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"The Abbeville Banner" .
Abbeville, South Carolina

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, MARCH 12, 1857

OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA

A correspondent of the Cassville Standard says there is now living in Murray 
county, Georgia on the waters of Holly Creek, a Revolutionary veteran who 
has attained the age of one hundred and thirty-four. His name is John HAMES. 
He is known throughout the region in which he lives by the appellation of 
"Grand Sire" HAMES. A grand sire he truly is. As I was on my way to visit 
this relict of the eighteenth century I inquired on an oldish gentleman of 
about sixty if he knew him. "Oh yes, I know him", said he, "he is my 
grandfather!"

John HAMES was born in Mecklenburg county, Virginia and was a lad ten years 
old when Washington was in his cradle. He was thirty-two when Braddock met 
his disastrous defeat on the Monongehala. He with several of his neighbors 
set forth to joint he headstrong and ill-fated commander, but after several 
days' march, were turned back by the news of the overthrow. He migrated to 
South Carolina nearly a hundred years ago. He was in thirteen considerable 
conflicts during the War of Independence and in skirmishes and recounters 
with Indians, with Tories and with British, times beyond memory. He was with 
Gates at Camden, with Morgan at Cowpens, with Green at Hillsboro and Eutaw 
and with Marion in many a bold rush into a Tory camp or Redcoat quarters.

Additional Comments:

1840 Census of Pensioners – Lumpkin Co., Ga.
Name of Pensioner: John Hames
Age: 94
Name of Head of Family w/whom pensioner resides June 1, 1840: John Hames
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1850 Census – Murray Co., Georgia; pg. 194A
HH as of June 1, 1850 – Enumerated Oct. 1, 1850 – HH #639
Thomas Hames, 55, M, Farming, $1200.Tenn
Annis Hames, 50, F, SC
William Hames, 31, M, Gold digger, Ga
Sanford Hames, 21, M, Farming, Ga.
Jasper Hames,16, M, Farming, Ga.
Elizabeth Hames, 12, F, Ga.
Charles H. Hames, 9, M, Ga.
John Hames, 112, M, Va

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