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