Lowndes-Hart-Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Neese, John A. 1866 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   JOHN A. NEESE. One finds occupying the position of judge of the city court of
Eastman, Georgia, a man who is worthy of the trust implied when he was appointed
to this position. John A. Neese is a man who has scarcely reached his prime, yet
has proved to be not only a clever lawyer but a broad minded citizen. Gifted
with a natural eloquence, and with a logical and clear method of expression, his
success is not to be wondered at. He is especially interested in educational
affairs, believing that the South is more greatly in need of good schools than
of anything at present. He is a native of the state of Georgia, and has grown up
within her boundaries, and no man is more loyal to her interests or more
interested in her future than is John A. Neese.

   The maternal grandfather of Judge Neese, John A. Brown, was a veteran of the
civil war, having participated in all of the campaigns, from Chattanooga to
Dalton. The war proved fatal to him, for he died at home from sickness
contracted during his years as a soldier. The father of Judge Neese was John
Wesley Neese, a Methodist minister belonging to the North Georgia conference. He
was born in 1840, and died on December 9, 1884. His wife was Sarah Elizabeth
Brown, who was born in 1850, a native of Hart county, Georgia, and is still living.

   Judge Neese was born on June 24, 1866, in Hart county, Georgia. He received
his education in the district schools of North Georgia, his education being
somewhat fragmentary, because of the frequent moves necessitated by the demands
of his father's profession. He early in life determined to become a lawyer, and
soon after leaving school, began to read law with J. F. L. Bond, of
Danielsville, Georgia. He was admitted to the bar in 1894, at Danielsville, the
county seat of Madison county. He opened his first office at Carnesville,
Georgia, where he soon had a flourishing practice. He determined, after having
practiced long enough to have added the lessons which experience teaches to
those learned from his law books, that he was ready to attempt a larger field,
and so in 1906 moved to Eastman. In 1910, on December 25th, he was appointed by
Governor Brown as judge of the city court of Eastman, and has tilled this rather
difficult position to the satisfaction of both lawyers and citizens not of the
profession.

   Judge Neese was married on December 25, 1888, to Ella Tucker, a daughter of
C. C. Tucker, of Hart county, Georgia, who was a prominent farmer in that
section. Judge and Mrs. Neese are the parents of three children. The eldest of
these, Wesley Lovick, was born on February 14, 1900, and is now employed by the
government in the post-office department of Milledgeville, Georgia. Blanche, who
was born on February 14, 1901, is living at home. Two of the children died in
infancy, and the youngest, Donald, was born on February 14, 1902. The father of
Mrs. Neese was a soldier in the Civil war.

   From 1895 to 1902 Judge Neese was county school commissioner of Franklin
county. He resigned from this post, but was immediately elected a member of the
board of education of Franklin county, which post he resigned when he came to
Eastman to live. In January, 1912, he was elected member of the city board of
education for a four year term. Throughout these years of public service he won
a reputation for progressive action which he has never lost. He is a member of
the Masonic order, and belongs to the blue lodge. Both he and his wife are
earnest members and workers in the Methodist Episcopal church.


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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