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Descendants of Hesper Olivia Whitten

By Skip Kitchens

Generation No. 1

1. HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN (WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born December 30, 1895 in Jasper Co ., GA, and died June 02, 1995 in Covington, GA. She married FRANK DEWITT PRICE December 28, 1919 in Morgan Co., GA, son of EDGAR PRICE and JENNY WAITS. He was born April 28, 1892 in Jasper Co., GA, and died March 12, 1978 in Jasper Co., GA.

Notes for HESPER OLIVIA WHITTEN:

HESPER OLIVIA WHITTEN PRICE

(1895 - 1995)

Hesper Olivia Whitten Price was born at Hillsboro, Jasper County, Georgia on

December 30, 1895. Her parents were William Coyle Whitten and Louisa L.

Mercer Whitten. She had eight brothers and sisters, Burney Whitten, Mary

Louise Maddox, Walter Hoyt Whitten, Alfred Overton (AO) Whitten, William

Coyle Whitten,Jr., Lula Bell Schell, Thomas Jefferson Whitten, and

Francis Marion Ledbetter.

She began her schooling in 1901 at Henderson Grove School in Jasper

County, and attended Bethel School in Monticello, Georgia from 1902

through 1905. Her family moved to Morgan County in 1905, and she

graduated from Madison High School in 1914. Hesper took business courses

at Southern Business College of Macon in Madison during 1915 & 1916.

Hesper worked for Southern Bell Telephone as a rate clerk from 1916

through 1918.

Hesper Whitten married Frank Dewitt Price on December 28, 1919, and moved

to Monticello, where Frank owned and operated a barber shop with his

brother, Edgar Price. (In May of 1919 Frank Price had returned from

serving in the U.S. Army in France during World War I.)

Mr. Price sold this barber shop in 1926, and worked briefly as a barber

in Miami, Florida and Porterdale, Georgia before working as a barber in

Ocilla, Georgia for almost four years. They moved back to Monticello in

1932, where Mr. Price again bought and ran another barber shop.

Hesper and Frank Price raised three daughters, Dorothy Bauman, Merrilynn

Elliot, and Virginia Durden.

Hesper and Frank bought a dairy farm near Monticello in 1946, and

operated this dairy until 1958. They lived on the farm until Frank's

death in 1978.

Hesper was a long term member of the Monticello Baptist Church. She was a

charter member and president of the Piedmont Home Demonstration Club, a

community service group.

Hesper Price died on June 2, 1995 in Covington, Georgia. She was 99 years

old. She is buried in West View Cemetery in Monticello, Georgia.

More About HESPER OLIVIA WHITTEN:

Religion: Monticello Baptist Church

Notes for FRANK DEWITT PRICE:

FRANK DEWITT PRICE

(1892-1978)

Frank Price was born April 20, 1892. His parents were Edgar Calhoun Price

and Jenny Waits Price. Frank had three brothers and one sister.

Frank was raised on a farm, and quit school after the fifth grade. He

left the farm in October 1916 to work in a barber shop.

Frank was drafted into the U. S. Army April 2, 1918 for World War I. He

trained at Ft. Gordon near Augusta for two weeks. He spent a year of

combat duty in France (Argon Forest, Fences Sector, Sabr Hill Drive).

Frank Price went back into the barber business in May, 1919. He bought

out his former employer and went into business with his brother, Edgar.

Edgar moved to Coco, Florida in 1923, and opened a barber shop there.

Frank married Hesper Olivia Whitten in December, 1919. They raised three

daughters, Dorothy, Merrilynn, and Virginia.

Frank Price sold the barber shop around 1926, and went to work in Miami,

Florida for about a month. After experiencing a hurricane, Frank moved to

Porterdale, Georgia briefly, then worked at a barber shop in Ocilla,

Georgia for three and a half years. Frank and family moved back to

Monticello around 1932, where Frank barbered until 1946.

Frank and Hesper bought a dairy farm near Monticello in 1946, and

operated this dairy until 1958. After they stopped the dairy business,

they continued to live on this farm until Frank's death in 1978.

Frank Price died of cancer on March 12, 1978, and is buried in West View

cemetery, Monticello, Georgia.

More About FRANK DEWITT PRICE:

Social Security Number: 257-44-4905

Children of HESPER WHITTEN and FRANK PRICE are:

2.i.Dorothy Mae6 Price, b. October 28, 1921, Monticello, GA.

3.ii.Merrilynn Price, b. January 30, 1924, Monticello, GA.

4.iii.Virginia Louise Price, b. September 06, 1926, Monticello, GA.

Generation No. 2

2. DOROTHY MAE6 PRICE (HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born October 28, 1921 in Monticello, GA. She married ARTHUR HAMILTON BAUMAN May 05, 1946 in Atlanta, GA, son of ARCHIE BAUMAN and ADELINE BUNN. He was born July 28, 1917 in Michigan, and died September 27, 2000 in Plant City, Florida.

More About DOROTHY MAE PRICE:

Education: Graduated from Draughton's School of Commerce in Atlanta

Occupation: Dorothy retired after 25 years as executive secretary at Lear- Siegler

Notes for ARTHUR HAMILTON BAUMAN:

Arthur Bauman was a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from George A. Davis Technical High School in Grand Rapids. Art was a banker for Old Kent Bank in Michigan. He served in the US Army during World War II, fighting under General Douglas McArthur in the south Pacific, Australia, and later in New Guinea.

Art and his wife, Dot, moved to Plant City, Florida in 1984 after retirement. They were members of the First United Methodist Church in Plant City. He is buried at West View Cemetery in Monticello, Georgia.

Children of DOROTHY PRICE and ARTHUR BAUMAN are:

5.i.Douglas7 Bauman, b. October 09, 1947, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

6.ii.Anita Karol Bauman, b. March 19, 1951, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

3. MERRILYNN6 PRICE (HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born January 30, 1924 in Monticello, GA. She married JAMES CLIFFORD ELLIOTT April 19, 1947, son of JOHN ELLIOTT and ANNIE ROGERS. He was born July 12, 1921 in Henry Co., GA, and died March 18, 1999 in Jasper Co., GA.

More About MERRILYNN PRICE:

Occupation: Federated Insurance in Atlanta, GA 5 years, and Chief Registrar of Jasper County 12 years

More About JAMES CLIFFORD ELLIOTT:

Military service: 1 year in U. S. Army and 4 years in U. S. Navy

Occupation: Tool & Dye machinist at Warner Robbins AFB for 30 years

Children of MERRILYNN PRICE and JAMES ELLIOTT are:

7.i.Robert Wayne7 Elliott, b. February 03, 1948.

8.ii.Jamie Lynn Elliott, b. June 07, 1954.

4. VIRGINIA LOUISE6 PRICE (HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born September 06, 1926 in Monticello, GA. She married WILLIE RALPH (BILL) DURDEN January 18, 1947 in Decatur, GA, son of FRANKLIN DURDEN and GEORGIA ADCOCK. He was born January 19, 1925 in Walton Co., GA.

Notes for VIRGINIA LOUISE PRICE:

Virginia (Jenny) Price was born in Monticello, Georgia September 6, 1926 in the house where Merrilyn Elliott now lives. She lived in Monticello until she was three years old, and her father found work in Ocilla, Georgia.

Virginia attended first grade in Ocilla, then moved back to Monticello. She attended schools in Monticello, and graduated from Monticello High School in May of 1943. Virginia played basketball in high school. She attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia for one year.

Virginia Price went to work at the Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta, Georgia in 1944. This is now the Lockheed plant. She worked in the Employment Office there until World War II ended. She then worked for Federated Mutual Fire Insurance Company in downtown Atlanta as a typist and general office worker. Virginia worked for Phelps Dodge Wire Company in Covington, Georgia for about two years, then worked for Ace Hardware Corporation in Conyers as Office Manager for 20 years.

Virginia married Willie (Bill) Durden on January 18, 1947. They raised four children: Lee, Delaine, Gina, and Susan. Virginia and Bill have lived in Covington, Georgia since 1955. They are long term members of the First Baptist Church of Covington.

Notes for WILLIE RALPH (BILL) DURDEN:

Willie Ralph "Bill" Durden was born in Walton County, Georgia on January 19, 1925. His parents, Hurst Durden and Georgia Adcock Durden raised him and his sister, Gladys, in Walton County and Jasper County.

Bill Durden graduated from Monticello High school in 1943. He was a star basketball player in High School.

Bill joined the U. S. Army in September 1943, and served in the 314th Infantry in France and Germany during World War II. He was honorably discharged January 1946.

Bill Durden married Virginia Price on January 18, 1947. They lived in the Atlanta area initially, and in Macon for a brief time. They have lived in Covington, Georgia since 1955. Bill and Jenny Durden raised four children: Lee, Delaine, Gina, and Susan. They are members of the First Baptist Church of Covington.

Bill Durden worked for Dutch Oven Bakery and and as a soft drink delivery man. He later sold insurance and owned and operated a service station in Covington. He retired from American Mutual where he was an insurance field agent.

Children of VIRGINIA PRICE and WILLIE DURDEN are:

i.K. Lee7 Durden, b. April 16, 1948, Atlanta, GA; m. (1) Janet Claire Burson, December 28, 1971, Oxford, GA; b. April 01, 1952; m. (2) Marie Lynn Dunn, January 07, 1984, Covington, GA; b. January 17, 1950.

9.ii.Delaine Durden, b. November 13, 1951, Atlanta, GA.

10.iii.Gina Lou Durden, b. August 22, 1954, Atlanta, GA.

11.iv.Susan Diane Durden, b. October 10, 1960, Covington, GA.

Generation No. 3

5. DOUGLAS7 BAUMAN (DOROTHY MAE6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born October 09, 1947 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He married MARY JANE (MIDGE) STEWERT. She was born May 23.

Children of DOUGLAS BAUMAN and MARY STEWERT are:

i.Ryan8 Bauman, b. October 13, 1984.

ii.Lindsay Bauman, b. June 29, 1988.

6. ANITA KAROL7 BAUMAN (DOROTHY MAE6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born March 19, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She married VINCE SKUTNIK May 25, 1974, son of ANTHONY SKUTNIK and DOROTHY STUVE. He was born April 01, 1952 in Holland, MI.

Children of ANITA BAUMAN and VINCE SKUTNIK are:

i.Daniel8 Skutnik, b. March 06, 1983, Holland, MI.

ii.Erin Skutnik, b. July 01, 1987, Holland, MI.

7. ROBERT WAYNE7 ELLIOTT (MERRILYNN6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born February 03, 1948. He married (1) DIANE COOK. He married (2) ANGELA FAYE REED. He married (3) LETA PIERCE September 25, 1976 in Lubbock, TX.

More About ROBERT WAYNE ELLIOTT:

Residence: 2000, Grayson, GA

More About DIANE COOK:

Individual Note: Diane is from Macon, GA

More About ANGELA FAYE REED:

Individual Note: Angela was from Lawrenceville, GA

Child of ROBERT ELLIOTT and DIANE COOK is:

i.Courtney Elizabeth8 Elliott, b. January 18, 1978.

8. JAMIE LYNN7 ELLIOTT (MERRILYNN6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born June 07, 1954. She married RICHARD MICHAEL DAVIDSON June 14, 1975 in Monticello, GA, son of RICHARD DAVIDSON and BONNA SALISBURY. He was born September 23, 1952 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

More About RICHARD MICHAEL DAVIDSON:

Occupation: Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service

Children of JAMIE ELLIOTT and RICHARD DAVIDSON are:

i.Jon Eric8 Davidson, b. February 16, 1982, Dennison, Texas.

ii.Scot Alan Davidson, b. January 30, 1985, Sylva, NC.

9. DELAINE7 DURDEN (VIRGINIA LOUISE6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born November 13, 1951 in Atlanta, GA. She married (1) DONALD EUGENE MOORE November 26, 1970 in

Covington, GA. He was born August 13, 1951. She married (2) WILLIAM DONALD REEDER July 10, 1992 in Augusta, GA. He was born November 23, 1947 in Augusta, GA.

Children of DELAINE DURDEN and DONALD MOORE are:

i.Michael Shaughnessy8 Moore, b. March 04, 1973, Ft. Bragg, NC; m. Nancy, December 31, 1996, Valdosta, GA.

ii.Heather Olivia Moore, b. November 08, 1975, Colorado Springs, Co.; m. Joseph Edward Glover, May 15, 1999, Augusta, GA; b. April 28, 1968, Augusta, GA.

iii.Brianne Moore, b. December 11, 1979, Ft. Bragg, NC; m. (1) Freddie Faour; m. (2) Arthur Linza Rhodes III, May 15, 1999, Augusta, GA; b. May 08, 1977, Augusta, GA.

10. GINA LOU7 DURDEN (VIRGINIA LOUISE6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born August 22, 1954 in Atlanta, GA. She married WILLIAM FIRTH (SKIP) KITCHENS September 07, 1973 in Covington, GA. He was born January 31, 1952 in Atlanta, GA.

Children of GINA DURDEN and WILLIAM KITCHENS are:

i.JoAnne Virginia (Jody)8 Kitchens, b. March 07, 1976, Ft. Pierce, FL.

ii.Laura Delaine Kitchens, b. December 19, 1977, Ft. Pierce, FL; m. Cameron C. Guill, August 18, 2000, Augusta, GA.

11. SUSAN DIANE7 DURDEN (VIRGINIA LOUISE6 PRICE, HESPER OLIVIA5 WHITTEN, WILLIAM COYLE4, BERRY ANDERSON3, LITTLETON AUGUSTUS2, PHILLIP1) was born October 10, 1960 in Covington, GA. She married WILLIAM PRESLEY RICHEY II December 10, 1983 in Covington, GA. He was born November 08, 1961 in Ft. Walton Beach, FL.

Children of SUSAN DURDEN and WILLIAM RICHEY are:

i.Thomas Whitten8 Richey, b. March 12, 1996, Augusta, GA.

ii.Samantha Leelyn Richey, b. August 08, 1999, Augusta, GA.