Macon Telegraph Posted on Sun, Oct. 02, 2005 88-year-old drives tractor he restored in Gordon parade By Chuck Thompson TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER GORDON - By the time a man gets to be almost 89 years old, there aren't a lot of first-time experiences left that are worth trying. At least, not ones he has the energy for or that he gets to come back from. But Saturday morning, Byron McCook thoroughly enjoyed something he'd never done before: He drove in his first tractor parade. The parade through downtown Gordon was part of the sixth annual Fall Line Festival and the fifth annual Skippin' and Poppin' Antique Tractor Show. The 1949 Ford that McCook drove was one he restored pretty much by himself earlier this year. McCook is a house builder by trade and said he's not a trained mechanic. Still, "pretty much anything I can take apart, I can put back together," he said. "It took me three or four months," McCook said. "I ain't able to do much, so I'd work on it an hour or two at the time. My nephew and some of the other fellows helped me move the parts that were too heavy for me to lift alone." His nephew, Dennis Holder, begs to differ. McCook can do plenty. "For anybody who'll be 89 in December to be able to strip a tractor to its chassis, clean it, paint it and put it all back together, replacing the worn out parts, that's incredible," Holder said. "I went to see him after he got started, and he had all the parts scattered around on tables. I said, 'Uncle Byron, don't you die on me. I'd never get all this back together.' He acted like it wasn't nothing to it." Holder owns Hobo Junction, an antique store on the outskirts of Gordon, and the tractor show is held in the field behind it. There were 41 tractors entered this year, the oldest being a 1936 John Deere, said Danny Young, one of the organizers. "We had about 20 (tractors) the first year, and it keeps growing each year," Young said. "In addition to the parade, we also judge the tractors and have games." McCook bought his tractor in the early '60s to use around his home in Ivey. "I use it to farm, well garden, really, and to cut the grass," he said. "Mostly cut grass. We had 50 acres - we're down to 5 now - so I had a lot of grass to cut when I got it. It's always been a working tractor, and I've kept it in pretty good shape." Last year's show inspired him to restore the tractor, he said. He'd had the engine reworked already, but had to replace some old parts, clean it and paint it. The toughest thing to find, he said, were the two front wheels. "I had taken the original ones off years ago and replaced them with bigger tires so they wouldn't cut ruts in the yard like those narrow ones did when I was mowing the grass," McCook said. "I had put the original ones aside, but they had rusted out, so I had to find new ones." He found them in north Georgia when he saw an ad placed by a man in Baldwin. "He had junked another one like this to restore the one he was selling, and the only thing he had left were the two front wheels," McCook said. In addition to driving in the parade, McCook got a pleasant surprise Saturday when his great-nephew Curt Montgomery brought a 1952 8N Model Ford similar to McCook's from Jeffersonville and followed him in the parade. "My brother, P.A., was his grandfather," McCook said. "He restored that tractor before he died." McCook's wife, Marion, said the tractor show and parade are popular because young people are more interested in history now than they were a few years ago. "Everyone wants to know where they come from, their roots," she said. "This is a good place to find it. There's a lot of old folks here, but there's also a lot of young people with their children. These old tractors are part of our history. It's good to see people remembering it this way." McCook said his tractor isn't just for show now that he's restored it. "I'll keep using it around home," he said. "Not as much farming, though. I ain't able." McCook may "retire" from the restoration business now, but don't expect him to hang up his tools. "I still like to piddle around in my shop," he said. "I told my wife - we'll be married 65 years Oct. 14 - don't sell my tools if you ever carry me to the rest home. I may get well and come back and need them. Better wait 'til I die." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To contact Chuck Thompson, call 744-4489 or e-mail cthompson@macontel.com. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/118 - Release Date: 10/3/2005

Thank you so much Eileen! Sincerely, Lena Eileen <eileenmc@charter.net> wrote: Lena, Here you go.. Clerk of Superior Court Court Records from 1855 and Land Records from 1855 ) 100 Bacon St., P.O. Box 250, Irwinton, GA 31042; Phone: (478) 946-2221 Probate Court Clerk Probate Records from 1854 and Marriage Records from 1854 . Death Records from 1919. Probate Court, P.O. Box 201, Irwinton, GA 31042-0201; 478-946-2222 Eileen H-S wrote: > I am unable to travel to Wilkinson County & was curious as to where I would write to obtain vital records such as wills or marriage licenses? > >Thank You, >Lena > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== >*Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/ > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/118 - Release Date: 10/3/2005 ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/ --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

AMEN!!!!!! Gervaise Wynn Perdue ----- Original Message ----- From: "JRA" <janie_reb_aingeal@yahoo.com> To: <GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:50 PM Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Lord-Wynn > Have you ever had one of those days where it dawns on you that dates in your tree do not match the youngins? > > For months I have been looking at John H. Lord & Tabitha Wynn's marriage date of > 09 December 1838. Well, Georgiann was born in 1835 & my G3Grandmother Nancy Mildred Lord was born 13 February 1839. > > So, there are a few scenarios here: > 1. Tabitha was married to a Wynn before John, but which Wynn? > 2. The marriage date is off, for Tabitha would have been pregnant when she married John. > 3. Tabitha was pregnant & the father was John so they had to get married before Nancy was born. > > How can I obtain a will for John & Tabitha? > > Thank You, > Lena > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== > *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/ >

The annual Lord family reunion will be held on Saturday, October 8th at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wilkinson County, Georgia. [Descendants of William Lord d. 1825] Sign in and fellowship time will be from 10-11 am. The theme of the program "A Special Ancestor" will shared by all in attendance who wish to speak about their special ancestor by keeping it under six minutes. Lunch will be served about 12:30 pm. There will be singing after lunch. For further particulars you may contact J.M. Lord at jmlord@alltel.net.

The 1850 Census of Wilkinson County shows Georgian Wynne 15 [b. 1835] in household of John and Tabitha Lord. Nancy is shown as being born 1839 and is shown as Nancy Lord. It does not indicate the relationship of Georgianne Wynne to John and Tabitha Lord. The 1860 Census of Wilkinson Co. shows a Joseph F. Chandler and Georgia A. Chandler is shown as 25 years old. So apparently Georgianne Wynne married Joseph F. Chandler. A Polly Wynn, age 40 is in their household. They are living in Lord's Dist of Wilkinson County in the same area as John H. and Tabitha Lord. -----Original Message----- From: JRA [mailto:janie_reb_aingeal@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:51 PM To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Lord-Wynn Have you ever had one of those days where it dawns on you that dates in your tree do not match the youngins? For months I have been looking at John H. Lord & Tabitha Wynn's marriage date of 09 December 1838. Well, Georgiann was born in 1835 & my G3Grandmother Nancy Mildred Lord was born 13 February 1839. So, there are a few scenarios here: 1. Tabitha was married to a Wynn before John, but which Wynn? 2. The marriage date is off, for Tabitha would have been pregnant when she married John. 3. Tabitha was pregnant & the father was John so they had to get married before Nancy was born. How can I obtain a will for John & Tabitha? Thank You, Lena --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/

Sharon, Thank you for your reply :)! I have all the census' I know of for John H., but had never looked at the 1860 for Joseph & Georgiann. I still wonder though about the marriage date for John & Tabitha since Grandmother Nancy was born two months after their listed marriage date. This marriage date could very well be a typo given that the Wilkinson County USGENWEB page has Grandfather William marrying an Adele Willis on the 27th of August 1864 & that is the date on his & Nancy's marriage license & neither were married to anyone else before they married each other, nor did Nancy marry after William died. I swear a lot of our brick walls may be easier if census records were done as they were in 1900 before 1900...lol. I believe John, or Tabitha's, will would answer a lot of questions if I could find out where to find it/them...lol. Sincerely, Lena Sharon <shamner@mindspring.com> wrote: The 1850 Census of Wilkinson County shows Georgian Wynne 15 [b. 1835] in household of John and Tabitha Lord. Nancy is shown as being born 1839 and is shown as Nancy Lord. It does not indicate the relationship of Georgianne Wynne to John and Tabitha Lord. The 1860 Census of Wilkinson Co. shows a Joseph F. Chandler and Georgia A. Chandler is shown as 25 years old. So apparently Georgianne Wynne married Joseph F. Chandler. A Polly Wynn, age 40 is in their household. They are living in Lord's Dist of Wilkinson County in the same area as John H. and Tabitha Lord. -----Original Message----- From: JRA [mailto:janie_reb_aingeal@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:51 PM To: GAWILKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAWILKIN-L] Lord-Wynn Have you ever had one of those days where it dawns on you that dates in your tree do not match the youngins? For months I have been looking at John H. Lord & Tabitha Wynn's marriage date of 09 December 1838. Well, Georgiann was born in 1835 & my G3Grandmother Nancy Mildred Lord was born 13 February 1839. So, there are a few scenarios here: 1. Tabitha was married to a Wynn before John, but which Wynn? 2. The marriage date is off, for Tabitha would have been pregnant when she married John. 3. Tabitha was pregnant & the father was John so they had to get married before Nancy was born. How can I obtain a will for John & Tabitha? Thank You, Lena --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== *Check out the WILKINSON CO. *GAGENWEB* Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawilkin/ ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== Search the Rootsweb SURNAME LIST here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi#search (Check for all your Surnames!) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Have you ever had one of those days where it dawns on you that dates in your tree do not match the youngins? For months I have been looking at John H. Lord & Tabitha Wynn's marriage date of 09 December 1838. Well, Georgiann was born in 1835 & my G3Grandmother Nancy Mildred Lord was born 13 February 1839. So, there are a few scenarios here: 1. Tabitha was married to a Wynn before John, but which Wynn? 2. The marriage date is off, for Tabitha would have been pregnant when she married John. 3. Tabitha was pregnant & the father was John so they had to get married before Nancy was born. How can I obtain a will for John & Tabitha? Thank You, Lena --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

I am unable to travel to Wilkinson County & was curious as to where I would write to obtain vital records such as wills or marriage licenses? Thank You, Lena __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Tina, I believe that there was a Ball family that settled in the area (Northern CA) back in the 1860s or so. This is from memory from about 40± years ago when I was attending college in Shasta County. Ron Davis Woodland, CA tpeddie@charter.net wrote: > Betty and all: > I dont have an answer for you on your qauestion I'm afraid, but I have a question re BALLS' FERRY..... > I'm in No. CA right now, and I noticed around Redding, CA, there is a BALL'S FERRY, and I wonder if it refers to the same "Ball", or if it's a coincidence? > Anyone have any thoughts?? > Thanks much, > TINA/CA > > > > > From: "Betty Bivins" <halbet@angus1841.com> > > Date: 2005/09/22 Thu PM 11:36:41 EDT > > To: <GAWILKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: John or Anson Ball's grave > > > > Recently I read information somewhere that said that John or Anson Ball's grave was close to the Ball's Ferry site in Wilkinson County. > > Has anyone ever seen it? > > If so, can you give me directions to it. > > thanks, > > betty in ga > > > > ==== GAWILKIN Mailing List ==== > Check out your Family lines at WORLDCONNECT: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Betty and all: I dont have an answer for you on your qauestion I'm afraid, but I have a question re BALLS' FERRY..... I'm in No. CA right now, and I noticed around Redding, CA, there is a BALL'S FERRY, and I wonder if it refers to the same "Ball", or if it's a coincidence? Anyone have any thoughts?? Thanks much, TINA/CA > > From: "Betty Bivins" <halbet@angus1841.com> > Date: 2005/09/22 Thu PM 11:36:41 EDT > To: <GAWILKIN-D-request@rootsweb.com> > Subject: John or Anson Ball's grave > > Recently I read information somewhere that said that John or Anson Ball's grave was close to the Ball's Ferry site in Wilkinson County. > Has anyone ever seen it? > If so, can you give me directions to it. > thanks, > betty in ga >

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/He.2ADE/698.710 Message Board Post: Joy McCook has been taking photos of Ramah Cemetery. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/cemetery.html If anyone can add more information to any of the photos, be sure to let us know. Joy is doing a wonderful job!

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/He.2ADE/698.709 Message Board Post: Try this link to Wilkinson County Cemetaries. http://wilkinsoncountyga.tripod.com/Wilco.htm Try this link to Baldwin, Hancock and Jones county. http://www.friendsofcems.org/Baldwin/ I am a member of friends of Baldwin county and would like you feed back on site. We would welcome you as a member, see information on web site. My wife's Mother was Janie McCullar and would like to share your invformation on McCullar, McCullough as many used both spellings of name. wrightjmorse@alltel.net

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/He.2ADE/1308.1 Message Board Post: Contact me please. I have photos, etc you may want to have. akennedy@coastalnow.net

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/He.2ADE/698.708.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I worked with Julia for a while reasearching Lavendars and McCullar's in Wilkinson County. Feel free to contact me akennedy@coastalnow.net

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Group.....William Chandler Dennard And His 2nd Wife Pauline Bernice Kennington O'Kelley Dennard ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 21, 2005, 2:08 am Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/williamc4446gph.jpg Image file size: 99.8 Kb This is a picture of Mr. William Chandler Dennard and his second wife Pauline Bernice Kennington. (She had previously married Richard Hillman O'Kelley). File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/williamc4446gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Group.....The Dennards ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 21, 2005, 2:06 am Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/thedenna4445gph.jpg Image file size: 128.6 Kb (from left to right): George Jack Dennard, Thomas Brooks Dennard, Clifford Dennard Beck, Henry Elijah Dennard, and William Chandler Dennard Sr. These are 5 children of James Thomas Dennard and Missouri Brooks. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/thedenna4445gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Group.....Perry Beck And His Wife Clifford Dennard Beck ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 21, 2005, 2:04 am Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/perrybec4444gph.jpg Image file size: 138.8 Kb This is a picture of Mr. Perry Beck and his wife Clifford Dennard Beck (she was the daughter of James Thomas Dennard and Missouri Brooks). File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/perrybec4444gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Group.....Effie Mae NeSmith McCook And Jim Lawrence McCook January 1, 1950 ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 20, 2005, 7:24 pm Source: Old Family Photo Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/effiemae4442gph.jpg Image file size: 156.8 Kb The date on this photo is approximate. I am not sure when this picture was taken. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/effiemae4442gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Place.....Sun Going Down Over Lake Tchukalako September 17, 2005 ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 20, 2005, 5:55 pm Source: Photograph Taken By Joy McCook Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/sungoing4440gph.jpg Image file size: 14.2 Kb This is a picture of the sun going down over Lake Tchukalako coming from Jackson Road in Wilkinson County, Georgia. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/sungoing4440gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Wilkinson County GaArchives Photo Place.....Brown Family Headstone September 17, 2005 ************************************************ 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: Joy McCook joymccook@yahoo.com September 20, 2005, 5:44 pm Source: Ramah Church Cemetery Photo can be seen at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/brownfam4439gph.jpg Image file size: 27.2 Kb This is a Brown family headstone. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkinson/photos/brownfam4439gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 0.8 Kb