May 1992  Buried Franklin, Ga.

Mary Will Paschal Born: 28 Feb 1914   Died: 22 Dec 1974  Buried Lagrange, Ga.

John Oliver Paschal Born: 10 Mar 1917    Died: 26 Nov 1991 Buried Lagrange, Ga.

From the Paschal Family Bible.

William Nathan Paschal # 2837, was married to Amelia Elvira Purgason 18 Aug 1896

Seba Dell Paschal was married to Nathan Caswell

28 Aug 1927

Elizabeth F. Paschal was married to Amos Caswell

12 Jan 1930

Mary Will Paschal was married to P. L. Eady

11 Dec 1932

Louise Sarah Paschal was married to J. H. Davis

15 Dec 1935

Because of the scattered nature of the Paschal families, I cannot at this time provide the names of all my cousins born to my aunts and uncles. What little I have is listed below.

Family Oral History or Franklin News and Banner, for what its worth.       

Uncle "Bob" Purgason, was Emelia Elvira Purgason's elder brother. He was the last operator of Philpot's Ferry.

Uncle "Bob" Paschal, # 2841, William Nathan Paschal's brother was born in 1880 and died 1953 and is buried in the Franklin City Cemetery

Uncle Nathan Caswell was born 24 May 1894 and Died 29 Apr 1958 and lies beside his wife Seba Dell Paschal Caswell, in the Caswell Cemetery above the Franklin / US 27 bridge, on the north side of the Chatahoochee River.

Elizabeth "Jute" Eady, Aunt Mary Will Paschal Eady's daughter married Robert "Bobby" Nelms and had two sons Jerry and Mark, and a daughter named Catherine. They reside in Lagrange, Georgia.

Uncle Amos Caswell was ambushed and shot in the neck and arm with a shotgun by unknown persons 9 Apr 21 near Valley Grove Church, near Glenn Ga.

Amos Caswell and Elizabeth "Cat" Paschal had a daughter, Onnie. Onnie married Oliver Mcilhaney and they had four sons in Los Angeles and they later moved to Arkansas. Uncle Amos disappeared after his wife's death in California and whatever happened to him is still a mystery.

Uncle Nathan Caswell killed one man and severely wounded another on 2 Feb 1923 during a fight concerning moonshine liquor. The two men, one a Jeptha Paschal, and the other was a Harvey Gordon, attacked Nath striking him with iron bars, and so he gave them a taste of the knife. They all went to jail and were released on bail the next day.

Mr Paschal died of complications from the knifing shortly afterwards. On 30 Mar 1923 Uncle Nath Caswell was tried on murder charges. The charge was reduced from murder to manslaughter, and Nath got sentenced to 1 year on the Georgia chain gang.

Uncle Nath was killed in a land line feud on the border of his and Lee Awbrey's property. He died from gunshot wounds and Mr Lee was critically wounded but lived. Uncle Nath's Date of Death was 29 Apr 1958. I was six years old at that time.

Amos and Nathan Caswell were brothers.

In the May 1925 column of the News and Banner, for the Harmony Grove community, Louise Paschal was reported visiting, with one of her Purgason cousins.

Known Children of Robert Lee "Bob", #2841 and Emma Pike Paschal

Blueford "Blue" Paschal  buried Franklin, Ga.    Born: 1 Dec 1916             Died: 20 Nov 77

James Nathan "Shack" Paschal  buried Centralhatchee Ga

Robert "Rob" Paschal  buried Franklin Ga / known to be in the Paschal Plot.  Born: 19 May 1912   Died: 21 Feb 1962

Beulah Paschal Bozeman buried Lagrange, Ga

Jane Paschal Shelnutt buried Franklin, Ga

Mary Kate Paschal    unknown

Mae Bell Paschal   unknown

There are probably at least two other children that are not listed.

There are several grandchildren scattered over West Georgia.

Jimmy Paschal, the son of Blueford Paschal and Dolly Skipper Paschal is the only Paschal from that family that is known to still reside in Heard County, Ga. Jimmy is married to Joann Clifton Paschal and they have two sons Mike and Kris Paschal.

This is from Heard County and its People by Linda Eller and The Heard County History.

Elizabeth Fomby Paschal, the wife of James Madison Paschal, my Great Grandfather, was the daughter of Nathan and Miriam Fomby and they are listed in the 1850 census of Franklin, Ga. They qualify as my Great Great Grandparents on Mom's side of the family.

Amelia Elvira Purgason Paschal, my Grandmother was the daughter of Rufus Broom Purgason and Sarah Francis Duke Purgason my Great Grandparents on Mom's side of the family.

Seaborn J. Duke, Methodist Minister in 1860 and Mary J. Cato were the parents of Sarah Francis Duke. They qualify as my Great-Great Grandparents on Mom's side of the family.

John Purgason Born: 1821 and Elvira Purgason Born: 1822 were my Great-Great Grandparents on Mom's side of the family. They were Rufus Broome Purgason's parents.

Civil War History

James Paschal, #1291, was a member of Co K 56^th Infantry and was a private in 12 May 1862. Born in Morgan County, Ga. 24 Dec 1828. He is mentioned in *Dr. G. W. Peddy's biography as becoming deathly sick with pneumonia, while his unit was in Kentucky, and he just barely survived. He served with his unit in the Kentucky Campaign and it later surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg Ms. After being exchanged his unit participated in the Battle of Missionary Ridge and Chattanooga. He was in the battles north of, and including, the Battle of Atlanta. His unit, part of the Army of Tennessee, eventually surrendered on the 26th of April 1865 at Greensboro, NC. He is listed in the Ga. Roster of Soldiers and also the Georgia Pension Book.

* Saddlebags and Spinning Wheels a collection of letters between Dr. G.W. Peddy and his wife Kate, during the Civil War, compiled by his grandson G. W. Peddy Cuttino.

Littleton Daniel Paschal #1292, was in the 8th or 9th Mining Corp CSA and served in Tennessee at a saltpeter (niter) mine. He is listed in the Georgia Pension Book. The Paschal Family Web-site has him listed as a member of the Union Army. That is a grievous error.

Revolutionary War  Family History as known locally.

According to the History of Heard County and its People: William Paschal (died 1817?) of Wilkes County Ga. fought in the Revolutionary War with Littleton Daniel. William later served again in the War of 1812. William was the descendent of William Paschall (1703 to 1774) of New Jersey. William's *nephew, Samuel Paschal, #385,(Born Ga.1800) married Littleton's daughter Sarah (Born NC. 1806) and came with his father-in-law to Morgan County, Georgia in 1817. They came to Heard County in 1830. Samuel and Sarah had **22 children, some here in Heard County, Georgia. Samuel and his wife Sarah went on to Hill County, TX and settled  there. (**The existing family web-site says eighteen.) *In Linda Eller's Heard County and its People, Samuel Paschal is listed as William Paschal's son. Samuel is actually William's nephew if the web-site is accurate. Samuel's father was named Samuel Paschal and he was married to Elizabeth Paschal, whom had been born in Ireland.

Great Grandfather James Madison Paschal, # 1291, was born in Morgan County and has 21 other brothers and sisters according to Heard County and its People. Littleton Daniel Paschal # 1292, who also settled in Heard County was the brother of James Paschal. Some other brothers and sisters were John and Isham and Mary. Only about ten of the siblings names are recorded here in Heard County. Some stayed here in Georgia and some went on to Texas and other places out west.  Some were not known of locally until I saw their names on your web-site.

       Pvt. Paschal, George, of South Carolina

   Applied for Pension

Samuel Paschall #385, was born 18 Dec 1800 in Wilkes County Ga. died *Heard County 31 Dec 1881?

Sarah Daniel Paschall was born 29 Aug 1806 in North Carolina and died 4 Nov 1879 in Hill County, Texas.

Up until I discovered your web-site what little was known of the Paschal family was courtesy of Eller's Heard County and its People.

Listed Children of Samuel and Sarah Daniel Paschall.

This data from www.paschalgenie.org web-site.

1. William M. Paschall

2. Mary Ann Paschall Born Jasper Ga. Died 4 Jun 1869 Heard County.

3. John A. Paschall Born Jasper Ga. 1826 Died after 1850.

4. James Madison Paschall 4 Dec 1827 Heard County Died 1 Nov 1910 Heard County

5. Littleton D. Paschall Born 7 May 1829 Heard County Died 1 Nov 1902 Heard County

6. Martha Ann Paschall Born 14 Dec 1830 in Heard County Died 1924 in Hill County, Texas

7. George W. Paschall Born 29 Jan 1832 in Heard County Died 1854

8. Burwell Paschall Born 20 Dec 1833 Heard County Died 7 Jul 1850??? Diphtheria, typhoid, drowning , house fire???

9. Benton Paschall Born 22 Apr 1835 Heard County Died 7 Jul 1850??? Diphtheria, typhoid, drowning , house fire???

10. Isham J. Paschall

11. John Paschall 7 Feb 1838 Heard County Died after 1900.

12. Samuel Paschall Born 2 Sep 1839 Heard County Died after 1870

13. Henry Harrison Paschall

14. Dilly Paschall Born 4 Mar 1842

15. Louvenia Paschall Born 2 Oct 1843 Heard County Died 28 Dec 1878

16. Andrew J Paschall

17. Milton Paschall Born 7 Jul 1849 Heard County Died 14 July 1850??? Diphtheria, typhoid, drowning , house fire???

18. Elizabeth Paschall Born 20 Jun 1851

John Oliver Paschal, while stationed in England in WWII, married an English women, Joan_____ and they had a son, Johnny Paschal.  

Uncle John chose to divorce his English wife, rather than submit her to the back roads of Heard County. Uncle John later remarried Virginia Crowe, and had a daughter Vicky______, and a granddaughter Tara_____.

Blue, Rob and Shack Paschal all served in combat units during WW II. Blue and Rob in Europe. Shack served in the Pacific theater. Bealuh Paschal was married to Frank Bozeman who also served in the European Theater of war. Frank Bozeman's brother, Glenn Bozeman, was Killed In Action, in January, 1945 in Germany. Frank later named his oldest son after his fallen brother.

This is from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution in the Spring of 1944.

John Oliver Paschal, my uncle is next to James Nathan Paschal. Blueford is below James Nathan and Rob Paschal is below Blue's picture. Frank Bozeman is Bealuh Paschal Bozeman's husband. She is a sister of Rob, Blue and Shack.

TSGT Preston Clovis Paschal - A distant cousin who paid the supreme sacrifice.

While doing research on the Samuel and Sarah Daniel Paschal Family that settled in Hill County, Texas, I came across the name Preston Clovis Paschal and noted that he had died on 6 Jun 1944. Anyone whom has a military background will realize the significance of that date automatically. It was D-Day. On his tombstone he is listed as a T/SGT and a member of the 741st Tank Battalion. The grave marker is located in the Covington Cemetery, Hill County, Texas.

I learned from research that Technical Sergeant Clovis Paschal had been a crew chief on a Sherman DD (Floating) tank. He had been a member of Co "C" 741st tank battalion. On launching, all of the tanks of Co "C" were sunk, either by enemy fire, or lost to the treacherous cross currents off Omaha Beach. Only three tanks out of the thirty-two in the battalion made it to shore.

TSGT Clovis Paschal was the son of Robert Lee Paschal whom was the son of Andrew J. Paschal whom was the son of Samuel Paschal born 18 Dec 1800 and died 21 Dec 1881 and whom is buried in Old Woodbury Cemetery, Hill County, Texas. By: Jack E Davis

Burial Sites

John L. Paschal, #2835, (another son of James Madison Paschal,# 1291) lies next to his wife Annie E. Paschal in the Franklin City Cemetery in the Paschal family plot.
Their tombstone reads:

"Jack" L. Paschal    Born: 1866  Died: 1945

Annie E. Paschal    Born: 1867   Died: 1939

Roy Paschal the son of Jack, #2835 and Annie Paschal is buried by his father and mother.

His tombstone is marked Born: 9 Dec 1892    Died: 19 Jan 1907     (cause of death unknown)

Emma D. Paschal, # 2838 (a daughter of James Madison Paschal,# 1291) Born: 18 Mar 1868 Died: 13 Nov 1946, is buried in the front of the Will Nathan Paschal family plot in the Franklin City Cemetery. To the best of my knowledge Great Aunt Emma never married and lived with either Will or Rob Paschal. Will Nathan and Rob L. Paschal lived within a hundred yards of each other on the Edwards Road in Heard County, Ga.

Robert L Paschal, #2841, (another son of James Madison Paschal, # 1291)born: Jul 1880 had at least seven children and lived his life here in Heard County and died in 1953 and is buried just behind James Paschal, # 1291 in the Franklin City Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia.

Littleton Daniel Paschal, #1292, and other family members are also buried in the Franklin City Cemetery in Franklin, Ga.

Born: 7 May 1829      Died: 1 Nov 1902

T.G. Paschal #2842,the son of L.D. Paschal #1292 is buried beside his father. T.G.'s date of birth is 25 May 1860 and date died is 6 Aug 1899.

William Mort Paschal, #2844, the son of L. D. Paschal, #1292 is buried with his wife Diamond Carter Paschal in the fenced in plot with his father and mother. His grave is marked    Born: 9Aug 1869      Died: 1 Jul 1956.

His wife's is marked    Born: 2 Jan 1874     Died: 9 Feb 1951

His mother Penelope Shackleford Paschal is buried by William and Diamond's side. Her tombstone is marked Born: 1839  Died: 1920  Wife of L.D. Paschal.

George Washington Paschal, #2831, (another son of James Madison Paschal, #1291), is buried with members of his family in the Ephesus Cemetery, in Heard County.

All the above is sworn by me to be true to the best of my knowledge.

Jack Edward Davis, the son of Sarah Louise Paschal and James Henry Davis. The grandson of William Nathan Paschal who was the son of James Madison Paschal.

These are the tombstones of William Nathan, #2837 and Elvira Purgason Paschal and their daughter Estelle and their son Garnet Paschal.

These are the tombstones of Elizabeth Fomby Paschal and James Madison Paschal, #1291.

The tombstone in the rear is R L Paschal, #2841 and his wife Emma Pike Paschal.

SGT Robert Lee Paschal grave in the Franklin City Cemetery. He was the son of R.L. and Emma Paschal.

These are L D Paschal, #1292 and his son T.G. Paschal, #2842 tombstones.

The graves at the far left are Elizabeth and James Paschal, with Bob and Emma Pike Paschal to their rear. The next low grave is Jack L. and Annie E. Paschal. The tall tombstone on the right is Roy Paschal who is Jack and Annie's son. The third tall tombstone from the right, belongs to Mrs Julia Owensby. She is Annie's mother.

These graves belong to William Mort Paschal, #2844. The center grave is his wife Diamond Carter Paschal. The grave to the right is Penelope Shackleford Paschal, the wife of L.D. Paschal, #1292.

This is the grave of Emma D. Paschal, # 2838. According to the Paschal Family Web-site she was born 18 Mar 1872. Her tombstone says she was born 18 Mar 1868.

All of the above graves are in the Franklin City Cemetery, Heard County, Ga.

These are the graves (tall tombstones) of George Paschal Jr. who died in France in 1918. He is buried in the grave on the left side. George Washington Paschal #2831 is buried with his wife in the graves on the right. These graves are in the Methodist Cemetery in Ephesus, Ga.

There are other Paschal Graves also in the Ridgeway and Salem Methodist Cemetery. There are at least a hundred Paschal graves, marked and unmarked, in cemeteries across West Georgia.

Far left Uncle Garnett Paschal and Earlene Caswell-Center- Louise Paschal and Johnnie Wilson-right-Louise Paschal ,Howard Caswell

Far left Granddaddy and Grandmama Will Nathan and Elvira Purgason Paschal

Center-Louise Paschal, Brewer Lee Paschal, Estelle Paschal, Mary Kate Paschal, Mae Bell Paschal, Garnett Paschal in hat.

Nathan "Shack" Paschal in uniform

Elizabeth Judith Eady

Grandmama Elvira Purgason Paschal  with Paul Davis in lap. This is at Will Nathan's house on Edwards Road about 1948.

Jane and Bealuh Paschal

The boys in the middle photo are from left to right Robert, Nathan, John Oliver (their first cousin) and Blueford Paschal. They would all later serve in WW II.

The far left photo is "Rob" Paschal.

The photo on the right is Blueford Paschal.

The picture below is John Oliver Paschal.

Eller's History

     William Paschal and Littleton Daniel, who are freinds, fight together in the *Revolutionary War. William's *nephew Samuel of Wilkes County, Ga. marries Littleton's daughter Sarah and when Littleton leaves North Carolina for Georgia, around 1815, Samuel comes with him. They settle in Morgan County for several years and Samuel purchases 202 and a half acres from a Mr Shotwell in 1817. Both Littleton Daniel and Samuel Paschal come to Heard County in the 1830 land lottery. Over the years Samuel and Sarah have twenty-two children. Samuel and his wife would later leave Heard County and move to Texas and would settle there. Only a few names of their children who stayed in Heard County are known. James, Isham, Littleton Daniel and John Paschal are four of the men who lived out their lives in West Georgia. My ancestor James Paschal was born in 1828 while they were still living in Morgan County.

      * It is also believed that William fought in the war of 1812.

      *It was thought that Samuel was William Paschal's son. Eller's history list Samuel as William's son. The Paschal family web-site has shown that Samuel was actually William's nephew. Samuel's father had also been named Samuel Paschal.

Eller's History

1840 Heard County Census  Samuel Paschal is listed living in the Redbone District of Heard County.

Eller's History/ Confederate Map

John and Isham Daniel, sons of Littleton Daniel, are listed as operating a water powered grist mill on New River in 1860.

Centralhatchee Creek was known as Sundalhatchee Creek on the 1863 CSA map of Heard County.

Georgia Business Directory 1879-1880

Jackson Merchant Mills - water powered- Howard M. Jackson president, is located in Owensbyville District, on the Chattahoochee River. This is how (I believe) Jackson Shoals got their name.

1891 Tax Digest   James Paschal  is listed in Texas District. Littleton Daniel Paschal is listed in Enon Grove District.

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