Obelia, You will be coming to Waycross from Jax. Take hiway 84 west to Manor, GA, about 16 miles. As you come into Manor, go to the caution light and turn left. This will be the swamp road. Go across the railroad track south. Go for about one and a half miles till you come to a turn in the road going east. Instead, at this turn take the road west and you will see Booth (Victory) Methodist Church. The Booth cemetery is beside the little church. Say hello to Oscar Boyd while you are there. He is my Daddy. (1912-1963) If you were to follow the swamp road east for about 3/4 mile on your right will be the Mount Olive Primitive Baptist church and cemetery. My grandparents (Minnie Jane Henderson Griffin and Joseph Daniel Griffin) and my great grandparents( Nancy Ann Bennett Henderson and James Monroe Henderson) and my great-great grandmother ( Martha Ann Miller Henderson-Thornton) is buried in this little cemetery. After you visit, go back into town to hiway 84 and go west a couple of blocks to the Manor Post Office and buy yourself a cold bottle of soda next door at the gas station. Enjoy, Christopher Boyd

Can anyone give directions to Booth Cemetery in Manor Ga? We will be coming from Jax Fl Thanks a bunch. Obelia

copyed mine long time ago. at the Ware co, liberty, In Waycross, I also got the 1930, copyed., Has helped me much,,to find my family

No, unless it is the Axson ,cemetery

i have lots more and willing. to answer any questions ! facts like like Martha and William were 1st cousins, what lines are you searching i also connect to herrins cribbs, mercers, and Hardgraves, luck ot all, connie

Thank you very much Connie, I appreciate the information that you sent me. Sue From the Desktop of Sue & Richard Marsh ----- Original Message ----- From: <Connie2127@aol.com> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Martha Harris, William Bennett (To Connie) >

Do you know the city/county/state & cemetery name of where W.B. Bennett og Co. I 4th GA CAV is buried? Joel E. Hewitt Clinch 4th GA CAV Researcher -----Original Message----- From: Connie2127@aol.com To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:39:56 EST Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Martha Harris, William Bennett (To Connie) W.B. Bennett,Private August 23,1961, Disability, Sept 20 1921, Private Co.1, 4th Georgia Reg. Ga Calvary, Clinch Co Ga. Sept. 6, 1863. tranfered to Georgia, Battery, Light Artillery. Deserted Dec. 1 1863. relessed June 19 1864. due to bad record keeping, lot of mem send home were listed as deserted, we have heard many stories, Grand ma, Molly Bennett told me, He went away to war and never came home, other family members told me that William and Martha got divorced, I was also told William was not there when Thomas and James were born. were told Tom might be a Mercer, Found in, South Georgia Rebells by Alton Murray.Roster, Ga. 26 Volunteer, Company A. WK Bennett, Martha Harris 26th Georgia, Bradford Co. 10pp A03462 Ware, 1850- William 30 Martha 26 Nancy 10 Fannie 8 Diana 7 Hampton 4 Mary 2 1860 Glemore District Ware Co Ga William is not here ? Martha 35 Nancy 19 Mary 17 Dianah 15 Hampton 12 Maudy 7 Lemeul 6 Elizabeth 4 Same area is Hampton Harris 50, Nancy Canndy Harris, Aug 23 1861 private William Bennett was in Co 1, 4th Gpt Ga. 1870- House 177 Manor, Ware,Ga. Martha Bennett 45, Housekeeper Nancy born 1840, We are told she died in childbirth, Her baby was adopted by Richard and Mary Mcdonald Bennett Mary - Riley Harris Fannie 1842 - Thomas Nettles Diannah - William Jackson Bennett Hampton 20 - Julia Nettles John 1840 - Sarah Conoly Mandarin 15 Lemuel 14 Thomas 8 My Grandpa Thomas was born 1863. died 1936 . I never knew him James 5 1880 Census Coffee Co. W.J.Bennett 40, farmer, Dianna 38 (Sister of MY grandPa Charles 13 Roxey Ann 10 Daniel H.7, Mary E 5 ---------------------- Nancy Davis 88 - Aunt Martha Bennett 58 - Mother-in law, (also, Mother of Grandpa Tom) James 14 - Brother in law 1900 1910 Diana Bennett Shad Wid, Married 5 Years, Diana married Thomas Shad my grandmother Moll Shhad Bennett. (short marriage) Carrie Branch, maid Willie, Grandson 1923 Dianna Bennett,Living at 912 Mosely street, Waycross, Ga, Home of M L Harris My father Aubrey J Bennett Talking in a tapeRecorder, as he stood in the Axson cemetery; He Speaks of "Standing here looking at the graves of My Sister, One of my Brothers, My ""Grandfather and Grandmother Bennett,"" another of my brothers, My Mother and my Father, All Right here.. (That could have to be William and Martha Bennett. ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Where can we get access to the 1923 city directory? Teresa/Orlando In a message dated 3/25/2006 1:14:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, Connie2127@aol.com writes: 1923 city Directory of Waycross, Shows the corner of Elizabeth and Tebeau with C L Spears drugs, Post Office , in 1930, we have the four corners Lyric Theatre, Ware Hotel, Spears, and Post office., I found a Mrs. M M Bates living at 910 Elizabeth 1923- 1930, My Grand mother moved to waycross 1923 after her husband died. My mother born 1915, grew up in this area, Pendleton, Tebeau, That part of Elizabeth Steet is where the big pretty homes still can be found.

W.B. Bennett,Private August 23,1961, Disability, Sept 20 1921, Private Co.1, 4th Georgia Reg. Ga Calvary, Clinch Co Ga. Sept. 6, 1863. tranfered to Georgia, Battery, Light Artillery. Deserted Dec. 1 1863. relessed June 19 1864. due to bad record keeping, lot of mem send home were listed as deserted, we have heard many stories, Grand ma, Molly Bennett told me, He went away to war and never came home, other family members told me that William and Martha got divorced, I was also told William was not there when Thomas and James were born. were told Tom might be a Mercer, Found in, South Georgia Rebells by Alton Murray.Roster, Ga. 26 Volunteer, Company A. WK Bennett, Martha Harris 26th Georgia, Bradford Co. 10pp A03462 Ware, 1850- William 30 Martha 26 Nancy 10 Fannie 8 Diana 7 Hampton 4 Mary 2 1860 Glemore District Ware Co Ga William is not here ? Martha 35 Nancy 19 Mary 17 Dianah 15 Hampton 12 Maudy 7 Lemeul 6 Elizabeth 4 Same area is Hampton Harris 50, Nancy Canndy Harris, Aug 23 1861 private William Bennett was in Co 1, 4th Gpt Ga. 1870- House 177 Manor, Ware,Ga. Martha Bennett 45, Housekeeper Nancy born 1840, We are told she died in childbirth, Her baby was adopted by Richard and Mary Mcdonald Bennett Mary - Riley Harris Fannie 1842 - Thomas Nettles Diannah - William Jackson Bennett Hampton 20 - Julia Nettles John 1840 - Sarah Conoly Mandarin 15 Lemuel 14 Thomas 8 My Grandpa Thomas was born 1863. died 1936 . I never knew him James 5 1880 Census Coffee Co. W.J.Bennett 40, farmer, Dianna 38 (Sister of MY grandPa Charles 13 Roxey Ann 10 Daniel H.7, Mary E 5 ---------------------- Nancy Davis 88 - Aunt Martha Bennett 58 - Mother-in law, (also, Mother of Grandpa Tom) James 14 - Brother in law 1900 1910 Diana Bennett Shad Wid, Married 5 Years, Diana married Thomas Shad my grandmother Moll Shhad Bennett. (short marriage) Carrie Branch, maid Willie, Grandson 1923 Dianna Bennett,Living at 912 Mosely street, Waycross, Ga, Home of M L Harris My father Aubrey J Bennett Talking in a tapeRecorder, as he stood in the Axson cemetery; He Speaks of "Standing here looking at the graves of My Sister, One of my Brothers, My ""Grandfather and Grandmother Bennett,"" another of my brothers, My Mother and my Father, All Right here.. (That could have to be William and Martha Bennett.

Connie, I have a Martha Harris b. 1824 m. to a William Bennett b. 1820 Children: Nancy, Fannie, Diana, John, Hampton, Mary and Thomas. All the information I have for them. Is this the same one that is your Ggrandmother? Any information for them would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue From the Desktop of Sue & Richard Marsh

I too grew up in Waycross, my Great Grandmother was Martha Harris, married to william Bennett, ( Millwood, Axson I was the class of 1953, I too grew up with Bates, Hugh and Roger, they became Doctors, ,My father worked at the Post Office for many years.

1923 city Directory of Waycross, Shows the corner of Elizabeth and Tebeau with C L Spears drugs, Post Office , in 1930, we have the four corners Lyric Theatre, Ware Hotel, Spears, and Post office., I found a Mrs. M M Bates living at 910 Elizabeth 1923- 1930, My Grand mother moved to waycross 1923 after her husband died. My mother born 1915, grew up in this area, Pendleton, Tebeau, That part of Elizabeth Steet is where the big pretty homes still can be found.

My information agrees with Teresa's estimate for the "memories". From a combination of Social Security records, 1920 Census and a 1945-46 Waycross City Directory, I find that Margaret Bates was born on 19 April 1900 in SC and died at 92 on 14 Nov. 1992 in Waycross. Her parents were Winton E. and Margaret P. Bates. She was a school teacher and later in her career was principal of Isabella St. School in the 1930's and 1940's. She married William J. Summerall(1894-1994) on 14 June 1922. He was a court reporter. In the mid 1940's they were living on Stephenson St. Margaret's younger brothers were about the age of my parents and their children were classmates of mine and my brother at Waycross High. One of her nephews was in my graduating class in 1956 and this Spring we will celebrate our 50th anniversity in Waycross. This has been an interesting exercise. I knew "Mrs. Summerall" only as my first grade teacher and as the principal of my elementry school. I also knew that she was my mother's "boss" at her first teaching job and they were friends so I couldn't get away with much at school. I didn't realize she was a Bates or that she was related to so many others that I knew. Thanks, Harris Atkins Gig Harbor, WA

Margaret Bates was born abt 1901 in SC according to 1910 Census for Ware Co., GA. Her brother was born in GA abt. 1904, and she also had a brother born in SC abt 1902. So, the family must have moved to Ware Co. between 1902 and 1904. Most of the people she mentions are in the 1900, 1910 and 1920 Ware census. Since she was enrolled in private school at age 5, I would say her memories begins about 1906. >

Kati, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! I never lived in Waycross, however my mother's family did and my oldest sister remembers living/visiting with my grandparents, who lived there. Woodrow Wilson was President from 1913 - 1921 so it appears this time period would be around that time. My grandfather, Isham M. Lee and my grandmother, Mary M. Marshall Lee lived in Blackshear before moving to Waycross. I noticed that Lee Avenue is mentioned in the final part of the essay. Lee Avenue is where my grandparents lived.. My mother, Ruby Iris Lee, was born in Waycross. I am trying to get some pictures of my grandparents, my mother and a couple of her siblings scanned into the computer. Hopefully I will have that done this weekend. I will post a note on the site when I have them done in case anyone would like to see if they look familiar :-} . Thanks Kati for your hard work in posting this essay. It helps put some life into the plain old facts. Lorraine At 11:18 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote: >Evening All, >Here is the final installment. Since there are no dates in this >maybe we can discuss what time period this was written about. Put on >your detective hats and help me out here. I do have a possible line >on when it might have been written. The Chaney Frabric Center was at >that time own by my cousin's in-laws and it has moved several times >including to Mississipi and then later back to Blackshear before >returning to Waycross in its current location on Plant Ave. She is >going to help out with the dates of the orginal Waycross location. >In the paragraph about the iceman, the milkman and the grocery man >... what is the piarn man? was this a typographical error. >Considering the rest of the paragraph I questioned whether it could >be the piano man or not. Do you have an other ideas? Also Carswell >and Nichols streets are mentioned here and this picture on the Ware >site sort of fits in with this. So maybe you can take a look at it >again. See if what you read jogs a memory. > >Carlswell and Nichols >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/carswell.html >Opera House >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/operahouse.html >Phoenix Hotel >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/phoenix2.html >Elizabeth Street, facing east (later than Mrs Summerall's memories) >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethste.html >Elizabeth Street, facing west >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethstw.html > > >Kati Smith >GAWARE List Admin >SEGAKIN List Admin >kimis@bellsouth.net >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elverspeak/ >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > >continued... > >After my year at Quarterman we moved to Elizabeth Street and we were >again in the Central School District. The house we lived in was the >property of the Rev. W. H. Scriggs and was moved from the east >corner of the 6000 block on Elizabeth Street when the site was >bought by the Federal Government for the erection of the present >post office. The house on the other corner was moved to Mary Street >on the corner of McDonald, across from the present Christian Church >Educational Building. Other changes in that area of Elizabeth Street >was the removal of the Catholic Church from the corner now occupied >by the Lyric Theater and the removal of the concrete house known as >800 Elizabeth Street from the corner which is now The Georgia >Natural Gas Company, and the Chaney Fabric Center. > > > >Living on Elizabeth Street was a child's paradise for someone >roughly estimated that there were forty children of school age >living in that immediate area and we never lacked for playmates. >Playing out at night under the street light was a great sport. There >were no automobiles to whiz by and we were safe from traffic >hazards. Mary Street Park was a favorite playground and wading in >the canal an attractive feature. We had few sidewalks in those days >and none on our street. > > > >We walked to school, to church, and to town down the middle of >Elizabeth Street, which was covered with small pebbles. The downtown >streets were paved with brick. We rode our bikes and skated on the >paved sidewalks in the new subdivision known as Owens Boulevard, >which was located north of Carlswell Avenue and west of Nichols >Street. The streets in that area are Izlar, Owens, Walker, and >Roosevelt. At that time there were few houses there and almost none >beyond the railroad, which formed the west boundary. > > > >A landmark in that section then was an abandoned mill. Two stories >high, which bordered the railroad track. It was a favorite haunt to >explore as it had all the appearance of the haunted house described >in Tom Sawyer and Hunk Finn's adventure with Injun Joe. > > > >Fred Brewer had the first automobile in our neighborhood, but >several families owned horses and buggies or surreys with fringed >tops. Those were really the "horse and buggy" days. > > > >Our family physician, Dr. J. L. Walker, came to the house in his >buggy for many calls for his services needed by a growing family. >Daily deliveries were made in horse drawn vehicles by the iceman, >the milkman, and the grocery man. The piarn man came twice a day on >foot, as did my piano teacher. Professor J. H. Deakins, who came to >the house twice a week to give me piano lessons. > > > >Several times a week, our colored friend, came in his dray to take >the laundry to the washerwoman, to bring it back, and to deliver >trunks of samples for my father. When we took trips or when visitors >arrived, Sam Young transported any luggage, which could not be >carried by hand. I pay tribute to our faithful cook, Matilda, who >for years walked to our house and always arrived in time to fire up >the wood range and prepare breakfast. > > > >As I reached school age, I became my mother's favorite errand girl, >which gave me a familiarity with the downtown stores. There was the >H. H. Benton Company dealing in dry goods. And shoes located on Mary >Street where the Jacobson's is now. At Christmas time Benton's used >his second floor as a gift department. It would be hard for people >in this age of inflation and high prices to believe that many items >could be had for five or ten cents and that my gifts (remembrances) >for the whole family would rarely cost more than a dollar. > > > >O'Quinn Men's Shop occupied the corner where Faye's is at present. >Sceals Pharmacy had the corner, which is now Kellam's. Further down >the same block was Humphrey and Williamson, specializing in dry >goods and millinery, and a few doors away was Grace- Brantley >Company. With the exception of the men's clothes and the women and >children's coats, there were few ready-made garments in the stores. >Even hats were fashioned for "My Lady" and Miss Eddie Parham was >expert in designing and making them. > > > >Our seamstress was Mrs. Susie Burnette, who came to our house to sew >each day for as long as she was needed. She had her regular >customers and one had to make appointments well in advance. > > > >I mailed packages and bought stamps for mother at the post office. >The first location that I remember was on Lott Street (now Penney's) >and later it was in the Phoenix Hotel Building while the present >post office building was being constructed. > > > >Paine's Pharmacy and Bookstore on the Lott Street behind the present >Commercial Bank was frequently visited since the firm was the >supplier of schoolbooks which we furnished ourselves. If in good >condition, used books could be traded in, but in our family keeping >them for the next child was the custom and soon we needed additional >shelving space. > > > >Entertainment in Waycross consisted of Lyceum, Chautauqua and an >occasional play at the Opera House. The Lyceums were held at the >Central School Auditorium, as were most of the events, which >occurred at that time. > > > >Never to be forgotten was the visit of President Woodrow Wilson when >he was campaigning for his first time in the White House. A platform >decorated with flags and bunting was erected at the front of the >school building facing Mary Street. It was large enough to seat the >campaign party and the Prominent Waycrossans. To honor the >dignitaries, school was recessed during the morning hours while the >candidate spoke. A capacity crowd of local citizens thronged the >school campus to here Wilson. I listened from a second floor >auditorium window just above the speaker's platform, an advantageous >position but I was careful "not to be seen or heard". This was a >favorite term used by elders in admonishing youth. > > > >The Chautauqua was an anticipated annual event. Every spring it was >held in a tent - usually on a lot at the corner of Lee Avenue and >Hicks Street. Waycrossans turned out en masse wearing their Sunday >best. It was a time for seeing friends as well as for enjoying the >varied types of programs and entertainment scheduled for each >afternoon and evening during the week (radio and television hadn't >at that time made their appearance). > > > >An exciting form of recreation was riding on the streetcar to Winona >Park Lake for picnicking and boating. The trolley line was called >"Old Nine", then down Nichols to Jane Street, Plant Avenue to Albany >Avenue, then a turn onto Colquitt Street to maybe Ben Hill Avenue to >North Augusta to a pavilion bordering the lake. > > > >I am not sure how long we enjoyed having the streetcars for >transportation, possibly until the time that there were more >privately owned automobiles and streetcars were no longer >profitable. And they ceased to operate, tracks had to be taken up >and streets repaired. > > >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

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Kati, You have some GREAT leads that I believe you can nail this time period down to the very month and year, lets try the easy ones/ways. Find the following folks graves, personally or from cemetery surveys, we know EACH one was ALIVE during this account, SO, work BACK from the LAST ones DEATH date, we know that Fred had the FIRST auto in the neighborhood, SO what year was the FIRST auto produced? Then work UP from THAT year, for example lets say the 1st auto was produced in 1900 and the LAST death year of those listed is 1920, you then know you have a 10 year window to work with, then assume a year that the dead folks would of been in their prime to be able to do the things they were listed as doing. The next GREAT lead is the account of President Wilson campaigning, see when he was elected and then you know the time period was BEFORE his election. Next, Humphrey and Williamson Grace- Brantley businesses were probably the last names of the local owners, we too can use the cemetery records of their death dates to narrow down the time line, and even better is................................... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Miss Eddie Parham, it appears she was NOT married, check out using census records possibly to see who her parents were and how old she was during which time period, then work forward to when her possible age was that a person would be engaged in her profession, IF you can find HER MARRIAGE record, then work BACK from her marriage date, thats in case if she was. You can also use the same technic for Mrs. Susie Burnette. MANY excellent leads, these are the ones that jump out to me, it will be interesting to see the info come in. Example: Using our fictious 20 year span of 1900 to 1920, lets say the FIRST one to die in the name list was Dr. walker and he died in 1910, you then have narrowed time span down to 10 years, get my drift? I hope this helps, unfortunately I personally don't have time to trace all this but I bet some of those on this list can! There are other leads like Post office construction, some times you find markers or cornerstones with dates of construction or dedication of them on site. Streets paved with bricks, certainly someone in local government may have the purchase records of such a large brick purchase, and was the bricks made locally? Dr. J. L. Walker Mrs. Susie Burnette Rev. W. H. Scriggs Professor J. H. Deakins Sam Young >>Mrs. Susie Burnette >>Miss Eddie Parham Humphrey and Williamson Grace- Brantley Fred Brewer had the first automobile in our neighborhood The downtown streets were paved with brick fire up the wood range and prepare breakfast. As I reached school age, I became my mother's favorite errand girl Never to be forgotten was the visit of President Woodrow Wilson when he was campaigning for his first time in the White House. A capacity crowd of local citizens thronged the school campus to here Wilson. -----Original Message----- From: Kati <kimis@bellsouth.net> To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:18:14 -0500 Subject: [GAWARE] Memories of Early Waycross final installment Evening All, Here is the final installment. Since there are no dates in this maybe we can discuss what time period this was written about. Put on your detective hats and help me out here. I do have a possible line on when it might have been written. The Chaney Frabric Center was at that time own by my cousin's in-laws and it has moved several times including to Mississipi and then later back to Blackshear before returning to Waycross in its current location on Plant Ave. She is going to help out with the dates of the orginal Waycross location. In the paragraph about the iceman, the milkman and the grocery man ... what is the piarn man? was this a typographical error. Considering the rest of the paragraph I questioned whether it could be the piano man or not. Do you have an other ideas? Also Carswell and Nichols streets are mentioned here and this picture on the Ware site sort of fits in with this. So maybe you can take a look at it again. See if what you read jogs a memory. Carlswell and Nichols http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/carswell.html Opera House http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/operahouse.html Phoenix Hotel http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/phoenix2.html Elizabeth Street, facing east (later than Mrs Summerall's memories) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethste.html Elizabeth Street, facing west http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethstw.html Kati Smith GAWARE List Admin SEGAKIN List Admin kimis@bellsouth.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elverspeak/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ continued... After my year at Quarterman we moved to Elizabeth Street and we were again in the Central School District. The house we lived in was the property of the Rev. W. H. Scriggs and was moved from the east corner of the 6000 block on Elizabeth Street when the site was bought by the Federal Government for the erection of the present post office. The house on the other corner was moved to Mary Street on the corner of McDonald, across from the present Christian Church Educational Building. Other changes in that area of Elizabeth Street was the removal of the Catholic Church from the corner now occupied by the Lyric Theater and the removal of the concrete house known as 800 Elizabeth Street from the corner which is now The Georgia Natural Gas Company, and the Chaney Fabric Center. Living on Elizabeth Street was a child's paradise for someone roughly estimated that there were forty children of school age living in that immediate area and we never lacked for playmates. Playing out at night under the street light was a great sport. There were no automobiles to whiz by and we were safe from traffic hazards. Mary Street Park was a favorite playground and wading in the canal an attractive feature. We had few sidewalks in those days and none on our street. We walked to school, to church, and to town down the middle of Elizabeth Street, which was covered with small pebbles. The downtown streets were paved with brick. We rode our bikes and skated on the paved sidewalks in the new subdivision known as Owens Boulevard, which was located north of Carlswell Avenue and west of Nichols Street. The streets in that area are Izlar, Owens, Walker, and Roosevelt. At that time there were few houses there and almost none beyond the railroad, which formed the west boundary. A landmark in that section then was an abandoned mill. Two stories high, which bordered the railroad track. It was a favorite haunt to explore as it had all the appearance of the haunted house described in Tom Sawyer and Hunk Finn's adventure with Injun Joe. Fred Brewer had the first automobile in our neighborhood, but several families owned horses and buggies or surreys with fringed tops. Those were really the "horse and buggy" days. Our family physician, Dr. J. L. Walker, came to the house in his buggy for many calls for his services needed by a growing family. Daily deliveries were made in horse drawn vehicles by the iceman, the milkman, and the grocery man. The piarn man came twice a day on foot, as did my piano teacher. Professor J. H. Deakins, who came to the house twice a week to give me piano lessons. Several times a week, our colored friend, came in his dray to take the laundry to the washerwoman, to bring it back, and to deliver trunks of samples for my father. When we took trips or when visitors arrived, Sam Young transported any luggage, which could not be carried by hand. I pay tribute to our faithful cook, Matilda, who for years walked to our house and always arrived in time to fire up the wood range and prepare breakfast. As I reached school age, I became my mother's favorite errand girl, which gave me a familiarity with the downtown stores. There was the H. H. Benton Company dealing in dry goods. And shoes located on Mary Street where the Jacobson's is now. At Christmas time Benton's used his second floor as a gift department. It would be hard for people in this age of inflation and high prices to believe that many items could be had for five or ten cents and that my gifts (remembrances) for the whole family would rarely cost more than a dollar. O'Quinn Men's Shop occupied the corner where Faye's is at present. Sceals Pharmacy had the corner, which is now Kellam's. Further down the same block was Humphrey and Williamson, specializing in dry goods and millinery, and a few doors away was Grace- Brantley Company. With the exception of the men's clothes and the women and children's coats, there were few ready-made garments in the stores. Even hats were fashioned for "My Lady" and Miss Eddie Parham was expert in designing and making them. Our seamstress was Mrs. Susie Burnette, who came to our house to sew each day for as long as she was needed. She had her regular customers and one had to make appointments well in advance. I mailed packages and bought stamps for mother at the post office. The first location that I remember was on Lott Street (now Penney's) and later it was in the Phoenix Hotel Building while the present post office building was being constructed. Paine's Pharmacy and Bookstore on the Lott Street behind the present Commercial Bank was frequently visited since the firm was the supplier of schoolbooks which we furnished ourselves. If in good condition, used books could be traded in, but in our family keeping them for the next child was the custom and soon we needed additional shelving space. Entertainment in Waycross consisted of Lyceum, Chautauqua and an occasional play at the Opera House. The Lyceums were held at the Central School Auditorium, as were most of the events, which occurred at that time. Never to be forgotten was the visit of President Woodrow Wilson when he was campaigning for his first time in the White House. A platform decorated with flags and bunting was erected at the front of the school building facing Mary Street. It was large enough to seat the campaign party and the Prominent Waycrossans. To honor the dignitaries, school was recessed during the morning hours while the candidate spoke. A capacity crowd of local citizens thronged the school campus to here Wilson. I listened from a second floor auditorium window just above the speaker's platform, an advantageous position but I was careful "not to be seen or heard". This was a favorite term used by elders in admonishing youth. The Chautauqua was an anticipated annual event. Every spring it was held in a tent - usually on a lot at the corner of Lee Avenue and Hicks Street. Waycrossans turned out en masse wearing their Sunday best. It was a time for seeing friends as well as for enjoying the varied types of programs and entertainment scheduled for each afternoon and evening during the week (radio and television hadn't at that time made their appearance). An exciting form of recreation was riding on the streetcar to Winona Park Lake for picnicking and boating. The trolley line was called "Old Nine", then down Nichols to Jane Street, Plant Avenue to Albany Avenue, then a turn onto Colquitt Street to maybe Ben Hill Avenue to North Augusta to a pavilion bordering the lake. I am not sure how long we enjoyed having the streetcars for transportation, possibly until the time that there were more privately owned automobiles and streetcars were no longer profitable. 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Evening All, Here is the final installment. Since there are no dates in this maybe we can discuss what time period this was written about. Put on your detective hats and help me out here. I do have a possible line on when it might have been written. The Chaney Frabric Center was at that time own by my cousin's in-laws and it has moved several times including to Mississipi and then later back to Blackshear before returning to Waycross in its current location on Plant Ave. She is going to help out with the dates of the orginal Waycross location. In the paragraph about the iceman, the milkman and the grocery man ... what is the piarn man? was this a typographical error. Considering the rest of the paragraph I questioned whether it could be the piano man or not. Do you have an other ideas? Also Carswell and Nichols streets are mentioned here and this picture on the Ware site sort of fits in with this. So maybe you can take a look at it again. See if what you read jogs a memory. Carlswell and Nichols http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/carswell.html Opera House http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/operahouse.html Phoenix Hotel http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/phoenix2.html Elizabeth Street, facing east (later than Mrs Summerall's memories) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethste.html Elizabeth Street, facing west http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/html/elizabethstw.html Kati Smith GAWARE List Admin SEGAKIN List Admin kimis@bellsouth.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elverspeak/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ continued... After my year at Quarterman we moved to Elizabeth Street and we were again in the Central School District. The house we lived in was the property of the Rev. W. H. Scriggs and was moved from the east corner of the 6000 block on Elizabeth Street when the site was bought by the Federal Government for the erection of the present post office. The house on the other corner was moved to Mary Street on the corner of McDonald, across from the present Christian Church Educational Building. Other changes in that area of Elizabeth Street was the removal of the Catholic Church from the corner now occupied by the Lyric Theater and the removal of the concrete house known as 800 Elizabeth Street from the corner which is now The Georgia Natural Gas Company, and the Chaney Fabric Center. Living on Elizabeth Street was a child's paradise for someone roughly estimated that there were forty children of school age living in that immediate area and we never lacked for playmates. Playing out at night under the street light was a great sport. There were no automobiles to whiz by and we were safe from traffic hazards. Mary Street Park was a favorite playground and wading in the canal an attractive feature. We had few sidewalks in those days and none on our street. We walked to school, to church, and to town down the middle of Elizabeth Street, which was covered with small pebbles. The downtown streets were paved with brick. We rode our bikes and skated on the paved sidewalks in the new subdivision known as Owens Boulevard, which was located north of Carlswell Avenue and west of Nichols Street. The streets in that area are Izlar, Owens, Walker, and Roosevelt. At that time there were few houses there and almost none beyond the railroad, which formed the west boundary. A landmark in that section then was an abandoned mill. Two stories high, which bordered the railroad track. It was a favorite haunt to explore as it had all the appearance of the haunted house described in Tom Sawyer and Hunk Finn's adventure with Injun Joe. Fred Brewer had the first automobile in our neighborhood, but several families owned horses and buggies or surreys with fringed tops. Those were really the "horse and buggy" days. Our family physician, Dr. J. L. Walker, came to the house in his buggy for many calls for his services needed by a growing family. Daily deliveries were made in horse drawn vehicles by the iceman, the milkman, and the grocery man. The piarn man came twice a day on foot, as did my piano teacher. Professor J. H. Deakins, who came to the house twice a week to give me piano lessons. Several times a week, our colored friend, came in his dray to take the laundry to the washerwoman, to bring it back, and to deliver trunks of samples for my father. When we took trips or when visitors arrived, Sam Young transported any luggage, which could not be carried by hand. I pay tribute to our faithful cook, Matilda, who for years walked to our house and always arrived in time to fire up the wood range and prepare breakfast. As I reached school age, I became my mother's favorite errand girl, which gave me a familiarity with the downtown stores. There was the H. H. Benton Company dealing in dry goods. And shoes located on Mary Street where the Jacobson's is now. At Christmas time Benton's used his second floor as a gift department. It would be hard for people in this age of inflation and high prices to believe that many items could be had for five or ten cents and that my gifts (remembrances) for the whole family would rarely cost more than a dollar. O'Quinn Men's Shop occupied the corner where Faye's is at present. Sceals Pharmacy had the corner, which is now Kellam's. Further down the same block was Humphrey and Williamson, specializing in dry goods and millinery, and a few doors away was Grace- Brantley Company. With the exception of the men's clothes and the women and children's coats, there were few ready-made garments in the stores. Even hats were fashioned for "My Lady" and Miss Eddie Parham was expert in designing and making them. Our seamstress was Mrs. Susie Burnette, who came to our house to sew each day for as long as she was needed. She had her regular customers and one had to make appointments well in advance. I mailed packages and bought stamps for mother at the post office. The first location that I remember was on Lott Street (now Penney's) and later it was in the Phoenix Hotel Building while the present post office building was being constructed. Paine's Pharmacy and Bookstore on the Lott Street behind the present Commercial Bank was frequently visited since the firm was the supplier of schoolbooks which we furnished ourselves. If in good condition, used books could be traded in, but in our family keeping them for the next child was the custom and soon we needed additional shelving space. Entertainment in Waycross consisted of Lyceum, Chautauqua and an occasional play at the Opera House. The Lyceums were held at the Central School Auditorium, as were most of the events, which occurred at that time. Never to be forgotten was the visit of President Woodrow Wilson when he was campaigning for his first time in the White House. A platform decorated with flags and bunting was erected at the front of the school building facing Mary Street. It was large enough to seat the campaign party and the Prominent Waycrossans. To honor the dignitaries, school was recessed during the morning hours while the candidate spoke. A capacity crowd of local citizens thronged the school campus to here Wilson. I listened from a second floor auditorium window just above the speaker's platform, an advantageous position but I was careful "not to be seen or heard". This was a favorite term used by elders in admonishing youth. The Chautauqua was an anticipated annual event. Every spring it was held in a tent - usually on a lot at the corner of Lee Avenue and Hicks Street. Waycrossans turned out en masse wearing their Sunday best. It was a time for seeing friends as well as for enjoying the varied types of programs and entertainment scheduled for each afternoon and evening during the week (radio and television hadn't at that time made their appearance). An exciting form of recreation was riding on the streetcar to Winona Park Lake for picnicking and boating. The trolley line was called "Old Nine", then down Nichols to Jane Street, Plant Avenue to Albany Avenue, then a turn onto Colquitt Street to maybe Ben Hill Avenue to North Augusta to a pavilion bordering the lake. I am not sure how long we enjoyed having the streetcars for transportation, possibly until the time that there were more privately owned automobiles and streetcars were no longer profitable. And they ceased to operate, tracks had to be taken up and streets repaired.

Kati- Thanks for posting the memories by Margaret Bates Summerall. My first grade teacher at Isabella Elementary in 1944 was Margaret Summerall and she was also the principal of the school. The age sounds about right so I think it is the same one. In the write-up she refers to my great-aunt Ada Perham who was my paternal grandmother's sister. So as you can imagine I am very interested in continuing the post. If you would like to scan a portion and send it to me I will be glad to help you type it in. Harris Atkins Gig Harbor, WA

Morning All, I stumbled across this article in a box of goodies and started typing it so as to preserve it on disc. I've typed about half but will to shut down now and head out now for a bite to eat, I will get to the other half when I can. Other than siting the author as the original source, I don't know where or how the article was published so it you can help with that it would be much appreciated. I thought this might also help to strike up a conversation. For example in the early 1900's my dad also lived on Albany Avenue and attended the Quarterman Street School, but I had no idea any of the major street names had changed. Imagine State Street once having been called Brewer Street. Well enjoy, and let me know if you're "chomping at the bits" or "faunching at the bits" for the other half. The latter of these sayings I first heard from a Waycrossian. Kati Smith GAWARE List Admin SEGAKIN List Admin kimis@bellsouth.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elverspeak/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ Memories of Early Waycross By Margaret Bates Summerall Although Waycross was not my birthplace, I lived here as a child during the first two decades of this century and have vivid recollections of life as it was lived during that era. Waycross could then boast of streetcars, a livery stable, a blacksmith shop, a Chinese hand laundry, an opera house, a baseball park, a racetrack, horse and buggy transportation, mostly unpaved streets, few sidewalks and many trains. My parents came to make Waycross their home following their marriage at the turn of the century. My father was a traveling salesman with territory in South Georgia and North Florida. Travel for him at that time had to be via railroad. Waycross was the logical location for it was literally the "crossing of the ways" with railroads extending in every direction somewhat like the legs of an octopus. During the months we were in Waycross we resided at the Phoenix Hotel because of its nearness to the railroad station located across the tracks from the present station and nearer to Brunel Street. I do not remember living at the Phoenix but I remember well our next home. "The May House" which was a family hotel, located upstairs over what is now the Elliston Drug Store. A favorite playground while we were at the May House was across Parker Street under some sycamore trees which bordered the lot where the Bunn building now stands. Mother had a nursemaid for the children and each afternoon after we were bathed and dressed she took us for a stroll. Our route was usually across the canal spanned by wooden bridges and back via Pendleton Street. Both streets were almost entirely residential. I attended church and Sunday school classes: they all met in different sections of the large church auditorium, and with all the teachers talking at once; it faintly resembled the humming of an active bee hive. Two people in my early church experience made a profound impression upon me, which has lingered throughout the years: Mrs. Ada Barnes Perham (Mrs. A. P. Jr.), my Sunday school teacher and Mrs. T. B. Atwell, Sunbeam leader. At the age of five, I was enrolled in a private school taught by Miss Bessie Wright. It was on Alice Street, now the site of the Kress Store. Instruction was devitalized and the twenty or more students were of different ages with varying levels of achievement. I was in the "Primer Class". Most of my school day was listening to the older children recite or writing numbers on my slate. The private school satisfied keen desire to attend school. The older children in the May House were in public school and when my mother made application for me to be enrolled there, the school superintendent, E. A. Pound remained adamant to all pleading. I had to be six years old. Waycross, at that time, had just one school for all grades, one thru ten. It was known as the Central School and was located on the block bounded by Mary, Pendleton, Isabella, and Lott Streets which is now known as the Monroe Block. I remember that at the time the grounds were enclosed by a high picket fence which kept the children in and the roving cattle out. Each grade had a garden spot which was planted for beautification and for nature study. "Uncle Charlie" Redding a relative of Dr. J. H. Redding had a moving picture theater on Mary Street next to the present site of Churchwell's Men Shop. Uncle Charlie was interested in children and in an incentive for high scholastic achievement. He gave a monthly pass to each student with all "W's" (Excellent), then the top on the report card, which was issued every four weeks. Films in those days were silent and rarely over one reel. After the first school year my parents set up house keeping in a house in the 500 block of Albany Avenue. That area was known as "Old Waycross", since it was first to be settled. All of Albany Avenue at that time was residential. I remember the stately homes on that street which was shaded by large oaks. The yards were swept clean (no lawns) and flower beds and paths were bordered with inverted bottles of bricks laid with the ends projected. The same type of homes could be found along Pendleton and Tebeau Streets, Carswell Avenue and across the railroad on Brunel, Gilmore, Reed and Williams Streets. Living in that area I attended the Quarterman Street School, which had been recently built to accommodate Waycross' growing population. As a walker to school, I crossed Oak Street (then Parallel Street), State Street (then Brewer Street - named for Judge H. P. Brewer, whose name was on the corner of Brewer and Alice), and Butler Street (name unchanged). There were four teachers at Quarterman with only four of the eight classrooms being in use. To be continued.