Hi, contact Mack Mullins . He is the former Education Service Center director in Waco and since retirement he is a volunteer in Geneaology Section. The Waco- McLennan County Library is on line. He is a direct descendant of Jesse Walton of Owl Swamp and Traveller's Rest Inn, Toccoa, Ga. When Jesse left for the Georgia Gold fields he sold the Inn to Gen. James Rutherfort Wyly and wife Sarah Hawkins Clark, my great grandad's parents. Actually Jesse let his son in law Gen. Joseph Martin sell it for him. , appx. 1812 or so. In the 1840's or so it was sold to the Lucas- Jarrett families who lived there until the present owners, The State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources run it as their smallest park and sell a book of general history of Waltons, Martins, Wylys, Jarret- Lucas & others. My ancestor did the contract of opening the Tellico Turnpike from Tellico Plains to Toccoa, Ga. It was a major stage stop between Virginia and Atlanta and between Clemson. Univ. area of John C. Calhoun. Wylys sold the Habersham County Iron smelter and forge works to Calhoun and ran it for him for a time. It was also the path from Charleston to summer homes in Clarkesville- Alpine Helen, Pine Mountain -Shipley- Hiawasse ,Georgia. The Wyly, Cleveland, Yowell, "Hackett" (Hatchett? )Walton , jarrett, Lucas & Martins lived there when still a lease from the Cherokee tribe . Let me know more. Oliver Cromwell Wyly , son of james and sarah was habersham County sheriff and brother Ben. F. and Uncle Augustine Clayton Wyly ran a 4 story Wholesale grocery in Atlanta before 1850. Sherman did not burn it- the Brick still stands at Peachtree & Pryor, Atlanta, downtown. They had a 36 wagon train of Habersham and Atlanta which left the Wyly cotton yard 1865 & got to Erath County 1868- women, kids, and livestock. Wonder if any Waltons were with them or in contact with them before they left? One Wyly was named Dr. Walton Wyly. J.R was Col. Ben Cleveland's grandson and Sarah was Col. & Gov. Sevier (Tennessee) granddaughter. Their parents and grandparents fought in Rev. War. You can get the Traveller's Rest book fronm the State or on loan from your library fron Clemson or Talahasse. Gen. Wyly was, in 1812, second in charge of Ga. Militia which sacked and Burned Talahassee- 700 Anglo and 400 Cherokee troops out to punish the Rebelious Seminole for backing the British in still trying to destroy the U.S. and regain their colonies. We paid the friendly Cherokee of Nancy Ward's Blue Peace City of Refuge with the Trail of Tears. Mr Mullins said Jesse Walton was shot in the arm through a window by an Indian or a paid British agitator dressed as an Indian, with an arrow. He built higher windows in one house. Gen. Wyly boilt over 1/2 of the present 3 story Inn. For common folk there was a large upstairs room with several beds and they rented two to a bed if strangers. One man started taking his shoes off and told the occupant that he had the seven year itch. The occupant said that was O.K. , he had had it 4 years himself. A British traveller this was the only house between Virginia and Atlanta with glass windows- and the Wylys had a large bookshelf when their neighbors could not read and write. Most of our family are reported to have a personal library or access to a public one. Most kept family records. Why did Georgia Red Clay mountain folk pick Erath County black land? Were Wylys, Hatchetts, and Waltons that close in Georgia?Dr. Hatchett and brothers were in Texas before 1845 and Dr. hatchett's wives were Stevens from Shipley their parents Rev. & Mrs. B.T. Stevens are buried in Selden Hatchett cemetery, Erath County on the Duffau Creek, 9 miles from Stephenville. One of the Eades boys i finished Stephenville High with now lives near Clarkesville and leaves only for Stephenville Reunions. Take care and happy hunting. Charles Augustine Wyly On Mon, 31 May 1999 10:37:26 -0400 "Anthony Davis" <jadfl@email.msn.com> writes: >Researching family connections for a Jesse Moody WALTOM, m. Mary >Francis >CRUCE (CRUSE) in Coweta Co., GA ca. 1857 and moved to Stephenville >shortly >after that. Had three known children, possibly others. > >Tony > >CASH, DAVIS, LEDBETTER, WALTON > > >