State of
Georgia
Wimberly Family in Georgia
     The Georgia colony ratified the US Consititution on January 2, 1788 and became the 4th state of the Union (The State of Georgia was settled in 1733).
     The Georgia counties outlined in yellow above are where the Wimberly/ Wimberley families migrated to from North Carolina and South Carolina during the 1700's and 1800's. Each county is represented by the families listed below in the various census records.
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The 1820 US Census of Georgia lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:
      1. John Wimberly, Burke County
      2. Lewis Wimberly, Burke County
      3. Lucretia Wimberly, Burke County
      4. Needham Wimberly, Burke County
      5. Wiley Wimberly, Burke County
      6. William Wimberly, Burke County
      7. Zach (Zachariah) Wimberly, Burke County

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      8. Abner Wimberly, Jones County
      9. Henry Wimberly, Jones County
      10. John Wimberly, Jones County
      11. Lewis Wimberly, Jones County
      12. Titus Wimberly, Jones County

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      13. David Wimberly, Washington County
The 1830 US Census of Georgia lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:
      1. India Wimberley, Dooley County, Unit 80

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      2. Abner Wimberley, Houston County, Unit 295
      3. Henry Wimberley, Houston County, Unit 267

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      4. F. D. (Frederick Davis) Wimberley, Montgomery County, Unit 224, was born 1793 in North Carolina and died in 1847. He was the son of John Wimberley of Talbot County GA, and the brother of Abner Wimberley of Houston County, GA.

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      5. Mrs. Kelly T.M. Wimberley, Richmond County, Unit 255

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      6. John Wimberley, Talbot County, Unit 337
      7. Lewis Wimberley, TalbotCounty, Unit 337
      8. Zach (Zachariah) Wimberley, Talbot County, Unit 341

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      9. James Wimberley, Sr., Twiggs County, Unit 81
      10. James Wimberley, Twiggs County, Unit 88
      11. Jeremiah Wimberley, Twiggs County, Unit 70
      12. Joshua R. Wimberley, Twiggs County, Unit 84
      13. Perry Wimberley, Twiggs County, Unit 62
      14. William Wimberley, Sr., Twiggs County, Unit 82
      15. William Wimberley, Jr., Twiggs County, Unit 83

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      16. David Wimberley, Washington County, Unit 243

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      17. Lewis D. Wimberly, Jones County
The Census taker spelled the Wimberley name "Simberley" on the following 9 dwelling units in the United States Census of 1830:
      1. Malachi Wimberley, Carroll County, Unit 224

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      2. Henry Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 149
      3. Isaac Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 149
      4. John Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 147
      5. Lewis Wimberley, Sr., Burke County, Unit 145
      6. Lewis Wimberley, Jr., Burke County, Unit 145
      7. Needham Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 149
      8. Wiley Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 145
      9. Zachariah Wimberley, Burke County, Unit 145
The 1840 US Census of Georgia lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:
      1. James B. Wimberly, Bibb County
      2. John Wimberly, Bibb County

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      3. Allen Wimberly, Burke County
      4. Henry Wimberly, Burke County
      5. Isaac Wimberly, Burke County
      6. John Wimberly, Burke County
      7. Lewis Wimberly, Burke County
      8. Randal Wimberly, Burke County
      9. Richard Wimberly, Burke County
      10. Willy Wimberly, Burke County

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      11. Enrod Wimberly, City of Savanna

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      12. Ann Wimberly, Houston County
      13. (Unknown) Wimberly, Houston County

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      14. Joshua Wimberly, Jackson County

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      15. L. D. Wimberly, Stewart County
      16. W. Wimberly, Stewart County

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      17. Lewis Wimberly, Talbot County
      18. Mack Wimberly, Talbot County
      19. Priscilla Wimberly, Talbot County

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      20. Ezekiel Wimberly, Twiggs County
      21. Henry H. Wimberly, Twiggs County
      22. Joshua Wimberly, Twiggs County
      23. William Wimberly, Twiggs County
The 1850 US Census of Georgia lists the following Wimberly/Wimberley families:
This list is from the Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc.; 3346 South Orchard Drive; Bountiful, Utah 84010. The page numbers are from the book, not the official census records.
      1. John S. Wimberly, Baker County, page 45 (Born in South Carolina)
      2. Vianna Wimberly, Baker County, page 80 (Born in Georgia)

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      3. M. R. Wimberly, Bibb County, page 157

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      4. Allen Wimberly, 35, Burke County, page 331
      5. Frances Wimberly, 74, Burke County, page 315
      6. James Wimberly, 21, Burke County, page 327
      7. John Wimberly, 65, Burke County, page 330
      8. Leasten Wimberly, 32, Burke County, page 305
      9. Needham Wimberly, 16, Burke County, page 326
      10. Randle Wimberly, 28, Burke County, page 325
      11. Wiley Wimberly, 39, Burke County, page 331
      12. William Wimberly, 12, Burke County, page 324
      13. William Wimberly, Jr, 8,. Burke County, page 316
      14. Wilson Wimberly, 21, Burke County, page 316
      15. Zachariah Wimberly, 41, Burke County, page 315

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      16. Malichi Wimberly, Carroll County, page 95

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      17. H. Wimberly, Coweta County, page 376

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      18. Ezekiel A. Wimberly, Houston County, page 353
      19. E. H. Wimberley, Houston County, page 363
      20. John A. Wimberly, Houston County, page 353

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      21. Sarah Wimberly, Jackson County, page 59

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      22. H. P. Wimberly, Lee County, page 301

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      23. William Wimberly, Marion County, page 227

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      24. James Wimberly, Muscogee County, page 362
      25. Perry Wimberly, Muscogee County, page 384
      26. William Wimberly, Muscogee County, page 367

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      27. Robert H. Wimberly, Randolph County, page 107

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      28. Alexander Wimberly, Richmond County, page 293
      29. Lewis Wimberley, Richmond County, page 521
      30. Richard Wimberly, Richmond County, page 531

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      31. Henry Wimberly, Stewart County, page 72
      32. John Wimberly, Stewart County, page 89
      33. Joshua Wimberley, Stewart County, page 135
      34. Sarah F. Wimberly, Stewart County, page 59

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      35. Anne Wimberly, Sumter County, page 174
      36. Judy Wimberly, Sumter County, page 168
      37. Mary Wimberly, Sumter County, page 152

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      38. Lewis Wimberly, Talbot County, page 298

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      39. Dolle Wimberly, Troup County, page 119

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      40. Abraham Wimberly 38, Janis E. 21, Mary E. 3, Roxey P. 1. (Twiggs) (GA-GA). Abraham moved to Twiggs Co, GA sometime after 1840. He was not listed in the 1840 census of Twiggs Co, GA and would have been 28 years old in 1840.
      41. Caroline H. Wimberly,  (Caroline Henrietta Starr) 46, Henry 15, Frederick, 14, George 12, John 9, Joshua 6. (Twiggs )(CT) Caroline is the widow of Dr. Joshua Rhodes Wimberly, MD, who died in 1844.
      42. Henry Slappey Wimberly 38, Caroline 33 , John 14, Ezekial 13, Frederick 10, Mary Elize 8, Laura 5, Henry 3, Caroline 1. (Twiggs) (GA-GA)
      43. Mary Wimberly 63, (Twiggs) (NC). Mary is the widow of Ezekiel Wimberly, who died May 5, 1843. She died October 21, 1875.
 

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