Twiggs-Laurens-Pulaski County GaArchives History .....Big Sandy, GA - Business and Planters 1883-1884 1883
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Chapter XVII, Gazetteers and Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia, 
chapter title page, Georgia State Gazetteer; Business and Planters Vol. 3, 
1883 – 1884 Twiggs County, Georgia
 
Big Sandy
Place of about 200 inhabitants, 8 miles northwest of Jeffersonville, the seat 
of justice, 8 from Gordon, its depot, express and telegraph office via which 
it is 131 miles to Atlanta.  Macon nearest bank.  Cotton, fruit and produce 
are the shipments.  Has Baptist and Methodist churches, and public schools.  
Mail weekly.
 
Crawford, L.F., P.M.
GRIFFIN, E.S., grist and saw mill
GRIFFIN, WILLIAM, justice
Harrison, W.J., general store
Harrison & Martin, general store
Myrick, J.D., grist mill
Rice, T.M.C., physician
Smothers & Sanders, general store and millwright
VINSON, J.F., teacher
Williams, T.E., sawmill
Wood, A.J., physician
 
Farmers:
Mrs. M. Barentine
W. Barentine
S. Calhoun
J. Epps
I. Evans
S. Gragg
J.L. Humphrie
T.H. Jones
J.P. MERCER
 


Additional Comments:
E.S. Griffin is Eli Shorter Griffin, brother of William Griffin.  J.F. Vinson 
is Joseph Franklin Vinson, son-in-law of William Griffin and husband of 
Josephine E. Griffin - he was one of the first public school teachers in 
Twiggs County, GA.


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