Ann Dillworth Wife of Col. Jno. N. Birch Born in Petersburg, VA Feb 21, 1802 Died Aug 28, 1897 Photo © 2009 S. Lincecum Mrs. Birch was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery in Talbotton, Georgia. Here is a death notice from the 31 August 1897 Columbus Daily Enquirer : " MRS. ANN D. BIRCH DEAD. Noble Woman of Talbotton Passes Away After a Useful Life. Talbotton, Ga., Aug. 30 -- Mrs. Ann D. Birch, aged 96, died at the residence of her grandson, Dr. J. B. Douglass, this morning. She was a devout Christian and member of the Methodist church more than eighty years, having been a resident of Talbotton seventy years. She was the grandmother of Dr. J. B. Douglass, Of Talbotton; W. B. Hill, of Macon; Herbert Hill, of Monticello; Mrs. James Bishop, of Eastman; Thomas and Robert A. Matthews, of Thomaston, and W. C. Douglass, of Raleigh, N.C. The burial will take place here tomorrow at Oak Hill cemetery." Also resting in Oak Hill Cemetery is Ann's husband. He actual...
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