Household #157: Raymond, Gallnor

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In the 1900 Barney census, Gallnor Raymond headed a 2-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.

Household Snapshot

Gallnor Raymond headed a 2-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner.

Gallnor Raymond's listed occupation was Policeman.

Reported birthplaces span Georgia and South Carolina, pointing to movement into Barney or family formation across county or state lines.

Newspaper and Public-Record Trail

This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.

1900 Census Household

Name	Relation	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
Gallnor Raymond	Head	78	South Carolina	Policeman
Mary Raymond	Wife	66	Georgia	—

Children and Later Trails

No children are listed in this household in the 1900 census table.

The Barney household is best read as the late-life household of the man recorded elsewhere as James S. G. Raymond, James S. Raymond, J. S. Raymond, Gillam Raymond, Gilham Raymond, Gilliam Raymond, Gillon Raymond, Gillam Roymond, and G. Raymond. The spellings vary enough that no single record should carry the identification by itself. Taken together, the 1850 marriage, 1852 Sumter tax digest, 1860 Sumter census, 1864 Colquitt militia census, 1867 Colquitt Reconstruction oath, 1869 Colquitt tax digest, 1870 Colquitt census, 1878-1887 Brooks/Quitman tax digests, 1880 Brooks census, and 1900 Barney census give a workable record chain for the same man and wife.

James S. G. Raymond married Mary Ann E. Philips in Sumter County, Georgia, on 10 July 1850. Ancestry image access has been confirmed for that county marriage record. The 1900 census reports that Gallnor and Mary had been married for 51 years, which fits an 1850 marriage closely enough to support the identification. A new tax-digest image also places James S. Raymond in Sumter County, District 16, in 1852. This gives the couple a second Sumter County anchor shortly after the marriage.

The 1860 Sumter County census has now been located in both Ancestry and FamilySearch. Ancestry indexes the household as J. S. Raymond, age 38, born South Carolina, farmer, with Mary A. Raymond, Matilda, A. C., and T. C. Raymond. The same record gives District 16, Sumter County, post office Americus, dwelling 646, family 653, page 447. A screenshot of the Ancestry image has been saved. This record strengthens the Sumter phase of the family and supports Matilda, A. C., and T. C. as children in the household, though T. C. remains a separate identity question because later records do not yet tie that child clearly to William Raymond.

By 1864 James S. G. Raymon was in Colquitt County in the Georgia militia census, age 41, born South Carolina. In 1867 Gillam Roymond appeared in the Colquitt County Reconstruction oath book. A newly captured 1869 Colquitt County tax digest image lists Gillam Raymond in district 1151. The 1870 Colquitt County census then enumerates Gillon Raymond, farmer, with Mary and children or likely children Louisa, Ernest, Mary, William, plus John and Matilda Mathis in the household. The 1864, 1867, 1869, and 1870 records make the Colquitt County phase much stronger than it was in the earlier entry.

By 1878-1882, tax-digest entries for Gilham Raymond place him in the Quitman/Brooks area. The 1880 census then places G. Raymond in Quitman, Brooks County, on Screen Street, working as a grocery clerk with wife M. A. and children Theodosia, Mary J., William, and Charles T. Raymond. Additional 1883-1887 Brooks/Quitman tax digest images for Gilliam/Gillam Raymond continue the Brooks County trail before the 1900 Barney enumeration. These tax records are not parentage records, but they are useful locality anchors across a period where census records alone leave gaps.

The birthplace evidence is not fully consistent. The 1860, 1864, 1880, and 1900 records point to South Carolina for Gallnor/James/Gilliam Raymond. The 1870 census gives Georgia. The 1880 census says his father was born in New York and his mother in South Carolina, while the 1900 census gives South Carolina for both parents. The safer treatment is to keep South Carolina as the best-supported birthplace while leaving his parents unidentified.

The child list is useful but still uneven. Matilda Raymond is supported by the 1860 J. S. Raymond household and by the 1870 Colquitt County household where John and Matilda Mathis are living with the Raymond family shortly after marriage. Theodosia, also found as Dockie, is supported by the 1880 Raymond household, the Brooks County marriage record for Dockie Raymond and John C. Smith, and the 1927 Georgia death record for Theadosha Smith, which names her father as Gilham Raymons and spouse as Johnnie C. Smith. Mary J., William, and Charles T. are census-supported children in 1880. Louisa and Ernest appear in 1870 but have not been traced forward. A. C. and T. C. appear in the 1860 household; their later lives are unresolved.

Connections to Other Barney Families

Mathis connection: Matilda Raymond married John Sidney Mathis in Colquitt County in June 1870. John and Matilda were in the 1870 Raymond household shortly after marriage and later lived in Worth County. The 1900 Worth County census reports Matilda as mother of nine children, all living. A direct parent-naming record for Matilda has not been found in this pass.
Smith connection: Theodosia or Dockie Raymond married John C. Smith in Brooks County on 10 December 1885. Her 1927 Georgia death record, under Theadosha Smith, names her father as Gilham Raymons and spouse as Johnnie C. Smith. This is the strongest daughter-link outside the Barney household.
No direct connection to another Barney household has been proven from the current entry. The Mathis and Smith lines are collateral family trails rather than proved Barney-household-to-Barney-household connections.

Research Notes

Locate a full death certificate, burial record, probate file, or local death notice for Gallnor/Gilham/James/Gilliam Raymond. The current trail does not yet prove his exact death date or burial place.
Locate Mary Ann E. Philips Raymond after the 1900 Barney census, including death, burial, probate, or widow evidence.
Resolve the Georgia versus South Carolina birthplace conflict, and the father-birthplace conflict, with direct parentage, probate, land, or earlier census evidence.
Trace Louisa Raymond, Ernest Raymond, Mary J. Raymond, William Raymond, Charles T. Raymond, A. C. Raymond, and T. C. Raymond only where records can be tied back to this family.
Determine whether T. C. Raymond in 1860 and William Raymond in 1870/1880 are separate children or an enumerator/indexing problem. Current evidence does not settle it.
Find a direct parent-naming record for Matilda Raymond Mathis if one survives. The current case rests mainly on census placement and the nearby marriage/census trail.

Open Research Questions

Resolve the open items flagged in Research Notes above with direct records before expanding this household narrative.

Research Status

Status: Well-researched, not source-exhausted.
Strengths: The household is now anchored by image-level evidence across the main phases of the family: Sumter County in 1850-1860, Colquitt County in the 1860s and 1870, Brooks/Quitman in 1878-1887, and Barney in 1900. The Theodosia Smith daughter-link is especially strong because her death record names father Gilham Raymons.
Remaining cautions: The subject's exact name form, parents, death, burial, and some child identities remain unresolved. Several later-child trails still need direct records before they should be treated as complete.

Sources

1900 U.S. census, Barney Precinct, Brooks County, Georgia, Gallnor Raymond household, HH#157.
Georgia marriage record, Sumter County, 10 July 1850, James S. G. Raymond and Mary Ann E. Philips; Ancestry image viewer, Sumter > Marriages, 02, 1849, image 32 of 36.
Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, James S. Raymond, 1852, Sumter County, District 16; Ancestry image viewer, image 14 of 138.
1860 U.S. census, District 16, Sumter County, Georgia, J. S. Raymond household, post office Americus, dwelling 646, family 653, page 447; Ancestry record ID 11685954; FamilySearch ark.
Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864, James S. G. Raymon, Colquitt County, age 41, born South Carolina; Ancestry image viewer, image 166 of 848.
Georgia Reconstruction oath book, Colquitt County, 15 July 1867, Gillam Roymond.
Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, Gillam Raymond, 1869, Colquitt County, district 1151; Ancestry image viewer, image 12 of 58.
1870 U.S. census, Colquitt County, Georgia, Gillon Raymond household.
Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, Gilham Raymond, 1878-1882, Quitman/Brooks County, district Quitman; Ancestry image viewer, image 454 of 1170.
1880 U.S. census, Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia, G. Raymond household on Screen Street.
Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, Gilliam/Gillam Raymond, 1883-1887, Brooks/Quitman County, district Quitman; screenshots.
Colquitt County marriage record/index, John Sidney Mathis and Matilda Raymond, June 1870.
1880 U.S. census, Worth County, Georgia, John and Matilda Mathis household.
1900 U.S. census, Worth County, Georgia, John and Matilda Mathis household.
Georgia marriage record, Brooks County, 10 December 1885, Dockie Raymond and John C. Smith.
1900 U.S. census, Berrien County, Georgia, Jonathan/Theodoria Smith household.
Georgia death record, Theadosha Smith, died 23 July 1927, Mershon, Pierce County, Georgia, naming father Gilham Raymons and spouse Johnnie C. Smith.
Georgia death-record/index reference for Gilham Raymons; full details/image still needed.

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