JONES COUNTY, GA - BIOS Henry S. Greaves Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles captbluegrass@mchsi.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/jones.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., Pages 445- 446 Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895 Henry S. Greaves, United States deputy collector, Clinton, Jones Co., Ga., son of Joseph D. and Mary (Shorter) Greaves, was born in Crawfordsville, Taliaferro Co., Ga., April 17, 1830. His father was born and reared at Murfreesboro, Tenn., came to Georgia when a young man and settled in Taliaferro County, where he married his wife. Mr. Greaves’ grandfather on his mother’s side, Henry Shorter, was a member of the family of that name so distinguished for eminent public services in Georgia and Alabama, he having been a brother of Dr. Reuben Shorter, father of the late ex- Gov. John Gill Shorter, and ex-Congressman Eli Shorter, of Alabama. Mr. Greaves’ father was a successful planter and speculator, and left a fine estate. He died in Barbour County, Ala., in 1840; and his wife died in 1858, in Fairburn, Ga. They raised a family of nine children: Sarah (deceased); Virginia (deceased); Henry S., the subject of this sketch; Henrietta, widow of Mr. McRae, Henderson County, Texas; Frank (deceased); Reuben (deceased); Joseph (deceased); Cornelia, widow of Richard Hustings, Macon, Ga.; and Mary (deceased). Before he died Mr. Greaves removed his family to Barbour County, Ala. In 1850 they returned to Clinton, to their old Georgia home so that Mr. Greaves was raised and educated partly in Alabama and partly in Georgia. His introduction to practical business life was as a clerk in a store in Eufaula, Ala.; his fixed life business until 1862 was farming. That year he enlisted in Anderson’s battery of artillery as a private, which command was assigned to the western army, reaching it in time to participate in the battle of Murfreesboro. Before and after that battle he accompanied Gen. N.B. Forrest in some of his raids. He was at the second Fort Donelson fight, the battles of Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and then in front of Gen. Sherman between Chattanooga and Atlanta, and in his “march through Georgia.” He had a horse shot under him and holes shot through his clothes at Fort Donelson, and holes through his hat at Atlanta, but received not a scratch on his body. He was with the forces surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. During his service he was promoted to a first lieutenancy. After the war he engaged in farming; also clerked for Juhan & Clower, and managed the merchandise business of Peter L. Clower until his death. In 1868-1869 he was elected tax collector for Jones County, and held the office of county treasurer for sixteen years - until he would serve no longer. In 1893 he received the appointment of deputy collector Sixth division, United States Internal Revenue Service, with headquarters at Macon. Mr. Greaves was married Dec. 3, 1857, to Miss Martha, daughter of Thomas W. and Pollie Stewart of Jones County, who has borne him the following children: Annie S., wife of James A. Stewart, Clinton, Ga., drummer for Adam Watson & Co., Macon, Ga.; Frank H. (deceased); and H. Clower (deceased). Frank H. Greaves (deceased), son of Mr. Greaves, was a young man of remarkable intellectual capacity, intense religious sentiment, and other prominent interesting characteristics, giving promise of a most brilliant future. He had been educated at Mercer University, and in his sophomore year won the “black medal” for declamation; and as a junior was given a speaker’s place. The spring before he would have graduated he, through Congressman Blount, was appointed to a West Point cadetship. After two months’ preliminary instruction he went to West Point, but at the end of six months resigned and returned home on account of protracted sickness. On his recovery he accepted the position of bookkeeper for C.B. Willingham, warehouseman, Macon, Ga., which he held until his last sickness. He was attacked by typhoid fever, and wasting slowly away died Dec. 21, 1885, in the twenty- fourth year of his age. He was an exceptionally devout member of the Baptist Church, conspicuous for his deep piety, his observance of every Christian duty, and the ordinances of the church. He developed intellectual ability and spiritual gifts of a high order, and was publicly zealously active in all denominational and Christian work.