--part1_6d.d80946.25c59efb_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_6d.d80946.25c59efb_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3]) by air-yd03.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:50:14 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:50:06 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA28059; Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:48:17 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:48:17 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000129194409.00a39ba0@216.178.132.10> X-Sender: crilley@216.178.132.10 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:44:09 -0600 Old-To: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com From: Crilley <crilley@eramp.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: [GAJONES] Blountsville Resent-Message-ID: <k5-ldB.A.N1G.gh5k4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/388 X-Loop: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit BLOUNTSVILLE Copied by permission from "History of Jones Co., GA," by Carolyn White Williams BLOUNTSVILLE Blountsville is in Pope's District and Military Distict No. 358 and was named for the James Blount family of N.C., Georgia and Jones County. Blountsville, a stage coach station and a post office was a flourishing center of cultural and educational training before the War Between the States. The old Blountsville Academy was chartered in 1834 with Allen DRURY, William E. ETHRIDGE, John W. STOKES, Francis TUFTS and John W. GORDON as trustees. Blountsville is situated at a junction of roads from Clinton to Eatonton and from Milledgeville to Monticello, it is ten miles from Clinton and sixteen and one-half miles from Milledgeville. From Milledgeville to Monticello are two roads the one by way of Blountsville is best for it crosses no large watercourses. The other goes by way of Low's Mill on Cedar Creek and Half Acre. This village at the junction of two stagecoach routes, had a buggy, carriage and wagon shop, a wagon factory, stores and an outstanding Academy. This village was the center of a wealthy and aristocratic citizenry. Some of the families who lived here were: BLOUNTS, TUFTS, MILNERS, DRUMAS, MILLER, McCULLOUGH, HURT, CLARK, WILLIAMS, DRURY, GORDON, ETHRIDGE, FARRARS, and SMITHS. Rev. Benjamin MILNER, son of John MILNER of North Carolina was one of the early Baptist preachers of the County. His daughter, Mary Parks MILNER married Major John Francis TUFTS. She gave the land for the Baptist church and shared most of the expense of building it, donating a large Bible for the pulpit. Some of these MILNERS settled at Milner, Georgia, which is named for them. Thomas Bog SLADE, Baptist minister, and head of the Clinton Female