Delilah, You're right, the tree is still there on Durham Rd (Walker Co) or it was a year or so ago. I haven't paid much attention going through there in recent months. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > The one i was referrring to is on Durham Rd in Walker Cy > delilah evans > > > > At 19:30 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Delilah, > > > >There was a "hanging tree" and I think it is still there or at least that is > >what I've been told. Durham is part Walker Co and part Dade Co... most of it > >especially where the mine openings were would be in Walker Co. > > > >The hanging tree Paul may be strung from is in Trenton in the valley. > > :o) > > > >Sue > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:02 AM > >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > > > > > >> When I was visiting on Durham Rd - it was mentioned that the 'hanging > >tree' > >> was still there - although I guess I missed it > >> delilah evans > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 08:02 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >Hi Paul, I think maybe the "hanging tree" might still be in Trenton too. > >> > > >> >Sue > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: Paul R.L. Vance <[email protected]> > >> >To: <[email protected]> > >> >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 11:14 PM > >> >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> > > >> > > >> >> OK Sue: Post the story. > >> >> Do you mean to post the article by Dr. Merton Coulter, Georgia > >Historian, > >> >> ha. Bet you don't dare. > >> >> Anyway, his article is in the library at Trenton, I know, I gave it to > >the > >> >> library. > >> >> Also, are you going to post the court records of Dade for the years > >right > >> >> after the Civil War when the citizens were begging for aid from the > >state. > >> >> Doesn't read like they considered themselves Free. > >> >> Or are you going to point out how many of those veterans got pensions > >from > >> >> the state of Georgia. > >> >> Old stories die hard regardless of who made them up or how totally > >> >illogical > >> >> they may be. > >> >> Paul > >> >> Bet this means I have to slip in and out of the county now. > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Beverly Forrester" <[email protected]> > >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:02 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hi Delilah, > >> >> > > >> >> > Well, if you ask some of older native Dade Countians this question > >you > >> >> will > >> >> > probably hear the story about Uncle Bob Tatum. Uncle Bob Tatum made > >the > >> >> > firey peech in the house during the beginning of the Civil War that > >if > >> >the > >> >> > state of Georgia didn't secede from the union then Dade County would > >> >> secede > >> >> > from the state of Georgia. > >> >> > > >> >> > As the story goes, he then came home, called the men together and > >they > >> >> voted > >> >> > for Dade County to secede from the state. After the War was over it > >was > >> >> > sorta of forgotten about until 1945 when Dade Co decided to return to > >> >the > >> >> > state of Georgia. There was a big to do over it and it was broadcast > >> >> around > >> >> > the world via radio... we're talking about a major celebration here. > >> >> > > >> >> > However, no records have ever been found to prove that Dade County > >> >> actually > >> >> > did secede from the State. Really, people have combed state records > >> >trying > >> >> > to prove it was all a made up story. > >> >> > > >> >> > There was a Robert Tatum and he was either in the house or senate > >> >during > >> >> > the beginning of the Civil War. Personally, I think it is a wonderful > >> >> story > >> >> > and don't know if it happened or not. There was so much confusion > >during > >> >> > that time period it could have happened and not recorded as I sure > >many > >> >> > things were not. > >> >> > > >> >> > The state of Georgia built the road across Lookout Mountain during > >the > >> >> late > >> >> > 1930's, early 1940's plus the schools received state money and people > >> >> voted > >> >> > in the same state elections as everyone else. So, if it did happened > >or > >> >> > didn't, we were still a part of the state during all of those years > >> >during > >> >> > the War and afterward. > >> >> > > >> >> > Dade County has the nickname as being "The Independant State of Dade" > >or > >> >> > "The Lost State of Dade". > >> >> > > >> >> > People born in the county during those years are still considered to > >> >have > >> >> > been born in Georgia. The only thing that happened to our records > >were > >> >the > >> >> > trying to survive courthouse fires... April 1853 and 21 Nov 1863 and > >> >maybe > >> >> a > >> >> > contained fire the latter part of the 1890's. > >> >> > > >> >> > If anyone is interested in the complete story, I will be glad to post > >> >it. > >> >> > > >> >> > Sue > >> >> > > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > From: <[email protected]> > >> >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:33 AM > >> >> > Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Thanks, Sue, I should have told her you were the one she needed to > >> >talk > >> >> to > >> >> > > - BTW, did you know that Dade County seceded (sp) from the Union > >and > >> >> > became > >> >> > > the State of Dade until about 1945 (would have to chek my info), > >what > >> >is > >> >> > > the status of all those born and married there during that period - > >> >> > > delilah evans/avans > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > At 21:43 3/5/01 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> > > >Thanks, I just need the blanks filled in where info is missing. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >At 07:13 AM 3/5/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >> > > >>what kind of help do you need? - I am a new subscriber to > >GADADE, > >> >my > >> >> > dad > >> >> > > >>was born on Durham Rd, Walker Cty - his parents and grandparents > >> >were > >> >> > from > >> >> > > >>there, his grandparents were married in Trenton - they worked for > >> >the > >> >> > > >>Durham Coal and Mining Co. If I can help, let me know, I live in > >> >South > >> >> > Ga. > >> >> > > >>delilah evans/avans > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >>At 23:06 3/4/01 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> > > >> >I am developing a website for Georgia Counties and > >> >> > > >> >need someone that is familiar with this counties information to > >> >take > >> >> a > >> >> > > look > >> >> > > >> >and see if anything needs to be corrected or added. Especially > >the > >> >> > > >> >Local Genealogical Societies. Its located at > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >http://segenealogy.com/georgia/gacnty08.htm > >> >> > > >> >Thanks in advance. > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >Becky > >> >> > > >> >Southeastern Genealogy Online > >> >> > > >> >www.segenealogy.com > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> > > >> >Visit the USGenWeb Dade County site > >> >> > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadade/index.htm > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >>==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> > > >>Find any good research materials or websites lately? > >> >> > > >>Please share... > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> > > >Resubmit your queries periodically to reach new listmembers. > >> >> > > >Approximately 12 new people subscribe each month. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> > > GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest > >> >> > > in the Dade County, GA area. 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