Taylor-Houston County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bateman, William G. July 1 1891 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 July 11, 2004, 3:46 am The Butler Herald, July 7, 1891 The Butler Herald Tuesday, July 7, 1891 Page Three In Memoriam Once more the “Grim Reaper, with sickle keen,” has visited and mowed down the prop around the loving hearts of a devoted family which had so affectionately twined. The subject of these lines, Mr. William G. Bateman, was born in Houston County, and when he reached manhood he moved to Butler, where he spent the remainder of his life, which took its flight July 1st. Just before the sun shed its brilliant rays over this earth his soul immortal was in Paradise surrounded by the eternal rays of an allwise and glorious God. He was 59 years old and his life has been well and nobly spent. His demise has robbed his family of a model husband, father and brother, and the county of one of its best citizens, for he had so lived as to gain the love, confidence and esteem of every one who knew him. He was upright, honest and truthful in all his dealings with others. He possessed one of the kindest, best hearts, that ever throbbed with munificent and tender emotion. With him the golden rule was no theory but a practice. He was ever considerate of the faults of others, and to the poor and friendless he was always willing to aid in supplying their wants or assisting them in distress. As a husband, father and brother, his devotion was such as one would look for, from him whose life was so pure and good, and in whose heart was such depths of love and kindness. It is so hard to give up our loved ones and say “Thy will be done.” It cannot be that earth is mans only abiding place. We are born for a higher destiny than that of earth. There is a realm where the rainbow never fades – where the stars will spread out before us like islands that slumber on the ocean, and where the beautiful things here pass before us like visions, will stay in our presence forever. Let us be resigned to God’s will, and live with a hope of meeting our departed loved one on the better world, where God will gather the broken links never more to be separated. Then – “Let not our hearts rebel, God gave – He took – He will restore; He doeth all things well.” A Loving Niece So beautiful and appropriate are the above lines taken from the Fort Valley Leader, that we take pleasure in publishing them in our columns in memory of our deceased friend. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/obits/ob4785bateman.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bailey, Martin, Walker, McBride, Hamilton, Wilson, Butler, Ross, Hooker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/788.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I believe that at least Elijah and William were related. I have several land patents where they bought land together. Land Records Robert H. Buckner & David W. Connelly, assignees of Elijah Bailey and William W. Bailey Document#18780 150.03Acres 9May1843 (Source #146A) Elijah Bailey & William W. Bailey Document#18779 120.06Acres 2Nov1850 (Source #146B) Elijah J Bailey Document#33453 318.41Acres 10Aug1859 (Source #146C) Platt Book Page copy of transaction (Source#146D) Elijah J Bailey-grantor M J Ferguson-grantee (Source #146E) Legal verbage on transaction signed w/marks Elijah J Bailey and Malissa Bailey 8May1859 Contact me at cwilliams6@cfl.rr.com and we can compare some notes. Annie

I know nothing about the old Church Ididn`t even know one existed till it was mentioned on the list a year or so ago, I`ve gone to the new one when I was a young girl with my uncle [Morris Johnson] and his family some of the best food I ever ate was there{:> Sorry I`m no help Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Crilley" <virginia@genrecords.org> > Someone was sharing some bits of information about the old location of this > Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist Church and the old cemetery --- and I was > hoping that someone on this list might have some information. > > Since the church still exists today, I wondered if they may have published > an anniversary brochure about it's history. > > "Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist Church > > > The church was established in the 1820's Piney Grove, just south > of Bonaire, GA. > > The cemetery near the church is now abandoned. > > The church burned in to the ground one spring Sunday in 1936 and a new one > was built on Sandefur Rd, several miles away." > >

Houston County GaArchives Obituaries.....Everett, Jackson February 1893 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 July 8, 2004, 6:39 pm The Butler Herald, February 28, 1893 The Butler Herald Tuesday, February 28, 1893 Page Two Scandal Died in Blood Special to Savannah News Ft. Valley, Ga., Feb. 18 – News reached here this morning that Neal Brown, a prominent citizen of this county, and agent for the Georgia Southern road at Bon Air, had been shot to death by Rev. Jackson Everett, a presiding elder of the colored Methodist church and that Everett was mortally wounded. Reports say that Brown who was about 45 years of age, was intimate with Everett’s daughter and he went to Everett’s house, knocked on the door and Everett responded with a gun in his hands. Brown saw him with the gun and fearing bodily harm got the drop on Everett and shot first, when the fire was returned by the preacher with deadly effect. Brown was a man of family and well connected in this county, his father, the late David M. Brown, being one of the most prominent and influential gentleman of antebellum times. His son’s tragic death is not only deplored by his family and relatives but by a large circle of friends. Later A telegram from Bon Air received tonight conveys the information that Parson Everett died at about noon from the effects of the wounds received at the hands of Brown before the deadly charge from Everett’s gun had pierced him. The affair will cast a gloom over the entire eastern portion of Houston County where Brown was well and favorably known. Rev. Jackson Everett was reared near Fort Valley and held quite an influence over his race, but the Indian blood in him predominated, and he was quick to resent an attack at the hands of anyone. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/houston/obits/ob4772everett.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

Houston County GaArchives Obituaries.....Brown, Neal February 1893 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 July 8, 2004, 6:38 pm The Butler Herald, February 28, 1893 The Butler Herald Tuesday, February 28, 1893 Page Two Scandal Died in Blood Special to Savannah News Ft. Valley, Ga., Feb. 18 – News reached here this morning that Neal Brown, a prominent citizen of this county, and agent for the Georgia Southern road at Bon Air, had been shot to death by Rev. Jackson Everett, a presiding elder of the colored Methodist church and that Everett was mortally wounded. Reports say that Brown who was about 45 years of age, was intimate with Everett’s daughter and he went to Everett’s house, knocked on the door and Everett responded with a gun in his hands. Brown saw him with the gun and fearing bodily harm got the drop on Everett and shot first, when the fire was returned by the preacher with deadly effect. Brown was a man of family and well connected in this county, his father, the late David M. Brown, being one of the most prominent and influential gentleman of antebellum times. His son’s tragic death is not only deplored by his family and relatives but by a large circle of friends. Later A telegram from Bon Air received tonight conveys the information that Parson Everett died at about noon from the effects of the wounds received at the hands of Brown before the deadly charge from Everett’s gun had pierced him. The affair will cast a gloom over the entire eastern portion of Houston County where Brown was well and favorably known. Rev. Jackson Everett was reared near Fort Valley and held quite an influence over his race, but the Indian blood in him predominated, and he was quick to resent an attack at the hands of anyone. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/houston/obits/ob4771brown.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAILEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/788.1.2 Message Board Post: Annie, Have new information. The 1818 Twiggs County, Ga. Tax Digest lists Phlip (my 4th grandfather), William, Elijah, and Henry BAILEY. Believe Philip and William may be related because they lived next to each other. Know nothing about the others as yet. Philip's known children were Bryant b. 1806 in Ga. (my 3rd grandfather) who married Teresa Johnston b. 1808 in Ga., John b. 1800-1810 in Ga., Thomas b. 1800-1810 in Ga., and Lovecey (spelled several ways) b. 1793 in NC. Philip and family in Houston County, Ga. by 1822, and Randolph County by 1834. Philip apparently died in Randolph between 1840 and 1850. Bryant migrated to Winn Parish, La. ca. 1857. John and Thomas disappear after 1840 Randolph census. Do you connect to any of these Baileys.

Someone was sharing some bits of information about the old location of this Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist Church and the old cemetery --- and I was hoping that someone on this list might have some information. Since the church still exists today, I wondered if they may have published an anniversary brochure about it's history. "Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist Church The church was established in the 1820's Piney Grove, just south of Bonaire, GA. The cemetery near the church is now abandoned. The church burned in to the ground one spring Sunday in 1936 and a new one was built on Sandefur Rd, several miles away."

Taylor-Houston County GaArchives Marriages.....Adams, Katie F. - Stalnaker, John E. February 5 1893 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 July 6, 2004, 4:55 am The Butler Herald, February 14, 1893 The Butler Herald Tuesday, February 14, 1893 Page Three Married At the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Ezekiel Adams, on Feb. 5th, at 1:30 o’clock p.m. Mr. John E. Stalnaker to Miss Katie F. Adams. Rev. J.T. Adams officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Adams, Mr. Claud Adams, Miss Pearl Stalnaker, Mr. Boss Adams, Miss Bell Price, Mr. Chas. Barfield and Miss Camilla Adams, acting attendants. A few special friends witnessed the ceremony. The bride and groom left immediately for their future home in Houston County, carrying with them the congratulations and best wishes of a host of admiring friends. Additional Comments: Note - Katie Adams was a sister of my great-grandfather, Ezekiel Boston "Boss" Adams. I would like to correspond with anyone researching the Adams family. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/vitals/marriages/mr1371adams.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

Houston County GaArchives Obituaries.....Morehouse, Norman D. 1892 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 July 6, 2004, 1:58 am The Butler Herald, January 12, 1892 The Butler Herald Tuesday, January 12, 1892 Page Three Rev. Norman D. Morehouse Note: The beginning of this obituary was torn and begins several paragraphs later. While thus engaged sickness came upon him and that sermon remains unfinished. One Wednesday night he was unable to attend prayer meeting, but not until last Sunday was it known to many friends that he was seriously ill with pneumonia. During the early part of the night he sat up in bed, and positive hope of his recovery was entertained; he asked Dr. Edge if he wouldn’t be better by morning. About 11 o’clock the watchers noticed that his loud, difficult breathing had ceased, and they went to the bedside, finding him completely at rest; his spirit had passed from time to eternity. Rev. Norman D. Morehouse was 52 years old, born in Connecticut in 1840. In early boyhood he came to Georgia with his parents, and at the age of 19 years he became a minister of the Gospel, having joined the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For 33 years he was an active, zealous, loving and beloved minister and his life was in constant accord with the doctrine he so ably propounded from the pulpit. He was just beginning the third year of his ministry at Perry when the Lord called him to the eternal home of the pure in spirit. – Perry Home Journal Mr. Morehouse was one of the best and most eloquent ministers of the South Ga. Conference and his death will be sad news to his many friends. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/houston/obits/ob4617morehous.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

Houston-Macon-Morgan County GaArchives Obituaries.....Kring, James Edison September 19 2000 ************************************************ 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: Nancy E nancys@charter.net July 3, 2004, 7:31 am The Thomaston Times - Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Kring James Edison Funeral services for Mr. James Edison Kring, 21, of Talbotton, will be held Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 at 10 a.m. in the Pasley-Fletcher Chapel with a United States Army Chaplain officiating. Burial will follow in West View Cemetery in Wrightsville. Mr. Kring died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000 at Martin Army Hospital in Fort Benning, Ga. Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.legacy.com for more information. James Edison Kring was born in the Martin Army Hospital, Fort Benning, Oct. 1, 1978. He was very active in Scouting and earned his B.S.A. Eagle at the age of 12, while a member of the R.E. Lee Rife Team and graduated from Upson- Lee High School in 1997. James was a junior at Columbus State University. He was preceded in death by grandparents James Joseph Kring, Jo Anna Kring and Jeremiah Edison Brinson. Survivors include his mother, Mary I. Kring of Talbotton; his father, Gary D. Kring of Talbotton; a brother, Jeremiah J. Kring of Talbotton; his grandmother, Mary W. Brinson of Oglethorpe; aunts, Sara B. Penn of Richland,Wash., Bonnie L. Brinson, MD of Perry and Gwen Brinson of Madison; and uncles, Robert Earl Brinson, MD of Charleston, S.C. and Edward W. Penn Jr. of Richland. Wash. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/houston/obits/ob4609kring.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1071.2 Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. I have a "crude" land lot map, which I made at the Library. The Crawford lots are very well identified. I have used it to find the Hunt, Bateman and Vinson lots. It was so helpful that I wanted to try it for other counties.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houston County Georgia Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1071.1 Message Board Post: Also you might want to visit the Houston County webpage and look under the heading of Maps. There is a District map for Houston County under "District Map"; also see Maps of Interest and Pam Rietsch's 1895 maps of Georgia Counties. Good luck Gaila

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1071 Message Board Post: In response to a question on the GAHOUSTO-L list: >> Do you know of a link where we can download charts for the land district and land land lots? Thanks, Lee Hunt << The Hall's map of Georgia 1895, which shows the Land Districts is online at: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/hallsmap.htm I'm not aware of an online map that shows the Land Lots for the GA counties. When researching Houston Co., GA, I use a detailed map of the county, which the Tax Assessor's Office used to give out to the title abstractors. I don't think it is available any longer. Bobbe Nelson's book, A LAND SO DEDICATED, has a hand-drawn map of the Houston Co., GA Land Lots (ca 1900) on pgs. 166-167. For further info pertaining to various GA maps, the following links may be helpful: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histmaps.htm http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/houston1821map.htm http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/houstonhistmaps.htm http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/lotteries.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaschley/land.htm Happy Hunting! William Mills Perry, GA

These are very useful maps - thanks a bunch!!! I drove up to the Washington Memorial Library and saw some charts that showed the land districts and landlots. Do you know of a link where we can download charts for the land district and land land lots? Thanks, Lee Hunt -----Original Message----- From: Gaila & James Merrington <gaila@merrington.net> Sent: Jun 29, 2004 6:49 PM To: GAHOUSTO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAHOUSTO] Militia District Map for Georgia Counties by Ed Gordon http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/maps/index.htm Ed Gordon who is a County CC of GAGenWEb is also very clever at mapping. He has created maps of the Militia Districts in different Georgia Counties. Thanks Ed, That is great, Gaila ED GORDON CCHS Clay County GaGenWeb Early County AHGP Miller County GaGenWeb Miller County AHGP Seminole County GaGenWeb ==== GAHOUSTO Mailing List ==== Visit our neighbors websites: Crawford http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacrawf2/ Peach http://www.rootsweb.com/~gapeach/

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/maps/index.htm Ed Gordon who is a County CC of GAGenWEb is also very clever at mapping. He has created maps of the Militia Districts in different Georgia Counties. Thanks Ed, That is great, Gaila ED GORDON CCHS Clay County GaGenWeb Early County AHGP Miller County GaGenWeb Miller County AHGP Seminole County GaGenWeb

Hello The Houston County Library has a Genealogy page and offers some help to researchers. http://www.houston.public.lib.ga.us/Gene_war_records.htm Have a look at their offer of being locked in the library! You can be locked into the Genealogy section to do a bit of research on selected evenings. Regards to the very quiet list, Gaila

From Rootsweb PML on Houston County, Laurel is the contact if you are looking for information on John Beatty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel Baty" <laurelbaty@comcast.net> To: <gaila@merrington.net> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:57 AM Subject: PML Search Result matching "Houston County, Ga" > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: BP2000-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Biography of John P. Beatty, GA, IRE > > > From "Memoirs of Georgia containing Historical Accounts of the State's > Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal > Sketches of Many of its People.", Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga. The Southern > Historical Association, 1895, p 1018: > > JOHN P. BEATTY, farmer, Preston, Webster Co., Ga., son of Robert and Sarah > (Peel) Beatty, was born in Jefferson county, Ga., Aug. 18, 1825. His > paternal grandparents, Henry and Margaret (Culbirth) Beatty, were natives of > Ireland, who emigrated to this country just after the revolutionary war and > set­tled in Jefferson county, Ga., where he followed farming. About 1830 he > moved to Houston county, Ga., whence, subsequently, he moved to Stewart (now > Web­ster) county, where he made his home with his son until he died at a > very advanced age, about 1850. His wife handled many years previously. Both > of them were exemplary members of the Presbyterian church. They were the > parents of seven children, all deceased: James (born in Ireland); John: > Robert; Hugh; Henry; Nancy (married Henry Young); Mary (married Thomas > Young). Mr. Beatty's father was born in Jefferson county in 1793, where he > received his education and grew to manhood and married; a happy incident of > his marriage being that his family and that of his wife were neighbors and > friends in Ireland; her parents, John and (Gamble) Peel, having emigrated > from Ireland just before the revolutionary war. In 1828 he removed to > Houston county, whence, after remaining eight years, he moved to Stewart > county, where he lived until Sept. 11, 1877, dying at the age of > eighty-four. His wife died Dec. 24, 1876, aged eighty-three. Mr. Beatty was > an "old-line whig" Of seven children born to Mr. Beatty's parents two died > in infancy, the others were: Margaret C., deceased wife of A. P. Lowry, > Texas; Sarah J., wife of J. H. Stapleton, Cordele, Ga.; John P., the subject > of this sketch; Nancy, wife of James F. Stapleton, Webster county; Eliza D., > married Robert Lowry, Texas, both dead. Mr. Beatty was about twelve years > old when his father moved from Houston county to near the place where he now > lives-receiving the principal part of his education in Houston county. He > grew to manhood on the farm and for many years superintended his father's > farming interests. In 1856 he was elected sheriff of Webster county-being > the second person who held the office. In 1861 he represented Webster county > in the general assembly, and since the war he represented the county twice > in the same body. In 1863 he enlisted in Company F, Forty-sixth Georgia > regiment, and was at once commissioned as its captain, and gallantly > discharged the duties incum­bent on him until the surrender. In 1887 Capt. > Beatty moved to Preston, and for about six years acted as railway agent. He > has been treasurer of the county four years, and has recently been > re-elected for a third term. He is a hale and hearty gentleman for his age, > and no citizen of the county commands more pro­found and general respect. > Mr. Beatty was married Jan. 13, 1853, to Miss Eliza R. Prim, who was born in > what is now Webster county. Eleven children blessed this union, of whom > eight survive: Martha A., wife of John B. Nicholson, Web­ster county; Robert > A.; John T.; Albert S. J.; Mary E., wife of Harper Smith, Sumter county; > Gussie Lou, wife of T. C. Edwards, Lee county; Susie P., wife of G. A. Drew, > Marion county; and Katie H. The mother of these, an exem­plary member of the > Baptist church, died Aug. 10, 1882, aged forty-eight years and eleven > months. Oct. 25, 1883, he contracted a second marriage with Mrs. Frances C. > Bell, of Webster county. Capt. Beatty is a master Mason, and himself and > wife are consistent members of the Baptist church. > > Laurel Baty, L252

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAILEY-WILLIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1070 Message Board Post: Ancestry.Com lists the above marriage in Houston County. Seeking information on this MATTHEW BAILEY because my Bailey family was in Houston County at the time of this marriage.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Andrews Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1069.1.1.1 Message Board Post: It didn't say where he died, just the date: 'Joseph E Andrews of Houston County, Ga died on Dec.18, 1901.' * Marshallville is in Macon County, Ga but right on the border of Houston County, and this land was in Houston County until the formation of Macon County in 1837. *This obituary is found in Addie Howell's "Cemeteries and Obituaries of Houston County, Georgia". Addie may be doing another book of Houston County cemeteries in the future. Best regards, Gaila

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Andrews, Whitlock Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/1069.1 Message Board Post: I did look for Andrews Cemetery is some of my records but could not find it. Addie Howell does mention Joseph E Andrews obituary which was quite short and didn't name his family. Marshallville is in Macon County, Georgia and you might find information on the GaGenweb page for Macon County. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamacon2/ Best of luck Gaila