This was great. You have given me a wonderful visual image of where Hillis would be. I have family from Hillis and Girard. In fact Several Census records show some of my Oglesbee family in Burke county on the Stoney Bluff Rd you mentioned. In fact, that is where the cousin (Louise Chandler) I am plnning on visiting still lives. Thank you so much. Cheryl Flowers

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Williams Researchers, I found William H. Lloyd married Mary Ann Williams of Screven Co. September 15, 1839. in Chatham Co., GA Dot Smith

Hi Barb, I looked at the U.S. 1895 Map Site and saw that Hillis did lie in Burke Co., between the Wade Plantation and Girard. I have a Georgia DOT General Highway Map of Burke Co. from 1987 and there is a Hillis Road appearing on that map. Godbee Rd. is intersected by Dixon Rd. and the continuance of Godbee is then named Hillis Rd. Upon entry in Screven Co. Hillis Rd. becomes Sunbury Rd. (which runs into Screven Co. CR15 - Stony Bluff Rd. [not to be confused with the Burke Co. CR60 - Stony Bluff Rd.]). Hillis Rd. is located approximately 33 o 00 o North and 81 o 38 o West. If Hillis Rd. passes through or adjacent to the site of Hillis, then the community of Hillis was about equidistant from Girard, Millhaven and the intersection of Stony Bluff Rd., River Rd., and Oglethorpe Trace at the Burke and Screven Cos. line. It seems to have rested in the middle of the triangle represented by those three points. Close by are: St Paul Church; Bethesda Church; St. John's Church; Corinth Church; and Oak Grove Church. I hope that this information has been useful. Dale E. Reddick ________________________________ ID472@aol.com wrote: > Dale, > sorry about the problem. The web address is http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm. > > barb

I will let you know if she remembers anything. Proably sometime early in the week of July 9th. Cheryl

Cyndi, I was basically kidding. My mother went to school there, graduating in 1945. Anyway, one of my cousins on the Scott side is a Hill, and she kiddingly? says that they are going to take over everything there! As a matter of fact, the last time I was at Murray Hill (Murryhill on the old maps), someone had hyphenated "Murray-Hill" as if it was named after both of the families. However, please accept my apologies - I did not mean to offend you. Happy hunting! Scottie

RpKSaiL6@aol.com wrote: > > Barb, > > Glad you have found Hillis. I remember Hiltonia from when I was little. So > many of these small places have just disappeared. We were looking for the > longest time forCameron, and a trace of a gravesite somewhere around > Jarrell's Pond, on the other end of Screven Co., off of Hwy 17. > And there are many details that often lead nowhere. > > Looks like you are finally making some headway, however. > Regards, > > Cyndi > Just before you reach Jarrell's Pond, on the same side of the road and overlooking the pond, is the Young family cemetery. The brick wall surrounding it is in good condition except of one crack caused by a tree root. Unfortunately, some xxxxxxx removed every headstone in the cemetery sometime within the last 30 years. Continuing South on 17, the next dirt road to the right (1/4 mi.?) goes to the old site of Cameron; no discernable trace remains. I looked for the old Cameron cemetery which is supposed to be near that dirt road but was unable to find it. Further South, there is a road to the left. Just beyond it is some sort of log storage or paper mill operation. Immediately beyond that is a stand of young pine trees within which is another cemetery (Evans???) which is fairly clean and unvandalized. Should you find that Cameron cemetery, please let me know: there were some intermarriages between them and the Youngs. Jim

Barb, Glad you have found Hillis. I remember Hiltonia from when I was little. So many of these small places have just disappeared. We were looking for the longest time forCameron, and a trace of a gravesite somewhere around Jarrell's Pond, on the other end of Screven Co., off of Hwy 17. And there are many details that often lead nowhere. Looks like you are finally making some headway, however. Regards, Cyndi

Scotti, Hi! Thanks! I just threw the name out to Barb. (My mispelling of HILtonia, named for HILTON, not for the hill, or the HILL family, was a typo). The name and place are very familiar to me - at least as it once was. I used to go there often as a child when we lived at Millhaven. Regards, Cyndi Kinkel

I just subscribed to this list and I live in Screven Co., Georgia. I do some genealogy research for some people if they contact me. I am not, repeat NOT, available to do a lot of research but will help out any way I can. Our library has limited resources but I occasionally go to Statesboro and Ladson in Vidalia. You may contact me directly at tlowery@pobox.com

Hi are you related ton the Lovetts/Bragg's If so then we might be related. Suzanne Bragg-Cantu

Hello, Iam trying to find a date of my grandparents marriage. John Jasper Bragg, b 1870 in Millen GA, m Rosa Payton before 1900. I have nothing on my grandmother Rosa... I have been searching for years...They had 3 children -I belive all 3 children were b in Sylvania GA. 1. Sally Bragg b ca 1888 2. Zacheriah (Jack) Bragg b Dec 28, 1904 3. Lois Bragg ca 1805 Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. I do know my Grandmother d young durning the early 40's and had remarried to a Lester Calhoun-she is buried somewhere near Visalia GA-I can not find any infor on her at all... Thank You Suzanne Bragg-Cantu Vallejo CA

Hello, again, Hiltonia, Georgia is passed through on GA state highway 24. Highway 24 passes to the Northwest through Sardis, Alexander, and Waynesboro while passing through Burke Co. U.S. 25 passes through nearby Bulloch, Jenkins, and Burke Cos. GA state highway 23 passes through Girard and Sardis in Burke Co. and then passes through Millen, county seat of Jenkins Co. I hope that this information has been helpful. GASCREVE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > GASCREVE-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 148 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) [Scotti3275@aol.com] > #2 [GASCREVE] Re: Helen Eneck?h [K8888yle@aol.com] > #3 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) [ID472@aol.com] > #4 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) ["Smith Banks" <cbanks@frontiernet.] > #5 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) [RpKSaiL6@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GASCREVE-D, send a message to > > GASCREVE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 07:53:03 EDT > From: Scotti3275@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Barb, > > There was a byline labelled "Hillis, Ga." in the newspaper, TRUE CITIZEN, > which is a newspaper still in existence today in Waynesboro, Burke County, > Georgia. From talking to a cousin, Louise Oglesbee Chandler, she lives on > the old Hillis Farm which belonged to her great-grandparents, Mary Elizabeth > Hillis and William R. Oglesbee. This farm is a little east of Millhaven > Road, and is almost on the Screven County Line. It is also near Bethlehem > Church, where most of the old Hillises are buried. Hope that this helps. > Happy hunting. > > Scottie > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GASCREVE] Re: Helen Eneck?h > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:19:42 EDT > From: K8888yle@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Help, ? > does any one know this lady Helen Eneck/hs, believe to have married a Boykin. > Thanks for the help ? > Dot Smith > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:33:50 EDT > From: ID472@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > thanks Scottie > > Barb > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:08:34 -0400 > From: "Smith Banks" <cbanks@frontiernet.net> > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Barb, > You can order County Postoffice and Postmaster records from the > national archives. There are usually 2 rolls -- one record of every > postoffice and one roll for each postmaster. You will find a few details > about any place that had a postoffice in your county. > SCB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Scotti3275@aol.com> > To: <GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 7:53 AM > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > > > Barb, > > > > There was a byline labelled "Hillis, Ga." in the newspaper, TRUE > CITIZEN, > > which is a newspaper still in existence today in Waynesboro, Burke County, > > Georgia. From talking to a cousin, Louise Oglesbee Chandler, she lives on > > the old Hillis Farm which belonged to her great-grandparents, Mary > Elizabeth > > Hillis and William R. Oglesbee. This farm is a little east of Millhaven > > Road, and is almost on the Screven County Line. It is also near Bethlehem > > Church, where most of the old Hillises are buried. Hope that this helps. > > Happy hunting. > > > > Scottie > > > > > > ============================== > > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 18:26:41 EDT > From: RpKSaiL6@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Barb, > > Hi. How's everything? > Are you sure you aren't looking for Hilltonia? That is north of Sylvania off > of Hwy 25,I think. > > Cyndi Kinkel

Cheryl, What I have is 4 enveolpes. They all came out of Sylvania and went to Hillis. They are all addressed like this; Miss Alvarine Mathews To Mr (or Ms.) N. H. Lovett Hillis, Ga. On one it looks like N. R. Lovett. They are dated July 21 thru 29 1905. Alvarine's aunt Maggie Medlock married a John F. Lovett. They are both buried in Sylvania Cemetery. The only children I know of are John H. b1882, Archibald B. b1884 (he was a judge in Sylvania) and Sadie O. b1887. I have no idea who N.R. or N.H. could be. I would very much appreciate you taking the time to speak to Ms. Chandler for me, as long as it is not a problem. It is so nice of you to offer. Thank you very much Barb

Hello, I was just looking at a copy of the 1911 map of Screven Co. and could not yet find either 'Hillis' or 'Haides.' If you have a 1895 map of the county then this would also include part of what is now Jenkins Co. Could Hillis be to the West of the bend in the county line that now occurs at Beaver Dam Creek. None of the names for school districts appears to be a close match for your two names. There are 42 of them and the Hurst district (#5) with its church and school lies Northwest of Hiltonia and West of Millhaven. I'll keep looking at the names for the Post Offices shown on the map. But, nothing seems to match up so far. Dale E. Reddick GASCREVE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > GASCREVE-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 147 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [GASCREVE] (no subject) [ID472@aol.com] > #2 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) [DC32666@aol.com] > #3 Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) [ID472@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GASCREVE-D, send a message to > > GASCREVE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 12:13:24 EDT > From: ID472@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Can anyone tell me anything about the towns of Hillis or Haides. I have an > 1895 that shows them both as being north of Sylvania. Hillis looks like it > would be near rt 23 right at the county line. Haides looks like it would be > one the Savannah river near where 301 crosses. > > Thanks > Barb > ID472@aol.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 18:51:28 EDT > From: DC32666@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > I don't have much, but I have one book that describes it as: > > Hillis - A village located near the Screven County line. In 1900 it reported > a population of 104. > > I have several post cards stamped with a Hillis postmark so I do know at one > point in time there was a post office there. > > Hope this helps some > > Cheryl > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] (no subject) > Date: Thu Jun 29 21:29:25 2000 > From: ID472@aol.com > To: GASCREVE-L@rootsweb.com > > Cheryl, what book did you find that in? Evidentally my Great grand Mother was living there in 1903. I would like to try and find out who she might have been living with. > > Barb

Cheryl, Thanks Barb

Cyndi, No, it is actually Hillis. I found an 1895 showing it at the county line. It was about where 23 heads in to Waynesboro. Barb

Barb I am planning on visiting with Louise Chandler next weekend while I am in the Girard area (close to what was Hillis) for a family reunion. She may be to young to remember your ancestor, but she may remember the family. Let me know the names and I will ask her. Cheryl Flowers

I wrote down the title but not the author. The title is An Intelliegent Student's Guide to Burke County Georgia History. I also found another description in A History of Burke County, Georgia 1777-1950 by Albert M Hillhouse. There comments are: Hillis: A post office established bewteen Mobley's Pond and Waynesboro. Henry C. Hillis was the first postmaster. Later the name became attached to the community it served. In 1900, population stood at 104. I copied both of these from reference books at the Genealogical Library in Augusta, Ga. Hope it helps. Cheryl Flowers

Cyndi, Hillis is not far from Hiltonia, probably about 7 miles as the crow flies. By the way, it's not HILLtonia, but HILtonia. It was named for the Hilton family, not for the hill that it sits on nor the Hill family. It seems that people are forgetting that! Happy hunting! Scottie