Lynn, I have no idea. I have gen. line for my Slades but do not know which one is the other one. Please, do not go to any time and trouble...just if you remember and happen to see in your reading of articles. Thanks, Barbara D > -----Original Message----- > From: Lynn B. Cunningham [mailto:lcunnin1@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:36 PM > To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GAPIKE] 1890 Nominees for Office > > > Barbara, > > What year was this? (approximate) > > Lynn > > Barbara Dayhuff wrote: > > > > Lynn, supposedly there were two Slade men as Sheriff. If you > run across the > > other one I would appreciate. The story is that,(I think this one) the > > Sheriff was called to check for a run away prisoner - T Slade > had a friend > > from the Sullivan family who he made a deputy to go and help > find the man. > > Evidently they were in the woods and the Sullivan man heard > sounds and shot > > thinking it was the prisoner but it was the sheriff. This was > devastating > > to both families and the Sullivan man never got over this > incident. Barbara > > Slade Dayhuff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Lynn B. Cunningham [mailto:lcunnin1@bellsouth.net] > > > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:29 PM > > > To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [GAPIKE] 1890 Nominees for Office > > > > > > > > > As always I invite anyone researching these family names to post any > > > information you might have regarding them. I was taken by the > > > description of Thomas B. Beckham and have included a little > information > > > I found about him and his family. > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > The Pike County Journal > > > Zebulon, Ga., Tuesday, September 16, 1890 > > > > > > The Nominees > > > > > > The primary has practically decided the question as to who > will fill the > > > various offices of the county for the next two years. > > > > > > The election passed off quietly, as usual, on last Wednesday. Without > > > going into a tabulated report of the vote at various > precincts, we will > > > merely note the nominees. > > > > > > Clerk, T.J. Blasingame, > > > Sheriff, T.J. Slade, > > > Tax Receiver, T.B. Beckham, > > > Tax Collector, J.S. Lifsey, > > > Treasurer, J.T. Baker, > > > Surveyor, C.W. Strickland, > > > Coroner, John Russell. > > > > > > There were twenty-three candidates for various offices and while the > > > chosen men were good ones, there were some good men defeated. > > > > > > CLERK > > > Judge Blasingame had no opposition for clerk. He has made one of the > > > best officers in the state and his renomination without opposition is > > > proof of the fact that the people of the county are well > satisfied with > > > him as an officer. > > > > > > SHERIFF > > > There was more interest manifested in the race for sheriff than any > > > other office. There were four candidates, and each had many warm > > > personal friends who worked for them faithfully. But they were all > > > Democrats of the first water, and while Tom Slade got [the] > majority of > > > the votes in the primary, he may safely count on getting that entire > > > vote in the general election, which will put him into office > by the will > > > of the best people in the world. He is every inch a man and > will make an > > > officer of whom Pike may feel justly proud. > > > > > > COLLECTOR > > > J.S. Lifsey, the nominee is an old Piker, well and favorably known. He > > > was elected over some good men and is a good one himself. > > > > > > RECEIVER > > > T.B. Beckham is a man who has conducted himself well and who > has made an > > > honest living for himself and two little deformed orphans by > buying and > > > selling country produce. He is a deserving man. > > > > > > TREASURER > > > Mr. Baker is one of Pikes best citizens, He is a pure, good man; a > > > farmer and scrupulously honest. His victory over one of the best > > > officers our county has ever had may be put down to his credit. > > > > > > SURVEYOR > > > The nominee for county surveyor is a young man of high > standing and will > > > make a good officer. C.W. Strickland may be put down as the > right man in > > > the right place. > > > > > > CORONER > > > John Russell, the nominee for coroner, is a bad cripple, but > his friends > > > claim that he is competent to fill the office. > > > > > > (Transcribed 10/7/02 Lynn Cunningham) > > > > > > Notes for T.B Beckham: > > > > > > 1880 Census Place: Zebulon, Pike, Georgia > > > Source: FHL Film 1254161 National Archives Film T9-0161 Page 148B > > > T. B. BECKHAM, Self, M, M, W, 39, GA, Occ: Farmer, Fa: GA, Mo: GA > > > Emma T. BECKHAM, Wife, F, M, W, 27, GA, Occ: Keeping H, Fa: GA, Mo: GA > > > William S. BECKHAM, Son, M, S, W, 11, GA, Fa: GA, Mo: GA > > > Thomas B. BECKHAM, Son, M, S, W, 8, GA, Occ: Farmer, Fa: GA, Mo: GA > > > > > > At Fincher Cemetery: > > > Emma T. Beckham, wife of Tho. B. Beckham; b. 19 Aug 1850, d. > 6 Dec 1889 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > ============================== > 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 >