John A. Yates and Lizzie O'Neal, Whiteside, Marion County, Tennessee - Bridal Tour, 1903-1904

Lizzie O'Neal and John A. Yates

Bridal Tour
Dade County Sentinel (Georgia) 

Friday, 01 January 1904, page 2

[Quote from Dade County Sentinel, 1904]: 

"Mr. John Yates and bride--nee Miss Lizzie O'Neal--are at home to their friends, after an extended 'bridal tour' through the South." 

[Source]: 

Lizzie O'Neal and John A. Yates (untitled item about Bridal Tour) in ''Our News From Various Towns: Whiteside, Tennessee" (dtd. Whiteside, Tenn., Dec. 29), /Dade County Sentinel/ (Trenton, Dade, Georgia) 1901-1908, Friday, 01 January 1904, page 2 (digital image 2), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053748/1904-01-01/ed-1/seq-2/print/image_647x817_from_1281,4314_to_2257,5546/ (clipping; full page accessed 15 November 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

Suicide of Thomas Morgan, Atlanta, Georgia, 1907

Obituary of Thomas Morgan 

North Georgia Citizen

Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Thurs., 15 August  1907, page 1

Subject: Obituary of Thomas Morgan 

Library: Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). 

Database: Georgia Historic Newspapers. 

Publication: North Georgia Citizen. 

Archive Dates: 1868-1924. 

Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia. 

Date of Publication: Thurs., 15 August  1907. 

Page 1 (digital image 1 in archive). 

Headline of Article: "Morgan Suicided." 

Subheading 1: "Dalton Man Tired of Life Took Morphine in Atlanta." 

Subheading 2: "Body Was Brought Here." 

Subheading 3: "Suicide Lived in North Dalton Before Moving to Atlanta--Was Son of Mr. Lee Morgan." 

Article Citing/Crediting: Atlanta Constitution, Monday [estimated 12 August 1907]. 

Name of Deceased: Thomas Morgan. 

Age at Death: about 22 years. 

Place of Death: Atlanta [Fulton, Georgia].  

Birth Year (estimated): about 1885. 

Date of Death (not stated): "Saturday" [estimated 10 August 1907]. 

Funeral: "Monday," [estimated 12 August 1907], at the home of relatives in North Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia]. 

Interment: "Monday," [estimated 12 August 1907], West Hill cemetery, Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia]. 

Residence: 7 Carl St., Atlanta [Fulton, Georgia], since about June 1907. 

Former Residence: North Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia]. 

Occupation: employe of Atlanta Chair Co.  

Manner and Cause of Death: Suicide, Morphine Overdose. 

Summary of Details (originating in Monday's Atlanta Constitution, republished in North Georgia Citizen): Morgan had been drinking, became despondent, said he was tired of life, complained of a violent headache (inferred, as an excuse to go to the store), bought 50 grams of morphine, took about 25 grams of morphine in front of a witness (14-year-old Harry McGuirk, his wife's cousin), told sister-in-law, Mrs. Crew, " 'I have gotten some morphine and have taken enough to fix me.' " Wife called Dr. Cox; nothing could be done; Morgan died two hours later. 

Father of Deceased: Lee Morgan, of North Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia], (crippled man). 

Wife of Deceased: Mrs. Morgan, of Atlanta,  formerly Mrs. Bord, a widow (maiden name not stated). 

Date of Marriage of Deceased: about June or July 1907, two weeks after deceased moved to Atlanta. 

Sister-in-Law of Deceased (inferred sister of Mrs. Thomas Morgan): Mrs. Crew, of Atlanta. 

Cousin of Mrs. Morgan: Harry McGuirk, aged 14 (est. year of birth, 1893); inferred of Atlanta. 

[Source]: 

"Morgan Suicided: Dalton Man Tired of Life Took Morphine in Atlanta," North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), 1868-1924, Thurs., 15 August  1907, page 1 (digital image 1), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO).  

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1907-08-15/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_627x817_from_3268,991_to_6502,5201/ (accessed 17 October 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

Obituary of Mrs. W.J.W. Jenkins, Dade County, Georgia, 1904

Obituary

Mrs. W. J. W. Jenkins

Dade County Sentinel
Dade County, Georgia

Friday, 15 July 1904, page 2

[Quote]: 

     "Saturday morning, at her home near Rising Fawn, Mrs. W. J. W. Jenkins died from the effects of measles. Mrs. Jenkins was well known, and her death will be lamented. She was the wife of W. J. W. Jenkins, who conducts a store near Rising Fawn. 

     "The interment was at the Baptist cemetery in Trenton, Sunday morning.  Funeral services were conducted by Judge W. U. Jacoway." 

[End of Quote]: 

[Est. date of death: Sat., 09 July 1904.] 

[Source]: 

"Mrs. W. J. W. Jenkins Dies From Relapse of Measles," /Dade County Sentinel/ (Trenton, Dade, Georgia) 1901-1908, Friday, 15 July 1904, page 2 (digital image 2), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). 

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053748/1904-07-15/ed-1/seq-2/print/image_658x817_from_5069,606_to_6007,1770/ (clipping; full page accessed 13 November 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

 

Obituary of Miss May Jenkins, Dade County, Georgia, 1907

Obituary

Miss May Jenkins 

Dade County Sentinel 
Trenton, Dade County, Georgia
Friday, 27 Sep. 1907, page 2

[Quote]: 

"Miss May Jenkins, daughter of W. J. W. Jenkins, of near Rising Fawn, died Thursday night of last week from the effects of an overdose of laudanum. 

    "The young girl had been suffering from a toothache and upon retiring took the bottle of medicine to bed with her and it is thought she was holding the medicine in her mouth to ease the pain when she fell asleep and swallowed it. 

    "She had been attending a revival meeting at Byrd's Chapel and is said to have made a bright profession of faith in Christ on the night of her death. 

    "The remains were interred in the Baptist cemetery, Rev. J. C. Wagner of Rising Fawn conducted the funeral obsequies."

[End of Quote] 

[Est. date of death: Thurs., 19 September 1907.] 

[Source]: Miss May Jenkins in 'Died from Effects of Laudavum,' /Dade County Sentinel/ (Trenton, Dade, Georgia) 1901-1908, Friday, 27 September 1907, page 2 (digital image 2), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053748/1907-09-27/ed-1/seq-2/print/image_652x817_from_2869,2057_to_4350,3913/ (clipping; full page accessed 13 November 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

Death and Burial of Dick Orr, Great-Nephew of G.W. Orr

Subject: 
Death and Burial of Charles E. 'Dick' Orr

Capt. G. W. Orr has returned from Knoxville, where he went to attend the funeral of Mr. Dick Orr, his nephew. The deceased formerly lived here and was a son of Mr. Cal Orr. He was 24 years old.

[Death: about Feb. 10-20, 1900. Est. year of birth is 1876. Identity of deceased, per external research, is Charles E. 'Dick' Orr, great-nephew (or grand-nephew) of Capt. George W. Orr--not nephew.] 

[Source]: Untitled personal item about G. W. Orr (and Cal and Dick Orr), North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 22 February 1900, page 8 (digital image 8), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo), clipping ; full page accessed 09 March 2020.

View News Item 
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1900-02-22/ed-1/seq-8/print/image_582x817_from_4113,1336_to_5096,2715/ (accessed 09 March 2020). 

Luther G. Hensley Corcoran, L. G. or Elgie Cochran, of Tennessee

Research on Luther G. Hensley Corcoran, also known as L. G. or Elgie Corcoran, sometimes written as Elgie Cochran. He was the son of Patrick William Corcoran and Emeline Amanda Alley, and the husband of Mary Jane Martin. He was a resident of Columbia, Tennessee.


Obituary Reference: "Kills Woman Then Himself: Elgie Cochran, Former Columbian, Principal of a Double Tragedy," in the Daily Herald, 27 Dec. 1905, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama (page not listed; probably page one).

Elgie Cochran shot his mistress, then himself. The obituary said that he was boarding with Mrs. Johnson, a woman of means; the article also referred to her as a "grass widow" (that is, a mistress, or a divorced woman who lives with a man other than her husband). Earlier, Mrs. Johnson had been complaining that Corcoran had taken to drink again. An argument probably ensued. Later, Corcoran killed her, then killed himself. His body was shipped from Birmingham, Alabama, to Rose Hill Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee, for burial.

Col. Robert J. McCamy, Murray County and Whitfield County, Georgia, 1909 Tribute

Obituary

Memorial Tribute (Article), One-Year Anniversary of Death of Col. R. J. McCamy, 1909

Title and Name: Col. R. J. McCamy

Birth: 07 January 1840, , Murray, Georgia.

Illness (began, critical): Sun. afternoon, 23 Aug. 1908

Death: 26 Aug. 1908

Age at Death: 69 years

Parents: Robert and Martha McCamy

Heritage (paternal ancestors): Scotch-Irish

Heritage (maternal ancestors): French

More: Parents moved to Murray County [Georgia] in  1830s (before the Cherokee removal); parents had ten children (three died as infants)

Childhood: grew up in Murray County on father's farm.

Education:

Age 18: Entered Emory and Henry College; attended one year.

Age 19 (est.): Entered Hiawassee College; attended one year. Graduated, returning home just before Civil War (est. 1860-1861)

More: At Emory and Henry, McCamy met Col. Shumate, a professor there. (Shumate was another late, prominent local citizen, also being paid tribute; he had died a year before McCamy and McCamy had spoken at his memorial service; the men were often opponents in the courtroom.)

About or after 1865: studied law under Judge Dawson A. Walker, (Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia])

Military: Was age 20 at beginning of War, in approx. 1861

Subject, Col. Bob McCamy, Confederate. Assisted Capt. John Beck in raising company of volunteers and became a 1st lieutenant in the company ('This company was mustered into service where the Crown Cotton Mills now stand.'); critically wounded in leg at Battle of Malvern Hill, 1861 (talked surgeon out of amputating leg; was disabled about two years); rejoined command about 1865, just before Gen. Lee surrendered (no active service). He "stood along 'the last of the old guard' with Lee at Appomattox."

Employment:

(About 1861 or 1862 till approx. 1865, while recuperating from war wound), 'employed in the Comptroller-General's office at Milledgeville.'

--Some time after 1865:

(1) Law practice (Spring Place, [Murray, Georgia] ; law partner, Col. William Luffman)

(2) Law practice (Dalton, [Whitfield, Georgia] ; law partner, Col. J. A. W. Johnson) ; practiced in Cherokee circuit

(3) Briefly, after death of Johnson: partnered with Judge S. M. Walker, of Chattanooga, [Hamilton, Tennessee])

(4) Law practice ( ), ; law partner (son) Julian McCamy

Religion: (inferred as Christian, Protestant, typical of region). "It was a recorded fact that for fifteen years he never missed but one service at his church."

Siblings:

--George McCamy, male; military, Confederate; died in service [est. between 1861 and 1865]

--Sam McCamy, male; military, Confederate: 'died four years ago in Gordon county,' est. 1905; had lived in Dalton for many years before moving to Gordon)

Other Siblings:
  --William McCamy (Philadelphia, , Pennsylvania)

--Mrs. Howard Parker (Atlanta, , [Georgia])

--Mrs. Nelse Harris (Murray County, [Georgia])

--Frank McCamy (Young Harris, [Towns, Georgia])
_____________

Marriage: 7 Jan. 1866 to Miss Louise Chandler

McCamy-Chandler Children (living ones reside in Dalton at time of article)

1) died as infant

2) Julian McCamy, member of bar (law firm, Maddox, McCamy & Shumate)

3) Carl McCamy, 'holds an important position with the Dalton city government, and resides with his mother.'

4) Tom McCamy, 'associate editor of the North Georgia Citizen

5) Mary McCamy, wife of Mr. Dennis Barrett

6) Frances McCamy, wife of Mr. John Neal

7) Miss Helen McCamy, 'single, and lives with her mother
_____________

[The article included praise of character and many other compliments. Also, three court resolutions followed the tribute; summarized, briefly]:

1) Community lost a valuable citizen, etc.

2) Resolved, that a page of court minutes "be dedicated to his memory, and that this memorial be entered of record, and that a copy be furnished the family of Brother McCamy under the seal of this honorable court."

3) Court to recess in his memory till the next a.m.

[by]: Sam P. Maddox, C. D. McCutcheon, W. C. Martin, Committee

Citation: Sam P. Maddox, C. D. McCutcheon, W. C. Martin (Court Committee), 'Memorial Exercises' (anniversary of death of R. J. McCamy) and followup resolutions of the court /The Dalton Citizen/ (North Georgia Citizen ; Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, 08 April 1909, page 8 (digital image 8), Georgia Historic Newspapers, University System of Georgia, USG.edu (accessed 03 Dec. 2019).

Clipping, segment of article (link):
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1909-04-08/ed-1/seq-8/print/image_609x817_from_1901,2569_to_3159,4257/

I also posted this on Family Search.

Full name of subject in family tree: Robert Julian McCamy

Death of Mrs. Headrick, Mother of Brother J.E. Headrick (a Deacon), Walker County, Georgia

The death of "Grandma Headrick, mother of J.E. Headrick, is mentioned in the Walker County Messenger of 28 October 1910.  She was buried at Gladden. J.M. Coley, author of the column, mentions that he was her pastor, and mentions that her son, J.E. Headrick, was a deacon of the church. (I found a cross-reference--see other notes).

Coley, J.M., 'Death of Mrs. Headrick' in 'Confederate X-Roads' (column), \Walker County Messenger\ (Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia), 28 October 1910, in Georgia Historic Newspapers (via GALILEO). [Walker County messenger. (LaFayette, Ga.) 187?-current, October 28, 1910, Image 3] https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053488/1910-10-28/ed-1/seq-3/#index=1&rows=12&proxtext=headrick&sequence=0&region=north&words=Headrick&page=1 (accessed 18 April 2019).

Link to Walker County Messenger article

Note: The link above might be a dynamic link; the site no longer seems to offer a permanent link.

Obituary of Grandma Headrick, or Narcissa Catherine (Waters) Headrick

Death of Grandma Headrick, Mother of J.E. Headrick

The death of "Grandma Headrick, mother of J.E. Headrick, is mentioned in the Walker County Messenger of 28 October 1910.  She was buried at Gladden. J.M. Coley, author of the column, mentions that he was her pastor, and mentions that her son, J.E. Headrick, was a deacon of the church. (I found a cross-reference--see other notes).


Citation: 
Coley, J.M., 'Death of Mrs. Headrick' in 'Confederate X-Roads' (column), \Walker County Messenger\ (Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia), 28 October 1910, in Georgia Historic Newspapers (via GALILEO). [Walker County messenger. (LaFayette, Ga.) 187?-current, October 28, 1910, Image 3] https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053488/1910-10-28/ed-1/seq-3/#index=1&rows=12&proxtext=headrick&sequence=0&region=north&words=Headrick&page=1 (accessed 18 April 2019).

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My identification of Grandma Headrick: Narcissa Catherine (Waters) Headrick, wife of Jacob B. Headrick, of Walker County, Georgia. Jacob and Narcissa were the parents of John Enoch L. Headrick (the J.E. Headrick mentioned in the obituary). See also, posts about J.E. Headrick as a deacon of Naomi Baptist Church in Walker County, Georgia.

Deed, Murray County, Georgia, 1905: John E. Headrick sells to J. F. Gilbert, and J. F. Gilbert then sells to A. S. Dunn.

Murray County, Georgia, Deed Book U, pages 472-473:

John E. Headrick, of Bradley County, Tennessee, sells 38 acres of Land Lot 57 in the Tenth District, 3rd Section, of Murray County, Georgia, to a J. F. Gilbert, of Murray County, Georgia, for $80. [Murray Co., GA, Deed Book U, page 472-473; witnessed by Cas Dunn; and by D.C. Dunn, NP & JP; recorded 2 Feb. 1905.]

Very soon after the original sale, on 24 Jan. 1905, J. F. Gilbert resells the land to A. S. Dunn, of Murray County, Georgia, for $200. [Murray Co., Georgia, Deed Book U, page 473; witnessed by John Caylor; and by N.H. Henry, J.P; recorded 2 Feb 1905.]

[Possibly, some time went by between the two sales, but "officially," John E. Headrick sold the land on 17 January 1905, and J. F. Gilbert resold it on 24 January 1905 to A.S. Dunn, of Murray County.

The land lot is part of the old Jacob and Polly Headrick homestead. It was part of some land lots that had been subdivided in 1866 between Polly Headrick and her known offspring by Jacob Headrick (by then deceased). John must have received his share from his father, William, who had received a share in 1866 (other transactions occurred in 1885 and later, involving Jacob's offspring).

It could be that J. F. Gilbert turned a quick profit; it could also be that the deed actually changed hands much earlier without being filed, and so had to go through some red tape when J. F. Gilbert went to resell it. I believe A.S. Dunn would be Andrew Sherman Dunn.

Fatal Train Wreck, 1906, Boyce Station, Near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Fatal Train Wreck, 1906: Extract from North Georgia Citizen

Database/Library: GA Library of Learning Online (GALILEO)
Newspaper/Publication: North Georgia Citizen 
Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Date of Publication: Thursday, 12 July 1906
Placement: Page 1, Column 1
Contributor (of this extract): D.K. Pritchett
Source URL: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218
Access Date: 20 July 2018

Subject: Fatal train wreck on the Western & Atlantic Railroad line, near Boyce Station, near Chattanooga (Hamilton), Tennessee.

Title of Article: "Daltonian Killed in a Collision"

Subtitles of Article:
"Early Sunday Morning on W & A. Railroad"
"Three Others Were Killed"
"Engineer Will P. Hamilton of This City Crushed to Death Instantly by the Impact"

Facts of Accident: Head-on collision; two freight trains involved

Day and Date: Sunday morning (est. 08 July 1906)
Company/Railroad: Western & Atlantic railroad
Location: "near Boyce Station, six miles from Chattanooga"
Location (concluded): Boyce, Hamilton, Tennessee
Speed (Atlanta-bound train): 30 mph

Remarks: "The wreck occurred a few feet from a considerable curve and on an embankment about fifteen feet high."

Remarks: "According to the statements of employes of the railroad, the wreck resulted from the failure of Engineer Atkinson, who was in charge of the Atlanta bound freight, to obey orders. It was stated that he was ordered to take the switch, but this he failed to do, instead coming in contact while running at an estimated speed of 30 miles an hour."

Number of Deceased: four ("enginemen")
Number of Injured: "several trainmen"
Number of Engines Destroyed: 2
Number of Cars Destroyed: 10
Other Property Damage: 1 car of cattle and 1 car of eggs burned

Date of Death (for all below): "Sunday" (08 July 1906, concluded)

Place of Death (for all below, as stated): "near Boyce Station, six miles from Chattanooga"

Place of Death (for all below, concluded): (Boyce, Hamilton, Tennessee)
_____________________

Name of Deceased: W. P. Hamilton (Will P. Hamilton)
Age: "about 43 years old"
Birth Year Estimate: (1863)
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Former Residence: Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia
Occupation: Engineer of Train no. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad
Length of (Current) Occupation: "eighteen years" (est. 1888 - 1906)
Manner of Death: "Crushed to Death Instantly"
Removal of Remains: ("brought to") Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia, "Sunday" (est. 08 July 1906)
Wife (Surviving): formerly Miss Longley
Daughter (Surviving): Mrs. John Boston, of Calhoun, (Gordon, Georgia, concluded)
Son (Surviving): Mr. Will Hamilton, of Rome, (Floyd, Georgia)

Brothers: E. F. Hamilton; F. A. Hamilton; R. E. Hamilton - all of Dalton (Whitfield, Georgia)

Burial: (concluded, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) "Monday" (est. 09 July 1906)

Memorial Ceremony: "Odd Fellows' rites"; "escort of twelve locomotive engineers from the brotherhood in Atlanta, headed by Mr. Gus Manning"

Remarks: "No blame is attached to Mr. Hamilton...."
_____________________

Name of Deceased: E. F. Pinson
Residence: Ellijay, (Gilmer), Georgia
Occupation: Fireman of train No. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad
_____________________

Name of Deceased: Robert Atkinson
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Occupation: Engineer of train no. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad
Manner of Death (concluded, probably died on impact; afterwards, burned); torso recovered
Removal of Remains: found "Monday" (est. 09 July 1906); shipped to Atlanta
Other: Atlanta-bound train
Other: Faulted with accident (failed to take the switch when ordered)

Remarks: "Immediately after the collision fire broke out, burning the remains of the engineer of the Atlanta bound train..."

_____________________

Name of Deceased: A. O. Gentry
Residence: Atlanta, , Georgia
Former Residence: Kennesaw, (Cobb), Georgia
Occupation: Fireman of train no. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Injured Trainmen ("all slight"):
_______________________

Name of Injured: J. E. Collum
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Occupation: Conductor No. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
_______________________

Name of Injured: Walter Stradley
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Former Residence: Dalton, (Whitfield), Georgia
Occupation: Conductor No. 8, Western & Atlantic Railroad 
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Cephus Stradley 
________________________

Name of Injured: Luther Dover
Residence: Atlanta, , (Georgia)
Occupation: Brakeman, No. 13, Western & Atlantic Railroad
________________________________

SURNAMES: ATKINSON, COLLUM, DOVER, GENTRY, HAMILTON, PINSON, STRADLEY

Other Surnames (related to Hamilton): LONGLEY, BOSTON
________________________________

END OF EXTRACT
________________________________

LINK TO HISTORICAL ARTICLE ABOUT TRAIN WRECK
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218

Transcriber's Note: Boyce Station is now part of East Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.

Citation:

"Fatal Train Wreck, 1906, Boyce Station, Near Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee," (D.K. Pritchett, contributor), NorthGeorgiaKin.blogspot.com, [Source: "Daltonian Killed in a Collision," North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), 12 Jul. 1906, page 1 (via GALILEO)]. Source URL: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1906-0218 (accessed 20 July 2018).

Historical Background (Related Site): 

Lanier: Becoming the Boyce Station Neighborhood Association

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/columns/story/2018/feb/18/lanier-becoming-boyce-statineighborhood-assoc/463914/

Robert Lee Herman (born 15 June 1881), of Jefferson County, Kentucky; husband of Lula Miller. Record Extracts.

World War I Draft Registration for Robert Lee Herman:
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Louisville, Kentucky:United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: Robert Lee Herman, aged 38, native-born citizen of U.S, residing at 293 Adams St., Louisv., Jeff. Co. Ky. Birth: 15 June 1881. Occupation: Enameler for Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co, Carle & Shipp St., Louisv. Jeff. Co. Ky. Physical Description: Tall and stout, with Light eyes and Light hair. No disabilities specified. Nearest Relative: Mrs. Lula Bell Herman (of same address as registrant). Military draft registration: 1917-1918, Louisville City no 1, Kentucky, US. Date of Registration: 12 Sep. 1918.

Census Listing (Robert Herman in mother's household, on Adams Street):

United States Census, 1900, 5th Magisterial District, First Ward, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, Supv. Dist. 5, Enum. Dist. 1, Sheet 16 B, Adams Street, House no. 176, Dwelling 320, Family 337: 

Line 68: Mary C. Hermann, aged 53, widowed female, head. Birth: Feb 1847, Indiana. Father born in Germany. Mother born in Indiana. Occupation: Any odd jobs.

Line 69: Robert Hermann, aged 18, single male, son of widowed female head-of-household, Mary C. Hermann. Robert's birth: Jun 1881, Kentucky. Father born in Germany. Mother born in Indiana. Occupation and Industry: Laborer, Pk. House.

Line 70: Harry Hermann, aged 14, single male, son of widowed female head-of-household, Mary C. Hermann. Robert's birth: Oct 1885, Kentucky. Father born in Germany. Mother born in Indiana. Occupation and Industry: Laborer, Pk. House.

Record of a Daughter of Robert and Lula (Miller) Herman:
Lucile Dennison, aged 44, married white female, deceased; late a resident of Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. Birth: 23 May 1916, Kentucky. US Citizen. Death: 5 August 1960, St. Anthony's Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. SSN: 403-26-9283. Occupation: Housekeeper. Father: Robert Herman. Mother: Lula Miller. Burial: 9 August 1960, Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. Informant: Mrs. Vernon Martin. Funeral Director: A. Neurath & Son, Louisville, Ky.

Prater and Monning Family, Deed Book V, Page 685, Whitfield County, Georgia

Prater - Monning 

Whitfield County, Georgia
Deed Book V, page 685

I'm too tired to transcribe this deed right now, but if you need a preview, here's the link on Google Drive:

Deed Book V, page 685 (on Google Drive)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QPjG_gwlPG3K2CmZ2gq4r2dnjX_3Dt0Q?usp=sharing


Deed Book V, page 685 (on Flickr)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/southernmuse/albums/72157694483611005


Alternative surname spelling for indexing: Manning

Heirs of Mrs. H A Prater, Power of Attorney to Sell Land, Deed Book V, Pages 641-642, Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County, Georgia
Superior Court Records
Deed Book V, Pages 641-642

[PAGE 641]:

Mrs. Bettie Chambers
Mrs. J F Monning et al
  To
William H. Prater
Power of Attorney

State of Georgia Whitfield County

Know all men by these presents
That we, Mrs. Bettie Chambers, of New York City, Mrs J F Monning of Amarillo Texas and R R Prater of Chattanooga Tenn., heirs of the late Mrs H. A Prater, and by these presents constitute and appoint William H Prater, of the county of Whitfield and state of Georgia, our true and lawful attorney -in- fact, for to sell certain real estate belonging to us, lying in the counties of Whitfield and Murray, State of Georgia, specified or particularized as follows, to- wit.

All that tract or parcel of land for which Cooper holds bond -for- titles from our mother, the said Mrs H A Prater, executed during her life, also all that tract or parcel of land for which Robinson holds bond -for- title from

[END OF PAGE 641]
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[PAGE 642]: 

our mother the said Mrs H A Prater which said tracts are more particularly described in said bonds and any and all other bonds derived by the undersigned from the estate of the said Mrs H A Prater and for which there are outstanding bonds -or- title said outstanding contracts to be terminated upon such terms as the said William K Prater may deem best, to execute conveyances of title accordingly and to receive payment therefor

And we give and grant unto our said attorney full power and authority to do and perform every legal act and thing necessary in the permises, as amply to all intents and purposes, as we might or could do if personally present hereby satisfying and confirming all that our said attorney shall lawfully do by virtue here of.

It is fully understood and intended that our said attorney is to exercise full and complete control, and to do such other and further thing in the premises as if we were personally present and acting

Hereby satisfying his every legal act therein

Signed, sealed, delivered
in our presence by Mrs
J F Monning and Mrs Bettie
Chambers, Jul 27, 1909

Mrs Bettie Chambers
      (Seal)
Mrs J F Monning
      (Seal)
Maggie P Manly
W M Sapp Clerk Superior Court
Whitfield County, Ga

Signed in our presence
by R R Prater, this --
day of -- 190-
R R Prater (Seal)

Filed recorded and certified for Jan 14, 1910.
W. M. Sapp  C.S.C.

[END OF PAGE 642]

Transcribed by D.K. Pritchett on 14 March 2018, from manuscript.

[Transcriber's note: Sometimes the clerk's capital "R" looks like his capital "A." I have spaced between paragraphs, unlike in the deed record.]

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These are the same deed-book pages, but are viewable in larger format, with several shots of each page (unsorted):

Deed Image Files on Google Drive (several shots of pg. 641-642): 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iU1gsWY7LX_7K149rXkb75JBu1tHfsUZ?usp=sharing

Deed Image Files on Flickr (Public):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/southernmuse/sets/72157666718355478


Alternative surname spelling for indexing: Manning

Smith Oyler Family in 1900 US Census, Jackson County, Alabama

US Census, 1900, Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama
Sheet 8 B, Dwelling 176, Family 176
(Enumerated 12 June 1900)

Smith Oyler, head, male, aged 38, born August 1861 in Alabama (both parents born in Alabama).

Annie Oyler, wife, female, aged 29, born March 1871 in Alabama (both parents born in Georgia).
---Married 16 years (estimate 1884). Annie is the mother of 9 children, 6 still living.

Dony Oyler, single female, aged 14, daughter, born Sept. 1885 in Alabama.

Dora Oyler, single female, aged 13, daughter, born Oct. 1886 in Alabama.

Mattie Oyler, single female, aged 10, daughter, born Jan. 1890 in Alabama.

Ida B Oyler, single female, aged 7, daughter, born Oct. 1892 in Alabama.

Vida B Oyler, single female, aged 7, daughter, born Oct. 1892 in Alabama.

James Oyler, single male, aged 6, son, born Dec. 1893 in Alabama.

Jane Mayo, widowed female, aged 58, born March 1848 in Georgia (both parents born in Georgia).
---Mother of 1 child, 1 living.

William H. Teasley and Daniel Irwin Nix (Cousins) - Whitfield County, Georgia

Subjects:

Will Teasley, William H. Teasley 
Daniel Irwin Nix

Will Teasley mentioned in "Five Springs" column, |North Georgia Citizen| (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia), Dec. 6, 1900, pg. 4: "Mr. Will Teasley, who is attending Prof. McLelland's school at Dalton, visited D. I. Nix and family last Sunday." [Note: D. I. Nix is probably his older cousin, Daniel Irvin Nix.]

Will Teasley (social mention)
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1921-0316

Identification:

William H. Teasley (born August 1883, Georgia), son of Isham and Mary Eleanor (Green) Teasley. D.I. Nix would be his cousin, son of his mother's sister. See relationship, below.

Relationship:

Mary Eleanor Green's sister was Martha Ann (Green) Nix, born 1839, Cherokee Co., Georgia; died 25 March 1921, Whitfield Co., Georgia. Martha's son was Daniel Irwin Nix, born September 1858, Georgia; died 22 Dec. 1938, Fulton Co., Georgia.

Obituary of Georgia Lowther, Daughter of B. F. Lowther - May 1907, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia

Obituary of Georgia Lowther

Publication: Cedartown Standard
Place of Publication: Cedartown, Polk, Georgia
Date of Publication: 30 May 1907
Page: 3; Column 3
Title of Obituary: "A Sad and Sudden Death."
Library/Database: GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)

Name of Deceased: Georgia Lowther

Title of Deceased: Miss

Residence: Cedartown, (Polk), Georgia

Date of Death: "last Thursday night" (est. 23 March 1907).

Place of Death: (not stated; concluded): Cedartown, Polk, Georgia

Date of Burial: (not stated; surviving family members accompanied her remains to Maryland

Place of Burial: Baltimore, Maryland

Brief Prayer (in lieu of funeral, locally): by Rev. H. M. Quillian, her pastor

Funeral Service: brief prayer in Cedartown, Georgia; possibly also memorialized in Maryland (date not stated).

Cause of Death: (not stated)

Duration of Illness: "several days"

Other: "...a trained nurse had been brought in from Atlanta the evening before her death."

Date of Birth: (not stated; she was young)

Place of Birth: (not stated; probably Maryland)

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lowther (surviving)

Brother: Frank Lowther (surviving)

Place of Funeral (concluded): Maryland

Other: Body accompanied by family to Maryland

Church Affiliation (member of): Methodist Church

Graduated from: (Cedartown) public schools

Remarks/Praise: "as sweet of character as she was fair of face"; "a young lady of exceptional talent and literary taste"
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Extract by: D.K. Pritchett, 28 March 2017; also published on FamilySearch.org

Full Citation: Obituary of Georgia Lowther, "A Sad and Sudden Death," |Cedartown Standard|, Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, Thurs., 30 May 1907, pg. 3 (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:csn1907-0187 (accessed 28 March 2017).
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Related: Find A Grave: Memorial no. 101731821: Georgia Lowther. Birth: October 1, 1878, per memorial; tombstone has October 1, 1879 (from photo). Death: May 24, 1907. Burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Eldersburg, Carroll, Maryland, United States of America. Note that the death date on the stone is one day off from the estimated death date, which was calculated from the given day (Thurs., May 23, a week previous to the date of the obituary, Thurs., May 30, 1907). Calendar used for calculation in the above extract: U.S. Calendar for 1907, Time and Date website, timeanddate.com , https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1907 (accessed 28 March 2017).

Extract: Will of Samuel P. C. Howard, of Ophir, Placer, California (1906)

Will of Samuel P. C. Howard
Ophir, Placer, California
31 August 1906
Brief Extract by: John T. Coleman, Rabun County, Georgia

[This will mentions]:

• heirs of my deceased brother, Lafayette Howard, of Macon Co., North Carolina
• heirs of my deceased brother, Pulaske Howard, of Macon Co., North Carolina
• my sister, Rosetta Norton nee Howard of Macon Co., North Carolina, or her heirs
• my sister, Marcella McClure nee Howard of Clay Co., North Carolina, or her heirs
• my brother, Dr. Nicholas F. Howard, of Dahlonega, Georgia, or his heirs
• my brother, John H. Howard, of Greenfield, Missouri, or his heirs
• heirs of my deceased sister, Elizabeth Roane nee Howard, of Jefferson Co., Illinois

Appointed Executors: William R. Monahan and Otto F. Walter, of Ophir, Placer, California

"I wish to be buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Auburn, Ophir, Placer, California."

[Dated] 31 August 1906

Witnesses: Fred Lutz

                  A. W. Ellison

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These are just brief notes by John T. Howard; he has published a more detailed transcript of the will in a self-published book on the Howard family. It may be found at Rabun County Historical Society and other libraries in Georgia and North Carolina.

Wedding Announcement: Professor William Thomas Garrett and Miss Mary Adela "Della" Harris (Cedartown, Polk, Georgia), 1907

Database/Library: GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)
Newspaper/Media: Cedartown Standard
Place of Publication: Cedartown, Polk, Georgia
Date of Publication: 27 June 1907
Page/Column: 3 / 3 (top)
Title: "Harris-Garrett."
Subtitle 1: "A Popular Cedartown Couple Wed Yesterday Afternoon."
Subtitle 2: "Miss Della Harris and Prof. W. T. Garrett United at Presbyterian Church̶—Beautiful Wedding Scene."

[Extract]:

Bride: Miss Mary Adela "Della" Harris
Groom: Prof. William Thomas Garrett
Date of Marriage: "yesterday" [est. 26 June 1907]
Place of Wedding: Presbyterian Church [concluded, in/near Cedartown, Polk, Georgia]
Decorations: ferns; electric arbor over altar ("entwined with asparagus and maiden's hair"); flowers; wedding bell; two similar arches (main aisle);

Music: "Love me and the word is mine" (Mrs. Geo. S. Harris, singing)

Ushers: W. B. Coleman, M. O. Buiss, E. E. Lindsey, P. C. Harris, S. P. Holloway, W. J. Harris, Geo. S. Harris.

Bridesmaids: Mrs. Estelle Hardwick, Agnes Harris.

Matron of Honor: Mrs. W. J. Harris.

Maid of Honor: Miss Elizabeth Harris (sister of the bride).

Best Man: Dr. H. M. Hall.

Bride's Escort: Prof. J. C. Harris (brother).

Minister: Rev. Geo. E. Benedict.

Service: Episcopal Church Service.

Wedding March (Mrs. B. F. Sims, renderer).

Usher's Attire: Dark blue coats, white flannel trousers, tan gloves.

Groom and Best Man's Attire: "conventional frock suits."

Capt. P. C. Harris's Attire: [Officer's Dress Uniform], U.S. Army.

Bridesmaids' Attire: "white langere princess gowns, trimmed in viaenciennes lace, with bouquets of enchantress carnations."

Matron of Honor's Attire: "her own wedding gown, a lovely Parisian creation of chantilly lace, hand- embroidered."

Maid of Honor's Attire: "blue Juse imported gown, trimmed in valenciennes lacemotfis [lacemotifs]"; "shower bouquet of enchantress carnations."

Bridal Gown: "beautiful gown of imported Pena gauze, hand - embroidered over taffeta and chiffon en train, with the bridal veil of tulle....shower bouquet of brides roses and lilies of the valley."

Reception: at "home of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Harris on Park avenue"; "elaborate and elegant refreshments."

Gifts: "beautiful and expensive."

Honeymoon: (via Seaboard train): Mt. Airy and Tallulah Falls

[Separate item, same page and column]: "Mrs. Chas. Hooks Molton, of Birmingham, arrived yesterday to attend the wedding of her cousin, Miss Della Harris, to Prof. Garrett."
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[Full Citation]: "Harris-Garrett," *Cedartown Standard* [Cedartown, Polk, Georgia], 27 Jun. 1907, pg. 3, http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:csn1907-0223 (accessed 23 Jan. 2017).

Obituary of Vesta Brown (Vestie Brown), Sugar Town, Catoosa, Georgia (1910)

Obituary of Vestie Brown
"Sugar Town" (column) in North Georgia Citizen

Publication: North Georgia Citizen (The Dalton Citizen)
Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Date of Publication: 26 June 1910
Page: 2
Column/Community: “Sugar Town,” in “With County Correspondents”
Title: untitled
Subject: Death of Vestie Brown (of community)

[Extract of Details]:
Name of Deceased: Miss Vestie Brown
Date of Birth: 16 June 1874
Place of Birth: Rocky Face [Whitfield, Georgia]
Date of Death: --- [est. June 1910]
Place of Death: --- [concluded, Sugar Town,* Catoosa, Georgia]
Place of Burial: ---
Cause of Death: Cancer (of 10 years duration)
Parents (Surviving): Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Brown
Other Survivors (Siblings):
Mr. Newton Brown (Dechard, Tenn.)
Will Brown (Sugar Town)
Charlie Brown (Sugar Town*)
Arthur Brown  (Sugar Town*)
Calvin Brown  (Sugar Town*)
Mrs. Edna Edgman (Ridgedale, Tenn.)
Mrs. Tom Edgman (Sugar Town*)
Church Affiliation: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Sugar Town*
Religious Affiliation: Christian, since age 18 [est. 1892]
*Sugar Town is never specified; it says “of this place.”

Citation: Untitled obituary of Vestie Brown in "Sugar Town," [community column], “With County Correspondents,” *North Georgia Citizen* [The Dalton Citizen, Dalton, Georgia], 26 June 1910, pg. 2 (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1910-0194 (accessed 16 January 2017).

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Related Records:

Marriage Of Parents:

E. W. Brown + Margret E. L. Long
24 November 1870
Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Census Listings

U.S. Census, 1880
Catoosa District no. 1109, Catoosa County, Georgia
Page 2, Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration Dist. No. 13
Date of Enumeration: 1 and 2 June 1880
Dwelling No. 10, Family No. 11, beginning at Line 11

Elisha W Brown, Self, Male, 43, born South Carolina
Margaret E U Brown, Wife, Female, 30, born Georgia
Neuten M G Brown, Son, Male, 12, born Georgia
Sarah E Brown, Daughter, Female, 8, born Georgia
Vester M V Brown, Daughter, Female, 5, born Georgia
John W Brown, Son, Male, 4, born Georgia
Mary E F Brown, Daughter, Female, 2, born Georgia
Arbella M Brown, Daughter, Female, 6/12, born Nov 1879, Georgia

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8LX-SYP : 15 July 2016), Vester M V Brown in household of Elisha W Brown, Catoosa, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 229B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0138; FHL microfilm 1,254,138.
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U.S. Census, 1900
Blackstock District, Catoosa County, Georgia
Supervisor's District No. 7, Enumeration Dist. No. 19, Sheet 16 A
Date of Enumeration: 20 June 1900
Dwelling No. 287, Family No. 289, beginning at Line 21

Elisha W Brown, Head, Male, 63, born Feb 1837 inSouth Carolina, 63, Married 30 years.
Lougenia Brown, Wife, Female, born Dec 1848 in Georgia, 51, Married 30 years. Mother of 12 children, 10 living.

Vesta Brown, Daughter, Female, Born June 1874 in Georgia, 25, Single
Orrie Brown, Daughter, Female, Born Dec 1880 in Georgia, 19, Single
Charlie Brown, Son, Male, Born May 1885 in Georgia, 15, Single
Calvin Brown, Son, Male, Born Oct 1893 in Georgia, 7, Single
William Brown, Son, Male, Born May 1877 in Georgia, 23, Single

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3FY-SSF : accessed 16 January 2017), Vesta Brown in household of Elisha W Brown, Militia Districts 1095, 1109, Blackstock, Catoosa, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 16A, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,184.

U.S. Census, 1910
Blackstock Militia District 1095, Catoosa, Georgia
Supervisor's District No. 7, Enumeration District No. 18, Sheet 14 A
Date of Enumeration: 26 April 1910
Dwelling No. 98, Family No. 99, beginning at Line 10

Wm Brown, Head, Male, Born est. 1837 in South Carolina, 73, Married
Eugenia Brown, Wife, Female, Born est. 1851 in Georgia, 59, Married
Vesta Brown, Daughter, Female, Born est. 1871 in Georgia, 39, Single
Charles Brown, Son, Male, Born est. 1886 in Georgia, 24, Single
Arthur Brown, Son, Male, Born est. 1888 in Georgia, 22, Single
Calvin Brown, Son, Male, Born est. 1891 in Georgia, 19, Single

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLVB-PTD : accessed 16 January 2017), Calvin Brown in household of Wm Brown, Blackstock, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 14A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 176; FHL microfilm 1,374,189.