1. Samuel William Settles, born in 1812 in Laurens County, (established in 1807), Georgia, is my 3rd great grandfather on my mother's line. He and his wife, Martha Rebecca Rabb Settles had nine children. Remind me to share with you the marriage record for this couple! In 1812, Samuel William Settles' birth, coincided with an important historical event, the War of 1812. We know that, according to one census, he made his living as a schoolteacher. He is buried in Crestview in the Mason-Olive Cemetery off Hwy 90 East.
2. Their youngest child was Lucian Milledge Barron Settles, "L.M.B." or "Luke". Lucian was born in Coffee County, Alabama, possibly at a place known as "Batten's Crossroads". He is my second great grandfather in this line. He married Mary McCurley and they had four children.
3. Luke's oldest child was Samuel George "Cap" Settles, my great grandfather. "Cap" was born in or near Crestview, Florida. At that time (13 March, 1884), this area was still Walton County. It didn't become Okaloosa County until 1915. Mr. Settles married Lula Mae Barks in 1903. They had six children, one of whom was my grandmother, Alice.
4. Alice Settles, my grandmother, was born in 1906, in or near Crestview, Florida. She died on the 13th of January of 1956, when I was just 9 and 1/2 years old. She is buried at the Early Cemetery, off Hwy 20 in Niceville, Florida. My grandmother had one daughter, my mother Opal Givens.
(To Be Continued)
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