We have family lore that my husband's grandfather's grandaddy owned the land upon which the county courthouse was built. We originally thought we knew which county, but later information proves that we do not, and we are thinking that he might have had roots in Gilmer County. Does anyone know who owned the land upon which the courthouse was built? This is probably ante-bellum but certainly before 1870. Thanks for any help! Lila Niemann Garner

At 04:47 PM 12/12/01, LNiemannG@navix.net wrote: >We have family lore that my husband's grandfather's grandaddy owned the >land upon which the county courthouse was built. We originally thought we >knew which county, but later information proves that we do not, and we are >thinking that he might have had roots in Gilmer County. > >Does anyone know who owned the land upon which the courthouse was built? >This is probably ante-bellum but certainly before 1870. > >Thanks for any help! Lila Niemann Garner Well, the first courthouse was reportedly a log cabin built in 1833, and I suppose that the Cherokee "donated" that plot. However, Ellijay legally became the county seat December 20, 1834, and Clemonds Quillian donated a ten acre trace for the county seat. The inferior court accepted the gift, and designated the center as a park. (Info from "The Heritage of Gilmer County".) Wally Plumley