HARALSON COUNTY, GA - BIOS  J.O. Redwine

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Source: "MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA", Historical and Biographical Sketches,  1896.

J. 0. REDWINE, farmer, Bremen, Haralson Co., Ga.,
son of Jacob and Nancy (Tremble) Redwine, was born
in De Kalb county (Now Fulton) May 5, 1829. His
father was born in North Carolina, came to Georgia
early in this century, when a young man, poor, and
settled on a rented farm in Elbert county, and
subsequently moved to De Kalb county. His mother was
a daughter of John and Charity Tremble, formerly of
Franklin county, but who finally settled in what is
now De Kalb county. Mr. Redwine was raised in De
Kalb county on the farm, and attended the common
"old-field" school-the last one being taught under a
tent at Mount Gilead campground, in what is now
Fulton county. He was a justice of the peace three
years, previous to 1861. In October of that year he
enlisted in Campbell county in Company H, Thirtieth
Georgia regiment, as a private, and rose gradually
to a captaincy. He was slightly wounded, near
Resaca, in May, 1863; was again wounded in a
skirmish at Decatur GA, July 22, 1863 and was badly
wounded at Decatur, Ala., September, 1863. Mr.
Redwine moved to Haralson count in 1883, and bought
and settled on the farm where he now lives. He began
life very poor-split rails to earn the money with
which to pay for his marriage license, and,
afterward, to buy his provisions. He now has a good
farm and comfortable home, and is a well-to-do,
prosperous farmer, contented with the products of
his farm, and the solid comforts and enjoyments of
the home circle. Mr. Redwine was married in October
1849to Miss Eliza, daughter of William and Arminda
Hitchcock, of DeKalb County. To them several
children have been born: J. A., W. L., T. W.,
SALLIE, J. E., ANNIE AND VASSIE. Mr. Redwine and his
family are exemplary members of the Methodist
church.