Martha Patsey Medders
Date of birth:	October 06, 1834
Place of birth:	Baxley, Appling County, Georgia
Death Date:	1918
Place of Death:	Bacon County, Georgia
Burial:	Big Creek Cemetery, Alma, Bacon County, Georgia
Marriage: 1852 in Appling County, Georgia	Jeptha Barber 1820-1892
Children:	1 John B Barber 1853  2 Mary E Barber 1856 3 Cornelius M Barber 1862
Sources:	1 Ancestry.com GEDCOM 2 Biography by, R.M. Medders 11/1/1999 3 The History of Alma & Bacon County, Georgia. Published 1984   4 Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, by Folks Huxford   5 Baxley Georgia Chamber of Commerce 6 1850 US Census, Appling County, Georgia 7 1860 US Census, Holmesville, Appling County, Georgia 8 1870 US Census, Holmesville, Appling County. Georgia 9 1880 US Census, Appling County, Georgia 10 1900 US Census, Appling County, Georgia
Direct Line Paternal Ancestors of Martha P Medders starting with Father;	1 Benj. B Medders 1809 2 William W Medders 1785
Direct Line Maternal Ancestors of Martha P Medders starting with Mother;	1 Nancy C (Tucker) 1811
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Martha Patsy Medders, 1834-1918  

¹Martha Patsy MEDDERS was born 06 Oct 1834 in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia and died 1918 in Bacon County, Georgia. She was the 1st child and daughter of Benjamin Batchelor "Meadows" MEDDERS and Nancy C LNU (TUCKER). She was also the sister of 3 brothers that fought for the south during the US Civil War. Her brothers, John Smith "Meadows" MEDDERS fought and was wounded and the Battle of Jonesboro in 1864. James Riley MEDDERS fought at the Battle of Nashville/Nashville Station.

Birthplace-Death Place ⁵History-Future, See Map and Location of Baxley, Appling County, Georgia

Early Life  
²Martha Patsy Medders was living with her parents Benjamin Batchelor “Meadows” Medders and her mother Nancy C (Tucker) in Appling County, Georgia 1840 and ⁶1850. 

Martha's mother Nancy died in 1849 and is buried in Patterson Cemetery, Patterson-Stewart Settlement, Bacon County, Georgia. After her mother died, her father Benjamin married his stepdaughter Elizabeth Tucker (daughter of Nancy by her first marriage) in 1850.

³Martha Patsy Medders married Jeptha BARBER in 1852 and they had 3 children. Jeptha was the grandson of Charles BARBER a Revolutionary War Soldier. His Great Grand parents Charles and Frances moved to Glenn County, Georgia about 1810. They eventually settled in Appling County, Georgia in a site called "Old Field". Charles drew land in the 1820 Georgia Land Lottery as a Revolutionary Soldier. He drew lot 203/1 Early County and lot 109/8 in Appling County in the 1821 Land Lottery. He lived in Glenn County, Georgia at the time of the land lottery. He moved to Appling County, Georgia about 1825, where he died. In the 1830 Census Charles was age 60/70 and the only male in the home.

Martha and Jeptha Barber are living in Holmesville, Appling County, Georgia on the ⁷21st of July 1860 along with their family. Jeptha is shown as a farmer, the children living with them at the time are; John age 6 and Mary Elizabeth age 4 all born in Georgia. Jeptha Barber is recorded on (Page # 73, Line 12). Jeptha and Martha both are shown as being unable to read or write. Jeptha is shown as having a net worth of $340.00, $300.00 real estate (tract unknown) and $40.00 personal property.

Martha and Jeptha Barber are living in Holmesville, Appling County, Georgia on ⁸29th July 1870 along with their family. Jeptha is shown as a farmer, the children living with them at the time are; John age 15 and Cornelius M age 8, their 2nd child Mary Elizabeth, died sometime between 1861 and 1869. Jeptha Barber is recorded on (Page #92, Line 29). Jeptha is shown as having a net worth of $400.00, $200.00 real estate (tract unknown) and $200.00 personal property.

Martha and Jeptha Barber are living in Appling County, Georgia in ⁹1880 along with their family. Jeptha is shown as a farmer, the children living with them at the time are; Cornelius M age 18, Jeptha Barber is recorded on (page #16D).

Martha’s husband Jeptha Barber died in 1892 and Martha went to live with family members.

Martha (Medders) Barber is living in Appling County, Georgia on ¹⁰29^th June 1900 in the household of her son John B Barber. Martha is recorded on (page #109, Line 25, household #376).

Church/Temple Position
Martha and Jeptha were charter members of the Big Creek Baptist Church in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia and it was known for a time as the "Barber Church".

Martha's husband Jeptha Barber died in Appling County, Georgia in 1892.

^3,4Bacon County: Pioneers
"come sit a spell, and visit with us."

Since Bacon County was formed out of several other counties, we must look to what once were Appling County residents who settled in the land now called Bacon for it's earliest residents. These men settled where they felt that they could survive, and prosper, and raise their families regardless of the boundaries being drawn around them.

Martha’s husband Jeptha Barber is mentioned in Bonnie Taylor Baker's book, "The History of Alma & Bacon County, Georgia", published in 1984, pg 19-21. She originally obtained it from a Finding List of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia published by Folks Huxford. Judy Strickland, a descendant of John Lee, RS, has made minor corrections. The following is a small excerpt of him from the book.

Jeptha Barber was born in 1830 in Georgia, a grandson of Charles Barber, a Revolutionary soldier. He married Martha Medders and they had three children who married Taylor, Head, and Smith. Jeptha and Martha are buried in the Big Creek Cemetery.

This information was taken from Bonnie Taylor Baker's book, "The History of Alma & Bacon County, Georgia", published in 1984, pg 19-21. She originally obtained it from a Finding List of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia published by Folks Huxford. Judy Strickland, a descendant of John Lee, RS, has made minor corrections.

Death Place ⁴History-Future 
Martha Patsey Medders Barber died 1918 in Bacon County, Georgia. She is buried in Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Alma, Bacon County, Georgia.