Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....William Anderson Moore October 9 1906 ************************************************ 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 Mabry mabryrj@aol.com April 10, 2004, 8:52 am The Daily Times: Chattanooga TN 10/10/1906 William A. Moore Well Known Mechanic Dies Suddenly at Post of Duty. William A. Moore died suddenly of apoplexy near his home in Hill City at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Moore was born in Columbus, Ga. sixty-one years ago. He came to Chattanooga in 1885. He was a mechanic by occupation and had lived a very active life. He was working at the Forest Avenue Methodist church near his home when the summons came. In 1869 Mr. Moore was married to Miss Mary C. Beeland of Columbus, Ga. He was a prominent Mason, also a member of the Odd Fellows. He is survived by a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Crawford, of Hill City, and by two sisters, Mrs. D. T. Griffith and Mrs. T. J. Jones, both of Columbus, Ga. The funeral services will be held at the home on Colville street this afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Bernard Gibbs, assisted by Dr. J. W. Bachman, after which members of the Masonic order will have charge. The interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Additional Comments: Correction: Daughter is Eugenia Moore Crawford. W. A. Moore's birth date is Nov. 11, 1845. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mrs. J.W. Wesley December 19 1920 ************************************************ 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 historycam@wmconnect.com April 9, 2004, 12:26 am The Butler Herald, December 23, 1920 The Butler Herald Thursday, December 23, 1920 Page Seven Woman Dies By “Unloaded” Gun Mrs. J.W. Wesley Is Victim of Husband’s Oversight Columbus, Ga., Dec. 19 – Mrs. J.W. Wesley, wife of a special agent of the Southern Railway Company, was shot and fatally wounded here today by her husband, who was cleaning an “unloaded” revolver. The railroad officer had fired two bullets from the revolver Saturday night in an effort to halt prowlers in the local Southern yards and today at 1 o’clock was cleaning his pistol in the kitchen while Mrs. Wesley was preparing Sunday dinner. Wesley stated tonight that he was under the impression that all the bullets had been removed. In some manner the safety slipped and the only bullet in the chamber was discharged, striking Mrs. Wesley in the right side of her back. She was rushed to the City Hospital and died 55 minutes later. Two young boys survive their mother. The Wesley’s came to Columbus from Cincinnati last August. Wesley has been with the Southern for fourteen years he states. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

This is a link to a site that has on-line volumes of different histories. This includes Fort Benning: The Land and the People. http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/onlinevolumes.htm Hope it helps. kemis

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/Xd.2ADE/1399.1 Message Board Post: I have some information that may be helpful with your McAllisters. My GGgrandfather, William Tyler Robinson, was an engineer on riverboats out of Columbus and kept a log book. From his notes I quote "Capt W. J. McAlister died in Charleston April 24 age 59 Buried in Columbus April 28 1875". I also have a clipping from a Columbus newspaper that either my GGGrandmother or my Grandmother saved. It is the obituary of your GGGrandmother Mrs. E. C. McAlister. The date is January 22 1898. Please feel free to contact me direct via e-mail. Regards, Mike Baldwin

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Eley M. Wheat December 6 1919 ************************************************ 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 historycam@wmconnect.com April 7, 2004, 4:08 pm The Butler Herald, December 11, 1919 The Butler Herald Thursday, December 11, 1919 Page Two E.M. Wheat, Prominent Columbus Druggist Dead His Death Was Caused by a Pistol Shot Through the Heart Self-Inflicted Columbus, Ga., Dec. 7 – For reasons unknown to his family and friends, Mr. Eley M. Wheat, aged 56, president and manager of the Wheat Drug Company and for many years one of the most prominent and popular citizens of this community died at his home at 602 Broad Street yesterday morning at 8 o’clock, from the effects of a pistol shot in his left breast, self-inflicted. It is said that Mr. Wheat had not been in the best of health for some time past and that he had become considerably nervous same time he continued to look after his business affairs and when one went into his place on Broad Street Mr. Wheat, if it were so he could to so, would greet the visitor in a most cordial and genial manner. Mr. Wheat knew nearly everybody and nearly everybody knew him, therefore in the vast majority of cases when he met a person it was the meeting of two personal friends, for all who knew him regarded him as a friend This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

The GA Archives Uploads page has been updated to reflect the uploads of 28 March thru 3 April 2004. You can view the updated page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gauploads.html To become a submitter, click here: http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/index.html Thank you all for sharing your valuable research.

My computer crashed & I have lost the e-mail addys for D. Harris and D. Logan Please contact me. Thank you. Gold

Another genealogy list I am on, has had a discussion about the privacy issues of living persons. Please take a few moments and check out this site. You may not have thought about some of the impact on your living relatives. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cregan/privacy.htm kemis

Several weeks back someone ask how the new library was coming along. I found a link with a web cam. Please click on Columbus Library, Columbus, GA. http://www.batson-cook.com/webcams/ kemis

Did he come to Columbus (Muscogee) Georgia or the surrounding area? Do you know approximately when? There isn't a surname mailing list for FRANETA on Rootweb.com. I entered both Milos and M. FRANETA in the search engine and only found the following: Interment Record for Mara Franeta Name: Franeta, Mara Sex: F Born: 19-Mar-1885 Died or Buried: 2-Sep-1921 Buried: Mt. View Cemetery City: Butte County/State: Silver Bow, MT Notes: Translated Mt. View Cemetery is located at 3910 Harrison Avenue, Butte, MT. I entered FRANETA and found the following: Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place Death Place Residence Death Date SSN Age Post-ems Order Record FRANETA JOKA 03/20/1896 F LOS ANGELES(70) 04/14/1970 199-14-3095 74 yrs Interment Record for John Frank Franeta Name: Franeta, John Frank Sex: M Born: 1891 Died or Buried: 1964 Buried: Mt. View Cemetery City: Butte County/State: Silver Bow, MT Notes: Mt. View Cemetery is located at 3910 Harrison Avenue, Butte, MT. I tried WWW.google.com and entered M FRANETA, none of the hits were in English, so I sure can't help you. Anyone else have any hints to help? Happy Family Hunting, kemis ---- Original Message ----- From: alpha@epinet.co.uk anyone that can help me to search for late Milos Franeta who emigrated to US and never has been seen again. Please let me know if you can help Thanks Rako Franeta London

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Xd.2ADE/1414 Message Board Post: anyone that can help me to search for late Milos Franeta who emigrated to US and never has been seen again. Please let me know if you can help Thanks Rako Franeta London

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....S. S. Winslett December 17 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: Kemis Massey sobby@knology.net April 3, 2004, 7:05 pm the Columbus Enquirer-Sun December 18, 1897 A SAD DEATH ______ After a Long Illness of Consumption Mr. Winslett Expired Yesterday ______ Mr. S. S. Winslett died at his home,No. 209 Sixteenth street, at 10:25 yesterday morning, after a protracted illness of consumpton. The deceased was 28 years old, and leaves a wife and many friends to mourn his loss. He was a member of the Beulah Christian church in Girard. The funeral will take place from the family residence at 12 o'clock today. The interment will occur at Clapp's factory burying ground. Additional Comments: This info came from the wonderful genealogy ladies, Ginny and Myra at W.C. Bradley Library, Columbus, GA. They saw CLAPP factory and notified us immediately. More info on the Clapp Factory, cemetery, and village can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gamuscog/clappfac.htm This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mrs. S. J. Hoard November 24 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: Don Bankston digitaldog1@juno.com April 3, 2004, 2:59 pm Middle Ga Argus – Week of December 8, 1891 Mrs. S. J. Hoard At her home in Winkler, Freestone County; on Tuesday, November 24,1891, Mrs. S. J. Hoard, mother of Prof J. S. Lewis, and sister of ex Gov. James Johnson, of Columbus, Georgia. She was seventy three years of age; was a constant member of the Baptist Church, and was ever ready to answer the call of the Lord Jesus, in whom she now sleeps. She was a great sufferer for a long time of prior to the time of her death, it pleased Him so giveth life, to call her to receive reward, which released her untold suffering. The Trumpet extends its deepest sympathy to her bereaved relative and friends who mourn her loss. Frost Texas Trumpet. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

In the book "City of Progress - A History of Columbus, Georgia" by Margaret Laney Whitehead and Barbara Bogart, there are several sections about a KIRVEN family. In 1963 First Baptist Church received a Bible from a Mrs. Albert WADE and the J. Dupont KIRVEN. The Bible belonged to a Tirza GRAY who married James H. KIRVEN. The Bible had been used by the charter members of First Baptist Church until they could afford to buy their own Bible. First Baptist was organized on February 14, 1829 by 12 people including Margaret GRAY and Thirza GRAY. Mrs. Thirza GRAY KIRVEN was the mother of J. Albert KIRVEN and Richard M. KIRVEN In 1876 J. Albert KIRVEN, then 27 purchased goods from Broad Street merchants who were bankrupt and started KIRVEN's Department store. His son J. Dupont KIRVEN, Sr succeeded his dad J. Albert in running the store. KIRVENS continued being run by family until (this is now from my memory) the 1980's when the stores closed. It was simply to hard to compete with the chain department stores. I can remember going to the downtown store at Christmas time and checking out their windows. They always set up a wonderful Christmas display with animated characters - Santa, elves, people shopping, skating etc. The stop at KIRVENS was always part of my family's Christmas light tour. I've seen several duplicates, but nothing will ever be a good as the original. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Columbus, GA An investment by J. Dupont KIRVEN, Sr., mad possible the birth of the present Blue Cross Plan and operation began on October 15, 1947. The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau "The Bureau owes its existence to the foresight and dedication of a Chamber of Commerce Tourist and Convention Committee (formerly the Chamber's Hotel-Motel Committee), chaired by J.D. (Tippy) KIRVEN III." Tippy and his brother Hal were my bosses when I worked for the Columbus Square location of the department store back in the mid 1970's. I'm not saying that the KIRVEN is the same as your KIRVIN but it could be. I looked for ROSEMOND for years then discovered is was ROSAMOND I should have been looking for. The spelling could depend on the location of your line. Happy Family Hunting, kemis CC for Chattahoochee and Muscogee Counties in Georgia Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY, BROOKS, FOUNTAIN, SMITH for me: SONGER, CAMP, EVANS, ROSAMOND for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community Factory, Families ---- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Smith To: GAMUSCOG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:14 PM Subject: [GAMUSCOGEE] Mrs T B Kirvin, Columbus, Muscogee, GA 1860 I am seeking information regarding the following family found on the Columbus, Muscogee, GA 1860 census: Mrs T B Kirvin (age 48), W H Kirvin (age 22), Joseph A Kirvin (age 11), Richard M Kirvin (age 9), Alexander Kirvin (age 6). Mrs Kirvin is running a boarding house. I would appreciate any information. Patricia Smith nanismith@earthlink.net ==== GAMUSCOG Mailing List ==== Visit the Muscogee GAGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/muscogee.htm We need your materials!

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I received these from another list. I hope they help someone. If you locate one of your family lines from any of links, please share what you did to find your roots. http://www.biblerecords.com/ http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas05&local_base=CLAS05 kemis

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/Xd.2ADE/1413 Message Board Post: Looking for information onMajor E. McCallum was stationed at Fort Benning yr ?. His father was Joseph J. McCallum from Phil.I have very little to go on but if anyone knew a McCallum at Fort Benning please e-mail me thank you. Aine

Dougherty-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Kimberly Teresa Pye June 27 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: Donald L. Pye Redstar36@aol.com April 1, 2004, 5:58 pm Albany Herald, Albany, Georgia - Thur, 29 Ju 2000 Obituary - Kimberly Teresa Pye, Student Columbus - Kimberly Teresa Pye, 20, of Fortson died Tuesday at the Medical Center. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Striffler-Hamby Mortuary North Columbus Chapel, The Rev, J. William Mayhew will officiate. A native of Albany Ms. Pye was a student at Columbus Tech and attended Victory Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Phil and Lorine Pye of Fortson; a brother, Kevin Bradshaw of Camilla; a sister Tammy Owens of Albany; maternal grandparents, Vonnell and Evelyn Kirkland of Albany; and paternal grandparents W. A. and Alice Pye of Albany, Visitation will be 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. today at the chapel. Additional Comments: Fourth cousin twice removed to Donald L. Pye. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

I am seeking information regarding the following family found on the Columbus, Muscogee, GA 1860 census: Mrs T B Kirvin (age 48), W H Kirvin (age 22), Joseph A Kirvin (age 11), Richard M Kirvin (age 9), Alexander Kirvin (age 6). Mrs Kirvin is running a boarding house. I would appreciate any information. Patricia Smith nanismith@earthlink.net

Wanted to pass this along, I found it very helpful with locating dates and places in the south east and north eastern U.S. http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscm.htm Jim