Chattahoochee County GaArchives History .....Letter from George Fisher 1933
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FISHER

    Mr. Geo. H. Fisher, a grandson of Rev. Charles Fisher one of the wealthiest
slave owners once living in this county, and a son of Lieut. Geo. W. Fisher who
is buried in the soldier's cemetery at Franklin, Tenn., where he was killed Nov.
30, 1864, has written a most interesting letter about the residents around
Jamestown, from which a few extracts are made.

    "After the death of my father, my mother (nee Frances Wimberly) married
Thos. J. Moorefield, a well known and highly respected citizen of the county.

    George and Jane Fisher Adams had four children one of whom, Hon. Thos. M.
Adams, was killed at a poltical meeting in the county some years ago, and whose
untimely death was deplored all through the locality. He was probably one of the
largest landowners and most prosperous planters and one of the richest men with
the possible exception of G. Wood King.

Hon.  David C.  Cody was at one time probably the most popular man in
Chattahochee County. He was prominent in religious, social, civic and political
affairs and had numbers of influential friends not only in the county, but
throughout the State. For he was senator from that district of which
Chattahoochee is apart as well as being representative in the legislature. He
served with distinction and attained the title of captain in the War Between the
States.

    Colonel Johnson and M. Giles Greene were men of profound piety and were
unusually active in religious affairs. During and for years following the war,
they were a benediction to that community.

    A man named James was probably one of the very oldest citizen. I think he
settled the plantation on which the Post office was established, called
Jamestown for that reason, I remember the man was noted for his friendly,
agreeable disposition and was highly respected.

    Mr. Fisher mentions many names of others and then writes part of
Chattahooche was originally Lee, and still both names sound sweet to me, as I
stand before the flaming memory of these noble men and women with bared head and
uplifted hands and thank Almighty God for what they were and what they believed.


Additional Comments:
From:

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

PRINTED   BY
COLUMBUS  OFFICE  SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA.

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