History:  Columbia County. Green Dozier, Col. John Dozier, Mrs Charles 
Smith, Alfred Sturgis, William Sturgis, Dr. Jas. S. Hamilton, George 
Sturgis, Madison Sturgis and John Henry Sturgis.

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."

Green Dozier, Col. John Dozier, Mrs Charles Smith, Alfred Sturgis,
William Sturgis, Dr. Jas. S. Hamilton, George Sturgis, Madison Sturgis
and John Henry Sturgis.


February 28, 1883
GREEN DOZIER
where the subject of this sketch was born. In early manhood Green
bought and moved to the place upon which he died. This is even to this
day a very valuable plantation. Here Green Dozier lived for about 60
years. During all these years, embracing our unfortunate Reconstruction
days, it is said that "old uncle Green never bought a pound of meat nor
a bushel of corn":, but his place was always a cornu copia where
supplies could at all times be had at a moderate price.
Uncle Green was for fifty years a firm and consistent follower of the
teachings of John Wesley. The old meeting house at Shiloh being in a
dilapidated condition. Mr. Dozier deeded a plat of ground in a
beautiful grove to the Trustees, and there upon stands to-day a 
handsome commodious structure--a bright and lasting souvenir to the 
memory of good old "Uncle Green Dozier". He raised a large family of 
children , and out-lived all of them save three. Col. John Dozier of 
Atlanta, and Mrs Charles Smith, now of Washington, late of 
Crawfordville. It is said of him that he never had a lawsuit. He died a 
few years ago at the good old age of 83. He has gone to meet his reward 
and here the welcome words. "Well done, good and faithful servant."

ALFRED STURGIS
was born a part of this last named place, where he lived and followed
the occupation of a farmer. He was an active-minded, enterprising man. 
He did not confine his operation to cultivating the soil, but was
something of a speculator. On his return from Virginia, to which he had
been on business, he was attacked with inflammatory pneumonia and died
in the Globe Hotel, Augusta, in the spring of 1884. He left six sons: 
William who is now one our best planters and most successful managers 
of freedmen. He and Dr. Jas. S Hamilton are running a large planting
interest in this country and if I mistake not, a reporter for the C & C
while in attendance on the March term of your court, stated that their
annual income from this planting interest was 10,000. I don't know that
this is true, but hope it is. I can only say that if such a sum can be
realized on that investment, Bill Sturgis is the man to do it. He is a
"nail-driver" and idle bread is eaten at the woodlawn farm.

GEORGE STURGIS
now lives on the old Wm Drane place and I bespeak for Dr Hamilton 
better dividends from his investment there then he has been in the 
habit of getting. George has a good fat lazy look, but he deceives his 
looks, and the freedman who supposes that he will catch George napping 
misses the figure sure. He is a good manager on the farm. In fact, it 
seems all the boys are good farmers.

Madison Sturgis is a Protestant Methodist preacher, in Louisiana. John
Henry Sturgis was killed in the "seven days fight" around Richmond.