Washington County GaArchives News.....Eighty-Five Years Old Hundred Grand-Children April 2, 1919 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Esther Smith messtogo55@alltel.net January 23, 2006, 12:52 am Sandersville Progress April 2, 1919 Twenty-Five Grand-Sons Were Subject To United States Army Draft. Mr. W.T. Brantley, who is well known to many of the citizens of this section of the state is now eighty-five years of age and is still quite active for a man of that age. He is the father of thirteen children, all married and doing well. He has one hundred grand children and twenty-five of his grand-sons were subject to the army draft after the United States had declared war against Germany. His wife who lived to be quite old, died a few years ago, since which time he has lived with his children, going from one home to another, just as the notion suited him. Besides the one hundred and thirteen descendants as above enumerated he has thirteen great grand-children, which makes a total of one hundred and twenty six descendants. He is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, steadfast in his faith, true to his obligations, and always pays his debts, and enjoy the confidence and esteem of all who know him. There are few men who can present as good a record as Mr. Brantley whose upright life has been a worthy example to the younger men of this section of Georgia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/washington/newspapers/eightyfi1025gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb