Macon-Muscogee-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Holmes Frederick January 24 1913 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 10, 2004, 4:03 pm The Butler Herald, January 28, 1913 The Butler Herald Tuesday, January 28, 1913 Page Four Mr. Holmes Frederick Died Friday Morning Mr. Holmes Frederick, who was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when he fell through an elevator shaft in Atlanta, died Friday morning at 7 o’clock as a result of the injuries received. Mr. Frederick was president of the Frederick Disinfectant Company of Atlanta and was well known here and in Columbus, having married Miss Rosa Martin, daughter of the late Judge J.H. Martin, of Columbus. He was about 35 years of age at the time of this death. His body was taken to his old home at Marshalville where the funeral and interment took place. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Marriages.....Marie Trawick - Charles Kinsel Berry January 29 1913 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 10, 2004, 3:53 pm The Butler Herald, February 4, 1913 The Butler Herald Tuesday, January 28, 1913 Page Four Reynolds, Ga., Jan. 27, 1913 Invitations have been received by Reynolds friends to the marriage of Miss Marie Trawick and Mr. Charles Kinsel Berry Wednesday evening at the First Baptist Church of Columbus. The Butler Herald Tuesday, February 4, 1913 Page Two Trawick – Berry Wedding Beautiful Event Columbus Enquirer-Sun A much anticipated social event and around which interest centered was the wedding on Wednesday evening at St. Luke Methodist Church at 8 o’clock of Miss Marie Trawick and Mr. Charles Kinsel Berry. The church was festive with an effective decoration of handsome palms and ferns, making a becoming background for the effective tableau of sweet bridesmaids and the groomsmen as they grouped themselves near the altar waiting the bride. The music was a special feature of the evening, an additional soprano supplementing the octette. Miss Corrine Russell, Miss Hazel Booth, Mrs. MacDougald Dexter, Miss Claire Booth, Mrs. Clarence Bush, Mr. McDexter, Mr. George Hamburger and Prof. Louise Chase at the organ. Just before the bridal party reached the church the lovely strains were heard, sung by the choir, of the Bridal Chorus from Rose Maiden and as the hour chimed the brilliant and beautiful melody Loengrihn’s wedding march filled the air and softly came the bridal party. The bridesmaids and grooms men alternating as they entered and met at the altar were: Miss Lillie Carson, Miss Cornelia Dudley, Mrs. Ben Key, matron of honor, Mr. Edwin Booth, Mr. A.C. Chancellor, Mr. Walter Smith, Mr. Forrest Wood, Mr. Paul Trawick, Mr. Richard Bruce and Mr. Patten of Birmingham. The gowns worn by the maids were very becoming models of white Charmeuse, trimmed with lace and pearls and effectively set off by very handsome bouquets of Kilarney roses tied with voluminous streamers of pink gauze. The maid of honor, Miss Gertrude Berry, was beautifully gowned in pink charmeuse, trimmed with duchesse lace and rivets of rhinestones, carrying herself with becoming grace and holding in her arms a bunch of the favored Kilarney roses. A court train swept gracefully from the shoulders and an osprey graced her coiffure. Then came the bride on the arm of her father, Mr. H.S. Trawick. Known and admired by her friends since her residence in Columbus, as one of the most beautiful of the younger set, never looked more so than in her bridal robes. A draped model of white charmeuse, trimmed with lace and shirred motifs of chiffon emphasized the girlish beauty to perfection, while a court train which fell from the shoulders and tulle veil caught with orange flowers would measure in inches far more than the height of the piquant dainty wearer. The groom, whose best man was Mr. Roscoe Lummus, met the bride at the altar where Dr. Christie with unusual sweetness performed the ceremony. Immediately following the marriage a reception was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Dudley. Changing her dress for a smart tailored one of dark blue with hat to match, Mr. and Mrs. Berry left for a tour of Florida amid the congratulations and best wishes of a host of friends. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb

Muscogee-Marion-Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....I.P. Blue December 10 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 8:34 pm The Butler Herald, December 17, 1912 The Butler Herald Tuesday, December 17, 1912 Page One U.S. Marshall Blue Is Dead Mr. I.P. Blue, Deputy United States Marshal, and a former citizen of this place died at his home in Columbus last Tuesday following an illness of three months with complication of diseases. Mr. Blue had been in the service of the government for many years, and up to three years ago was Deputy Marshal stationed at Buena Vista. When the Buena Vista territory was consolidated with Columbus territory, Mr. Blue was transferred to Columbus and since that has been a resident of that city. The deceased was beloved by all who knew him, and he was considered one of the best government officers in the state. He was always ready to do his duty and never shirked. Mr. Blue was 67 years of age and is survived by his wife and ten children, Martha, Thomas, Willie Lee, Hollis, Mary, Jack and Charles W. of Columbus, Mrs. Claud Brantley, of Dublin, Ga., Mrs. C.W. Lowe, of Buena Vista, Ga. and Uhland Blue, of Moultrie, Ga. The remains were taken to Buena Vista Wednesday morning where the funeral and interment took place. The services were conducted by Elders W.W. Riner and R.H. Barwick. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

There is a Wildwood Park on the corner of 17th Street and Wildwood Avenue in Columbus. It's very small. Most think it's just a sparsely wooded area. Across the street from Columbus High School is either Weracoba Park or Lake Bottom. Across the street from there were the new little league field is the other one. There are signs on the corners of '17th Street and Cherokee Avenue' and '17th Street and 18th Avenue' that state which is which. The signs say Lake Bottom at Wildwood and Lake Bottom at Weracoba. But at this point I can't remember which sign is on the corner. I didn't come home that way today. kemis ----- Original Message ----- In Columbus there was a man made park. Made in 1888. It has been called: Wildwood Weracoba Park Lake Bottom in the St. Elmo area. As teenagers my parents visited the Park , that they called Weracoba. There was a Lake, A Trolley from downtown that stopped at what is now known as St. Elmo Shopping Center across the street from St. Elmo School., dance pavilion, ballfields, Zoo and other attractions. Does anyone know where these attractions were located. It was first called Wildwood, my parents called it Weracoba Park , then I came along and called it Lake Bottom. The park was active from 1888 until 1925 , the the lake was drained. The park went form 18th avenue to 17th avenue--Girrard to Forrest Ave. It's the park across from Columbus High School where everyone walks and jogs. It is now in the Historial District. If you have any information on the Park please let me know. I am curious where the name Weracoba came from. I am curious where the Zoo , ballfields and the other attractions were. It's hard to place all this in the area it's in today. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Don, The only thing I found was at this site. Search for Noah. This is the Talbot Co. Reconstruction Registration Oath Book. The book in in the book were registered as of 2 Mar 1867. http://muscogeegenealogy.com/talbot/Talbot%20Reconstruction%20Oath.pdf kemis ----- Original Message ----- Does anyone, decendants or otherwise have any knowledge of Noah R. Harvey and his son Stanford that lived in the Harris Co. and later the Muscogee Co.(Fortson) area in the 1800's and early 1900's ? Thanks...... Don Jones

Taylor-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lizzie Cosey Hollis August 29 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:54 pm The Butler Herald, September 3, 1912 The Butler Herald Tuesday, September 3, 1912 Page Three Remains of Mrs. C.F. Hollis Interred at Crowells The sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. C.F. Hollis was received by relatives in this county Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Hollis died at the home of her husband, 1538 Twelfth Avenue, Columbus, at 8:15 o’clock Thursday morning after a brief illness from typhoid fever. Before her marriage Mrs. Hollis was Miss Lizzie Cosey, of Panhandle district, in this county, and leaves to mourn her death, besides many Taylor County relatives and friends, her husband, Mr. C.F. Hollis, two daughters, Rooney and Ruby and one son, C.J. Hollis. The remains passed thru Butler Thursday night enroute to Crowell church where t6hey were tenderly deposited Friday morning. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Meriwether-Muscogee County GaArchives News.....Charles F. McLaughlin Recovering From Serious Illness - Sept. 1912 September 3 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:45 pm The Butler Herald, September 3, 1912 The Butler Herald Tuesday, September 3, 1912 Page One C.F. McLaughlin Recovering From Serious Illness The many Taylor County friends of Col. McLaughlin will be glad to learn that his condition is not so serious as at first supposed to be. He has been suffering a week from an attack of appendicitis, for which it has been decided that an operation would not be necessary. The circumstances of his illness was related by the Enquirer-Sun in the following account Thursday: “Mr. McLaughlin had been on a business trip to Atlanta, having returned to Greenville Sunday to spend a day or two with his father there. He was stricken during the night of Sunday and his condition was thought to be quite serious. Mrs. McLaughlin was notified of his illness, being told that physicians of Greenville were of the opinion that if he were not operated on at once he would not recover. He was taken to Atlanta early Monday morning and upon his arrival there it was ascertained that his condition was not as critical as was at first believed and that it would not be necessary to perform an operation at this time. Mrs. McLaughlin left for Columbus for Atlanta Monday afternoon.” This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb

Meriwether-Muscogee County GaArchives News.....Charles F. McLaughlin in Race for Solicitor General, Chattahoochee Circuit - 1912 August 20 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:43 pm The Butler Herald The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 20, 1912 Page Four Race For Solicitor General, Chattahoochee Circuit >From Meriwether Vindicator The race for Solicitor General of the Chattahoochee Circuit is exciting a good deal of interest in this county at present. Mr. C.F. McLaughlin, an old Greenville boy, is in the contest. He is a son of Hon. B.F. McLaughlin, of this city, and universally popular in his old hometown and county. His career at the bar has been characterized by a wonderful success as an attorney. He attended the state university and graduated in law at Mercer University. He was for two terms Solicitor of the City Court of Hamilton and made as such a record of which he and his friends are proud. Since moving to Columbus his progress in his profession has been marked, having been connected with many important cases and won a high place at the bar. He is a gentleman of pleasing personality and splendid ability. He is well qualified for the position he seeks and if elected will rank second to none as a prosecuting officer. Here’s to Frank. May he get there. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives News.....Lynching in Columbus - August 1912 August 13 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:30 pm The Butler Herald The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 13, 1912 Page Five Lynching This Morning In Columbus Columbus, Aug. 13 – Within five minutes from the time that Judge Gilbert had pronounced a three year sentence upon T.Z. McElhenny, alias Cotton, a negro boy of 17 years, for the slaying of a little white boy outside this city a month ago, thirty or more unmasked persons swarmed about the officers, put up a hand to hand battle in the courtroom with the deputies, took the prisoner from them and in another ten minutes the negro boy’s body lay face downward in a ditch some distance from the scene, the body being riddled with bullets. The victim of the crime a month ago was 12 years old, Cedron Land, a son of W.L. Land, a member of a prominent Muscogee family and planter. The negro was tried on the charge of murder. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Judge Gilbert has passed into the street and was some distance away when he heard of the trouble. Judge Gilbert had not anticipated any trouble and was shocked and greatly surprised when told of the lynching. The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 20, 1912 Page Four Negro Mere Incident In The Lynching Case Judge Gilbert Calls Upon The Grand Jury To Do Its Work Columbus, Aug. 15 – Declaring that jury trials are at the foundation of our system of government and that the safety of the person and property is dependant upon the enforcement of the law, without fear or favor, Judge S.P. Gilbert of the Superior Court, today gave a special charge to the grand jury, in which he urged that body to make a thorough and exhaustive investigation of the lynching of T.Z. McElhaney, a negro boy, Tuesday afternoon. The negro was charged with having killed a young white boy by the name of Cedron Land. He had been tried and convicted of manslaughter and given the limit in the way of a sentence, three years. As the sheriff’s officers were leaving the courtroom with the prisoner they were set upon by a small crowd, who took the negro by force and carried him to outskirts of the city and shot him to death. Judge Gilbert’s charge to the grand jury this morning was quiet and dignified, but it was an intensely earnest one. “It is provided that the jurors shall be upright and intelligent” said the judge, “but an upright and intelligent jury would be a farce if it could not be independently, with fear or favor, return conscientious verdicts.” Judge Gilbert said that he was fully aware that the investigation would be seized upon by some to turn into a partisan convention that it is for the protection of the negro. “But those who say so are fired upon by passion or are willfully misstating the fact. The negro is an incident in the circumstances. The question is whether any body of men may take a man from the confines of the courthouse and visit a death sentence upon him, when a jury of their peers have said that such was not justice and right.” There was a large crowd in the courtroom when the charge was delivered and all seemed pleased with it. The Butler Herald Tuesday, September 10, 1912 Page Nine Muscogee Grand Jury Criticises Sheriff It Recommends the Removal of three Deputies Because of Lynching Columbus, Ga., Sept. 5 – In general presentments the grand jury of Muscogee County this afternoon created something of a sensation. It deplored the recent lynching of a negro boy, T.Z. McElhaney, who was taken from officers in the courthouse and shot to death after he had been convicted and sentenced for killing young Cedron Land and severely criticized Sheriff Beard and his deputies for not being afraid and prepared to protect persons as they should have done. The jury deplores the fact that the sheriff did not know his responsibility of the prisoner; instead he left him to deputy; that Bailiff Darby, who had prisoner in charge released him with little resistance; that Bailiff Behan seemed indifferent, while Bailiff Willis made an effort to protect the prisoner. The jury recommended that the sheriff relieve the first two bailiffs named of further duties and that Deputy Sheriff Gibson also be discharged. The sheriff is criticized for not making more of an effort to get evidence against the lynchers. At today’s session the grand jury returned indictments against W.L. Land, father of Cedron Land, who was killed by McElhaney, charging murder in connection with lynching. R.E. Land, A.B. Land and Lee Lynn were indicted one week ago, but no arrests have been made. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....T.Z. McElhaney August 13 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:28 pm The Butler Herald, August 13, 1912 The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 13, 1912 Page Five Lynching This Morning In Columbus Columbus, Aug. 13 – Within five minutes from the time that Judge Gilbert had pronounced a three year sentence upon T.Z. McElhenny, alias Cotton, a negro boy of 17 years, for the slaying of a little white boy outside this city a month ago, thirty or more unmasked persons swarmed about the officers, put up a hand to hand battle in the courtroom with the deputies, took the prisoner from them and in another ten minutes the negro boy’s body lay face downward in a ditch some distance from the scene, the body being riddled with bullets. The victim of the crime a month ago was 12 years old, Cedron Land, a son of W.L. Land, a member of a prominent Muscogee family and planter. The negro was tried on the charge of murder. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Judge Gilbert has passed into the street and was some distance away when he heard of the trouble. Judge Gilbert had not anticipated any trouble and was shocked and greatly surprised when told of the lynching. The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 20, 1912 Page Four Negro Mere Incident In The Lynching Case Judge Gilbert Calls Upon The Grand Jury To Do Its Work Columbus, Aug. 15 – Declaring that jury trials are at the foundation of our system of government and that the safety of the person and property is dependant upon the enforcement of the law, without fear or favor, Judge S.P. Gilbert of the Superior Court, today gave a special charge to the grand jury, in which he urged that body to make a thorough and exhaustive investigation of the lynching of T.Z. McElhaney, a negro boy, Tuesday afternoon. The negro was charged with having killed a young white boy by the name of Cedron Land. He had been tried and convicted of manslaughter and given the limit in the way of a sentence, three years. As the sheriff’s officers were leaving the courtroom with the prisoner they were set upon by a small crowd, who took the negro by force and carried him to outskirts of the city and shot him to death. Judge Gilbert’s charge to the grand jury this morning was quiet and dignified, but it was an intensely earnest one. “It is provided that the jurors shall be upright and intelligent” said the judge, “but an upright and intelligent jury would be a farce if it could not be independently, with fear or favor, return conscientious verdicts.” Judge Gilbert said that he was fully aware that the investigation would be seized upon by some to turn into a partisan convention that it is for the protection of the negro. “But those who say so are fired upon by passion or are willfully misstating the fact. The negro is an incident in the circumstances. The question is whether any body of men may take a man from the confines of the courthouse and visit a death sentence upon him, when a jury of their peers have said that such was not justice and right.” There was a large crowd in the courtroom when the charge was delivered and all seemed pleased with it. The Butler Herald Tuesday, September 10, 1912 Page Nine Muscogee Grand Jury Criticises Sheriff It Recommends the Removal of three Deputies Because of Lynching Columbus, Ga., Sept. 5 – In general presentments the grand jury of Muscogee County this afternoon created something of a sensation. It deplored the recent lynching of a negro boy, T.Z. McElhaney, who was taken from officers in the courthouse and shot to death after he had been convicted and sentenced for killing young Cedron Land and severely criticized Sheriff Beard and his deputies for not being afraid and prepared to protect persons as they should have done. The jury deplores the fact that the sheriff did not know his responsibility of the prisoner; instead he left him to deputy; that Bailiff Darby, who had prisoner in charge released him with little resistance; that Bailiff Behan seemed indifferent, while Bailiff Willis made an effort to protect the prisoner. The jury recommended that the sheriff relieve the first two bailiffs named of further duties and that Deputy Sheriff Gibson also be discharged. The sheriff is criticized for not making more of an effort to get evidence against the lynchers. At today’s session the grand jury returned indictments against W.L. Land, father of Cedron Land, who was killed by McElhaney, charging murder in connection with lynching. R.E. Land, A.B. Land and Lee Lynn were indicted one week ago, but no arrests have been made. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb

Muscogee-Macon-Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Albert A. Carson August 18 1912 ************************************************ 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 cmhistory@mchsi.com February 9, 2004, 3:26 pm The Butler Herald, August 20, 1912 The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 13, 1912 Page Five Hon. A.A. Carson Ill The hundreds of friends of Hon. A.A. Carson will regret to learn that he is again confined to his bed in Columbus on account of illness and that his condition is quite serious. His friends trust that he will soon be on the road to recovery. The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 20, 1912 Page Three Hon. A.A. Carson, of Columbus, Is Dead The following announcement from Columbus, which was not unexpected, is however a shock and saddens the heart of hundreds of Taylor County friends of Mr. Carson, whose goodly life and character endeared him to so many people: Columbus, Aug. 18 – Hon. Albert A. Carson, 63 years old, one of the most prominent attorneys of this city and of western Georgia died at his home here at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Carson had been ill for some time. He is survived by a wife, daughter and son, Willis Carson and Mrs. Fred Pomeroy, of Eufaula, Ala. The funeral will take place at the First Baptist Church here tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Mr. Carson was a native of Macon County and lived a number of years at Butler, coming to Columbus to reside more than twenty years ago. He served at one time as Solicitor General of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit making a notable record. Mr. Carson was very prominent in church and charity work. The Butler Herald Tuesday, August 27, 1912 Page Four The Late Albert A. Carson Columbus and west Georgia sorrow beside the bier of Albert A. Carson, who in public and private life exemplified virtues and characteristics for which men are respected, admired and loved. He lived and walked upon the heights, where his heart and his life were illumined by the love for his fellow man, which was reflected in his cordial, friendly greeting and smile and his golden deeds of charity. To him many people went first in their hours of need and sorrow and none were refused. He was a leader in church work and in works of charity. Mr. Carson’s services as Solicitor General of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit comprise a notable chapter in the history of that important office. He carried into discharge of its duties the same conscientiousness and the same regard for his fellow man that characterized his whole life. He was a lawyer of unusual ability and as such ranked high among the members of the Georgia bar. Mr. Carson held the highest esteem and respect of his fellow men. Those who knew him well held him in affectionate regard. The world is better for his having lived in it. Such a life dispels the gloom of the final hour and lights the way to the Great Beyond. The memory of Mr. Carson will be loved and cherished. – Columbus Ledger This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb

Does anyone, decendants or otherwise have any knowledge of Noah R. Harvey and his son Stanford that lived in the Harris Co. and later the Muscogee Co.(Fortson) area in the 1800's and early 1900's ? Thanks...... Don Jones

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McAllister, Stoppelbein, Bradford, Muckenfuss Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xd.2ADE/1399 Message Board Post: Wm J McAllister (age 50) and his wife Elizabeth Christina Stoppelbein (age 45) are listed in the 1870 census as living in Columbus, GA. 1870 Federal Census, Columbus (5th Ward), Muscogee Co., GA Household #136 William J McAllister Jr, 50 M Supervisor CotPropertyEstate Elizabeth, 45 F keeps house, born in SC Eliza Stoppelbein, 68, at home Also in household Comes Scilla, 25 F, Black, domestic, b NC Edward, 10 M, Black, domestic, b NC Elizabeth Clarke "Eliza" Stoppelbein is my GGGgrandmother and wife of the Stoppelbein immigrant who came into the port of Charleston, SC in 1823. In the 1880 census Elizabeth McAllister (listed as WJ) is head of household and has 2 granddaughters living with her. 1880 Federal Census, Columbus, ED 50, Muscogee Co, GA Roll 59, Bk 1, p 569a 4 June 1880 133 Early St. W J McAllister, WF 55 widow keeping house Jesse Bradford, WF 18, granddaughter, at school Lizzie Muckenfuss WF 4 granddaughter Apparently both Wm J McAllister and Eliza Stoppelbein are dead by 1880, but I can find no records of their deaths or burial places. Elizabeth McAllister is buried on the McAllister plot, Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, GA. With her are 6 infant graves and another marked "Our Mother" which could in fact be her mother. Wm J, however, does not appear to be buried with them. I have not been able to locate this family in any census prior to 1870 or after 1880. They were married in Charleston in 1840 at St. John's Lutheran Church where the bride's father is buried. I would like to find any possible info on this McAllister family and their descendants. Also would like to know the meaning of his occupation in 1870 - Supervisor CotPropertyEstate. All help appreciated. I will be glad to share info. chp chollp@bellsouth.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOSTER/WALLACE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xd.2ADE/1398 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my great-grandparents, Wilbur/William David Doster and Prudence Mariah Wallace. They married somewhere in Georgia in 1860 after the census was taken. In the 1860 census, she was in Heard County and he was in Coweta County. They had 3 children, two who lived; Mollie Doster born in 1865 in Columbus, Ga. and Carrie Jane born in 1867 in Columbus, Ga. They attended St. Luke Methodist Church in Columbus in the late 1860's and 1870. I can find no record of their marriage and I can't find them in any Georgia 1870 census. Any help will be greatly appreciated. God Bless.

Per Columbus, Georgia 1828-1978 publ. Apr 1978 by Columbus Sesquicentennial, Inc., p. 87: "Since 1880, the Columbus Public Library Assoc. - supported by private contributions - had maintained a small collection of books. Its last librarian, Mrs. Nina Holstead, encouraged the action whereby the Carnegie Foundation gave $30,000 to establish a free library. The city agreed to contribute $3,000 each year to maintain and increase the library holdings. Facing Broadway (1400 block), the new library was built among the majestic oaks and the beautiful wildflowers on Mott's Green. This riverside, downtown location was convenient as Columbusites still lived in the area of the original city. Phenix City children (up to age 14) were allowed to use the library without charge. Miss Loretto Chappell remembers the exciting first day the new library opened. She first worked there as a volunteer in 1908, as a staff member for a short period in 1915, and then from 1937 until 1962. For at least two generations of children, she made the library a warm and intellectually exciti! ng place to visit. By 1950, the center of population shifted to the east, and Muscogee mills had expanded to the edge of the Carnegie building. A new library building was needed, but some people felt it should not be moved from downtown. The William C. Bradley Memorial Library, built on his former estate with some of its constructions cost donated by his family, flourished in the new location and expanded its facilities in 1977."

Per Columbus, Georgia 1828-1978, publ. Apr 1978 by Columbus Sesquicentennial, Inc. "Unique for a medium-sized southern city was the extensive chemical laboratory of J. S. Pemberton. He employed chemists and pharmacists who distilled a whole range of pharmaceuticals, patent medicines, hair restorers, perfumes like "sweet Southern Bouquet," paints, photographic chemicals, and a great variety of sparking soda water which he dispensed from an "elegant marble font" i his drugstore. Certainly one of these refreshments must have been "French Wine of Cocoa" - a remedy for excesses which evolved into Coca-Cola after Pemberton moved to Atlanta in 1880.* *In 1919, Earnest Woodruff, a former Columbusite, and W.D. Bradley bought the Coca-Cola company and made it an international concern."

Per Columbus, Georgia 1828-1978, Apr 1978, publ. Columbus Sesquicentennial, Inc., p. 89: "(John F.) Flournoy and his company (Columbus Railroad Co.) developed the 45-acre Wildwood Park to encourage riders for the street cars and to enhance his real estate development in the area. A dam across Weracoba Creek formed a beautiful lake with islands connected by gracefully arched bridges. Rented boats were used for courting or fishing. Other attractions included a small zoo, a skating rink, an auditorium where vaudeville acts performed, and an ice cream shop and other refreshments. Many children's birthday celebrations included a ride on the trolley and an ice cream party at Wildwood. The company built a similar park for blacks at Lincoln Park. Several factors contributed to the decline of Wildwood Park. During the "Spanish influenza" epidemic of 1919 people were urged to stay out of the crowds. In the 1920s, automobiles, radios, and motion pictures changed recreational patterns and turn-of-the century parks seemed out of style and too slow-paced for the roaring twenties. By the 1920s, the electric trolley would be replaced with buses."

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lassie Ledford Hagins October 12 1958 ************************************************ 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: Judith Gresham judo53@chartermi.net February 7, 2004, 8:56 pm The Columbus Ledger Mrs. L. l. Hagins Funeral for Mrs. Lassie Ledford Hagins, 74, 1531 Third Ave., who died Sunday was to be at 2 p.m. today at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapel with Dr. O.B. Newson in charge, assisted by the Rev. John N. Shell. Burial was to be in Riverdale Cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Jessie B. Harris October 12 1958 ************************************************ 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: Judith Gresham judo53@chartermi.net February 7, 2004, 8:48 pm The Columbus Ledger Mrs. Jessie B. Harris Funeral for Mrs. Jessie B. Harris, 69, 1001 St. Mary's Dr., Phenix City, who died at Cobb Memorial Hospital Sunday evening was to be a 4 p.m. today at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Phenix City with the Rev. Charles H. Baker, pastor, conducting the service. Burial was to be in te Lakeview Memory Gardens. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Caroline E. Smith October 12 1958 ************************************************ 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: Judith Gresham judo53@chartermi.net February 7, 2004, 8:44 pm The Columbus Ledger Mrs. Caroline Smith Funeral for Mrs. Caroline E. Smith, 78, resident of Columbus for about 15 years who died Sunday in a nursing home in Dadeville, Ala., was to be at 4 p.m. today at the grave in Riverdale Cemetery. The Rev. Robert McNeill, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, was to conduct the service. Mrs. Smith lived in Dadeville for about 10 months. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb