Chattahoochee-Marion-Stewart County GaArchives Biographies.....Pearson, Elnathan Pratt 1839 - living in 1933
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Author: N. K. Rogers
PEARSON

    Elnathan Pratt Pearson of Lumpkin, Ga., b. Oct. 20, 1839 in that part of
Chattahoochee which was originally Lee (place now owned by W. F. Dillard) is the
oldest native of this section now living. His father, Sharrach Pearson b. in N.
C. in 1807, was one of the colony coming from Williamson Co. Ga., as did the
Nicholson family. He married Serena Elizabeth Nicholson and they (with the aid
of his brother) built their first log cabin home (all building without nails)
and here E. P. Pearson was born. He tells a most interesting manner about the
customs of those early days when the little wooden box containing 100 matches
must last a year and it became necessary sometime to borrow a chunk of fire from
a neighbor.

    Mr. Pearson was boarding at Aunt Patsy Cobb's, going to Mr. Huff's school in
Cusseta when he decided to join the Confederate army at once and as a company
was being made up in Marion County he and some others from his community joined
the Buena Vista guards, later transferred to 17th Ga. He remained in the army
until the end of the war and has a vivid recollection of many war-time scenes.


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HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
By N. K. Rogers

Dedicated to

KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C.

and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers.

Copyright 1933

by N. K. ROGERS

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COLUMBUS  OFFICE  SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA.

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