Carroll County GaArchives Biographies.....MALONE, WILLIAM H 1858 - ************************************************ 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: Elizabeth Robertson lrober@plantationcable.net July 27, 2004, 6:36 pm Author: S. BENNETT LUCAS, JR. WILLIAM H. MALONE, merchant, Villa Rica, Carroll Co., Ga., son of J.D.and Mary (Hale) Malone, was born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1858. His paternal grandparents were Jones and Lucy Dumas) Malone his grandmother Dumas being a Huguenot refugee. Mr. Malone's father was born in Union district, S. C., in 1811. He was educated at the Presbyterian college at Marysville, Tenn., and came to Georgia and settled in Atlanta in 1852, Reengaged in merchandizing and continued in business until Gen. Sherman entered the city in 1864. He was then sent a prisoner to Cambridge City, Ind., where he remained until after the surrender, when he came back to a farm he had in Cobb county, Ga. Soon after that he re-entered business in Atlanta, but in 1869 he had the misfortune to be burned out, and returned to his farm. Subsequently he went to Villa Rica, where he died in 1887. He was a local preacher in the Methodist church, an active worker and a liberal contributor to all movements having in view the advancement of the church and the progress and up-building of the city. It was a genuine pleasure to him to be helpful to others, especially the poor, and many are the deeds, agreements and wills on record in Fulton county written by him. A true man and a sincere Christian, he lived beloved and died regretted. On his mother's side Mr. W. H. Malone traces his ancestry far back and through prominent family lines. The great-great-grandfather, George Hale, came from England to America with Lord Baltimore. George, a descendant of his, was a soldier during the revolutionary war, and married a Miss Nancy Grant, who was a Scotch refugee. Alexander Hale, their son and Mrs. Malone's grandfather, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1768, and some time not long afterward his parents migrated direct to territory since erected into the state 'of Tennessee, and settled in what is now Blount county. John B. Hale; Mrs. Malone's father, son of Alexander and Sarah (Billingslea) Hale, was born in Washington County, Tenn., and married Miss Jane McClung, daughter of William and Euphemia (Cunningham) McClung. The families of her parents were early settlers, and prominent in Savannah, Ga., in social and commercial circles. Early in the history of Tennessee her parents moved to that state, and the house they lived in is still standing. Hon. J. C. Hale, Mrs. Malone's brother, is an ex-state senator of Tennessee, and now holds a very important position under the government at Washington. Mr. Malone was reared in Atlanta, where he received a good education, and afterward took an eclectic course at the University of Georgia. At the age of eighteen he began teaching, and taught as many as six different schools in different places. A part of the time he taught in Forsyth county, where he read law and was admitted to the bar and practiced four years. He taught school in Villa Rica three years. When his father died, 1887, he abandoned all other pursuits and assumed control of his estate, in the management of which he has been pre-eminently successful, and has become the leading merchant and citizen of that part of the county. He took great interest in the establishment of a high grade school in Villa Rica and was instrumental in the accomplishment of the object. He was elected president of the board of directors, and occupies that position to-day. Every movement inaugurated for advancing the interests of Villa Rica has had his support and substantial aid, and he contributes liberally to all church and moral enterprises. In 1894 he reluctantly consented to become a candidate for the general assembly, and received 975 out of about 1,200 votes, although for competitors he had two of the best citizens of the county. As he lives in an extreme corner of the county the result is a very significant compliment. Mr. Malone was married in: 1884 to Miss Mary A. Knox, born and reared in Forsyth county, Ga., daughter of Dr. J. R. and Martha (McAfee) Knox. Her parents on both sides are among the best known and most influential families in Cherokee county, Ga. To this happy union three children have been-born: Robert K., William H., and Ralph G. Mr. and Mrs. Malone are active and prominent members of the Methodist church, and Mr. Malone is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In view of his age and what he has already attained to in general popularity, in hi5standing in the commercial world and in the political field, it is safe to predict for him wealth, influence and political honors-prosperity and usefulness. Additional Comments: From the book "Memoirs of Georgia" Historical and Biological Sketches, published in 1896 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/bios/gbs86malone.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb