Taliaferro County GaArchives Marriages.....Darracott, Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" - Taylor, William Chesley "Chat" October 2, 1879 ************************************************ 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: Mikki Martin MikandTim@Knology.net January 6, 2006, 8:21 pm "The Democrat," Crawfordville, GA, Fri, 10 Oct 1879 Married. On Thursday evening, Oct. 2d, 1879, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. F. T. Simpson of Wilkes county, Mr. W. C. Taylor, of this county, and Miss Sarah Darracott, of Crawfordville, We congratulate the young people, and wish them all the happiness that can fall to the lot of wedded love. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/vitals/marriages/darracot494gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Taliaferro County GaArchives News.....Mineral Spring August 16, 1878 ************************************************ 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: Mikki Martin MikandTim@Knology.net January 6, 2006, 8:15 pm "The Democrat," Crawfordville, Taliaferro Co, GA, Page 3 August 16, 1878 Mineral Spring. A mineral spring upon the plantation of Mr. J. W. Darracott about two miles north of Crawfordville, the existence of which had been known for years, have lately attracted the attention of several of our citizens. The water contains sulphur, iron, and several other minerals which we are not chemist enough to determine, and we believe the water is said by all who have visited it to contain positive medical qualities. We hope Mr. Darracott will have the water of this spring analyzed, and fully tested as to its medical properties. Should it prove to be all that is hoped for it, it may yet prove to be a blessing to the sick. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/newspapers/minerals947gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Lowndes-Taliaferro-Richmond County GaArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Lundy August 30, 1938 ************************************************ 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: Kathy English Ernst keernst@hotmail.com January 5, 2006, 10:25 am Augusta Chronicle, Wednesday 8-31-1938 Deceased: 8/30/1938, Lundy Johnson, 42, native of Warren Co., was killed when lumber truck he was driving turned over near Powelton, GA. Son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Doss Johnson. Funeral 8/31/1938, Mills Creek Baptist Church, Gibson, Ga. Rev. A. J. Burrell officiating. Burial: Mills Creek Cemetery Survivors: Wife; Mrs. Otella Norris Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Norris Daughter; Lanette Johnson Sisters; Mrs. Bob Dye, Mrs. Lillie Cason, Mrs. John Landrum, Miss Minnie Johnson Brothers; W. K. Johnson, Mashburn Johnson, Weaver Johnson, Ellis Johnson File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/lowndes/obits/j/johnson3328gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Taliaferro-Wilkes-Clarke County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harrison, Rev. H M. February 19, 1940 ************************************************ 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: Terri Saturday http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002583 December 31, 2005, 8:26 pm Advocate Democrat The sad news of the passing of Rev. H. M. Harrison was received in Crawfordville Tuesday, February 20th. Rev. Harrison died at his home in Orlando, Fla., Monday, February 19, after several months illness. Though he had been in failing health his passing was never the less a distinct shock to his family and friends. Rev. Harrison was born in Clarke County in the year 1864 and lived in that section of the state until he moved to Taliaferro County about thiry five years ago. He had married on December 22, 1885 the former Miss Dilla Rhodes, daughter of Thomas James Rhodes and Carolyn V. Flynt of this County; Mrs. Harrison died about four years ago in 1936. Rev. Harrison was a resident of this County until about 1925 when he moved to Flordia. Rev. Harrison served a number of years as paster of Crawfordville Methodist Church where his funeral was conducted by Rev. G. C. Steed and burial was in the Crawfordville City Cemetery, his body was deposited beside that of his wife in the family square. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/h/harrison3313gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Taliaferro-Wilkes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Edwards, Jessie B Reynolds January 28, 1948 ************************************************ 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: Terri Saturday http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002583 December 27, 2005, 7:05 pm Advocate Democrat January, 1948 Mrs. Jessie Edwards, 78, one of the county's most beloved citizens passed away at the Washington hospital on Sunday morning, January 25, 1948 at 4 o'clock following an extended illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Sandy Cross Baptist Church, conducted by her paster, The Rev. G, C. Steed. Interment was in the church graveyard by the side of her husband Benjamin Lee Edwards who passed away on May 29, 1937. The pallbearers were W. D. Hunter, Ralph Edwards, Horace Johnson, Cecil Hunter, George Fambrough, Samuel Jackson Moore, Glenn Young Edwards, and Carl Watson Stewart. Additional Comments: The Edwards lost all of their infant children: Marcia, Eugene, and one unamed infant all of which are in marked graves in the Powder Creek Cemetery. One son, Garnett Edwards survived this family and lived many years. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/e/edwards3262gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb

Taliaferro-Wilkes-Lincoln County GaArchives Obituaries..... Lunceford, Clara Cannon November 17, 1959 ************************************************ 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: Terri Saturday http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002583 December 19, 2005, 2:48 pm Augusta Chronicle, 1959 Union Point Georgia - Mrs Clara Cannon Lunceford, 77, of Crawfordville, died Tuesday, November 17, 1959 at the Minnie G. Boswell Hospital in Greene County after and extended illness. She married the late Overton Lunceford, son of William Madison Lunceford and Mary H Griffith on December 23, 1897 in Taliaferro County. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Susie Norman Cannon of Wilkes County. She was a member of Carters Grove Baptist Church. Funeral serves were conducted from the Carter Grove Baptist Church by R. L. Dukes, the Rev. Howard Killingsworth and the Rev. W. H. Evans. Additional Comments: Children of this marriage were; Kathleen, Mabel, Lucy, AM Lunceford, Hawes, W. A Lunceford, Rev Reed and Owen. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/l/luncefor3256gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Glascock-Taliaferro-Montgomery County GaArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Sam T. August 9, 1936 ************************************************ 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: Kathy English Ernst keernst@hotmail.com December 15, 2005, 9:30 pm Augusta Chronicle, Monday, August 10, 1936 Sam T. Johnson, 61, a prominent planter, born in Warren Co., GA, died 8/9/1936 in Culverton, Hancock Co., GA. Funeral: 8/10/1936, Mill Creek church, near Gibson, Ga. Rev. T. L. Hendricks officiating. Burial: churchyard. Survivors: Wife; not named. Brothers; Gosey, Mashburn, Lundy, Ellis, Weaver Johnson Sisters; Mrs. Bob Dye, Mrs. J. L. Cason, Mrs. Jake Landrum, Miss Minnie Johnson. Sons; Plemon, Ray, Ralph, Henry, Melvin, Vinson, Dorsey, Wintford and Lester Johnson. Daughters; Miss Buna Delle and Janie Johnson File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/glascock/obits/j/johnson3247gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Taliaferro County GaArchives News.....No Title January 29, 1889 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis Thompson http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002524 December 11, 2005, 7:54 pm Rockdale Banner January 29, 1889 John Gorham, of Crawfordville, is one of the most remarkable Bible readers in all the land. On December 23rd last, he finished his forty-second reading of the entire New Testament and Psalms in one year, eleven months and seven days. He is reading it his forty-fourth time now, in less than two years. His age will be seventy-one years on his next birthday. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/newspapers/notitle926gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Harrison, Joseph Thomas February 2, 1924 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 December 10, 2005, 11:46 pm The Augusta Chronicle, February 5, 1924 J. T. HARRISON DIES AT CRAWFORDVILLE Was Oldest Citizen of Taliaferro County --------- Special to The Chronicle Crawfordville, Ga. Feb. 4 – J. T. Harrison, the oldest citizen of Taliaferro County, died at his home here Saturday afternoon. He was ninety-six years old his last birthday, December 4th. He was a member of the Baptist church for a long number of years and one of the most respected citizens of the county. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. H. H. Flynt, Mrs. W. R. McGibbony, Mrs. M. E. Moore, and Mrs. N. A. Allen, all of this place. Interment was in Crawfordville cemetery three o’clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Z. M. Leverett, pastor of his church, conducting the services. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/h/harrison3160gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Census Records – Joseph Thomas Harrison 1860 Census, Taliaferro Co., GA P. O.Crawfordville Roll 137, Page 7 28 June 1860 Dwelling 49, Family 48 J. T. HARRISON, age 32, m, farmer, val. real est: 3000, pers. est: 86011(?), b. GA James Wm., age 6, m, b. GA Margarett O., age 4, f, b. GA Mary J., age 2, f, b. GA 1870 Census, Taliaferro Co., GA P. O. Crawfordville Roll 175, Page 152 June 1870 Dwelling 16, Family 16 HARRISON, J. THOMAS, age 42, m, w, farmer, val. real est: 1800, pers. est: 815, b. GA Amanda, age 35, f, w, keeping house, b. GA James W., age 16, m, w, attending school, b. GA Margaret O., age 14, f, w, attending school, b. GA Mary Jane, age 12, f, w, b. GA Fannie E., age 9, f, w, b. GA Annie Estelle, age 7, b. GA Hackney, Amelia, age 23, f, w, b. GA Edwards, Catherine, age 20, f, mu, farm laborer, b. GA Edwards, Loucius, age 1, m, mu 1880 Census, Taliaferro Co., GA Crawfordville Roll 166, page 343 Dwelling 56, Family 56 HARRISON, THOMAS, m, w, age 52, mar., farmer, b. GA, parents b Amanda, w, f, age 45, Wife, mar., Keeping House, b. GA, Father b. VA, Mother b., GA Lizzie, w, f, age 18, Dau., Single, b. GA, parents b. GA Mary Jane, w, f, age 22, Dau., Single, b. GA, parents b. GA Annie, w, f, age 17, Dau., Single, b. GA, parents b. GA (Note: in 1900 through 1920, Joseph Thomas Harrison was living with his son-in-law, William Robert McGibony, husband of his daughter Mary Jane Harrison.)

Taliaferro County GaArchives Biographies.....Harrison, Joseph Thomas "Tom" December 4, 1827 - February 2, 1924 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 December 9, 2005, 5:05 pm Author: Rhoda Taylor Fone Joseph Thomas "Tom" Harrison was born Dec. 4, 1827, died Feb. 2, 1924, and is buried at Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. He was son of William M. Harrison and Martha Rhodes. Wiley Jones’ cemetery book shows his tombstone inscription as “T. J. Harrison,” which is incorrect. His tombstone clearly shows the inscription as “J. T. Harrison. (See photo on Taliaferro Co. GenWeb Archives, Cemetery section, Crawfordville Baptist Church Cemetery.) In addition, the inscription on the tombstone of his second wife, Amanda Hackney, states that she was “Wife of J. T. Harrison.” (Photo also posted on Taliaferro Co. Archvies.) He was a Confederate Soldier, listed as Sergeant in the 3rd Regiment Cavalry (State Guards), Company D. There is some confusion regarding his military record as there are two listings: (1) J. T. Harrison and (2) Thomas J. Harrison. The records are identical and one record shows that Thomas J. Harrison was an alternate name for J. T. Harrison. This seems very likely as, to date, no Thomas J. Harrison has been found in Taliaferro Co. records. Tom Harrison was married twice and had children by each marriage. His first marriage was to Sarah Ann Darracott, Jan. 13, 1853 (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. A, p. 241). She was b. ca. 1835 and apparently died sometime between 1857 and 1860. She was daughter of James B. & Tabitha (Conner) Darracott. He married second to Amanda M. Hackney, Nov. 23, 1860 (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. A, p. 291) Amanda was b. March 22, 1835, d. May 7, 1893, buried Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. She was daughter of James T. & Mary (Jeffries) Hackney. He left a will in Taliaferro Co. dated March 17, 1919 and probated Feb. 2, 1924. In his will he names his four daughters, Mrs. Fannie Elizabeth Flynt, Mrs. Anna Estella Moore, Mrs. Margaret Ophelia Allen and Mrs. Mary Jane McGiboney. (Taliaferro Co. Will Rec. C., page 8.) CHILDREN BY SUSAN A. DARRACOTT: 1. James William Harrison, b. ca. 1856. No further information. He is not named in his father’s will and may have died young. He last appears in Taliaferro Co. records in the 1870 census, listed as age 16. 2. Margaret Ophelia Harrison, b. Nov. 4, 1855, d. Feb. 27, 1925. She married Nathan A. Allen, Dec. 17, 1874 (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. B, p. 66.). Both buried Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. Nathan Allen was b. June 12, 1852, d. July 4, 1927, son of John T. Allen and Susan M. Chapman. 3. Mary Jane Harrison, b. Dec. 1, 1857, Taliaferro Co., d. Oct. 7, 1929, Taliaferro Co., married (as his second or third(?) wife) to William Robert McGibony, April 11, 1897 (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. C., p. 357). Both buried Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. CHILDREN BY AMANDA HACKNEY: 1. Frances Elizabeth Harrison, b. Sept. 16, 1861, d. Jan. 29, 1942, married (as his second wife) to Henry H. Flynt, Feb. 22, 1883 (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. B, p. 149). Both buried Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. Henry H. Flynt is listed in the 1900 census as being born May 1845. He was son of Augustus Wesley Flynt and Sarah D. McCoy. 2. Anna Estella Harrison, b. Feb. 6, 1863, d. March 18, 1939, married Marion E. Moore, May 17, 1888, (Taliaferro Co. Mar. Bk. B, p. 194). Both buried Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. SOURCES: 1. Tombstone Inscriptions, Crawfordville Baptist Cemetery. 2. Will of William M. Harrison, (Taliaferro Co. Will Rec. B., p. 142) 3. Taliaferro Co. Census Records, 1850-1920) 4. CSA Records, Taliaferro Co. GenWeb Archives. 5. Will of Joseph Thomas Harrison. 6. “Taliaferro County Georgia Records & Notes” by Alvin Mel Lunceford, Jr. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/bios/harrison864gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb

A recent listing of CSA soldiers in the Taliaferro Co. GenWeb Archives, by Terri Saturday, states that Absalom G. Evans married Mary E. Rhodes, daughter of Absalom and Martha Chapman Rhodes. That is incorrect. Mary E. Rhodes, wife of Absalom G. Evans, was daughter of Asa Rhodes and his first wife Jane Woodall. The proof is in the following. Taliaferro Co., GA Marriage Bk. A.: Absalom Evans m. Mary Rhodes, Oct. 17, 1850. Mary E. Rhodes, daughter of Absalom and Martha (Chapman) Rhodes was only 4 years old in the 1850 census, so could not have married Absalom Evans in that same year. There is good proof that Mary E. Rhodes, daughter of Absalom and Martha (Chapman) Rhodes, married William J. Norton. Taliaferro Co., GA Marriage Bk. A.: Miss M. E. Rhodes to William J. Norton Nov. 13, 1865. From :Taliaferro County, Georgia Records and Notes, by Alvin Mel Lunceford, Jr. Deed Bk. F, p. 292, July 30, 1867 Absalom Rhodes to William J. Norton, MARRIED TO MARY E. DAUGHTER OF ABSALOM RHODES. . See Plat Book 5, p. 48. Test: JTA, W. J. Rees J.P. Mary E. Rhodes, daughter of Asa Rhodes and Jane Woodall, is listed in the 1850 census as age 16. This age is consistent with the ages given for the wife of Absalom G. Evans in later census records. I have not found Absalom & Mary Evans in 1860, but in 1870, Absalom G. Evans is listed as age 36 and Mary E. as age 35. In 1880, A.G. Evans is age 48, wife Mary E., is age 46. 1850 Census, Taliaferro Co., GA Division 78 Roll 83, Page 319 6 September 1850 Dwelling 55, Family 55 ASA RHODES, age 36, m, Farmer, val. real est: 4000, b. GA MARY E., age 16, f, b. GA America L., age 7, f, b. GA Robert H., age 6, m, b . GA [Note from Rhoda: Jane (Woodall) Rhodes, first wife of Asa Rhodes, was deceased by 1850. He later remarried to Elizabeth Bristow, sister of my gr. grandmother, Sarah Olivia Bristow.] 1850 Census, Taliaferro Co., GA Division 78 Roll 83, Page 320 6 Sept. 1850 Dwelling 68, Family 68 ABSALOM RHODES, age 28, m, Farmer, b. VA [sic] Martha, age 25, f, b. VA [sic] Wm., age 6, m, b. VA [sic] MARY E.., age 4, f, b. GA [Note from Rhoda: An earlier entry on this page shows a person born in VA. After that the census taker just used ditto marks down the rest of the page, even though most were born in GA and NOT in VA.]

Hi. Some time ago, I posted the will of Lucinda Woodall in the Taliaferro Co. GenWeb Archives. Under additional comments I listed the children of Lucinda and Johnson Woodall and made a careless mistake. I listed a son William T. Woodall, b. ca. 1855. That should be John T. Woodall. There was no son William T. Woodall and I apologize for the mistake. Rhoda

Taliaferro County GaArchives Military Records.....Darracott, John W. Civilwar Company B, 55 Regiment GA Infantry ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 November 25, 2005, 2:08 pm CSA Record John W. Darracott enlisted in the CSA as private on May 5, 1862. He served in Company B, Capt. James M. Griffin’s Company, 55 Regiment Georgia Infantry. A pay roll slip shows that on July 5, 1862, he was paid $50. A Company Muster Roll shows he was present during November and December 1862, and another Muster Roll, undated, shows he was absent due to illness. He was discharged on Feb. 8, 1863, “by virtue of a substitute in the person of J. N. Channel.” Additional Comments: John W. Darracott was born about 1830, Newton Co., GA, died August 23, 1887, Taliaferro Co., and is buried in Crawfordville Cemetery. He was son of James B. Darracott and Tabitha Conner. Although born in Newton County, he lived most of his life in Taliaferro County where he was at one time a farmer, and later a well known merchant in Crawfordville. He was married May 26, 1853, Taliaferro Co., to Susan Ann Chapman, daughter of William H. Chapman and Ann Connell. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/military/civilwar/other/darracot200gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

Taliaferro-Wilkes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Taylor, Alva Grey December 11, 1953 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 November 20, 2005, 12:14 am The Augusta Chronicle, December 12, 1953 Alva G. Taylor Washington, Ga., Dec. 11 – Alva Grey Taylor, 69, died at his home in Washington Friday morning at 11 a.m. Born in Taliaferro county, Mr. Taylor had lived for a number of years in Green county, moving about eight years ago to Wilkes where he was a well known farmer. His wife was the former Mary Fitz of Taliaferro county. His parents were the late William Chesley Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth Darracott Taylor both of Taliaferro county. Funeral services will be held from Hopkins Funeral home Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. B. G. Munro and the Rev. Owen Hoffman officiating. Interment will be in the cemetery of Bethany Presbyterian church in Green county, of which he was a member. Survivors are his wife, three sons, Chesley and Clifford Taylor of Washington, George Taylor of Norfolk, Va., four daughters, Mrs. Orlando Mathis of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Nelly Grey Brown, Mrs. Charles Wolf and Mrs. Clinton Whelis of Washington; three sisters, Mrs. Rufus Rider of Washington, Mrs. Courtney Rhodes and Mrs. Roy Lunceford of Crawfordville; one brother, Lonnie Taylor of Alameda, Calif. and 15 grandchildren. Additional Comments: Alva Grey Taylor was born October 4, 1884, Taliaferro Co., GA, died December 11, 1953, Wilkes Co. GA, son of William Chesley Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Darracott. He was married August 9, 1905, Taliaferro Co. to Mary M. Fitts, only child of Clarence Oscar Fitts by his first wife, Fannie Clifford Rhodes. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/t/taylor3131gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

Taliaferro County GaArchives Obituaries.....Taylor, Albert J. March 6, 1970 ************************************************ 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: Rhoda Taylor Fone http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002953 November 19, 2005, 10:11 pm The Augusta Chronicle-Herald, March 8, 1970 Albert J. Taylor Crawfordville, Ga. Albert J. Taylor of Rte 2, Crawfordville, died Friday at the age of 82. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the graveside at Margaret's Grove Cemetery in Crawfordville with the Rev. Charles H. Koop officiating. A native of Taliaferro County GA, he was a former machine operator for the county. Survivors include a sister, Miss Janie Taylor of Crawfordville. Friends may call at the Callaway Funeral Home, Union Point, Ga. Additional Comments: Albert Jackson Taylor was born July 1, 1887, Taliaferro County, GA, died March 6, 1970, son of W. R. Taylor and Roberta Moore. He was married January 12, 1913, Taliaferro Co., to Annie Ruby Taylor, daughter of William Chesley Taylor and Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Darracott. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/obits/t/taylor3130gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

The following is taken from"The History of Wilkes County, Georgia", by Robert M. Willingham, Jr. on page 67: "Locust Grove Academy was chartered in 1818, near Sharon, as was the first Roman Catholic school chartered in Georgia. The Female Academy in 1819 occupied the old theatre building. The Male Academy was moved from the hill west of town to a lot facing Main and Jefferson Streets near the new Methodist Church. During this era Duncan G. Campbell conducted the Select School for Girls which was a popular finishing school for young ladies. Another teach was Robert Mabry who had come from South Carolina in 1820, to hold classes as well as oversee one of the plantations. He married Hettie Lunsford of Wilkes and moved to Cobb County in 1838. In general, the school term began in July in order to allow the pupils time off during the planting and harvesting season. This did not indicate a lack of concern for education, but a mutual adherence of one to other. Among the pupils at the Washington Academy during these years was Alexander Stephens who, owning devotion to his tutor Alex! ander Hamilton Webster, added Hamilton as his middle name, eventually becoming the great statesman, Alexander Hamilton Stephens." I recommend the book. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: RhodaFone@aol.com To: GATALIAF-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: RE: Locust Grove Academy Hi Jason. The following is on the Washington, Georgia website: _http://www.kudcom.com/www/mark03/mark13.html_ (http://www.kudcom.com/www/mark03/mark13.html) The Church of the Purification Locust Grove Academy In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia and erected a log church in 1792. A priest, Father John LeMoin, was sent to it from Baltimore. French families, fleeing the French Revolution and, later, several Irish families joined the colony. After 1860 a church was erected in Sharon, as the Locust Grove location had become too remote. Locust Grove Academy, the first chartered Roman Catholic Academy in Georgia, was formed about 1818. Many prominent Georgians have come from these early Catholic families. Located on GA 47 at the church in Sharon, Georgia GHM 131-5, 1956 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Taliaferro County GaArchives News.....Lieutenant Edwards Wins Promotion November 29, 1918 ************************************************ 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: Mikki Martin mikandtim@knology.net November 14, 2005, 3:08 pm Advocate-Democrat, 29 Nov 1918, Front Page, Col 4 November 29, 1918 LIEUTENANT EDWARDS WINS PROMOTION The many friends throughout Taliaferro county of Lieutenant Garnett Edwards will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted to First Lieutenant. This information was contained in a letter received in Crawfordville this week from Lieutenant Edwards himself. Lieutenant Edwards one of the best known and most highly esteemed young men in the county, having been born and reared in the Sandy Cross section and for several years before entering the army was connected with several of Crawfordville's leading business houses. He entered the second officers' training school at Fort Oglethorpe last fall, and on graduation was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was sent overseas early last spring, and was in some of the hardest fighting in which the American army engaged, during which he was slightly wounded. Additional Comments: Garnett Edwards was the son of Benjamin Lee & Jesse B. Reynolds Edwards. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taliaferro/newspapers/lieutena896gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb

William Everett Hobbs Enlisted as a Private on 02 April 1862 Enlisted in Company C, 5th Infantry Battalion Regiment Virginia on 02 April 1862. Transferred Company C, 5th Infantry Battalion Regiment Virginia on 24 September 1862 Transferred in Company C, 53rd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 24 September 1862. Detailed on 20 April 1864 at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA. POW on 13 April 1865 at Dinwiddie Court House, VA. William Everett Hobbs is buried with a United Daughters of the Confederacy marker in the Crawfordville Georgia City Cemetery. Civil war pension records indicate he died 1912 on the 7th day of the month. William E. Hobbs Co. C 53rd VA Inf. CSA

Taken from the collections of notes by the late Lula Gunn Moore for the C. S. A. graves in Taliaferro County. Lula took this list from an article dated Sept 14th, 1897. A number of the Old Confederate Veterans met at the Court House Saturday 18th for the purpose of organizing a Camp. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and nearly all members of the Taliaferro Survivors Association had their names enrolled as members. A regular Camp under the name the Alexander Stephens Camp UCV 1050 as follows: S. J. Flynt - Commander P.G. Veazey - 1st Lieutenant R. S Murden - 2nd Lieutenant W. O Wright - 3rd Lieutenant J. A. Woodall - Adj. and Secretary J. W. Farmer - Treasurer G. W. Brown - Qr Master and Com. J. T. Heard - Color Guard T. J. Evans - Asst. Color Guard A. G. Beazley - Surgeon and Historian J. F. Reid - Asst. Historian J. S. Chapman - Vidette Love to know if anyone is researching any of the names above. I am updating the files of the historical Society in Taliaferro and the Alexander Stephens historical site. Any history is an addition to these files I keep finding when asking people about the Civil War. Thanks in advance Terri Saturday