----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Daniels" <margie@majorinternet.net> To: "Southeast Pioneers" <SOUTHEAST-PIONEERS-L@rootsweb.com>; "Macon County Mail list" <GAMACON-L@rootsweb.com>; "Crawford County Georgia" <GACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 5:17 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Macon newspaper > Vol. V #44, Oct. 29, 1831: Died in Crawford Co., 14th inst., Mr. Ephraim > WHITTINGTON in his 72nd yr. > > Admr.'s Sale. At the Court House in Talbotton, Talbot Co. by Charles > McCarthy, Admr. Lot 97, 24th Dist., and one negro woman, Harriet, belonging > to the estate of James McCARTHY, dec. > > Mary Ann BLACKMON applies to William B. GOSS, C.C.O., Talbot Co., for > Letters of Admn. on the estate of John P. BLACKMON, dec. > > At the time, 20 newspapers are published in this state: > Athens - the Athenian > Augusta - Augusta Chronicle, Georgia Courier, and The Consitutionalist > Bainbridge - Georgia Reporter > Columbus - Columbus Enquirer, The Democrat > Macon - Macon Telegraph, Georgia Messenger, The Macon Advertiser & > Agricultural and Mercantile Intelligencer, Georgia Christian Repertory (a > Methodist paper). > McDonough - McDonough Jacksonian > Milledgeville - Georgia Journal, Southern Recorder, The Federal Union > Mount Zion - Hancock Advertiser > Savannah - Savannah Republican, Savannah Georgian > Warrenton - Rural Cabinet > Washington - Washington News > > Tax Collector's Sale: Lot 249, 11th Dist., Crawford, ppty. of Marshett > LIGON. > > Nov. 5, 1831: Married at the residence of Maj. Thomas FORD, > Thurs. evening, 27th by Rev. G. CAPERS, Mr. Turpin G. ATWOOD to Miss Elvira > ROGERS all of Jones Co. > > Dec. 3, 1831: Brought to Jail by W.B. FILES, Shf., Knoxville, > Crawford Co. Negro man, Jim, 25 or 30 yrs., belongs to the State, runaway > from the overseer of the public hands, working the roads between Flint and > the Chattahoochie River. > > Sheriff's Sales: Crawford Co. At Knoxville, by W.B. Files, Shf.: Negro > woman, Delpha, 20 yrs., ppty. of Cogdell HAMILTON, fi fa of James R. JONES. > > > Jan. 7, 1832: Walter STONE applies to William S. GOSS, C.C.O., > Talbot Co., for Letters of Admn. on the estate of Anson TOOLEY, dec. > > John R. CANNON applies to William S. Goss, C.C.O., Talbot Co., for Letters > of Admn. on the estate of Reuben TUCKER, dec. > > During the Fall and Winter more heads of families have been swept off than > we recollect in many yrs. There have been more cases of influenza in the > pat 10 days than have taken place for a long time. Many families have had 6 > or 8 sick at the same time. It is diseases worse than influenza which so > many of our more aged inhabitants have fallen victim. Richmond Compiler, > Dec. 27. > > Sheriff's Sales: Crawford Co. At Knoxville, by William B. Files, Shf.: Lot > 78, 1st Dist., ppty. of Thomas DAVIS, fi fa of Alexander KENNADY. > > By John Whittington, D.Shf.: Southwest part of Lot 215, 2nd Dist., ppty of > Cynthia S. HAMNER, fi fa of the officers of the court of Crawford Co. > > Feb. 11, 1832: Indian Removal, 29th Dec., 90 large wagons with > teams of 4 and 6 horses and oxen left this place, conveying the emigrating > Choctaw. One portion has about 550 emigrants under chief Col. Folsom. They > are bond for the new Choctaw country. They will settle within 30 miles of > the western boundary line of this territory (Arkansas) on the waters of > Mountain and Glover Forks. Thousands mor are preparing to emigrate. The > other portion to convey another party to Kiamechia. The residue will settle > near Fort Smith. Arkansas Advocate, 4th ult. > > > > > Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends > on what you're made of. > - Jacob M. Braude > >