Pike County Georgia Obituaries - John C. McMichael 1895 ********************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, October 11, 1895 J.C. McMichael Dead Mr. J. [John] C. McMichael, one of Atlanta's prominent newspaper men passed away yesterday. His death was expected, as he has been extremely low for several weeks. Yesterday all hopes of recovery were lost. Mr. McMichael is well known throughout the state, having been in the newspaper business for a number of years. He leaves four children. The oldest son, Clark McMichael, is now attending the Boy's High School, and is a bright young man. It was five years ago that Mr. McMichael came to Atlanta from Barnesville, Ga. He was a wide-awake newspaper man, and was one of the owners of the Atlanta Herald, whose short history is well known. After the Herald went down, he began work on the Christian Index, which paper he has edited for four years successfully. Mr. McMichael was one of the heroes of the late war and was in some of the more prominent battles. He was at Fort Sumter, when the bombardment began, and was one of the few survivors of that terrible conflict. At the battle of Green Pond, he received six wounds, two of which were thought to be mortal. He was [the] first editor of The Thomaston Herald, which paper he ran successfully for a number of years. Later on he bought The Barnesville Gazette and ran it in connection with the Herald. He made both of these papers influential in his section of the country, and was regarded as a successful newspaper man. The above is from the Atlanta Constitution of Wednesday. Capt. McMichael was buried in Barnesville on Wednesday. The funeral service was conducted by Dr. Henry McDonald. (Transcribed 11/10/02 Lynn Cunningham) Note: At Zebulon Road Cemetery, Lamar (formerly Pike) County: McMichael, J.C., b. 25 Mar 1844, d. 15 Oct 1895 Also (possibly a parent): McMichael, C.E., b. 8 Jan 1825, d. 16 May 1880 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Record added by Lisa Graham LisaGraham32@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Archives I found this bible containing the following records: Page 1 Marriage Certificate This is to Certify that Mr. J. C. McMichael and Miss M. A. Sandwich were solemnly united by me in Holy Matrimony, At Thomaston Ga. on the Twenty-ninth Day of November In the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred And Seventy-six. Conformably to the Ordinance of God and Laws of The Land. In the presence of Friends and Relatives Page 2 BIRTHS Little Daughter Aug. 5th 1877 John Clark McMichael, Jr. Aug. 21st 1879 Roscius Sandwich McMichael January 14th 1883 Paul Douglas McMichael July 4th 1885 Walter Thirston McMichael July 6th 1888. Page 3 Births John Clark McMichael March 25th, 1844 Margaret Anna Sandwich January 21st 1852 Page 4 Marriages John Clark McMichael and Georgia Jenkins Oct. 5th 1892 Rome, Ga. Dr. Henry McDonald Officiating. Page 5 Deaths Little Daughter August 5th 1877 Mrs. Anna S. McMichael - name only J. C. McMichael May 13th, 1899 J. C. McMichael Oct. 15th 1895 (Possibly Jr. ?) END