Crawford County GaArchives Biographies.....Schofield, R.B. 1833 - Unknown
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Author: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. I
Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. I, Atlanta, Ga.
Published by the Atlanta Historical Society in 1895
Page 570

R.B. Schofield, farmer, Taylor, Crawford Co., Ga., son of Philip and Charity 
(Busby) Schofield, was born in Crawford county in 1833.  His paternal 
grandfather was William Schofield, who was a native of South Carolina, a 
farmer, and lived all his life in that state.  Mr. Schofield’s father was born 
in South Carolina, migrated to Georgia when a young man, and settled in 
Crawford county, where he married, reared a family, and died.  He was a farmer 
all his life, ad in religious faith a Primitive Baptist.  Mr. Schofield’s 
mother was a daughter of Reese and Mary (Winn) Busby.  He was a native of South 
Carolina and a farmer, came to Georgia soon after reaching manhood and settled 
in Crawford county.  Mr. Schofield’s boyhood was spent on the farm, and the 
little schooling he had was obtained at the old-time log school house.  He 
farmed until 1861, when he enlisted in Company F (Capt. Fowler) Fifty-seventh 
Georgia regiment.  Among the battles in which he was engaged were Baker’s 
creek, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta and Bentonville.  He was made a prisoner at 
Vicksburg, and when exchanged rejoined the army; was wounded at Atlanta, and 
sent to the hospital, where he remained three weeks.  After the surrender he 
came home on foot, and on reaching home he had $1.  Starting with this capital, 
and supplementing it with hard work, he has gotten himself comfortably fixed 
for the balance of his life.  Mr. Schofield was married in 1853 to Miss Jane, 
daughter of Solomon and Lethia (Barnes) Davis, early settlers of Crawford 
county, by whom he had four children: Wm. F., John S., Lethia E. and Reese A.  
In 1868 he was married to Ellen Bryant – born in Houston county in 1836 – 
daughter of Robert and Temperance (Rowell) Bryant.  He was a native of Georgia 
and came to Crawford county early in life.  Of the children born to this 
marriage, there are living, Ella, James and Anna.  Mrs. Schofield is a member 
of the Primitive Baptist church.


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