Harris, I purchased Rena's book on one of my visits to Buena Vista last summer. It is an excellent book. I recommend Marion County researchers read it, even if it doesnt list their ancestors, for it gives one an excellent feel for the circumstance our ancestors lived in. I was able to ascertain why my great great grandfather left for Alabama. He had a lot of land that he had bought cheap, and some slaves. When Columbus opened up as a port for shipping cotton, the price of cotton went down, while the price of land and slaves went up. He reaped his profits and went west. I highly recommend the book. Dorothy Rhodes > > From: "Harris Hill" <[email protected]> > Date: 2003/12/07 Sun PM 02:08:33 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GAMARION] A History of Marion County, Georgia > > I had a note from Rena Cobb, author of "A History of Marion County, > Georgia, Motherland of Many." She tells me that she has only a few copies > of her book remaining. This is a great reference piece and a quality book. > I use mine almost daily. It would make a wonderful Christmas gift for those > of us who research Marion county. It has an excellent index which uses > first names in addition to the surname. > > Here is the Table of Contents: (736 pages) > > I. EARLY HISTORY > Georgia History in Brief > First Georgians, the Indians > County Seats, Districts, and Officials > Marion County Courthouse > > II. TRANSPORTATION > Trails & Roads-Railroads > > III. GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS > Governmental Departments, Banks, Business-Agriculture-Industries > > IV. AROUND THE COUNTY > Towns-Communities-Post Offices-Places-Rural Scences-Historic > Buildings > > V. CHURCHES AND EDUCATION > > VI. ORGANIZATIONS & BIOGRAPHIES > Church and Civic-Community and County Services > Biographies and Autobiographies > > VII. HISTORIC GEMS & SPECIAL EVENTS > Special and Tragic Events > > VIII. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS > > IX. DEDICATIONS & MEMORIALS > > X. MEMORIES & POETRY > > XI. FAMILY HISTORIES > > APPENDICES > A. Veterans & Pensioners > B. Marriages, Wills, U.S. Census, Early Jurors > C. Cemeteries > > Rena's book can be obtained by writing to her or e-mail. The price is $60 > (including S & H) or $55 if you happen to be able to pick it up in Richland, > Ga. > > Rena S. Cobb > 3789 Seminole Rd. > Richland, Georgia 31825 > > [email protected] > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >