Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Dowdy, John L. unknown - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 1:24 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Dowdy Family. John L. Dowdy, head of this family, moved to this section from Effingham County in 1827 and settled in what was then Telfair County near where the present town of Rhine is. He married Gordy Ann Anderson, and they were the parents of: J. Richard, who married Polly Ryals; Joe, who married Roxie Ryals; Joe was a Confederate soldier and lost his life at Petersburg, Virginia. Bill married, first, Nancy Pitts, second, Nancy Musselwhite, and third, Catherine McDaniel. Hezzie married Creasy Pitts; he was also a Confederate soldier. Mart L. married, first, a Miss Musselwhite, and second, Polly Rainey. Jack R. married Betsy Jane Marchant. Mary married a Lambard. Hezzie, son of John L., married Creasy Yawn, and their children were: Elizabeth, who married Louis C. Burnham; Tom, who married Martha Tomlin; Nan, who married Frank Hilliard; Sara, who married, first, Jim Brown, and next, John L. Dowdy, Jr.; Uria, who married Lula Yancey; Alice, who married Wesley Thompson; Bill, who married Ida Reaves; Emma, who married George Coley; Hezzie, who married Beckie Dowdy; J. R. never married. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs629dowdy.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Daniel, John unknown - circa 1830 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:42 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Daniel Family. The Daniel family has been prominently identified with the upbuilding of this county. They are descended from John Daniel, a Revolutionary soldier from South Carolina, who came here soon after this country was settled, probably before the Indians had left. John Daniel's wife was Rebecca Stevens, and they were the parents of: Jack, who married Eliza Mitchell; Moses, who married Lulenda Evans; Matthew, who never married; James, who married Elizabeth Willcox; Nancy, who married Simeon Bishop; Sallie, who married George Willcox; Mary, who married John Willcox; Sophronia, who married Norman McDuffie. Jack, son of John, married Eliza Mitchell, and they were the parents of: Steve; Margaret, who married John Hamilton; Rebecca, who married Dr. James Humphreys; Mary who married Joshua Coffee; Louisa, who married William Fletcher; Nancy, who married George Willcox. Nancy, daughter of John, married Simeon Bishop, and they were the parents of only two children: John, who died in childhood, and James, who married Mary Elizabeth Guyton. James, son of John, married Elizabeth Willcox, and they were the parents of: Mary, who married Henry Whitfield; Beckie, who married John A. Coffee; Tom, who never married; Sim, who married Fronia Willcox; John, who married Nealie Love; Sallie, who married Peter Coffee. Moses, son of John, married Lulenda Evans, and they were the parents of: John M., who married Elizabeth Harrell; Matthew, who married a Mitchell. John M., son of Moses, married Elizabeth Harrell, and they were the parents of: Moses J. W., who married, first, Bailey Coffee, and second, Corrinth Curry; William Byrd, who married Mary Mitchell. William Byrd and his wife, Mary Mitchell, were the parents of: Byrdie, who married H. M. O'Callaghan; Wright J., who married Minnie Belle Knox; Bessie Mae, who married Dr. Reese Patterson; Harry, who married a Miss Crum. Moses J. W. and his first wife, Bailey Coffee, were the parents of: Elizabeth, who married W. H. Clark; Sara, who married Dr. Hawkins; John, who married Irene Butler; Willie Byrd. Moses J. W. and his second wife, Corrinth Curry, were the parents of: Hortense; Clifford; Mozelle; and James. John Daniel, the head of this family in Dodge, died about the year 1830, and was buried in the family cemetery about ten miles from Eastman on the old river road. A few years ago the Col. Wm. Few Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, erected a marker at his grave. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs628daniel.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Cravey, John unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:19 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Cravey Family. John Cravey, the head of the Cravey family, came from North Carolina and settled in Telfair County, a part of which later became Dodge. He was a Captain in the Confederate army. He married a daughter of Daniel Campbell, and their children were: Dave; Dan C.; Bob; Henry; Locke; John; Susanna, who married Bayers Walker; Mary, who married Bill Pickren; Lizzie, who married John D. Moore. He married, second, Jane Burnham, and their children were: Emma, who married Mark Garrison; Lena, who married Jess Knight. His third wife was Katherine Pickren, and their children were: Ida, who married a Campbell; Ben; Joe; and Tom. Dan C. Cravey, son of John, married Abbie Pickren, and their children were: John L.; William Marvin; Grover Cleveland; Daniel; Walter R.; Loche; Madie, who married Joe B. Williams; Maggie, who married Jim Studstill; Ruth, who married Jennings Coffee; Essie, who married Eugene Willcox. John L., son of Dan C., married Mittie Holland; William Marvin, son of Dan C., married Abbie Brown; G. C. married Mary Coody; Walter R. married Mahaley Draffin; Loche married Trellie Steele. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs627cravey.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Coleman, W. A. unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:18 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Coleman Family. W. A. Coleman, a pioneer settler in this county, came from Laurens County. He married Priscilla Wright, and they were the parents of: William C., who married Mary Coleman, daughter of William Coleman; Sabra Caroline, who married Alfred T. Coleman; Roxie Rebecca, who married John C. Ryals; Mary Eliza, who married J. H. Evans; Nancy J., who never married; W. H., who married, first, Emma V. Thompson, and second, Sudie Walker; B. T., who married Mary G. Taylor; J. A., who married Christian Burch; G. R. L., who married Nancy Evans; Martha J., who married Dock Sanderson; Joel F., who married Nancy Ann Rogers. W. H., son of W. A., became a Baptist minister, and has served many churches in the county. He is the father of a number of children, among whom is Dr. Warren A. Coleman, of Eastman. Dr. Coleman married Christine Edwards, daughter of Milton H. Edwards and his wife Lena Carr Edwards, and they are the parents of two little girls. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs626coleman.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Coffee, John unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:17 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Coffee Family. General John Coffee was among the first settlers in Telfair County. He came to this section from Virginia, and was the son of Peter Coffee, who was a Revolutionary soldier. His mother was Sarah Smith Coffee. Peter Coffee and his wife were the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, who married C. Daniel; Nancy, who married, first, L. Legeon, and second, Abram Heard, and third, Jas. Kennedy; Susan, who married a Randall; General John, who married Ann Penelope Bryan; Joshua, who never married; Sarah, who married William Harris; Mary, who married H. Gibson; Cynthia, who married Thomas Stocks; Martha, who married George Heard. General John, our subject, fought in the War of 1812-1815, and rose to the rank of General. He represented Telfair County in the Legislature, and was also elected three times to Congress. He never lived to serve his third term in Congress, having died on the eve of his third election. News traveled so slowly in those days that it is said that although he died the day before the election, his death was not known, and he was elected to serve the third term after death. This was in 1836. He commanded the State Militia after the Indian War and built a highway through Georgia to facilitate the removal of his troops, and the road is still known as the "Old Coffee Road." He was a close friend of President Andrew Jackson. He married Ann Penelope Bryan, and they were the parents of: John B., who married, first, Rebecca Willcox, and second, a GrifiGn; Peter Harris, who married, first, Susan Ann Rogers, and second, Martha Ann Sheldon; Andrew Jackson; Hill Bryan, who married Mary E. Church; William; Joshua; Christopher C.; Sarah Ann Elizabeth, who married Gen. Mark Lee Willcox; Susan, who married a Bryan. Coffee County was named in honor of Gen. John Coffee. John B., son of Gen. John, married Rebecca Willcox, and they were the parents of: John W.; Dr. Mark; Rebecca, who married Miles Burnham. His second wife was a Griffin, and they were the parents of: Col. William Coffee; Missouri, who married a Broughton; Neenie, who married George Adams. Peter Harris, son of Gen. John, married Susan Ann Rogers, and they were the parents of: Joshua, who married Mary Daniel; Andrew Jackson, who married a Futch; Christopher C., who married Mary Rogers; Peter, who married a Daniel; John A., who married Rebecca Daniel; Minnie, who married T. W. Weeks; Neppie, who married John T. Lee; Babe, who married Mose Daniel; Susan, who married Tom Pete Willcox. The second wife of Peter Harris was Martha Ann Sheldon and they were the parents of: Willie; Irby; Idella. John W., son of John B., married a McCoy, and they were the parents of: John B. and Archie. He married, second, Isabel McCrimmon, and they were the parents of: Sidney (Sip.); Mitchell, who died in childhood. Joshua, son of Peter Harris, married Mary Daniel, and they were the parents of: Annie, who'married, first, Murdock Bryan, and second, John M. Law; J. P., who married Mary J. Bowen; Margaret Rebecca, who married J. K. Willcox; Sudie, who married F. F. Bohannon; Sallie, who married Willie A. Bowen; Lou Letitia, who married John Wadsworth; Mary Belle, who married Morris Williams. Andrew Jackson, son of Peter Harris, married a Futch, and they were the parents of: Dr. W. P., who married Bessie Burch; Jennings, who married a Cravey; Ruby, who married Warren Harrell; A. J., who married a Gammage. Andrew Jackson and Bryant, sons of Gen. John, moved to Florida. Bryant's daughter, Elizabeth, married a Sheldon. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs625coffee.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Clark, Calphrey unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:15 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Clark Family. Dr. Calphrey Clark, a pioneer of this section, married Cynthia Burch, daughter of Benjamin Burch, and they were the parents of: Matthew; Ben; Hamilton; Harlow. John, son of Dr. Calphrey, married Rebecca Hall of Appling County, and they were the parents of: Lute; Ben; Sarah. Matthew, son of Dr. Calphrey, married Mary Hendley, first, and they were the parents of: Lummie, who married C. J. Noles; Mattie; Mollie, who married B. R. Calhoun; Vienna, who married 0. R. Bennett; Emma, who married Dock Bennett; Calphrey C., who married Mamie Fish; Gallic. His second wife was Miss Dollie Pickren, and they were the parents of: Nita, who married C. L. Persons; Evie, who married Adam Jones; Leslie M., who married Annie Lou Sheppard; Nettie, who married Frank Jones. Ben, son of Dr. Calphrey, married Frances Rushing, and their only child, Mary, married W. K. Bussey. They were the parents of Will B,; Ben N., who married Marietta Brown; Eva, who married E. B. Smith; Alice, who married W. N. Collum; Minnie Lee, who married W. F. Harrison; Rozzie. Mr. Bussey was the father of a daughter by a former marriage, Leila, who married Walter F. Smith. Hamilton, son of Dr. Calphrey, married Margaret Miller, and their children were: Fannie, who married Levi Evans; John M., who married Maggie Willcox; Odie, who married Bob Lee Edwards; Ilda Mae, who married John Carr; Hattie, who married J. I. Hargrove; William H., who married Elizabeth Daniel. Harlow, son of Dr. Calphrey, married Cassie Miller, and they were the parents of: Dr. John B., who married Annie Harwell; Lou, who married Lane Donaldson; Mary Frances, who married J. D. Nash; Hamilton, who died while a student in the law department of the University of Virginia; Geroma, who married A. B. Hargrove. Mr. Clark married, second, Miss Kate Hall, and they were the parents of Annie Maude, who married William E. Burch. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs624clark.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Campbell, Daniel unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:14 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Campbell Family. Daniel Campbell, a native of Scotland, was a pioneer settler in this county, having come to this section from North Carolina when Telfair County was in its infancy. He settled near the Ocmulgee River in that portion of Telfair which later became Dodge. Mr. Campbell was eighty-eight years of age at the time of his death, and no man was held in higher esteem by the public in general than he. His first wife was a Miss Morrison, and they were the parents of: Robert, who married Jane Bowen; Caroline, who married John Cravey; Sarah, who married Dave Yancey; a daughter who married Hugh McLean. His second wife was Mary McLean. There were no children of this union. Robert, son of Daniel Campbell, married Jane Brown, and their children were: Norman; Charles; Lewis; Daniel; Mollie, who married J. C. Ryals; Maggie, who married Mike Conley; Carrie, who married G. F. Futch. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs623campbell.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burnham, Alfred unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 29, 2004, 12:12 am Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Burnham Family. The head of this family in Dodge was Alfred Burnham, who married Mary Davis. Their children were: Joel C.; Miles A.; Louis C.; Woodson W.; Tom; Sara Jane, who married John Cravey; Susanna, who married Tom Atkinson; James and Jack, who were both Confederate soldiers and killed in battle; Mary, who married, first, Tom Lancaster, and after his death she married Rev. W. Murrell Williamson. Miles A., son of Alfred, married Beckie Coffee, and their children were: Betty, who married James Gladden; Mary, who married James Nixon; Jim C., who married Clem Day; Tom, who married Bessie Stuckey; Annie, who married Walter Stuckey; Dolphus, who married Emmie Gautney; Leroy, who married Rosa Foster; Addie, who married Hendley Hargrove; Beauty, who married Homer Stuckey. Louis C., son of Alfred, married Elizabeth Dowdy, arid their children were: Alfred H., who married Lollie McDaniel; Florence, who married J. C. Whitehead; Tom, who married Nora Stapleton; Missie, who married Clayton Harrell; Bill, who married Hattie Yancey. Woodson W., son of Alfred, married Dollie Lancaster, and their children were: Lou, who married John Harrell; Mattie, who married Alec Harrell; Kate, who married George Harrell; Mell, who married Alice Harrell; Guss, who married Carrie O'Neal; Joe. who married Nettie Harrell; Bob, who married Effie Sheffield; Julia Ann, who married Fred Tyler; Dave, who never married. Tom, son of Alfred, married Millie Ann Harrell, and they were parents of one daughter, Jennie, who married a Dr. Fielder. Mr. Burnham was a Confederate soldier and lost his life in battle. His widow married Cullen Rogers. The widow of Alfred, the pioneer, married Rev. James Williamson. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs622burnham.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, Charlton O. unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:41 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE CHARLTON O. BURCH FAMILY. Charlton 0. was a son of Benjamin, who was a son of Benjamin. He married Rebecca L. Cadwell, and they were the parents of: Charlton A.; Matthew; Bealer, who married Nora Lowery. Charlton settled in Laurens County, near Cadwell, and was a prosperous farmer. Harlow Burch was a son of Henry, who was a son of Alfred. He married Emma Scarborough, and they were the parents of: Eva, who married a Shurley; Rachel, who married a Kitchens; Maude; Carrie; Maggie; and two sons. Mr. Burch came to Eastman when the town was in its infancy, living here several years. He was a prominent attorney and served as Court Stenographer for a number of years. Charles Burch, a brother to Joseph, the pioneer, settled in Richmond County, near Augusta. His two sons, Dr. William E. and Seaborn, came to this county after they were grown. Dr. William E., son of Charles, married Susan Willcox, daughter of Gen. Mark Lee Willcox, and they were the parents of: Mary E., who married Horton McCranie; Emma, who married W. E. Walker; Georgia, who married John Walker; Lena, who married George Bohannon; William E., who married a Miss Cave; Edwin, a minister, who became one of the most prominent ministers in the South Georgia Methodist Conference. Seaborn, son of Charles, and a brother to Dr. William E., married Ann Willcox, daughter of Gen. Mark Lee Willcox, and their children were: Jack; Everett, the present Sheriff of Montgomery County; and another son whose name we were unable to learn. Seaborn Burch was the first Ordinary of Dodge County, which office he held for a number of years. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs621burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, John H. unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:40 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE JOHN H. BURCH FAMILY. John H. Burch was a son of Alfred, who was a son of Joseph, the pioneer, and married a Clements. They were the parents of: B. M., •who married Emma Womhle; Sara, who married James W. Williams; Ann Tillie, who married John W. Cadwell. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs620burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, Charles unknown - March 3 unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:38 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE CHARLES BURCH FAMILY. Charles Burch, son of Reuben F., who was a son of Joseph, the pioneer, settled in the eastern part of the county known as Clark's Militia District. Charles married a Miss Yawn, and they were the parents of: Charles, who married Vida Dunn; Ephraim, who married a Miss Coleman; Lottie, who married John Coleman; Flora, who married E. H. Bullard; another daughter who married Andy Coleman; and still another daughter who married a Brown; and a son, Henry Clay, who never married. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs619burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, Reuben F. unknown - March 3 unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:38 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE R. F. BURCH FAMILY. Reuben F. Burch was a son of Reuben F. Burch, who was a son of Joseph Burch, the pioneer. His father, Reuben F., married Lottie Cadwell, and they were the parents of the following large family: Joseph, who married Jane Taylor; John, who married Edna Hinson; Lem, who married Wilanta Cadwell; Charles, who married, first, a Miss Yawn, and second, Ellen Haralson; Reuben F., who married Millie Ann Harrell; Ann, who married Tom Ryals; Amy, who married W. J. Buchannan; Piety, who married Reuben Purvis. Reuben F., who was the son of Reuben F., married Millie Ann Harrell, and they were the parents of: Charlotte, who married John B. Coffee; M. D., who married Barbara Harrell; Christopher C., who married Louise Ray; W. A., who married Eva Roebuck; Mathias A., who married Maggie Cameron; Marilu, who married Charles Smallwood; Reuben F., who married Belle Moore; Annie Maude, who married the Rev. E. R. Denney; John G., who married Elizabeth Travis. Mr. Burch was a pioneer settler in this county. He is a Confederate veteran, being one of the three surviving veterans in this county at present. He was a member of Co. I, 4th Georgia Cavalry. He resides about seven miles from Eastman on his large country estate. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs618burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, D. A. unknown - March 3 unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:37 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE D. A. BURCH FAMILY. D. A. Burch, a son of Benjamin, who was a son of Benjamin, married, first, Vandilla Gay, and they were the parents of: Lydia, who married W. D. Lister; Effie, who married R. L. Willcox; Nan, who married J. A. Hall; Mattie Lou, who married I. J. Jessup; Nettie, who married Ben F. Curry; Mary, who married Dr. W. F. Massey; Perry M., who married Nona Byrd; Ottis L., who married Ruth Tyler; Christine, who married W. H. Floyd; Ben, who married Roberta Veal; Harlow; Jack. Mr. Burch married, second, Miss Joe Rowland. Mr. Burch came to this county from Laurens and settled in the northern part of the county near Chester. He has been a successful farmer and business man, having engaged in the banking business for a number of years. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs617burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, B. T. unknown - March 3 unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:36 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE B. T. BURCH FAMILY. Benjamin T. Burch, a resident of this city, was a son of Benjamin, who was a son of Benjamin. His father, Benjamin, married Lydia Sanders, and they were the parents of: Benjamin T.; D. A.; and Charlton 0. Benjamin T. married Mary Joyce, and they were the parents of: Dora, who married E. E. Edwards; Vienna, who married L. E. McVey; Minnie, who married J. M. Steward; Maribel, who married E. A. Chandler. Mr. Burch moved to Eastman soon after the town and county were created, and has been one of the outstanding business men of the community. Cynthia Burch, daughter of Benjamin, who was a son of Joseph, married Dr. Calphrey Clark and they were the parents of Matthew, Benjamin, Hamilton and Harlow. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs616burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, M. L. unknown - March 3 unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:35 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB THE M. L. BURCH FAMILY. M. L. Burch was a son of Alfred Burch. Alfred was a son of Joseph, and married a Miss Parrish. They were the parents of five sons, viz.: Henry; M. L.; John; Berry; Benjamin. Alfred's second wife was a widow McLendon, she having been formerly a Miss McRae. Their only child.was a son, Daniel W. Alfred's son, M. L., married Augusta Dasher, and they were the parents of: Alice, who married Dr. W. W. Evans; Nettie, who married Ben L. Harrell; Marilu; Dr. John; M. H., who married Mary Lou Harrell; Gussie, who married the Rev. R. W. Sellman. Mr. Burch was a pioneer citizen of this county, coming here from Laurens soon after the creation of the county, and became one of its most progressive citizens. He was Ordinary of the county for a number of years, and was also County School Superintendent for a great number of years, having been a public officer almost the entire time of his life in Dodge. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs615burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Burch, Joseph unknown - March 3 1818 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:34 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Burch Family. The Burch family is one of the largest families in this section, being scattered over the counties of Dodge, Telfair and Laurens. This family is descended from Joseph Burch, who came from England and settled first in Richmond County, near Augusta, later moving to Montgomery County, thence to Telfair County, which was Wilkinson at that time. He settled at China Hill, near the Ocmulgee River. The Indians occupied the land across the river. Mr. Burch often went across the river and mingled with the Indians, being on friendly terms with them. It was on one of these occasions that he met his death at the hands of the Indians. He and a son, Littleton, had gone across the river and were erecting a camp house at the spot where Bowen's Mill is now located. On the night of March 3, 1818, they were fired upon by a band of Indians, Mr. Burch being killed instantly. The son, Littleton, was wounded, and the Indians scalped him, leaving him for dead. He revived, however, and swam across the river, going to the home of Mr. John Willcox, near Temperance, where he was cared for until he was able to get to his home. It was this brutal act of the Indians that precipitated a skirmish between the whites and Indians. On March 9, 1818, 36 citizens of Telfair County assembled and crossed over the river to seek redress. Some distance from the river they discovered a party of 50 or 60 Indians advancing within gunshot. Firing commenced by each party and was warmly kept up three-fourths of an hour. A part of the detachment effected their retreat, bringing off one badly wounded. Four white men were killed, among them being Major Cathron, who was in command of the Telfair Militia. Four Indians were killed. Joseph Burch married a Miss Hargrove, of Richmond County, first, and after her death married a Miss Gillie. He was the father of twelve children, but the writer was not able to learn which wife was the mother of the children, neither were we able to obtain the names of all the children. Hence we give only the names of the ancestors of the families who came to this county. They are: Alfred; Reuben F.; Benjamin. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs614burch.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Brown, Jordan unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:11 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Brown Family. There were three different sets of Browns who were early settlers in this county. The subject of this sketch was Jordan Brown, who was reared in Bibb County in the Rutland district. He helped to build the Macon and Brunswick Railroad through this section and settled here. He was the first sheriff of Dodge County, and held this office from 1871 till 1877. He married Jane Hargrove, daughter of A. J. Hargrove and his wife, Nancy Hendley Hargrove. Their children were: Mollie, who married J. H. Bazemore, of Bibb County; Morgan J., who married Lizzie Forest; Fannie, who married J. T. Brown, of Columbus; Charles K., who married Rosa Day,, daughter of H. J. Day. Three Brown brothers settled in this county, and are not related to the Browns of the Younker section. These three brothers were Lovard, Henry and Asa L. Lovard married a Miss Mullis, sister of Alfred Mullis. They were the parents of: Henry; a daughter who married J. D. Taylor; and a daughter who married Henry Peacock. Henry, the pioneer, married Kizzie Yawn, and they were the parents of: Jim; Reuben; Jess; Calvin; Love; Perry; Lucy, who married John Yancey. Asa L., the pioneer, married Katherine Watson, and they were the parents of: Bart; Love; Kizzie, who married Marshall Edwards; one daughter who married Bill Barclay. Reuben, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Charlotta Harrell, and their children were: Henry; Mollie, who married a Simmons; Bill; John; Annie, who married Hiram Nixon; Lizzie; Ben; Reuben; Gertrude, who married H. E. McCranie. Jim, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Treecy English. Their children were: Will; Lizzie, who married John English; Jess; Lucy, who married Charlie Coleman. Jess, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Mary Ann Yancey. They were the parents of: Wade; Henry; John; Bill; Bartow; Jess; Sudie. Calvin, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Edith Ryals. Their children were: Henry; Sallie, who married W. D. McCranie, the present County Commissioner; Lucy, who married Harry Dukes; John M.; Lola, who married S. J. Walker; Willie Rosella, who married Willie Cravey. Love, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Susan English. They were the parents of: Charles. Perry, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Lizzie Moore. They were the parents of: W. J.; Lilla, who married George Evans; Henry; Lucy, who married Irvin Peacock; Ed; Maidee, who married Wilmer Rogers; Sidney; Hobson; Clara, who married Willie Hamilton; Ernest; Joe Brown; Essie, who married John Thomas; Max. The head of the Browns in the Younker section was Jesse Brown,, who came to this section from Alabama. He was the son of Bob Brown. Jesse Brown married Elizabeth Jane Hall, daughter of James Hall, of Montgomery County, Georgia. Their children were: J. H.; H. C.; W. R.; G. M.; S. M.; C. N.; and Rachel, who married D. B. Horsford. H. C., son of Jesse, married Susan C. Lister; W. R. married Minnie Davis; G. M. married Mattie Lister; C. N. married Alice Bateman; S. M. married Texas Tripp. The children of H. C. are: Charles C., who married Thelma Mullis; and Effie, who married J. J. Floyd. The children of G. M. are: Alma, who married W. M. Livingston; and Gladys. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs613brown.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Bowen, Enoch unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:08 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Bowen Family. Enoch Bowen was an early settler in Dodge County. He married Easter Davis, and they were the parents of: George, Jerry, Ike and Peter. George, son of Enoch, married Nancy Pope, and they were the parents of: E. P., I. W., Ike, Lee. Jerry, son of Enoch, married Margaret Maloy Studstill, and they were the parents of: Stephen D., who married Nan Humphreys; M. E., who married Leah McDaniel; Isabel, who married John W. Harrell; Susan Jane, who married John Rawlins; Maggie, who married Norman Willcox. I. N., son of Enoch, married Mary Jane Law, and they were the parents of: Willie J., who married Sallie Coffee; J. M., who married Ada Pace; S. L., who married a Miss Miller; Enoch, who married a Miss Ross; I. N.; L. H.; W. M.; Mary, who married J. P. Coffee; Lillie, who married, first, John Thompson, and second, J. Y. Willcox; Annie, who married A. C. Pace. Peter, son of Enoch, married Beckie Ann Ryals, and they were the parents of: Babe, who married a Taylor; Laura; Annie; Dick; Ike; John; Pete; Mell. S. D., son of Jerry, married Nan Humphreys, and they were parents of: Susie Rebecca, who married Willie Frank Harrell; Wm. A.r who died in childhood; Lydia Pearl, who married Luther M. Bachelor; Georgia, who died at age of six; Margaret, who married Cheney A. Brantley; Mamie Patricia, who married J. H. Pickett; Stephen D., Jr.; Orlie Cornelia, who married Paul K. Pickering; Mattie Grace, who married Elbert Lawrence Johnson; Lois Kathleen. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs612bowen.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Bishop, James December 1 1829 - June 15 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 10:06 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Bishop Family. THE NAME of "Bishop" is from the ecclesiastical surname. This name is of Saxon origin. Their motto is "Pro Deo et ecclesia," which means "For God and the Church." They have their Coats of Arms. This branch of the family came from England to this country, settling in the northern states. Simeon Bishop, being the son of these earliest settlers, was a native of New Jersey and was born in 1799 and died in 1836. He was married to Nancy Johnston Daniel, December 12, 1827, who was the daughter of John Daniel, a Revolutionary soldier, and whose wife was a Miss Rebecca Stevens. They originally came from South Carolina, buying thousands of acres of land up and down both sides of the Ocmulgee River. Nancy Daniel Bishop died in the year 1873. Both she and her husband, Simeon Bishop, and their son, John, are buried in the old and original family burial ground at the home which was later called Englewood. This plot of ground shows that it is to be "forever" set aside and kept sacred for this purpose. The father and mother of Nancy J. Daniel Bishop are also buried at this old graveyard. John Daniel, the Revolutionary soldier, has a marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution, with names, etc. Almost all of these old graves have markers or stones over them. These grounds are in the western part of the county, several miles from the Ocmulgee River. Simeon Bishop graduated with distinction from Yale College. He was a man of the highest culture, speaking fluently seven different languages. Being a man of fine business qualifications, he came South and amassed wealth. He at first settled at Hawkinsville, Georgia, at one time named Old Hartford, engaging in large lumber and mercantile interests, owning his own boats and shipping vast quantities of cotton for coastwise and world ports. He was also interested in the DoBoy lumber mills around Darien. There were born to them two sons. One, whose name was John, died in early youth. The second son, James, was born December 1, 1829, dying June 15,1920. He married Mary E. Guyton December 1, 1853. She was the daughter of Major Moses Guyton, one of Laurens County's old and most prominent citizens. She was the niece of Judge Peter E. Love, who was a member of Congress from the Second Congressional District of Georgia when the State seceded from the Union. General Eli Warren also was an uncle of hers. She also belonged to distinguished Revolutionary ancestry. Mrs. Bishop was a woman of rare culture and lovely nature, receiving private instruction from French tutors and governesses, also attending the Charlestown Female Seminary and Art School as well as La Grange Female College, Georgia. She was a fine linguist, mastering and speaking five different languages. That which will live always was her Christian character. She was a member of the first Methodist Church ever built in Eastman, organized the first Foreign Missionary Society of the same, also the first Home Missionary Society, meeting with a few women of great piety, sewing, visiting, caring for and praying in the needy homes. This society was called the Dorcas Society. This church, as well as all others, used the Dodge County court house for worship. Her heart's desire was to see a Methodist church building erected. For years she gave music lessons to the more pretentious folk around, dedicating every dollar she received from this source for the erection of this church. After this church, the first at Eastman, became a reality, it was dedicated by the Bishop, George F. Pierce, whose father, the noted Dr. Lovick Pierce, years before had faithfully promised Mrs. Bishop to send down his son, the Bishop, to dedicate such a structure should it ever be built. This time was one of the greatest religious demonstrations Eastman has ever known. For years the church was also open to all Christian denominations. Even the Hebrew friends contributed to this building, which has a significant meaning for the feeling of Christianity prevailing among the first Dodge County settlers. Mrs. Bishop was born July 7, 1833, and died December 18, 1888, and is buried in the Bishop lot in Woodlawn Cemetery, Eastman, Georgia. The life of James Bishop was connected with the best developments of Dodge County and his native State, Georgia. His birthplace was at the ancestral home, once Pulaski but now Dodge County. He descended from true Revolutionary stock. During the War Between the States he belonged to the State Troops, doing active and military duty in many places until the close. His political creed in his early life was an Old Line Whig of the Clay and Webster type. After the war he became a Southern Democrat, never voting any other ticket as long as he lived. He belonged to the Masonic Order, believing in the brotherhood of man, being a charter member of the Eastman Lodge, and was a Royal Arch Mason, having been made a Master Mason in Mount Hope Lodge No. 9, F. and A. M., Hawkinsville, Georgia, in the twenty-second year of his age, and a few years after he became a member of Constantine Chapter, No. 3, Macon, Georgia. He was identified with practically every worth-while improvement along educational, literary, civic, and religious development. He was Judge of the County Court, County School Commissioner continuously for twelve years, drew and wrote up the first charter and incorporate papers for the town of Eastman, and was the second mayor. He was the first president of the first real social and literary society, which for a long time drew the attention and literati from distant places because of the highest class of literature and social caste enjoyed through its contact. He having inherited a competency, his mother was alert in giving him in early life the most learned instructors. Later he matriculated in some of the best schools. He chose the profession of law, reading under one of the great jurists of South Carolina. For years before Georgia had a school system, and when Eastman was only a village, he saw that she enjoyed teachers of the highest learning and mental development, giving each never less than $100 of his own means in order to keep a school in the community up to the highest standard, and at the close of the term supplying the deficit for children whose parents were not able otherwise to send them. He was steward in the Methodist Church for years, always seeing that the church must keep her debt sheet clear. With the one exception, he was the largest contributor to the building of the first church. He never sought publicity in any way. These facts are only written to let the present generation better understand why Dodge County and their State have so rapidly progressed in the last century. To James Bishop and his wife were born eight children, three sons and five daughters. The eldest son, Saxon, died in his twentieth year; the youngest son, Guy ton, when only one year old. The second child and son, James Bishop, Jr., was born March 31, 1857, and died February 20, 1908. He was married to Miss Minnie Douglas, of Talbotton, Georgia, who is deceased. The first daughter and third child, Mary, is still living. She married G. F. Harrison, a native Georgian. For years they lived in Dodge County. He is buried in their family plot in Jacksonville, Florida, which later was their permanent home. The second daughter, Helen, and fourth child, lives in Eastman at the family home, which is historical, having been built for, and occupied by, the founder of Eastman, Hon. William Pitt Eastman. The third daughter, and fifth child, Emma Guyton, is deceased. The fourth daughter, Carolyn, married R. L. Bush, a native of North Carolina. The youngest daughter, Estelle, married Ellis Way Bullock, a native of North Carolina. James Bishop also has now living eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. James Bishop, Jr., the only one of his sons to reach maturity, matriculated at the State University of Georgia. Upon his graduation he won honors and a speaker's place. He was the first young man from Dodge County to graduate, Dodge being a rather new county. He read law under Attorney-General Clifford Anderson, and became a lawyer of marked ability. He won distinction in one of his first and most difficult cases, being appointed by the court to defend the never-forgotten negro rioters case. The result: the hanging of five from the same scaffold, one being a woman, a life sentence for nine, and a large number of acquittals. In all of his practice afterwards this was the hardest and most trying case. He was also appointed first City Court Judge, without his knowledge or solicitation. A strong co-incidence during his term was the fact that he was never reversed in his decisions by a higher court. He was also appointed by the State Bar Association delegate to the National Bar Association convened at Washington, D. C. He was leading and general counsel for the Southern Railroad as long as he lived, as well as being advisory counsel for the immense landed estate of the Dodges' interests in many south Georgia counties. All of these were given to him without solicitation on his part. His great reserve and timidity were outstanding in his nature. When local option and the wets were holding on in the county and he was mayor of Eastman, his courage and convictions would mount above every obstacle, even going so far as to arrest the violaters himself when the odds were against him and the temerity of others weakened, as the antagonistic element became too strong. He was for a long time a member and steward in his church, the Methodist, but several years before his death became wholly consecrated and dedicated to the church work; especially notable was his deep interest in, and development of, the laymen's movement, which afterward became a part of the church work. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/bios/gbs611bishop.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 10.6 Kb

Dodge County GaArchives Church Records.....Sand Grove Baptist Church ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] December 28, 2004, 9:57 pm SAND GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE SAND GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH is situated in the Conley settlement midway between Milan and Rhine near the Telfair County line. It was first operated as a branch of the Milan Baptist Church and the services were held under a brush arbor, Rev. A. Reaves serving as pastor until October 9, 1898, when the church was organized under the name of Sand Grove Baptist Church. The following were charter members of the church: J. W. Conley, Mrs. J. W. Conley, Mary Jane Conley, W. C. Carter, Cinda Conley, Fannie Carter, Nancy Carter, Nancy Conley, Sarah Jane Billings, M. D. Billings, Joan E. Conley, W. K. Conley and G. G. Conley. Rev. A. Reaves was elected as the first pastor and W. C. Carter was elected clerk. They continued to hold services under the brush arbor until 1900, at which time a church building was erected. This building was used until March, 1919, when the present handsome church building was erected. The building committee were W. D. McCranie and H. J. Walker, and through their efforts, assisted by the pastor, Rev. O. A. Grant, the building was completed. It is a beautiful building and one which would be a credit to any county. The following pastors and clerks have served this church since its organization: Year Pastor Clerk 1898 A. Reaves W. C. Carter 1899 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1900 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1901 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1902 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1903 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1904 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1905 W. H. Dowdy W. C. Carter 1906 S. A. SheffieldW. C. Carter 1907 S. A. SheffieldW. C. Carter 1908 S. A. SheffieldW. D. McCranie 1909 J. M. HendersonW. D. McCranie 1910 J. M. HendersonW. D. McCranie 1911 W. H. Dowdy W. D. McCranie 1912 W. H. Dowdy W. D. McCranie 1913 W. H. Coleman W. D. McCranie 1914 W. H. Coleman W. D. McCranie 1915 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1916 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1917 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1918 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1919 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1920 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1921 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1922 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1923 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1924 O. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1925 O. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1926 0. A. Grant W. D. McCranie 1927 O. A. Grant Miss Ola Brown 1928 0. A. Grant Miss Ola Brown 1929 J. M. Crosby Miss Ola Brown 1930 J. M. Crosby Miss Ola Brown 1931 J. M. Crosby Miss Ola Brown 1932 J. M. Crosby Miss Ola Brown The deacons of this church are: W. E. Walker, Eddie Walker, Lee Walker, W. H. McCranie, J. Lester, Weaver, J. E. Conley and J. O. Waldrep. Mr. J. W. Conley served as superintendent of the Sunday school from the organization of the church in 1898 until his death in 1918, since which time J. L. Weaver has served as superintendent until the present, except four years, during which time Mr. J. 0. Waldrep served. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/dodge/churches/gbb190sandgrov.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb