I knew a Zeb coulter and his was was Estelle. Zeb died a few years ago. They lived in the Nobel area and Estell still does. I use to work with one of their daughter Mary Beth and she lives in Orland, Fla. now. Maybe I can be of some help. Connie > From: "Vince King" <entech.design@verizon.net> > Date: 2004/03/31 Wed PM 05:40:25 GMT-02:00 > To: GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GAWALKER] Walker County Surnames----Coulter > > Is anyone familiar with Zeb S. Coulter who married Estelle Stoker in Walker > Co. in 1916? > > Vince King > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <FCooper496@aol.com> > To: <GAWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:50 AM > Subject: Re: [GAWALKER] Walker County Surnames----Cooper, Coulter, Shaw & > Ward > > > > Sherry, > > Here are a few. Are any of these in your line? > > > > Floyd Cooper > > > > Chele Henry Ward, Ruby A. Coulter married to Max C. Cooper, Mattie Zanovia > > Coulter married to Robert Ithamer Ward, Mary Amanda Coulter married to > Alonzo > > Lafayette Cooper, John Walter Ward married to Lizzie Etta Cooper, G. > Victor > > Williams married to Robert F. Cooper and John Williams married to Jane > Fielding. > > Also thought you might be interested in the following newspaper > clipping. > > > > Floyd Cooper > > > > The following newspaper clipping was taken from the June 29, 1899 > Ringgold, > > Georgia newspaper: (this paper is torn and brittle so some words are not > > distinguishable.) > > MASONIC FESTIVAL AT WOODS STATION > > Hundreds Gather There At Last Saturday's Celebration > > MANY LOGES REPRESENTED > > A Trio of Distinguished Orators, Hon. J.W. Maddox, Dr. W.G. England > And > > B.F. Thurman Present. > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > MAS_ _ _ NICLY the gathering at Woods Station Saturday June 24, 1899 > was > > the largest ever held in Ca_ _ _sa county. The festival had been > judiciously > > advertised and invitations had been extended all loges in the adjacent > > territory, and as a result there were representatives there from many > different > > organizations. > > At an early hour people from all sections of the country and all > kinds > > of vehicles _ _ _ horseback _ _ _ as pedestrians began to assemble on the > > grounds of the Masonic hall. > > The committee in charge of the arrangements had exercised good > judgement > > and had everything satisfactorily arranged. _ large stand for the > speakers, > > well shaded, and artistically decorated in the national colors, red, white > and > > blue, occupied a conspicuous place on the grounds. In front of this stand > was > > a place for the choir and Mason_ _ and in the rear seats for the ladies > and > > their escorts. > > Above the stand, enclosed in a frame draped in the national colors > was > > the word "welcome" encircling the Masonic emblem. > > The masons met in the lodge room and marched in a body to the > cemetery, > > where they dedicated the monument of R.A. Jones. > > Afterwards they returned to the stand and the exercises began by Dr. > > J.E. Peace introducing to the vast audience W. Trox Bankston of Ringgold, > who > > delivered the welcome address. > > Next on the program came the address of Assistant District Deputy Dr. > > W.G. England, of this Masonic district. It was an interesting paper and > replete > > with the growth and benefits of masonry from the building of the temple up > to > > the present time. > > This was followed by music, and afterwards one of the most important > > features of the day, dinner was announced. > > Such a dinner as it was will never be forgotten by the large crowd > which > > sur- - - - - - the temporary table which had been erected for the > occasion. > > It _ _ _irly groaned under its weight of _ _ _ _itables. I would be a > useless > > effort to enumerate all the good things they had to eat. All you had to do > was > > shut your eyes and wish for what you wanted, and the person next to you > would > > pass it along. > > The eatables on this occasion established the reputation of the fair > > ladies of North Georgia as culinary artist of the highest ability, and the > > hospitality of her people was proverbial. > > After the choir had rendered some excellent songs, the orator of the > day > > Congressman John W. Maddox, of Rome, was introduced and in his own > eloquent _ > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ duties of the Masons, the building _ _ _ character and > the > > great reunion i_ _ _ temple in the skies. > > The choir followed with appropriate music. > > B.F. Thurman, of LaFayette, followed with his address which was > > attentively listened to by those present. > > Taken altogether the day was a most pleasant one and heartily > > commemorates St. John the Baptist, who was a member of the ancient order. > > The members of Woodstation Lodge No. 233 F. & A.M., and the people of > > Woodstation Valley are to be congratulated on the success of this > auspicious > > occasion which will be one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ asan_ __ _pts_ _ _ _ rred_ _ _ > in_ _ _ > > _ by the Masons of the future. Below we give a brief sketch of the lodge, > its > > officers and its members, and a portrait of the present worshipful master, > > Chas. A. Cooper. > > Woodstation Lodge was organized April 11, 1891 with the following > > charter members as officers: > > A.I. Leet, W.M.J.H. Black, S.W.W.P. Jones, J.W.J.P. Williams, Treas W.A. > > Weaver, Sec. J.N. Daily, Sr. D.J.H. Lowery, J.D.J.A. Arnold, Tyler, W.P. > > McCutcheon and S.G. Wilbanks stewards, R.P. Neal, Chaplain, T.A. Williams. > > During the eight years existence of the lodge twenty-one members have > > been initiated and raised to the sublime degree of a master mason. The > growth > > has been a remarkable one as the statistics go to prove. Divided up in > years the > > increase is as follows; > > 1891 > > A.H. Cooper > G.T. > > McArthur > > 1892 > > A.J. Fielding > J.H. > > Richardson > > 1893 > > C.A. Cooper > > 1894 > > N. Coulter > > 1895 > > J.M. Wilbanks > > 1896 > > R.L. Bird > J.E. > > Peace > > 1897 > > J.F. Catlett > C.F. > > Williams > > 1898 > > WH. Westbrooks W.I. > Keowen > > M.A. Cooper J.W. > > Cooper > > R.M. Ward > > 1899 > > Lee Bird > V.H. > > Ward > > R.I. Ward > L.M. > > Williams > > AFFILIATED > > T.D Cooper > W.A. > > Anderson > > R.A. Jones > A.M. > > Tate > > J.H. Richardson F.M. > > Hullender > > W.H. Black > J.W. > > Anderson > > A.J. Willorn > > Samuel Ezel > > J.L. Capehart > R.H. > > Standfield > > J.A. Johnston W.A. > > Ducket > > T.C. Williams > Jessie > > Goodson > > DIMITTED > > J.N. Daily > R.R. > > McArthur > > F.M. Hullender R.L. > Bird > > R.P. Neal > J.H. > > Richardson > > R.H. Standfield > > DEATHS > > J.H. Lowrey > A.I. > > Leet > > R.A. Jones > T.A. > > Williams > > PRESENT OFFICERS > > C.A. Cooper----------Worshipful Master > > ____Jones-----------________________ > > ____Weaver--------________________ > > ____Williams------________________ > > C.F. Williams-------Junior Deacon > > A.H. Cooper----------Treasurer > > N. Coulter-------------Senior Steward > > A.J. Fielding---------Junior Steward > > Samuel Ezel--------Chaplain > > J.P. Williams-------Tyler > > Present membership 38 > > Since the organization of the lodge there has been > > three worshipful masters, as follows: > > A.I. Leet 1891-1892 > > J.H. Black 1892-1897 > > C.A. Cooper 1897-1899 > > > > NOTE!!!! The following families named in the above article were > > related to the Cooper's in that area of George: > > Catlett > > Coulter > > Fielding > > Hullender > > Standfield > > Tate > > Ward > > Williams > > > > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > > > ==== GAWALKER Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Walker Co., GA list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to GAWALKER-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to GAWALKER-d-request@rootsweb.com > >