Holly Creek Map 2021

 

Holly Creek in Murray County, Georgia

Map of Selected Coordinates, 2021

Holly Creek in Murray County, Georgia

Branches near Holly Creek

Murray County, Georgia 

Google Map

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The following coordinates indicate the source and nearby branches or streams that connect to Holly Creek at the specified coordinates. These may be branches, tributaries, or streams that run confluently for a time. The unknown streams may or may not be named, but may be identified by their coordinates. Nearby branches The following branches or streams connect to Holly Creek at the specified coordinates. These may be branches, tributaries, or streams that run confluently for a time. The unknown streams may or may not be named, but may be identified by their coordinates. 

Source or Headwaters of Holly Creek

Cohutta Wilderness Area

 34.836052 -84.596438      

Connecting Branches or Streams

• Unknown at 34.818993 -84.593320
• Moreland Branch 34.817186 -84.601769
• Unknown at 34.807222 -84.608726 
• 3rd confluence (Boatwright Branch) 34.804230 -84.614738 
• Unknown at Mulberry Gap Road 34.800752 -84.616641 
• Unknown at 34.800455 -84.618877 
• Shanty Creek at 34.803876 -84.629063 
• Unknown at 34.804546 -84.630316 
• Unknown at 34.814600 -84.644744 
• Emery Creek 34.815486 -84.649880
• Leadmine Branch (other name or nearby branch) 
• Dill Creek 34.815345 -84.666934 
• Neal Branch (other name or nearby branch) 
• Rigley Branch 34.814017 -84.690244 
• Mill Creek 34.814050 -84.696568 
• Muskrat Creek 34.812818 -84.703937 
• Dry Prong 34.783088 -84.756607 
• Rock Creek 34.782596 -84.757070 
• Unknown at 34.753265 -84.764699 
• Chicken Creek 34.717161 -84.769412 
• Lick Branch 34.707939 -84.781677 
• Stewart Branch 34.699098 -84.786591
• Wright Branch (other name or nearby branch) 
• Holly Creek widens (dam or reservoir?) 34.687538 -84.787546 
• Rock Creek 34.684328 -84.786278 
• Buck Creek 34.672930 -84.808552 
• Bullpen Branch 34.681391 -84.837615 
• Casey Springs Branch 34.681312 -84.839023
• Unknown branch at 34.684210 -84.848432
• Unknown branch1 (surrounds islet) 34.684726 -84.848794 
• Unknown branch2 (surrounds islet) 34.686535 -84.851423 
• Branch1 or 2 reconnects 34.687847 -84.852931 
• Pettiet Branch 34.689375 -84.853864 
• Unknown or fork of Pettiet 34.690356 -84.855361 
• Unknown, crosses oxbow curve (1) and reconnects 34.691189 -84.861963 
• Unknown at 34.694538 -84.859284 encompasses small islet 
• Unknown at 34.694699 -84.861341 
• Fork encompasses islet 34.697061 -84.860427 
• Unknown, crossed oxbow curve (2) 34.695669 -84.863205 
• Unknown at 34.700539 -84.887211 
• Conasauga River (mouth of Holly Creek) 34.704804 -84.890909

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Col. R. J. McCamy (1840-1908), Murray County, Georgia

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

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: 

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

*George 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/

Murder of Smith Treadwell, 1920: Verner Vincent Convicted

Murder of Smith Treadwell

Murray County, Georgia, 1920

In 1921 Verner Vincent was convicted of the 1920 murder of Smith Treadwell and given life, with time on the chain gang for carrying a gun. The verdict was issued Saturday [est. 13 August 1921] in the superior court of Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia. His lawyers planned to appeal. 

[Note: The URL leads to a short clipping, but that page has navigation links leading to the full page and issue of the newspaper. The database is also searchable.]

"Conviction of Vincent: Man Who Killed Smith Treadwell Given Life Sentence After His Conviction," /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 18 August 1921, page 1 (digital image 1), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1921-08-18/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_561x817_from_2830,940_to_4455,3303/ (clipping ; page accessed 04 April 2020 by D. K. Pritchett).

[Source]: Smith Treadwell (murder of) in 'Jury Tied in Vincent Case and Deadlock Is Likely...,' /The Bartow Tribune/ (The Cartersville News ; Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia) 1917-1924, 19 August 1920, 

(ed. 1), page 1 (digital image 1), [could not find continuation on pg. 8], Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Galileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053395/1920-08-19/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_613x817_from_4346,1153_to_5200,2292/ (clipping ; page accessed 04 April 2020 by D. K. Pritchett).

The following issue has a description of the incident, in which a party of young people, returning from Cohutta Springs, had an automobile breakdown. They went to Mr. Evans's home to get a ride back to Chatsworth. Verner Vincent, an overnight guest there, gave them a ride. En route to Chatsworth, Vincent stopped at a culvert above Eton to take a drink of whiskey. Treadwell's sister [Thelma Treadwell] was upset and offended and quickly left the car. She later complained to her brother about the incident.

Treadwell confronted Vincent at his work place (an auto garage), and claimed that Vincent had offered his sister whiskey and further insulted her. 

Witnesses claim that Treadwell then began shooting, killing Vincent. The defense claims that Vincent reached for a gun. (Those who undressed the body claim to have found a gun on the body). 

Character witnesses stood up for the accused; several prominent [Murray County] men are mentioned. The judge (?meaning the defense lawyer, perhaps?) pleaded for the accused on behalf of his wife and seven little children. The jury deadlocked. 

[There is much to read between the lines here; without body language, tone of voice, or knowledge of the persons and situation, it is hard to know exactly what happened when Vincent stopped to drink, and to what degree and in what manner he actually insulted or offended Treadwell's sister. She apparently felt threatened or offended, for there seems to be no dispute that she jumped out of the car, refused to get back in it, and later complained to her brother about Vincent's behavior. If Thelma's name is not in this article, I got it from a 1921 article in North Georgia Citizen. Verner Vincent was convicted in 1921.]

[Source]: Smith Treadwell (murder of) in 'Verner Vincent, Freed On Bond, Returns Home,' /The Bartow Tribune/ (The Cartersville News ; Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia) 1917-1924, 26 August 1920, 

(ed. 1), page 1 (digital image 1), [cont'd pg. 16], Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Galileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053395/1920-08-26/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_613x817_from_273,1116_to_949,2017/ (clipping ; page accessed 04 April 2020 by D. K. Pritchett).

Principal names: Smith Treadwell, Verner Vincent, Ora Bell Jones

GA Supreme Court Case, 1922, Google Books: Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Volume 280, by Georgia. Supreme Court, John Erskine. Harrison Company, 1922 (law reports, digests, etc.) 

Date: 29 Oct. 1921

https://books.google.com/books?id=SUMsAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA280&ots=E6IPz89Ada&dq=georgia%20supreme%20court%201922%20vincent&pg=PA280#v=onepage&q=georgia%20supreme%20court%201922%20vincent&f=false