Clinch County Archives – Georgia Genealogy

Hansford Allen, 1811-1893, Echols County

Hansford Allen (1811–1893) was a South Carolina native who settled in Lowndes County, Georgia, with his family after the Indian War. He married Nancy Wilkinson, and they raised several children, many of whom remained in the region. Allen served in Captain Jesse Carter’s militia during the war and later established a home on Little Suwannee Creek in Echols County. He passed away on 10 Oct 1893 and was buried at Boney Bluff Cemetery. His wife was also laid to rest there, though her grave is unmarked. Read more about his life, service, and family legacy.

William Green Akins, 1806-1866, Berrien County

William Green Akins was born on 10 Sep 1806 in South Carolina, the son of Francis and Martha Akins. His family settled in Bulloch County, Georgia, before moving to Lowndes County around 1827. He married Winifred Moore (12 Jan 1812 – 28 Feb 1878) in 1830. They later resided in Clinch and Berrien counties, where Akins served as Justice of the Peace. He was a Primitive Baptist and a veteran of the 1838 Indian War. He died on 16 Feb 1866 in Berrien County. His widow remarried Jonathan Studstill in 1870.