The Chronology of Milledgeville, from the Mary Vinson Memorial Library (Chronology is on line) states the following: 1825 - General Marquis de Lafayette was entertained by the Masonic Lodge in the Darien Bank and at the Statehouse. Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: Ann Chernow [mailto:chernow2@mindspring.com] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 6:35 AM To: GABALDWI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GABALDWI] Milledgeville Celebration Can someone tell us in what year did General Lafayette visit Milledgeville? Thank you.. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Crilley <crilley@eramp.net> To: <GABALDWI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:02 PM Subject: [GABALDWI] Milledgeville Celebration > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 00:38:38 -0300 > From: "dw" <washingtond@mindspring.com> > To: GACENTRAL-L@rootsweb.com > > Old Capital Celebration > > > On the morning of our Old Capitol Celebration on October 21, 2000 the > committee is interested in recognizing the descendants of those > Revolutionary War Veterans who welcomed General Lafayette as he came into > Milledgeville for his visit. There will be a table set up near the North > Gate which will have a sign for these Veterans and badges for the > descendants to wear. As Lafayette approaches these descendants will line > the roadway up to the Capitol Building. We are interested in any historical > and biographical information that may be included in a scrapbook as a record > for our Musem. > The Revolutionary War Veterans named in Dr. Bonner's book are: > Allen Tapley, John Cone, Uriah Brown, William Evans, George Searcy, Jocob > Gumm, William Spurlock, John Scott, James Barrow, Jim Thomas(slave), S.B. > Clark, Philemon Franklin, William Brown, John Miles, James Thomas, Edward > Brown, Anderson Redding, Toliver Davis, Peter Fair, Oaty Prosser, William > Hand, Samuel Beckham, Thomas Miles, John Morris, Henry Meacham, John Fuller, > William Ackridge,and Abner Hammond. > Other Veterans buried in Memory Hill Cemetery some who may have been living > at this time are: Andrew DuBourg, Jesse Dismukes, Andrew Torrance, James > DeLauny, Thomas Peter Carnes, James Duncan, Benjamin Tolbert and Robert > Ivey. > > If you have any information about these Veterans please contact Mrs. Jay > Lewis at 478-452-6227 or Brad Prosser at 478-452-0671. > > Virginia > > ______________________________ ==== GABALDWI Mailing List ==== Post your query on the Baldwin County Gen Connect Boards http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Baldwin ============================== http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews FREE newsletter on the current events and topics important to today's family historian.