While searching for other material on the Riverdale Cemetery, Columbus, GA site http://ccga1.columbusga.org/PSCemetaryRecords.nsf, I found these Taylor Co, Ga surnames: Location #204 14 - GILBERT, Mary E. b. 30 Jan 1865 Taylor Co, Ga d. @ 82 Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Parents: Margaret KIRKSEY & Wm. PARR Location #126-14 - CROOK, James C. b. 26 Feb 1909 Taylor Co, Ga d. @47 Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Parents: J.E. CROOK CROOK, John E. b. Taylor Co, GA d. @73 Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Parents: Fate CROOK, Vastine b. 25 Dec 1913 Taylor Co, GA d. @73 Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Parents: John E. CROOK & Nellie ASKEW Location #31 42 - COOPER, Claude E. b. 24 Dec 1904 Taylor Co, Ga d. 27 Jul 1975 Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Parents: Beatrice ANDERSON (AMERSON) & Robert L. COOPER COOPER, Beatrice L. b. 22 Sept 1882 Taylor Co, GA d. @ 77 Columbus, Muscogee Co, Ga Parents: Molly WILSON & A.J. AMERSON Donna Wall in GA Researching: BICKLEY, BROOKS, GAULTNEY, LARY, PETERMAN, RAY, SHINE, SUDDETH, TAMPLIN

James B. Dwight born 1857 Ga was in the home of Baralby Rolly Bumby (Spain) Underwood 1870 Census: #130 R Taylor Co. Ga. Berrilla 51 $135 p. Sarah 19 Reuben 18 Rhody 15 Ida 13 James DWIGHT 8 Mary WIGGINS- 77 her Mother Mary Wiggins, in this census is Mary (Cobb) Spain Wiggins Husband #1 Benjamin Spain 1813 Pitt Co NC #2 Osborn Wiggins 1851 Macon Co. Baralby was the wife-still- of Reuben Underwood who deserted her when her 10th child was born in 1857. He was back to Monroe, then to Macon Co. where he died 1888. James Dwight was the child of William S Dwight born 1826 Ga died aft 1867-70 Taylor Co Ga His wife Louvinia Ann born 1826 Ga died after the 1860 census. 1850 28 Sep 741 Dist. Macon Co Ga 1860 741st Dist. Reg. 2 Jun Taylor Co Ga 50 Farmer can't read and write. They had William H 1851 Thomas H 1853 Martha A 1855 John 1857 James B 1857 Marietta (Marzetta) Sep 1859 married Ciciro H Hobbs George 1865 Franklin 1867 (I would assume with the jump in children-he was CSA?) Who was Louvinia? A Spain? A Wiggins? Why was her child with my ancestors? Ms. Gerry Hill-Albany Ga

1860 Mortality Index Enumerating the individuals who had died in the previous year. Because the 1860 Census year began on June 1, "previous year" refers to the 12 months preceding June 1, or June 1 (of the 1859) to May 31 (of the census year 1860). Unless noted, all are born in GA Family # on Census, Name, Age, Gender/color month-died disease REYNOLDS GSW Anthony, Recorded 143 Towns, Henry 3 m b Aug 1859 Acute dysentery 74 Ingram, Susan ? f b Nov 1859 strangled 152 Wishum, Emma 2 f w Nov 1859 Burned 214 Wilcher, Nathan 3/12 m b Mar 1860 Acute dysentery 205 Stewart, Travis 1 m b June 1859 Acute Dysentary 133 Smith, John 1/12 m w Apr 1860 Deformity 256 Windham, Milton 1 m w Aug 1859 Inflammation Bowels 260 Marshal, Asa 73 (widower) m w May 1859 Farmer Ret Dropsy heart 278 Middleton, James 6 m w June 1859 Acute dysentary 19 Mitchel, Peter 80 m b widower Nov 1859 Invalid Dropsy of heard 18 Riley, Caroline 8/12 f b Sept 1859 Inflamative stomach? 27 Bevins, Emiline 30 f b married Sept 1859 kept house Child Birth 32 Bevins, Sally 6/12 f w Sept 1859 Cholera infantile 41 Arrington, Narciss 39 f b married April 1860 Kept house Accident 42 McBride Josephine 2 f b Nov 1859 Worms 42 McBride, Green 1 m b Nov 1859 Worms 81 Hamilton, f w April 1860 Still Born 114 Wallace, Becum 60 m w married May 1860 Farmer Cands?? 141 Mills, John 8/12 m b Feb 1860 Catarrah 155 Goldsten, Martha 28 f w married Mar 1860 Kept house paralysis 190 Dawn? Robbert 6/12 m w Dec 1859 Teething 191 Drane, Lewis 1 m b Sept 1859 Pneumonia 241 Searcy, Oscar 10/12 m b Oct 1859 Teething 252 Little , Dupre? 3 f b May 1860 Cholera Infantile 111 Bickley, Anny? 20 f w May 1860 at home Typhoid fever 49 Harvey, Edith 3/12 f b June 1859 Convulsions 53 Lawson, David 76 or 70? m w married Mar 1860 Farmer Ret Asthma 57 Spinks, Isaac 74 m w married NC June 1859 Farmer Ret Dropsy Heart 38 Spaving ?, Dora 3/12 f w Feb 1860 Croup 41 Jinks, Henry 1 m w Aug 1859 Pneumonia 80 Hays, Elias 1 m w Dec 1859 Inflammation 48 Jinks, William 92 m w widowed NC June [1859] at home Pneumonia 49 Dent, Charlot 1 f b Oct 1859 Inflammation Brain? 74 Rucker, Riley 50 m b married Aug 1859 Farm hand Meningitis 49 Dene?, John 1 m b Sept 1859 Dysentery

Taylor County GaArchives Biographies.....Fuller/McCants, Family unk - unk ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 3, 2005, 2:28 pm Author: Eunice Fuller The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, June 4, 1930 MY FAMILY TREE (Eunice Fuller) I have often heard that people better not trace their family history too far back, because they might find themselves up a tree. I think this is impossible for me, because I can't trace mine very far back. By tracing our family history we can find out better who we are and why we have such names. My great grandfather on my paternal side, Mr. Jerry McCants, as well as I can remember was born in 1808. Like almost everyone else, he married in his early teens to a girl by the name of Labitha Tyson. In 1825 this young couple decided to come over to the United States from Ireland in a little boat. When they reached the United States they settled in Taylor County, Georgia, at what is now known as "The Old McCants Mill," about six miles from Butler, Georgia. My great grandfather was one of the first pioneers to settle in this country, in the days of hardships and Indian raids. He carved himself and family a house from the wilderness and lived there until he died at the age of fifty- eight. According to the stories handed down, wild annimals would come up to the house at night and howl. My other great grandfather on my paternal side, George Fuller was born in Scotland. He came over to the United States in 1825 and settled in Alabama. He died at the age of forty, leaving three children. Among these was my grandfather, William Fuller, his youngest son. He was born in 1837 and enlisted in the Southern army at the age of twenty- four. He was one of those men who returned home sound and safe. Few Years after coming home he was married to Addie McCants. Then they live on the McCants estate until their death, both dying at the age of eight-six. My grandfather was a tax collector for Taylor county for a number of years. In their days the people had to cross the rivers and creeks on flats. Once, while they were crossing the river during high waters, the flat got loose from them. They went down the river for a great number of miles before being able to bring it ashore. Finally, they brought it ashore, by catching hold of some tree limbs, and they landed safe. In this family, there were eight children, in which there are six still living; among them my father, Emette Fuller. Now on my maternal side I don't know much about her family, because there was not a record kept of it. My great grandfather, on my maternal side was shot when my grandfather was a small boy. The negro that shot him was hanged on a tree two miles west of Butler. My grandfather then lived with his uncle, until he married my grandmother, Kittie Shines, daughter of Thomas Shines. My great grandmother, Eveline Wright, came to this country from Ireland. When she arrived at U.S.A. she settled in North Carolina. She came from North Carolina to Georgia and settled in Taylor County on a place that is now owned by Mr. Cook two miles from Reynolds. My grandfather, Booker Montgomery married Kittie Shines. After their marriage they lived in Panhandle District. There were three girls and six boys in this family; among them my mother, Clara Montgomery. As you can see by my narative, I am a descendant of the Scotch-Irish people. Additional Comments: The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of the prize will be published after all papers have been published File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/bios/fullermc71nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives Deed.....Wilburn, W.E. - Parks, Asa I. October 12, 1925 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 3, 2005, 11:50 am 224/13th District Written: October 12, 1925 The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, June 4, 1930 Georgia, Taylor County Whereas on Oct. 12, 1925, Asa I. Parks executed and delivered to W.E. Wilburn his certain Warranty Deed wherein and whereby he conveyed to the said Wilburn the lands hereinafter described as security for the payment of an indebtedness of $3,500.00 principal, besides interest, as in said deed described and set forth; the said deed being of record in Book "Q" page 387, in the Clerk's office of Superior court of said county; and in and by terms of said deed the said Wilburn is authorized and empowered, upon default being made in the payment of said indebtedness or the interest thereon, to sell the said lands so conveyed at public outcry, before the courthouse door of said county, to the highest bidder, for cash, after advertising the time, place and terms of sale in any newspaper published in said county of Taylor, once a week for four weeks prior to the day of sale; and the said indebtedness being payable in installments as set forth in said deed, the final installment being due on Nov. 1, 1930, but it is provided in said deed and the notes secured thereby that upon default in the payment of either of said installments or the interest on said debt, the said Wilburn should have the right to declare the entire indebtedness due and payable at the date of such default, regardless of the dates of maturity as specified in the notes secured by said deed, and default having been made in payment of the principal installment due on the first day of November in each of the years 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929 and in the payment of interest which became due on Nov. 1, 1928 and 1929, the said Wilburn in the exercise of his said option, has declared the entire indebtedness due, and for the purpose of collecting same will sell before the courthouse door at Butler, in said county of Taylor on Monday the 30th day of June 1930, within the legal hours of sale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash, the said lands so conveyed to him, which are described as follows: All of lot of land No. 224, containing 202 1/2 acres, more or less, situated, lying and being in the 13th District of Taylor County, Georgia, being the place whereon the grantor now resides. Said lands to be sold as the property of the said Asa I. Parks for the purpose of paying the said indebtedness which, on said day of sale amounts to $4253.40. The proceeds of said sale will be applied first to the payment of said indebtedness and the expenses of this proceeding, and the remainder, if any to be paid to the said Asa I. Parks as provided by said security deed. Sufficient title will be made to the purchaser at such sale. Terms cash. May 29, 1930. W.E. Wilburn. R.L. Greer, Jno. M. Greer, Attorneys. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/deeds/parks31ndd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb

I'm sending this to both Taylor and Talbot, since this area was a part of Talbot until 1852. I noticed the family graveyard mentioned, and wondered if anyone knew anything about this family. My guess is that Dennis Sheridan and his wife, Mary would have been buried there. Their daughter, Lou Fletcher, first married G.W. Sewell - 1862, and then married Thomas Jarrell (as Thomas 1st wife). She is alive in 1870 with a 1 year old daughter, Lucy, but he is married in 1880 to Mary McCants and Lucy is 11. The Jarrell family (at least the Jarrell Community) is located very near this land lot. pg 548 Taylor Co Deed Book B Taylor Court of Ordinary James M. Sheridan, Adm of Dennis Sheridan deceased 15th Dist LL 78, 79, 80, 50, west half LL49; east half LL46 Sale on Jan 1864 1st Tues $26,000 to W.J. Lawton, Dougherty Co. except 1.5 acres LL79, comprising the family graveyard http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/talbot/census/1840/pg1.txt Dennis Sheridan listed in 1840 Census - Talbot County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/talbot/census/1850/i-qpg2.txt SHERIDAN, Dennis 69 Virginia Mary 55 North Carolina Josiah 20 laborer Mary 14 Rebecca 12 Louisa 10 DEEDS: pg 108 6 Feb 1833 Jesse Matthews and Moses Matthews to Denis Sheridan $230 15th Dis LL 50 (west half) 101 1/4 acres Wit Thomas J. Riley, James S. Harvey, JP Recorded 30th Oct 1833 **Note this is next to LL79 where the cemetery is http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/talbot/vitals/marriages/mar1828.txt Sheridan, James married Catherine R. Forbes 15 Feb 1844 T.F. Montgomery, MG pg B53 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/talbot/vitals/marriages/mar1868.txt Sheridan, William D. married Elizabeth Warthen 27 Niv 1873

Taylor-Upson County GaArchives Biographies.....Respess/Bryan, Family unk - unk ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 3, 2005, 11:10 am Author: Phillips Bryan The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, June 4, 1930 MY FAMILY HISTORY (Phillips Bryan) The most complicated affair that I have ever attacked is a family tree. I have often listened to the conversation of my grand parents discussing marriages and other family connections of the far past. According to them, family history, I thought was easily recorded. However, upon my recent investigation of our family records I find that they were merely discussing incidents within their own recollections. There are so many far reaching branches of the family, that when I got well into the matter, I knew not which branch to follow. On my father's side there are the Bryans, Madoxes, Moultons and Hodges, while on my mother's side are the Phillips, Respesses, Rogers, Williams, Dawsons, Claytons, Walkers and Howells. The data of each record reaches back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. To give the history of all these family lines would be altogether too tiresome and dry. The history of the Respess family line alone gives a complete history of our family, without relating the inter-marriages of the many other families. Our knowledge of it begins with three Respess brothers of England. John, Thomas, and Richard came to Virginia in the latter part of the seventeenth century. One of them, John Respess held the position of high sheriff for the King and soon afterwards returned on some business connected with the position. He never came back to America. Thomas Respess is my direct ancestor of the three brothers. One of his sons, also named Thomas settled in North Carolina and according to Wheeler's History of North Carolina, he was a member of the assembly of that province. I was interested to find that an ancestor on my father's side, Nathan Bryan was also a member of the assembly at the same time. Richard Respess, a son of Thomas Respess, Jr., came to Georgia to live. Among his sons was Nathan Respess who was the father of John Respess. Harriet Respess, a daughter of John Respess, and her husband Rufus R. Phillips are my mother's parents. In reading information for this history, I noticed that the same family names occur again and again. To-day in our family most of the names are the same ones that are found several generations ago. On the Phillips side the masculine names John, Richard and Nathan are most commonly found. John and Richard are the names of two of the Respess brothers who came to America. Nathan is the name of several of my ancestors on both the maternal and paternal side of the family. Of the feminine names, Harriet, Elizabeth, Susan and Louise occured many times in both sides of the family and are found more often today. There is a superstitious fact attacked (attached) to the name Harriet. Every woman of that name in our family has been left a widow soon after her marriage. Probably the most interesting part of this history is through old wills. The earliest one was written by Anthony Williams. It was recorded in North Carolina in 1773. Another one was recorded in 1829. It was written by Nathan Bryan, my great, great grandfather on my father's side of the family. The last one was the will of Richard Respess, whom I have already mentioned, and was recorded in Upson County, Georgia in 1836. Each one clearly portrays some of the customs and the language of the time. They were so solemnly worded that they seem almost rediculous today. Nothing seems to have been overlooked in making them. To each beneficiary was bequeathed not only land, currency, and slaves, but separate pieces of furniture, and a long list of household articles as pewter plates and bowls, feather beds, blankets, fine liquors, curtains, rugs, and in one case an umbrella. The capacity of each pewter bowl was limited to a given number of quarts. In one will several very small sums of money, decribed as being in small bags were left to certain persons. To one person was given a liquor distillery. In bequeathing slaves, great care was shown in naming them. Often a whole family of slaves was given to one person. Additional Comments: The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of the prize will be published after all papers have been published File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/bios/respessb70nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb

Taylor-Richmond-Screven County GaArchives Deed.....Bevill, Delia - Jones, Davis 1842 ************************************************ 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: Virginia Crilley http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000642 September 3, 2005, 11:07 am 2nd Dist LL239 Written: 1842 pg 542 Taylor County Deed Book B 2 Sept 1842 Screven County Delia Bevill, to Davis Jones, Richmond County $150 Land District 2 Land Lot 239 [Land located in south central Taylor County above Cedar Creek on Road 194. Only small portion of Land District 2 is in Taylor County; most is in Macon County] Witnesses: George Harris, James Dixon, JP Recorded in Taylor County Mar 3, 1864 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/deeds/jones197gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Taylor-Talbot County GaArchives Biographies.....Booth, Family July 3, 1914 - unk ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 3, 2005, 10:12 am Author: Pope Booth The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, June 4, 1930 THE HISTORY OF MY FAMILY (Pope Booth) People of today should love tradition, history, and great memories. One who disregards these three things is likely to fall into a great reckless valley of the fate like Percy Bysche Shelly and John Keats have done. I am proud, indeed, of such a family history as my ancestory and predecessors have handed down to me. I am proud to be a fifth generated citizen of such a noble nation as ours. But above all, I am proud of my family's history, containing records of my forefather's part in the making of this great nation; of their part in promoting the welfare of others; of their humor and respect for American law. It was in 1731, two years before the foundation of Georgia that William Booth departed from the British isles on a small ship, Butterfly, America-bound. When the ship was within seven miles of what is now Hampton Roads, Virginia, it was attacked by a storm which destroyed the ship. Three men including Booth, after battling with the waves for over twenty-six hours succeeded in reaching shore. They were so weary and sea-sick that they had to be carried to the home of the nearest settler for special care and treatment. At the end of about two weeks Booth had settled down on a tobacco plantation in Virginia. By 1735 he had married into an English family. To the Booths were born several children, among them Samuel Lemuel, who migrated to Georgia about 1800 and made his home in what is now Taylor county as a settler. He helped to clear and settle Taylor county and the southern part of Talbot county. In Taylor county, Booth married a Mrs. Johnson, who before marrying was a Miss Hays. It is for the Hays family that Hays' Cemetery and Hays' Old Camp Grounds, seven miles north of Butler are named. To the Johnson family two children were born, Rust and Mattie. To Mr. Booth's family were born three children, George Samuel, Newton, and Lee. To Rust Johnson came the call of Lee's Army of Virginia in 1862 to come and defend Southern rights. Like a true Southern gentleman, he went. During the fall of 1864, he was dispatched with Johnson's army and happened to reach Macon by the spring of 1865. He was in a Macon Hotel when Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April, 1865. He was immediately dismissed, returning to his home in Talbot county near Centerville. To him one son was born, Robert Lee. Robert attended Barnesville Military College and served as a Captain during the World War. At present he is in the division of the Marine Corps in California. Mattie Johnson married a man from Misssissippi and made her home there. Newton Booth was never married, dying at an age under thirty years. Lee Booth was married to Mr. W.T. Gostin, about 1890. For several years they made their home north of Butler. Then they moved to Reynolds, Georgia. It was here that aunt Lee died in 1925. W.T. Gostin is still living in Reynolds, Georgia. George Samuel, my grandfather, was married to Miss Mary Anna Pope about 1879. To them eight children were born, James Roberts, William Pope, Lon Britain, George Jr., Harvey Hill, Hubert Johnson, Leila Belle, and Mary. James Roberts was married to Miss Willie Amos; Lon Britain to Miss Edna Gholson; George, Jr., to Miss Annie Laura Gasset; Harvey Hill to Miss Letcha Neisler; William Pope to Miss Ida Mae Perkins. The place on which three of the boys still live has been in possession of the Pope family for nearly one hundred and fifty years. Leila Booth married J.M. McCants and they are now making their home near Butler. As my mother is Ida Mae Perkins, let me tell you a few facts about her family. Her mother was Mrs. Lou V. Perkins, whose father came to Georgia from Virginia in 1856. He came to Va. from Ireland. Her father, Mr. Eugene C. Perkins, Sr., is still the son of Mr. Jack whose brother emigrated to America from Scotland. Grandfather and grandmother Perkins were married in 1875 and would have celebrated the Golden Anniversary of their wedding in October, 1925, but for grandmother's death in August, 1925. My mother is of Scotch- Irish descent. My father comes directly from the Anglo-Saxon ancestry. To W.P. Booth and Mrs. Booth two children were born. William Pope Booth,Jr., July 3, 1914 and Mildred Virginia Booth, August 26, 1917. Additional Comments: The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of the prize will be published after all papers have been published File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/bios/booth69nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb

I hope all of you are enjoying the biographies that Harris is transcribing from The Reynolds New Era in 1930. I think they are so interesting...and each one gives some good data about those families who lived in Taylor County at that time. If you know any of the authors, who were probably around 15-16 at the time they were writing, that would be interesting to learn about as well. What a great project -- and now it is preserved and on-line so others can read what their grandparents wrote about their family in 1930. Just think at that time they probably had no idea about the census records and were relying on family history. Virginia Crilley

Thompsons can be seen 1864 map On Muscogee Railroad line east of Butler - midway to Reynolds http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/taylor1864map.htm Could this be Panhandle? It appears to be half way between Butler and Reynolds right on the railroad. I believe we've established that there were saw mills in this area --- Curious if anyone might be connected to any of the men who owned this land....or might tell us more about Panhandle/Thompson DEED Book B pg 367 24 Nov 1859 James Thompson to H.R. Hamilton, Houston $1200 14th Dis LL97 202.5 acres 13th Dis LL247 101.25 acres [Note: Community of Panhandle is here] Wit: Holmes Davis Recorded: Feb 28, 1860 pg 396 Houston 8 March 1860 Henry R. Hamilton, Taylor, to John T. Griffin, Houson $600 14th Dis LL97, 247, 248, 13th Dis LL234 each 202.5 acres Wit: W.D. Allen, Z. Lins?, Jacob Cozatt Recorded May 17, 1860 pg 530 28 Nov 1863 John T. Griffin to W.D. Allen $18,000 plantation containing 1,000 acres 14th Dis LL97, 13th Dis LL247, LL234, LL248, NOTE: Community of Panhandle Wit: W.J. May, J.J. Huff, Ordinary

Taylor County GaArchives News.....LOIS NEWSOM RANKS FIRST IN ENGLISH CONTEST May 28, 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 11:25 pm The Reynolds New Era May 28, 1930 The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 28, 1930 LOIS NEWSOM RANKS FIRST IN ENGLISH CONTEST Reynolds High School students aften win honors, but seldom is there one in which the honmor is of national character. This time, Miss Lois Newsom, first honor graduate of the Class of 1930, rated in the 1 percentile class in the English test of the Every Pupil Scholarship Contest given to 82,297 high school students, in the United States, in which forty-one states participated. In other words, 99% of the 82,297 students made lower than the score of 123. Thus, Lois, with a score of 130 ranks with the 1% class as the best English students in the United States. Congratulations to Lois. Reynolds is more than proud of her daughter. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/newspapers/loisnews86nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb

Taylor-Lee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Smith, S.B. May 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 10:11 pm The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 21, 1930 DEATH OF MR. S.B. SMITH News of the death of Mr. S.B. Smith, of Leesburg, was received with sadness by the many friends of his daughter, Mrs. Troy Whatley, of Reynolds. Mr. Smith suffered an illness of several days duration but his death was quite unexpected. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. S.B. Smith, of Leesburg, and by five daughters, Mrs. Troy Whatley, of Reynolds; Mrs. W.B. Thompson, of Troy, Ala.; Mrs. M.B. Shappard, of Hickory, N.C.; Misses Mary and Dorothy Smith , of Jessup, Ga.; and Troy, Ala.; respectively, and by one son, Mr. S.B. Smith, Jr., of Columbus, Ga. Funeral services were held at Leesburg, Sunday afternoon. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/obits/s/smith390nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Edwards, Homer 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 10:00 pm The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 21, 1930 The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 21, 1930 DEATH OF MR. HOMER EDWARDS Friends of Mr. J.J. Edwards, of Atlanta, formerly superintendent of the Taylor Mills, were shocked to learn of the death of his son, Mr. Homer Edwards, of Atlanta. Funeral services were held at New Hope Cemetery at Reynolds, Tuesday afternoon, being largely attended by friends and relatives of Potterville and Reynolds. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/obits/e/edwards389nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives Biographies.....Mitchell, Family 1912 - unk ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 9:30 pm Author: Grady Mitchell The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 SOME BRANCHES OF MY FAMILY TREE (Grady Mitchell) When a typical American tries to trace his ancestry, he usually sets his final goal, rather than let the indisputable facts lead to their own source. The inevitable goal is usually some member of the crew of the Mayflower or the right honorable Cavaliers who settled the shores of Virginia during the early days of America. This is usually the end of the research, for the person, when having gone this far in his investigation he is very well satisfied with the results and very comtentably ends his inquiry. Of course such investigations are absurd and generally false. Not all worthwhile Americans are descendants of the Mayflower's crew or the Cavaliers of Virginia and other Southern states. In many cases the great migration to America have canceled the ancestry of many typical and worthy Ametry(?) and the America of today. In making a research into the lives of my early forefathers in America, I shall not try to determine on which ship they came or whether they were Cavaliers or Roundheads. I shall also limit my discourse mostly to the branch of my family tree whose name I bear. The name Mitchell is a very old English name and may be found recorded in Vaunces public records in England and in America, of years long ago and also today. About the year 1740, four Mitchell brothers, Thomas, John, Luke and Willie from London came to America to seek their fortunes in the New World. These men settled in various sections of the United States to see how each should fair in the different parts of the nation. One of these brothers settled in New York, another settled in Boston, another in Minnesota, and still another whose name was Luke settled in Knoxville, Tennessee. Each of these brothers served honorably in the Revolutionary War and later enriched themselves in the rise of the nation. At Knoxville, Tennessee in the year 1812 my father's father was born, his mother being a Scotch lady, whom his father had married some twenty years before. This young son was named Calvin Morgan Mitchell. When he was about 35 years of age, he migrated to Georgia, bringing with him a large herd of swine, which people then drove to market as they also drove huge masses of horses and mules. Settling in Upson County, Georgia, he here married an English lady whose mother's maiden name was Pope and who claimed relationship with the family of Alexander Pope, of England. She with her parents, had come to America when she was only a small child, and had settled in Georgia. James Morgan Mitchell, my grandfather, with three of his sons, served in the Confederate Army during the Sixties. All these men, except one, came out of the war without any serious wounds. The one whom I mentioned, was very severly wounded in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. Here he remained until the close of the war. Many times have I heard him tell of the severity of this battle and his stay at Franklin. My grandfather after the close of the war came to Talbot county, Georgia, and there in the year 1870, my father was born. This brings the genealogy of my Mitchell ancestry down to my father's generation. When he was about twenty years old, my father went to Texas to live. Here he stayed for several years, but finally returned to marry and live in Taylor County. After living here for quite a while he went to Blakely, Georgia, and here in 1912, I was born. This completes this part of my family tree; the history of the part in which I live, will have to await the future. This is a summary of what I know of my Mitchell ancestry. The unraveling of which I shall leave to a future day and a longer discourse. Additional Comments: The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of the prize will be published after all papers have been published File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/bios/mitchell68nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives News.....LOCAL GOLFER MAKES A HOLE IN ONE May 14, 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 9:11 pm The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930. May 14, 1930 LOCAL GOLFER MAKES A HOLE IN ONE T.L. Ruffin, local golfer, made a hole-in-one last Thursday. The feature was on the fifth hole, which is about a distance of 150 yards. Mr. Ruffin was in a foursome composed of W.L. Carter, local pro, C.B. Marshall, and D. Coolik. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/newspapers/localgol85nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives News.....ENDOWMENT FUND FOR TAYLOR-TALBOT COUNTY GIRLS May 14, 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 9:09 pm The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 May 14, 1930 ENDOWMENT FUND FOR TAYLOR-TALBOT COUNTY GIRLS Because she was attentive and kind to him during an illness in 1916, Miss Lillian Alexander, a trained nurse, was made the beneficiary of a $2000 bequest in the will of Mr. Charles D. Moore, which was filed Tuesday for probate in the ordinary's office. Mr. Moore, a well known Atlantian who died recently, was a patient in a local hospital at the time Miss Alexander nursed him. The instrument also provides that $300 a year for the next three years be paid to the deacons of Moore's chapel for upkeep of the church property. Minor bequests to relatives were made by Mr. Moore and the remainder of the estate was placed in trust with the Fulton National Bank for not more than twenty-five years for investment in government, state and city bonds. It is provided that the income from these investments be given to his relatives and that any time a beneficiary dies that income shall go to the State College for Women at Milledgeville, where it shall be loaned at 5 per cent to worthy girls from Talbot and Taylor counties, who wish to continue their education in the state school. After twenty-five years, it is provided, the entire trust fund shall be given to the college and be known as the Charles D. Moore endowment fund for the use in the education of girls from Talbot and Taylor counties. Lemuel V. Moore, of Buena Vista, Ga., Wade H. Davis and the Fulton National Bank were named executors. The will was drafted January 23, 1930. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/newspapers/endowmen84nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb

Taylor County GaArchives Marriages.....Newsome, Edith Julia - Steele, Snowden Smyth July 1930 ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 2, 2005, 9:02 pm The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT The Sunday papers carried the following announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Clinton Newsome, of Reynolds, announce the engagement of their daughter, Edith Julia to Mr. Snowden Smyth Steele of Crawford, Tenn. The wedding to occur in July. Miss Newsome is a graduate in Dramatic Art from Wesleyan and a teacher in the Reynolds High School. She numbers her friends by her acquaintances and Reynolds will lose one of her most attractive daughters in her marriage. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/vitals/marriages/newsome45nmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Can anyone help us identify this person? Since the family seemed to be living in Atlanta at this time, I was curious as to why he was buried in New Hope? I realize this was near Potterville -- but we didn't have any Edwards buried in this cemetery. So now I'm thinking perhaps there was more family buried there and the stones just have deteriorated. I would think he would have had a well marked grave. Was Supt J.J. Edwards a local person or did he come here just to run the Mill? There are Edwards in Taylor County -- but I can't seem to pinpoint this one. DEATH OF MR. HOMER EDWARDS The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 21, 1930 Friends of Mr. J.J. Edwards, of Atlanta, formerly superintendent of the Taylor Mills, were shocked to learn of the death of his son, Mr. Homer Edwards, of Atlanta. Funeral services were held at New Hope Cemetery at Reynolds, Tuesday afternoon, being largely attended by friends and relatives of Potterville and Reynolds.

Taylor County GaArchives Biographies.....Griffith, Family unk - unk ************************************************ 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: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 September 1, 2005, 10:48 pm Author: Lucile Griffith The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930. MY FAMILY HISTORY (Lucile Griffith) My family name on the paternal side is quite familiar throughout the central part of Georgia. Some of these Griffiths have acquired distinction as ministers, physicians, teachers and musicians. On my maternal side the name of Davis is equally familiar. It has been said that Davises are all very energetic. I don't know about the reliability of the statement but they have that name. Their talent vests in instruction. My father, James Benjamin Griffith, is the son of Marion Francis Griffith, who was one of the unfortunate soldiers of the War Between the States. My great uncle, Newton J. Griffith, served as a sergeant in this war and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville. Up to this time he was keeping a diary of the days spent in service. We now have this diary, which we treasure very much. My great grandparents were Billy and Manning Parker Griffith whose parents were J.M. and Elizabeth Dickson Griffith. John M. Griffith was the son of Benjamin S. and Mary Elizabeth Griffith. Mary Elizabeth Griffith was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Sistrunk. Benjamin S. Griffith, her husband, was the son of Uncle Amos and James Griffith. James Griffith's father was Thomas Griffith. A very romantic story is handed down around the name of Thomas Griffith and his daughter Nancy, who lived during the Revolutionary War. When Nancy was sixteen years old a young British officer by the name of William Duval came to their house one night and demanded shelter. He fell in love with Nancy at first sight. In a few weeks he returned again and showed a greater affection to Nancy. It was seven years from his first visit before he could claim his bride. During this time he left his money at Nancy's home hidden in a panel of the house. Later he came to get his bride and his money but after searching again and again he was unable to find his money. No clue could be found of its whereabouts. Duval left to work for more money. While away he had many misfortunes. Again he came to see Nancy to bid her farewell before going back to England. Just before leaving he happened to find his money which had fallen from its hiding place. Immediately the happy couple was married. My mother's maiden name was Beulah Davis. She was born in Texas of James T. and Susie Bynd Davis. At the age of five she moved to Georgia. Upon her arrival, having lived in a prairie section, she marvelled at the tallness of the trees in this country. Her father, James T. Davis came from Florida. He was the son of Thomas and Eliza Dixon Davis. Thomas Davis's parents were John and Mary O'Neal Davis. Thomas Davis was a well known teacher in St. Petersburg, Florida. Susie Bynd Davis was the daughter of Robert Bynd and Mary Bowers Bynd. As the years come and go I hope that our family tree shall put forth new buds which grow to be strong boughs. Additional Comments: The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of the prize will be published after all papers have been published File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/bios/griffith67nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb