MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS OBITS December 9, 1887 - December 16, 1892 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ben McLaughlin Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/meriwether.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Death Notices from The Meriwether County Vindicator, Volume 16 - Volume 20, December 9, 1887 - December 16, 1892 In order to maintain an alphabetized format, notices have been paraphrased in the vernacular of the original. All readable data of genealogical interest has been included. Tributes, ranging from one line to several paragraphs, are not included. For these years only the Volume, Issue and Date are listed as a finding aid. There are some missing issues in these volumes. Bracketed locations such as (Sulphur Springs) indicate the location of the correspondent reporting the death and, if not specified, are likely the place of death. Note: In the January 4, 1889 issue it is reported that Mr. Cash Willingham, who keeps a record of all the deaths of which he hears in Meriwether, reports the number for 1888 as 117 whites and 148 colored. This makes 265 in all. Only a little more than 60 were found in available Vindicator issues for this period. ============================================================== ============ ADAMS, Miss Laura, died on Thursday of last week and was buried Friday afternoon; the daughter of the late Levi M. Adams, Esq., she was of great aid to her father in his latter years, being county treasurer in everything but name during the last year or two of his life; she had long been a member of the Methodist church, and in the last census was the enumerator of the town district; Vol. 16, No. 17, March 30, 1888 ADAMS, Mrs. Nellie, oldest daughter of Mr. C. D. Williams, died at her home near Greenville Wednesday night of typhoid fever; she was about 18 years old and was married last year to Mr. John K. Adams; Vol. 19, No. 42, September 18, 1891. A sentiment upon the death of Mrs. Adams is expressed in this later issue; Vol. 19, No. 43, September 25, 1891 ALBRIGHT, Mr.W. C., last Thursday morning there came a runner from Oakland to Mr. Jonathan Albright bringing the news of the death of Mr. W. C. Albright; he died of a razor cut, the wound being inflicted by his own hand; there are mentions of this death in the reports of two other correspondents, one mentioning the report in last week's edition; portions of last week's paper are missing including the top half of "Local Topics" page which is torn away; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 33, July 17, 1891 ALLISON, Mrs. Anna, wife of D. E. Allison, died on the 2nd day of february, 1891, aged 25 years, two months and twenty nine days; obituary by St. Marks' Alliance, No. 99, of which she was a member; Vol. 19, No. 18, March 27, 1891 ALMAN (or ALMON), Mrs., wife of Mr. Barnie Alman, died on Sunday the 19th, only one day after Mr. Alman had received news of the death of his mother (see Mrs. SUTTON); Mrs. Alman was buried on Monday, the 29th, and leaves an infant only 10 days old; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 20, No. 30, June 24, 1892 AMIS, Mr. Joe (Uncle Joe), long a resident of Coweta, near the line of this county and a member of the Primitive Baptist church in this place, died recently {no date stated}; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 11, February 6, 1891 ANDERSON, Mr. John, father of Mrs. Watson, died suddenly of heart disease last Monday; (Woodbury) Vol. 16, No. 11, February 17, 1888 ANTHONY, Mr. Anselm(?), father of Mr. R. M. Anthony, now of Sasser, Terrell county, died a few days later from burns received in the fire which destroyed his son's dwelling last week; he was a long time citizen of Meriwether; Mr. Joseph L. Anthony, of Atlanta, and his sisters arrived in time to see their father before he died; Vol. 20, No. 54, December 9, 1892 ANTHONY, Mrs. Robert H., regrets are expressed on news of the death of Mrs. Anthony of Sasser, Terrell county, Ga.; she was a resident of Greenville 15 years ago; Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891. In this later issue: described as his sister by this correspondent who goes only by "Plow Boy,"Mrs. Anthony was taken with yellow fever on Sunday (of last week?) and died two days later; she had joined the Baptist church at Macedonia when quite young; she leaves a husband, five children, her father and mother, three brothers and three sisters; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 19, No. 39, August 28, 1891 ATKINSON, little Tommie, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Atkinson, died last Friday after an illness of several weeks; Vol. 19, No. 30, June 26, 1891 BAKER, Mrs. Effie, mother of Mrs. W. A. Wales, died at Woodbury last week, aged 64 years; born in Harris county but residing for a long while at Troy, Ala., she for the last year or two had resided with her daughter in Woodbury; her remains were borne to Troy, her old home, for interment;Vol. 18, No. 40, September 5, 1890 BARFIELD, John, colored, a painter by trade, died in Columbus last week, Vol. 16, No. 32, July 13, 1888 BARNES, Mary, colored, an elderly woman living on Mr. Allen Chandler's place near Luthersville, was gored to death by an ox Thursday evening; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 3, December 13, 1889 BARNES, Olin, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barnes, died yesterday afternoon after an illness of several weeks, at twelve years of age; Vol. 19, No. 2, December 5, 1890 BARNES, William, colored, died near Woodbury on Monday from a blow to the head with a hoe on the previous day, from another with whom he was fighting; Vol. 18, No. 2, December 6, 1889 BARRON, Charlie, the seventeen year old son of Mr. Tom D. Barron near Jones' Mills, and a grandson of Judge Lee Milam, died last Friday, the 19th, after falling from a tree he climbed to secure a hummingbird's nest; Vol. 18, No. 25, May 16, 1890 BARRON, Mrs. Sallie, died Sunday afternoon, and was laid to rest last Monday afternoon beside her husband who had preceded her thirty years before; she is survived by several grown children, some living here and some in Texas; Vol. 19, No. 21, April 17, 1891. In a memorial by A. J. Cooper in this later issue: Mrs. (hard to read, looks like Sarah H.) Barron was the daughter of John Martin who moved from North Carolina and settled in (hard to read, looks like Laurens) district where Mrs. Barron was born; her parents moved thence to Tennessee and afterwards to Alabama; from there they moved to Pike county, Ga., where she married James Barron, then settling at his home near Jones' Mills; three children, Thomas, James and Mary were born to her, and after the death of her husband in 1856, she remained on the homestead and reared the children; her two sons were summoned for the war, then returned and were married and settled to themselves; her daughter married and continued to live at home for 6 to 8 years, then removed to Texas where her husband James had moved, Mrs. Barron renting out her farm and moving to Texas with her daughter; having lived there 3 or 4 years and becoming dissatisfied she returned and spent her final days in this community; Aunt Sally, as she was familiarly know, had been a member of the Baptist church at Friendship since July, 1859; Vol. 19, No. 23, May 1, 1891 BAUGHAN, Mr. Hilliard H., died at his home near Flat Shoals on the night of the 10th; he was one of the Meriwether pioneers coming to the county in 1826; several years afterward he married Miss Mary Ann Thrash, daughter of Dr. Christopher Thrash; he was buried the afternoon of the 11th at the old Thrash family burying ground; Vol. 20, No. 3, December 18, 1891 BEAN, Mrs. widow of Aleck Bean and mother of Mr. John L. Bean, died at her home near Luthersville last Saturday, about eighty years of age; Vol. 16, No. 32, July 13, 1888 BETTS, Mr. Robert, died suddenly at his home in Gill district, September 8, 1892, at 66 years of age; he was born in South Carolina, February 19, 1826, and moved with his father to Meriwether when he was about ten years of age and has been a resident of this county ever since; a member of the Primitive Baptist church, he was buried at Ebenezer Baptist church; Vol. 20, No. 43, September 23, 1892 BIGGERS, Mr. R. A., died at Nevada, Texas last Sunday night; he grew to manhood in and near Greenville, moving to Texas about 6 years ago; a few weeks ago his nephew, Mr. Marlon McLendon, while visiting in Texas became dangerously ill with fever, being nursed back to health by his uncle; hearing of Mr. Biggers' ilness, his brother, Mr. Theodore Biggers traveled the 2000 miles to Texas to assist in nursing Mr. Biggers back to health, but was only there a short while before death came; among those surviving relatives is Mrs. Bettie McLendon, sister of the deceased; Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891 BLACK, Mrs. Ruth S., was born the 2nd day of October, 1848 and died July 3rd, 1889; from a Memorial by "Friend"; Vol. 17, No. 33, July 12, 1889 BLACK, infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Black, died last Sunday and was buried on Monday; Vol. 16, No. 45, October 5, 1888 BLOUNT, Mrs. Mary Jane (Mollie), wife of Mr. Eli H. Blount, died near Greenville last Monday, the 13th of April, of consumption, aged about 45 years; Vol. 18, No. 21, April 18, 1890. From an Obituary in this later issue: Mrs. Blount, formerly Miss Smith, was born in Lee county, Ala., April 20th, 1848; she joined the M. E.. church, south, in 1859 in Newbern, Newton county, Ga., remaining a member of that communion until about a year before her death, when she joined the Presbyterian church where her husband and oldest child were members; her funeral was conducted by the minister of the Greenville Methodist and her remains were buried in the family burial ground near the old Blount homestead; her husband, four sons and two daughters, her aged father, and several brothers and sisters survive her; Vol. 18, No. 25, May 16, 1890 BONNER, Miss Belle, sixteen year old daughter of Mr. Capt.(?) Bonner, died Wednesday night at her home near Raleigh; Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891 BONNER, Miss Mary J., wife of Robert Bonner and only daughter of Mrs. Eliza Bussey, died on the 16th of January, 1892; she was born in Meriwether on February 20th, 1850 , was married December the 13th, 1866, and in 1875 she joined the Macedonia Baptist church; Vol. 20, No. 10, February 5, 1892 BOOKOUT, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bookout, died at Chipley on Thursday of last week, aged six weeks; Vol. 20, No. 48, October 28, 1892 BOWLES, Mrs. M. E., wife of A. J. Bowles, died last Friday, leaving a husband and seven children; (Oakland) Vol. 18, No. 14, February 28, 1890. in a Memorial in this later issue: the former Miss Robinson, died at her home in Meriwether county on Feb. 21st, 1890, in the forty sixth tear of her age; she was married to Mr. Bowles, the 22nd of Dec., 1868, and was a member of the Methodist church at Ebenezer; Vol. 18, No. 26, May 23, 1890 BOYD, Mrs. Amanda L., formerly Miss Herndon, was born in Elbert county, Georgia, Dec. 26th, 1834; (the bottom of the page containing the remainder of this Tribute is torn off; at the top of the next column is presumably the name of the writer of the Tribute, H. D. Hutcheson); Vol. 18, No. 48, October 24, 1890 BOYD, Mr. J. W. died last Saturday in Griffin as a result of paralysis suffered about two weeks ago; at the time of his death he was about 50 years of age, having been born in Meriwether county in 1838 where he resided until 1873; he was married to Miss Eliza Williams, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Margaret Williams; [from the Griffin News] Vol. 16, No. 7, January 20, 1888 BRASWELL, little Irene, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Braswell, was born Feb. 27th, 1890 and died June 6th, 1890, survived by her father and mother, and two brothers and sisters; Vol. 18, No. 29, June 13, 1890 BRASWELL, Mr. Jonathan, died last week near Luthersville in his 70th year; he raised a large family, twelve children surviving him; he was twice married and was the father of nineteen children; Vol. 17, No. 24, Mat 10, 1889 BRITTAIN, Mr. C. C., mention of his death is made by the correspondent with no other details - the December 7th issue is missing; (Middle Ninth) Vol. 17, No. 4, December 14, 1888 BRITTAIN, Mrs. Lucy, widow of Elder Emanuel Brittain who was well known in this county, regrets are expressed on the news of her death; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 42, September 20, 1889 BROOKS, Mr. David, died near Rocky Mount on the 4th inst., at the age of 75; a member of the Methodist church, he was buried at New Hope church on the 5th, survived by his wife and several children; (ROCKY Mount) Vol. 17, No. 41, September 13, 1889 BROOKS, Mr. Jack, died at his home in Molena on Monday evening; (Woodbury) Vol. 19, No. 9, January 23, 1891 BROWN, little Dock, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brown, died the first of February; (Cove) Vol. 19, No. 12, February 13, 1891 BROWN, Mr. James, living near the Chalybeate Springs, died a few days ago; (Bussey) Vol. 18, No. 11, February 7, 1890. In a Memorial in this issue: Mr. Brown died at his home near Chalybeate Springs on the 28th of January, in his 77th year; he had lived near the Springs for 50 years; Vol. 18, No. 15, March 7, 1890 BROWN, oldest son of Mr. W. R. Brown, was killed accidentally on Oct. 1st by his brother while duck hunting on the Flint river; the father is a widower and a crippled confederate veteran; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 19, No. 46, October 18, 1891 BROWN, Mrs. Lucinda, died at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. M. J. Lunceford, near Woodbury, last Saturday, in her 79th year; she was the widow of James Brown of the Cove, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church at Ebenezer; she was laid to rest in the family burying ground at the George Brown homestead, survived by a son she had recently visited in Carroll county (name not stated); Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891 BULGER, Mr. John H., died at his home near Busseys' on Wednesday night of hemorrhage of the lungs, about 65 to 70 years of age; he had been an industrious blacksmith until his eyesight failed; he was a member of the Baptist church and married the daughter of the late Judge Martin Andrews; Vol. 16, No. 41, September 7, 1888 BULLOCH, Mr. Cyprian, died at his home near Bussey on the 21st of January, in the 90th year of his age; he was one of the first settlers of this county and had lived in the neighnborhood in which he died upwards of 60 years, and was a member of the Missionary Baptist church at Macedonia; two sons and a daughter having preceded him to the grave, his surviving children are Greene B. and Mrs. Hilliard Roper of Arkansas, Judge Dan H., Hood, B. F., Sam and Cyprian, Jr., all living in Meriwether; his aged wife, now over 80 years old, also survives; Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891 BULLOCH, Miss Lucy, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Bulloch, died at her home near Chalybeate Springs on May 10th, 1890, after an illness of eighteen weeks; born June 13th, 1877, her funeral was at the Baptist church, her father, mother and six brothers and sisters surviving her; Vol. 18, No. 26, May 23, 1890 BULLOCH, Mr. Sam, an aged man, better known as Blind Bulloch, was buried at Macedonia church last Sabbath; (Bussey) Vol. 18, No. 19, January 31, 1890 BULLOCH, Mrs., wife of Mr. Sam Bulloch and daughter of Mr. Rufus Cheney, died at her home near Bullochville last Saturday; Vol. 20, No. 52, November 25, 1892 BURTON, Mrs., widow of Isaiah Burton and mother of Mr. James Burton, died suddenly near Warnerville last Sunday evening, near 90 years of age; the last surviving member of the Mt. Zion church of fifty years ago, she was buried at that church on the 11th; two articles in thi issue including (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 13, February 15, 1889 (front page erroneously dated the 17th) BUSSEY, Miss Mary Eliza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bussey, near Warm Springs, died last Friday after her clothing caught on fire from standing too close to the fireplace; her family attracted by her screams, reached her too late to render assistance; she was only about thirteen years of age; Vol. 20, No. 53, December 2, 1892 CALDWELL, Mr. George R., was killed last Friday night by a tree he was felling to retrieve a treed 'possum; a reident of the ninth district living near Haralson, he was about 40-50 years of age and leaves a wife and several children; also in this issue are expressions of condolence by the Rocky Mount and Oakland correspondents; Vol. 18, No. 13, February 21, 1890. In this issue is a Tribute of Respect by the Haralson Lodge, No. 142, F. & A. M.; Vol. 18, No. 16, March 14, 1890 CALLAHAM, Mrs. Mary A., wife of William T. Callaham, died the 26th of February, 1888 after an illness of five months; the former Miss Mary A. Herndon was born the 21st of February, 1859 and was married the 25th of December 1884; she was buried at the Haralson Baptist church, where she had long been a member, survived by her husband and two little children; Vol. 16, No. 14, March 9, 1888 CAMPBELL, Mrs. Jane, widow of Judge Catlett Campbell. died at her home near Stinson last Monday morning; then a resident of Liberty county, the former Mrs. Penny married Judge Campbell in about 1856 or 1857; she was a member of the Methodist church at Trinity; Vol. 17, No. 16, March 8, 1889 CARREKER, little Willie, 12 year old son of Mr. W. A. Carreker, died Wednesday and was buried in Pike county; Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Cooper (relationship not stated) were summoned to the funeral; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 9, January 13, 1891 CARTER, Mrs. Milbry, died last Tuesday night; (Woodbury) Vol. 20, No. 16, March 18, 1892 CARTER, Mrs. Sallie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley A. Caldwell, died last Sunday after a short illness; she lived a few miles east of Greenville and was was about 25 years old; Vol. 19, No. 24, May 8, 1891 CAUDLE, little Rosa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caudle, died in Greenville last Tuesday after an illness of fourteen weeks, at about ten years of age; Vol. 16, No. 16, March 23, 1888 CHAPMAN, Mr. E. V., died last Friday night, and was buried at County Line last Saturday; (Stinson & Sulphur Springs) Vol. 16, No. 33, July 20, 1888 CHAPMAN, Mat, colored, near Greenville last week, was shot and killed by another in apparent self-defence; Vol. 18, No. 7, January 10, 1890 CHENEY, Mrs. Aquilla, her death was announced by Atlanta papers (no date or place stated); she was the oldest daughter of Mrs. Martha P. Martin and was reared at the old family homestead near Greenville, for many years her home had been in Thomaston; Vol. 20, No. 30, June 24, 1892 CHUNN, Mrs. E. A., died of heart failure at the residence of her son Judge Robert A. Chunn, near Woodbury, on the morning of May 23rd, 1892; she was born in Abbeville, S. C., on February 8th, 1819, and joined the Presbyterian church in early life; she married John Chunn and moved to Georgia where she joined the Methodist church; Vol. 20, No. 26, May 27, 1892 CHUNN, Miss Lily, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Chunn, near Woodbury, died on Wednesday of last week, just verging into young womanhood; Vol. 19, No. 28, August 28, 1891; CHUNN, Mr. P. L. died at his home three miles north of town last Friday night after a short illness; he is suvived by his wife and three children; (Woodbury) Vol. 18, No. 48, October 24, 1890 CHUNN, Mrs. R. A., died Monday morning last, and her remains were interred at Concord burial grounds on Tuesday; (Woodbury) Vol. 19, No. 3, December 12, 1890 CHUNN, Master Robert, the eighteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Chunn, living two miles north of Woodbury, (no date of death stated); the funeral took place Saturday at the Methodist church and the remains were interred in old Concord burying grounds; (Woodbury) Vol. 17, No. 50, November 15, 1889 CLARK, little Ophelia, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark, died last week with brain fever; (Oakland) Vol. 16, No. 33, July 20, 1888 CLARK, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark of Oakland, died on the 11th and was buried on the 12th in the cemetery in Oakland; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 16, No. 44, September 28, 1888 CLARK, little babe of Mr. John Clark, was laid to rest last Sabbath evening at the old New Hope burying ground; this is the fifth out of six children he has lost, only a daughter remaining; (Oakland) Vol 19, No. 44, October 2, 1891 CLAYTON, Mrs. Caroline E., widow of Milton Clayton, died February 4th, 1888 at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. I. T. Woodward; born July 31, 1811, she was a daughter of James Hunter, one of the pioneer Methodist preachers and for 40 years a member of the Georgia conference; her body was interred in the family burying ground of Mr. Woodward; a notice and a Memorial are on the same page in this issue; Vol. 16, No. 10, February 10, 1888 CLAYTON, Mr. James H., died Christmas week at his home in Atlanta from fever, at about 25 years of age; born and reared in the Trinity neighborhood, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Clayton near Stinson, and son-in-law of Mr. G. W. Key near Sulphur Springs; Vol. 19, No. 6, January 2, 1891 CLAYTON, Mrs. Mel, wife of Mr. Milton B. Clayton, died in Greenville last Sunday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. T. A. Andrews, after an illness of several weeks; she had moved from her home in Stinson to Greenville hoping that a change of scene would improve her health; she was a daughter of Col. Isaac Lane, now of Atlanta; the funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery: Vol. 19, No. 43, September 25, 1891 CLEMENTS, Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Bishop Clements, died last Saturday morning about sunrise, aged 79 years, surviving her late husband about three years; a member of the Methodist church for over 60 years, her daughter married Rev. Charles R. Jewett, a Methodist minister; her son Rev. S. D. Clements, another herald of the cross, other sons and daughters following her example as church members; she was buried last Sabbath at the old homestead by the side of her late husband; Vol. 17, No. 5, December 21, 1888 CLEMENTS, Mrs. Mattie, wife of Dr. Holmes W. Clements, died at Woodbury on May 22nd; the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Dixon, she was born at Woodbury in March 1869 and married Dr. Clements March 2, 1890; she had been a member of the Methodist church since 1884, and was buried in the cemetery near Woodbury on Friday afternoon; Vol. 18, No. 27, May 30, 1890 CLOPTON, Dr. J. P., died at his home near Mountville last Sabbath; Vol. 17, No. 36, August 2, 1889. From a lengthy Memorial in ths issue: Dr. Clopton was born near Flat Shoals at the Atkinsin homestead, Meriwether county, March 6th, 1825; he graduated at Augusta Medical College in 1848 and married Miss M. J. VanWinkle Nov. 18th, 1858, serving the Confederacy as surgeon of the 55th Georgia Regiment; he was buried on an eminence at Mountville, Troup county, overlooking the Greenville and LaGrange road; Vol. 17, No. 37, August 9, 1889 COCHRAN, died on the 10th of May; he was born on the 14th of November, 1806, in Abbeville district, South Carolina, and during the winter of 1835 came to Georgia; he was married to Miss Mary Caroline Black on the 28th of December , 1837, living together nearly half a century, his wife preceding him to the grave only a few years; soon after his arrival here he entered in the mercantile business at "Gold Hill" in the upper portion of the county where he remained many years; he was a member of the Presbyterian church for more than fifty years, holding the position as Elder for the greater portion of that time; for a time he served as Tax Collecter of the county and was an officer of the militia of ante bellum days; (from a memorial by Geo. A. Carter, Atlanta, Ga.); Vol. 20, No. 29, June 17, 1892 COGGINS, Oscar and George, brothers near Hollonville, were murdered on the 4th in the same house; both leave a wife and small children; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 19, No. 46, October 16, 1891 COLEMAN, Mr. W. F., son of William and Elizabeth Coleman, died July 10, 1892; he was born in Meriwether county, August 21, 1862, and was raised an orphan his father dying when he was an infant; he leaves a mother, brother, sister, wife and five children; from a memorial by "Aunt"; Vol. 20, No. 42, September 16, 1892 COOK, Mrs. J. M., died at her home near this place on the 19th, and was laid to rest at the Baptist cemetery here on the 20th; she had long been a member of the M. E. church; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 23, May 1, 1891 COOPER, little Claudia, infant daughter of Mr. P. A. and Mrs. Fannie R. Cooper, died recently at the age of six or seven months; she was buried at the Wright burial ground at Flat Rock last Wednesday; (Middle Ninth) Vol. 16, No. 40, August 31, 1888 COOPER, little Grady, 9 month old son of P. A. and R. F. Cooper, died Wednesday the 17th after a four day illness with typhoid fever; (Oakland) Vol. 18, No. 44, September 26, 1890 CRAWFORD, Mr. James H., died of a congestive chill Monday Sept. 5th at the home of his brother where refuge from the cold was sought; he had been sought in the shooting of Mr. Richard H. Shepherd; the coroner found no evidence of external violence in his death; Vol. 18, No. 45, October 3, 1890 CREWS, Mr. James, son-in-law of the late George W. Gresham, died on Sunday night after being shot in the back by another from whom he had attempted to collect rent due on land; the murderer is still at large; Vol. 19, No. 46, October 16, 1891 CROLY(?), Mr. Perry, died recently of typhoid pneumonia at the home of his brother Jack ?; (Lone Oak) Vol. 20, No. 52, November 25, 1892 DELACY, Mr. John, formerly a resident of Greenville died recently; from about 1855 until the war he operated a large shoe shop in Greenville; since the war he had resided mostly in Hatchechubee, Ala., spending several summers at the Sulphur Springs, which property was owned by him and his son, Mr. J. M. DeLacy; Vol. 19, No. 13, February 20, 1891 DIXON, Mrs. Celeste Bussey, died last Friday, Nov. 7th, after an illness of several weeks; she was a daughter of the late Judge Hiram W. Bussey and grew up in Greenville; about the close of the war she married Dr. J. T. Dixon, and they settled in Woodbury where her husband, aided by Mrs. Dixon, built up a large practice; Mrs. Dixon was about 47 years of age and the daughter of the now Mrs. W. (second initial unreadable) Faver; she was buried Saturday afternoon at the old Concord cemetery following funeral services at the church in Woodbury; Vol. 20, No. 1, December 4, 1891, a testimonial of respect by the Ladies' Parsonage Aid Society is in this later issue; Vol. 20, No. 13, February 26, 1892 DIXON, Hon. John L., died at Woodbury last Saturday at the residence of his son, Mr. A. P. Dixon, at the age of eighty five; he was long a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 19, No. 7, January 9, 1891 DIXON, Master Willie, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Dixon of Woodbury, died at Waverly Hall Saturday morning; Vol. 17, No. 47 October 25, 1889. On this same page: his death occured at the home of his grandparents after a few weeks illness of fever; the funeral took place from the Methodist church on Sunday morning; (Woodbury) Vol. 17, No. 47, October 25, 1889 DOBBS, Mrs. M. R., of Bartow county, and sister of Mrs. Wyche, Mrs. Albright and Mrs. Cooper, near Oakland, died recentlly and was buried beside her husband, Judge Dobbs, in the cemetery at Griffin; Vol. 17, No. 45, October 11, 1889 DODDS, Mr. Eugene S. (Bud), died last Friday evening and was buried at the Baptist cemetery at this place, survived by his aged mother, a wife and little boy, two brothers and three sisters; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891. In this later issue: the report of his death was learned last Friday afternoon, his death occuring at his home near Oak Ridge; he had married Miss Sallie, daughter of Mr. R. S. Cole, who survives him along with a son, Carl, about 7 years old; a member of the Methodist church, he had a few years ago purchased the old Freeman-Hillsman homestead for his residence; Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891 DOUGLAS, Mrs. Mary (middle initial unreadable), widow of James Douglas, died at her residence near Stinson last Tuesday morning, and was buried at the home of Mr. Boomer Williams on Wednesday; she was a daughter of the late Jordan Reese and a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 16, No. 38, August 17, 1888 DUPREE, Mrs. E. A., regrets are expressed on news of the death, near Rocky Mount, of the mother of Milton A. Dupree, Esq.; Vol. 18, No. 33, July 11, 1890. In a Memorial by "Her Son" in this later issue: Mrs. Dupree, the widow of Drury Dupree, died on the 7th inst. in the 84th year of her age, and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Mt. Zion by the side of her husband, who preceded her to the grave 13 years ago; she had been a member of the Baptist church for nearly 70 years; Vol. 18, No. 35, July 25, 1890 DUNLAP, Mr. Robert L., died April 17th, 1890 after an illness of about six years; he was born in South Carolina, Dec. 17th, 1816, and when a small boy moved to Franklin county, Georgia with his father; in the winter of 1829 he moved to Meriwether where he lived until his death; he leaves a wife, four sons and four daughters; Vol. 18, No. 22, April 25, 1890 DUNN, little James Robert, infant son of Mr. Sanford and Mrs. Susan Dunn, died May 26th, 1888, only one year and nine months old; (from Obituary for his mother - see below) Vol. 16, No. 33, July 20, 1888 DUNN, Mrs Susan F., died on the night of the 23rd(see date below), and her remains were interred in the Luthersville cemetery; she leaves a husband and five little children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 16, No. 31, July 6, 1888. In an Obituary in this issue: she died in her home near Rocky Mount on June 24th(see above); she was born near Grantville, Coweta county, August 20th, 1853, and joined the Methodist church there in 1870; on September 1st, 1878 she married Mr. Sanford Dunn; (see son James Robert Dunn above) Vol. 16, no. 33, July 20, 1888 DUTTON, Mrs., an aged lady, died at the home of Capt. James A. Rowe near Rocky Mount last Friday; Vol. 19, No. 30, June 26, 1891 DUVAL, Prof., principal of Hogansville High School (see SWANSON, Mr. Virgil) ELLIS, Judge David, son of William H. and Celie Ellis, died in Greenville June 8th, 1891; he was born in Iredell county, N. C., six miles east of Statesville, May 2nd, 1817, and joined the Presbyterian church at Bethany, N C.in 1840; he came to Greenville in 1841, and for a while he was bookkeeper and general manager of the Howard Hotel, thence entering the store of Judge Myron Ellis; about 1850 he became a partner of Robinson, Ellis & Co.doing a successful business for 8 years, the death of James L. Robinson and the removal of Judge John Robinson to Montgomery causing a dissolution; he was for years a member of the old inferior court and served ably as county treasurer before, during and after the war; his first wife was a sister Of Messrs. Madison and Col. T. A. Reeves; his second marriage was to Miss Sallie, daughter of the late Dr. Brewster, then a resident of Greenville; he leaves three daughters and one son; the funeral services were held at the family residence Tueday morning followed by burial at the cemetery; Vol. 19, No. 29, June 12, 1891 (this is the 2nd No. 28, the June 5th issue being also No. 28) ELLIS, Miss Mary, twelve year old daughter of Rev. Henry C. Ellis, now of Marietta, died recntly of typhoid fever; Vol. 20, No. 12, February 19,1892 ESTES, Mr. David; passed away at the age of about 75; (Oakland). Also in this issue: he died on Thursday and was buried at Flat Rock on Friday; a member of the Primitive Baptist church, he lived about midway between Rocky Mount and Oakland in the neighborhood of New Hope church; Vol. 18, No. 25, May 16, 1890 ESTES, Mr. David, died last Sabbath morning of pneumonia; he was a son of Mr. J. B. Estes and brother of Mrs. Lula Evans (see below) who preceded him to the grave just one week; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 24, May 8, 1891 ESTES, Mrs. Elizabeth, the death of Mrs. Estes, a member of the Primitive Baptist church, was a shock to our community; no other announcement was found; (Oakland) Vol. 18, No. 30, June 20, 1890 ESTES, Mrs., wife of Mr. J. B. Estes, died Tuesday the 11th of August, and was buried at New Hope church; among the surviving relatives is her father Mr. Atlas O'Neal, Mrs. Estes being the first of his nine daughters to have died; also surviving are three brothers, her husband and seven children; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891 EVANS, Mrs. Lula, died on Wednesday of last week, at the age of twenty years; the former Miss Lula Evans, she was a member of Mount Zion church; she leaves an infant daughter whose charge and care has been kindly taken by Mr. and Mrs. George Wooster; Vol. 19, No. 21, April 17, 1891. in a memorial By "Miss Lizzie" in this later issue: Mrs. Evans, the wife of John Evans and the daughter of Mr. Jim Estes, was born May 31st, 1891 and died April 8th, 1891, at 1:30 a.m.; she was married in May 1885, and became a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church in the summer of 1888; she leaves a husband, father and mother, four sisters and three brothers, as well as the two year old babe to be cared for by others in her mother's stead; Vol. 19, No. 22, April 24, 1891 FAVER, Alex, colored, was shot and killed by another near Flat Shoals Saturrday night; the dead man's friends shot the shooter several times as he ran away; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 47, October 23, 1891 FAVER, Col. Columbus, died last week at his home at Temple, Carroll county, about 72 years of age; a brother of Col. W. R. Faver, he grew to manhood in Meriwether, moving to Carroll about six years ago; before the war he was one of our most successful farmers, after the war he lived and farmed near Erin ; his children leaving to seek their fortunes, he sold out in Meriwether and went into merchandising in the new town of Temple; Vol. 18, No. 28, June 6, 1890 FAVER, Col. W. R., died at his home in Greenville last Monday at the age of 78; he came to this county in 1836, and about 1837 was appointed deputy sheriff, serving for seven years; in 1846-7 he was sheriff and served until he resigned to take his seat in the legislature in 1849; about 1872-3 he was again elected sheriff; a member of the Baptist church, his services were conducted by his pastor and Tuesday morning his remains were laid to rest in the village cemetery; he was twice married, his first wife a daughter of the late Major Hall, his second, who survives him, was Mrs. Sara Hussey; Vol. 20 No. 53, December 2, 1892 FERRELL, Mr. Micajah Cass, died lst Thursday near Chalybeate Springs, after an illness of about twenty days of typhoid fever; about 56 years old at his death, Mr. Ferrell served the Confederacy as a member of the 2nd Georgia regiment, at Malvern Hill, Gettysburg, Chicamauga, and he served gallantly under Longstreet, surrendering with Gen. Lee at Appomattox; after the war he married Miss Saphronia, daughter of the late Judge Catlett Campbell and settled down to the life of a farmer; a near relative to the Ferrells of Savannah and a cousin of the late Judge J. W. H. Underwood and of Judge J. M. Underwood of DeKalb, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Holmes of Atlanta, and a wife and sister; Vol. 18, No. 38, August 15, 1890 FINCHER, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Fincher died last Friday; Vol. 20, No. 8, January 22, 1892 FINDLEY, Mr. Columbus, brother of Mrs. Dr. Barnes and Mr. Wiley P. Findley, died last Friday at 12 o'clock, having been in Georgia from his home only two weeks for the benefit of his health; Vol. 16, No. 38, August 17, 1888 FLING, Mrs. Hettie, died last Tuesday afternoon, and was buried at Prospect cemetery Thursday morning; (Lone Oak) Vol 20, No. 6, January 8, 1892. In this later issue: Mrs. Fling, the widow of Daniel Fling, died at Lone Oak on Dec. 22, 1891, in her 77th year; she and her husband were married for sixty-one years, rearing three sons and eight daughters, only one child dying in infancy; she had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church for many years; Vol. 20, No. 8, January 22, 1892 FLORENCE, Mr. John A., died at his home near Warm Springs last Monday, aged about eighty-five years; he was a member of the Methodist church and had lived in the community in which he died about a half century; Vol. 20, No. 11, February 12, 1892 FLORENCE, Mrs. Mattie F., wife of J. W. Florence, died at her home in Greenville last Saturday afternoon; she was a daughter of the late W. T. and Mrs. Lucretia Moreland and was about 45 years of age; she was buried Sunday morning at the family burying ground on the old homestead a few miles from town; Vol. 19, No. 42, September 18, 1891 FLORENCE, Mrs. Milly, news of her death at age 83 was received yesterday (see date below), the burial taking place yesterday; the widow of Mr. William Florence, who died several years ago, she had since that time resided at the old homestead in the 7th district; she was a member of the Baptist church, and was the mother of Messrs. J. W. and W. T. Florence; Vol. 19. No. 14, February 27, 1891, In a memorial in this later issue; she died on the 24th of February, 1891at the age of 83; born in Wilkes county in 1809, she joined the Baptist church when she was about 20, and was married to Mr. Florence before she came to Meriwether; she is survived by four sons and daughters; Vol. 19, No. 16, March 13, 1891 FLOYD, Mr. A. J., of Columbus, an older brother of Dr. Floyd, died recently; in his early manhood he was a citizen of Greenville, and was also the builder of our present jail; Vol. 20, No. 12, February 19, 1892 FOLDS, Mrs. Nancy, familiarly known as Aunt Nancy, died Dec. 29, 1891; she was born in Jasper county in 1808, moved to this county in 1835, and was married to Capt. David Folds, whom it is said was a captain in the Mexican war; she had been a member of the Baptist church since Aug. 1832, and had raised a large family; Vol. 20, No. 9, January 29, 1892 FOSTER, John, colored, was shot and killed by the magistrate serving him with an arrest warrant after he pulled a pistol and threatened the magistrate; Vol. 18, No. 39, August 22, 1890 FOWLER, Miss Carrie, was born July 26th, 1850 and died April the 8th, 1889; from a Memorial in this issue; Vol. 17, No. 22, April 26, 1889 FOWLER, Mrs. M. L., died at her home near Rocky Mount on Friday, after a short illness; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Powlege and was a member of the M. E. Church; her remains were interred at Haralson Saturday afternoon; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 8, January 11, 1889 FRANKLIN, Mrs., (no first name nor date of death stated); she was buried at Concord, Monday June 10th; (Center Hill) Vol. 17, No. 30, June 21, 1889 FREEMAN, Mr. Benjamin Rosser, died suddenly at his home in Greenville last Sunday, aged about forty nine years; born and raised near Greenville, he was married to Miss Ellen, daughter of the late Joseph L. Banning; a member of the Methodist church, he was buried Monday afternoon with Masonic orders and Alliance ceremony; Vol. 16, No. 50, November 5, 1888. This later issue reports that the funeral was held at the Methodist church and that only Masonic ceremonies were held at the grave; Vol. 16, No. 51, November 8, 1888. In a Memorial by the Greenville Masonic Lodge in this issue: he was born in Meriwether county, March 28th, 1841 and died November 4th, 1888 (this date is not comsistent with the earlier report); Vol. 17, No. 9, January 18, 1889 FREEMAN, Mary, colored, was shot and killed last Thursday afternoon in a field on the Snelson place occupied by Mr. Bartee, five miles north of Greenville; a coroner's inquest is being conducted; Vol. 17, No. 24, May 10, 1889 FREEMAN, Mrs., Capt. A. H. Freeman and his daughter Miss Nemie left about noon for Hogansville in response to a telegram announcing the death of Mr. Freeman's mother at Newnan; Vol. 17, No. 27, May 31, 1889 FREEMAN, Hon. Samuel, father of Mayor A. H. Freeman of Greenville, died in Newnan last week at the age of eighty; he was born in New York, graduated from Union college, and in early life came to Georgia where he taught school and read law; he represented Franklin county in the legislature two terms, 1837 and 1847, moving thence to Newnan where he was a lawyer and a member of the Baptist church; Vol. 19, No. 12, February 13, 1891 FULLER, Miss Loney, thirteen year old daughter of Mr. Jesse and Arra Fuller, died of typhoid fever and was buried at Providence church; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 31, July 3, 1891 FULLER, Mr. Milton, died last Monday at the residence of his daughter four miles east of Greenville, in his 70th year; in early life he married a daughter of the late Eli Davis, near Sulphur Springs; Vol. 17, No. 24, May 10, 1889 FULLER, Mrs. & Mrs.(no names stated), both the wife and mother of Mr. Jesse Fuller died last week, his wife one day before his mother; both were buried the same day at Providence church; earlier Mr. Fuller had lost his parents-in-law, Nathan and Mary Ann Nall, and his daughter, Loney; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 50, November 13, 1891 GARNER, Mrs. William, died on the 26th inst.; a member of the Primitive Baptist church, she was laid to rest in the Baptist cemetery in this place on the 27th; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 19, April 3, 1891 GARRETT, Mr. Ben, died at his home at South Bend on Flint River in the first district last Friday Morning at 11 o'clock, at 82 years of age, and was buried at Antioch church, Woodbury, Saturday morning; Uncle Ben, as he was called, was among the first to volunteer when the war broke out, and left Greenville on May 18th, 1861, with the Echols Guards, the first company that left Meriwether, when he was 57 years old; the Guards formed company D of the Georgia regiment, participating in the first great fight at Manassas Junction, Uncle Ben going all through that bloody day's engagement; eventually the hardships of camp life induced Dr. H. V. M. Miller, surgeon of the brigade, to send him home after a term of honorable service; in his later years he became a member of the Methodist church at Concord; Vol. 16, No. 38, August 17, 1888 GASTON, Judge Joseph Harper, died at his home a few miles northeast of Greenville last monday night in his 77th year; a native of South Carolina, he had resided in Meriwether over fifty years; for twenty years he was a central figure in Meriwether public affairs, filling at various times the office of Judge of Inferior Court and member of the state legislature; for three terms, we believe, he was a member of the state senate; he was buried Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church above Greenville; Vol. 18, No. 34, July 18, 1890 GATES, Hamp, colored, died at his residence in Greenville last Tuesday night after an illness of about a year, at about 50 years of age; he ran a blacksmith shop with competency, having bought and improved a lot near the square on Griffin street; Vol. 17, No. 10, January, 25, 1889 GATES, Mrs. Nancy, died in the third district near White Sulphur Springs on Monday of pneumonia, after an attack of a few days; Vol. 19, No. 11, February 6, 1891 GILBERT, little Charlie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gilbert, died on the night of the 22nd inst.; Vol. 16, No. 26, May 31, 1888 GILL, Mrs. Julia E., wife of Mr. Aleck Gill of Woodbury and the youngest daughter of Mr. John R. Jones, died June 16th, 1892; a memorial by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Woodbury Baptist church is in this same issue; Vol. 20, No. 35, July 29, 1892 GILL, Mrs. Mary Lizzie, wife of Mr. W. P. Gill, died at Raleigh, February the 1st, 1892; the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Betts, she was born October 2nd, 1852, and from an early age was a member of the Congregationalist church at Mt. Pleasant; Vol. 20, No. 12, February 19, 1892 GILL, Uncle Ike, colored, died at his home in Greenville last Sunday; he had for years been the turner of the Vindicator press, and an industrious worker in other pursuits; Vol. 19, No. 51, November 20, 1891 GILL, Mr. T. J., W. J. Gill has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased; no other information concerning the death was found; Vol. 20, No. 32, July 8, 1892 GILLESPIE, Mrs., wife of Dr. Jack Gillespie, formerly of Sulphur Springs, died at her home in Columbus last Sunday; Vol. 16, No. 48, September 14, 1888 GLAZIER, Mrs. F. H., died at her home in Atlanta on Friday the 31st of July, aged about fifty years; the former Miss Eliza Slaughter was born and raised in Greenville and was a sister of Mrs. A. G. Floyd; she married Mr. Glazier after the war, and for a number of years they have resided in Atlanta where Mr. Glazier is a leading florist; she was a member of the Methodist church, and is survived by a nearly grown daughter and her husband; Vol. 19, No. 36, August 7, 1891 GOTHARD, Mr. Ellis, a young man about 23 years old, drowned last Saturday afternoon while bathing in the Flint River near the mouth of White Oak creek: he was buried near Raleigh, his old neighborhood, on Monday; Vol. 17, No. 27, May 31, 1889 GRESHAM, Mr. Davis C., son of Mrs. Bettie Gresham, a dispatch from Redlands, California received by Mrs. Gresham last Monday afternoon announced the death of her oldest son; newspaper dispatches on Tuesday stated he had been shot by his hotel keeper and that the hotel man was also killed; the remains will be brought to Greenville for burial; Bud Gresham, as he was familiarly known, was born in Greenville in 1859 and was nearly 31 years old; he grew up here, leaving for Texas about 8 years ago and had been in California about two years; he was once foreman of the Vindicator and Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows; Vol. 18, No. 18, March 28, 1890. In this later issue: the funeral took place last Sunday afternoon at the Y.M.C.A. Hall under direction of Redlands Lodge, Odd Fellows; the body was escorted to Hillside cemetery with delegates of area Odd Fellow lodges in attendance; [from the Redlands Chrograph, undated] Vol. 18, No. 21, April 18, 1890. In a memorial by the San Bernardino Typographical Union No. 84, the date of death is stated to be March 24th, 1890; Vol. 18, No. 24, May 9, 1890 GRIER, Mrs., aunt of Mr. Henry R. Harris of the second district, died in Butts (county?), lacking only a month of being one hundred years old; the burial was last week with five generations present; Vol. 18, No. 9, January 24, 1890 HAINEY, Mr. Milton, a citizen of near Luthersville, died Sunday night; Vol. 20, No. 11, February 12, 1892 HALEY, Mr. W. D., died at the hotel last Saturday at noon, after a long illness suffering from dropsy; a brother of Mrs. R. B. Coleman, he was about thirty-two years of age; Vol. 16, No. 26, May 31, 1888 HALFACRE(not positive of name), Mr. Daniel, died in Greenville the night of Christmas eve, being found dead in his bed early Christmas morning, at about 75 years of age; Vol. 19, No. 8, 1891 HAMBY, Mr. Jonathan, the death of Mr. Hamby near Oak Ridge, mentioned by us last week (no mention found); died Thursday morning following an accident on Wednesday afternoon when he was shot with his own gun as he was leaning on it, and his dog in some way discharged the gun by brushing against it; his widow is a daughter of James C. Andrews, Esq. of Woodbury, and she along with two small children survive him; Vol. 19, No. 49, November 6, 1891. In a memorial by Mother in this later issue: his brother Bennie was the first to reach him upon hearing his calls after the fatal wound had been inflicted; Vol. 20, No. 1, December 4, 1891 HAMBY, Mr. Charles Yarbrough, died with typhoid fever at his home near Oak Ridge, October 27th, 1890, lacking a few days of being 40 years old; born in Meriwether county November 13th, 1850, he was left an orphan at nine years of age, his father , Jonathan Hamby, having accidentally been killed and his mother having died before; a member of the M. E. Church, he leaves a wife and three children; Vol. 18, No. 52, November 21, 1890 HAMMOND, Mrs. Dora (see Mrs. JOSSEY) HARDEMAN, Hon. Thomas, former congressman from Georgia, died at his home in Macon last Saturday; Vol. 19, No. 16, March 13, 1891 HARDY, Mr. Benjamin F., died in the third district near White Sulphur Springs on Sunday, after less than a week's illness of pneumonia, between 40 and 50 years of age; he was a gallant soldier of the Confederacy and since the war an industrious farmer; Vol. 19, No. 11, February 6, 1891 HARMAN, Mr. Luther M., died at his home in the 7th district Wednesday afterboon; he was a member of the Methodist church and was about seventy-fice years of age: Vol. 20, No. 15, March 11, 1892; In this issue: James C. Harman has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 28, June 10, 1892 HARPER, Mr. Colin, died near Chipley just before Christmas; an eccentric bachelor between 60 and 70 years of age, he lived in a humble pine log cabin furnished in the barest style, but by economy had accumulated cosiderable money in a bank account; Vol. 19, No. 11, February 6, 1891 HARRIS, Mr. Austin, in this issue appears an application for guardianship of the minor children of Mr. Harris, deceased, by W. S. Howell, public adm'r, dated April 5th, 1892; no other information concerning the death of Mr. Harris was found; Vol. 20, No. 22, April 29, 1892 HARRIS, Mr. Jacob, died of apoplexy at his home in Macon lsst Saturday night; he was well known as a merchandiser in Greenville before the war, the firm name being Harris & Jacobson; he volunteered in the first Confederate company that left the county, and was a participant in the war at Manasas Junction; after a year's service he was discharged and returned to Greenville, moving to Macon just before the end of the war; and marrying, has since made that place his home; Vol. 19, No. 20, April 10, 1891 HARRIS, Mrs. Dr. Pink, of Lagrange, formerly Miss Cone of Greenville, died last Thursday, at about 60 years of age; she was born in Meriwether and raised in Greenville, but had been a resident of LaGrange since soon after the close of the war; Vol. 20, No. 12, February 19, 1892 HAY, Mr. James H., died last Sunday night of typhoid fever after an illness of three weeks; his burial took place at Bethesda church and he leaves a wife and five small children; he was twice married, his first wife being a daughter of the late Charles B. Harris; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 20, No. 47, October 21, 1892 HAYS, Hiram, W. S. Howell, public admr. of said county, applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased, no one else having applied; no other information was found concerning this death; Vol. 20, No. 55, Devember 16, 1892 HEARD, Charlie, the oldest son of Capt. R. A. Heard, at press time a telegram announces the death of Mr. Heard in Atlanta,; a young man of about 27 years, it is supposed he will be buried in Greenville; Vol. 16, No. 45, October 5, 1888 HEARD, Mrs. Kate, formerly of Sulphur Springs and the daughter of Capt. W. C. Bray, died at LaGrange (date not stated); Vol. 18, No. 47, October 17, 1890 HEARD, Mr. Robert L., died at the residence of Mr. J. T. Wimbish last Friday night after an illness of nearly six weeks; not more than 24 years of age, as assistant depot agent he was a favorite with businessmen and the community; a member of the Methodist church, his funeral was at that church Saturday afternoon followed by burial in the village cemetery; Vol. 17, No. 43, September 27, 1889 HELD(?), Mrs., wife of Mr. J. M. Held(?), died at her home last Wednesday and her remains were shipped to (unreadable) yesterday morning; Vol. 16, No. 42, September 14, 1888 HENDRIX, Mrs. Vinnie, died on the 4th inst., and was buried the 5th in the Baptist cemetery in this place; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 33, July 12, 1889 HENDRIX, Mr. William, died of fever last Monday morning near Rocky Mount; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 31, June 28, 1889 HILL. Mr. Alexander Franklin, died just as last Sabbath began (if correct, this is the only readable part of the first paragraph); he was the oldest son of Mrs. M. P. Martin and was born February the 20th(?) 1831; he graduated Emory College in 1852, and a few years later married Mrs. Mary Jane Thomas, the only daughter of Hon. Hiram Warner, and they were blessed with a large family of sons and daughters; he took a lively interest in the promotion of education, and at death was an active member of the board of trustees for the local school, a postion he had held for twenty years; after services at the family residence last Monday, he was laid to rest in the village cemetery; in an article on the same page is news that his son and daughter, Mr. A. F. Hill of Emory College and Miss Kittie Hill of Mrs. Ballard's Seminary in Atlanta were called home the previous week because of his illness; Vol. 16, No. 7, January 20, 1888 HILL, Hon. Joshua, former congressman from Georgia, died at his home in Madison last Friday; Vol. 19, No. 16, March 13, 1871 HIRSCH, Mrs., died Saturday the 23rd at her home in Seale, Ala.; the mother of Messrs. H. and A. Hirsch of the firm of Hirsch Brothers of Seale, Ala. and Woodbury, Ga., Mr. Simon Hirsch of Woodbury and Mr. Isaac Hirsch of Charlotte, N. C.; the funeral took place from the residence of Mr. D. G. Feller of Columbus on the 24th; [from the Columbus Enq-Sun] Vol. 16, No. 8, January, 27, 1888 HOLT, little Joe Terrell, one year old son of Mr. Hines and Mrs. Annie Terrell Holt died in Greenville Tuesday afternoon; Vol. 17, No. 26, March 8, 1889. A report in this issue: Mrs. Holt, grandmother of Miss Ellen Holt and Mrs. William Redd the aunts of the deceased, came from Columbus for the funeral on Wednesday; Vol. 17, No. 17, March 15, 1889. In this issue appears a lengthy memorial by "Brother Render"; Vol. 17, No. 18, March 29, 1889 HOOD, Newton (Newt), colored, died at his home near Jones' Mills on Saturday, May the 26th, aged about 62 years; a former slave of Mrs. M. A. Hood, his burial was at the old cemetery at Jones' Mills on Sunday, the 27th, attended by a large crowd including a number of his white friends; Vol. 16, No. 27, June 8, 1888 HOOTEN, Mrs. Dr., of Woodbury, died suddenly on Sunday evening; her remains were taken to Griffin for interment Monday; (Woodbury) Vol. 19, No. 18, March 27, 1891. In this later issue; Mrs. Hooten died at her residence on Grennville St. , March 22nd, 1891; from a memorial by the Ladies Aid Society of the Missionary Baptist Chrch at Woodbury, of which Mrs. Hooten was a constituting member; Vol. 19, No. 19, April 3, 1891 HOPKINS, Mrs. A. W., formerly Miss Kate Nall, died at her home near Rocky Mount last Saturday night, and was interred at the family burying ground near Luthersville; Vol. 16, No. 33, July 20, 1888 HOPKINS, (see mother above) little babe of Mr. Walter Hopkins' wife, died on last Tuesday evening; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 16, No. 36, August 3, 1888 HOPKINS, Dr. J. T., brother-in-law of Milton A. DuPree, Esq. of the 10th district, died at his home in West Point on Friday last; his wife preceded him about a year ago; Vol. 16, No. 52, November 15, 1888 HORTON, Mrs. Matilda, wife of Jeremiah Horton and daughter of Mrs. Nancy Stapp, died near Luthersville Tuesday night of asthma and dropsy; Vol. 17, No. 49, November 8, 1889 HOWARD, Henry, colored, died (date not stated) of a wound inflicted to the head by another two or three months ago; the party inflicting the wound is a fugitive, having escaped from jail; (Lone Oak) Vol. 17, No. 18, March 22, 1889 HUCKABY, Mrs. Fannie, wife of Mr. John Huckaby, died on Sunday the 7th; she leaves a babe of about two months and several other small children; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 18, No. 43, September 19, 1890 HUMPHRIES, Mr. Zack, died suddenly last Thursday, and was buried at Lone Oak last Friday; he leaves a wife and three children; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 42, September 18, 1891 HUMPHRIES, infant child of Mrs. Sallie Humphries, died last friday night of whooping cough, and was buried Sayurday afternoon beside its father (above?) who died about 6 weeks ago; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 48, October 30, 1891 HUNT, Mr. Benjamin H., died by his own hand at Stinson last Friday night; he was 37 years of age, was born in Talbot county, and was single; he was a brother of Messrs. C. D. , Will P. and Thomas J. Hunt of Columbus; until a few years sgo he was with the firm of Hunt Brothers of Columbus, and more recently that of Flournoy & Hunt in Stinson; Vol. 20, No. 6, January 8, 1892 HUNTLEY, Mrs. W. H., daughter of Rev. S. P. Richardson of the Georgia conference, died recemtly; she and her husband had taught school in Greenville for two years; Vol. 16, No. 41, September 7, 1888 JACKSON, Mr. Green, of Hollonville died suddenly of heart disease and was buried Monday with Masonic honors; (Oakland) Vol. 19, No. 45, October 9, 1891 JOHNSTON, Uncle Warner, colored, died at his home in Greenville last Tuesday morning after a long illiness suffering of cancer; aged over 80 years, he was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and a minister of that denomination; a former servant of the late Judge Henry Harris and afterwards of Col. H. R. Harris, after his freedom was an industrious carpenter; he was buried Tuesday afternoon; Vol. 16, No. 45, October 5, 1888 JONES, Mr. Ben J., died in Griffin last Sunday when a revolver he was taking from a trunk accidentally discharged; he had lately been appointed Deputy collecter of Internal Revenue and had served in this position only a few weeks; the funeral was at Antioch church Monday and the remains were interred in the family burying ground; the pall bearers were of the Knights of Honor from Thomaston, of which lodge he was a member; Vol. 17, No. 44, September 4, 1889 (the issue number and date are as stated) JONES, Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Judge John Jones, died last week at Macon, only a few days after the death of her son, Hon. Reuben Jones; well known in Meriwether, she and her husband settled on the LaGrange road, five miles west of Greenville in the early history of the county, Judge Jones becoming one of the wealthiest men in the county; several years ago the old homestead was sold and Judge and Mrs. Jones moved to Atlanta; since the death of Judge Jones a number of years ago, she has resided mainly in Macon with her daughter; her surviving sons are Dr. Chan and Mr. Enoch Jones of Atlanta; Vol. 20, No. 50, November 11, 1892 JONES, Hon. Primus, died of pneumonia in Atlanta last Saturday after an illness of two weeks; born near Greenville in 1846 and educated in the schools here, at 16 he was in the Confederate army, going in a boy he came out a veteran; his 1700 acre farm in Baker county having been brought to a high state of cultivation, in 1866 he produced the first bale of cotton in the state, and for 23 years thereafter maintained his record as the fist bale man; he was the son of Judge John Jones and was christened Priamus, but the a was dropped very properly as he was always first in his chosen profession of farming; for the past six years a member of the legislature from Baker county, he never married and his estate will go to his aged mother, sister and brothers; Vol. 18, No. 12, February 14, 1890 JONES, Tom, colored, was shot and killed after pointing a gun at a deputy who had been sent to arrest him; (White Sulphur Springs & Stinson) Vol. 18, No. 18, March 28, 1890 JOSEY, Willis, colored, well known butcher, controlling the entire business since the war until three years ago, died last Sunday in Greenville, aged between eighty and ninety; Vol. 16, No. 26, May 31, 1888 JOSSEY, Mrs. ( first name obliterated), daughter of the late Col. John McMath, a prominent lawyer of Greenville, died at home in Griffin; her daughter, Mrs. Dora Hammond of Brunswick, who attended her mother's funeral took cold and died in Griffin last Saturday night; Vol. 19, No. 10, January 30, 1891 JUSTISS, Miss Mary Ann, was buried at Prospect Church last Monday, dying after an illness of three months; she is now at rest with her father who preceded her by a few months; (Lone Oak). Also in this issue: R. S. Justiss has applied for letters of administration on the estate of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 28, june 10, 1892 JUSTISS, Mr. Nathaneal, twin brother of the late Robert Justiss and a resident of the Lone Oak community, died last week; last week's issue contained a description of the devotion of the children of the Sunday School for "Uncle Nat"; Vol. 20, no. 17, March 25, 1892. This later issue states that Mr. Justiss died on Thursday before the third Sabbath and was buried the following day; (LoneOak) Vol. 20, No. 18, April 1, 1892. In memorial resolutios by the Sabbath School in this issue it is atated that Mr. Justiss was survived by children, grandchildren and a sister; Vol. 2o, No. 21, April 22, 1892. In this later issue is a memorial by "Daughter"; Vol. 20, No. 22, April 29, 1892 JUSTISS, Mr. Robert, twin brother of Uncle Nat Justiss, died recently and was buried at Prospect church, nearly 83 years of age; (Lone Oak) Vol. 20, No. 11, February 12, 1892. In this later issue: W. S. Trimble has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 32, July 8, 1892 KEITH, Mrs. Carrie, wife of David D. Keith, died at her home near Rocky Mount last Sunday, the 11th, after a short illness, (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 25, May 16, 1890. In a Memorial in this later issue: the daughter of Mrs. C. P. Miller, Mrs. Keith was born Feb. 18th, 1862, was married in Dec. 1873, and became a member of the Missionary Baptist church in 1882; her remains, after funeral services at the Baptist church, were interred in the cemetery at Rocky Mount; she is survived by her aged mother, her husband and three sons, three brothers and one sister; Vol. 18, No. 26, May 23, 1890 KEITH, Mr. James Hardy, died last Friday of typhoid fever, between twenty and thirty years of age; he was a grandson of the late Judge Daniel Keith and nephew of Hon. G. L. Peavy; survived by his wife, the former Miss Emma Keller, and two children, his burial took place last Saturday morning; Vol. 17, No. 40, August 30, 1889 KEITH, Perry(?) J., son of C. J. and Ella Keith, died near Providence, Texas January 29th, 1888 after an illness of only two days; born near Luthersville on Sept. 22nd, 1871, he moved with his parents to Texas in 1878;Vol. 16, No. 11, February 17, 1888 KENER, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Kener, died monday night after an illness of only a few days; Vol 19, No. 33, July 17, 1891 KEY, Mr. John, living near Rocky Mount, died suddenly of paralysis on last Satueday night the 8th, in the 46th year of his age; born in 1842, the son of a Baptist minister, his funeral at the Baptist cemetery at Bethel on Monday was attended by a large assemblage from Greenville and Luthersville: Vol. 16, No. 42, September 14, 1888. A Memorial appears in this later issue; Vol. 16, No. 42, September 14, 1888. In this issue is a Memorial by the Luthersville Lodge, F. A. M. for J. G. W. Key; Vol. 16, No. 46, October 12, 1888 KING, Henry, colored, a young boy was killed by a gun shot by another youth; the verdict of the coroner's jury was that the killing was accidental; Vol. 19, No. 25, May 15, 1891 KING, Mr. John Edward, died at his home near Denver, Tallapoosa county, Ala., on August 28th, 1890, aged sixty eight years; born in Monroe county, March 18th, 1822, he came to Meriwether with his stepfather, the late Harrison W. Revill in 1828, where he grew up; in early manhood he married his first wife in Troup county and settled there; several years after the death of his first wife, he married again in Houston county; he has resided in Alabama for the most part since the war; he was a half- brother of Messrs. Henry H. and W. T. Revill; a member of the Primitive Baptist church, he is survived by a wife and married daughter; Vol. 18, No. 42, September 12, 1890 LANE, Mrs. I. H., died at her home in Atlanta on Sunday morning the 16th of November; her remains were brought to Greenville Sabbath afternoon, the burial taking place the next morning at the village cemetery; the former Miss Mary Eliza Kidd was born near LaGrange and married Mr. Lane in 1852; several years ago they moved to Meriwether and resided near Oak Ridge, afterwards moving to Hogansville, and lately living in Atlanta; the deceased leaves several children residents of Meriwether, viz: Mr. L. H. Lane, Jr., Mr. George K. Lane, Mrs. T. A. Andrews of Greenville, and Mrs. M. B. Clayton; Vol. 18, No. 52, November 21, 1890 LAWRENCE, Mrs. W. A., the death of Mrs. Lawrence is stated to have been about three weeks ago in the notice of the death of her infant child; no other notice was found; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 18, No. 38, August 15, 1890 LAWRENCE, the infant child of Mrs. W. A. Lawrence was buried at Concord last Friday by the side of its mother (see above) who preceded the little one to the grave about three weeks; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol 18, No. 38, August 15, 1890 LEDBETTER, Mr. W. P., brother of Mrs. W. T. Revill, died Tuesday morning; this announcement was in a telegram received from Rev. S. B. Ledbetter dated Talladega, Ala.; he was also the older brother of Mr. Frank Ledbetter; the burial took place Wednesday afternoon at Cedartown, the former home of the deceased; Vol. 18, No. 20, April 11, 1890. In this later issue: Mr. Ledbetter died at his residence in Talladega, where he had had been a resident for about ten months; he was a member of the lodges of Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows of that city; [from the Talladega Mountain Home] Vol. 18, No. 21, April 18, 1890 LEVERETT, Hon. B. M., Judge Billington Leverett, as he was familiarly called, was born Dec. 18th, 1818 and died June 24th, 1890; he was upwards of 70 years of age and had held various offices of public trust; in 1853 he represented the county in the legislature, and had served as magistrate and as member of the county board of commissioners and of education; a member of the Presbyterian church since Sept. 9th, 1886, he was buried at that church last Wednesday morning; Vol. 18, No. 31, June 27, 1890. In this later issue are a Memorial, and also a Masonic Testimonial by A. G. Floyd, W. M.; Vol. 18, No. 40, September 5, 1890 LEVERETT, Mrs. Rebecca, widow of Judge B. M. Leverett, died last Monday, aged about sixty-one; married over 40 years ago, she was the daiughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson, early residents of the county; she was buried beside her late husband on Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church near Greenville, of which she had been a member; Vol. 19, No. 18, March 27, 1891 LEWIS, Coonie, colored, killed by a gunshot by his stepfather at the residence of Newton Hood, lately deceased, near Jones' Mills; the stepfather claims the shooting accidental; Vol. 17, No. 51, November 22, 1889 LOVEJOY, Mrs. Mary Ann, wife of Rev. Anderson R. Lovejoy, died at her home near Clarkston, DeKalb county, on the 15th; long a resident of Meriwether, the former Miss Hatton was the mother of Rev. W. P. Lovejoy, one of the leading ministers of the North Georgia Conference and presiding elder of the Rome district; Vol. 19, No. 5, December 26, 1890 MADDOX, Mr. J. S., son of Rev. Thomas Maddox, died at his home near Raleigh last Saturday, only about 30 years of age; Vol. 16, No. 32, July 13, 1888 MADDOX, Rev. Thomas, the Vindicator regrets to hear of the death of Rev. Maddox (but fails to state a date); he had been a resident between forty and fifty years and was between seventy five and eighty years of age; known as "Uncle Tommy" he was a zealous Methodist local preacher, and had been at one time tax collecter or receiver; Vol. 17, No. 49, November 8, 1889 MAFFETT, Mrs. Anna Laurie, the news of her sudden death was received yesterday morning; VOL. 19, No. 39, August 28, 1891. In a memorial in this later issue; the former Miss Jones, second daughter of Mrs. Virginia Emma Bowen died in Greenville August 27, 1891, aged twenty one years and four and a half months; she was born April 12, 1870, and was a granddaughter of the late John S. Grant; her father was the late James Jones, son of Mr. Allen Jones, near Jones' Mills; she was married May 13, 1889 to Mr. Robert W. Maffett, marshal of Greenville; she joined the Presbyterian church a few months before her death; in addition to her husband, she is survived by a one year old little boy; Vol. 19, No. 41, September 11, 1891 MAFFETT, Mrs. Ida, wife of Sheriff J. C. Maffett, died last Wednesday morning in her 31st year; she was the third daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Floyd and had been twice married, her first being Mr. William C. Nelson; she was a member of the Methodist church, at which church her funeral services were held yesterday; Vol. 18, No. 17, March 21, 1890 MALCOM, Mr. William, long a resident of this county, died the 22nd after an illness of a few days, and was buried the 23rd inst. at the Rowe burying ground near this place; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 23, May 1, 1891 MARIA, Aunt, antebellum cook of the late Elijah Evans, died near Oakland last week at the age of eighty; Vol. 19, No. 17, March 20, 1891 MAYFIELD, Mr. Greene W., died at his home near Warm Springs on Tuesday afternoon the 4th from typhoid fever, at about 50 years of age; he was buried at Mount Hope Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon with Masonic honors; Vol. 18, No. 50, November 7, 1890 MCCLENDON, Mr. W. E., familiarly known as "Chunky," died at his home near Jones' Mills last Friday and was buried in Greenville Saturday morning; he was the youngest son of the late Judge Freeman McClendon and was born and reared at the old family homestead near Greenville; he was about 40 years old; Vol. 20, No. 31, July 1, 1892 MCCREARY, Jasper, colored, a resident of Gay about 17 years old, killed Saturday night by a gunshot by persons unknown during a disturbance near the store in Gay; Vol. 17, No. 7, January 4, 1889 MCDANIEL, Mr. Kirke, died last Tuesday at his home near Warm Springs; Vol. 16, No. 22, May 4, 1888 MCGAHEE, Uncle Isaac, died the morning of Monday, the 7th, and was buried on the 8th with Masonic honors in the cemetery at this place; he was born December 3rd, 1819, joined the Missionaty Baptist church in 1843, was a Mason for thirty years, and a resident of the 10th district of Meriwether county for 62 years; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 20, April 11, 1890. A memorial follows in this issue Vol. 18, No. 21, April 18, 1890 MCLAUGHLIN, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McLaughlin, died Wednesday night after a very brief illness; Vol. 19, No. 36, August 7, 1891. In a tribute in this later issue: "Baby" the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin, was born the 10th of October, 1888 and died the 5th of August, 1891; although she had never been given a name, when asked her name she would respond "Baby," and by this name she was known; Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891 MCLENDON, infant of Mr. S. S. McLendon; date of death not stated; (Woodbury) Vol. 19, No 25, May 15, 1891 MEADOWS, Mr. Billy, died of pneumonia at his home near Warm Springs last Saturday, aged 32; he was buried at Macedonia church Saturday afternoon; Vol. 16, No. 27, June 8, 1888 MEADOWS, Mrs. Mary, the mother of Mr. James Meadows, died at her home near Bullochville last Sunday, aged 59 years; Vol. 20, No. 45, October 7, 1892 MELTON, child of Mr. James Melton, died last week of whooping cough; (Woodbury & Tarver's Chapel)Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891 MESLER, Mrs. (no first name stated), died in her 38th year leaving nine children (no date stated); A member of the Methodist church, her funeral was at Salem church on the 25th; (Raleigh) Vol. 17, No. 23, May 3, 1889 MILAM, Mrs. Jane, died in this community; (Ebenezer) Vol. 17, No. 46, October 18, 1889. In this later issue: Mrs. Milam, the wife of Judge L. J. Milam, died of paralysis at her home at Jones' Mills last Friday, aged about sixty two; she was born in South Carolina and married there to Judge Milam, and had been a resident of Meriwether for about forty years; she was buried Saturday within a few rods of her home, survived by her husband and children; Vol. 17, No. 46, October 18, 1889. In a Tribute of Respect by "A Friend" who had boarded with Judge and Mrs. Milam: formerly Miss Mary J. Wilkins, she was born near Clinton, Laurens county, S. C., August 20th(or 29th), 1827 and married Leander J. Milam in January 1846, removing with husband and family to Georgia in November 1859; Vol. 17, No. 48, November 1, 1889 MILLER, little Ludie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Miller, was born January 1st, 1891 and died 13th of March; Vol. 19, No. 18, March 27, 1891 MITCHAM, W. L., Esq., died last Thursday at his home at Woodbury, having been ill with fever for some time; he was a son of Esq. Thomas N. Mitcham, and was reared in the second district, having been the magistrate in that district for several years; a year or two years ago he moved to Woodbury and entered the mercantile business; he leaves a wife to whom he was married in the last year; Vol. 20, No. 36, August 5, 1892. In this later issue: Mrs. S. F. Mitcham has applied for letters of administration on the estate of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 43, September 23, 1892 MITCHELL, Mr. Andrew J., died about a week ago at his residence at Geneva, Ala., from typhoid fever; he was reared in Meriwether and was for some time a resident of Greenville, serving the town as Marshal for a year or more; he moved to Alabama before Christmas; sympathy is extended to his wife and daughter; Vol. 17, No. 23, May 3, 1889 MITCHELL, Mr. Thomas, was buried at the Baptist cemetery at this place: (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 9, January 13, 1891 MONCRIEF, little Callie Olive, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Moncrief, died on the evening of the 15th;born September the 11th, 1888, she tarried with us but a brief moment; Vol. 18, No. 26, May 23, 1890 MOORE, Mr. Charles G., died at his home 5 miles east of Greenville yesterday morning the 14th, aged seventy-three; he grew to manhood in Meriwether, having resided over half a century in the same community and was a class leader and steward at Ebenezer Methodist church, at which church he will be buried today; Vol. 17, No. 13, February 15, 1889 (front page dated the 17th in error) MORRIS, Henry, the young and only son, just entering into manhood, of Mr. And Mrs. F. V. Morris, died on the 29th of September; from a tribute by Kate M. Weaver; Vol. 18, No. 46, October 10, 1890 MURPHY, Mrs. J. B., of Luthersville, died last Tuesday; Vol. 17, No. 37, August 9, 1889 MURPHY,(also written MURPHEY in same article), Mr. W. D., died on the morning of the 26th after a short illness; a member of the Methodist church, his remains were interred at the cemetery on the 28th; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 2, December 6, 1889 NALL, Mrs. Mary Ann, widow of Robert Nall, died near Luthersville on Friday the 22nd of May; after the death of her husband a few miles north of Greenville in 1858, she moved near Luthersville where she lived for over 30 years; she was a member of the Primitive Baptist church at Providence, where she was buried; additional comments in (Lone Oak) in this same issue; Vol. 19, No. 28, June 5, 1891 NALL, Mr. Nathan (Uncle Nathan), died April 29th, 1891 near Luthersville; he was 93 years old, perhaps the oldest resident in the county, and had joined the Baptist church in 1826, before the division, and was a Primitive Baptist for over half a century having his membership at Providence church; Vol. 19, No. 28, June 5, 1891. In this later issue: Mr. Nall was born in Oglethorpe county, January 25th, 1799; when he was about 6 years old he moved with his parents to Clarke county, where he grew to manhood; he was a volunteer from Clarke in 1813, fighting the Seminole Indians in Florida;on his return he married the daughter of John Burkes, Mr. Burkes along with his wife and negro woman being murdered in 1836 by Cherokee Indians, the murderers being the first ever hung by the civil authorities in Walker county; Mr. Nall moved from Clarke to Newton county and thence to Henry soon after his marriage and joined the Primitive Baptist at Lebanon in 1825; in 1834 he moved to Meriwether and made his first crop within two miles of where he died; he raised eleven children who lived to be grown, only four of whom are living, the oldest, the youngest, the 4th and 5th; Vol. 19, No. 29, June 19, 1891 NICHOLS, Elder Isaac C., died at Griffin last week of cancer; reared in Meriwether near Woodbury, his father Elder Jonathan Nichols was a well known Primitive Babtist preacher of this county 50 years ago; he was a successful teacher in early life, and about 1850 bought and moved to the place where Hon. A. J. Snelson now resides; before the war he moved to Griffin and afterwards joined the Primitive Baptist church; later he was licensed to preach and recentlly served Antioch Church at Woodbury as pastor; he was twice married, his first wife being Miss Prothro of Pike; Vol. 19, No. 12, February 13, 1891 OGLETREE, Miss Mattie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ogletree, near Stinson, died of fever last Monday, July 25th, after an illness of several weeks: Vol. 20, No. 35, July 29, 1892. A tribute of love by the Helping Hands Sabbath school class at Trinity; Vol. 20, No. 44, September 30, 1892 O'NEAL, Mr. Atlas, died last Saturday morning the 16th; he moved to Meriwether in 1826 and resided at the place where he died for 62 years; he married Miss Augusta Brown, daughter of Sumner Brown in 1830; he was born in 1809 and was therefore 83 years old when he died; he reared a family of nine daughters and three sons, all of whom grew to be married; only one child, Mrs. James B. Estes, preceded him to the grave; he was a member of the M. E. church, and is survived by three generatios of his family and his wife; Vol. 20, No. 21, April 22, 1892. A memorial by the Oakland Lodge, No. 46, F. & A. M. is in this later issue; Vol. 20, No. 22, April 29, 1892 O'NEAL, Mr. James, died of consumption and was buried lsat Saturday at Prospect; (Lone Oak) Vol. 20, No. 18, April 1, 1892 O'NEAL, Mrs. Ola, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sitton, died in Texas on the 3rd; (Pea Ridge) Vol. 18, No. 36, August 1, 1890 OWEN, Mrs. C. C., died on the morning of July 20th; a member of the Baptist church, she leaves a husband, two sons and five daughters; obituary by "M. Anthony D."; Vol. 20, No. 35. July 29, 1892 OWEN, Joe, young son of Mr. L. T. Owen, died May 21st 1890, after an illness of two weeks; born in Jan. 1881, he was laid to rest in the cemetery at Rocky Mount beside his mother and little sister who preceded him to the grave three years ago; he is survived by his father and one little brother; Vol. 18, No. 27, May 30, 1890 OWENS, Mr. John J., son of the late Capt. John T. Owens and a member of the Primitive Baptist church, died at his home near Flat Rock last Saturday, aged about sixty years; Vol. 20, No. 31, July 1, 1892 PARHAM, Andrew, colored, 15 year old son of Dan Parham, died last Monday evening near Greenville, when dragged by a frightened mule that he had just unhitched and was attempting to mount to ride to the house; Vol. 18, No. 14, February 28, 1890 PARHAM, Mrs. S. A., J. A. Parham has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased; no other infomation concerning this death was found; Vol. 20, No. 55, December 16, 1892 PARK, Mrs. Ella Holt, wife of Robert E. Park, died Saturday night at the residence of her husband on College street in Macon, aged thirty-eight years, eleven months and twenty three days; she was the daughter of the late Gen. William S. and Mrs. H. D. Holt, now Mrs. L. Q. C. Lamar; the funeral was held today(?) from the family residence; [from Macon Evening News, undated] Vol. 18, No. 17, March 21, 1890 PARK, Mr. John A., died at his home a few miles above Greenville last Saturday, following an attack of fever for about a week; he was a son of Mr. William Park and a grandson of the late Judge Tyre Reeves, and was between 25 and 35 years of age; Vol. 20, No. 33, July 15, 1892 PARTRIDGE, Mr. John A., a resident of the 7th district for 30 years and a member of the Methodist since he was about fourteen years of age, Mr. Partridge died on Wednesday night of last week, the 4th of January; he was between sixty-five and seventy years of age; Vol. 16, No. 6, January 13, 1888 PEAVY, Mr. John W., died at his home five miles north of Greenville last Friday and was buried Saturday morning at the family burying ground near the residence of Mr. Virgil Biggers; the brother of Hon. G. L. Peavy, he was born and reared in Meriwether, and was about 40 years of age; he married a daughter of Hon. C. W. Williams, his widow and several children surviving him; Vol. 19, No. 3, December 12, 1890 PECK, Mrs. William Henry, died suddenly in Atlanta last Saturday while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dugas, her husband being at his home in Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Peck came to Greenville in 1860, remaining here three years; Mr. Peck ran the Georgia Weekly and presided over the Female College, Mrs. Peck running the boarding school department; Vol. 19, No. 40, September 4, 1891 PECK, Prof. William Henry, died in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday night due to a severe cold; he was born in Augusta, Ga., Dec. 30, 1830, he studied for a time at the military institute at Georgetown, Ky., and graduated at Harvard in 1853; after a position with the public schools in New Orleans, he moved to Atlanta in 1850 and established a literary paper, the Georgia Weekly, which he moved to Greenville when he became president of the Masonic Female College here; in 1864-5 he was professor of languages at LeVert Female college, moving his paper there; he became a contributor to the New York Ledger in 1868 and regularly contributed until 1884; he leaves six children, Mrs. H. E. Trower of Jacksonville, Mrs. H. E. Dugas of Augusta, Mrs. C. G. Matthews of Charleston, S. C., Mrs. E. P. Pozelier of Courtney, Fla., Miss Daisy Peck of Coca, Fla. and Mrs. S. H. Peck of Jacksonville; [from the Atlanta Constitution] Vol. 20, No. 11, February 12, 1892 PERDUE, Uncle Lindsey, died at the residence of his son, William Perdue, on the night of the 26th, at the age of nearly eighty-four; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 16, No. 31, July 6, 1888 PERDUE, Mr. W. J.(Billie), died at his home near Rocky Mount on the morning of the 9th, after some 10 days illness of pneumonia; only 38 years of he age, he leaves a wife and six little children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 38, August 21, 1891 PARKMAN, Mr. Henry, was found dead in his bed by his wife on the morning of last Friday, having died during the night; in the early settling of Meriwether he settled near the present site of Bussey near the foot of Pine Mountain upon Pigeon Creek, where he raised a large family and accumulated a sizeable estate; known as "Uncle Henry" in the community, he was a member of the Baptist church; Vol. 20, No. 35, August 5, 1892 PERKERSON, Mr. Aleck, died at his residence near Rocky Mount last Sunday after several months suffering from consumption; Vol. 16, No. 3, December 23, 1887 PERKERSON, Robert W., son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Perkerson, was born Nov. 4th, 1872 and died March 14th, 1889; from a memorial by "Geo. J. M."; Vol. 17, No. 18, March 22, 1889 PHILLIPS, Mr. J. L., died at his home near Harrisonville Tuesday night of heart trouble, at the age of about 65 years; he was married to the sister of the late Dr. J. E. G. Terrell, who survives him along with six children including Mr. D. E. Phillips, one of our prominent businessmen; the funeral and burial took place at Providence church on Wednesday afternoon; Vol. 18, No. 52, November 21, 1890 PICKARD, little daughter of Mr. James L. Pickard, near Raleigh, died three weeks after being severely burned one month ago (no dates stated); Vol. 17, No. 27, May 31, 1889 PICKARD, Mrs. J. L., died last week and her funeral was at Salem church near Raleigh; she leaves a husband and several children; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 20, No. 13, February 26, 1892 PITTS, Miss Lina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pitts near Greenville, died last Friday after a short illness, aged 14 years; the burial took place Saturday at the Presbyterian church; Vol. 18, No. 51, November 14, 1890 POPE, Mr. Walter R., died near Grantville last Thursday in the 90th year of his age; he came to Meriwether in 1836 and was long a member of the Methodist church; in (Rocky Mount) on this same page: last Saturday the remains of Mr. Pope passed through our town on their way for interment near his old home in Warnerville; Vol. 19, No. 2, December 5, 1890 PRATHER, Mrs. Jack, was violated and choked to death by an intruder in her home near Mountville last week, after her husband had left home early that morning with a load of cotton for LaGrange; Vol. 19, No. 44, October 2, 1891 PRIDDY, Miss Lorena H., died on the 21st of October; she had been a member of the Methodist church for around 50 years, since she was about 15 years old; Vol. 20, No. 1, December 4, 1891 RADCLIFFE, Mrs. G. W. (Elizabeth), died last Thursday night at her home at Stinson; the oldest daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Stinson, she was a graduate of Lagrange Female College, and was about 59 years old; her remains were carried to Columbus and laid to rest beside the children that had preceded her; Vol 18, No. 14, February 28, 1890 RAINEY, Mr. John, died in Meriwether about 1867; this information contained in an article reporting the search for a deed grant which was unrecorded by oversight; Vol. 17, No. 45, October 11, 1889 REAMS, Mr. Benjamin M., died at his home in the Cove, January the 23rd, 1891, and was buried in the family graveyard on the 24th; he was born in Edgefield district, S. C., September the 14th, 1823, and moved with his father to the first district of Meriwether in 1830; on December 18th, 1846 he was married to Miss Catharine Stephens of Upson county, settling in the first district where he continued to reside until his death; also in a notice from the (Cove) on the same page; Vol. 19, No. 12, February 13, 1891 REESE, Mrs. James L., died at Woodbury last Saturday; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 20 No. 32, July 8, 1892 REEVES, Mr. William, a Griffin merchant having many relatives in Meriwether, died suddenly last Monday; Vol. 19, No. 4, December 19, 1890 REEVES, Mrs. Zuby Pope, the mother of Mrs. Ware, died at the residence of Mr. Thomas A. Ware near Greenville last Wednesday morning, aged about 50 years; her remains were carried to Pike county and interred near Flat Shoals; Vol. 20, No. 38, August 19, 1892 RENDER, Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Robert L. Render, died at her home near Greenville last Friday, after an illness of many years; the former Miss Anderson was born in Wilkes county in 1812, and moved to Meriwether with her husband about 60 years ago; in 1853, Mr. Render died leaving Mrs. Render the management and care of ten children; all the children grew to adulthood and were distinguished by the excellence of their character as a result of her influence; a member of the Greenville Baptist church, she was buried Saturday afternoon in the family cemetery near her home, five of her children surviving her; Vol. 20, No. 35, July 29, 1892 ROBERTS, Mr. Bird, a nephew of Mr. Dempsey Roberts, was buried last week; he leaves a wife and one child; Vol. 17, No. 38, August 16, 1889 ROBERTS, Mrs. Mary, died Saturday night, and was buried Sunday at 3 o'clock at New Hope church; (Middle Ninth) Vol. 16, No. 27, June 8, 1888 ROBERTSON, Mrs. Amelie, died October 4th, 1890 after suffering a stroke of paralysis only a short time before; a member of the Methodist church, she was buried at Mt. Zion last Sabbath, survived by two sisters and several children; (Midway) Vol. 18, No. 46, October 10, 1890 ROBERTSON, Mr. Thomas J., Saturday morning a telegram was received announcing his death at his home in Senoia, at the age of 57 years, after a short illness of pneumonia; believed to be a native of Troup, his first wife was a daughter of the late Lewis Pyron with whom he raised a family of daughters; his second wife was Miss Seymour of Griffin, who survives him; engaged in agriculture, he resided on his farm near Erin until this year when he moved to Senoia; he was a member of the Baptist church, joining at Mt. Zion in August 1885, and was a member of the first board of education the county ever had; Vol. 19, No. 27, May 29, 1891. A tribute of respect by the Haralson Lodge, no. 142, F. &. A M. is in this later issue states the date of death to be May 23, 1891, which appears to be erroneous, the 22nd being a Friday; Vol. 19, No. 28, June 12, 1891 (the 2nd No. 28, the June 5th issue also being No. 28). In this issue is a memorial by the Mt. Zion Babtist church which states the date of death as May 23, 1891, which appears to be the correct date; Vol. 19, No. 34, July 24, 1891 ROBINSON, Mrs. E. H., died at her home in Atlanta last Friday, at the age of about 75; long a resident of Greenville both before and after the war, her parents were of Scottish descent and she may have been born in Scotland; she was the mother of Mr. A. M. Baldwin, and of Mr. Arthur and Dr. Clarence Robinson both residents of Atlanta; Vol. 20. No. 3, December 18, 1891 ROBINSON, Mr. Hugh, brother of Mrs. Wilburn Sewell, funeral services were held recently in Tuskegee, Ala. for Mr. Robinson who shot himself; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 29, June 19, 1891 ROLLINS, Mr. Jack L., oldest son of Esq. Greene B. Rollins, died (see date below) of typhoid fever; (Tarver's Chapel) Vol. 18, No. 44, September 26, 1890. In a memorial in ths later issue; he was born March 4th, 1865 and died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Rollins, September 18th, 1890 near Chalybeate Springs; after attaining his majority he had removed to Florida to live but had returned to Meriwether at the first symptoms of ill health; his funeral took place at the Baptist church; Vol. 18, No. 50, November 7, 1890 ROPER, Hon. Jno. B., died at his home in Columbia county, Ark., on the 12th of August; he and his brother, Hon. Hilliard Roper who also lives in Arkansas, were once citizens of Meriwether; defeated as a Democratic candidate in 1870, he was elected in 1872 to represent Meriwether in the legislature, and again in 1876; born in South Carolina, he was long a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 20, No. 39, August 26, 1892. in this later issue is a tribute of respect by the Beech Creek Lodge No. 199 of A. F. M.; Vol. 20, No. 41, September 9, 1892 ROSSER, Mr. Benjamin F., died Tuesday night at midnight of menengitis at the old homestead near(?) Greenville where he resided with his sister Miss (name obliterated); he was laid to rest at the cemetery of the Presbyterian church near his home last Wednesday afternoon; Vol. 17, No. 18, March 22, 1889. In this Memorial in a later issue: date of death is stated as the 19th of March, at 12 o'clock; the deceased was born the 28th of July, 1849 on the homestead at which he died; Vol. 17, No. 18, March 29, 1889. In this iss ue is a Memorial by the Red Oak Alliance; Vol. 17, No. 22, May 3, 1889 ROWE, Mr. David, son of Capt. James A. Rowe, died on the morning of Sept. the 30th after a long illness; he is survived by his parents, brothers and sisters; (Rocky Mount); in this issue also is a tribute by Luthersville Lodge, No. 236, F. & A. M.; Vol. 18, No. 46, October 10, 1890. In a memorial in this later issue: Mr. Rowe was the son of Capt. Rowe and Mrs. N. A. Rowe; he was laid to rest beside his brother James (James Buck Rowe below, presumably) who had preceded him only a few weeks; Vol. 18, No. 48, October 24, 1890 ROWE, Mr. James Buck, his death is announced with regret (no date stated); he was buried in the family burying ground with Masonic honors; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 37, August 8, 1890 ROWE, little Joe Terrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rowe, died near Rocky Mount on the 23rd of November, 1891 of membraneous croup, at the age of three years, four months and four days; vol. 20, No. 1, December 4, 1891 ROWE, infant of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rowe, Jr., was buried in the cemetery at this place last Sabbath evening; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 13, February 21, 1890 ROWE, little Milton, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Rowe, Jr., died after an illness of about 10 days; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 31, July 3, 1891 ROWE, Mr. R. B., the unexpected death of Mr. Rowe was a shock to our entire community; only 36 years old, he leaves a wife and six children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 34, July 18, 1890 ROWE, Mrs., wife of Mr. Thomas Rowe and daughter of Dr. Joe A. Huddleston, died on Friday the 1st of May and was laid to rest on the 2nd at the cemetery at this place; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 24, May 8, 1891 ROWE, Mrs. Rebecca, W. S. Howell, public admr. of said county, has applied for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased, no one having applied for said administration; no other information concerning this death was found; Vol. 20, No. 55, December 16, 1892 SALMON, Mr. John H., a resident of Brunswick, died last week; a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to this country some 15 years ago locating at Rocky Mount where he became very attached to the people and they to him; at the time of his death he was in the mercantile business in Brunswick: (Rocky Mount) Vol. 18, No. 52, January 21, 1890 SASSER, Mrs. Elizabeth, died at Gay last Saturday afternoon, lacking only five days of being 94 years old; she was a United States pensioner, being the widow of a soldier in the war of 1812; she was perhaps the oldest resident of the county, coming here in the early days of its settlement, and she was a member of the Primitive Baptist church; Vol. 19, No. 1, November 28, 1890 SCOGGIN, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scoggin, died on the first, instant: (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 16, March 13, 1891 SEAY, Mr. W. A., eldest son of the late Major James Seay, was born at the family homestead in the 7th district, February 3rd, 1838, and died in Greenville last Monday at sunrise, after an illness of about five months; for years he made his home in LaGrange, and for a year preceding his settling in Greenville was employed the wholesale supply business of C. A. Redd, being employed by Atkinson Bros. since their coming to Greenville; funeral services were held at the cemetery Tuesday morning, Messrs. Ben and Warren Seay of LaGrange, brothers of the deceased, among the survivors; Vol. 19, No. 16, March 13, 1891 SEWELL, Thomas, was struck on the head with a hoe last week and died Sunday morning; (Lone Oak) Vol. 20, No. 23, May 26, 1892 SHEPHERD, Mr. R. S. (Dick), was shot and killed last Monday morning near White Sulphur Springs; a murder warrant was issued following a meeting of the coroner's jury, and a hunt was begun for the party doing the shooting who had fled; Mr. Shepherd was the son of Esquire John Shepherd and was born and raised in Meriwether; a disabled Confederate, he was master of the Masonic lodge in Chipley; Vol. 18, No. 44, September 26, 1890 SIBLEY, little Mary Lizzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sibley, died on the 22nd; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 20, No. 31, July 1, 1892 SIBLEY, Miss Pearl, died on Sunday, August 7th, 1892; from a memorial by her schoolmates; Vol. 20, No. 39, August 26, 1892 SIMONTON, Mrs. C. A., died Wednesday morning after a long illness, and funeral services were held at the Methodist church yesterday morning; Vol. 19, No. 8, January 16, 1891. In a tribute in this later issue: Mrs. Simonton was born in Wilkes county, August 26th, 1824 and died in Greenville, January the 14th, 1891, being in her 67th year; the then Miss Catharine A. Jossey was married to Judge John A. Simonton of Greensboro in August 1848, living in Greensboro for two years, then moving to Greenville, becoming a teacher almost from the formation of the Greenville Sabbath school; her funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Thursday last, and she leaves seven children, two daughters and five sons; Vol. 19, No. 9, January 23, 1891 SIMS, Julius, 18 year old son of B. L. and Martha A. Sims, died April 30th; Vol. 18, No. 25, May 16, 1890 SINQUEFIELD, Aaron, W. F. Gay has applied to be appointed guardian of Lary Sinquefield, minor son of the deceased; also, application for a year's support for Adline Sinquefield and one child, widow and orphan of the deceased; no other information was found concerning this death; Vol. 20, No. 55, December 16, 1892 SLATON, Thomas Franklin, oldest son of the late Henry H. Slaton and Mrs. Jane Ann Slaton, died of pneumonia, October 25th, 1890, at Sinope, La.; he was born at his grandfather's residence in Meriwether, and when about 14 moved with his parents to Prattville, Ala.; at 19 he moved to Lincoln county, Ark., his parents moving to that place two years later; prior to his death he was engaged in railroading in Louisiana and the family with whom he was boarding notified his mother and brother, Marshall Harris Slaton, of his illness, his brother coming to his bedside 10 days before his death; he was brought home and buried near his father near the old homestead, survived by a sister in addition to his mother and brother; obituary by his uncle, Sam McGehee, Double Wells, Ark., Nov. 28, 1890; also on another page in this issue: he was a grandson of the late Thomas F. McGehee, one of Meriwether's pioneers; his father was a nephew of Col. Henry R. Harris and brother of Major W. F. Slaton, the superintendent of public schools of Atlanta; his mother is the only surviving sister of Maj. Sam McGehee of Double Wells, Ark. and of Mr. O. W. McGehee of Greenville; Vol. 19, No. 2, December 5, 1890 SMITH, little child of Mr. Tobe Smith, aged a year and a half, died last Sabbath and was buried at Union church Monday afternoon; Vol. 17, No. 31, June 28, 1889 SMITH, Mrs. Lucretia, died at the residence of her son, Mr. Russell Smith, in the first district on Friday, the 3rd of February; she had passed her fourscore years and had been a resident of the county for many years, and a long time member of the Baptist church; Vol. 16, No. 10, February 10, 1888 SMITH, Mrs., the remains of Mrs. Smith, a sister of Mr. W. S. McLendon, were brought from Alabama and interred at Antioch cemetery last Monday; (Woodbury) Vol. 19, No. 25, May 15, 1891 SNELSON, Mrs. Matilda, mother of Mr. Gresham, died on Monday last at the old Snelson homestead; her home was with the family of Hon. A. J. Snelson; Mrs. Snelson, then Mrs. Gresham and a resident of Talbot county, was married to the late John Snelson over 30 years ago; she survived him about 15 years which were passed at the old homestead; a member of the Primitive Baptist church for perhaps seventy years, she was buried Monday afternoon at the family burial ground; Vol. 18, No. 30, June 20, 1890 SNELSON, Mose, colored, killed when struck by a rock thrown by a younger boy, allegedly in defense of his brother with whom Mose was fighting; Vol. 16, No. 12, February 24, 1888 SPIVEY, Mr. J. J., died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last Tuesday in Rocky Mount and was buried in the afternoon on Wednesday; two articles in this issue; Vol. 16, No. 25, May 25, 1888 SPRADLING, Miss Beatrice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Spradling, died on the evening of the 18th inst.; (Rocky Mount). From a Memorial on the same page: she died at her home near Midway in Meriwether and was born in Heard county May 19th, 1874; her funeral was at Holly Springs Friday followed by burial at Holly Springs cemetery; Vol. 17, No. 35, July 26, 1889 STANDFORD, little Frank, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Standford, died (date unstated) when accidentally shot by his brother while playing with a gun; vol. 17, No. 42, September 20, 1889 STEPHENSON, Mr. Robert F., died from a paralytic stroke in Griffin last Thursday; formerly a citizen of Meriwether he had long been a resident of Griffin; he was born in Talbot county valley, was married to Miss Victoria, daughter of the late Charles B. Harris, and once resided near Greenville, moving from there to Griffin; Vol. 17, No. 8, January 11, 1889 STONE, Mrs. W. H., died of consumption at her home near Rocky Mount, the 25th, and was laid to rest at the Baptist cemetery here, the 26th; she leaves a husband and several children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 20, No. 23, May 26, 1892 STRICKLAND, Mrs. Martha Ann, died at her home near Concord, Pike county, on Friday of last week and was buried at Hebron church near Concord last Sunday; a daughter of the late Judge Martin Andrews, she was married since the war and was a member of the Baptist church; Vo. 16, No. 23, May 11, 1888 STROUD, Mr. John, died at the home of his nephew, Mr. W. P. Hindsman on the 26th after only two days illness; he had never married, and for many years had made his home with his niece, Mrs. W. H. Johnson; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 19, No. 23, May 1, 1891 STROZIER, Mrs. Caroline Hadson, widow of Peter W. Strozier, died last Monday at noon after an illness of eight weeks, at the age of seventy seven; she was a sister of the late Judge Newman Thornton and came to Meriwether in its early settlement, moving here from near Eatonton in Putnam county; a member of the Baptist church, she was buried Tuesday in the town cemetery beside her husband who had precede her but a few years ago; Vol 19, No. 46, October 16, 1891. In a memorial in this later issue: she was born June 1st, 1814, and grew to womanhood in Putnam county; she came to Meriwether in 1831 with her parents, Mark and Sarah Thornton, and was married to Mr. Strozier, Nov. 17, 1835; a few yers later, in 1841 she and her husband joined the Greenville Baptist church where they remained members until their deaths; she died on Oct. 12th, 1891 after a few weeks illness of paralysis; Vol. 20, No. 11, February 12, 1892 STROZIER, Mr. Peter W., last Saturday morning it was announced that Mr. Strozier had died during the preceding night; born in Morgan county on the 12th of January, 1814, at the age of ten he lost both his parents and was moved to Wilkes county by his uncle and guardian, Col. Peter Strozier, where he attended school; at the age of sixteen, with his guardian's consent, he moved with neighbors to Greenville, where he arrived in 1830, securing employment at the store of Willis and Hardaway and boarding at the same hotel with Hon. Lyman Trumbull, future governor, representative and Senator from Illinois, who was then teaching in Greenville; unfortunately, the remaining three or four paragraphs have faded and are unreadable; Vol. 16, No. 13, March 2, 1888 STROZIER, Mr. Reuben E., died last Sabbath evening, leaving a wfe, a son and three daughters; he was a native of the county and had been a resident of the town for several years; a member of the Baptist church, he was buried Monday afternoon at the family cemetery on the LaGrange road six miles west of Greenville; Vol. 20, No. 22, April 29, 1892. In this issue: application for a year's support for Mrs. Julia T. Strozier and her three minor children, widow and orphans of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 55, December 16, 1892 SUTTON, Mrs., mother of Mr. Barnie Alman (whose wife died on the 19th), on Saturday, the 18th, Mr. Alman received the news of the death of Mrs. Sutton at her home in Monroe county; Mrs. Sutton was brought here for interment and was laid to rest by the side of her first husband, the late Moses Alman, Esq. who preceded her to the grave twenty years ago; she leaves an aged second husband and six sons; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 20, No. 30, June 24, 1892 SWANSON, little brother of Virgil Swanson, colored, died on Saturday morning, apparently from from a beating by his older brother, the body being secretly buried that afternoon; the coroner's inquest resulting in a finding of murder, the older brother had already fled; Vol. 19, No. 26, May 22, 1891 SWANSON, Mr. Virgil, of Hogansville, but well and favorably known in Meriwether, drowned in Yellow Jacket creek near Hogansville, last Saturday; Prof. Duval, principal of Hogansville High School, also drowned attempting to save Mr. Thornton; the two young men were buried at Hogansville last Sabbath; Vol. 19, No. 30, June 26, 1891 SWINT, Mr. Daniel, the Newnan Herald in its last issue chronicles the death (no date stated) of Mr. Daniel, clerk of the Coweta superior court; born in Meriwether, west of Greenville, he was in his 46th year; at age 17 he enlisted in Company A First Georgia Regiment, and in 1864 lost an arm at the battle of Cold Harbor; he was elected Clerk of the court in 1876, a position he held until death; he was a member of the city board of education, a deacon of the Presbyterian church, and a Mason; he leaves a wife and two children; Vol. 18, No. 36, August 1, 1890 SWYGERT, Mr. John Zeno, died at his home near Haralson last Friday, the 4th of October; born in Lexington county, S. C., July 9th, 1821, he in infancy was baptised in the Evangical Lutheran church and at 15 was confirmed at Salem church in that county; he moved to Georgia in the fall of 1853 where he joined Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran church near Haralson; married to Miss Mittie Ann Addy on Dec. 24th, 1840, his wife, three sons, four daughters and 36 grandchildren survive him, two sons and three grandchildren preceded him; his remains were interred at Mt. Pilgrim cemetery on Saturday; Vol. 17, No. 45, October 11, 1889 TAYLOR, little two year old son of Dr. and Mrs. John W. Taylor of Luthersville, died on Friday night of last week; Vol. 16, No. 34, July 27, 1888 TAYLOR, Mrs., wife of Dr. J. W. Taylor, died at her home in Luthersville last Friday; Vol. 20, No. 48, October 28, 1892 TEAGLE, Mr.Nat, mention is made by the correspondent with no other details; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 10, January 25, 1889. In a memorial in this later issue: Mr. Teagle died on the evening of the 13th of January last, at his home in Luthersville, and was buried by the Luthersville Lodge, F. & A. M. on the following afternoon in the Luthersville cemetery; Vol. 17, No. 13, February 15, 1889 (front page is dated the 17th in error). In this issue: Mrs. Fannie Teagle has applied for guardianship of Charles T. Teagle and Ira F. E. Teagle, minors of the deceased; Vol. 20, No. 28, June 10, 1892 TERRELL, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Terrell died yesterday morning, aged five months; Vol. 17, No. 19. April 5, 1889 TERRENTINE, Abel, former servant of the late Dr. Terrentine, died in Greenville Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock; Abe, as he was known, was born in Henry county, April 5th, 1830, brought to Greenville in 1837, and married his present wife in November, 1869; after he became free he remained with his former owner, being respected by all as evidenced by seven of the county's best white men carrying his coffin to his late residence and placing his remains carefully within; the funeral was on Thursday morning; Vol. 16, No. 34, July 27, 1888 THIGPEN, Mrs. A. M., is dead (no other information stated - this is an item in a column containing statewide news and is perhaps not a resident of Meriwether); Vol. 17, No. 49, November 8, 1889 THOMAS, Mr. James, died last Sunday at 7 o'clock p.m. and was buried at Providence on Sunday at 12 o'clock; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 14, February 27, 1891 THOMAS, Mr. John Shelton, took his own life with a pistol last Saturday evening at his home in Hogansville; born and raised in our settlement, he is a brother of Mr. Marshal Thomas who lives near our town; he was buried at Providence last Sabbath, survived by a wife and two little daughters; (Lone Oak) Vol. 20, No. 15, March 11, 1892 THOMAS, Mrs.Mattie, wife of Mr. John Thomas and daughter of Mr. Dempsey Roberts, died while moving into her new residece in the Oakland district on Thursday of last week; Mr. Thomas having gone back to the old residence Mrs. Thomas, fogetting that a parcel of powder had been packed with bedcloths, jerked out the powder which ignited in the fireplace; in her effort to save her child Mrs. Thomas ignored her own burning clothes until the flames had burnt her badly, living only a few hours; Vol. 19, No. 26, May 22, 1891. In a memorial in this later issue: Mrs. Thomas was born December 17th, 1864 and died May 14th, 1891, being 29 years, 4 minths and 29 days old (the math is incorrect, but this is as printed); she had been the wife of Mr. Thomas for eight or nine years and was a member of the New Hope M. E. church, where her remains were laid to rest; Vol. 19 No. 27, May 29, 1891 THORNTON, Dr. J. K., died after a brief illness near Raleigh last Tuesday, aged about 35; a successful and accomplished dentist who had been residing for some time at Luthersville, upon the outbreak of smallpox at that place he moved his family to the home of his father-in-law, Mr. Seaborne Thornton, near Raleigh; he, for a while, did business in Chipley, moving thence to Gadsden, Ala., but lately had made his home in Meriwether; he leaves a wife and six children; Vol. 18, No. 12, February 14, 1890 THORNTON, Mrs. Mary, widow of Bird Thornton who died several years ago, died (no date stated) after an illness of only a week, she was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and is survived by several children; (Midway) Vol. 18, No. 20, April 11, 1890 THORNTON, Mrs. Mary, wife of Mr. Young Thornton, died in Greenville last Sunday night after a very brieg illness; she had come to stay a few days while Dr. and Mrs. Floyd visited relatives in Alabama, being taken ill and gowing worse so rapidly that she could not be moved home, dying at Dr. Floyd's residence; the daughter of the late Levi M. Adams, Esq., and a member of the Methodist church, she was buried in Greenville Monday; Vol. 20, No. 27, June 3, 1892 THORNTON, Judge Newman, died last Monday morning, being possibly between seventy and seventy-five years of age; a member of the Methodist church, he studied law under the late Col. W. D. Alexander, was admitted to the bar, and acted for a number of years as a Judge of the Inferior court; he came from Putnam county in the early settlement of Meriwether and remained thereafter; nearly fifty years ago he married Miss Georgia Mabry, his wife preceding him in death a year or so ago; he was buried at the Presbyterian church north of Greenville on Tuesday morning with Masonic honors; Vol. 17, No. 12, February 8, 1889 THRASH, little Enoch, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thrash, near Jones' Mills, died last Wednesday night of pneumonia, at about six months old; Vol. 17, No. 44, September 4, 1889 (the issue number and date are as stated) TIGNER, Mrs. (hard to read, may be F.) B., died at her home on January (hard to read, may be 5th, but not sure) 1891; Vol. 19, No. 7, January 9, 1891 TODD, Mrs. J. M., died at her home near near Rocky Mount on Tuesday of last week; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 17, No. 14, February 22, 1889 TOWNS, Miss P. A., a sister of Mrs. R. E. Strozier, died in Greenville last Sunday morning after a long illness; her remains were carried to Mountville last Monday for interment; Vol 17, No. 37, August 9, 1889 TRAMMELL, Floyd, colored, died the 31st of May at the Asylum (in Milledgeville, presumably) where he had been sent as a lunatic on the 12th of March, 1889; Vol. 17, No. 28, June 7, 1889 TRAMMELL, Mrs. Dr., died at her home near Sulphur Springs last Monday morning; she was a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 18, No. 24, May 9, 1890 TUCKER, Miss Lizzie, died Monday at the home of her brother-in- law, Mr. Robert H. Magruder, in the third district near White Sulphur Springs; she was the daughter of the late David Tucker and sister of Capt. John J. Tucker; Vol. 19, No. 11, February 6, 1891 TURNER, Mr. H. B.(Bascom), son of the late Riley Turner, died February 19th, 1892; he was a member of the Methodist church since 1890, and is survived by his wife and four children; Vol. 20, No. 17, March 25, 1892. In this later issue is a memorial by "Sister"; Vol. 20, No. 17, March 25, 1892 TURNER, Esq. Richard P., died at his home near Lone Oak on the 15th, leaving an aged widow and six children to mourn his loss; he was born in Morgan county, September 8th, 1821, moved to Henry county when he was two, and at the age of ten came to Merwether where he rsided until his death, a period of 60 years, living on the same land for 46 years;he was married to Miss Elizabeth Pullen, Nov. 18th, 1845, and was the father of eight children, Mr. George Turner being the oldest, all of whom grew up and were married except one; he was a member of the Primitive Baptist church for eleven years and served his district as magistrate for fourteen years; Vol. 19, No. 34, July 24, 1891 TURNER, Mr. Riley, died last Tuesday at his home near Oak Ridge; one of the first residents of Greenville and Meriwether, before the courthouse was built and when there were only a few houses, he supervised the digging of the first grave in the town which was for an Indian; long a member of the Methodist church, he was about 83 years old; Vol. 16, No. 11, February 17, 1888 VARDEMAN, Mrs. Betsey, died at her residene near the Warm Springs, February 3rd, 1891; she had been a member of the Baptist church for over fifty years; Vol. 19, No. 25, May 15, 1891 VARDEMAN, Esquire E. J., died last Saturday, the 3rd of December, at his residence near Warm Springs in his 81st year; he came to Meriwether in 1827and was at the first election ever held in the county, before ther was a courthouse; for a long time he served as a magistrate in the second district and was a member of the Baptist church at Mount Hope; Vol. 16, No. 1, December 9, 1887 VARNER, Mrs. Mattie, died near Clarkston on June the 20th, 1890; the daughter of G. M. and M. H. Underwood, she was born in Meriwether county March 21st, 1852; Vol. 18, No. 34, July 18, 1890 VINYARD, little Eula Theodosia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Vinyard, died the morning of the 2nd, at the age of eleven and a few days; Vol. 20, No. 2, December 11, 1891 WALKER, Mr. H. H., died at his home at Oakland last Monday; he was buried Tuesday at the Blount homestead near Greenville; Vol. 46, October 12, 1888 WALKER, one year old child of Mrs. H. H. Walker, died last week following a fall; the little babe's father (see above) died last fall so the trouble falls heavily upon the household: Vol. 17, No. 25, May 17, 1889 (the front page of this issue is erroneously numbered 27 and dated the 15th) WARD, Mrs. J. P., died at her home near Rocky Mount on the 26th of July, and was buried at the family burying ground on the 27th; she leaves a husband and six little children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 20, No. 36, August 5, 1892 WARE, Mr. Allen G., news of his death was heard on Tuesday of this week; he lived on the road from Greenville to Woodbury, two miles from the latter place; he was about 40 years of age and was reared in this county; Vol. 20, No. 40, September 2, 1892 WARNER, Jim, colored, was shot and killed by Marshal McLendon, after attacking the Marshal who had come to arrest him; a warrant was issued for the Marshal who posted bond; Vol. 18, No. 5, December 27, 1889 WARNER, Judge Obadiah, died Wednesday night and was buried yesterday afternoon; he was a native of Massachusetts and was 80 years old last January; he came to Greenville about fifty- five years ago, and for years practiced law with success, accumulating a handsome estate; about 1853-54 he was elected judge of the Coweta circuit, serving until ill health compelled his retirement; he was a member of the constitutional convention of 1865, and a member of the legislature in 1875, serving on committees of judiciary and finance, being chairman of the latter; he was a younger brother of the late chief Justice Hiram Warner; Vol. 19, No. 36, August 7, 1891 WARNER, Wash, colored, was shot and killed by another; according to the winesses it was a case of murder; the shooter has been seen around town and is being hunted by the Sheriff: Vol. 20, No. 28, June 10, 1892. In this issue is notice that the Governor of Georgia has issued a proclamation offering a reward of Seventy-five dollars for the apprehension and delivery of Griff Lovett, alias Griff Parham to answer the charge of murder of Wash Warner; Vol. 20, No. 33, July 15, 1892 WATT, Mr. W. J., of Columbus, well known to a large number of residents of Meriwether, died last Saturday; Vol. 20, No. 45, October 7, 1892 WELLS, Mrs. A. J., died last Sunday and was buried at Antioch Monday; she leaves an infant and two other small children; Vol. 20, No. 23, May 6, 1892 WHELESS(WHEELESS?), Uncle Tommy, died Wednesday evening at the "Tinsley Place" east of town; about the last of Meriwether's pioneers, he was over 80 years of age; Vol. 18, No. 8, January 17, 1890 WHITE, Dr. Miller H., was buried recently in Grantville, once the pastor on the Meriwether circuit, he was our pastor for several years besides preaching for us often on third Sabbaths; (Lone Oak) Vol. 19, No. 24, May 8, 1891 WHITTAKER, Mr. R. O. F., living on the farm of Judge W. F. Gay, hung himself in the corn crib last Friday; his brother was drowned in the Flint river several months ago; he leaves a wife and several little children; Vol. 17, No. 44, September 4, 1889 (the issue number and date are as stated) WILHOIT, Mr. W. H., a resident of the 7th distict, died last Sunday the 12th at the age of 49; born in the 7th district Sept. 4th, (year is unreadable), at age twenty he entered the Confederate army with the Echols guards, 8th Georgia regiment and was severely wounded near the close of the war; for several years after the war he was a teacher and ten or twelve years ago he began business in Shelbyville, Tenn.; about five years ago he married Miss Fannie, the daughter of the late Dr. Terrell and settled down to active life as a farmer; he was buried last Monday at LaGrange, having recently bought a home in that city; a member of the M. E. church, he is survived by his wife and two children; Vol. 18, No. 47, October 17, 1890. A memorial appears in this later issue; Vol. 18, No. 24, October 24, 1890 WILKES, Col. B. M., died Nov. 28th at his home in Meriwether near Grantville, at 75 years of age; of English descent, his grandfather having been born in England, Col. Wilkes lived in and practiced law in LaGrange, presiding over his farm in Meriwether in recent years; the burial took place on December the 1st, after the arrival from Dallas, Texas of his daughter, Mrs. Shuttles, who had been summoned at the first sign of his illness, his wife and granddaughter being also seriously ill at the time: Vol. 20, No. 3, December 18, 1891 WILLIAMS, Mrs. Fannie, wife of Mr. C. D. Williams, died at her home near Woodbury last Sunday about 2 o'clock p.m.; born and reared in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Judge D. C. and Mrs. Bettie Gresham, and was married to Mr. Williams about 20 years ago; a member of the Methodist church, she was buried in Greenville Monday afternoon the funeral having been conducted at the residence of Mrs. Gresham; on this same page is news that Mr. Young H. Gresham of LaGrange attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Williams; Vol. 16, No. 39, 1888 WILLIAMS, Mrs. Harriett, mother of Mr. John Henry Williams, died suddenly at Luthersville yesterday morning at six o'clock; Vol. 16, No. 15, March 16, 1888. In an expanded notice in this later issue: she was one of the pioneers of this county, removing from Wilkes county to Meriwether in (date unreadable); for years she and her husband, the late Dr. Clark T. Williams lived in Greenville, the doctor being one of the earliest postmasters, druggists and physicians of the town, moving thence to Warnerville; after the death of Dr. Williams, her later years were passed livng with her only son and his family at Luthersville; funeral services were conducted last Friday at the Methodist church, of which she had long been a member, followed by burial in Greenville; Vol. 16, No. 16, March 23, 1888. There is a Tribute of Love from the Wesleyan Advocate in this later issue; Vol. 16, No. 21, April 27, 1888 WILLIAMS, Dr. Jesse, died at his home at Concord, Pike county, last week; he was born and reared in Meriwether and was a son of the late Wilson Williams; he married a daughter of the late Wood Moreland in this county, but had long resided in Pike; he was a brother of Messrs. John M., P. J. and Wilson Williams of Woodbury; Vol. 20, No. 10, February 5, 1892 WILLIAMS, Rev. Jesse H., died at his home near King's Gap last Wednesday at the age of seventy six; though living just beyond the county line he was well known in Meriwether; he was reared near Sulphur Springs and in early life joined the Primitive Baptists at Bethlehem church; about 1848 he was licensed to preach, frequently being chosen moderator of the Western association, and was for many years the pastor of Flat Rock, Antioch, Bethlehem, Ebenezer and other churches in this county; during the latter years of his life he became connected with the Missionary Baptists and for three or four years was a minister of that denomination; he was three times married, all his wives preceding him to the grave; his first wife was a sister of Esquire Thomas N. Mitcham and his last two were sisters, the daughters of Mr. Jeptha McLendon who once resided near Sulphur Springs; Vol. 17, No. 46, October 18, 1889 WILLIAMS, Mrs. M. C., wife of Mr. B. W. Williams died at her home near Stinson last Sunday morning after a brief illness; she was a daughter of the late Judge Rob't. T. C. Tucker and a leader of church enterprises at Trinity; Vol. 16, No. 3, December 23, 1887; a Memorial appears in this later issue; Vol. 16, No. 8, January 27, 1888 WILLIAMS, Mrs. Stephen R., died last Wednesday night at her home near Flat Shoals; she will be buried today at the homestead of her father, Mr. Miltiah(?) A. Thrash; Vol. 18, No. 26, May 23, 1890 WILLIS, Mr. Andrew L., died at his home near Raleigh last Saturday; he was for about 50 years a citizen of Meriwether, and was in the trade of a skillful milwright; Vol. 17, No. 35, July 26, 1889 WINSLOW, Mr. Eldridge, died Monday morning after an illness of about three days; born in Portland, Maine about 1811, he moved to Georgia in early manhood and between thirty-five and forty years ago came with his family to Greenville; survived by his widow and only son, Mr. J. B. Winslow, the funeral took place last Tuesday at the family residence on LaGrange street; Vol. 16, No. 16, March 23, 1888 WITHERSPOON, Mr. Charles P., died in LaGrange last Saturday afternoon; a half brother of Mrs. W. A. Seay and Mr. Jack H. Porch, he was born in 1833 and moved to Meriwether when a youth, growing there to manhood; moving thence to LaGrange in 1858(?) where he entered the grocery firm of Cartwright & Cook, he has lived there ever since; he was married in 1867 to Miss Philogenia Ware, daughter of the late Daniel Ware, who with a daughter survive him; his funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the Presbyterian church where his father had been a minister and he was buried in Hill View Cemetery; [ from a tribute in the LaGrange Reporter, undated] Vol. 16, No. 42, September 14, 1888 WOODWARD, Mrs. Emeline, died suddenly yesterday morning at the residence of Mr. Luther Harman, at about 75 years of age; she will be buried at Mr. Merriman Harman's today; Vol. 19, No. 50, November 13, 1891 WOODWARD, Richard, freedman, generally known as Dick Woodward, died of paralysis near Xerxes on the 15th, at about 56 years old; Vol. 18, No. 9, January 24, 1890 WRIGHT, Mrs. Anna (or Annie), widow of John Wright, Esq., died recently (see date below) at her home near Chalybeate Springs; a member of the Primitive Baptist church at Ebenezer, she lacked only a little of being 82(?) years old; Vol. 19, No. 24, May 8, 1891. In a memorial by J. M. Bagwell in this issue: she was born in South Carolina, June the 2nd, 1811, moving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wharton to Fayette county, Ga.; here she joined the Primitive baptists at Ebenezer church about 1826, and in 1828 was married to Mr. Wright; for several years she lived in the home of her son, G. A. Wright, Esq., where she was living when she died the 10th of last April; soon after marriage she and her husband moved to Meriwether and she became a member at Antioch church near Woodbury, but transferred her membership to Ebenezer for the last 54 years; Vol. 19, No. 25, May 15, 1891 WYCHE, Mrs. Mary Ann, wife of Mr. J. H. Wyche, was taken ill on the night of the 6th and died on the 9th at 4:45 p.m.; she resided near Oakland and was a daughter of the late George W. Wright; survived by seven daughters and one son, she was buried last Thursday at Flat Rock church above Greenville in sight of her childhood home; Vol. 16, No. 24, May 18, 1888. In a Memorial in this issue; born Nov. 14th, 1844 in Greenville, her family moving to Griffin when she was a child, but returned to Meriwether and settled near Flat Rock church, where she grew to womanhood; while in her teens the war broke out and her father entered the army in 1863; during his service her mother died on the 9th of Dec., 1863, leaving Mary in charge of her eight younger brothers and sisters; in July 1864 her father was stricken in camp in Atlanta and died in Griffin before reaching home, on the 9th of July, leaving 19-year old Mary in full charge of the family; after the war her uncle, Dr. Jacob B. Wright aided her in her duties; her two brothers grew to manhhod, moved to Texas and died some time since; three of her sisters married and remained here, the other three moving to Texas with Dr. Wright; in August 1869, Mary joined the baptist church at Flat Rock, marrying Mr. J. S. Wyche the following week, and continued to care for her three younger sisters until their removal to Texas; Vol. 16, No. 26, May 31, 1888