Gwinnett-Elbert-Wilcox County GaArchives Biographies.....Mewborn, John Azariah 1859 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   JOHN AZARIAH MEWBORN. It is always pleasant and profitable to contemplate the
career of a man who has made a success of life and won the honor and respect of
his fellow citizens. Such is the record of the well-known gentleman whose name
heads this sketch, than whom a more whole-souled or popular man it would be
difficult to find within the limits of the county which is his home. John
Azariah Mewborn is not a man who has exclusively confined his life to one line
of endeavor. He was in educational work for twenty years, and after finishing
his term as a director of the "young idea" he engaged for a short time in the
mercantile business. He then first engaged in his present work, insurance, and
has been successful as a representative of important companies in the line of
life and fire insurance, casualty and loans.

   Mr. Mewborn is a native Georgian. His birth having occurred in Gwinnett
county, on a farm in the vicinity of Laurenville, the date of his nativity being
July 15, 1859. The reverberations of the guns of the Civil war echoed about his
cradle and many of his relatives participated in the great conflict between the
states, his father losing his life on the field of battle, whence he had bravely
gone forth in defense of the cause in which he believed. The subject remained
upon the paternal homestead until about the age of twenty-four years. He drank
of the “Pierian Spring" in the common schools of his district and then entered
Gainesville College, from which institution he was graduated in 1888 with the
well-earned degree of bachelor of arts. Thereafter he engaged in school
teaching, in the state, and as previously mentioned, his pedagogical work
extended over a period of a score of years and was of the most enlightened and
satisfactory character. He continued in the mercantile business only for two
years and then became representative at Rochelle, whither he had removed in the
year 1908, for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company and proving
exceedingly successful in this field, he added the general agency for fire
insurance, casualty and loans, the latter addition being in the same year. He
also handles real estate, and has located several families from other states.

   Mr. Mewborn is the son of Archibald Marion and Cynthia I. (Noel) Mewborn, the
former a native of Elbert county, Georgia, and the mother of Gwinnett. His
maternal forebears were natives of Virginia and of Irish origin and the father's
ancestry was English. The father enlisted at the time of the Civil war, was a
member of the forty-second Georgia Infantry under Capt. L. P. Thomas and died in
the service. His uncle, George Noel, also gave up his life for the cause of the
Confederacy, but his brother, James, served throughout the dark days of the
struggle and is still living at the present time, a veteran and respected
citizen. Five paternal uncles, Jeff, James, John V., William M. and Martin C.
were among the flower of young southern manhood who testified by enlisting to
their conviction in the supreme right of the states to sever their connection
with the national government, and all served in Georgia regiments. Martin was
severely wounded while in the service.

   Mr. Mewborn was happily married on January 24, 1895, his chosen lady being
Clara Loveless, daughter of John G. and Sallie (Shockley) Loveless, the latter's
father having originated the famous "Shockley apple." Their union has been
blessed by the birth of one son, Fay Ellery, born January 8, 1903, and now ten
years of age.

   Fraternally Mr. Mewborn is a member of the Odd Fellows, and while at school
was a member of the Ben Hill debating society. He attends the Methodist church.
He is a man of fine character and takes a helpful and public-spirited interest
in the affairs of town, church, county and state, exerting a very definite
influence toward their advancement.



Additional Comments:
From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913




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