For those of you who have not seen the Jasper County GENWEB page in a while, please to to this web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gajasper and scroll down to the "Old Wilson Papers". There are many transcriptions of old documents pertaining to not only the Wilson family, but many others. Some of these are very early documents. Harry Wilson has these documents in his possession and agreed to allow me to transcribe as many of them as I could to put on the Jasper County web page. There are deeds, wills, bill of sale for slaves, pictures, etc. Suzanne Forte Jasper County GENWEB Coordinator

Jasper County GaArchives News.....KILLING IN MONTICELLO August 19 1897 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis Thompson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002524 November 20, 2004, 12:57 am Georgia Enterprise The Macon Telegraph gives the following account of the killing of Mr. Walter Roby by Mr. Wiley Phillips, in Monticello one day recently: “On last Friday afternoon ex-Sheriff W. H. Phillips and Walter L. Roby had a difficulty at a barbeque at the branch below Westview Cemetery, and Phillips stabbed Roby fourteen times. The wound which proved fatal was a stab in the abdomen, and after great suffering and a surgical operation Mr. Roby died at 11 o’clock Saturday night. The trouble grew out of Phillips indebtedness to Roby, and after some insulting remarks made by both parties they began to fight. Phillips used his knife, stabbing Roby in the breast, abdomen and back. Roby fell into a wire fence and begged Phillips to desist, but to no avail. Rev. Billie Cornwell preached the funeral Sunday afternoon from the Baptist church. A large concourse of friends of the deceased were present. Public feeling is running high. The slayer has not been arrested. Hon. J. D. Kilpatrick says that Phillips will give up. A posse searched the residence of the senator Sunday afternoon, it being rumored that he had gone there for consultation, Kilpatrick having been retained to represent the defendant.” Georgia Enterprise, August 26, 1897 DEAD IN THE WOODS The news came from Monticello on Tuesday last that ex-Sheriff W. H. Phillips, of Jasper county, who recently stabbed Mr. Walter Roby to death was found in a patch of woods in a dying condition by his son. He died before any medical assistance could be obtained, and was buried this evening by the Masonic fraternity. The religious services were conducted by Rev. J. O. A. Grogan. Phillips stabbed Walter Roby to death last Friday. His death is a surprise, as he had promised to come in and surrender to the sheriff on yesterday. His failure to do so caused alarm in his family and they went to find him, and they did, as stated above. The coroner’s jury said he came to his death by natural causes. There were no notes or writing left by him. A bottle of wine and laudanum was found on him. Phillips had been sheriff of Jasper County for several years. He leaves a wife and seven children, three of which are grown up. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jasper/newspapers/nw1736killingi.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb

Jasper County GaArchives History .....Historical Collections of Georgia 1854 ************************************************ 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: Linda Blum-Barton http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000645 November 19, 2004, 8:12 pm JASPER COUNTY. This county was laid out by the name of Randolph, in 1807; but the name was changed to Jasper in 1812, in honour of Sergeant Jasper, who distinguished himself in the American Revolution. A part was set off to Morgan in 1815, and a part to Newton in 1821. Length, 24 m.; breadth, 16 m.; area square miles, 384. The Ocmulgee, which divides the county from Butts and Monroe, is the chief stream. Monticello, so called from the residence of Thomas Jefferson, is the county site, situated on the waters of Murder Creek, 35 miles W.N.W. of Milledgeville. Hillsborough is nine miles S.E. of Monticello, named after Mr. Isaac Hill, one of the early settlers of the county. Shady Dale is eight miles from Monticello. The climate is temperate. The diseases which most generally prevail are fevers, chills, and pneumonia. There were living, three years ago -- Anthony Dyer, over 83; George Clark, 90; Mr. Caps, nearly 80; John Davidson, over 80; David Smith, over 80; Richard Carter, 83. Dr. Carroll died at the age of 100; Jeremiah Campbell, a Revolutionary character, was over 80; Sion Barnett published the first proclamation connected with the Mecklenburg meeting, was present at the battles of Stono and Cowpens, and died at the age of 82; Littleton Johnson, 86; Mr. Waters, 105, killed by a fall from a horse; Mr. Abner Chapman, 86; Mrs. Champman, 80; Mr. Yaney was at the siege of Savannah, and when Pulaski was shot down, was within five steps of him. A negro man, named Shade, at 110; Gilbert Shaw, at 80, killed by a tornado, in 1842; A. Riddick, a Revolutionary soldier, died at 94; John Slay, at 80 years; Thomas Grant, a soldier of the Revolution, 72; Mrs. Mary Brewer, at the age of 100. The face of the country is undulating. The soil is productive, furnishing fine crops of cotton, corn & c. Extract from the Census of 1850.--Dwellings, 1,812; families, 1,812; white males, 2,230; white females, 2,093; free coloured males, 14; free coloured females, 15. Total free population, 4,352; slaves, 7,134. Deaths, 180. Farms, 588; manufacturing establishments, 12. Value of real estate, $723,054; value of personal estate, $1,375,657. Among the early settlers were--Jeremiah Cox, Richard Carter, Adam Glazier, Sylvanus Walker, Joel Wise, Charles Cargile, Wm. Scott, Stokely Morgan, Anthony Dyer, Gen. J. W. Berney, Isaac Hill, Captain Eli Glover, Major Pearson, Wm. Penn, Thos. Broters, James Smith, S. Barnett, W. Dozier, John Powell, A. Chapman, W. L. Thompson, R. Jorden, F. and S. Malone, M. Whitfield, D. Meriwether, Nathan Fish, E. Lovejoy, N. Williams, Wm. Reid. ---------------- Miscellaneous. On Murder Creek are several mounds. On the 17th of May, 1847, a portion of this county was visited by a hail-storm, which destroyed the crops, timber, stock, &c. The hail-stones generally were as large as a man's fist. General David Adams.--A paper of the day says:--"This gentleman was born at the Waxaws, in South Carolina, ont he 28th of January, 1766. He served a campaign in the latter part of the Revolution, in the lower portion of South Carolina, under General Henderson, against the British and Tories. After the successful termination of that war, his father removed, and settled on Shoulder Bone Creek, in the State of Georgia. The Creek Indians, at that time, were a powerful nation of savages; a war of extermination existed between them and the white settlers of the frontiers of this State. The attacks of the Creeks were so frequent, being often marked by the extinction of whole families, that the inhabitants of every neighbourhood were compelled to build and live in forts. The younger Adams now came forward in defence of his country, with a zeal that gained the confidence of his fellow-citizens; he was elected a major of the milita, and was engaged in the arduous duties of a scout for ten years. "Major Adams was elected Brigadier-General by the Legislature of Georgia, and subsequently a Major-General. He was appointed to the command of an expedition in the war against the towns on the Tallapoosa River, by the Governor. Having commenced his march with about three hundred volunteers to the above-mentioned towns, General Floyd, being then in the lower part of the nation, with the army under his command, hearing of the expedition under General Adams, and knowing that the savages had evacuated their towns, and embodied in the Horse Shoe, and consequently were too strong for such a force as that commanded by General A., detached a troop of horse to intercept him and turn him back; unfortunately he was too far advanced, and the troop could not overtake him. On arriving at the town opposite, or a little above the bend distinguished byt he name of the Horse Shoe, he found it deserted by the Indians, who had retired within their fortifications in the Horse Shoe, out of which they marched up and paraded in considerable numbers, on the opposite side of the river, and fired upon the volunteers in the town, with little or no effect, having slightly wounded one man. It was found impracticable to cross the river, it being very much swollen by the recent rains; and, indeed, it was highly necessary to commence a retreat. Having burnt the village, and destroyed the provisions which the Indians had not removed to their fortifications within the bend of the river, he retired a short distance and encamped for the night. The cunning savages were prowling about his encampment, endeavouring, no doubt, to ascertain the number of the volunteers. They were frequently fired upon by the sentinels. General Adams wisely suffered no fires to be kindled during the night, which was remarkably cold. To this circumstance, and his judicious manoeuvres, by which he concealed the strength of his detachment, may be attributed his not being attacked and defeated by the powerful force of the savages then in his immediate neighbourhood. "General Adams held various appointments under the State Government, all of which he discharged with fidelity and ability. He was a Commissioner on the part of the State, when the lands lying between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers were obtained. He was always a favourite with his fellow-citizens, was a distinguished member of the Legislature for upwards of twenty-five years, and was often Speaker of the House of Representatives." The Hon. Alfred Cuthbert and Dr. Rees, gentlemen who stand deservedly high in the estimation of their fellow citizens, are residents of this county. Additional Comments: Historical Collections of Georgia: Compiled From Original Records and Official Documents. By The Rev. George White, M. A., Author of the "Statistics of Georgia." New-York: Pudney & Russell. Publishers. No. 79 John Street. 1854 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jasper/history/other/gms540historic.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.4 Kb

Jasper County GaArchives Photo group.....Jones Family ************************************************ 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: Don Bankston digitaldog1@juno.com November 19, 2004, 7:12 pm Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/jasper/photos/gph1461jonesfam.jpg Image file size: 100.9 Kb This is a photo of my grandfather, Alonzo Jones(1881-1921) - far right and the little girl in the middle is his daughter(my aunt), Annie Laura Jones (Allen). I think the second one to the right, next to Alonzo is my mother, but not for sure. Additional Comments: If anyone knows who the other people in this photo are, please contact Don Bankston. Thanks! File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jasper/photos/gph1461jonesfam.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Glover, Ray, Farrow, Echols Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Dd.2ADE/1446.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello Thanks for the information. Solomon Ray died in 1813. Eli Glover was the administrator of Solomon Ray's estate. Solomon Ray's wife was Jane Echols Ray who married Tinch Farrow in 1818 in Jasper co Ga. Apparently Tinch Farrow was a scoundrel and left Jane owing debts and he left after two or three years and left Jane and her children. There was a John Moore also that was an administrator of Solomon Ray's estate. I do not know if Eli Glover was a friend of Solomon Ray's but he was appointed administrator of his estate. I do not know how they selected an administraator of an estate. Maybe Eloi Glover was a prominent citizen so that is why he was appointed. Would you know if you have any references to the Rays or Echols or Farrows in your records or in Eli Glover's ledger. That would be interesting. I am trying to find exactly when and where Solomon Ray died and how he died. He might have died in the War of 1812. I don't know. Thankks, Ross

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/Dd.2ADE/1446.1.2 Message Board Post: Eli Glover came to Jasper County from Augusta and went in business with Cashin & Co. who had general stores in several of the early Georgia counties. They bought a lot on the Square in the newly laid off city of Monticello. I have in my possession an account book of Eli Glover & Co. He was my great great grandfather.

Jasper County GaArchives Obituaries.....McMichael, Mrs. W. J. April 1897 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis Thompson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002524 November 17, 2004, 7:10 pm Georgia Enterprise, May 6, 1897 DEATH’S SAD ROLL Mrs. W. J. McMichael, wife of Representative McMichael, of Jasper county, died in Monticello on Thursday last. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jasper/obits/m/ob5847mcmichae.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ray, Echols, Glover, Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Dd.2ADE/1446.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. Do the documents you have on disc just refer to the Wilson family or were there some more about Eli glover. The reason I as is that my ancestor was Solomon Ray who lived in Clarke co Ga then in Jasper co ga apparently about 1811. He died in 1813 in probaly Jasper co Ga. His wife was Jane Echols Ray. She married Tinch Farrow in 1818 in Jasper co Ga. This is where it gets interesting and confusing also due to lack of information. Tench Farrow left in the early 1820's. He left Jane Echols Ray Farrow and her children.. Eli glover was the administrator of solomon Ray's estate and so was a John Moore. I do not know if these men were related to Solomon Ray or friends or appointed by the court. I don't know. John Moore tried to get out of the position of administrator of solomon Ray's estate. Apparently Tench Farrow took all he could and then left. Apparently he was a scoundrel. They took Jane's property and sold it to satisfy debts. Would you by any chance hav! e the name Solomon Ray or Jane Echols Ray Farrow or Tench Farrow on your disc? Thanks, Ross

Jasper County GaArchives News.....No Title April 15 1897 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis Thompson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002524 November 16, 2004, 5:07 pm Georgia Enterprise, April 15, 1897 On the public streets of Covington, a few days ago, Mr. Crape A. Tuggle, of Jasper county, came near being seriously, if not fatally hurt. It appears that there was a plow line on the neck of his mule and when Mr. Tuggle endeavored to put the bridal on the animal it became frightened and began to run, and some how one of Mr. Tuggle’s feet got fastened in the plow line and he was jerked down and dragged some distance through the streets. For a while it was feared that he would be killed but the mule ran into a buggy and the line was either broken or became untied from the mule’s neck. Assistance was rendered Mr. Tuggle at once, and while he was painfully bruised and cut about the head, the injuries will not be permanent. He was able to return home the same evening. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/jasper/newspapers/nw1710notitle.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 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/Dd.2ADE/1446.1 Message Board Post: He was apparently a merchant. He had a store called Eli Glover & Co. His name appears in the following old documents that were handed down to me in my family. Joseph Wilson was my gg grandfather. I scanned the documents on to a disk. I have over 2000 scans on a disk. I have them indexed such as you see below. 1816 01 Receipt to W. Wilson from E. Glover, May 2, 1816 1816 06 06B Joseph Wilson Account with Eli Glover, sugar, cloth, salt, comb, etc. 1816 07 07B Receipt to Wm. Wilson from E. Glover 1817 04 04B Account and receipt to Joseph Wilson from Eli Glover for sugar, nail, knives and forks, etc 1817 05 Receipt to Joseph Wilson from Eli Glover, December 21, 1817

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BIRD, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Dd.2ADE/221.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I am sorry, but I have not done any research on the slaves of Richard and Charity Bird of 1802-1816+/- Jasper Co. Georgia. Richard and Charity were in Randolph Co., NC before going to Jasper Co. (then Randolph Co. Georgia, name changed later to Jasper Co.). By 1818 they were in present day Bibb co., AL. Richard had a son in law, William Philips/Phillips who died in Jasper co. between 1850-1860. There were other Philips/Phillips in Jasper Co. and I'm not sure how or if related to William.

Newton-Jasper County GaArchives Obituaries.....Wardlaw, Mrs. M. C. March 18 1897 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis Thompson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002524 November 14, 2004, 11:17 pm Georgia Enterprise, March 18, 1897 DEATH’S SAD ROLL Mrs. M. C. Wardlaw died at her home in Florida, one day last week, and her body was brought to Shady Dale, Ga., for burial. She was a sister of Mrs. J. M. Geiger, of Covington, who in company with other relatives, attended the funeral services. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/newton/obits/w/ob5822wardlaw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Glover Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Dd.2ADE/1446 Message Board Post: Would anyone have any info about Eli Glover who was an early settler in Jasper co Ga in the early 1800's?

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/Dd.2ADE/1445 Message Board Post: Where was Newton's military district located in Jasper co Ga in the 1820's?

Hi Friends, The November 2004 issue of GEORGIA SETTLERS, published by the East Georgia Genealogical Society (aka EGGS), Winder, GA, was sent out several days ago. The articles in this issue are: Clarke Co. - Genealogical abstracts from the Southern Watchman (28 Jun - 23 Aug 1855) Franklin Co. - Index to Loose Estate Records (from Dove - Owen) (1786-1916) Gwinnett Co. Inferior Court Minutes (1820-32), pp. 256-280 Jackson Co. - Walnut Fork Bapt. Ch. Minutes (Jan 1822 - Feb 1828) Newton Co. - Administrators & Guardians Bonds (1822-51), pp. 1-50 Probate Court, Current Addresses/Tel. Nos. for 28 EGGS Counties Sketches of East Georgia Settlers - Daniel Beckum & John T. Beckum of Hancock Co. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2004, 7 PM, at the LDS Church, 36 Sims Road, Winder, GA. VISITORS WELCOME! This session will be an excursion down memory lane, sharing our memories about our ancestors, i.e., family tales, family wisdom, family recipes, etc. How did your family celebrate Christmas? Was it different from today? There will also be a discussion on oral history, hints on how to interview and record. For a map showing the location of EGGS meeting place, listing of books for sale, an application form, and various other items, visit EGGS web site at: _www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaeggs) We hope you can join us! Faye

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/Dd.2ADE/221.1 Message Board Post: My ggrandfather who was African-American has a connection with these families. He was born in slavery in North Carolina and he moved to Jasper Co. Ga. with a family named Philips/Bird. His name was John Bird and his wife was Sarah. It's possible that he might have been half Native American.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Dd.2ADE/1444 Message Board Post: I believe George Ray died in the 1820's in Jasper co Ga although most researchers believe he died in 1819 in Clarke co Ga. He was the father of Solomon Ray who died in 1813 in Jasper co Ga. Any reference to a George Ray please reply. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/4300/Dd.2ADE/1055.1056.3 Message Board Post: I am looking for Issac Mclendon's children's birth records. He died in Jasper County. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/4300/Dd.2ADE/1055.1056.2 Message Board Post: I am looking for Issac Mclendon's children's birth records. He died in Jasper County. Thanks.

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/Dd.2ADE/1443 Message Board Post: I am researching the surnames in the subject matter. Aaron Parker b. 1809 married Virginia Lewis 1840 Newton Co. Ga. Had 11 children. Sarah J. b. 1832, Emily E. b, 1835 Aaron J. b. 1837 d 1863 Civil War, John C. b. 1845 d. 1864 Civil War, Andrew Jackson (Jack) b. 1847 married Rhoda Haney 1867 Newton Co. Ga, Thomas M. (Tom) b. 1849 d. 1868 (Murdered by William Duke) Butts co Ga, James b. 1853, William A. 1855, Noah Lewis b. 1858 married Cynthia Stubbs 1874 Newton Co Ga., Worrill b. 1860 NEwton Co Ga. Fosters: James B. Foster b. 1835 married Sarah Ann Pope 1859 Newton Co. Ga. Had William Richard (Dick) married Delia Cook, Andrew Jackson (Jack) married Noah Parkers daughter Alice Cordelia Parker 1890 Newton Co. Ga. Noah murdered William Duke in 1888 and was sentenced to Ga St Pen. Cynthia parker fled with her children, mother, sister and family, and Alice's husband Jack Foster to Texas. Cynthia's mother was Mary Ann Cavender (creek indian), Mary Ann's mother was a McIntosh. Anyone with information along these lines PPPPPLLLLLEEEAAAASSSEEEE help!!! Kelli