History:  Columbia County.  Dr. Wyatt and Prudence Evans Chamblin  
Reminisces of Dr. H. R. Casey
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Articles written for the Columbia Sentinel in 1883.

Permission granted by the Columbia County News and transcribed by 
Stephanie Harrison.

The articles were written in 1883 by Dr H. R. Casey for the Columbia 
Sentinel. He writes about many of the early pioneers of Columbia County 
who arrived in Georgia in the late 1700's and early 1800's.

Dr Wyatt Chamblin, Humphrey Evans, Prudence Evans, Bill Blount, John 
Lamkin, Ambros J. Avery, Sr, Rev Dr Thomas, Mr Hogan, Mrs. Chamblin, 
Mrs E. F. Lamkin, Col. Jones, Dr. Hanson, Andy, William and Wyatt 
{Chamblin}.


June 7, 1883
Dr Wyatt Chamblin
moved from South Carolina and settled in District No 3, Columbia County
in 1835, and commenced the practice of medicine. He married Prudence,
daughter of old man Humphrey Evans, one of Columbia's best citizens. 
Prudence was then the belle of the neighborhood, gay and fascinating. 
Bill Blount, John Lamkin, Ambros J. Avery, Sr and a host of other gay
young gallents, paid homage at the shrine of her beauty. Some few years
since, the Rev Dr Thomas visited this section, after an absence of
twenty-five years. He came to Bethel church while Mr Hogan was
preaching and took his seat in the congregation no one present
recognizing him. His appearance struck me and I at once set him down as
a minister. Soon after the service was over, Mr Hogan came to the door
and announced to the congregation that the Rev Dr. Thomas would preach
them a short sermon if they would resume their seats. He commenced by
saying that though a stranger to most of the congregation, yet he was 
on familiar ground, a spot sacredly dear to him with the memories of 
Long Ago; that he was one of the original corporators of Bethel Church. 

He preached a short feeling and eloquent sermon and dismissed the
congregation. I introduced Dr Thomas to substantiate what I have
written to the belle of District No 3. I was introduced to the doctor
who inquired about the old residents those who had gone to "that bourne
whence no travelor returns", as well as of those who yet continued on
the shores of time. 

He spoke particularly of Mrs. Chamblin, and said he was on his way to 
visit her, that he might with her , turn over the pages of the 
reminiscences of many years ago, and talk over the scenes of the past. 
He said that in those days he taught school in this neighborhood and 
boarded with Col. Jones who then lived where Mrs E. F. Lamkin now 
resided. Speaking of Mrs Chamblin he said she was then Miss Evans and 
was the reigning belle of the neighborhood, and that Col Jones once 
said to him that he would bet him a hat he, too would prove no 
exception to the general rule, and would fall in love with the
fascinating Miss Evans. He replied that he did not bet, but would try
to gain not the lady's heart, but the hat, which he remarked was the
case for soon the man of mortar and pills won the prize.

Dr Chamblin and old Dr. Hanson were the leading physicians of this
section for many years. Dr. Chamblin had four children--3 boys, Andy,
William and Wyatt, the first and last yet living, the second being
killed in the late war- and one daughter, who married and moved to
Texas. Dr Chamblin was very popular as a man and a practioner. He
eschewed politics, but was without his knowledge, elected one of the
Judges of the Inferior Court. His widow is yet with us and knows yet no
such word as dull care.