Dooly-Macon-Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Johns, Caswell W. March 12, 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: M Sgt. Robert K. [Bob], Jr. Nobles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001076 January 29, 2014, 9:07 am Vienna News, Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia, Saturday, March 15, 1902. Vienna News Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia Saturday, March 15, 1902 DEATH OF MR. C. W. Johns. An Honored Citizen Who Had Served this city Faithful for Many Years. Mr. C. W. Johns, who was sick about six weeks, died a few minutes after 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. He was thought to have been on the road to recovery about a week ago, but had a relapse and rpidly grew worse until his death. Mr. Johns was well known to the people of Dooly county, and had many friends. He has been a citizen of Vienna, for the past 14 or 15 years, most of that time serving as Marshal for this city. During his life he proved to be quite a successful buiness man and had accumilated some good real estate. He leaves heart-broken wife to mourn his death, who was formerly Miss Rena Johnson, daughter of W. B. Johnson of Byromville. His remain were interred in the City Cemetery Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the presence of a large crowd. Rev. J. M. Kelly, whom the deceased esteemed as a friend and reverenced as a man of God, performed the ceremony, assisted by Revs Atkinson and Myers. Additional Comments: Compiler Notes: He is identified As Caswell W. Johns in the Cemetery listing published by Nora & Watts Powell. Mr. Johns was born 15 December 1854 and died 12 March 1902 in Dooly County, Georgia (per above obit). He was listed as paying taxes in Dooly County, Georgia in 1875 In the 1900 Census of Dooly County, Georgia it states he was born in Georgia and his occupation is listed as POLICE. We know he Married 16 Nov 1894 in Dooly County, Georgia Miss Rena Johnson of Byromville, Georgia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dooly/obits/j/johns14294ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb