--part1_db.e04ccb.25cedf9e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_db.e04ccb.25cedf9e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by air-zb02.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 05 Feb 2000 21:24:22 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Sat, 05 Feb 2000 21:24:02 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA19001; Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:22:42 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:22:42 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000205200659.009bbd40@216.178.132.10> X-Sender: crilley@216.178.132.10 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 20:06:59 -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] Haddock Resent-Message-ID: <cwyKBB.A.boE.wrNn4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/437 X-Loop: GAJONES-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GAJONES-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bl-11.rootsweb.com id SAA19001 Copied with permission from =93History of Jones Co., GA,=94 by Carolyn White Williams HADDOCK Haddock is located in the eastern part of the County on the Dixie Hwy and th= e=20 Georgia RR in Pope=92s district, 358 military district. The RR was one of the first=20 in the county being built in 1871. Convicts were used for labor. The highway=20 was paved in 1928. The town is built in a valley with the historical old Bowen=20 home on one hill and the Haddock Junior High School on the other. Haddock takes its name from Caswell HADDOCK and his wife Milbry Barnes=20 HADDOCK, the earliest settlers in this section and it was from a part of their=20 plantation that Haddock was built. Milbry J. BARNES a daughter of James BARNES, was married to Caswell=20 HADDOCK Jan. 13, 1835 by Nathan PASMORE, JP. Prior to her marriage Milbry lived with her parents on their plantation near= =20 Bradley. After her marriage to Caswell HADDOCK, the couple moved to this=20 plantation also owned by her father. This plantation contained 1,350 acres of=20 land. With her to her new home she brought a number of slaves also given to her=20 by her father. At his death Mar. 10, 1859, James BARNES deeded this plantation=20 to Milbry Barnes HADDOCK and her children. Caswell and Milbry HADDOCK reared a large family. Their children were=20 Jimmie (killed in the Battle of Bull Run), Victoria, Rebecca, Bluford, Jeannie,=20 Thomas, Joseph, Ella, Christiana and William. Sherman passed through this plantation on his march from Atlanta to the sea,= =20 burning the warehouse where several years cotton crops were stored, killing=20 livestock and plundering as he went. His army made its headquarters at the=20 Bowen home about a mile away. After the building of the Georgia RR, Samuel ANCHORS and his family moved=20 to Haddock, then only a flag station. John D. ANCHORS, a son, started out west=20 and stopping to tell his parents good-bye, met and fell in love with Christiana=20 HADDOCK, daughter of Caswell and Milbry. The plans for the trip west were=20 abandoned and John D. ANCHORS and Christiana HADDOCK were married. =20 They built their home near the RR, this was really the first house ever built in the=20 present site of Haddock. This house was build about 1872. At the death of Milbry Barnes HADDOCK in 1885, the estate was divided among=20 her children. At this time ten acres were sold at public auction, divided into lots=20 for a section of the town of Haddock. This section was laid off in blocks and the=20 streets names. The first store in Haddock was built by GOLDSTEIN, this was followed closely= =20 by a grocery store owned by Caswell HADDOCK. Other early merchants were=20 George WALKER, John D. ANCHORS, and Richard BULLINGTON. In 1882 Henry J. FINNEY moved to Haddock and was joined by his brother=20 James T. FINNEY in 1884 when they jointly opened a mercantile business. The first schoolhouse built in Haddock was built by John D. ANCHORS in 1884=20 as a semi-private school. The school was a one-room frame building, taught by=20 Sue NORMAN whose salary was paid by John D. ANCHORS and Henry=20 NEWSOME. Other children in this section were given the advantage of an earl= y=20 education. As years passed and more families moved to Haddock, this school no longer me= t=20 the requirements and so in 1892 the Jones County Board of Education purchase= d=20 a plot of land from Susie PHILLIPS, daughter of Ella HADDOCK and a larger=20 school was built. John D. ANCHORS and J.T. FINNEY were the first trustees o= f=20 this school. In time this school also proved insufficient and in 1908 David d. BATCHELOR=20 gave one and one-half acres of land and a brick building was erected. Trustees at=20 this time were E. W. COLEMAN, C.W. MIDDLEBROOKS, and C.H. KELLER. =20 This building was used until 1934 when the county with the aid of the Federa= l=20 Government built a model Junior High School which the citizens of Haddock=20 prize highly. The first cotton gin in Haddock was owned and operated by Robert COOX, this=20 was a traveling gin. When all the cotton in one section was ginned, he would take=20 his gin apart, pack and move on to the next community. Thus he made his annual=20 visit to each section. The first gristmill in Haddock was owned by John DUPREE. Cy BROWN (a=20 negro) ran the first blacksmith shop. The Blount home so called for Colonel James H. BLOUNT who last made his=20 home there is located about a mile from haddock. This is one of the oldest homes=20 in the vicinity of Haddock and still retains much of its charm and dignity, the=20 architectural plan is of colonial type and especially beautiful is the old winding=20 staircase in the front hall. This home was built for General GORDON by Daniel=20 PRATT. General GORDON sold this home to Thomas O. BOWEN of Clinton. Thom.=20 BOWEN and his wife who was a BLOUNT of Clinton, made their home here. In=20 November 1864, Sherman made his headquarters here with this family. Mrs.=20 Sally MATHIS, one of our oldest citizens was then little Sally BOWEN of abou= t=20 five years of age. Mrs. BOWEN had two brothers who were outstanding citizens. =20 James H. BLOUNT who was for 25 years Congressman from this district and Dr.=20 Horatio BOWEN of Clinton. This home after many years was sold to Colonel=20 James H. BLOUNT later owned by his daughter Mrs. Walter D. LAMAR of=20 Macon. Other early settlers in Haddock were the LESTERS, BONNERS, GODARDS,=20 CHAMBERS, MIDDLEBROOKS, PITTS, MORRIS, PHILLIPS, HUFFS,=20 CALIFFS, BIVINS, ANDREWS, CLARKS, MERCERS, SPEIGHTS, FINNEYS =20 and PURSLEYS. At first there were no churches in Haddock. The Methodists attended at Fortville=20 and the Baptists at Blountsville. In 1900 the Fortville Methodist Church was moved to Haddock. For several years=20 the Methodists and Baptists held services in this church, some Baptist services=20 were also held in the K. P. Hall. In 1912 the present Baptist church was built.=20 This is of wooden structure and painted white. In 1913 the present Methodist church was built. This church is built of brick and=20 is much superior to the first building. The building committee were: J.T.=20 FINNEY, J.A. PITTS, S.H. HADDOCK, T.R. TURNER, and J.A.=20 MIDDLEBROOKS. Augustus ERNEST was pastor at this time. The first peach orchard in Haddock was set out by John D. ANCHORS in 1903. =20 A few years later J.T. FINNEY set out an orchard. Around 1905 the town was incorporated. Henry T. FINNEY was the first mayor.= =20 The aldermen were: John D. ANCHORS, S. H. HADDOCK, T.R. TURNER and=20 C.W. MIDDLEBROOKS. Charlie ROBERTS was the first town marshall. =20 Haddock is not incorporated today. In 1910 ROSS built the first telephone exchange. Daniel HADDOCK succeeded=20 him in this business. Today his niece Ellen BONNER is the owner. Haddock has=20 always received excellent service from this company (now a part of county=20 system owned by Ralph LINEBERGER). In 1912 a part of the business section of Haddock was destroyed by fire. Th= e=20 buildings lost at this time were stores owned by H.J. and J.T. FINNEY, S.H.=20 HADDOCK, H.C. PEARSON and J.N. HOLLOWAY, R.H. KINGMAN and=20 R.B. BONNER=92S Market. This same year saw the enlargement of the residential section. A part of=20 Christiana Haddock ANCHORS estate was bought by C.W. MIDDLEBROOKS,=20 divided into lots and sold at public auction. In May 1936 the Georgia Power Company extended the power line from Gray to=20 Haddock. Today Haddock is a thriving little town of about 500 inhabitants. (1957). The=20 business section is composed of three general merchandise stores owned and=20 operated by J.A. and J.D. MIDDLEBROOKS, J.A. PURSLEY and C.W.=20 FINNEY; a garage owned by J. V. MERCER; Post Office, Ga. Depot, Haddock=20 Gin Co. and Jones County Bank. The Jones County Bank is the oldest bank in the=20 County, G.A. SMITH is present and the Cherokee Products Co. owned by Logan,=20 Albert, Ernest and Mrs. BLOODWORTH, is located northeast of Haddock. =20 Tarver Smith Lumber Company, is another industry in Haddock. Virginia --part1_db.e04ccb.25cedf9e_boundary--