Hello All! I had a wonderful time in Wilkinson Co. I also visited bibb, Jones, and twiggs also. Found a lot of tidbits also that I would like to share with you. I am not responsible for any errors in the information. Please as always, remember to verify it yourself. There will probably be more than one email. Watch the subject line for each section. Please let me know if this is helpful. If not I will not take the time to do it. Thanks. These abstracts were copied at the Twiggs county library. From a book History of Twiggs co. Enjoy! Pat Twiggs County List Manager Visit my website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 EVANS, JAMES, HADDOCK, BATCHELOR, BULLINGTON, CONINE,........ I would like to know where to find the old MASONIC LODGE records. I wonder if they were stored somewhere else after Marion ceased to exist? TYPED AS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK. GEORGIA LAWS 1853-54, 1855-56, 1857 page 162 Twiggs Lodge Incorporated, Number 164 of Free and Accepted Masons. Section V, #18, Be it further enacted that John Glover, W.M.,; E.A. Wimberly, S.W.; J.U. Burkett, J.W.; Hardy Solomon, Treas.; Wright Neel, Sec'y.; S. Methvin, J.D.; W.H. Crocker, S.D.; James Evans, Tyler; the officers of the Twiggs Lodge #64 of Free and Accepted Masons, situated in Marion, Twiggs County, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared capable in law and in equity of suing and being sued of purchasing and holding real and personal property, of giving and receiving titles for the same, to use a common seal, and to do all other things which corporate bodies may in law do, connected with the objects of their association. Assented to 22nd Dec. 1857 MAYORS OF CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, GEORGIA 1903-1959 (Ref.: The minute books in the office of the City of Jeffersonville by Mrs. Johnnie Sanders, Clerk). 1903-1908 Dr. T.S. Jones 1908-1912 J.C. Shannon 1912-1916 Dr. T.S. Jones 1916-1920 J. G. Rockmore 1920-1922 S. E. Jones 1922-1923 W. E. Hoyle (resigned) 1923-1944 W. M. Whitehurst 1944-1946 D. C. Adams 1946-1959 D. Y. Califf THE EARLY BAR AT MARION COMPOSED OF THESE LAWYERS Robert Perryman Robert Evans Thaddeus G. Holt Tobert A. Beall Samuel Griner Thams Harris Zachariah B. H(?) argrove William Crocker Moses Fort S. Delk Stephen F. Miller The most noted merchant in Marion was Ira Peck a New Yorker. He came to Marion from the North. He grew immensely wealthy in Marion. When old Marion began to fade away. He sold all his property and returned to the north. POSTMASTER MARION GA. Post office was established Oct., 26, 1812 Aug. 31, 1831 Allen Fleming Oct. 12, 1835 Edward B. Young Jan. 28, 1837 Allen Edwards June 1, 1838 Peyton Reynolds April 23, 1841 Charles Eason June 23, 1844 Elijah E. Crocker Feb. 4, 1845 William J. Stephens July 2, 1845 Andrew Anderson Nov. 30, 1848 Benjamin T. Smith Feb. 15, 1849 Ira Peck Jan. 13, 1855 Henry K. Peck March 28, 1856 Wright Neel Dec. 19, 1859 Marcus E. Solomon May 18, 1860 Henry C. Keys March 9, 1866 W.H. Bichum May 8, 1866 Mrs. Abigail Jordan Jan. 8, 1867 E .E. Crocker Feb. 19, 1867 Lou Land Discontinued-May 15, 1868 POSTMASTER RIPLEY, GA. June 11, 1891 John Walker Jones (name changed from Ripling to Ripley August 6, 1892) Aug. 6, 1892 John Walker Jones (discontinued mail to Solomon Nov. 23, 1893) Re-established March 17, 1894 March 17, 1894 R. A. Lyles July 2, 1895 John Walker Jones Feb. 9, 1909 James F. Hinson June 5, 1912 John Walker Jones Discontinued-mail to Jeffersonville-July 16, 1921 POSTMASTER SABINE,GA. Aug. 1, 1896 Thomas S. Tharpe Discontinued - mail to Griswoldville - January 14, 1904 POSTMASTERS TARVERSVILLE, GA. Sept. 27, 1826 H.H. Tarver Nov. 24, 1831 William M. Tarver March 24, 1838 Hartwell H. Tarver Oct. 22, 1841 John G. Slappey April 13, 1842 William H. Exam July 24, 1843 William S. Townsend March 20, 1844 John W. Myrick Sept. 19, 1845 Hartwell H. Tarver Dec. 11, 1851 Frederick R. Tarver Nov. 10, 1852 Robert R. Slappey May 31, 1855 Thomas E. McCrea Discontinued- July 7, 1866 Reestablished Feb. 29, 1876 Benjamin M. Tarver Discontinued- February 24, 1880 POSTMASTERS TWIGGSVILLE, GA. June 1, 1853 James T. Evans March 31, 1856 Green B. Bridger Jan. 16, 1858 John S. Evans Mar. 26, 1859 John A. Clements Dec. 27, 1860 Mrs. Eliza Jane Evans March 9, 1866 James T. Evans May 29, 1866 Robert C. Carroll July 7, 1871 J.R. Asbell Sept. 12, 1871 John S. Evans Discontinued- Oct. 4, 1872 Re-established Nov. 19, 1872 Nov. 19, 1872 John S. Evans Oct. 1, 1877 J.T. Land Dec. 21, 1881 John S. Evans Discontinued - mail to New Providence (Wilkinson co.) Jan. 20, 1882 Re-established June 7, 1882 June 7, 1882 John S. Evans June 10, 1884 Henry J. Newby Jan. 15, 1885 Mrs. Willie J. Newby Aug. 3, 1887 John S. Vaughn Nov. 15, 1887 Francis B. Asbell (did not copy the rest)