MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA - NEWSPAPERS OBITS Volume 21 - Volume 25, December 23, 1892 - November 26, 1897 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 21 - Volume 25, December 23, 1892 - November 26, 1897 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 a few missing issues in these volumes and many pages are unreadable. Bracketed locations such as (Rocky Mount) indicate the location of the correspondent reporting the death and, if not specified, are likely the place of death. ========================================================================== ABRAHAM, Major A. D., died at his home in LaGrange last Friday; he was a Virginian by birth but came to Meriwether in his early manhood; several years before the war he married Miss Mollie Parham, a sister of Mr. R. S. Parham; for a while he commanded a Meriwether company in the 41st Georgia regiment in Bragg's army of the West; he served as a quartermaster and was with Pemberton at the siege and surrender at Vicksburg; after the war he sold out in Meriwether and moved to LaGrange, going into business with Dr. H. S. Wimbish and the firm established the Lagrange Banking and Trust bank; he was about 67 yers of age at the time of his death; Vol. 23, No. 6, January 11, 1895. A trbute by Major A. J. West of Atlanta which appeared in the LaGrange Reporter is in this later issue; Vol. 23, No. 7, January 18, 1895 ADAMS, Miss Allie, died at her home in Greenville Tuesday morning, after a lingering illness of several years; she was the youngest daughter of the late Levi M. Adams, and was about 45 years of age; a member of the Methodist church, he remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery by the side of her father and mother; her sister, Mrs. Benton Ector of Atlanta, attended the burial; Vol. 25, No. 23, May 7, 1897 ALBRIGHT, Mr. O. W., died at his home in Newnan Saturday; he was a former resident of Luthersville, a brother of Mr. W. H. Albright and so-in-law of Mr. J. D. Culpepper; Vol. 24, No. 29, June 26, 1896 ALBRIGHT, Mrs. Sallie, the wife of Mr. W. H. Albright and daughter of C. F. Humphries, Esq., died at Luthersville on the night of Feb. 5th, 1897; a member of the Methodist church, she leaves her husband and four children; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897 ANTHONY, Mrs. Sallie Edwards Hussey, was born April 26th, 1852, ( see different dates for birth and death reported below) and died Oct. 19th, 1897; in January 1877 she was married to Joseph Clark Anthony, a son of the late Dr. Joseph Anthony, a physician of Greenville; two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony, the son who survives, and a little daughter, Mattilee, who died when only a few years old; Mrs. Anthony was a member of the Greenville Baptist Church and the Ladies Aid Society of that church; from a memorial by "S. W. R."; Vol. 25, No. 52, November 26, 1897. In a memorial by the Greenville Baptist Church in this later issue: Sallie C. Anthohy, who died October 26, 1897, was born April 18, 1852, and married Mr. J. C. Anthony on January 24, 1827; Vol. 26, No. 16, March 25, 1898 ATKINSON, Mrs. Fanny (Fannie), on Wednesday it was learned that she died during the night; the former Miss Fannie R. Harris, was a daughter of Col. Henry R. Harris, and in the fall of 1880(?) married Hon. T. A. Atkinson; in early life she joined the Methodist church, the obituary includes lines written by Mrs. H. R. Harris over 30 years ago and are published today in memory of the mother and daughter (perhaps readable by younger eyes, the print is very small and has faded); it refers to a seven linked circle first broken in January 1893 by the death of the older brother, W. T. Harris (see Mr. Harris on this page); now another link is severed leaving only five; these are Mrs. J. L. Robertson, Mrs. E. L. Wimbish, Mrs. H W. Hill and Messrs. A. Y. Harris and H. R. Harris, Jr.; Vol. 23, No. 19, April 12, 1895 ATKINSON, Miss Marie, died Wednesday night, the 13th at her father's residence in LaGrange; she was the daughter of Hon. Thos. A.(?) and Fannie(?) H. Atkinson and was born in Greenville, September 20, 1881; she was buried by the side of her mother (apparently in Greenville) who had preceded her over two years before; she was the niece of Mr. T. E. Atkinson of Newnan; Vol. 25, No. 8, January 22, 1897. In this later issue are resolutions of the First Methodist Sunday school of which she was a mamber; Vol. 25, No. 13, February 26, 1897 BALDWIN, Mr. Adam McLaren, died at his home in Greenville last Monday morning; born in Macon in August, 1842, he grew to manhood and spent the greater part of his life in Greenville, and for the past six years had been the mail agent on the Columbus and Greenville railway; he was twice married, leaving a daughter and three sons by his first, and a little daughter and son by his last (see below); he was buried in Greenville Tuesday morning; Vol. 21, No. 42, September 22, 1893 BALDWIN, Mrs. Mary A., was born December 23rd, 1857 and died in Greenville, Wednesday, the 18th of September, 1895; when quite young she came to Greenville from Alabama, her mother, Mrs. Mary Jackson, having married the late Judge Myron Ellis; in 1883 she married Mr. A. M. Baldwin, who died two years ago (see above), and she and Mr. Baldwin had two children, Susie and Robinson; Miss Mollie, (as she was apparently called in her youth) grew up in the family of Judge Ellis; in her will she provided that Mrs.Susie Ledbetter be her executrix and guardian of her young children; (there are a few unreadable paragraphs in this memorial) Vol. 23, No. 42, September 27, 1895. In this later issue: Mrs. Susie Ledbetter left last Tuesday for her home in Eatonton, accompanied by Susie and Robinson Baldwin, who will make their home in the future with Mrs. Ledbetter, their aunt; Vol. 23, No. 44, October 11, 1895 BARNES, Mrs. Alma Coleman Hackley, died just after midday last Sabbath; the daughter of S. O. and Beatrice Hackley was born at Lawrenceburg, Ky., October 4, 1877, very early in life becoming a member of the Christian church; nine months ago she was married to Mr. Albert J. Barnes, the son of the late Dr. W. J. Barnes, and came from her Kentucky home to live with her husband at the old Barnes homestead south of Greenville; Monday afternoon her remains were interred in the family cemetery on a hill overlooking the home in which her brief marriage was spent; Vol. 22, No. 33, August 3, 1894 BARNES, Clifford, the sixteen year old son of Mr. John M. Barnes of Stinson, died Tuesday, the 26th of January, of menengitis; Vol. 25, No. 9, January 29, 1897. In this later issue are resolutions by Jenkins' Academy Sunday School of which he was a member; Vol. 25, No. 12, February 19, 1897 BARNES, Dr. William Jordan, died last Tuesday morning, April 4th, at the old homestead in which he was born; born five miles south of Greenville on the 29th(see different day, below) of June, 1838, he was the son of a Virginian, Mr. Jordan Barnes, who died in Meriwether in 1868; his mother, the former Miss Mary B. Ledbetter, was a Georgian of Baldwin county, who died in 1866; the family consisted of four daughters and two sons, Dr. Barnes being the youngest son; he was educated in Meriwether schools but spent one term at Irwin College in Tennessee; adopting the profession of medicine he pusued his studies in Philadelphia, completing his studies at Augusta; he commenced the practice of medicine in 1860, but finding the practice not to his taste, abandoned it for the life of a farmer and a merchant; he was selected by the people of Meriwether to fill several public offices, for six years a member of the board of education, from 1876 to 1880 a Justice of the Peace, and as Representative in the General Assembly; on January 17th, 1861 he married Miss Martha A. Finley, the daughter of a prominent Meriwether farmer; an active leader of the Baptist church, he was laid to rest on Wednesday, April 5th; (excerpts from two articles, including that from a sketch in the legislative manual published in 1882) Vol. 21, No. 19, April 14, 1893. A memorial by the Greenville Baptist Church in this later issue states Dr. Barnes' date of birth to be 30th day of June, 1838; Vol. 21, No. 27, June 9, 1893. In this later issue is a memorial written by Mrs. (very hard to read, possibly is Inda Barton Hayes) sister of Mrs. Dr. (hard to read, looks like Straton) in memory of Dr. W. J. Barnes who died April (day unreadable) 1893; Vol. 23, No. 35, August 9, 1895 BIRD, little Cora May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. (see initials below) Bird, died of diphtheria, June 28th, after an illness of only four days; Vol. 25, No. 33, July 16, 1897. In a memorial by "E. W. R." in this later issue: the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Bird was born November 4th, 1890 and died June 28th, 1897, and was buried in Mountville cemetery the following day; she is survived by father, mother, brothers and sisters; Vol. 25, No. 35, July 30, 1897 BISHOP, Mr. Levi, one of the pioneers of Meriwether county, he died at his home at Chalybeate Springs Saturday morning, at seventy-eight years of age; he was the father of John W. Bishop, Esq.; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897 BLALOCK, Miss Eliza, died at the home of her nephew, Mr. Frank Freeman, last Monday morning and was buried in the afternoon; she had been an invalid for several years and for the last year or two had made her home with her nephew; she was a daughter of the late Judge Thomas Blalock; Vol. 24, No. 5, January 10, 1896 BLOUNT, Mr. Eli H., died at his home in Atlanta on Wednesday; he was born in Meriwether and lived near this place from the day of his birth, sixty-three years ago, until a few months ago when he removed to Atlanta to live with his son who is in business there; he was a son of the late Freeman Blount, and a brother of Mr. L. P. Blount, Mrs. J. T. Edge, Mrs. Mary Partridge and Miss Carrie Blount; he was a brave Confederate soldier, and was for a great many years a member of the Presbyterian church; his remains were brought down from Atlanta Wednesday night and interred in the family cemetery near the residence of Mr. F. N. Biggers; Vol. 25, No. 28, June 11, 1897. In this later issue: Mr. Lee Blount accompanied the remains of his father from Atlanta here last week; Vol. 25, No. 29, June 18, 1897 BONDS, our community is saddened by the death of the little daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Walter Bonds; the dear little girl was paralyzed from its waist down last Tuesday and God gave the parents a little son Monday; (Lone Oak) Vol. 25, No. 1, December 4, 1896 BONNER, Mattie, colored, was shot and killed by another in Woodbury last Monday night, jealousy being the motive; the shooter fled the scene and is still at large; Vol. 22, No. $6, November 2, 1894 BOONE, Mrs. Mary, died at the home of her daughter near Freeman's chapel, Feb. 17, 1894, having been stricken with pneumonia on Saturday, the 30th of December, 1893; she was born in Wilkes county, Oct. 28th, 1804, and for 70 years was a member of the Primitive Baptist church; her remains were laid to rest in the Sutherland and Peavy cemetery, Feb. 17, 1894; (from an obituary by her daughter, Mattie McLendon) Vol. 22, No. 13, March 2, 1894 BOONE, Mr. David L., died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. W. A. McLendon, near Freeman's chapel last Tuesday at 2:45 a.m., and was buried that day; about 80 years of age, his wife (above) had died about four months ago; he had made his home for several years with his daughter, Mrs. McLendon; Vol. 22, No.26, June 8, 1894. In an obituary by his daughter, Sallie J. Fuller, in this later issue: he was born in Greene county on Nov. 14, 1814; his remains were laid to rest on June 5th by those of his wife; Vol. 22, No. 29, June 29, 1894 BOWDEN, Mr. John M., died last Sunday, being possibly near 80 years of age; a member of the Methodist church, he had at one time been a resident of the old first district (the later district is unreadable); his wife had preceded him by a few years; Vol. 23, No. 37, August 23, 1895 BOWLES, Mr.(hard to read, possibly Reuben or Render), died at his home near Jones' Mill last Sunday, having suffered for several years from paralysis; he was a son of Mr. (again hard to read, looks like Nelson) Bowles, and was reared in Meriwether; he was about fifty(?) years of age, Vol. 23, No. 37, August 23, 1895. In a memorial in this later issue: R. T. Bowles was born August 8th, 1838 and died August 18th, 1895; he joined the Methodist church at Ebenezer about 26 years ago, and was married to Mrs. Irene C. Milam, nee Evans, on September 26th, 1861; he was interred in the old family graveyard, and in the absence of his minister, the pastor of the Primitive Baptist church led the ceremony; [from the Wesleyan Advocate by H. C. Sitton] Vol. 23, No. 52, December 6, 1895 BROOK, Mr. Joshua, long a resident of the 11th district near St. Marks, died recently in his 87th year; a blacksmith by trade, he was long a member of the Union Baptist church; Vol. 23, No.1, December 7, 1894 BROWN, Mr. Riley Beck(?), a citizen of the Cove died at the home of a relative in Upson county on Wednesday night of last week; he had gone to Thomaston on business and was on his way home; he was about 45 years of age; Vol. 24, No. 8, January 31, 1896 BRUCE, Rev. T. J., once pastor of the Greenville Presbyterian church was found the morning of January 21, drowned in an abandoned tanyard vat in a field near West Point, Ga.; he had apparently stumbled into the vat the night before after losing his way in attempting to reach a friend's home; he had preached at one time in West Point, then later in LaGrange, but more recently at a large church in Eufaula, Ala.; his remains will be taken to Eufaula for interment; Vol. 25 No. 9, January 29, 1897 BULL, Mrs. Martha, mother of Mrs. John W. Park, died at her home in LaGrange last Monday at the age of 84; Vol. 23, No. 20, April 19, 1895 BULLOCH, Mrs. Isabel Frances, wife of Mr. B. F. Bulloch, died at her home at Bullochville Monday morning, Feb. 25, 1895; the former Miss Revill was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Revill and was born Feb. 8, 1848(not positive of year, it is very hard to read); she was married to Mr. Bulloch in November 1874; she was buried Tuesday morning at Bullochville; Vol. 23, No. 13, March 1, 1895 BULLOCH, Rev. R. H., a citizen of Chipley, died last week; well known to citizens of Meriwether, he practiced law here for a number of years and also preached and taught school here; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897 BURTON, Mr. Mack J., died at Atlanta in October of typhoid pneumonia; he had been a member of Mount Zion Baptist church since last August; (from a memorial by John O. Jones) Vol. 22, No. 10, February 9, 1894 BUSSEY, Mr. W. T., in this issue a report indicates that the death of Mr. Bussey has caused a vacancy on the board of jury revisors; Vol. 25, No. 38, August 29, 1897. In a partially readable memorial by "A Niece" in this later issue: Mr. Bussey died August 6th, 1897; the date of birth is included, and appears to be March 18th, 1846, but not positive; the funeral services were at Macedonia church; Vol. 25, No. 42, September 17, 1897 BUTT, Col. Edgar M., colonel of the 2nd Georgia regiment, under which the Meriwether company raised by Col. Wm. T. Harris served, died at his home at Buena Vista last sunday; Vol. 21, No. 30. June 30, 1893 BYRD, Major S. M. H.(?), the only maternal uncle of Mrs. Alice A. Revill, died Wednesday, March 27th, at his home in Cedartown; he was a member of the famous Phillips legion and was a gallant soldier; he has represented his district in the state senate and was a member of the board of trustees of the State University; he was a prominent Methodist and his funeral on Thursday was conducted by his pastor; he was born in Dekalb county near Decatur about 1839(?) and was a graduate of Emory College; he moved to Polk county in early manhood and engaged in farming; near the close of the war he married Miss Anna Pettus of Florida, and he leaves a daughter and a son; Vol. 23, No. 18, April 5, 1895 CALLAWAY, Rev. Abner Reeves, died at his home at LaGrange last week; he came to Meriwether from Wilkes county in 1853, teaching school that year at Cedar Rock Academy; he also became pastor of Antioch Baptist church, he and his young wife boarding with the family of Mr. Robert Render; he afterwards purchased a home west of Greenville, and with his brother-in-law Rev. T. N. Rhodes operated a school for several years; after the war he moved to LaGrange, farming in Troup county, and was a professor at the Baptist LaGrange college; Vol. 21, No. 44, October 6, 1893 CALLAWAY, Rev. Samuel Pope, the editor of the LaGrange Reporter, died last week; having many relatives in Meriwether, and at one time the pastor of the Greenville Baptist church, he was a frequent visitor to Warm Springs Camp meetings; he was the son of Rev. William A. and Mrs. Martha Pope Callaway and was born August 12, 1842, near McDonough; a few years after his birth his family removed to LaGrange where he was educated at Brownwood, and furthered his studies at Mercer university; he connected himself with the Baptist church in June 1864, and in June 1866 was married to Miss Ellen Rebecca Patillo of Harris county, and three children were born; he served the church as pastor in Albany from 1867 to 1869, going then to West Point where he took charge of the female college and became pastor of the church; his health eventually forced him to give up regular pastoral work and he served his final years at The Reporter; [ parts from the Atlanta Constitution] Vol. 24, No. 16, March 27, 1896 CAMPBELL, Dr. N. C., at press time is news that Dr. Campbell died last Monday; Vol. 23, No. 46, October 25, 1895. In this later issue: he died at his home near Chalybeate Springs on Monday, the 22nd (see correct date below) of October; he was born in Meriwether in 1839 at the old Campbell homestead in the 2nd district north of Warm Springs; he was the youngest son of Judge Catlett Campbell, who died just before the war; he entered the Confederate army in the company raised by Col. W. T. Harris, which formed a part of the 2nd Georgia regiment, under Toombs brigade; he fought at Yorktown, Malver Hill and other battles under Lee and Johnston; he returned to Meriwether after the war and resumed the practice of medicine and engaged in farming; he served a term as representative in the legislature in (hard to read, might be 1890), and was a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 23, No. 48, November 8, 1895. In a tribute of respect by the Bussey Lodge No. 320(?) F. & A. M. in this later issue: Dr. Campbell was born December 16th, 1838 and died October 21st, 1895 (this is the correct date for Monday); Vol. 23, No. 49, November 15, 1895. In this later issue is a tribute by the quarterly conference of the Woodbury church; Vol. 24, No. 10, February 14, 1896 CARLEY, little Lina B., infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carley, died Tuesday, August 31, 1897, only twenty-two days old; Vol. 25, No. 41, September 10, 1897 CARLISLE, Mr. Willis, residing near Raleigh, died Monday night; Vol. 25, No. 25, May 21, 1897 CARTWRIGHT, Mr. W. J., died at his home near Woodbury, Monday night; Vol. 25, No. 25, May 21, 1897 CHANDLER, Mrs. Caroline, of Luthersville, the widow of a Confederate veteran, died last Monday; Vol. 23, No. 36, August 16, 1895 CHENEY, Mrs. C. L., died in Milledgeville, Ga., January 18th, 1894, in her sixty-fifth year; a member of the Methodist church, she was brought to her old home for interment; she had been dead but ten days when her youngest son (the brother of the writers of this tribute) was taken away; (from a tribute by her daughters, J. C. B. & A. M. O.) Vol. 22, No. 13, March 2, 1894 CHENEY, Mr. Rufus, died at his home near Chalybeate Springs last week; he was an older brother of Judge Aquilla Cheney, who recently died in Atlanta; the deceased was a member of the Primitive Baptist church at Ebenezer, and he leaves a large number of children and grandchildren; Vol. 23, No. 50, November 22, 1895 CHENEY, Mr. Rufus W., Jr., was born January 10, 1869 and died January 13, 1894; he is survived by an aged father, sisters and a brother; (from a remembrance by Robt. P. Patrick) Vol. 22, No. 9, February 2, 1894 CHUNN, Mr. Louis M., died at his home near Woodbury (date not stated); he was between sixty-five and seventy years of age and a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 24, No. 46, October 16, 1896 CLARK, Judge Richard H., died at the Markham House in Atlanta last Friday in his 72nd year; well known throughout the state, he had served on the bench only a little short of a quarter century; Vol. 24, No. 11, February 21, 1896 CLAYTON, Mrs. Sarah J., wife of Mr. J. B. Clayton near Stinson, died Tuesday night; she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Barnes and sister of the late Dr. W. J. Barnes; a member of Trinity Methodist church, she was a little past sixty years of age; Vol. 23, No. 2, December 14, 1894 COCHRAN, Mrs. Susan, a resident of the community, died recently; (Lone Oak) Vol. 24, No. 39, August 28, 1869 COCHRAN, Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cochran, near Oakland, died Sabbath afternoon, May 27, 1894, within four days of his fourteenth birthday; (from a memorial by his Sunday school teachers) Vol. 22, No. 28, June 22, 1894 COLE, Mrs. Nancy, widow of Robert S. Cole (see below), died in Greenville last Monday; she was a daughter of the late Obadiah Ward and had spent her long life in Meriwether; long a member of the Methodist church, she was buried on Tuesday at the family cemetery at New Hope church near Rocky Mount; Vol. 25, No. 43, September 24, 1897 COLE, Mr. Robert S., died at his home in the 10th district last Friday; born in 1820, he married a daughter of the late Obadiah Ward, and lived with the woman who survives him for 53 years, she being one year older than her husband; he was long a member of the Methodist church and was a leader in church interests at New Hope; vol. 24, No. 27, June 12, 1896 CONNALLY, Mrs. Lou Dora, died at her home near Warnerville last monday after a long illness; she was buried at the Presbyterian cemetrey near Greenville Tuesday afternoon; Vol. 23, No. 49, November 15, 1895 COVIN, Mr. David, died the 7th of February, after a long illness of rheumatism; he was 84 years old; (Lone Oak) Vol. 23, No. 12, February 22, 1895 CULVER, Mrs. Elizabeth, was born in Troup county, August 25, 1824 and died in Meriwether, June 1, 1894; she was the daughter of Benjamin and Bettie Priddy, who were among the earliest settlers of Troup; since early girlhood she had been a member of the Methodist church; (from an obituary by 'F. P. S.') Vol. 22, No. 31, July 20, 1894 DANIEL, little Mattie Bertha, died Saturday, September 25th; this obituary by "Her Mother" does not state the names of the parents; Vol. 25, No. 46, October 13, 1897 DAVIDSON, Miss Bettie, died in Greenville last Saturday at the residence of her brother, Mr. Monroe Davidson, after an illness of many months; her funeral services were held Sunday morning at the Methodist church, of which she was a member, and her remains were interred in the village cemetery; Vol. 24, No. 23, May 15, 1896. In a partially readable memorial in this later issue; she was born in Harris county, the daughter of Oliver and Harrian(?) Davidson, was reared in Hamilton, Ga., and graduated from Monroe Female College at Forsyth; Vol. 24, No. 25, May 29, 1896 DAVIS, Mrs. Carressa, (see Mrs. Carressa Leverett), this item concerns her death near Rocky Mount last Wednesday; this is a different person, or it is possible that one of the two correspondents has used the wrong surname; (Wooster) Vol. 23, No. 30, July 15, 1895 DAVIS, Mr. H. A., formerly of Greenville, died at his home in Thomaston last Saturday after an illness of only a few hours; his remains were brought to Greenville and laid to rest in our cemetery last Sabbath morning; about a year ago he was married to Miss Annie Freeman, youngest daughter of the late Hugh Freeman; the deceased was the only son of Dr. and Mrs. A. I. Davis; Vol. 22, No. 26, June 8, 1894 DAVIS, Mrs. J. R., of Woodbury, died last Saturday; Vol. 25, No. 25, May 28, 1897 DAVIS, Mrs. Matilda, whose maiden name was Grant, was born August 7, 1848, was married in the month of August 1882 and died October 13, 1893; (from an obituary by W. F. Robison) Vol. 22, No. 10, February 9, 1894 DODDS, last Friday news was heard of the death of the little daughter of Mr. John Dodds, who lives a couple of miles north of Greenville; she was about four years old, and was a granddaughter of Mr. Robert H. Sutherlin; Vol. 23, No. 43, October 4, 1895 DUNCAN, Miss (hard to read, might be Lee or Lou), died in Atlanta Wednesday morning; she had moved from Newnan to Atlanta last fall; she was dangerously ill at the time of the death, a few weeks ago, of her brother, Mr. Andrew Duncan, and never recovered from the shock of his death; the remanis were carried to Meriwether county for interment; [from the Newnan Herald, undated] Vol. 24. No. 7, January 24, 1896 DUNN, Mr. James, a citizen of Rocky Mount died last week at 72 years of age; his children Mrs. T. J. Gay and Mr. S. F. Dunn were called to the bedside of their father before his death; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 22, No. 19, April 13, 1894 DUNN, Mr. Jno. D., died at his residence at Woodbury last week after months of suffering from cancer; he was one of the pioneers of the county and had lived at Woodbury upwards of sixty years; he was for a long time a Justice of the Peace in his district, and was a well known pushing contractor, carpenter and bridge builder, contributing his share in the growth of a little village to a prosperous railroad town; Vol. 23, No. 48, November 8, 1895 DUPREE, Mrs., formerly Miss Norris, wife of Mr. Milton Dupree, died at her home near Rocky Mount a few days ago; Vol. 24, No. 22, May 8, 1896. In a memorial by Leila Owen in this later issue: Mrs. M. A. Dupree, a member of the Primitive Baptist church, died on the morning of May 3rd; Vol. 24, No. 25, May 29, 1896 ELLIS, Mrs. Flora, was born January 6th, 1878, and died September 29th, 1897; Mrs. Ellis, whose maiden name was Clark, was the wife of Mr P. T. Clark, and he along with little Flora Maud, who was only a few hours old when her mother died, survive; Mrs. Ellis had become a member of the church, being baptized on August 11th, 1894; from a memorial by members of her church, the name of which is not stated; Vol. 25, November 26, 1897 ELLIS, Mrs. Sarah H., widow of Judge Myron Ellis, died at her home at Newnan last week; she was a member of the Methodist church, and had many friends in Greenville; Vol. 22, No. 18, April 6, 1894. In a memorial by 'One Who Loved Her' in this later issue: she was born in Elbert county, September 22, 1812, and died March 27, 1894 at the home of Mrs. Mattie Thomas in Newnan; born Miss McGehee, she was the sister of the late T. F. McGehee, and was one of the younger members of a large family who have all passed away except one brother now living in Arkansas; on September 22, 1831 she was married to Mr. Josiah W. Hill, and in October following they became members of the Methodist church; they moved to Mississippi, living there a number years, where her husband and four children were taken from her one by one, becoming a widow in January 1863 with one son who still survives her; in 1870 she was married to Mr. B. S. Sheets and they moved to Monroe, Ga., her husband living only two years; in 1876 she was married to Mr. Myron Ellis of Greenville, who died in 1879, afterwards she lived with relatives in Newnan; Vol. 22, No. 25, May 25, 1894 ELLIS, Mrs. S. D., was buried at Prospect church Thursday morning; her husband was buried on the 10th of March, husband and wife now sleep side by side; they left only one child, Dr. Starke Ellis, a physician at St. Marks; (Lone Oak) Vol. 21, No. 27, June 9, 1893. In this later issue: a handsome monument has been placed over the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis at Prospect cemetery; (Lone Oak) Vol. 25, No. 27, June 4, 1897 ELLIS, little Susie, five year old daughter of Rev. Henry J. Ellis, died in Atlanta last week; Vol. 24, No. 38, August 21, 1896 ELLIS, infant child of Dr. Stark and Mrs. Mary Ellis, news that a pretty monument has recently been placed over the grave at Prospect cemetery; no other information concerning the death was found: (Lone Oak) Vol. 25, No. 27, June 4, 1897 ESTES, little Maud two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Estes, died last week after being scalded by a boilng pot of soap that she managed to tilt while playing; Mrs. Estes was severely burned while attempting to rescue her child; Vol. 23, No. 11, February 15, 1895. A tribute of love by 'Baby's Friends' in this later issue indicates the death occurred on Thursday afternoon, the date is unreadable; Vol. 23, No. 12, February 22, 1895 EVANS, Miss Gabie Andrews, was born April 13th, 1882 and died at her home near Woodbury, September 4th, 1896, after an illness of three weeks; she was the youngest child of a family of ten orphan children; from a memorial by "A Friend"; Vol. 24, No. 41, September 11, 1896 FEATHERSTON, Miss Baxter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Featherston, died at Woodbury a few days ago at about sixteen years of age; Vol 24, No. 14, March 3, 1896 FIELDS, Mrs. Eliza, wife of Mr. Ripley Fields, died suddenly last Friday night at her home near Oak Ridge; she was a member of the Baptist church, and was interred at Hogansville on Sunday; Vol. 22, No. 7, January 19, 1894. In an obituary by T. J. Robinson in this later issue: she was born January 31, 1831 and died January 12, 1894; she was for 44 years a member of the Baptist church, holding her membership at Hogansville at the time of her death; her remains were interred in the Hogansville cemetery; she is survived by an aged husband and eight children, three children having preceded her to the grave, the last Mrs. Robert Levens, whom Mrs. Fields survived only a few weeks; Vol. 22, No. 8, January 26, 1894 FINDLEY, Mrs. Lilla, wife of Dr. Charles H. Findley of Athens, died Friday night of heart failure; she is the former Miss Wingfield of Athens; Dr. Findley is a son of Mr. W. P. Findley of Greenville; Vol. 24, No. 32, July 17, 1896 FLEMING, Mr. F. M., died near Luthersville, Feb. 20th, 1894; he was born in Columbia, S. C., September 27th, 1822, and when quite young moved to this part of the state; he was twice married, his last wife, the former Miss Hannah Wheeless, survives him; for more than fifty years he had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church, and his remains were interred at Mt. Zion church; Vol. 22, No. 16, March 23, 1894 FLING, Russell, thirteen year old son of Mr. W. M. and Mrs. Belle Fling, died December 25, 1892 from an accidental gun shot wound; from a memorial by Alice A. Rosser; Vol. 21, No. 16, March 24, 1893 FLOYD, Dr. Adam G., died on Thursday the 21st, after being stricken with paralysis on Sunday the 17th; he was born 65 years ago, most of which time has been spent in Greenville; when 16 he joined the Methodist church; a Royal Arch Mason, for 30 years he has been Worshipful Master of the Greenville Masonic Lodge; for twelve years he has been clerk of Meriwether superior court; his remains were interred in the Greenville cemetery last Friday with Masonic honors; Vol. 22, No. 4, December 29, 1893 FOWLER, Mr. George W., of Raleigh, died Monday night; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897. In a memorial by Robt. N. Ellis in this issue; Mr. Fowler, who was laid to rest at Union Hill churchyard Tuesday last, was a member of the Methodist church, who early in life determined early in life that buying on credit and sociable drinking, would keep him poor and were a curse, in that order, refrained from either for the rest of his life; Vol. 25, No. 12, February 19, 1897 FOWLER, Mr. S. (or G.) W., (the first initial appears be S in the title, but appears to be G on the first line, there are no more readable parts of this notice) Vol. 25, No. 41, September 10, 1897 FREEMAN, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Y. F. Freeman, died in Columbus last Saturday from a fatal dose of morphine given to the child by its nurse in an act of revenge; testifying at the coroner's inquest were Mrs. N. A. Freeman, grandmother of the child, and Mrs. B. L. Odom, sister of Mrs. Freeman (unclear as to which Mrs. Freeman); the remains were taken to Greenville and were interred yesterday; a murder warrant was issued for the nurse, who was arrested; Vol. 21, No. 22, May 5, 1893 FREEMAN, Mr. Hardy, son of Mrs. Martha Freeman and brother of Mr. Y. F. Freeman, died at his home in Dallas county, Ala. last Saturday, son of the late Hugh Freeman, he was reared in or near Greenville, but had been a resident of Alabama for several years; he died of typhoid fever at the age of between 35 and 40 years, and leaves a wife and one child; Vol. 21, No. 47, October 27, 1893 FULLER, Mrs. Elvira, widow of the late ex-sheriff Jones W. Fuller (see below), died at her home near Rocky Mount last Wednesday; Vol. 23, No. 22, May 3, 1895; In this later issue: she was buried in Greenville on Wdenesday, May 1st; Mrs. Fuller leaves several children, among them Mrs. T. J. McGahee of Greenville; Vol. 23, No. 23, May 10, 1895 FULLER, Mr. Henry, a citizen of Luthersville, died of typhoid fever this week; Vol. 24, No. 44, October 2, 1896. In a memorial (most of which is unreadable) by Taylor Lodge, F. A. M., in this later issue: he was born in Meriwether, Aug. 12, 1856 and died Sept. 29, 1896; Vol. 24, No. 47, October 23, 1896 FULLER, Mr. Jones W., died in Greenville last Monday night after an illness of two of three days, aged 68 years; he was long a resident of the 10th district, having served as sheriff for a number of years; he had moved to Alabama about two years ago, returning to Meriwether at the beginning of this year, making his home with his son-in-law, Mr. T. J. McGahee of Greenville; "Jonah Fuller," as he was popularly called, was a soldier of the Confederate army and a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 21, No. 23, May 12, 1893 FULLER, little Lorena, only child of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fuller. died a few days ago, aged one year; (Oak Grove) Vol. 21, No. 40, September 8, 1893. In a memorial in this issue by R. L. and Lora Roberts: Martha Willie Lorena, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, died at their home near Greenville on Sept. 4, 1893, aged 11 months and 24 days; Vol. 21, No. 42, September 22, 1893 GIBBS, Jeff, colored, was shot and killed near the colored church at Jones' Mills while a large crowd was in attendance in the church; the slayer was arrested; Vol. 24, No. 43, September 25, 1896 GILL, Jimmy, colored, was killed at his cabin on the place of Mr. J. L. Ponder last Tuesday night by a shotgun blast from another with whom he had a dispute; the victim was aged man and a member of the colored Methodist church; the coroner is to hold an inquest, there being conflicting versions of the event; Vol. 22, No. 45, October 26, 1894 GILLESPIE, Dr. Jack, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Chipley last Monday, at about 35 years of age; he was a son of Dr. Gillespie of White Sulphur Springs and a brother of Mrs. Robt. N Ellis; he was the city physician of Columbus during a residence of several years in that city; Vol. 24, No. 5, January 10, 1896 GILLESPIE, Miss (not sure of name, looks like Esther), daughter of Dr. Gillespie, died at Stinson last Tuesday; Vol. 23, No. 44, October 11, 1895 GLANTON, Johnnie, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glanton, was born Dec. 29th, 1890 and died Sept. 23, 1896; she was laid to rest in Hillview Cemetery in LaGrange; from a memorial by the Odessa Sabbath School, of which she was a member; Vol. 24, No. 46, October 16, 1896 GODWIN, Mrs. Lavonia Leverett, died Tuesday at the residence of her father, Mr. H. B. Leverett, near Warm Springs, of typhoid fever; Vol. 24, No. 35, August 7, 1896 GRAHAM, Mr. J. E., died suddenly last Friday at his home near Violet in the 7th district; an industrious farmer, he leaves a wife and several children; Vol. 24, No. 50, November 13, 1896 HALL, Mrs. Violet, wife of Mr. G. W. Hall, died last Friday morning after an illness of several months, survived by her husband and several small children; she was a sister of Mr. Seth Williams, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; her remains were interred at St. Marks on Saturday; Vol. 22, No. 17, March 30, 1894 HANCOCK, Mrs. Dollie, died the morning of June 18th at (hard to read, appears to be Mouth - perhaps in Jasper county?); her funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church on Thursday afternoon; [from the Jasper County news] Vol. 24, No. 31, July 10, 1896 HARPER, Mrs. W. (second initial unreadable), the only readable information is several paragraphs down indicating she was married to Dr. W. ? Harper of Arkansas; Vol. 25, No. 34, July 23, 1897 HARRIS, Mrs. M. Leonora, wife of Col. Wm. T. Harries, died in Nashville, Tenn., on the 8th, inst., in the 60th year of her age; she was a daughter of Col. James M. and Mrs. Martha G. Chambers, and sister of Col. Wm. H. Chambers, Mrs. J. F. Bozeman, Mrs. J. B. (Mary) O'Bryan, James M. Chambers, Jr., Robert H. Chambers and John L. Chambers, the sisters alone surviving of a large family once resident in Meriwether; her late husband was Colonel of the 2nd Georgia regiment and was killed at Gettysburg on the 4th of July, 1863; after the war his remains were disinterred and brought to Columbus, the former home of his wife; Col. Harris left Greenville on the 23rd of July 1861, for Virginia as Captain of the Jackson Blues, third company that left Meriwether for the Confederate army; he had represented Meriwether in both the House and state Senate before the war; the country home of Col. and Mrs. Harris was south of Greenville on the Talbotton road; Vol. 24, No. 42, September 18, 1896 HARRIS, Mr. William T., the oldest son of Hon. Henry R. Harris, died near Mountville last Wednesday, at about 45 years of age; his remains were interred in the Greenville cemetery yesterday; Vol. 22, No. 3, December 22, 1893 HATCHETT, Mrs. Frank M., died at her home at Raleigh last Monday; she leaves a husband and children; Vol 24, No. 8, January 31, 1896 HAYGOOD, Bishop Atticus Greene, a Methodist bishop well known to citizens of Meriwether, died at his home at Oxford Sunday morning; Vol. 24, No. 7, January 24, 1896 HILL, little Henry, son of Hon. and Mrs. H. W. Hill, died last monday of diphtheria, aged one and a half years; the burial took place at sunset Monday evening; Vol. 23, No. 34, August 2, 1895 HILL, little Lena, daughter of Hon. H. W. and Mrs. Lena Hill, died last Monday morning, not quite five years old; Vol. 22, No. 2, December 15, 1893 HINTON, Mr. Jesse, a memorial by Lorena for her brother who died on the eve of Christmas Sabbath; Vol. 24, No. 8, January 31, 1896. in this later issue is a memorial by Robert L. Blalock for his friends, Mr. Hinton and N. Gachet Wales; Vol. 24, No. 34, July 31, 1896 HIRSCH, Mr. Herman, died at his home in Columbus the morning of April 13, 1897; he was the senior member of Hirsch Bros. which has large interests in Seale, Ala. and Woodbury, Ga.; he has been a resident of the Columbus area for thirty years, coming here from Germany; Vol. 25, No. 20, April 16, 1897 HOLMES, Mrs. Flora Ferrell, died at her home in Atlanta last week, and her remains were brought to the old family homestead near Chalybeate Springs and laid to rest by the side of her father and little brother; she was the only daughter of the late M. C. Ferrell and Mrs. Saphronia Ferrell, and a granddaughter of Judge Catlett Campbell; she was about 28 years of age and had been married several years, moving to Atlanta soon after marriage; she attended school in Greenville, later graduating from Wesleyan Female College at Macon, and in early life she became a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 22, No. 22, May 4, 1894 HOLT, Mrs. Sarah, died at her home in Wynton Wednesday; Dr. Henry Terrell and his mother, Mrs. Sarah R. Terrell, left for Columbus yesterday to attend the funeral; she was the widow of Hon. Hines Holt and mother of Mr. Hines Holt, both well known to the people of Greenville; Vol. 22, no. 44, October 19, 1894 HOPSON, little Lovick, baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hopson, was born August 5th and died September 16th; (from a memorial by 'A Friend') Vol. 23, No. 45, October 18, 1895 HORNER, Mrs. Mat, of near Lone Oak, sister of Dr. S. J. and Mr. Terrell M. Lassetter, died last week and was buried Sunday afternoon at the Croley cemetery near Luthersville; Vol. 25, No. 26, May 28, 1897 HOWARD, Mrs. Eugenia, wife of Capt. Augustus Howard, and a sister of Dr. N. C. Campbell, died at her home near the Chalybeate Springs on the 29th; Vol. 22, No. 18, April 6, 1894 HOWARD, Miss Janey Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Howard, died in Atlanta, July 13, 1893; she was born Jan. 6, 1867 and was raised near Warnerville; having gone to Atlanta in February to learn the trade of mantua making, she became ill in June, but was able to have her mother at her bedside at her death; she was a member of the Bethel Baptist church at Rocky Mount; Vol. 21, No. 42, September 22, 1893 HOWELL, little Willie, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Howell, died last Sabbath after an illness of several weeks, and was buried on Monday morning: Vo. 22, No. 26, June 8, 1894 HUNTLEY, Mr. W. B., Sr., the LaGrange Graphic last week reported the death of Mr. Huntley, which occured at New Castle, Pa.; he had been a citizen of Greenville for a number of years, and married Miss Martha Park, a sister of Maj. John W. Park, in the early 1850's; he was active in Confederate service and after surrender was a special object of dislike of the federal administration; he was reared in Sycamore, New York, and spent a number of years in Europe, a portion of the time having his family with him; Vol. 23, No. 6, January 11, 1895 JACKSON, Mr. J. B. died at his home in LaGrange on Tuesday of last week; he was a son of the late Isham Jackson and was born and reared in Meriwether near Greenville; about the close of the war he married Miss Zuleika(?) Park, and they reared two daughters, including his surviving daughter, Mrs. M. H. Dillard; about two years ago they had moved to LaGrange; his death came only one day after he visited the grave in LaGrange of his wife (see Mrs. Jackson, below) who had died two weeks ago, and he was buried at her side; he was about fifty-five years of age; Vol. 23, No. 18, April 5, 1895 JACKSON, Mr. Josiah, died the 3rd of May, at the age of about 96, and was laid to rest at Rocky Mount, Bethel cemetery, a member of the Primitive Baptist church, he leaves two children; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 22, no. 24, May 18, 1894 JACKSON, Mrs. Zuleika(?), wife of Mr. J. B. Jackson, died in Atlanta last Sunday and was buried in Lagrange; she had been in bad health for some time and had been in Atlanta under treatment; she was a daughter of the late Dr. Andrew Park, and leaves a daughter in addition to her husband: Vol. 23, No. 15, March 15, 1895 JENKINS, Mrs. Mary, died near the camp ground last Tuesday morning, in the 85th year of her age; Vol. 22, No. 27, 1894 JENKINS, Mrs. Nancy, died at her home in Meriwether, January 24, 1894; she was born in Warren county, October 3, 1834, and had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church for 14 years; her husband preceded her to the grave twenty-four years ago, and she leaves two daughters, one son, four grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; she was laid to rest on January 25th at Union church; (from a memorial by her daughter, Martha Jenkins) Vol. 22 No. 10, February 9, 1894 JENKINS, Mrs., wife of Mr. George Jenkins, died at her home at Harris City last Sunday after a short illness; the former Miss Crawford from near Sulphur Springs had been married but a few months; Vol. 25, No. 25, May 21, 1897 JOHNSON, little child of Mrs. Ben Johnson, died recently; (Oak Grove) Vol. 21, No. 33, July 21, 1893 JOINER, Mrs. Alice, formerly Miss Alice Caudle, died at her home in Atlanta last Sabbath; her remains were brought to Greenville, her old home, and following funeral services at the Methodist church, she was laid to rest Tuesday at the village cemetery; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Caudle of Greenville and a member of the Methodist church; she was married to Mr. Charlie Joiner of Atlanta and since had made her home in that city; Vol. 24, No. 12, February 28, 1896. In this later issue is a memorial by Myrtis Lovett Tarver (portions are unreadable); Vol. 24, No. 13, March 6, 1896 JOINER, the infant child of (the late? - see above) Mrs. Alice Caudle Joiner of Atlanta, died in Greenville Tuesday at the residence of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Caudle; Vol. 24, No. 31, July 10, 1896 JONES, Mr. John R., a citizen of Woodbury, he was born in Columbia county, Nov. 27, 1800 and died Oct. 30, 1896, lacking but a few days of having reached 96 years old; in his young manhood he moved to Meriwether, married and began life as a farmer; there he reared a large family, his wife and several children preceding him to the grave; with him the last member of a large family has passed away, the lamented Capt. T. M. Jones (see below) being the youngest brother; [from E. J. Stacy in the Newnan Herald] Vol. 25, No. 4, December 25, 1896 JONES, Capt. T. M., a resident of Newnan since 1859 having removed from Fayette county, died recently at the age of 80; he was a younger brother of Mr. John R. Jones of Meriwether; [from the Newnan Herald] Vol. 22, No. 27, June 15, 1894 JONES, Mr. William Mitchell, grandson of the late William Mitchell, a former citizen of Meriwether, died recently in Thomasville; his mother was the former Miss Mollie Mitchell; Vol. 24, No. 12, February 28, 1896 JUSTISS, Mr. W. A. R., died the night of October 25th as a result of blood poisoning from an abscess on his hand; his funeral service was Sunday morning at Prospect church where he had been a member; he is survived by an aged mother, his wife, two sons and two daughters, a sister and several brothers; attending the funeral was Mr. Jonathan Albright of Oakland, father of Mrs. Justiss, and Mr. Will Latimer of Luthersville and Mr. Lovick Sewell of Moreland; (Lone Oak) Vol. 23, No. 48, November 8, 1895 KEITH, Mrs. Dora, wife of Mr. W. P. Keith of Oak Ridge, died Sunday from burns received Saturday when her dress caught fire while she was standing near a pot of boiling clothing; she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Burdette, and a member of the Methodist church; she was buried in the cemetery at Lone Oak, and leaves her husband and three little children, her mother and father and seven sisters and two brothers; Vol. 24, No. 26, June 5, 1896. Two memorials, each by "A Friend" are in this later issue; Vol. 24, No. 27, June 12, 1896. In this issue is a tribute by members of the Forest Sunday School; Vol. 24, No. 28, June 19, 1896 KELLER, Mr. Hall (not positive of either name, very faded issue), at press time it is learned that he died Wednesday evening; (there is another item 3 or 4 items below in the same column concerning the illness of Mr. Hall Keller, portions of which are unreadable) Vol. 23, No. 46, October 25, 1895 (the November 1, 1895 issue is missing) KEMPSON, Mrs. Susan, died at her home on Flint river near Warnerville last Thursday, August 6th; she was the sister of Messrs. Clifton and Belton Reynolds, and mother of Mr. Judson Kempson and Mrs. A. C. Mathews; she was buried Friday at Mt. Zion church cemetery; Vol. 24, No. 37, August 14, 1896. In a memorial by "I. V. S." at Carmel, Ga., in this later issue: the former Miss Reynolds was born in Edgefield district (now county), S. C., Sept. 19th 1827, but removed with her parents to Meriwether in 1845; she was married to Henry J. Kempson, June 19, 1849 and in August 1855 joined the Mt. Zion Baptist church; her husband lost his life on the battlefield at Bentonville, N. C., while in Confederate service; Vol. 24, No. 43, September 25, 1896 KENNEDY, Mrs. Catarine, died last week at her home near Woodbury; she was a daughter of the late Allen McSwain, and a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 24, No. 29. June 26, 1896 KING, infant of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. King, who live south of Greenville, was buried last Sunday; Vol. 25, No. 28, June 11, 1897 LANE, Mr. Isaac H., died at the home of his son, Mr. George K. Lane, near Stinson, on Wednesday; he was the father of Mrs. T. A. Andrews of this city, and Messrs. G. K. and I. H. Lane, Jr. of this county; he was about 65 years of age and the greater portion of his life was spent in Meriwether; Vol. 25, No. 31, July 7, 1897 LANE, Miss Lillie, died in Troup near LaGrange last Saturday, and her remains were laid beside her mother last Monday; Vol. 22, No. 17, March 30, 1894. A memorial appears in this later issue; Vol. 22, No. 19, April 13, 1894 LANIER, Mrs. J. F. died at her home near Chalybeate, December 13, 1896; from an obituary by Mrs. Alice O'Neal; Vol. 25, No. 5, January 1, 1897 LASSETER, Mrs. Callie, of Luthersville, died last Sabbath: Vol. 22, No. 40, September 21, 1894. In a memorial by the Luthersville Baptist church, of which she was a member, in this later issue: the former Miss Callie Nall was born Aug. 3rd, 1852, was married to Mr. David M. Lasseter Dec. 25th, 1882, and was laid to rest in the Luthersville cemetery; Vol. 23, No. 3, December 21, 1894 LEDSINGER, little infant of Mrs. Lorena Ledsinger, died in Americus lasy Saturday; the body of the little one was brought to Woodbury by Mr. Jesse L. Hinton and interred at Antioch, three miles west of Woodbury; Capt. A. J. Hinton met the corpse in Columbus; Vol. 22, No. 3, December 22, 1893 LEVERETT, Mrs. Carressa, (see Mrs. Caressa Davis), wife of Mr. Ora Leverett, died on the 19th, after an illness of several weeks; she is survived by one little girl, her husband and her parents; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 23, No. 29, June 28, 1895 LOVETT, Mrs. Belle, died at her home near Greenville last Monday morning; she was married last year to Mr. Wallace Lovett, and was the daughter of Mr. W. R. Wheeless; Vol. 24, No. 46, October 16, 1896. In a memorial by Mother in this issue: Lena Belle Lovett was born in Meriwether county, April 3rd, 1871, married Wallace T. Lovett Nov. 3rd, 1895, departed this life October 12th, 1896; a member of the Methodist church at Ebenezer, she was laid to rest on Monday afternoon beside the little infant Julia, who was buried Sunday afternoon; Vol. 24, No. 48, October 30, 1896 LOVETT, Mr. Byrd, died at his home near Woodbury last Tuesday; Vol. 21, No. 44, October 6, 1893. In this later issue: he was the oldest son of the late Judge N. B. Lovett, his mother being a near relative of the Ferrells of Savannah; he grew up in Meriwether and in early life married Miss Amanda Barham of Henry county who along with four children survive him; he was buried Wednesday of last week at the family burying ground where his mother and father rest; Vol. 21, No. 45, October 13, 1893. From a memorial by "Sister Julia" in this later issue: he was born Dec. 29, 1833 and married Miss Barham Oct. 4, 1860; among the mourners was his sister, Mrs. J. P. Carey of Pickens, S. C., who came a few days before his death; Vol. 21, No. 46, October 20, 1893 LOVETT, Mrs. Mary, wife of Rev. W. C. Lovett, pastor of St. Paul church, died last Sunday; she was a daughter of Rev. J. Blakely Smith, whose wife the mother of Mrs. Lovett, had died only a week or two before; her father was pastor and presiding elder here, the family residing in Greenville in 1865 through 1867; Vol. 21, No. 51, November 24, 1893 LOVETT, Mrs., wife of Mr. Billie Lovett, died on the 25th of August; she was a member of the Baptist church at Bethel, and is survived by her husband and several children; she survived her mother but a few months; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 23, No. 39, September 6, 1895 MAGRUDER, Mrs., wife of Mr. W. T. Magruder died near White Sulphur Springs Tuesday afternoon, after her throat was cut by her husband because of her supposed intimacy with another; Mr. Magruder gave himself up to the officers of the law Tuesday night, waived trial and was remanded to jail; Vol. 22, No. 46, November 2, 1894 MALCOM, Mrs. Fannie, a resident of the Rocky Mount Community, died on the 10th; a member of the Primitive baptist church, she was 62 years of age; her remains were interred in Rocky Mount cemetery; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 22, No. 32, July 20, 1894 MALLORY, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Mallory, died at their home at Athens last Wednesday night; the remains were brought to Greenville for interment and funeral srvices were held at the residence of the child's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Revill; Vol. 22, No. 32, July 27, 1894 MANN, little William Leander, son of Mr. James C. and Mrs. Emily Mann near Oakland, died of congestion on Nov. 18th, at about nine months old; Vol. 21, No. 51, December 1, 1893 MARTIN, Mrs. Martha Pope, died last Monday evening at her home three miles west of Greenville; she was among the earliest settlers of Meriwether, coming from her native county of Wilkes over half a century ago; she was buried last Tuesday afternoon at the old homestead; Vol. 21, No. 20, June 23, 1893 MARTIN, little Sallie, daughter of Hon. Geo. L. Martin, died about 3 o'clock Monday morning after being severely burned on Sunday evening when her clothing caught fire from a taper she was using to light lamps; Vol. 24, No. 49, November 6, 1896 MATHEWS, little Eleanor Mandaleen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mathews, died June 20th, 1896; from a memorial by L. E. Cousins; Vol. 24, No. 31, July 10, 1896 MAXWELL, Mr. John Robert, elder son of P. K. and Lucy Maxwell, was born in Meriwether county, August 24th, 1869 and died in Rusk county, Texas, March 10th, 1896, after a long illness; Vol. 24, No. 17, April 3, 1896 MCCASLAN, the mother of Judge R. M. McCaslan, died recently at her former home, and that of Judge McCaslan in South Carolina; she had for several years made her home in Greenville with Judge McCaslan but had in the latter part of the summer gone to her former home to visit her other children and relatives; Vol 23, No. 52, December 6, 1895 MCCURDY, Col. Augustus R., the oldest and best known sporting man in Alabama, perhaps the South, was found dead in bed this morning (?); for more than 40 years he had operated the largest gambling business in Alabama; the son of Mrs. Jane Moore, he was born in Meriwether county about 70 years ago; he volunteered and fought in the Mexican war, and after the war located in Montgomery where he operated a business known for its honesty, saying that honesty was the only way to success in gambling; [from the Montgomery Advertiser, undated] Vol. 24, No. 8, January 31, 1896 MCGEHEE, Mrs. O. W., died at her home last Sunday; she was the youngest daughter of the late Major Alexander Hall and was born near Greenville, Sept. 14, 1844 (see different date reported below); she was a sister of Col. George A. Hall of the 28th Georgia Confederate regiment, the late Judge W. H. F. Hall, and Dr. James H. Hall, the Baptist minister of Newnan; she was a member of the Greenville Baptist church; she leaves four children, Mrs. J. L.(?) Render, Mrs. Dr. Henry Terrell and Messrs. Joseph and Olin McGehee; the funeral services were Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist church after which her remains were interred in the Greenville cemetery; Vol. 25, No. 50, November 12, 1897. In a memorial by the Greenville Baptist church in this later issue: Mrs. McGehee was born December 17, 1844 and died November 7, 1897, and married Mr. McGehee on September 22, 1868; Vol. 26, No. 16, March 25, 1898 MCKEE, Mrs. John, died at her home near Sulphur Springs last week; she leaves a husband and several children; Vol. 23, No. 50, November 22, 1895 MCLAUGHLIN, Luther, the twelve year old son of Tax Receiver, George T. McLaughlin, was drowned Thursday afternoon, July 2nd, in Maffett's mill pond near town; he with his father and two older brothers were bathing near the dam when he stepped into a deep ditch running through the pond and sank, drowning before he could be rescued; Vol. 24, No. 31, July 10, 1896. In this later issue is a tribute by the Sunday School class at Freeman's Chapel; Vol. 24, No. 32, July 17, 1896 MCLAUGHLIN, Miss Mary Ann Elizabeth, was born in Mountville, Troup county, September 7th, 1839, and died at her home at Oak Ridge, May 19th, 1895; Miss Lizzie was the daughter of the late Josiah T. and Mrs. Mary Ann Jane McLaughlin; her funeral was conducted at her residence, and she is survived by two sisters for whom she had been the guide, counsellor, and protector for nearly eleven years, Misses Jennie and Sallie; from an obituary by Mrs. A. L. Hamby of Oak Ridge; Vol. 23, No. 25, May 31, 1895 MCWILLIAMS, Aunt Katie, colored, died last week of heart disease; a member of the Primitive Baptist church, she was about 96 years old; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 23, No. 37, August 23, 1895 MILLER, Mrs. Caroline P., died at her home near Rocky Mount on Monday of last week, the 13th of January; born October 18th, 1824, she was the oldest daughter of Judge and Mrs. Martin Andrews, long one of the judges of the county; a member of the Baptist church, she was married several years before the war to Mr. Jacob Miller, who preceded her to the grave many years ago; only two of her children survive her, Mrs. Ella Keith of Ladonia, Texas, and Mr. John H. Miller of Rocky Mount; Vol. 24, No. 7, January 24, 1896 MILLER, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Miller of Rocky Mount, died last week; Vol. 25, No. 25, May 21, 1897 MIMS, Willie, colored, was shot and killed Friday night on the plantation of Mr. J. L. Smith, near Jones' Mills; the murderer is in jail; Vol. 23, No. 1, December 7, 1894 MITCHAM, Thomas N., Esq., died at his home near Warm Springs Camp Ground last Wednesday; a member of the Methodist church, he was 73 years of age; Vol. 22, No. 31, July 20, 1894 MORELAND, Aunt Hannah, colored, died in Greenville last week, lacking only a little of being a hundred years old; Vol. 24, No. 11, February 21, 1896 MORELAND, Mr. William W., died near Woodbury last Thursday morning, the 6th of February, at the age of 78; a member of the Methodist church, he had resided in Meriwether about 65 years, and in the early 1850's was sheriff of the county for a short time; Vol. 24, No. 10, February 14, 1896 MORGAN, Mr. Mark, died on the morning of the 15th at the age of 83 years and 15 days; he was born in North Carolina, April 1, 1812 and came to Georgia when 16 years of age, living continuously for 53 years on the place where he died; his aged wife survives him; Vol. 23, No. 21, April 26, 1895 MORGAN, Mrs., widow of Mark Morgan (see above), died last week at her home near Rocky Mount; Vol. 24, No. 23, May 15, 1896 MORRIS (?), Mr. T. V., a citizen of Raleigh district, was found dead on the road within a few miles of his home on Tuesday; Vol. 25, No. 45, October 8, 1897 MOSLER (?), Ab, died the 23rd of September at his father's home, five miles south of Greenville; (from a memorial by 'A Friend') Vol. 23, No. 45, October 18, 1895 MURPHEY, Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Daniel Murphey, died on the 15th, and her remains were laid to rest at Luthersville cemetery on the 16th; (Rocky Mount) Vol. 23, No. 42, September 27, 1895 MURPHEY, little son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Murphey, died on the first of June, aged thirteen months and ten days, and was laid to rest in Luthersville cemetery; from a memorial by "A Friend"; Vol. 24, No. 27, June 12, 1896 MURPHY, J(the rest is unreadable) Burrous(?), who for a half century loved in Meriwether, died on the 12th inst. at Newsite(?), Tallapoosa county, Ala., where he had removed 10 years ago; he was born in Wilkes county, March 17th, 1816, and was a member of the M. E. Church South; Vol. 24, No. 25, May 29, 1896 NEWMAN, little Clifford C., son of J. R. and Dicey Newman, was born January 16, 1893 and died May 26, 1894; (from an obituary by 'Father and Mother') Vol. 22, No. 32, July 27, 1894 NEWMAN, Mr. James R., died last Saturday at his home near Chalybeate Springs after an illness of several weeks; he was buried on Sunday in the community; Vol. 23, No. 49, November 15, 1895. In a memorial by J. R. Newman, Jr. in this later issue: he was born Feb. 1st, 1849 and died Nov. 9th, 1895; Vol. 23, No. 50, November 22, 1895 OGLETREE, Mr. George S., son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Ogletree, near Stinson, died last Friday after an illness of several months, at about sixteen years of age; Vol. 24, No. 15, March 20, 1896. In an obituary in this issue; he was born May 30, 1880 and died March 12, 1896 of leucocythemia; [ from S. P. Wiggins, in Wesleyan Advocate] Vol. 24, No. 22, May 8, 1896 OWEN (written OWENS in body of article), Miss Sallie Emma, was murdered at Talbotton last Sunday night in the parlor of Mr. J. H. McCoy, whose family she was visiting; Mr. McCoy was also shot by the assailant but not fatally; she was a first cousin, we think, of Mrs. A. P. Dixon and Mr. Will Owen of Woodbury, and was a graduate of Wesleyan Female College; the assailant (whose motive is unclear) attempted to take his own life, but was taken into custody and is expected to recover; Vol. 24, No. 18, April 10, 1896 OWENS, Mrs. Mary, wife of Dr. B. M. Owens and daughter of Mr. James Carriker, died at her home in Hollonville, Pike county, on Wednesday of last week; a member of the Baptist church, she was 46 years old; Vol. 23, No. 9, February 1, 1895 PARHAM, little babe of Mr. J. C. Parham, near Stinson, died this week; Vol. 24, No. 35, August 7, 1896 PARK, Mrs. Amanda, wife of Mr. William F. Park, died suddenly at her home above Greenville last Tuesday, aged about seventy; she was a daughter of the late Judge Tyre Reeves, a sister of Judge C. J. Reeves, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; Vol. 22, No. 19, April 13, 1894 PARK, Mr. Howard Pope, died at Mt. Meigs, Montgomery county, Ala., Thursday, December 9th, 1896, aged 60 years; he was born at Gainesville, Hall county, Ga., in Sept 1836 and was reared mainly in Greenville; he was superintendent of the Mt. Meigs Methodist Sunday School and chairman of the Circuit Board of Stewards; he was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery; he was a brother of Prof. James Park, Ph.D.,L.L.D., formerly of Tuskegee but now of LaGrange and of Col. R. E. Park, of Macon; [portions from the Montgomery Advertiser, Dec. 10th] Vol.25, No. 3, December 18, 1896. In this later issue is a tribute to Mr. Park by the Editor; Vol. 25, No. 4, December 25, 1896 PARK, Mrs. Sallie C., wife of Major John W. Park, at press time, a telegram from Gainesville brings the news of her death; Vol. 23, No, 28, June 21, 1895. In this later issue: Mrs. Park died suddenly of paralysis, the night of Wednesday of last week, at Gainesville where she was receiving treatment for her physical troubles; she was the second daughter of Judge O. A. and Mrs. Martha Bull of LaGrange; she was graduated at the Southern Female College and afterwards took the M. A. course at LaGrange Female college; she was buried last Saturday in Rose Hill cemetery at Macon, wishing to be interred near the home of her son and where her daughter is to be educated; Vol. 23, No. 29, June 28, 1895. In a memorial in this later issue: she was the mother of Orville A. Park, Esq. of Macon and one daughter, Miss Mattie, now a student at Wesleyan Female College; [ from J. L. Robertson, in Wesleyan Advocate] Vol. 23, No. 50, November 22, 1895 PARKER, Rev. John R., the pastor of Greenville and Trinity churches in Meriwether, was found dead in bed at the home of his sister in Hart county last Saturday morning; he was born in Hart county, May 9, 1838 and joined the church in his 17th year; he entered the Confederate army the first year of his ministry and was twice wounded; he was married near Gainesville, to Miss Sallie Law, November 12, 1869; his appointments for the years 1868 to 1894 included Gainesville, Clarksville, Jefferson, Gainesville district, Warrenton circuit, Augusta, Harmony Grove, Elberton, Forsyth, Grantville, West Point, Carrollton and Greenville; Mrs. Ella Wimbish and Mrs. R. J. Atkinson accompanied Mrs. Parker to West Point last Saturday to attend the burial of Rev. Parker; he was laid to rest last Sabbath beside his little adopted son who died at West Point during Mr. Parker's pastorate in that city; in a separate article in this issur: Mrs. A. L. Woodliff of Gadsden, Ala., a sister of Mrs. Parker, arrived in Greenville and remained to comfort her sister; Vol. 22, No. 22, May 4, 1894 PARKER, R. A., Esq., died recently at Mason, Fla.; he was a citizen of Meriwether for many years, having been reared in this county; he practiced law here and taught school at several communities in this county, and for a number of years was a member of the board of county commissioners; four or five years ago he moved to Wedowee, Ala., and thence at the beginning of this year moved to Florida; Vol. 21, No. 21, April 28, 1893 PATTERSON, Miss Arvilla, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patterson, near Oak Ridge, died Wednesday night; Vol. 24, No. 25, May 29, 1896. In a memorial by "Schoolmates" in this issue: she died May 27, 1896 at age 17 and was a member of the Methodist church at Freeman's Chapel; Vol. 24, No. 28, June 19, 1896. In a memorial in this issue: the daughter of John and Emma Patterson died of menengitis; [from T. J. Robinson in Wesleyan Advocate] Vol. 24, No. 32, July 17, 1896 PERKERSON, Mrs., wife of Mr. John D. Perkerson, died on Thursday of last week at her residence west of Greenville, from an attack of paralysis; the former Miss Watson was a sister of Mr. Robt. N. Watson; Vol. 24, No. 38, August 21, 1896 PERRY, Mr. Warren, died at his home in Sulphur Springs a few days ago; Vol. 22, No. 31, July 20, 1894 PHILLIPS, Mr. Willie, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Phillips of Lone Oak, died at Summers' Mills, Texas, February 7th, 1896; from a memorial by "A Cousin"; Vol. 24, No. 18, April 10, 1896 PINKSTON, Mrs., wife of Dr. G. W. Pinkston, died at her home near Jones' Mills last Friday morning and was buried in Greenville on Saturday; she was the youngest daughter of Dr. Drewry of Griffin; Vol. 25, No. 29, June 18, 1897. In this later issue: Dr. N. B. Drewry and his wife of Griffin, Dr. W. R. McCrary and wife of Senoia, and Mr. Nicholas Pinkston of Tennile, were summoned by the illness and death of Mrs. G. W. Pinkston last week, attending the burial here on Saturday; Vol. 25, No. 29, June 18, 1897 PINSON, Mrs. Martha, died in Greenville last week at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. N. T. Wright; she was long a resident of Coweta but for the past several years has made her home with her daughter in or near Greenville; a member of the Baptist church, her remains were carried to Newnan for interment; she leaves several children, among them Sen. Millard B. Pinson of Newnan and Mrs. B. O. Hill, Mrs. N. T. Wright and Mrs. G. J. Martin of Greenville; Vol. 22, No. 30, July 13, 1894 POWLEDGE, Henry Allen, (see below) POWLEDGE, (name unreadable), two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.(?) O. Powledge, died Monday evening; the remains were interred at (unreadable) Baptist cemetery and his spirit has gone to unite with that of his brother, Henry Allen, whose death occurred nine weeks before; no other information was found concerning the brother's death; (Carmel) Vol. 25, No. 37, August 13, 1897 RADCLIFF, Mr. James S., died at his home in Stinson last Saturday afternoon, and was buried in Columbus in the family cemetery; he was the son of Mr. George W. Radcliff and a grandson of the late Dr. James Stinson; he leaves a wife and several children and his aged father; Vol. 24, No. 4, January 3, 1896 RAINEY, John Henry, colored, was found dead last Sunday on the roadside; although the coroner's jury found he came to his death at the hands of unknown parties, suspicion points strongly toward a person seen with Rainey a short time before the killing, which person has left his normal haunts and cannot be found; Vol. 21 No. 46, October 20, 1893 REESE, Dr. Joseph T., of Newnan, died last Sunday, at the age of 77; coming to Greenville over 40 years ago, he practiced medicine and operated a drug store in the town; he is thought to be a native of Jasper county, and removed from Greenville to Newnan a few years before the war; Vol. 25, No. 10, February 5, 1897 REID, Mr. J. M., a citizen of the western portion of the county, and father of Mr. J. J. Patterson, died recently; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897 REID, Mr. Robert, died at his residence near Rocky Mount on Wednesday the 13th after an illness of many months; he was about 70 years of age; Vol. 23, No. 12, February 22, 1895 REYNOLDS, Mr. Arthur B., a young man about 21 years old living in Meriwether, was robbed and brutally murdered, his head and face being crushed by blows; the deed occurred near Concord in Pike county as he was returning home from having purchased cotton seed in Concord; the murderer, who was discovered with bloody clothing and with property of the victim, was lynched by a band of determined men; Mr. Reynolds was the son of Mr. Clifton Reynolds who lives near Warnerville; [from the Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 1, 1893] Vol. 22, No. 1, December 8, 1893. In a memorial by J. M. Herndon in this later issue: he was born in Meriwether July 17, 1866 and was murdered Nov. 30, 1893; he became a member of the Mount Zion Baptist church in August 1882 or 1885; Vol. 22, No. 10, February 9, 1894 RICHARDSON, the wife of (unreadable, might be Parks) Richardson, colored, was killed instantly when a storm blew down the outbuilding in which she had taken refuge from the storm; Vol. 25, No. 30, June 25, 1897 ROBERTSON, little John, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Robertson, died in LaGrange; Mrs. Ella Wimbish, Mrs. T. A. Atkinson and Mrs. Mary Robertson were called to LaGrange last Friday by a telegram announcing the death; Vol. 22, No. 8, January 26, 1894. In this later issue: little John died on Saturday morning last at about two years of age; on Sunday afternoon the body was laid to rest in Hill View cemetery; [from the LaGrange Graphic, no date stated] Vol. 22, No. 9, February 2, 1894 ROSSER, Mrs. Eliza, wife of Mr. Lee Rosser, died of pneumonia December 30, 1893; she was born April 6, 1833, and was for 40 years a member of the Methodist church; she was interred at Mt. Zion church on December the 31st, survived by her husband who is now at the ripe age of 74; (from an obituary by T. J. Robinson) Vol. 22, No. 14, March 9, 1894 RUSSELL, Mrs., wife of Judge E. W. Russell, news was learned last Tuesday of her death at her home at Mountville, after an illness of considerable duration; Vol. 24, No. 22, May 8, 1896 SEWELL, Miss Alda, daughter of Mr. J. Russell and Mrs. Caroline Sewell of Lone Oak, died Tuesday morning, the 7th, at nineteen years of age; a member of the Methodist church, her funeral was at old Prospect church on Wednesday morning; Vol. 21, No. 51, November 24, 1893. in an obituary in this later issue: she was born at Lone Oak, June 29, 1874; her brother, Marvin, is mentioned; Vol. 22, No. 9, February 2, 1894 SEWELL, Miss Cinthia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sewell, died last Sabbath; she had been an invalid for years from spinal injuries received from a fall, and had been kindly cared for by her sister, Miss Lucy Sewell; (Lone Oak) Vol. 24, No. 41, September 11, 1896. In this later issue: a monument for the grave of. Miss Sewell has recently been placed at Prospect cemetery by her sister, Miss Lucy Sewell; (Lone Oak) Vol. 25, No. 27, June 4, 1897 SEWELL, Mrs. Elizabeth ( Aunt Betty), widow of Mr. Pierce Sewell, died on Sunday, Jan. 10th; she is survived by eight children: Mrs. John Burdett, Mrs. Hiram Nall, Mrs. Clarke Phillips, Mrs. John Barrow and Messrs. Marshall and Sidney Sewell, residing in Lone Oak and vicinity, and Mr. Berry Sewell and Mrs. Mattie Fields, living in Arkansas; in addition there are about forty grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren; her surviving sisters are Mrs, Lucinda Covin of Hogansville and Mrs. Lucy Lee of Lone Oak; her funeral servives were on Monday at Prospect church and her remains were laid beside her husband in Prospect cemetery; [from Lone Oak correspondent of Newnan Herald] Vol. 25, No. 8, January 22, 1897. In an obituary by "A Niece" in this later issue; the wife of Mr. John Pierce Sewell, she died January 10th, 1897, in the 77th year of her age; she was born in South Carolina and moved to Georgia in early life; a member of the Methodist church since early childhood, she lost her mother when she was quite young and at age 15 became the wife of Mr. Sewell; Vol. 25, No. 11, February 12, 1897 SEWELL, little Jimmie Dorena, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sewell died recently; (Lone Oak) Vol. 22, No. 31, July 20, 1894. In this issue one year later is a memorial by "Aunt Nannie" for little Jimmie who had died one year ago; her aunt Alda (above) of whom she had talked so much had preceded her several months before; Vol. 23, No. 32, July 19, 1895 SIBLEY, Esquire Aaron, died on Tuesday; (the remainder is unreadable) Vol. 22, No. 6, January 12, 1894. in a memorial by Taylor Lodge, No. 363, F. & A. M. in this later issue: he was born May 17, 1801 and died on Jan. 9, 1894, at his home near Rocky Mount where he had lived since 1841; he was a member of the M. E. Church South, and leaves three sons and two daughters in addition to a number of grandchildren; Vol. 22, No. 18, April 6, 1894 SIMS, Judge John T., died on May 12, 1895 as a result of paralysis; he was born in Meriwether county, February 13, 1829, the oldest son of Sanders B. Sims, one of the county's pioneers; for years he was a member of the Board of County Commissioners, serving as chairman for the greater part of the time; he was a teacher in his neighborhood for a number of years, and had long been a member of the Baptist church; he married a daughter of the late William McClendon, his wife dying several years ago leaving him to rear two children, one of whom, his daughter, having died just as she reached the age of young womanhood, his son surviving him; Vol. 23, No. 24, May 24, 1895 SIMS, Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Sims, near St. Marks, died last Saturday morning of pneumonia following a relapse of measles, at about 20 years of age; at the beginning of the year she went to the neighborhood of her uncle, Mr. B. L. Sims east of Greenville and opened a country school; she was a member of Union Baptist church and her remains were laid to rest last Sabbath at Union church cemetery; on another page in this issue is a memorial by her brother, Wm. B. Sims; Vol. 24, No. 15, March 20, 1896. In a memorial in this later issue: she was a daughter of James G. and Mary A. Sims, was born April 25th, 1874 and died March 14th, 1896; Vol. 24, No. 18, April 10, 1896. In this issue is a tribute of respect by Union Church and Sunday School; Vol. 24, No. 23, May 15, 1896 SLAUGHTER, Mr. John B., died recently at his home in Talladega, Ala.; he was reared in Greenville and was a brother of Mrs. Mary Floyd; he resided in LaGrange and Atlanta, but for several years has resided in Talladega; Vol. 24, No. 34, July 31, 1896 SPEAR, Mr. T. S., a resident of Columbus, died Monday after being found with a knife wound apparently self-inflicted on Sunday in the cabin of his son-in-law, Mr. T. C. S. Howard at Warm Springs; he was seventy years of age, was born in New Jersey, from which place he removed to Columbus in 1850; a respected resident of that city, he had been in the jewelry business for nearly 40 years and was a member of the Presbyterian church; Vol. 23, No. 39, September 6, 1895 SPEER, Major D. N., a resident of Troup county and ex-treasurer of Georgia, died April 18, 1893; Vol. 21, No. 20, April 21, 1893 SPRADLIN, Miss Molly, she was born in 1867 and became a member of the Baptist church when quite young, and was a member of the church at Luthersville at the time of her death; no additional information is stated in this memorial by "W. W. N."; Vol. 22, No. 3, December 22, 1893 STRATON, Dr. H. D. D., the death of Dr. Straton, a resident of Monticello, was announced recently; he was for several years pastor of the Greenville Baptist Church; Vol. 25, No. 10, February 5, 1897 STRICKLAND, Mordant, Tuesday morning sheriff received a telegram from Stinson announcing the killing of Mordant Strickland; the remaining several paragraphs are very faint and difficlt to read; Vol. 25, No. 27, June 4, 1897 STROZIER, Mrs. Jane, died at her home near Odessa, Tuesday, of consumption; she was the mother of Mr. W. E. Strozier, Mrs. H. R. Barnes and Mrs. Adam Ragland; Vol. 25, No. 9, January 29, 1897 SWANSON, Mr. Lee T., died at his home in Hogansville last week; he was well known in Greenville and Meriwether having been a citizen of the county many years; Vol. 24, No. 8, January 31, 1896 TAYLOR, "Uncle Billy," died at his home at Haralson Saturday morning, March 30th, and was buried Sunday afternoon; he was born in Lexington county, S. C. on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1801, and became a member of the Lutheran church in 1812, serving as an officer in the church most of his life; he lived in Haralson for about 50 years and was known as Uncle Billy to all; he leaves a wfe, his second, 12 living children, Dr. J. W. Taylor of Luthersville, one of them, 28 grandchildren, 59 great grandchildren and three great, great grandchildren, making a total of 102 living descendants; (Carmel) Vol. 23, No. 18, April 5, 1895 TERRELL, Mr. Hulda, mother of the late Dr. J. E. G. Terrell, died last Wednesday of apoplexy; Vol. 22, No. 1, December 8, 1893. In this later issue: she was the mother of Judge E. W. Russell by her first marriage; she married the second time to the late David Terrell, and by this union one daughter was born, Mrs. Fanny Wilhoite; Mrs. Terrell made her home with her children and died in Mountville; Vol. 22, No. 2, December 15, 1893 TERRELL, Mrs. Sarah R., widow of Dr. J. E. G. Terrell, died Monday evening after an illness of a little over a week; during the illness her brother, Dr. E.(?) B. Anthony of Griffin, was one of the physicians participating in her treatment, and her son Hon. J. M. Terrell had been summoned to her bedside; she was the oldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Anthony, and the granddaughter of Judge James Render, one of the pioneers of Meriwether; she was educated at the Baptist Female College at LaGrange, and was a member of the Baptist church; she leaves six children, Drs. E. B., H. W., W. N.(?), and J. M. and J. B. Terrell and Mrs. Annie Terrell Holt; Mrs. Terrell was laid to rest in the cemetery by the side of her husband last Wednesday; Vol. 24, No. 1, December 13, 1895. In this later issue is a memorial, mostly unreadable as is the writer of same, possibly Maggie; Vol. 24, No. 6, January 17, 1896. In this issue are a tribute (most of which is unreadable, is apparently by a committee from her church) and also a memorial by the Ladies Aid Socirety of the Greenville Baptist church; Vol 24, No. 9, February 7, 1896 THOMPSON, Mr. James, was killed Sunday morning in Columbus by his son, Cliff Thompson, who apparently acted in defense of his mother; the deceased was buried Monday afternoon, the pastor of the First Baptist church performing the service; Mr Cliff Thompson was for the past two years the foreman of the Vindicator office; he was arrested but released fom jail, no warrant having been issued for him; a sister of Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Ernest Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson's father-in-law, Mr. John Johnson, are also mentioned in the article; Vol. 22, No. 10, February 9, 1894 THOMPSON, Robert, the governor has offerd a reward of one hundred and fifty dollars for the capture for the capture of Walter Bingham, who killed Robert Thompson of Luthersville some months ago; (no other record of this death was found); Vol. 24, No. 44, October 2, 1896 THORNTON, Dr. Rod(last three letters unreadable) Edward, late of Chattanooga, Tenn., died June 18, 1893; he was born in Meriwether county, Sept. 17, 1867, one of four sons, and of twelve children of Mr. Seaborn and Mrs. Eliza Thornton of Raleigh; he began to study his chosen profession about four years ago under his brother-in-law, Dr. J. E. Thornton of Luthersville, who about a year later died; he then entered the Vanderbilt Dental college of Nashville, Tenn., graduating in the spring of 1892; after taking an advanced course in Chicago, he spent time in his profession in Florida, making Evinston his headquarters, and in the fall of 1892 spent time in Raleigh and Luthersville; in January 1893 he opened an office in Chattanooga with Dr. B. N. Dupre with whom he did business up until the time of his death; (from a memorial by Mrs. J. C. Dupre, mother of Dr. Dupre) Vol. 21, No. 36, August 11, 1893 THRASH, little Evin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. (or F.) C.(?) Thrash, was born May 25, 1896 and died October 25, 1897; from a memorial by Mattie Blakely; Vol. 25, No. 49, November, 1897 THRASH, Mrs. Sarah, daughter of Judge Levi Adams, died last Tuesday of pneumonia; she was sixty-three years of age and spent her entire life in Greenville; she was a member of the Methodist church, and is survived by two children, two sisters and one brother; Vol. 22, No. 7, January 19, 1894 TODD, Mr. Robert, died May 1, 1895 at his home near Oakland, at age 19, after an illness of nineteen days; from a memorial by Jeffie Blalock, Nevada Wyche and James P. Cooper; Vol. 23, No. 24, May 17, 1895 TODD, little Sallie Georgia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Todd, died on January 2nd, 1896, aged one year, ten months and eighteen days; from a memorial by Joseph Meacham; Vol. 24, No. 9, February 7, 1896 TODD, Deacon W. R., died on the morning of October 26, 1893; he was born near Oak Ridge on the 13th of August, 1854, and married Miss Nora Brooks of St. Marks, Ga. in August 1878; [from the Christian Index of last week] Vol. 21, No. 51, November 24, 1893 TRAMMELL, Capt. J. W., died at his home at Luthersville last week; he was a gallant captain in the cavalry service of the Confederate army; Vol. 24, No. 45, October 9, 1896 TUCKER, Capt. John J., died at his home near Chipley last Sunday, at about seventy years of age; a brave Confederate soldier, he was in a yankee prison on Johnston Island the latter part of the war; Vol. 24, No. 6, January 17, 1896 TURNER, Mrs. Mary, widow of Absalom Turner, died at her home east of Greenville last Sabbath and was buried in Greenville Monday; the former Miss Glass spent her life in Meriwether, living many years in the upper 9th district; before the war the family moved to Greenville and for years had charge of the hotel; many years ago Mr. Turner moved to the farm upon which he resided up to the time of his death, this being the home of Mrs. Turner during her latter years; she was a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 21, No. 49, November 10, 1893 UNDERWOOD, Judge Gaston M., died at his home near Atlanta last week; he was one of the very early settlers of Meriwether and in early life practiced law in Greenville; marrying a daughter of Major Elisha Kendall, he abandoned the practice of law and became a prosperous planter, his home being near Flat Shoals; about ten years age he moved to DeKalb county where he has since resided; he was a son of Judge W. H. Underwood and a brother of Judge J. W. H. Underwood, well known as a jurist, state legislator and congressman; the deceased was a member of the Methodist church; Vol. 23, No. 40, September 13, 1895 WADDELL, Mr. Francis Marion, died at his home near Greenville on Sunday of an attack of rheumatism of the heart; for several years he was a teacher at the Cove and afterwards at Raleigh; in the organization of the county alliance he early became secretary and at his death was secretary of the state alliance; for a number of years he was Justice of the Peace and he was a member of the Methodist church; he was about 50 years of age and leaves a widow and a large number of children; Vol. 24, No. 11, February 21, 1896. In this later issue is notice that Masonic burial will be completed at the old cemetery of old Concord church on mile west of Woodbury on the 8th of March; Vol. 24, No. 13, March 6, 1896. In this later issue are resolutions of sympathy by members of his church; Vol. 24, No. 34, July 31, 1896 WALES, Mr. Nicholas Gachet, died Tuesday night at the home of his father in Woodbury, at 25 years of age; he was a son of Mr. W. A. Wales and a grandson of Col. Nicholas Gachet of Tuskegee, Ala.; Vol. 24, No. 33, July 24, 1896. In this issue is a memorial by Robert L. Blalock for his friends, Mr. Wales and Jesse L. Hinton; Vol. 24, No. 34, July 31, 1896 WARE, Mrs., widow of Allen G. Ware, died at her home near Woodbury Tuesday afternoon of a sudden attack of heart disease; Vol. 24, No. 40, September 4, 1896 WARE, Mr. William, a citizen of near Woodbury died of typhoid fever this week; Vol. 24, No. 44, October 2, 1896. In resolutions by Antioch Baptist church in this later issue: Wm. M. Ware was born in Harris County, Ga., March 1st, (hard to read, looks like 1860), his parents being M. E. and Susan Ware; on the 7th of February, (hard to read, looks like 1896), he was married to Miss Sallie Elliott; he joined Antioch Baptist church in July 1887, and departed this life Sept. 29th; (the fading made the dates almost unreadable) Vol. 25, No. 23, May 7, 1897 WATSON(? the letters following Wat are unreadable, possibly Watson, but not sure), Mr. Luther, died at Odessadale on September second, at the age of twenty years; there is a request that these resolutions of the Odessa Sabbath school be published in the Wesleyan Christian Advocate; Vol. 25, No. 43, September 24, 1879 WATSON, Mr. William Thomas, of Odessadale, died last week of consumption; Vol. 22, No. 8, January 26, 1894. In an obituary in this later issue: he died on the 20th of January at his home in Odessadale; he was born in Jasper county, Ga., on Sept. 19, 1832, and married Miss M. A. E. Bryant on Oct. 27, 1854, who with two children survive him; he was long a member of the M. E. Church, having become a member before his marriage; Vol. 22, No. 12, February 23, 1894. In a memorial by members of his Sunday school class in this later issue: his two children are Miss Lallie and Warren J. Watson; Vol. 22, No. 16, March 23, 1894 WHATLEY, Mr. Samuel, the sixteen year old son of Elder A. B. Whatley, residing near Flat Rock church above Greenville, died Tuesday, after being seized with a severe pain in his side while ploughing in the field on Saturday; Vol. 22, No. 15, March 16, 1894 WHEELESS, Mrs. Mary E., was born Feb. 19th, 1831 and died August 14th, 1895; she was married July 15th, 1873 to Mr. W. R. Wheeless, and was a member of the Methodist church; from a memorial by "A Friend"; Vol. 23, No. 37, August 23, 1895 WILLIAMS, Hon. Carver Willis, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alexander of Senoia on June 13, 1894; he was born in Clarke county, Ga., Dec. 5, 1814, and moved to Meriwether in early manhood, first remembered as a resident of the Sulphur Springs district, then moving to near Warnerville; he was a member of the Methodist church and a Mason; (from two articles, one a tribute by Haralson Lodge No. 142 F. A. M.)Vol. 22, No. 29, June 29, 1894. In an obituary by W. M. Winn in this later issue: he was married to Miss Emeline S. Campbell of Madison, Ga., January 22, 1849, became a citizen of Meriwether in 1837 or 1838, and moved to the vicinity of Haralson in December 1852; he served as justice of the peace, juryman and county commissioner, and was a member of the legislature in 1878-79; he was laid to rest in Haralson with Masonic honors; Vol. 22, No. 34, August 10, 1894 WILLIAMS, Mr. John, was killed Thursday night at Nebula, a small station on the Southern railway four miles this side of Warm Springs; three of his associates were arrested and charged with murder; Vol. 25, No. 19, April 9, 1897 WILLINGHAM, Miss Mary Julia, daughter of N. M. and S. A. Willingham, was born in Meriwether county, July 21, 1889, and died September 27, 1893; from an obituary by A. S. Harris; Vol. 22, No. 2, December 15, 1893 WILLINGHAM, Mr. W. S., died at his home near Luthersville last Friday; he was a member of the Baptist church and was about 70 years old; he had for a number of years been Justice of the Peace; Vol. 24, No. April 3, 1896 WILSON, Mrs. Susan A., wife of Mr. A. W. N. Wilson, died at her home near Luthersville on Friday, December 11, 1896; she was the daughter of Mr. Israel and Mrs. Sarah Hindsman and was born near Moreland in Coweta county, January 19, 1840; she was married September 12, 1856 and became a member of the Methodist church in 1871; [from H. M. Q. in Wesleyan Christian Advocate] Vol. 25, No. 14, March 5, 1897 WIMBISH, Mr. John T., a former resident of Greenville, died at St. Louis last week, and was buried last Sabbath at LaGrange, another former home; he was the oldest son of Dr. H. S. Wimbish, once a citizen of Meriwether and a resident of Greenville; Vol. 21, No. 21, April 28, 1893 WOODRUFF, Mrs. Danetta, wife of Joseph Woodruff and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Grant, died at her home near St. Marks, June 20th, 1897; she was for ten years a member of the Protestant Methodist church at Mt. Zion; she was laid to rest at Union cemetery; Vol. 25, No. 31, July 2, 1897 WOODRUFF, Mrs. Martha T., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Patterson, a card of thanks by her parents to their neighbors for their kindnesses in their daughters illness prior to her death; Vol. 25, No. 21, April 23, 1897. In this later issue are lines by Annie Heath in Memory of Mattie Woodruff; Vol. 25, No. 23, May 7, 1897. In a tribute by Baptist Church of Christ at Union in this later issue: she was married to William Woodruff (the year is stated but is unreadable), who along with six children survive her, and she was baptized August 1872; Vol. 25, No. 30, June 25, 1897 WRIGHT, Mrs. Eliza (not sure of name, appears to start with an E, and ends with an a) Phelps, in this tribute by W. W. Bowden, the date of birth, death and marriage (except the month which is November) are unreadable, as is the name (if stated) of Mr. Wright; (there are some badly faded issues during this month) Vol. 25, No. 38, August 20, 1897 WRIGHT, little 7 year old son of G. A. Wright, Esq., died at the family homestead near Chalybeate Springs last week; Vol. 23, No. 50, November 22, 1895 YORK, little Ella, daughter of Mr. J. F. and Mrs. Nettie York, died at St. Charles, Ga., Monday morning Aug. 20, 1894 when struck by the mail train on the Atlanta and West Point railroad; the little girl, aged 18 months and 9 days had toddled away from her mother, who was unable to reach her before the engine had struck her; Vol. 22, No. 37, August 31, 1894 YORK, Judge Singleton, died last week; he was for several years a county commissioner; he was a member of the Primitive Baptist church, and had been a gallant Confederate soldier; Vol. 23, No. 22, May 3, 1895. In a memorial by Taylor Lodge No. 363, F. A. M. in this later issue:he was born in the county of Columbia, S. C., March 8, 1827 and died April 24, 1895; Vol. 23, No. 24, May 24, 1895 YORK, Mrs. wife of Mr. David (Uncle David) York near Rocky Mount, died recently; Vol 23, No. 43, October 11, 1895 SURNAME not stated, a lengthy memorial by the classmates and pallbearers of their friend Jamie; Vol. 23, No. 16, March 22, 1895