Butts-Jasper-Bibb County GaArchives History .....Records of Employees of Ocmulgee Power House March 18 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 April 14, 2004, 1:36 pm Records of Employees of Ocmulgee Power House Central Ga. Power Company – Jackson, Ga. Issued First Aid Booklets to the following employees on March 18, 1911. F. G. Loves (Lowes ?) A. B. Lindsey J. K. Sitton W. H. Reddens L. L. Tison A.M.Gooch H. R. Bearden A. Engle (ish ?) C. H. Broward J. S. Nelson L. H. Hopkins C. A. Nabors W. S. Shell W. C. Webber W. D. Anthony C. H. Broward, Supt. January 1st, 1911 to September 1, 1912 September 15,1912, resigned with respect and best wishes of all his men. Married J. M. Hodges Employed October 16, 1911 as watchman, salary $60.00 Went to Station as Oiler on January 7, 1912, salary $45.00 Notify F. M. Hodges – Jackson, Ga. January 1,1914, transferred to Macon substation. W. T. Mote – Employed August 11, 1918 – discharged January 1921 N. A. Cook – employed November 8,1919 as oiler at $65.00. Age 27, married, resigned June 5,1923 C. A. Bankston – employed April 6,1917 as extra oiler at $45.00. Age 21, single. Notify H. (Henry) Bankston at Jackson. Resigned July 5,1918. Employed August 28, went to Camp September 7,1919. Resigned November 21, 1919 J. W. Watkins – employed May 23,1920 as oiler at $70.00, age 21, in case of accident notify J. B. Watkins. Resigned September 9,1920. C. E. Harrison – employed January 18, 1947 Bill Harrison – employed December 1,1946 C. M. Pittman employed June 23, 1923, salary $70.00. March 1,1925 - $75.00 Resigned May 15,1925. Dead C. L. Hooston – Age 23, single, employed June 7,1920. Salary as oiler $70.00. Notify Alex Holston, Rt.2, Jackson Ga. Resigned January 1,1925. Good man C. A. Nabors – May 3,1911 as Oiler, $40.00. September 1st. Age 28, notify wife at Dam. March 24, 1926, transferred to Macon Sub-Station. C. A. Nabors – Oiler – May 3,1911, $40.00. Age 28. Notify wife at Dam. March 25,1926 transferred to Macon Sub-station. W. M. Thaxton – Born Mar 14,1892 – employed as extra oiler at $30.00 on Sept 25,1913. Notify R. A. Thaxton, Jackson, Ga. Age 20 and single. January 1, 1925 married. Notify wife near Dam. Retired March 31, 1958. Died Sept. 16, 1960. H. L. Linch, employed as oiler on May 1, 1920, salary $70.00. Age 25, single. Notify T. O. Linch at Flovilla, Ga. Transferred to substation July 25,1926. C. B. Hamlin, employed as oiler March 18, 1926, salary $70.00, age 21 and single. Notify A. J. Hamlin, Jackson, Ga. A.C.Aikens, July 1,1913, employed as extra oiler t $30.00. Age 28, single. Notify W. A. Aikens, Jackson, Ga. R. E. McMichael – employed July 23,1927 as oiler at $70.00. Single, age 27 B.Y. Lunceford, transferred from Tallulah Falls, February 1937. Born Feb 3,1903. John Ellis Pope, born February 13,1916. Employed Jan. 1,1943 as Helper. Salary $98.00 October 7, 1944, killed between 3:20 and 5:30 am. W. H. Norsworthy, born 1908 and employed Sept 1933, age 25, married. Resigned December 15, 1944. W. L. Hodges, born July 27,1871- employed Sept 13, 1925, age 35, married. J. C. Burdette, employed May 30, 1949, age 19. Born August 12, 1930, came to Lloyds Shoals on March 23, 1953. J. H. Mauldin, born August 8, 1894. Transferred from Morgan Fall on February 25, 1930. Discharged January 25, 1937 because of too much liquor. Ronnie Adams, age 19, single. Employed August 29, 1912 and resigned April 1, 1917. M. T. Duffy, employed June 17,1918 as oiler, age 18, single. Notify S. F. Duffy at Flovilla, Ga. Resigned January 8, 1919. Travis ( N or H) Reeves, employed May 15,1940. Age 22. James Anderson Nutt, born October 28, 1924. Employed November 1, 1942 as Helper. W. M. Kimbell, born December 23,1913, employed December 1, 1944. D. W. Mitchell, employed January 17, 1945. Ernest F. Lavendar, employed September 8,1918 as oiler, age 23 and single. In emergency notify A. H. Lavendar, Flovilla, Ga. Resigned November 15,1918. No good. E. W. O’Neal, employed January 26,1919, age about 20, single. Notify E. W. O’Neal, Sr., Stark, Ga. Resigned May 24,1919. Not interested in working. Harvey Brown, employed May 24,1919 G. (M.or H) Mote, employed as oiler on October 1,1919. Discharged May 15,1920 Dewey White, employed on February 12,1916. Resigned September 15,1916 C.B. Lee, employed September 15,1916, married, 45 years old, resigned March 15,1917. A. A. White, employed Nov. 1,1912 as oiler, single, resigned Aug. 27,1913 R. E. O’Neal, employed May 7,1918 as oiler, age 23, single. Notify Berry O’Neal, Jackson, Ga. Resigned June 15,1918 W. S. Shell Alberta Weathersly, born February 7,1901, employed January 1, 1930 A.B. Lindsey – employed January 18, 1911. Notify O. B. Lindsey of Lancaster, S.C. Age 25, single. J. K. Sitton, born January 9,1881, employed December 12, 1910. Notify E. J. Sitton, Goffney. S. C. Retired June 30, 1946. Died May 28, 1956. Tom Sitton R. E. Lee, employed December 15, 1917. Notify C. B. Lee, 320 Lakewood Ave, Atlanta, Ga.. Resigned July 5, 1918 W. H. Redden – born June 9,1862, employed January 23,1911. Died November 3, 1934 K. A. Biles, born May 3, 1896, age 23, employed September 1,1919. Retired June 1,1951 and died January 17, 1975. J. H. Carreker, employed July 16,1916 W. L. Hodges Nay (Ray) Barnes employed January 23, 1917. Single C. B. Lee, employed September 15, 1916 C.M. Lee, born September 29, 1895, employed May 4, 1920, age 25, married. Resigned July 30, 1944. Died July 1974 Walter Norsworthy, born September 1, 1888, employed November 8, 1920. Died March 25,1940 J. B. Harper, employed September 1,1920, single. Notify Dr. Harper of Jenkinsburg, Ga. J. M. Nutt, employed June 1,1921, age 27, married. Retired August 1,1957 and died May 23,1973. C.M. Thaxton, employed May 2,1914, discharged July 3,1915 B.T. McMichael, employed July 4,1915, age 25, married, resigned Sep.1,1919 L. B. Dodsen employed March 1,1925 born October 6, 1904, age 21, single. Notify Roy Dodson. Died May 22,1973 W. M. O’Neal, Jr., employed July 26,1926. Notify W. M. O’Neal Sr. D. H. Aikens, employed Jan 7,1911. B.H. Hodges, employed June 7, 1913. Notify L. M. Hodges P. S. Rooks, employed august 17,926, single. Walter D. Pope, Jr., employed January 19,1937. Notify Mrs. W. D. Pope. Retired February 19,1972. J. R. McMichael, employed May 15,1928, married, age 30 years. Born Sept. 21, 1897. Notify Mrs. J. R. McMichael at Starke. J. A. Allen, employed January 1, 1931, born June 28, 1900. Died February 12 (13),1952. James Donald Bankston, employed May 24,1929, single, age 23. Born September 5,1906, Retired December 1970 at age 64. H. Gradie Singley, employed August 28,1913, single. Rob Roberson, employed November 13,1913, died June 1944. (colored). W. C. Webber, employed September 2,1911, age 23, single. W. E. Linch, employed July 5,1918, age 19, single. Notify T. O. Linch. H. J. Lawhon, employed February 26,1945. Born July 1,1904. D. L. Emfinger, employed April 17,1944. Birth December 15,1905, died August 15,1978. Max Redman, born November 6,1910. J. P. Grier, employed July 1,1918, age 18, single Notify H. H. Grier, Jackson, Ga. J. H. Doby, employed November 19,1918, age 20, single. L. A. Tingle, employed April 1,1919, age 26, single. Notify J. L. Tingle, Jackson, Ga. F. G. Lowe, employed Feb 1,1911 J. M. Hale, employed December 1910, married. H. r. Bearden, employed January 15,1911, married. A.M. Gooch, employed January 21, 1911. Married B.W. Barnes, employed February 1, 1916, single, 23 years. Notify Homer Barnes. L. L. Tison, employed January 16,1911, married. C.T. Rivers, employed February 10, 1911, single. L. H. Hopkins, employed April 14, 1911, single. Wylise (?) Anthony, employed September 16,1911, single. C.L. Faris, employed October 21,1911, age 23, single. J. W. Watkins, employed March 1, 1918, age 21, single. Notify J. B. Watkins of Jackson, Ga. G. A. Carter, employed August 28,1911, single. J. S. Nelson, employed February 26, 1911. Married. J. T. Pittman, employed April 16,1911, married. NEGROES Rob Roberson, born July 4, 1881, employed December 8,1924 Larry Weathersby, born July 9,1900, employed July 22,1909 Winfred Price, born April 1896, employed July 18,1923 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Birth date Employed since J. K. Sitton January 9,1881 December 1,1910 Tom Sitton August 5, 1912 W. H. Redden June 9, 1862 January 23, 1911 K. A. Biles May 3, 1896 September 1,1919 C. D. Lee September 29,1895 May 4,1920 Walter C. Norsworthy September 1,1888 November 8,1920 J. M. Nutt July 1,1892 January 1,1921 W. M. Thaxton March 14,1893 Jan. 1, 1925 (Nov. 21, 1924)* L. B. Dodson October 6,1904 March 1,1925 W. M. O’Neal July 26,1926 R. E. McMichael July 23, 1927 M. L. Hodges July 27,1891 September 13,1925 J. D. Bankston September 5, 1906 May 24, 1929 Weathersby July 15,1920 Winfred Price April 1, 1895 July 18,1923 (colored) Rob Roberson July 4,1882 December 8, 1924 (colored) Alberta Weathersby January 1, 1930 J. H. Mauldin August 8,1874 February 25, 1930 J. A. Allen June 28, 1900 January 1, 1931 ? H. Norsworthy September 20,1908 September 1933 ? H. Thaxton January 9, 1904 March 29, 1934 Max Redman November 6,1910 November 27,1944 * Has two dates Additional Comments: This is a Georgia Power Hydro Plant located in Butts County on the Ocmulgee river,about 3-4 miles north of Highway 16 . It is still in operation. Opposite side of Ocmulgee is Jasper County. The plant went into operation about 1911, maybe a little earlier as some of these men were hired as watchmen and different job titles. There were boarding houses built there which provided housing for the single and married men. This was way out from any place, about 10 miles to Jackson or Monticello, Ga. The boarding houses were later converted and given to the men who worked at the plant. (I lived in one of them with parents from birth until about 21 when I left home). They have all now been torn down or sold and moved to another site This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 10.9 Kb