This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5d.2ADE/511 Message Board Post: Has any Methvin researcher found this name spelled as Melvin? Jeanette
Twiggs County GaArchives Biographies.....Warren, Lott 1797 - 1882 ************************************************ 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: Donna Eldridge DonnaEldrid@aol.com June 24, 2004, 11:51 pm Author: Alexander Lee Miller From "History of Bethel Association Including Centennial Meeting", by Alexander Lee Miller Lott Warren was born October 30, 1797 in Burke County, Georgia. In 1804 he with his parents came to Dublin, Laurens County; both his parents dying in 1809. Both were Baptists. While attending school after the usual labor on the farm in Wilkinson County, to which his guardian, Rev. Charles Culpepper, had moved, an incident occurred which seems to have exerted a controlling influence on his life. He obtained permission from his teacher to attend a criminal trial. Standing barefoot, a coarse, ungainly lad of fifteen, clad in homespun with wool hat in hand, gazing with intense curiosity from a window on the scene before him, all the proceedings, the first of the kind he had ever witnessed--the examination of witnesses, the speeches of counsel, and the charge of the court-filled him with an irrestible desire to be a lawyer. His sister, to whom he confided his desire, and request, disposed of it without even consulting his guardian, but in less than twenty years afterwards he was Judge of the Southern Circuit. While acting as Clerk in a store at Dublin, February, 1818 he was drafted in the militia service of the Seminole War, as second Lieutenant of the Laurens Company, later becoming adjutant of the detachment. On the disbandment of the troops he resumed his clerkship and passed six months at a grammar school in 1819 and became super cargo on a flat-boat connected with the work for the improvement of the Oconee River. While thus employed he read Blackstone's Commentaries, and then entered the law office of Daniel McNeel in Dublin in Feb. 1820, and was admitted to the bar, in Laurens Superior Court, March 1821. The writer of this sketch will now let the Albany church finish the Article and it said of him on his death: "Our beloved brother, Lott Warren, departed this life on Monday, 17th of June, 1861. Such was his prominence as a citizen, a Christian, and an able and active member of this church, that it becomes highly proper that a brief memorial of his life and character should be entered upon our record. He was born in Burke County, Georgia, October 30th, 1797. After an energetic and noble struggle with many difficulties in his early years, he at length entered upon the practice of law, which he prosecuted, with some short intervals, with much ability and success to the hour of his death. He was called by his fellow-citizens to many important positions of trust and honor. He was for a time a member of our State Legislature (of the House in 1824, and of the Senate in 1830); and also Solicitor-General (from 1826 to 1828), and Judge (from 1831 to 1834), of the Southern Circuit. Subsequently he was twice elected (in 1838 and 1840) to serve his State in Congress, and afterwards was twice elected (in 1843 and 1847) to serve on the bench of the Southwestern Circuit. He discharged the duties of these various offices with ability and great honesty of purpose. But it was as a decided Christian and Baptist that Brother Lott Warren became entitled to a special and honorable place upon our church records. He was baptized by the Rev. Joseph R. Hand, and became a member of the Richland Church, Twiggs County, in 1834. Subsequently removing to southwestern Georgia, he united with the Baptist Church in Americus. In 1845 he united with the work of the Gospel ministry, and by his occasional fervent labors in the pulpit, he rendered much useful service to the cause of Christ. Brother Warren was remarkably exemplary in all the relations of life. He was a man of warm, earnest and unquestioned piety, decided in his opinions, of whatever he believed to be right. He was a conscientious, decided and uncompromising Baptist, though kind and affectionate in his feelings towards all whom he believed to be good men. He was the advocate of strict discipline; contributed liberally of his substance to the support of his pastor, and other pious objects. He was a friend of the poor, a bold and able champion of the cause of temperance, and an unwearied and enthusiastic supporter of the Sabbath School enterprise. For many years he labored with indefatigable zeal as a teacher in the Sunday School connected with the Albany Church. He was a lover of gospel truth, a lover of the gates of Zion, and remarkably punctual in the discharge of his duties as a church member. It deserves a special place upon our records that the Hon. Lott Warren, the able Representative, lawyer, statesman and Judge, was emphatically the humble doorkeeper of our church. On days of public worship his watchful, affectionate and gentlemanly service was ever tendered where needful, to friends and strangers, to rich and poor, that they might be provided with comfortable seats in our worshipping assemblies. His humble, cheerful conduct in this particular was a delightful comment upon the expression of the Psalmist, 'I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.' Brother Warren had his faults, but they were such as we might naturally expect to see in one of his ardent temperament, strong impulses and great force of character. The grace of God shone conspicuously in his life; his frailties were overshadowed by bright, prevailing virtues. He died suddenly when making a speech in the courthouse at Albany, in the defense of the life of a slave, who was on trial for commitment. He was smitten with apoplexy, sunk suddenly to the floor, and without a word, breath or struggle, passed into eternity. On the following day a large concourse followed his remains to the tomb, where they sleep in hope of a blessed resurrection. In person, Judge Warren was full six feet high, and weighed some 180 or 190 pounds. His forehead was large and round, eyes blue, hair sandy, and complexion fresh and ruddy. He had formed an early attachment, when at school, for Miss Jane DeSaubleaux, to whom he was married October 19th, 1820. She was the orphan of a French gentleman who came to the United States during the Revolutionary War. By this marriage he had two children: One a daughter, the wife of Dr. William Hardwick, now of Americus; and the other a son L. P. D. Warren, Esq., who resided in Albany, a successful lawyer, and the father of a large and most interesting family." Additional Comments: Warren, Lott State: Georgia Year: 1820 County: Laurens Roll: M33_9 Township: Unknown Townships Page: 15 1 male in house 1850 Baker County Georgia page 74 41-Lott Warren 52 Ga Lawyer Jane 47 GA Lewis L. P. 21 Ga 1850 Stewart Co. Lumpkin page 92 737- Will Hardwick 43 Physician Ga Mary 28 GA 1860 Sumter Co. Ga Hardwick, W. W. 52 M GA Physician 3,000 20,000 Hardwick, M. A. 37 F GA 1870 Dougherty Co. Ga page 13 35 86 101 Warren L. T. D. 41 M W Lawyer 12,000 2,500 Geo. 36 86 101 Warren Louisa 31 F W Keeping House Geo. 37 86 101 Warren Robert 8 M W Going to School Geo. 38 86 101 Warren Jane 7 F W Going to School Geo. 39 86 101 Warren Clarence 6 M W At Home Geo. 40 86 101 Warren Eli 4 M W At Home Geo. 1 86 101 Warren Louisa 2 F W At Home Georgia 2 86 101 Warren George 11/12 M W At Home Georgia 1880 Albany, Dougherty, Georgia Census page 64a L. P. D. WARREN Self M Male W 51 GA Lawyer GA GA Louisa WARREN Other M Female W 43 GA Keeping House SC SC Robert WARREN Other S Male W 19 GA Clerk At P.O. GA GA Janie WARREN Other S Female W 17 GA GA GA Clarence WARREN Other S Male W 16 GA Agt On Farm GA GA Ely WARREN Other S Male W 14 GA At School GA GA Louisa WARREN Other S Female W 12 GA At School GA GA George B. WARREN Other S Male W 10 GA At School GA GA Mary WARREN Other S Female W 8 GA At School GA GA Josiah WARREN Other S Male W 5 GA GA GA Lizzie WARREN Other S Female W 3 GA GA GA Georgia FRENCH Other W Female B 35 GA Servant GA GA Emma FRENCH Other S Female B 12 GA GA GA Willie FRENCH Other S Male B 10 GA GA GA Oscar FRENCH Other S Male B 8 GA GA GA John H. FRENCH Other S Male B 3 GA GA GA Marriages: WARREN, LOUIS P. D. - Spouse: WEBB, S. H. Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1860 County: Dougherty State: GA WARREN, LOUIS P. D. - Spouse: HINES, SARAH E. Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1855 County: Dougherty State: GA Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 Biographies W page 1979 WARREN, Lott, a Representative from Georgia; born in Burke County, near Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., October 30, 1797; attended the common schools; moved to Dublin, Laurens County, Ga., in 1816; served as a second lieutenant of Volunteers in the expedition against the Seminoles in 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Dublin, Laurens County, Ga.; was also a regularly ordained Baptist minister, but never filled a definite charge; moved to Marion in 1825; elected major of the State militia in 1823; member of the State house of representatives in 1824 and 1831; served in the State senate in 1830; solicitor general and judge of the southern circuit of Georgia 1831-1834; moved to Americus, Sumter County, in 1836; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843); was not a candidate for renomination in 1842; moved to Albany in 1842; was judge of the superior court of Georgia 1843-1852; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., June 17, 1861; interment in Riverside Cemetery. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography page 981 WARREN, LOTT, soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 30, 1797, in Burke county, Ga. He served in the Seminole war as a second lieutenant of militia in 1818; and in 1823 he was elected a major of battalion. In 1824 he was elected to the Georgia state legislature and in 1825 was appointed solicitor-general to fill a vacancy. In 1830 he was elected to the state senate. In 1831 he was again elected to the lower house of the legislature, and was a representative in congress from 1839 to 1843. He died June 17, 1861, in Albany, Ga.[p.981] COMPANY D, 32nd REGIMENT DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA L. P. D. WARREN Sexton Burial Records Dougherty Co. GA Riverside/Oakview Cemetery Died September 1882 Warren, L. P. D. 54 September 11th consumption white m city http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/HTML/Pomp/Lawrence1842.html Lott Warren was pall bearer for Hon. Joseph Lawrence, a Representative in the Congress of the United States from the State of Pennsylvania. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/twiggs/bios/nbs4warren.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 11.9 Kb
Att: Southerngirl..........Sorry I wasn't researching the Vining Line. Sandra
Re: Perryman family. I ran into some info on Internet with a family, I think named Vinning, I might be wrong, but any way they were looking for the surname Perryman. I am not related to the Perrymans, but I have information thru a Taylor County History Book . My Maternal Aldridge sold land to Perryman in Taylor County. My paternal Waldrop Rev. Green Berry Waldrop was listed with Perryman while here 1827 -1840 constituting Baptist Counties in Taylor and surrounding areas. My ancestors along with others migrated to Taylor, Gwinette, Cowetta, Muscogee the in 1827 they moved to Harris County with the 1827 Land Lottery. Rev. Waldrop lived in Hamilton, Georgia. The Perryman's had families in Taylor County. If the family would like to email me and I'll look thru the Columbus Georgia Baptist Assoc. Info and the Taylor County History Book. I have ran thru Perryman often in my research for my Aldridges and Waldrops. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Muscogee County, Georgia Waldrop, Aldridge, Liverman, McBride, McKenzie White, Richardson
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I'm always trying to get more info online about these early academies... Newspapers are a great source because these usually advertised. Maybe someone could recommend some newspapers for those early times? We have this: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/twiggs/history.html -- which is from the legislature...and gives the dates and trustees... At 10:38 AM 6/6/2004 -0700, you wrote: >stapler07@yahoo.com Hello Everyone, Do any of these academies still exist either in their original forms or as converted and evolved institutions ? What about enrollment and other records of the history, activities, students, faculty, etc. of these academies. Thanks. Stone Creek Academy Stone Creek academy Hill Academy Richland cademy Pleasant Grove Academy Jefferson Academy
>From where did you get this list? thank you for your time. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "RStapler" <stapler07@yahoo.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [GATWIGGS] Early Academies > Hello Everyone, > Do any of these academies still exist either in their > original forms or as converted and evolved > institutions ? What about enrollment and other > records of the history, activities, students, faculty, > etc. of these academies. > > Thanks. > > > Stone Creek Academy > > Stone Creek academy > > Hill Academy > > Richland cademy > > Pleasant Grove Academy > > Jefferson Academy > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Pat Evans > Twiggs County List Manager > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, conine... > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------------------------- This email has been certified virus free. Scanned by Georgia Business Net, Inc. 706-823-2115 - info@gabn.net - Home of the $266.00 Internet T1
Hello Everyone, Do any of these academies still exist either in their original forms or as converted and evolved institutions ? What about enrollment and other records of the history, activities, students, faculty, etc. of these academies. Thanks. Stone Creek Academy Stone Creek academy Hill Academy Richland cademy Pleasant Grove Academy Jefferson Academy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
DORIS, THERE IS A LYLES ON THE 1840 TWIGGS CENSUS WHO WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER. I HAVE ALSO SEEN HIS NAME ON SOME OTHER REVOLUTIONARY WAR LISTS FROM GEORGIA.I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING RELATING THE LYLES MEN TO EACH OTHER. IT IS NOT A COMMON NAME. GOOD HUNTING. BETTY IN GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris" <size6horseshoe@yahoo.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:56 PM Subject: [GATWIGGS] > Does anyone know the connection if any of Ephraim Liles, Akilly Liles and Hampton Liles (indexed as Silses in 1830 Twiggs census) If memory serves (which it doesn't sometimes) Hampton may have been on a Land Lottery. > > Hampton came on into Barbour and Butler counties in AL - I believe the others stayed in GA. > > Thanks > Doris > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Twiggs County GAGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/twiggs.htm > We welcome your material! > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------------------------- This email has been certified virus free. Scanned by Georgia Business Net, Inc. 706-823-2115 - info@gabn.net - Home of the $266.00 Internet T1
Yes, Virginia, I think it is Richland not Richlaud--someone made a typo. Sorry I am just now getting around to some of my old email. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Crilley" <varcsix@hot.rr.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:00 PM Subject: [GATWIGGS] Early Academies > Anybody know anything about these early academies -- where they were > located, (I think there was probably a community or church near them) > > how long they were in business -- or anything about the trustees > named. (If there are errors in the spelling of the surnames, please do let > us know) > > Richlaud > Academy, ?? I wonder if that should be Richland ?? > > from:Galileo > > ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgía, PASSED IN > MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1831. > > 1831 > > TWIGGS Sec. 12. That William A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, > Jeremiah A. Sharp, William Davis, and Thomas Chappel, > and their successors in office, be, and they are > hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by > the name and style of the trustees of Stone Creek > Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > 1832 ACTS > > TWIGGS Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That William > A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, Jeremiah A. Sharp, William > Davis and Thomas S. Chappel, and their successors in > office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body > politic and corporate, by the name and style of the > trustees of Stone Creek academy, in the county of > Twiggs; > > 1837 ACTS > > > TWIGGS Sec. 52. And be it further enacted, That Thomas > S. Chappell, John A. Nelson, Wm. Nelson, John C. Epps, > and James W. Collins, be appointed Trustees of Union > Hill Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > And that Joseph R. Hand, John Asbell, Hardy Durham, > John H. Denton, Thomas Glover, Thomas W. Anderson, and > Joel Denton, be appointed Trustees of Richlaud > Academy, in the county of Twiggs, And that Richard S. > Rodgers, James Pearson, Abisha Anders, Wm. H. Read, > and Cornelius Hollingsworth, be appointed Trustees for > Pleasant Grove Academy, in the county of Twiggs. And > that Robert Radford and Benj. Bryan, be added to > Jefferson Academy, in the county of Twiggs, in > addition to those already appointed by an act of the > Legislature, of 1828, and to have the same privileges > as those already appointed. > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Pat Evans > Twiggs County List Manager > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, conine... > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------------------------- This email has been certified virus free. Scanned by Georgia Business Net, Inc. 706-823-2115 - info@gabn.net - Home of the $266.00 Internet T1
Does anyone know the connection if any of Ephraim Liles, Akilly Liles and Hampton Liles (indexed as Silses in 1830 Twiggs census) If memory serves (which it doesn't sometimes) Hampton may have been on a Land Lottery. Hampton came on into Barbour and Butler counties in AL - I believe the others stayed in GA. Thanks Doris --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Methvin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5d.2ADE/508.1 Message Board Post: While Shedrick Jones Methvin is not in my direct line (I am descended from Thomas, Samuel Ross (Rafe), William Ross, Samuel Robert Methvin) all from Twiggs Co., I have collected info on all the Methvin's of Twiggs & Wilkinson Co. I do not have any info on Shedrick's descendents but do have some on his ancestors. Please contact me direct. Mary K. Givens
There are so many wonderful items being donated.... so be sure to take a look. And remember you may have something in your file that is just the thing someone else has needed. Review some of your materials -- you may have some things that you'd forgotten you even had. I've found that typing up something will also help me "grasp" something that I may have missed earlier. The GA Archives Uploads page has been updated to reflect the uploads of 23 May thru 29 May 2004. You can view the updated page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gauploads.html To become a submitter, click here: http://www.genrecords.org Many thanks to all our submitters.
Schley-Twiggs County GaArchives Marriages.....Baldwin, Emmie - Wimberly, W.F. November 6 1896 ************************************************ 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 May 31, 2004, 4:17 pm The Atlanta Constitution November 8, 1896 The Atlanta Constitution November 8, 1896 Ellaville, Ga., November 6.--(Special)--Emmie Baldwin, of this place, was married to Mr. W.F. Wimberly, of Jeffersonville. The Methodist Church was decorated tastefully. A eception followed at Major E.S. Baldwin's, the bride's father, and was replete with everything that could add to th pleasure of the occasion. The attendants were: Miss Florence Bladwin with Dr. Wimberly, Miss Nellie Davis with Mr. Fred Wimberly, Miss Julia Peacock with Mr. George Keen, Miss Leila Hornady with Mr. Slappey, Miss Lottie Wimberly with Mr. H.J. Williams, Miss Eva Cheney with Mr. Hughes, Miss Wyl Williams with Mr. S.C. Collins, Miss Inez Shealy with Mr. Claude Baldwin, Miss Claud Gibson with E.L. Bridges, Miss Mary Williamson with C.A. Chambless, Miss Mary Hornady with A.J. Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Chipley. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: methvin-simmons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5d.2ADE/508 Message Board Post: looking for information on the methvin of twiggs co or the simmons of twiggs co . i live in macon,
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LAMB,NOBLES,HOWELL,LEE,ROZIER and many more. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/507 Message Board Post: Descendants of Henry and Reubin Lamb will gather at Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church., Twiggs County., Sunday 27th June 2004. The present Location of Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church sets on land given by our ancestor Henry Lamb in 1879. Bring a cover dish, photos and other information you would like to share with your kin. Being this date is on Sunday and close to the 4th of July it might make it easier for some to make it. For further information please contact: James Ray Lamb., Sr.., Route #31., Box 153., Danville., Georgia 31017. Phone: (478) -934-7433.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/504.2 Message Board Post: FOund in 1880 census twiggs co # 167 Fowler Erasmus 32 Ga, NC Ga Sarah 32 W Matthew 7 S William 4 S Sauls Leona 5 Adop. D There are several others you might want to look at in in census too. Hope this helps :o)
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/505.1 Message Board Post: please look @ 1860 1870,1880 ( Bluff Dist # 372, Jeffersonville District # 325) census of twiggs county, ga for more info on your family in 1850 twiggs co. - William age 46 7500 Elizabeth age 32
Chris Jones shared this "draft information" with me and I wanted to pass it along. If you have ancestors living in the western frontier Georgia area around 1812 -- then it is a high probability that they may have been "drafted". All men were part of the local militia, but these "drafted" would have joined the ranks of militia. I know that Camp Hope near Ft. Hawkins was one gathering point for the men, and many of the regiments went on to Ft. Darien for actual duty. At that time these counties being on the western frontier, probably were sparsely populated thus the "new division" created. We're always trying to collect 1812 pension information and hope to get some rosters on-line. If you have found someone in the 1810 census, then definitely look at the possibility of militia service. ==================== According to the Dec. 9, 1812 Georgia Journal, a new division of Georgia Militia was formed including Randolph (now Jasper), Jones, Twiggs, Pulaski, Wilkinson, Laurens and Telfair Counties. General David Adams was elected Major General and Dr. Lee, Brigadier General of the lower brigade. Every sixth man was drafted, and this included John Dominy.
Taylor-Twiggs-Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....James R. James December 12 1917 ************************************************ 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: Carla Miles historycam@wmconnect.com May 11, 2004, 11:07 pm The Butler Herald, December 13, 1917 The Butler Herald Thursday, December 13, 1917 Page One Pneumonia Claims Another Good Citizen Mr. J.R. James Succumbs After an Illness of only a Few Days Mr. James R. James, age 76 years, a confederate veteran, a good neighbor and useful citizen, died Wednesday morning at 12:30 oclock the result of pneumonia, from which he was ill only since Saturday last. Mr. James was born in Twiggs County, Georgia, November 24, 1841 and enlisted in Company 4, 61st Georgia regiment soon after the beginning of the Civil War, during which conflict he was four times badly wounded, notwithstanding which he continued to render valiant service to the Confederacy until the close of the war. He moved here from Marion County four years ago and soon made hosts of strong friends. He was a man of considerable intellect, quite, unassuming, at peace with all men, yet a fearless man and one that will be missed greatly from this community. For several (word left out) Mr. James has not been very strong and the pneumonia which developed a few days ago did the work quickly although he had the very best medical attention and careful nursing of his family. Mr. James reared a large family of children and leaves, besides a loving wife, six sons and two daughters. His sons are: John F. James of Escondido, Cal., W.J. James, E.P., G., W.A. and Brooks James, all of this place. Mrs. I.P. Wall and Mrs. C.S. Wall, both of Marion County are his daughters. Funeral services over the remains of Mr. James were conducted at the family residence on the north side of the railroad by Rev. J.T. Adams, at 3:30 oclock Wednesday afternoon. Interment being at the Baptist cemetery. The bereaved ones have the sincere sympathy of many good friends. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb